花樣少年少女/Hana Kimi: Review

Yes. This is my review of Hana Kimi. It may be kinda late to write this, since Hana Kimi is a couple years old...but it's never too late, right?

Anyways, so I just finished watching this, and all I say is, "It's really great!!!".

SUMMARY

After watching a high jump competition on TV, Lu Rui Xi was so inspired by a jumper named Zuo Yi Quan that she decides to transfer to his school, which happened to be an all-boys school; therefore, she disguises herself as a boy to get accepted. At the school, Rui Xi befriends Jin Xiu Yi. One day during a friendly soccer match, Rui Xi is knocked unconscious by Xiu Yi. Quan carries her to the infirmary and realizes that Rui Xi is in fact a girl! However, Quan keeps her identity a secret. At the same time, Xiu Yi starts to question his own sexual orientation when he finds himself having feelings towards Rui Xi.

PROS

I think that the best thing about the drama was that you could tell the guy liked the girl in the first place. So there weren't many confusions, and you didn't have to worry so much. Also, I think Ella was much better at acting than I thought she would be! It's pretty sad she stopped acting, but I don't think there was any other shows that suited her.

Anyhow, you should totally watch Hana Kimi!

CONS

The only thing that kinda sucked was that the end was totally disappointing. I mean, it ended. Just like that. It was really ridiculous. ><

Anyways, I'm not really in the mood to write all my thoughts down...so please excuse the short post. XD

CAST

Dormitory Two

• Ella as Lu Rui Xi 盧瑞莃 (Ashiya Mizuki)
• Wu Chun as Zuo Yi Quan 左以泉 (Sano Izumi)
• Jiro Wang as Jin Xiu Yi 金秀伊 (Nakatsu Shuichi)
• Tang Yu Zhe as Liang Si Nan 梁思南 (Nanba Minami)
• Xie Zheng Hao as Guan Ri Hui 關日輝 (Sekime Kyogo)
• Chen Wen Xiang as Jiang Ye Shen 江野伸 (Noe Shinji)
• Yang Hao Wei as Li Cheng Yang 李承央 (Nakao Senri)
• Xie He Xian as Sima Shu 司馬樹 / Da Shu 大樹 (Kayashima Taiki)

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Others from School

• Tang Zhi Ping as Mei Tian 梅田 (Umeda Hokuto)
• Zhang Hao Ming as Wang Tian Si 王天寺 (Tennouji Megumi)
• Kao Chi Hung as Jiu Duan 九段
• Yuan Ming Zhe (袁明哲) as Bei Hua Ke 貝華克
• Zhang Yong Zheng (張永政) as Men Zhen 門真
• Gong Ji An as Oscar (Himejima Masao)
• Chen Zhen Wei (陳振偉/斧頭) as Ri Ben Qiao 日本喬
• Huang Wan Bo as Tian Luo 田螺 (ep13)

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Extended Cast

• Ethan Ruan as Shen Le 申樂 (Kagurazaka Makoto)
• JJ Lin as Lu Jing Xi 盧静希 (Ashiya Shizuki)
• Guo Ching Chun as Mei Ying Hua 梅穎華 (Nanba Io)
• Alexia Gao as Wu Wan Juan 吳琬絹 (Kinuko Karasuma)
• Nissa as Julia
• Duncan as Yuan Qiu Ye 元秋葉 (Akiha Hara)
• Joelle Lu as Abby
• Chen Xiang Ling (陳香伶) as Ke Yu Xiang 柯語湘
• Cai Han Cen as Mei Xiao Xu 梅曉緒
• Yuri Huang as Liang Si Nan's ex-girlfiend (ep08)
• Vivienne Lee as Chi Jun Li 池君莉

EXTRAS, EXTRAS!

• The drama is based on the Japanese shoujo manga "Hanazakari no Kimitachi e" (花ざかりの君たちへ) by Hisaya Nakajo. The literal translation is "For You In Full Blossom." The manga is also known as Hana Kimi.
• The show was renamed under the Japanese manga publisher's mandate to associate the show with the manga in an effort to raise manga sales.
• Chinese New Year SP aired on February 17, 2007 instead of episode 14. The SP is a competition with the "New Year theme" between the cast of Hua Yang and the cast of Summer x Summer.
• Wu Chun dubbs his own voice in this drama.
• Producer Huang Wan Bo confirmed there will be no HanaKimi sequel .

LAST BUT NOT LEAST

This was definitely the best of Wu Chun's dramas! It's way better that Romantic Princess, trust me! XD


YOUTUBE

Episode 1. (clear version)