Meteor Garden II
Meteor Garden II (Chinese: 流星花園II; pinyin: Liúxīng Huāyuán II) is a 2002 Taiwanese drama starring Barbie Shu and F4: Jerry Yan, Vic Chou, Vanness Wu, and Ken Chu. While it is a sequel to the 2001 television series Meteor Garden, which is based on the Japanese manga series Hana Yori Dango (花より男子, Boys Over Flowers), Meteor Garden II is an original series that is not based on the manga. It was produced by Comic Ritz International Production with Angie Chai (柴智屏) as producer and directed by Wang Ming-tai.
Meteor Garden II | |
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Also known as | 流星花園II |
Genre | Romance, Melodrama, Comedy |
Directed by | Mingtai Wang (王明台) |
Starring | Barbie Shu Jerry Yan Vic Chou Vanness Wu Ken Chu Michelle Saram |
Opening theme | "絕不能失去你" (Can't Lose You) - F4 |
Ending theme | "煙火的季節" (Season of Fireworks) - F4 |
Country of origin | Taiwan |
Original language | Mandarin |
No. of episodes | 31 |
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Producer | Angie Chai (柴智屏) |
Production locations | Taipei Barcelona, Spain |
Production company | Comic Ritz International Production |
Release | |
Original network | Chinese Television System (CTS) |
Original release | 11 November – 25 December 2002 |
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The series was broadcast in Taiwan on free-to-air Chinese Television System (CTS) (華視) from 11 November to 25 December 2002. The prequel Meteor Garden was broadcast from 12 April to 16 August 2001 and a supplementary mini-series, Meteor Rain, was produced in 2001 and broadcast following the main series. This is the second live-action television adaptation of the manga, following its prequel Meteor Garden and followed by Japanese Hana Yori Dango, its sequel Hana Yori Dango Returns, South Korean Boys Over Flowers, and Thai F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers. However, it follows an original story penned by writer-producer Angie Chai when the rights to use the F4 name was extended.
Synopsis
The story opens with the graduation of F4 from Ying De University and subsequently focuses on their life after graduation. It follows the blossoming love story of Shan Cai (Barbie Shu) and Dao Ming Si (Jerry Yan). The story takes the group to Barcelona where Dao Ming Si had a car accident and suffers memory loss. He then meets another girl, Ye Sha (Michelle Saram), the driver of the other car. Shan Cai on the other hand tries her best to help Dao Ming Si regain his memory. A swimming accident helps Dao Ming Si regain his memory and returns to his first love Shan Cai.
Cast
- Jerry Yan as Dao Ming Si
- Barbie Hsu as Shan Cai
- Vic Chou as Hua Ze Lei
- Ken Chu as Xi Men
- Vanness Wu as Mei Zuo
- Michelle Saram as Ye Sha
- Blackie Chen as Hsin
- Kingone Wang as Secretary
- Figaro Tseng as
- Pace Wu as Ying Xiao Qiao
- Lee Kang Yi as Ah Mei
- Janine Chang as Xi Men's secretary
- Winnie Chien as Teng Tang Jing
- Megan Lai as Mimi
Soundtrack
- Opening theme song: "絕不能失去你" (Can't Lose You) – F4
- Ending theme song: "煙火的季節" (Season of Fireworks) – F4
- Yo Te Amo – Chayanne
- Blue – Chantal Kreviazuk
- Broken Vow – Lara Fabian
- (They Long To Be) Close to You – 歐定興 (Edward Ou)
- Te Quiero, Te Quiero – Chano
- Happy – Alexia
- Words – F. R. David
- I Love You All the Way – Janie Fricke
- Love – Kenny Loggins
- I'll Never Fall in Love Again – Deacon Blue
- When I See You Smile – Bad English
- Doraemon no Uta (Opening Theme Song)
- Concierto de Aranjuez – Chano
See also
References
External links
- (in Chinese) CTS Meteor Garden II official homepage