Meteor Garden History

Thanks to Ewie [Enau, KG] for the information about HYD Movie 1995.

Meteor Garden I - 2001
Title: Liu Xing Hua Yuan
Duration: 19 Episodes [@75 minutes]
Produced by: CTS
Year released: 2001

Casting
Barbie Hsu:San Chai
Jerry Yen:Dao Ming Shi / Tao Ming Se
Vic Zhou: Hua Ce Lei
Ken Zhu: Xi Men
Vaness Wu: Mei Zhuo

Theme Songs
Opening Theme: Qing Fei De Yi [Harlem Yu]
Ending Theme: Ni Yao De Ai [Penny Dai]

Meteor Garden was released in 2001 based on japanese manga titled "Hana Yori Dango". The producer [Chai Zhi Ping] who was really interested on that manga, determined to make the tv series version. And so she searched for the right boys to play as the member of F4. With hard efforts from different kind of places, she managed to collect Jerry Yen, Vic Zhou, Ken Zhu and Vaness Wu to play the drama which will then given the titled "Liu Xing Hua Yuan [Meteor Garden]".The success of the drama has made the F4 as one of the famous music group in the year and they made the album "Meteor Rain" even before they finished the drama.Meteor Garden is a story about a poor and tough girl San Chai [Barbie Hsu] who study in the Ing Te university which is the university for rich people founded and funded by the F4's family. No one in university could be safe if mess up with F4 which consists of the leader Tao Ming Se [Jerry Yen], the calm and serious Hua Ce Lei [Vic Zhou Yu Ming], the playboy Xi Men [Ken Zhu], and the party freaks Mei Zhuo [Vanness Wu]. San Chai used to be brave and protected for her friends, but since in the university, she managed to stay away from trouble even if it's against her heart. Until someday she couldn't help herself on defending her best friend in the university who was accidentally made the leader of F4 : Tao Ming Se mad. Coz of that, she got the F4's red tag "You'll be dead" which make her life so miserable. But she is the wildgrass "San Chai", so she didn't want to just give up. She even declares war with F4.When San Chai is being punished by Tao Ming Se by sending people to disturb her, Hua Ce Lei always comes out to help her. And this made San Chai has a crush for Hua Ce Lei. But Hua Ce Lei is already giving his heart for his older friend of his childhood Tan Teng Cing (An Tin). Things turn to be more complicated when Tao Ming Se falls in love to San Chai.

Hana Yori Dango [The Manga] 1992

The Hana Yori Dango manga is written and drawn by a woman named Kamio Youko, and it runs in the bi-weekly shoujo manga compilation called Margaret, which is published by Shuueisha. Hana Yori Dango has been running in Margaret since 1992. There are currently 26 'tankoubon' (collected volumes) of the HYD manga available.

The meaning
Hana: Flower
Yori: Than
Dango: Boys

So "Hana Yori Dango" means "Boys more than flowers".

Hana Yori Dango is the story of Makino Tsukushi, a 16 year old girl from the wrong side of the tracks who is a new student at Eitoku Gakuen, a very exclusive school that is attended by the richest of society's children. Tsukushi, shy at first, already feels uncomfortable and out of place amongst the rich, snobby kids at her school and she cannot wait until the time, two years later, when she will graduate. However despite finding a new friend to talk to at school, Tsukushi's problems at Eitoku take a sudden turn for the worse when she crosses the path of the F4. The F4 are the 4 richest guys at Eitoku Gakuen, and for all intents and purposes, they rule the school. They wander around the campus unchallenged by teacher or student, they flaunt the school dress code by not wearing their uniforms, and never seem to go to class.The F4 are: Doumyouji Tsukasa, 17, short dark hair curly on top.Hanazawa Rui, 18, scruffy reddish-brown hair. Nishikado Soujirou, 18, short, straight black hair. Mimasaka Akira, 18, long wavy brown hair. Doumyouji Tsukasa is the leader of the F4, and the one with the shortest temper. He rules the school by intimidation. The entire student body is either afraid of him or in awe of him. Doumyouji has been known to terrorize any poor student is who is unfortunate enough to fall in his path. What he does (with the support of the F4) is place a red tag in the locker of the intended victim. The red tag is a sign to the rest of the school that the victim has somehow offended the F4 and is now a target for their abuse. The whole school unites to make the victim's life hell. Just such a thing happens to TsukushiTsukushi stands up to Doumyouji while defending her friend Makiko, who had fallen down some stairs and had landed on the angry Doumyouji. Doumyouji decides to red tag Tsukushi's locker, and this prompts the entire school to heap abuse on her. At first, Tsukushi is afraid of Doumyouji and is intimidated by the F4. She runs away from her attackers. However when she is confronted by Doumyouji, her fighting spirit comes to life, and she decides to do the unthinkable: Challenge the F4! Tsukushi declares that she will not take any crap from the F4 and the rest of the school, and vows to fight back. She declares war on the F4 with a red tag of her own. Tsukushi is a strong girl, not given to backing down from a challenge!Tsukushi's unexpected resistance piques Doumyouji's interest. Her strength proves to be attractive to him, and he ends up having a crush on her, even though they are 'at war' with each other. Tsukushi, on the other hand, does not seem to be that impressed with the rich, arrogant Doumyouji, and instead finds herself attracted to another member of the F4, the quiet, sensitive violin player, Hanazawa Rui. This sets up an explosive triangle of love and hate relationships, as Tsukushi finds herself in the middle of a tug of war between Rui and Doumyouji. Tsukushi has to face the pressure of the school's rapidly shifting opinion of her, her status as a poor girl in a rich school, and her attraction to a cool but mysterious guy (Rui) while at the same time dealing with the advances of Doumyouji.

Hana Yori Dango [The Anime] 1996 - 1997

Title:Hana Yori Dango
Year released: Sep 1996 - Aug 1997
Duration: 51 Episodes [@30 minutes]

Theme Songs
Opening song: Futsuu no Nichiyoubi [Kikuta Tomohiko]
1st closing song: Kenka no Atode [Kikuta Tomohiko]
2nd closing song: Todoku ka na [Cayoco]

Hana Yori Dango [The Anime Movie Version] 1997

Title:Hana Yori Dango Movie
Year released :Spring 1997
Duration: 30 minutes

The cast of the anime are all now in New York, working on some sort of musical production. It is like an alternate HYD timeline. Tsukushi is a poor girl who works in a theater building as a cleaning girl. At the theater, the rest of the HYD gang are dancers who are rehearsing for the big show. Tsukushi watches them and practices on her own at night. She dreams of becoming a dancer and is waiting to get her big chance.

Hana Yori Dango [The Live Action Movie] 1995

Title: Hana Yori Dango Live Action Movie
Duration:?? Hours
Year released: 1995

Casting
Shosuke Tanihara: Doumyouji Tsukasa
Fujiki Naohito: Hanazawa Rui
Uchida Yuki: Makino Tsukushi
Marie Eguro: Toudou Shizuka

The film was released in 1995. It stars Uchida Yuki in the role of Makino Tsukushi. The plot of the movie pretty much follows the storyline that runs in the anime, however events happen in a different order, or things that happen at seperate times in the anime occur at the same place/time in the movie.Some characters from the anime, namely Kazuya, Makiko-chan, and Tsukushi's family, are not present in the movie. Sakurako is present, but her role in the movie seems a lot like Asai's role in the anime.The abuse Tsukushi takes in the live action movie is very similar to what she gets in the anime, however there seems to be even more of it! Some of the more severe incidents that occur in the anime do not happen in the movie, but the opening credits of the movie alone show Tsukushi being hazed in all sorts of ways.Some other details differ between the anime and live action movie. The movie has Shizuka just returning from America, not France. The actress who plays Shizuka (Marie Eguro), speaks perfect English, with no trace of an accent. The F4 in the live action movie are very similar to what they are like in the anime.

F4's Profiles

Vic Zhou Yu Ming [Zai - Zai]

Birthday : 09 June 1981

Height / Weight : 180 cm / 66 kgBlood Type : OFave Colors : Black, Grey, Any dark colorsFave Food : Fried Chicken ChopHe was a mechanical engineering student at a Taiwanese Technical Institute, love collecting artistic stuff.

Jerry Yen Cheng Hsu

Birthday : 01 January 1977

Height / Weight : 180 cm / 72 kgBlood Type : BFave Color : BlackHe was a part-time model, won Taiwanese Magazine Men's Uno Model competition in 1998, starred in many commercials, love collecting sunglasses.

Vaness Wu Jian Hou

Birthday : 07 August 1978

Height / Weight : 180 cm / 72 kgBlood Type : AFave Color : Black, White, Blue, RedHe is an American-born Chinese, been in the entertainment industry since 13 with his ex-band: LA Boyz, love collecting Japanese stuff.

Ken Zhu Xiao Tien

Birthday : 15 January 1979

Height / Weight : 180 cm / 72 kgBlood Type : ABFave Color : Sky BlueHe was born in Taiwan but raised in Singapore for 8 years, attended Bukit Merah Primary and Boon Lay Secondary, worked as a cook at a restaurant.

F4 Meteor Garden Vs Hana Yori Dango Profiles

• Hua Ce Lei (Rui Hanazawa)A dreamer, quiet, gloomy but sharp-minded guy.He is the most calm and serious of the F4.He expresses his emotions through the beautiful music he plays on his violin.
• Tao Ming Se (Tsukasa Doumyouji)A spoilt, obnoxious, short-tempered big bully guy who is actually sweet on the inside.He is leader of the F4.He has a hard time expressing his feelings.
• Mei Zhuo (Akira Mimasaka)A sly and playful guy who valued friendships.
• Xi Men (Soujirou Nishikado)A playboy with a romantic heart.He is playful, and likes to hit on all the pretty girls he sees. A girlfriend is just for a week for him.
  

Barbie Hsu As San Chai [Tsukushi MakinoBarbie Hsu Hsi-Huan (Big S, San San)

Birthday : 06 October 1976Height / Weight: 163cm / 43~45 kgBlood Type : BFave Color : Blue SkyShe is the elder member of female musical duo, ASOS, and a famous TV presenter in the Taiwan entertainment industry.
San Chai (Tsukushi Makino)A poor but tough girl.She, at first is quiet and shy, as she simply tries to make her way through the school without causing any problems. However after witnessing the horrible acts of the F4 one too many times, she snaps, and her naturally agressive attitude surfaces. She used to be a brave girl, having no problems protecting herself.


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Zui Te Bie De Cun Zai (The Most Special Existence) - Vic Zhou Yu Ming > with Eng. Trans.

Tian hen lan Feng chui zhe bai chen shan

Kuai le ye xiang zhang man feng de fan Oh...

Bao zhe ni Gan jue na me zi ran

Bu bi ke qi ni sui shi ke yi qu yi lai

A bright blue sky, my white shirt fluttering in the breeze

Happy as a sail filled by the wind Oh...

Hugging you, it feels so right

I'm here for you to rely, any time you want

Ai shang shui Bu shi yi zhong jiao huan

Wo xin gan qing yuan zhe yang shou hu ni

Ni bu yong huan

Loving a person, isn't about returns

I'm standing guard for you willingly

I don't need repayment

*Zui te bie de cun zai

Ni zhi de wo deng dai

Yi ke xin jiu zhe yang

Bei ni yi dian yi dian zhan man

Ai zhe ge zi

Shuo le jiu bu hui gai

Bu hui you shui ke yi qu dai

The most special existence

You're worth waiting for

My heart is being conquered

A little more each dayLove, once uttered

Becomes a promise I'll keep

You can never be replaced by another

#Zui te bie de cun zai

Ni rang wo zou bu kai

Xing fu jiu suan xu yao shi jian

Ye shi li suo dang ran

Xiang zhe yang Kao zhe wo Oh...

Bu guan ni ming bai bu ming bai

Wo yi que ding le da an

The most special existence

You make me reluctant to leave

Happiness requires time (to cultivate)

That's understandable

Just like now, leaning against me Oh...

Doesn't matter whether you understand

I already know my answer

Repeat All

Repeat *, #

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Ai Bu Hui Yi Zhi Deng Ni (Love Will Not Wait For You Forever) - Ken Zhu > with Eng. Trans.

Xian zai shi xia wu 4 dian ban

Wai mian de tian kong hai you yi dian dian lan

Xiang chu qu zou zou Mei fang xiang

Deng le you deng hai shi mei you ni de dian hua

The time now is 4.30 (in the afternoon)

The sky outside is still a little blue

(note: blue doesn't mean sad in chinese, it just mean the sky hasn't darken yet)

Want to go for a stroll

But I don't have a directionI waited and waited, but you never called

*Talk to me zhi xu yao ni shuo shuo hua er yi

Talk to me wo jiu zai zhe li deng zhe ni

Talk to me, I only need you to say something

Talk to me, I right here waiting for you

~Show me your love, what you need, What you do, what you see

Ai qing ta ye bu hui deng ni man man kao jin

Show me your love, what you need What you do, what you see

Ai bu hui yi zhi deng ni

Show me your love, what you need

What you do, what you see

Love will not allow you to approach slowly

Show me your love, what you need

What you do, what you see

Love will not wait for you for eternity

#Show me your love, what you need

What you do,what you see

Hai rang wo zhan zai zhe li sha sha deng ni

Show me your love ,what you need , What you do, what you see

Ai bu hui yi zhi deng ni

Show me your love, what you need

What you do, what you see

You're still letting me stand here waiting for you foolishly

Show me your love, what you need

What you do, what you seeLove will not wait for you for eternity

Xian zai shi wan shang 10 dian ban

Zhao ji ge peng you pei wo yi qi chu qu wan wan

Ni hu ran chu xian zai wo shen bian

Deng le you deng ni hai shi mei shuo yi ju hua

The time now is 10.30 (at night)

Got a few friend to come out and play

You appear unexpectedly by my side

Waiting and waiting, yet you still wouldn't say a thing

Repeat * ~ #

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Ni Pu Ai Wo Ai Sei (If You Don't Love Me, Who Do You Love?) - Vanness Wu > with Eng. Trans.

OS :

This song goes out to all those females who got their hearts' broken

I'm only hear to do one thing and that's to bring it back

So relax, lay down, close your eyes, spread your heart

Check it out, here we go

Rap :

From the first when our eyes ever made contact, stepped back, tried to relax

But stead felt a heart attack

Could it be that that I see that

I'll be standing next to you whenever wherever you'll be at

Words maybe strong when it's the first time you hear them

Baby know you're scared but nevertheless try to hear them

No false pre tenses nothing but the real deal

Love coming from the man of steel

Everywhere Tou se ni te lien

Ni i siau wo pei pao wei

Ce fen ai tau chu tou yiu pien sien

I khua ciu pei chui fan kui

EVERYWHERE I see your face

Your smile wraps itself around me

So many forbidden grounds in this love

Treading them, I'll be penalised

Everywhere Wo tou pu hui pien

Ye siang ni ye tuo kan cie

Ni pu ai wo

Wo wen wen wen ni hai nen ai sei

EVERYWHEREI will not change

The more I think of you, the more I loveYou don't love me

Pray tell me, who else can you love

Rap :

Look in my eyes Baby truth and not lies

The questions of what and why Let them die

Cos there's a time to fly

So close your eyes and leave the lonely past behind

And just let me hold you, not scold you, cos baby I told you

That the only thing I want is to grow old with you

Looking your eyes, cos I know I've got the parts

To feed what you need from the start

Everywhere Tou se ni te lien

Ni i khu wo sien thien hei

Cai wei sien wo ye pu pha wei sien

Pa siau cia cai ni yen chien

EVERYWHEREI see your face

Your sorrows darkens my daysI

'm not afraid of any danger

You'll always see my smile

*Everywhere Wo tou pu hui pien

Ce khe sin mei yiu sang sien

Ni pu ai wo

Wo wen wen wen ni hai nen ai sei

EVERYWHEREI will not change

There's no limit in this heart of mine

You don't love me

Pray tell me, who else can you love

Rap :

Now brace yourself and prepare, for tender loving care

No need know to stare, no no other can compare

Now for a closeup, baby back that thing up

And let this thing called love I can see it ever so clearly

Taking it slow, cos you're the only one for me

So here's my heart for you, now and forever more

Cos you're the only one that I adore

Everywhere Tou se ni te lien

Ni i khu wo sien thien hei

Cai wei sien wo ye pu pha wei sien

Pa ai phong tau ni sen pien

EVERYWHEREI see your face

Your sorrows darkens my days

I'm not afraid of any danger

I offer you my love

Repeat *

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Yao Ding Ni (Definitely Want You) - Jerry Yen > with Eng. Trans.

Wo shi sao dong
Wo shi ai qing de bao feng
Ai zhu gong Bu xi guan bei dong

I am disturbance
I'm the storm of love
I'm the hunter, Not one to be hunted

*Zai ni xin zhong
Wo shi xiong yong de bao feng
Zhan ju ni juan ru wo xin zhong
Wo de wei dao cai pei de shang ni de hao

In your heartI'm the turbulent storm
Capturing you, sweeping you into my heart
Only my aura is compatible with your wonderful self

Zen neng ren shou bie ren gei ni
Bu ji ge de ai

How can I stand aside
Seeing others giving you inferior kind of love

**Yao ding ni Ai ding ni

I'll have you, I'll love you

***Bu yao he xing fu du qi
Wo jue ding Ai dao di
Bu yong huai yi wo de jue xin

Yao ding ni Ai ding ni
Jiu suan shi jie dou wei di
Wo ba qi zhi shi wo xin tai ji
Yin wei wo yao ding ni

Don't be at odds with happiness
I've decided to love till the end
Never doubt my determination

I'll have you, I'll love you
Even if the whole world is at odds with me
I'm a tyrant, because I can't wait
Because I must have you

Repeat *

Nan dao ni hui bu xiang bei wo
Hao hao de yong bao


Repeat ***Repeat **, ***


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Di Yi Shi Jian (At First Opportunity) - F4 with Eng. Trans.

(Jerry)

Lei le pu yao cien wai

Pa wo wa chi lai

Thu ke thong khuai

Khan pu kuan pheng yiu yiu nan

Sei hai len len te wei kuan

Wo de shou xinWei ni wok ci lai

When you are tired, don't be a stranger

Drag me out

Pour out your sorrows

Can't allow a friend in trouble

Who's looking on with coldness in their eyes?

My fist is clenched for you

(Ken)

Ffan le pu yao cien wai

Pa wo cao chu lai

Phei ni fu tan

When you are troubled, don't be a stranger

Look me up

To bear the weight (of trouble) with you

(Vanness)

Shi pei kha fei te wen nuan

I che nuan tao ni siang khai

Ni sin ching te khang tong rang wo lai thien man

Buy the warmth of a cup of coffee

To warm you till you feel better

The emptiness in you, let me fill it up

(Ken)

Cuo thien hui pei cin thien ming thien lai chi tai

Tong sin te kan ching pu hui thau thai kuan sin chang cai

Yesterday will be replaced by today and tomorrow

A touched heart will not go away

Concern will always be here for you

*(F4)

Ciu suan ni wo cai jek nao sien hua cong cou san

Yiu ching hui ti i se cien kan lai

Rang luan thiau te sin phing thang sia lai

Chong sin te hu si cien tan

Sen sen te man man te

Pheng yiu ce yau ni

Pei ku tan ya te ciau pu chu lai

Wo ti i se cien song chu kuan huai

Jek jek te yen shen phei ni khan khai

Cao hui na phien ta ce ran

Wei ce ni pao ce ni siang sing ni

Even if we got separated amongst the gaiety and rush

Friendship will hurry back at the first opportunity

Let a troubled heart quieten down

Start breathing, simple, deeply and fulfillingly

My friend, when you're weight down

So much by loneliness

That you can't even call out

I'll send my concern at the first opportunity

The warmth in my eyes will see you through

Seek out that tranquil piece of NatureFor you, Hold you, Believing in you

(Ken)

Wo chie ting

I promise you this

(Vic)

Lei le pu yao cien wai

Pa wo wa chi laiThu ke thong khuai

Khan pu kuan pheng yiu yiu nan

Sei hai len len te wei kuan?? Wei ni wok ci lai

When you are tired, don't be a stranger

Drag me outPour out your sorrows

Can't allow a friend in trouble

Who's looking on with coldness in their eyes?

My fist is clenched for you

(Ken)

Fan le pu yao cien wai

Pa wo cao chu laiPhei ni fu tan

Shi pei kha fei te wen nuan

I che nuan tao ni siang khai

Ni sin ching te khang tong rang wo lai thien man

When you are troubled, don't be a stranger

Look me upTo bear the weight (of trouble) with you

Buy the warmth of a cup of coffee

To warm you till you feel better

The emptiness in you, let me fill it up

(Vanness)

Cuo thien hui pei cin thien ming thien lai chi tai

Tong sin te kan ching pu hui thau thaiKuan sin chang cai

Yesterday will be replaced by today and tomorrow

A touched heart will not go away

Concern will always be here for you
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(Vanness)

Wo chie ting

I promise you this

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Ni Yao De Ai (The Love You Want) - Penny Dai with Eng. Trans.

Sui ran jing chang meng jian ni

Hai shi hao wu tou xu

Wai mian zheng zai xia zhe yu

Jing tian shi xing qi ji

BUT I DON'T KNOW Ni qu na li

Although I often dream of you

I still have no ideaIt's raining outside

Which day is it today

But I don't know

Where you went

*Sui ran bu ceng huai yi ni

Hai shi tan te bu ding

Shui shi ni de na ge wei yi

Yuan liang wo huai yi zi ji

*Although I have never doubted you

I still feel uneasy

Who is your one and only

Forgive me for doubting myself

~Wo ming bai

Wo yao de ai

Hui ba wo chong huai

Xiang yi ge xiao hai

Zhi dong zai ni huai li huai

Ni yao de ai

Bu zhi she yi lai

Yao xiang ge da nan hai

Feng chui you ri sai

Sheng huo zi you zi zai

~I understand The love I want

Will spoil me Like a little child

Who only knows how to be bad in your arms

The love you want Is not just reliance

Must be like a man

Even in bad weather

Leads a carefree life

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