Lee Min Ho & Park Min Young Share a Kiss!

On April 19th, Lee Min Ho and Park Min Young visited a club in Kangnam to film a scene for their upcoming drama “City Hunter.” Lee plays Lee Yoon Sung, a MIT graduate who works at the Blue House as part of the National Communications Team; while Park acts as Kim Na Na, a former Judo athlete and current Blue House secret service agent.

The two shared a sizzling kiss at a club for their first shoot together. It was said that those behind the scenes held their breaths as the two amazing actors completed the shot. The kiss is already labeled as the “substitute kiss” because of how the two characters met in the drama.

Lee Yoon Sung and Kim Na Na coincidentally meet at a club in Kangnam while carrying out their respective duties. Yoon Sung was conducting a mission, and Na Na was undercover while escorting the President’s daughter. For whatever reason, Yoon Sung surprised Na Na by kissing her spontaneously. As fate (and Korean producers) would have it, the two shared an unpleasant first meeting before this epic incident as a drunken customer and substitute driver.
While the kiss scene is relatively short, it took 90 minutes to complete the shoot from various angles. Lee Min Ho and Park Min Young showed great chemistry and professionalism throughout filming; thus raising the bar and expectations from their fans.
Representatives of the production company stated, “The kiss scene is crucial to developing the characters relationship to one another. Lee Min Ho and Park Min Young’s hard work and perfect on-screen chemistry made it a lot easier for us to film the important segment.”

“City Hunter” is based on the best-selling Japanese manga by Hojo Tsukasa and will air its pilot episode on May 25th.


By: hotshotlover30
credit: Soompi

Smiling Pasta

Yes, another Taiwanese romantic-comedy series. I just can’t get enough of it.  It makes my days relaxed and I felt carefree every time I watched a romantic-comedy Asian drama and this drama is one of those.

“Smiling Pasta” is a lighthearted and fun to watch Taiwanese drama.  I got addictive in watching it until the last episode that I finished it for 3 days. J It has a nice and entertaining love story and has a good soundtrack. The opening song has been sung by Cyndi Wang entitled “Rainbow Smile”. This song is catchy that I even have a LSS (last song syndrome) after hearing it.  J The ending song “Tears From Polaris” was also good and this was sung by Nicholas Teo.  After hearing it, I immediately search for other songs of Nicholas Teo.  I got hooked up with his voice.  It was indeed pleasant to the ears.  And I found out that he’s a Malaysian singer.

As most stories of a common girl meets celebrity guy they of course end up together.  As He Jun (Nicholas Teo) being a popular idol singer caught by the paparazzi kissing an unknown girl, it was indeed a hot topic for showbiz industry.  As to Xiao Shi being a beloved daughter of Smiling Pasta restaurant reputation is as important to her as to He Jun.  He Jun’s manager of course has to find a solution for this chaos.  As not to put both parties in an uncompromising situation he declared that Xiao Shi and He Jun has been into a relationship for a year that they were already engaged.  That makes Xiao Shi as He Jun’s fiancée.  Hence, a contract has been made that everything is all an act.  This solution should put a stop for the controversies but it wasn’t.  For the press being a nosy people, this created more questions in their relationships.  In proving to the press and to other people that they’re really a couple, they eventually developed real feelings towards each other. 

Aside from making their pretend relationship into a real one, they also resolved family issues of He Jun with his father and brother.  Through an unfortunate accident, Ah Zhen’s girlfriend Xiao Ru died and blamed it to He Jun.  Unable to forgive and forget Ah Zen left their house and severed ties with his brother He Jun. 

In the end, Xiao Shi and He Jun publicly declare their love for one another and He Jun propose to Xiao Shi.



Nicholas Teo as He Jun



Cyndi Wang as Cheng Xiao Shi



  



Nicholas Teo and Cyndi Wang



Title: Smiling Pasta (2006)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 17
Casts: Cyndi Wang as Cheng Xiao Shi
           Nicholas Teo as He Jun
           Gino as Ah Zhe
           Joyce Zhao as Rita     
Synopsis: Cheng Xiao Shi (Cyndi Wang) is a beloved daughter of the owner of Smiling Pasta restaurant who believes that she was cursed with a three-month curse by Ah Zhe because she has gone through seventeen relationships but always broke up by the third month.  He Jun (Nicholas Teo) is a famous idol singer and he was evading the paparazzi when he bumps on Xiao Shi on the street and end up kissing.  This was the scene that the paparazzi had seen and photos of them immediately spread in the tabloids.  He Jun’s manager worried about He Jun’s career and image.  Hence, he announced that Xiao Shi has been He Jun’s girlfriend for a year and she’s his fiancée.  Thus, a love contract was made and their entwined lives begin. 

Here's the opening song of "Rainbow Smile"...

  

  

And the ending song "Tears From Polaris"...

 And of course the cute "Turtle Song"...

 

 

 

The New Cast of "Extravagant Challenge"

Cast of Extravagant Challenge

As previously reported, Super Junior members Donghae and Siwon will be staying in Taiwan for two months to film the upcoming idol drama, "Extravagant Challenge". They held a press event to announce the start of their shooting, attracting a hundred screaming fan girls to attend.

Donghae and Siwon showed off their mandarin, which they have been practicing hard on; they complimented their co-stars Bianca Bai and Ivy Chen by calling them cute and beautiful. They even exclaimed in Taiwanese (dialect), "I'm very handsome!", "I can act very well!" causing another wave of ear-deafening screams from the fans.

Siwon will be playing a super star in the drama, which is very similar to his previous role in the Korean drama "Oh! My Lady". But he commented that his role will be more serious this time, so everyone should be able to tell the difference. Donghae on the other hand will be trying out in acting as a bad guy. He's not afraid of the viewers hating him, "(Because) it means that everyone acknowledges my acting!"

The fans' main concern was whether there would be kissing scenes for the leads. Producer Doze Niu told the media that after announcing their cast, SJ fans flooded his blog; some expressed their anticipation, while others said they don't want to see it, but the majority of the people did want to see some kissing scenes. Thus, Producer Niu said, "I think I'll arrange a kissing scene between Donghae and Siwon!" *Donghae immediately pointed at producer Niu and shouted in Mandarin, "That's ridiculous!" causing the fans and the media to fall in laughter.

*NOWnews reported that it was Siwon who shouted the phrase, Nexttv video clip confirmed it was indeed Donghae.

Source: NOWnews
Written by: fufu on 3/31/2011 @ CpopAccess.com



Ivy Chen as Kyoko Mogami

Choi Siwon as Ren Tsuruga

 

Donghae as Sho Fuwa

Bianca Bai as Moko Kotonami

  

Wu Chun dropped out of the Taiwanese adaptation of "Absolute Boyfriend"

Wu Chun states reasons for dropping out of drama, surprising and angering people
Written by: Zahra on 3/26/2011 @ CpopAccess.com
Source & Credit Link: CpopAccess

As most know the Taiwanese rendition of "Absolute Boyfriend" was originally suppose to star Wu Chun and Goo Hye Sun. While Goo Hye Sun is still attached, Chun has dropped out and the drama is once again in limbo and are still searching for their male lead. One speculation is that Chun is clearing out his schedule for his big break into the movie industry. According to Chun's manager, he had dropped out not because he" "doesn't want to act. It's because the script isn't good yet We have no clue when they will start filming and there is no set broadcast date. We are dropping out right now because we are worried that the schedule will not fit well (with Chun's movie)."

Though nothing is completely set in stone yet, there have been reports that GTV has been keyed up over the fact that he will drop out and rumors say that they might be looking towards the law. Since GTV has been cultivating Chun all this time, many have been surprised by what is happening on both sides. When the producer was asked about this situation, he showed a bit of anger saying, "Why doesn't he want to act? There are many reasons, but using the script is not right. Everyone has already said they would act already, and if he was dissatisfied with the script, then we can change it so that he is satisfied with it."

Source: UDN

Paradise Ranch

What I love most in watching Korean drama is their family relationships. Most of the Korean dramas I've seen expressed the importance of family in our lives and for having a close-knit family ties. This drama is one of those though it's main story is about a young couple who got married and got divorced.

Paradise drama is a bright romantic drama which leave me satisfied after finishing the full 16 episodes. There are scenes that moved me and made me teary-eyed but it's not a heavy drama that will make you cry bucket of tears. I admired the families of both main characters. They really love their children that it hurts them more when their children got divorced and seen how miserable they are after the break-up. So, I can't blame them for opposing in Han Dong Joo and Lee Da Ji's reconciliation. The good thing is these kids now an adult have learned their lessons. After six years of seperation Han Dong Joo and Lee Da Ji found out that they still love each other and want to remarry but at this time they consider and waited for their families approval first. :) This drama conveyed a good lessons to the viewer.

Title: Paradise Ranch/Paradise Farm (2011)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 16
Cast: Shim Changmin as Han Dong Joo
         Lee Yeon Hee as Lee Da Ji
         Yoo Ha Na as Park Jin Young
         Joo Sang Wook as Seo Yoon Ho
Synopsis: Han Dong Joo (Shim Chang Min) and Lee Da Ji (Lee Yeon Hee) were desperately in love got married at an early age after they have convinced their parents. But after six months, they divorced.

Six years later, Lee Da Ji lives and rans their family ranch in Jeju Island with her father and younger sister and works as a veterinarian. While Han Dong Joo works in their family's company. Lee Da Ji went to Australia for a horse auction. There she meets Seo Yoon Hoo (Joo Sang Wook) and helped her in purchasing a horse. Accidentally, she meet Han Dong Joo there to also buy a horse. 

Back in Jeju Island, Lee Da Ji found out that their family ranch has been sold. Han Dong Joo then was sent to Jeju Island as a company director in charge in building a resort there. He then discovers that Lee Da Ji's family ranch was also part of the company lot where the resort will be built. See Yoon Hoo was also in Jeju Island for his work as an investor of the resort. Park Jin Young also came to Jeju Island to work as an interior designer.

Lee Yeon Hee as Lee Da Ji

Shing Changmin as Han Dong Joo

Yoo Ha Na as Park Jin Young

Joo Sng Wook as Seo Yoon Ho

Some cute screencaps...

They look cute together...

photos credit: Asian Fanatics

"You can stay if you become my pet."

Kimi Wa Petto was the second Jdrama that I was delighted to watch. This is quite an odd story but it was indeed entertaining. If you're a Matsumoto Jun fan this is must watch. I was kind of surprised seeing Matsumoto Jun from being a hot-tempered and arrogant Domyougi Tsukasa in Hana Yori Dango into a submissive and cute pet Momo. He's really cute in this drama specially when he's imitating all kinds of dog poses. :D Submissive pose is the cutest. Hihihi... :)

It's just scares me if I'm Iwaya Sumire (Koyuki) and found an unconscious man lying inside a box...I definitely wouldn't bring him inside my house. What if he's already dead? Then I'll be a suspect? No way! What if he's a murderer or even a rapist? Ewww... but if it's Matsumoto Jun? I'll reconsider. Hahahaha... :D

While watching this drama, the thought of having my own Momo crossed to my mind. Wouldn't it be nice to have your own Momo? :D

Title: Kimi Wa Petto or You're My Pet (2003)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 10
Casts: Koyuki as Iwaya Sumire
          Matsumoto Jun as "Momo" Goda Takeshi
Synopsis: Iwaya Sumire (Koyuki) is a smart, independent, good-looking and tall woman who works for a big newspaper company. Her boss demoted her by transferring her to a lower department because of being almost too "perfect". After having a terrible day at work and bad break-up with her boyfriend she went home and found an unconscious and hurt young man lying inside the cupboard box. Feeling sorry for him, she takes him into her house and nurses him back to health. As the young man (Matsumoto Jun) gets better he begins to like her place and decided not to leave. He told Sumire that he'll do anything she wanted so he could stay at her house. Jokingly, she said that he could stay if he becomes her pet. To her surprise, he agrees. She named him Momo, her childhood pet dog. 

Koyuki as Iwaya Sumire

Matsumoto Jun as "Momo" Goda Takeshi

"Since when was it? That you hid your beautiful face under the guise of a man."

Sungkyunkwan Scandal is a historical Korean drama with a mixture of romance and comedy. I was energized to watch this drama after seeing those charming actors with their lovable characters. Everyone of them have interesting characters and stories and every episodes are truly exciting. Hmnn...how could there be a group of friends who has it all? Good looking and intelligent guys. Ops! Except for one...he's not a guy, he's a she. And that's what the story makes it all exciting. Hihihi... :D Hiding her true identity from everybody and even falling in love with one of her roommates who happened to be the last one to know that she's not a real boy. And what could a girl ask for when those good looking guys get attracted to you though you dressed up like one of them. Woosshh! :D

I have lots of favorite scenes in this drama. One of those was in their room in the university when they already found out that Kim Yoon Hee (Park Min Young) is a girl. Lee Sun Joon (Micky Yoochun) and Moon Jae Shin (Yoo An In) were arguing who'll sleep beside Kim Yoon Hee. Hahaha...that scene was hilarious. I'm still smiling when I remember it. :D



The bed fight scene.  Who's gonna sleep beside Kim Yoon Hee? :D



And of course, there's a lot of romantic scenes between Lee Sun Joon and Kim Yoon Hee. I loved it when Lee Sun Joon puts a series of love notes in the books of the library and one of the student almost got and read the last one. He immediately grabs the book and said that he needs it. Hehehe...so much for being sweet. :D

Library scene and the sweet love notes. ;)

It was the playboy Goo Yung Ha (Son Joong Ki) who got attracted to her first then it was the rebellious Moon Jae Shin who protected her when he found out that she was a girl. But the upright Lee Sun Joon also fell for her despite of that he thinks she's a boy. So, he thought he was a gay. The sweet and yet emotional part of it was when Lee Sun Joon confessed his feelings towards Kim Yoon Hee even though he still thinks she's a boy and told her that he won't burden her with his feelings and that he will leave hastily from her side in order to protect her reputation...as rumors are spreading. But when he found out that she's a girl, he immediately return to Sungkyunkwan University to fought and protect his love. Aww...isn't romantic? ;)

The confession and revelation scene.

Title: Sungkyunkwan Scandal (2010)

Genre: Romance, Comedy, Historical

Episodes: 20

Casts: Micky Yoochun as Lee Sun Joon

          Park Min Young as Kim Yoon Hee

          Song Joong Ki as Goo Yong Ha

          Yoo Ah In as Moon Jae Shin

Synopsis: This drama revolves around four students of Sungkyunkwan University on Joseon era during the reign of King Jeongjo. Kim Yoon Hee (Park Min Young) disguised herself as a boy. She enters the university under his brother's name Kim Yoon Shik in order to help her family from being thrown away in the streets because of their debts and for her brother's medications. There, she met and become friends with the sons of wealthy officials and entrepreneur and they were called the Jalgeum Quartet or J4. Lee Sun Joon (Micky Yoochun) is the brilliant and upright student. Goo Yong Ha (Song Joong Ki) is the charming playboy and the son of a wealthy entrepreneur. And, Moon Jae Shin (Yoo Ah In) is the rebellious son of an official with a secret identity.




Micky Yoochun as Lee Sun Joon

 

Park Min Young as Kim Yoon Hee

  

Yoo Ah In as Moon Jae Shin

 

Song Joong Ki as Goo Yong Ha

Photos credit to: http://asianfanatics.net, www.watchkoreandrama.net and www.thedramascenes.com

Playful Kiss, Mischievous Kiss, Naughty Kiss...

After a banging hit of Taiwanese adaptation of Japanese Manga "Itazaru Na Kiss", here's another version from Korea..."Playful Kiss" or also know as Mischievous Kiss and Naughty Kiss. This is actually the third version...starting from Japan, Taiwan then Korea. How about a Filipino version? Hahaha... :D

Since knowing that Korea will having their version of It Started It With A Kiss, I've been anticipating the drama. Knowing how good looking Korean celebs are, I got excited who will play the role of Yuan Xiang Chin and Jiang Zi Shu. Then the day comes when I got the chance to watch the first episode...Kim Hyun Joong and Jung So MIn will play the role of Baek Seung Jo (Jiang Zi Shu) and Oh Ha Ni (Yuan Xiang Chin).

My reaction? It was the first time I saw Jung So Min and I was surprised that she has a resemblance with Yoon Eun Hye. Anyway, she's cute and I liked her potrayal of the role though sometimes I want more deeper reactions from her in other scenes. As to Kim Hyun Joong, well...he's sure looks attractive but he lacks in facial expression. I can't say when he's serious, angry, happy or what. I'm saying this because I've seen the Taiwanese version and I loved how Joe Cheng played the lead role. Maybe I've expected that whoever will play the lead role in this Korean version would surpassed Joe Cheng's acting. There are numerous scenes that should have a deeper emotions but I just got disappointed when I couldn't feel anything. Well, I guess they may have one story but still they'll have different versions of it.

What I liked in this version is that Oh Ha Ni is really not that stupid to look at and she dressed fashionably. She doesn't even looks ugly, she's very cute. Her friends also is not dumb, they have their own expertise but not in academics. Bong Joon Gu is also cute when he changed his hairstyle in one of the episodes. He even acts better than Baek Seung Jo when he was in pain when Oh Ha Ni and Baek Seung Jo decided to got married. He's so pityful. Poor Bong Joon Gu... :(

Title: Playful Kiss also known as Mischievous Kiss or Naughty Kiss (2010)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 20
Casts: Kim Hyun Joong as Baek Seung Jo
          Jung So Min as Oh Ha Ni
          Lee Tae Sung as Bong Joon Gu
          Lee Si Young as Yoon He Ra
Synopsis: Oh Ha Ni is a high school girl that has not been endowed with an intelligence but very optismistic and determined. Since first day of high school she already has an infatuation to Baek Seung Jo, a popular and genius high school student in their school. One day, she decided to confess her feelings for Baek Seung Jo but she was rejected by him and told her that he dislikes stupid girls.

Oh Ha Ni and her father's house collapsed due to a minor earthquake right after they moved-in. Fortunately, her father's friend offered help and asked them to move-in at their house. Unknowingly, her father's old friend is Baek Seung Jo's father. Now the two must live together in the same house. Here starts the fun and chaos while Oh Ha Ni tries to win Baek Seung Jo's heart.

Jiang Zhi Shu: "She doesn't really understand just how much I love her."

They Kiss Again is another Taiwanese drama that I've become addicted to. This is a sequel of "It Started With A Kiss". I lost count how many times I've watched it. I was shocked and excited after seeing the first episode "honeymoon scene". Hihihi... :) Naughty me! Well, it was a very long kissing scene...and it was cut short when it was aired in the Philippines. At first, I was hesitant to watch this because I didn't watch the first series ISWAK and not interested in watching it. But after watching the first episode can't help myself but to continue watching until the end. In every episode I was always anticipating what will Zhi Shu will do to hurt Xiang Chin again and what will Xiang Chin will do to embarrass Zhi Shu again. This series brought a merry-go-round of emotions to me. One moment I was smiling then laughing then one moment I'll feel hurt and suddenly tears falling. OMG! The main characters acted so well. It looks like they're not acting at all..they look like a real couple. There were a lot of funny scenes and dialogues that will really make you laugh out loud. And of course a lot of romantic and emotional scenes. So, if you also want to have a merry-go-round ride...watch this drama. =))

Title: They Kiss Again (2007)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 20
Casts: Ariel Lin as Yuan Xiang Chin
          Joe Cheng as Jiang Zhi Shu
          Jiro Wang as Jin Yuan Feng

Synopsis: They Kiss Again is a sequel to smashing hit " It Started With A Kiss". It began with Zhi Shu and Xiang Chin's wedding and honeymoon. Here starts their many conflicts and struggles as a young married couple and their professional ambition as a doctor and nurse. Many times, Xiang Shin is hurt and in tears because of Zhi Shu's harshness and coldness. Zhi Shu himself experienced to be jealous when one of Xiang Shin's classmate likes her and wishes to replace Zhi Shu.

  

The Completely Perfect Boyfriend... Robot?!

It's another day for me with nothing to do and just browsing the internet when I came up with this Japanese drama. I admit I was not a fan of the Japanese series...until I've watched Zettai Kareshi (Absolute Boyfriend). I never expect that I've become engrossed in watching it. This drama was not something that could happen in real life....but I even cried more than the female lead did in this drama. It's very heartbreaking for me to have a situation that you both know you love each other but you can't be together and to realize that you love the person but you have a limited time to be together.

Well, some of us dreamt of meeting and having our own ideal boyfriend...right from his looks down to his personality, interests and hobbies. But Izawa Riiko is the only girl I've known to gets his ideal boyfriend...delivered to her doorsteps in a box. And he comes with a user manual. How cool is that, huh? :D

First few episodes of this drama wasn't that interesting. I almost gave up watching but thankfully I didn't. This drama really has the power to convey love though it has a silly concept. How could you possibly fall in love with a robot? That was my first question but... OMG! If that robot is literally you're ideal guy who could stop you from loving him. Hihihi... Am I still sane? If I were you just watch it. There's a lot of scenes in this drama that moved me...I really did cry a LOT.

Title: Zettai Kareshi also known as Absolute Boyfriend (2008)
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Fantasy, Drama
Episodes: 11
Casts: Hayami Mokomichi as Tenjo Night
          Mizushima Hiro as Asamito Soshi
          Aibu Saki as Izawa Riiko

Synopsis: Kronos Heaven is a robot maker company who develops "01", a perfect male humanoid programmed to be devoted and completely loyal to his lover. They found a perfect person who can test "01", a temp worker Izawa Riiko. They asked her to take part in a 5-day free trial. When the robot arrived in her house she was shocked as she was expecting a real person. Since then, the robot stayed at her house whic she named Night. Night adores her as he was programmed to but Riiko only thinks of him as an appliance. As the days passed seeing how deep Night's devotion to her , she gradually finds herself falling in love with him. Conflicts starts when Night starts to having his own will and own emotions. And when Asamoto Soshi, a distinguished young executive in her company also has feelings for her.

Lee Seung Gi, oppa! Sarang hae...

Lee Seung Gi??? First time I saw him was in Korean Series "Shining Inheritance" that was aired in the Philippines. I didn't noticed him there, in fact I don't find him attractive at all. As I was searching the net for a top Korean series to watch "My Girlfriend is a Gumiho" is always on the top list. So, I told myself..."Ok, I'll try to watch this." and oh boy! I'm glad I did. :D Never expect that I would immediately enjoy watching the first episode. Well, obviously I watched it 'till the last episode. I personally loved the Hoi Hoi scene. That was so cute... ;;) There are many scenes between the main character that are so cute! There's a "kilig" factor in it. :D This drama made me laugh and cry like crazy. If you haven't seen this drama, this is a must watch.

Title: My Girlfriend is a Gumiho (2010)
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Fantasy
Episodes: 16
Casts: Lee Seung Gi as Cha Dae Woong
          Shin Min Ah as Gumiho
          No win Moo as Park Dong Joo
          Park Soo Jin as Eun Hye In
 
Synopsis: One day when Cha Dae Woong (Lee Seung Gi) ran away from his grandfather, he reached a temple wherein there's a painting by Granda Samshin with a fox. He accidentally releases a gumiho (a legendary nine-tailed fox who was trapped in the painting for 500 years) by drawing the 9th tail to the fox in the painting. He got scared and ran away when the gumiho (Shin Min Ah) formed into a beautiful woman in front of him and he fell in the riverbank. As the gumiho owes him her freedom, she save him from dying by giving him her most precious bead to share with him the mystic fox' strength. But the gumiho must stay with him because she can't stay far away from her bead which she had given to him. Because of the bead he must let her stay with him and never allow anybody to know that she's a gumiho. But gumiho wants to become human and asked Cha Dae Woong to help her but he won't be able to date anyone else but gumiho within 100 days. As the story goes, they started to fall in love with each other and conflicts came when they thought that one of them must die.

The Hoi - Hoi Couple

Meteor Garden...started it all!

If you don't know this extremely popular Taiwanese Drama...Meteor Garden? You better get out of here...quick! :) In 2001, this drama which was an adaptation from a Japanese Manga "Hana Yori Dango" which literally means "dumplings rather than flowers" in Japanese Proverb, invaded the Filipino youth (and young at heart). I was one of those people who went gaga in these series. ;) This drama brought new taste and fresh looking actors in our tv screens. It was then that I got hooked in watching Asian dramas.

Title: Meteor Garden 1 (2001)
Genre: Romance, Drama, Comedy
Episodes: 20
Casts: Barbie Xu as Shan Cai
          Jerry Yan as Dao Ming Si
          Vic Zhou as Hua Ze Lei
          Ken Zhu as Xi Men
          Vaness Wu as Mei Zuo
 
Synopsis: Shan Cai (Barbie Xu) is the female main lead in this series, she came from a poor family but her parents insisted on sending her to a Ying De University that was established exclusively for rich students. Dao Ming Si (Jerry Yan), Hua Ze Lei (Vic Zhou), Xi Men (Ken Zhu) and Mei Zuo (Vaness Wu) are famous F4 (Flower Four) group in the university are the heirs of the richest families. Nobody dares to cross them because their families are the founders of Ying De University. The story began when Shan Cai angered Dao Ming Si, the leader of F4. She caught the interest of Dao Ming Si as she's the only one who dared to stand up on him and because of this he made her life miserable. During those torturing days, Shan Cai fell in love with Hua Ze Lei who always come to her rescue. Then began the conflicts between Dao Ming Si and Hua Ze Lei, Dao Ming Si and his vicious mother and the differences of Dao Ming Si and Shan Cai's incompatible social status.

Meteor Garden 1 got me so hooked that I was excited to watch the sequel "Meteor Garden 2". I just lost interest of how long the story goes. First episode is the most enthralling for me. That was when Dao Ming Si and Shan Cai went to Barcelona and just the two of them. As expected, they have a lot of happy and a hoity-toity scenes together. ;) But my excitement was cut short when Dao Ming Si got into a car accident and got an amnesia. Ohhhh...the following episodes are all melodramatic so I skipped most of it.

Title: Meteor Garden II (2003) Genre: Romance, Drama
Episodes: 31
Casts: Barbie Xu as Shan Cai
          Jerry Yan as Dao Ming Si
          Vic Zhou as Hua Ze Lei
          Ken Zhu as Xi Men
          Vaness Wu as Mei Zuo
          Michelle Saram as Ye Sha
 
Synopsis: Meteor Garden II is a continuation of the life and love story of Dao Ming Si and Shan Cai after graduating from Ying De University. F4 decided to go in a vacation in Spain and Dao Ming Si invites Shan Cai to join them. But at the airport, Hua Ze Lei, Xi Men and Mei Zuo didn't go with them. Hence, told them that it is a perfect opportunity for them to spend time alone. When they arrived in Barcelona, Spain they did enjoyed their time together. Dao Ming Si then have plans in proposing to Shan Cai. He bought the ring that Shan Cai had her eyes on when they're strolling Barcelona.

In the morning, Shan Cai woke up Dao Ming Si nowhere to be found. Instead she found a box with a white dress and an instructions from Dao Ming Si, to wear that white dress, go down the lobby of the hotel and a chuffer will take her to the church to meet him. Unfortunately, Dao Ming Si got into an accident and end up having an amnesia. He lost his past memories including Shan Cai.

This sequel is somewhat draggy. I felt frustated that Dao Ming Si couldn't remember any of his old friends especially Shan Cai. And where was Xiao Yo? Of all times that Shan Cai needed a friend where was she in this series? :( This is actually all about Shan Cai doing everything she can to regain Dao Ming Si's memory. It was hard when Dao Ming Si had another relationship with Ye Sha while he's still in amnesia. Worst of it is that his mother approved of Ye Sha. Ohhh...i't's really frustrating! After the Barcelona scene there's nothing more to it that made me ecstatic. It's not a worst series though...just full of sad and frustrating scenes.