There will likely be not just one but two remakes in 2018 of the hit shoujo manga Hana Yori Dango (Boys Before Flowers), and it’s going to be from the two most successful versions out there. Taiwan’s own producer of the 2001 Meteor Garden is remaking another Taiwan drama adaptation next year and just the potential casting call alone is garnering tons of interest. Now comes news that Japan is planning a new dorama adaptation of HanaDan scheduled for Spring 2018, which would be an intervening thirteen years since the mega hit version aired in 2005 with Inoue Mao, Matsumoto Jun, Oguri Shun, Matsuda Shota, and Abe Tsuyoshi.
Unlike the 2001 TW version which looks so dated and hard to rewatch now, the 2005 HanaDan remains adorably fun to rewatch so I’m less clamoring for Japan to launch a new version. With that said, all the leads have grown up, Shun is married and has two kids even, so it does hit home how much time has passed and perhaps a new generation can have their own HanaDan. The 2018 version of HanaDan has reportedly already selected as female lead super popular young actress Hirose Suzu best known as the lead in the Chihayafuru movie series and also the romance movie Your Lie in April.
I’ll always love HanaDan 2005 but don’t think its so sacrosanct that it a new version can’t ever match up, or that I can’t one day like a new version for different reasons. The male leads names being tossed out for the 2018 F4 include currently popular young male leads Yamazaki Kento (love him!), Suda Masaki, and Nomura Shuhei. Early from Japanese netizens leans towards negative reaction with this news, seeing Suzu as not grounded and down to earth as much as Inoue Mao perfectly captured Makino Tsukushi’s attitude, and also not seeing the need for a remake as the 2000’s HanaDan ended on a super happy ending for the OTP with the wedding in the SP.
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*Your Lie in April
Yamazaki Kento? Then he and Hirose Suzu will be reunite after YLIA.
And Kento will play Tsukasa?
Nope, I can't picture it.
Just hope that it will be better than HanaKimi remake.
And far away in a dreamland, suddenly Matsujun and Mao announce their marriage plan. Well, if k-net can get SongSong couple, k-net can dream right?
But when it happen, I'm sure that I'll be more interested and wonder what's possibly something wrong happen in JE. After all, it's too good to be true!
*k-ent can get SongSong couple, k-ent can dream right?
What a frustating autocorrect!
*j-ent can dream.
Sorry for spamming but koala-san, can you delete my previous post?
i really hope kento Don't take this job. i don't want he get rui curse.
eh.. rui curse?? what curse?
I dont think Yamaken suitable for Tsukasa role..
I think Dhuhei Nomura is best fit for the lead role. Yamaken just doesn’t have that bad boy vibe as much as shuhei
I really love this actress ! She's great and she's so beautiful ! I love her natural side.
For the remake why not, they did Itazura na Kiss and it was a success.
Can people please stop with this Hana Yori Dango with its various remakes? The Korean one was so terrible already. I never want to see another F4 again!
Have you tried both japanese and taiwan version. They are no.1 and 2 respectively. Chinese Meteor Shower is also ok if you prefer mandarin. The korean version is the second worst among the 5 version after Indian ver(Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan).
Oh I completely forgot about the cringy overacted indian version! I don’t even have any expectations for indian dramas anyway with their melodramatic overacting and bad editing. The japanese version made me love Matsumoto Jun. I also liked Meteor Garden a lot, but never liked the Korean version.
hahaha... funny that you mention the Korean version which is the worst in my books (sorry I have not watched the Indian version). The Japanese version was very good! Maybe you should try watching and it may change your views :-)
Saaaaaaaaaame...
What's so great about this childish story that it gets remakes over and over again like Itakiss? OMG, just stop already I beg you........ aren't there other stories to tell?
As Koala mention above, I would like for the taiwan remake solely because of the video quality and if possible, japan would change their mind about the remake. Japan don't have actor befitting the main lead, Tsukasa and they should chose another actress as Tsukushi. Hashimoto Ai,Matsuoka Mayu, Yoshimoto Miyu or Komatsu Nana suit the character more.
Why would they remake every single classic when they have so many animes and mangas? I'd like to have them in Kaichou wa Maid sama or special A. That would have superb. Really.
As Koala mention above, I would like for the taiwan remake solely because of the video quality and if possible, japan would change their mind about the remake. Japan don't have actor befitting the main lead, Tsukasa(Jun is the best) and they should chose another actress as Tsukushi. Hashimoto Ai,Matsuoka Mayu, Yoshimoto Miyu or Komatsu Nana suit the character more.
Yawn......it's almost like the Chinese Condor Heroes......each generation gets their own Hana Yori Dango. No inspiration from the the new writers? Japan have recently released their version of I'm sorry, I love you also.