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Fun article, I'll definitely check out some of these movies!

Just finished rewatching it! I really love this drama <3 I have to give special praise to Marie Iitoyo for making her character sympathetic (lol I totally hated Megumi when reading the manga). This drama also introduced to my new favorite actress, Hana Sugisaki. I'm looking forward to a possible second season!!

I love Taishi so maybe I'll give this a shot :)

Finally finished this show after ten months. Very draggy compared to 1997. Too many episodes and too long runtime, especially the last episode. I'll probably never watch 1994 again, while I've already seen 1997 twice and will definitely watch it again.

I agree!! I think it's somewhere between Degrassi and Skins. Degrassi tries to more informative, while Skins focuses on feelings so it can be kind of over the top. Hormones has find a found a balance between the two! (so far atleast I'm not finished yet)

This movie is pure fan service and I love it :) Never get tired of watching it, wish all my fave shows could end with a movie like this.

I think whichever you see first ends up being your favorite. This one was my first and it's my fave. I still agree with your statements though about the pacing. They squeezed too much of the manga in only 9 episodes (it should have been atleast 16). Atleast they made a sequel and covered some more of the manga.
Though I love HYD more, I would say both Meteor Gardens do a better job at adapting the manga's story overall. (I haven't seen the Korean version yet so I can't comment on that one.)

I felt the drama kind of superimposed their parents to make more problems for the main characters (as if they need anymore lol). Haruto's father is an asshole though its not really shown until volume 8/9ish. Tenma's stepmother does not like Oto, but she's not scheming to force them apart. Overall, neither of the characters get much screentime in the manga. I expected a lot of changes and I was pretty happy with the end result. Atleast they kept the events in order, unlike Hana Yori Dango (2005)!

This drama is based on a manga, the sequel to Boys Over Flowers (aka Hana Yori Dango), so the manga has been licensed in English as Boys Over Flowers Season 2. This is where the 'season 2' comes from. This drama is the third sequel to Hana Yori Dango (2005), following Hana Yori Dango 2 (2007) and Hana Yori Dango Final (2008). Though you can probably consider more of a spin-off as it focuses on completely new characters.
(Side note: the 1995 movie has no relation to any of these dramas)

Especially since most of those hairstyles would look ridiculous in real life lol. I think Ichigo's hair was just orange enough to not be too unrealistic.

I enjoyed it though me and my brother did rip on it also. My only complaint was they kind of had to squash several story lines together. I really feel like they captured the emotion of the manga and anime (got a little teary-eyed about Ichigo's mom and Rukia leaving). My favorite part was Hana, who is also my favorite actress. Personally, I was happy that they opted not to give her that ridiculous hairstyle that could only work in the manga and anime.

I read that there’s a special episode. I was wondering if anyone knew where to watch it ?

I'm looking forward to watching this :) Cold Case was one of my fave shows.

I feel like the storyline could've been good if it focused on Meizuo. For a few episodes it seemed like Caina was the main character lol

If the acting seemed worse it's probably cause the wedding was one of the early scenes they filmed. I remember seeing pictures last December.

Me too, it was so weird I was kinda hoping it was a dream lol

omg yes! I found his instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bla_bbie/

ah, I heard she was dating Connor Leong (Meizuo).

Xiaoyou actually does not know what Ximen's first love looks like. She only knows her nickname, which is Xiao Geng. Cutting her hair short is meant to symbolize her love for Ximen ending. This is a common thing in manga. Nevertheless, I don't think her new haircut suits her.

Happy Birthday!!