Fan reviews: Hana Yori Dango

Luki · 21 Jan 2006

I've just finished watching this, it's ok i guess... I really love watching Shun Oguri in this drama, He's soo damn cute!!!

mucci · 19 Jan 2006

After watched all the 9 episodes...I ended up Loving Matsumoto Jun even more..!!!!!! this dorama is really highly recommended!!! cool, the story is good! touching but also funny!! Oguri shun played as hanazawa Rui is just like prince charming!! makino tsukushi also cute!! I love this dorama

I loved MG (taiwanese version) but I like this dorama more!! love it!!!

just watch it!!! and you'll know!!

freshboxers · 18 Jan 2006

this drama IS SO GOOD

junjinwifey · 18 Jan 2006

I really like this drama better than the tawainese drama because jun is handsome in here. i first saw him in gokusen and kiwi... the best secne in this movies is the where they got stuck in the eleavator.

Hiyo-Chan · 18 Jan 2006

I love this show. It is really REALLY cute. A very... interesting romance but great! I am able to re-watch this over and over. MatsuJun is a great actor!

sherzes · 16 Jan 2006

the story is too short...not that touching ...alot of thing is missing...bit i think the role shun did is perfectly for him.....even taiwan vic cant blend in that well but shun did it!!! i love jun but i think he is abit small size and not fit enough...i still prefer him in gokusen....hope there is 2nd series....

akitsu · 15 Jan 2006

this happened to be my first jdrama ive seen and the impression wasnt that bad at all. inoue is actually a sweetie. i finished the mangas (it was quite a pain, 36 volumes) but many things i hoped to see in drama also were cut. and i was disappointed by cast of hanazawa rui.

xuperdidi · 9 Jan 2006

This Drama has great acting and storytelling. I love this drama, it's the best!!!!!!! i want moreeeeeeeeeeeeeee :P

nieda · 7 Jan 2006

i really fall in love with this dorama..
this hana yori dango is better than taiwanese edition..

rahci akumatsu · 2 Jan 2006

this series short but very awesome.. jun matsumoto..."the humingyay" .. so great.. the artist / the cast.. the acting.. sakurako... hava a convincing powers bwahhaha...

it's really good to watch you'll have fun..
and the F4..so cute & handsome..

so ..........

try it... & watch this! XD

dreamraine · 2 Jan 2006

Any dorama with Jun is sure to be awesome!! Jun really went to another level in his acting with Domyoji. This is a dorama that will make you feel angry, laugh, cry and feel the devotion of Domoyji....sugoii

jdoramarockz · 29 Dec 2005

it was so funny, romantic and awesome...I watched it because of Oguri Shun and Matsumoto Jun..Hana Yori Dango has a nice story and a good casting...

Antique Pop · 28 Dec 2005

This is my favorite drama so far. It had its share of lame and boring scenes, and cheesy lines, but there was just something about this drama that has kept me wanting for more. I was almost never let down from beginning to end.

Now, to say that Matsumoto Jun is a good actor is an understatement. At first I never expected him to do well as Domyouji Tsukasa, mainly because there are just so many things about him that don't quite match with the character of Domyouji. He proved me wrong as the story went on; he played a Domyouji that no one else could have. I am truly satisfied and impressed with his acting skills. Inoue Mao is a great actress! She was cute throughout the series, and she fitted into the character of Tsukushi very well. I would love to see her in more lead roles soon! The other actors also did well for their part.

Hana Yori Dango is pretty much everywhere and the story in itself is quite basic, but the actors' performances and the (high-budgeted) overall presentation of the series added to its expected success. I would recommend the series, definitely. And I'm looking forward to a second season perhaps? ;D

MissMonika · 26 Dec 2005

This was my first drama that I've watched so it holds a special place in my heart. When I saw the first episode, I thought "You gotta be kidding me." After watching the 2nd and 3rd episodes, I warmed up to it and fell in love with the story. It's so fun and so heartwarming at the same time. It is a little cheesy but so cute!!

MatsuJun is awesome. I totally fell in love with him in this drama. He's so good and so adorable, it's awesome. I love the way he portrays Doumyouji so that he actually has a quirky personality.

Yes, so many beautiful people in this drama. Especially the F4.

aibakaneko · 25 Dec 2005

The first time i saw this story is from Meteor Garden, then when Hana Yori Dango comes out... i tried it... I was in SHOCKED.... It is so much more realistic in story and details... So much fun to watch... and even though i saw the Chinese Version already... i still can't help but keep on watching.. i just LOVE EVERYone in HYD.... their acting is great! Beautiful people... especially F4 .. ahhahah..

8thSin · 23 Dec 2005

Fun dorama to watch. A bit too predictable and cheesy sometimes... A typical manga dorama. Oguri Shun's acting is horrible, but Matsumoto Jun puts on a great performance.

bbykakes · 18 Dec 2005

This is such a wonderful drama!!! my emotions change rapidly. once you watch the first EP. you cant stop~~BEST MOVIE!!

shiruchsn · 18 Dec 2005

As a manga fan, I thought the drama couldnLt achieve the same level of manga. When I saw that a Johnnie would play my favorite character, Doumyouji Tsukasa, I thought it would be lame.

But I had a surprise since the first episode of Hanadan.
The settings were perfect; everything looked glamorous and poshy. The locations were also great, with beautiful images of Tokyo.

The cast were pretty good too, and I got wrong about JunLs acting skills. He really surprised me with his perfect interpretation of Doumyouji, whoLs so complex and complicated. Mao as Tsukushi was a perfect choice, and another actors such as Shun, Megumi and the one who played Okami-san did a pretty decent job. Nanako, as always, was good. The rest of them were ok, though I donLt think they suited for their roles, specially Yuuki and Kaede.
Abe (Akira) and Shouta (Soujiro) couldLve been replaced by anothers actors, who would play them better. And theyLre not handsome enough!

The story followed closely to the manga, although theyLve cut a lot of things(which was obvious, since they had just 9 episodes), which kinda dissapointed me, but, overall, the script writers did an awesome job. It was fast-paced and sometimes I felt I was in a mess, but in the end, everything worked very well.
The soundtrack is great; the opening song suits to image of Hanadan and so the insert song.

Even having some "time" problems, acting problems, it was the best adaptation of HYD manga theyLve ever did. The drama is very good, it has a lot of comedy scenes, a lot of romantic scenes, and the main thing: the essence of HYD was well capted by the actors and the producers. ItLs an amazing drama, and probably you wonLt regret watching it.

niteblu_strat · 12 Dec 2005

I must admit after I watched the first episode I thought it was pretty bad compared to Meteor Garden. But it actually grew on me. Even Jun seemed to fit his role. Oguri Shun <33333 was cool too. For anyone that wants to see Meteor Garden also....I would suggest that you watch that first BEFORE Hana Yori Dango. As a whole, I was surprised at how much I like HYD and how much I like the characters. Its definitely worth watching.

blackvampire · 8 Dec 2005

heard so many good things about hana yori dango, can't wait to get my hands on it!!! awesome cast, can't go wrong with that!~~