Boys Over Flowers (2005 TV series)
Boys Over Flowers | |
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Genre | Romance Teen drama |
Directed by | Yasuharu Ishii |
Starring | Mao Inoue Jun Matsumoto Shun Oguri Shota Matsuda Tsuyoshi Abe |
Theme music composer | Yamashita Kosuke |
Opening theme | "Wish" by Arashi |
Country of origin | Japan |
Original language | Japanese |
No. of episodes | 9 |
Production | |
Producer | Katsuaki Setoguchi |
Production location | Japan |
Running time | Fridays at 22:00 |
Original release | |
Network | Tokyo Broadcasting System |
Release | 21 October 16 December 2005 | –
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Hana Yori Dango (error: {{nihongo}}: Japanese or romaji text required (help)) is a Japanese television drama series, which was broadcast on TBS in 2005 starring Mao Inoue, Jun Matsumoto of Arashi, Shun Oguri, Shota Matsuda, and Tsuyoshi Abe. It is based on Japanese shōjo manga series, Boys Over Flowers (花より男子, Hana Yori Dango), written by Yoko Kamio. A sequel entitled Hana Yori Dango Returns aired in 2007 and a movie adaptation Hana Yori Dango Final was released in 2008.
Plot Synopsis
Makino Tsukushi is a tough, hard-working, middle-class student at the prestigious escalator school Eitoku Gakuen. Initially, Makino wanted to attend Eitoku because her idol, an internationally renowned model named Todou Shizuka, was an alumna of the school. Not long after however, Makino discovers the superficial nature of her classmates. Their arrogance and her inability to relate to them because of her social status, limits her chances at making friends. Worse yet, the school is ruled by the F4 or Flower Four, composed of playboys Nishikado Soujiro and Mimasaka Akira, introverted Hanazawa Rui and violent and bratty Domyouji Tsukasa. The F4, sons of Japan's wealthiest and most powerful tycoons, bully fellow students out of boredom or malevolence until they are expelled or quit.
Makino's only wish was to remain invisible in Eitoku to avoid getting into trouble. However, she is immersed into the lives of the four legendary bullies after her first and only friend at school, Sanjo Sakurako, accidentally spills juice on Domyouji's white shirt in the cafeteria and she defends her. The next day, she receives a red tag in her locker (an order from the F4 to bully the target student in whatever means possible) and as a result, the whole school turns against her. Despite the harassment, Tsukushi, the "tough weed", refuses to give in and quit. After Domyouji crushes the prawn her parents painstakingly cooked for her with his shoe, she finally snaps, knocks him out and declares war back on him. This unexpected retaliation catches him by surprise and causes him, ironically, to fall in love with her. But Tsukushi is in love with Rui, who in turn harbors romantic feelings for his childhood friend Shizuka.
The courtship between Tsukasa and Tsukushi is the main theme throughout the series. Various challenges threaten their blossoming relationship including Tsukushi's wavering feelings for Rui, the envy of fellow Eitoku students, an obsessed childhood classmate, their differences in social class, Tsukasa's brash and possessive nature, and the animosity of Domyouji Kaede, Tsukasa's mother. The first season ends with Domyouji giving the saturn necklace to Makino and her confession of love right before he leaves for New York.
Episode Overview
# | Title | |||||
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1 | "Declaration of war! The thing which is absolutely more important than money" | |||||
Makino receives a red notice from F4. Her life is made a misery until she stands up to Domyoji and punches him. | ||||||
2 | "The worst first kiss!" | |||||
Makino attends a high society function to welcome home Rui's childhood love. | ||||||
3 | "Tears! Good-bye to the person I like" | |||||
Rui leaves for France to follow his childhood love. | ||||||
4 | "First time coming home in the morning" | |||||
Makino and Domyoji get stuck in an elevator overnight. | ||||||
5 | "Confession of life-threatening love" | |||||
Rui returns from France back to Japan. | ||||||
6 | "A love triangle of a roller-coaster ride hair-trigger crisis" | |||||
Makino and Domyoji go on a double date. | ||||||
7 | "Battle F4 dissolution!" | |||||
The F4 gets into a fight as Rui and Domyoji argue over Makino. | ||||||
8 | "Now the female high school student's "Top of Japan" decision war" | |||||
Makino enters the Teen of Japan competition to earn enough money to pay off her dad's debt. | ||||||
9 | "The greatest last present" | |||||
Makino comes second in the Teen of Japan tournament. Domyoji leaves to study Business Management in New York while the rest of the F4 spend Christmas in various ways. |
Cast
Main Cast
- Mao Inoue as Makino Tsukushi
- Jun Matsumoto as Domyouji Tsukasa
- Shun Oguri as Hanazawa Rui
- Shota Matsuda as Nishikado Soujiro
- Tsuyoshi Abe as Mimasaka Akira
Supporting Cast
- Aki Nishihara as Matsuoka Yuki
- Mayumi Sada as Shizuka Todo
- Seto Saki as Asai Yuriko
- Fukada Aki as Ayuhara Erika
- Matsuoka Emiko as Yamano Minako
- David Ito as Nishida
- Megumi Sato as Sakurako Sanjo
- Nanako Matsushima as Tsubaki Domyoji
- Mariko Kaga as Kaede Domyoji
- Takako Kato as Sachiyo Sengoku (Okami-San)
- Susumu Kobayashi as Haruo Makino
- Mako Ishino as Chieko Makino
- Satoshi Tomiura as Susumu Makino
Guests
- Ito Kazue as Yamanaka Minako
- Nakayama Masei as Terada Junji (Class 2C)
- Ikeda Kaori as Morioka Mizuki
- Kaku Tomohiro as Sawatari Shingo (Episode 1)
- Sano Kazuma as Kimoto Takayuki (Episode 1)
- Hasegawa Tomoharu (Episode 1)
- Igarashi Shunji (Episode 1)
- Handa Kento as Ryuji (Episode 4-5)
- Gashuin Tatsuya (Episode 4-5)
- Takuma Takayuki (Episode 4-9)
- Oshinari Shugo as Nakatsuka (Episode 6-7)
- Mitsuya Yoko as Nakatsuka's Other Girl (Episode 6-7)
- Sakai Ayana as Kurimaki Ayano (Episode 8-9)
- Hankai Kazuaki as TOJ's Emcee (Episode 8-9)
- Shibuya Momoko as a TOJ Participant (Episode 8-9)
- Suzuki Sotaro (Episode 9)
Production Credits
- Original writing: Kamio Yoko
- Screenwriters: Satake Mikio, Fujimoto Yuki, Takahashi Natsuko, Arai Shuuko
- Producer: Setoguchi Katsuaki
- Directors: Ishii Yasuharu, Yamamuro Daisuke, Katayama Osamu
- Music: Yamashita Kosuke
Reception
Episode Ratings
Episode | Subtitle | Ratings (Kanto) |
Ratings (Kansai) | Ratings (Nationwide) |
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01 | Declaration of war! The thing which is absolutely more important than money | 18.3 | 14.5 | ??.? |
02 | The worst first kiss! | 19.3 | 19.6 | ??.? |
03 | Tears! Good-bye to the person I like | 20.5 | 19.7 | ??.? |
04 | First time coming home in the morning | 20.7 | 21.1 | ??.? |
05 | Confession of life-threatening love | 19.0 | 19.7 | ??.? |
06 | A love triangle of a roller-coaster ride hair-trigger crisis | 19.7 | 20.0 | ??.? |
07 | Battle F4 dissolution! | 17.3 | 15.5 | ??.? |
08 | Now the female high school student's "Top of Japan" decision war |
19.9 | 21.3 | ??.? |
09 | The greatest last present | 22.4 | 22.5 | ??.? |
Average | -- | 19.68 | 19.32 | ??.? |
Source: Video Research, Ltd.
Awards
Recipient | Category | Result |
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Mao Inoue | Best Actress | Won |
Jun Matsumoto | Best Supporting Actor | Won |
International Broadcast
In the Philippines the drama aired on GMA-7.[1]
Trivia
- Actor Takuma Takayuki, which is also the screenwriter for this drama (credited as Satake Mikio), appears in Episode 4-9 as the men Okami-san (Kato Takako) loved. He portrayed characters such as John Lennon, Tora-san, similar to Tadano Hitoshi and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
External links
- Official TV Drama Website from TBS Template:Link language
- Hana Yori Dango
(花より男子) at IMDb - Template:Tv.com show