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[2009] Meteor Shower (Remake of Hana Yori Dango?) Zheng Shuang, Zhang Han, Yu Haoming, Wei Chen, Zhu Zixiao Rate Topic: ***** 5 Votes

#1 User is offline   cfensi 

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Posted 02 December 2008 - 05:18 PM

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╰☆Meteor Shower☆╮


Full Name: Let's Go Watch the Meteor Shower Together
Original/Abbreviated Name: Meteor Shower (I'm encouraging use of this name outside of China for its brevity)
Airing: August 8 -27, 2009 on Hunan TV
Episodes 36
AF Gallery
Production Crew:
Hunan TV has produced some of the biggest hits in China, such as Dream Links, Love Strategy, Qia Tong Xue Shao Nian and Ugly Wudi. This drama is the first from eeMedia's new management, Long Danni, who also plans on making Hunan TV a force in youth-oriented idol dramas.

╰☆ Synopsis ☆╮

Chu Yuxun is a smart but poor high-school girl. Her biggest dream is to enter the prestigious Aliceton University. With help from her uncle, who borrows money, she finally gets in. Yun Hai, Duan Mulei, Ximen Ruiqian and Ye Shuo are the four richest students of Aliceton. With their gorgeous looks, they became the idols of all the girls there. However, they're unsatisfied with the lives that their parents forced upon them. In order to get the principle to kick them out of Aliceton, they performs a serious of pranks. While fighting for the justice of the victims of the pranks, Yuxun become the target of F4. Through fighting and arguing, they began to admire each other and became friends. Touched by Yuxun, F4 eventually becomes the top four students of the school. At the same time, they became loving, responsible males. Through the multiple struggles and hardships, Girl and F4 grew up. They learned to control their own lives, chose their own futures, and to strive for their dreams.

Credit: brightlight@CFensi

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╰☆ Soundtrack ☆╮


CD
01 让我为你唱首歌 - 张翰 俞灏明 魏晨 朱梓骁
02 星空物语 - 张翰 俞灏明 魏晨 朱梓骁 (Opening)
03 爱的华尔兹 - 郑爽
04 拾忆 - 张翰
05 一个人的浪漫 - 俞灏明
06 分身情人 - 魏晨
07 想念的歌 - 朱梓骁
08 我要的飞翔 - 许飞 (Ending)
09 星空物语(Guitar Instrumental)
10 一个人的浪漫(Piano Instrumental)
Bouns Track
11 爱的华尔兹(Special Edition) - 郑爽 俞灏明

DVD

01让我为你唱首歌 - 张翰 俞灏明 魏晨 朱梓骁(MV)
02爱的华尔兹(Special Edition) - 郑爽 俞灏明(MV)



╰☆ Trailers for the Drama ☆╮



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Zhu Zixiao, Zhang Han, Zheng Shuang, Yu Haoming, and Wei Chen



╰☆ Main Cast Members ☆╮


Zheng Shuang 郑爽 - Chu Yuyun 楚雨荨
She is a graduate of the prestigious Beijing Film Academy, which produced Vicki Zhaowei, Chen Kun and Huang Xiaoming, etc.
Birthday: :4/21/1991
Height: 166 cm

Chu Yuxun is a rather simple, but earnest individual who stands up for everything she believes is right, but sometimes she sees things in black and white. Thus she finds it hard to like to Yunhai after he left her with a bad first impression, but eventually she begins to like him as he changes to someone more considerate and nicer.


Zhang Han 张翰 - Murong Yunhai 慕容云海
Zhang Han is a graduate of the very prestigious Central Academy of Drama, whose alumni include Gong Li, Liu Ye and Zhang Ziyi.
Birthday: 1/01/?
Height: 183 cm

Murong Yunhai is an ABC (Australian Born Chinese) who does most things well, and is extremely rich. Thus he arrives at the school extremely arrogant, but after finding friends and interacting with Yuxun he slowly changes, from someone who was mostly inconsiderate to someone who tries at least to be nice, but can't express himself while doing it.

Yu Haoming 俞灏明 - Duan Mulei 端木磊
Yu Haoming placed 6th in Superboys and is the lead in the upcoming movie, "Le Huo Nan Hai".
Birthday: 11/14/1987
Height: 180 cm

Duan Mulei is a pianist who is the most mature among the group of four friends, and is polite to everyone although unlike Yuxun, he prefers to keep to himself instead of interfering in other's affairs.

Zhu Zixiao 朱梓骁 - Shangguan Ruiqian 上官瑞谦
Former Model
Birthday: 8/13/1986
Height: 183 cm

Shangguang Ruiqian is perhaps the least mature of the group. Being one of the most talkative of the group of friends, he was the "leader" of the group before Yunhai arrived at the school, but having never really been cut out for leading and preferring a more fun lifestyle, has easily slided to a more backseat role where he shares a strong camaderie with Ye Shuo, cracks jokes at Yunhai's expense, and basically tries to enjoy anything that comes his way.

Wei Chen 魏晨 - Ye Shuo 叶朔
Wei Chen placed 3rd in Superboys and has been in three movies, and a stage play so far.
Birthday: 2/22/1986
Height: 183 cm

Ye Shuo is something a computer genius who is the secret to the success of his older brother's IT company. But in reality he has a grudge against his brother whom he believes caused the death of their father. He is also one of the more mature guys in the group, with a quiet but firm presence. He doesn't like the superficial, flighty girls of the school and likes more mature women...like Yunhai's older sister, Yunduo.


╰☆ Secondary Cast Members ☆╮


The Comic Relief "couple": Guo Rongrong and Xu Lili
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Ren Silu - Xu Lili
First friend of Chu Yuxun at the school who has some sort of (platonic?) relationship with Guo Rongrong.

Lu Hu - Guo Rongrong
Lu Hu has composed tons of songs, composed with Wei Chen, and helped Yu Haoming begin composing as well. Very talented. He plays an ugly classmate who's comedic relief.

Chen Yina - Xiao Yu
Chu Yuxun's friend from when she was young and often goes to Yuxun's shop to talk about her life at Aliceton. She falls in love with Shangguan Ruiqian.

Peng Yang - Yu Xin
Duan Mulei likes her. She is a substitute music teacher to the school. Sometimes she acts more like a friend than a teacher, and does more for her students than she should, but overall she still feels that there should be a certain boundary that shouldn't be crossed between teacher and student, making it hard for her to reciprocate Duan Mulei's feelings.

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Yin Yezi - Zhao Meiran
A rich girl who's been in love with Duan Mulei since forever and tries to make Chu Yuxun's life hard.

Chu Yinan - Jin Nana
Zhao Meiran's Best Friend who's less loyal to any certain member of the four guys, and likes them all.

Xiao Han - Murong Yunduo
Murong Yunhai's sister. Ye Shuo loves her in an unrequited fashion.

Zong Fengyan as Lin Xiaolai
Murong Yunduo's husband and super genius alumni of the university who quit school early on.

Li Ying - Shen Hanfeng
Murong siblings' mom. She's actually a rather caring individual towards her children, if stern, although she does prejudge people.

Li Shipeng - Jie Jialong
Murong's Butler

Jerry Huang - ?
Ye Shuo's older brother that he hates.

The Group Reborn's Ma Jianqin- Vincy
Murong Yunhai's fiancee


╰☆ Setting: XiaMen University ☆╮


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╰☆ Performances and Videos of the Cast ☆╮

Singing "Let Me Sing a Song For You" and "Big Tongue" on Chinese Bridge

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Posted 02 December 2008 - 07:24 PM

I did really love the taiwan version of meteor garden. It is a great challenge to make something better than the couple Jerry-barbie. By curiosity, i'll watch the trailer and first episode when it will come out.
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Posted 07 December 2008 - 01:41 AM

i hope Hangeng will be in this series~~ i support him
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Posted 08 December 2008 - 01:22 AM

Hmmm....interesting....China's coming out with HYD and Korea is doing the same. I wonder which version is going to come out first and what the differences/similarities are. So far I've watched the anime, the J-drama, and the Taiwan version of this. I may as well watch the K-version and the C-version just to compare. Of course it won't be much of a hardship, considering I quite enjoy the storyline. I find I can rewatch a show several times (different versions) and never get tired of it...lol.

Can't wait to find out more about this one.
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Posted 08 December 2008 - 06:00 PM

China's will be the last to come out since it's not even casted yet.
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Posted 15 December 2008 - 09:24 AM

i hpoe hangeng n other susu M member will join...
love him so....

i hope kui xian be hua zhe lei...
dang hai be mei zuo...

hahahaha
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Posted 17 December 2008 - 06:45 PM

The main characters are quite young. They are more close by their age to the manga's characters. but hope that they are credible on screen.

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Posted 23 December 2008 - 12:44 AM

I just hope this version will be more unique compare to the rest...and although the cast is not confirmed yet, I really think yu haoming would do a great job.
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Posted 24 December 2008 - 06:52 AM

seriously? they're making a meteor garden?
guess i'll look foward to it.
some of the guys up there look girly
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Posted 24 December 2008 - 01:04 PM

who will be the female protagonist??
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Posted 27 December 2008 - 07:10 AM

Haha wow!! :D I am excited!!! This will be 4? versions of this timeless drama :D

I agree with RealityStarfish, they're going to have to make it POP. :D Because some people won't watch it just because its like a carbon copy of the other versions, just in a different language. But I am excited for this!! Ha, I didn't even know about this! :D Good luck CHYD! And please keep us posted! :D

Haha, wouldn't it be awesome if the whole SJM [well, FOUR of them :D] would be the F4? lol... Highly doubt thats going to happen though :D

And its going to be weird...All born in the 90's? Ha, I could audition. :D lol. just kidding. 1: I don't live in China. 2: Don't speak Mandarin. 3: I'm not Asian... Once again, its nice to dream :D lol.
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Posted 27 December 2008 - 05:04 PM

:shocked: Oh gosh a Chinese version for this addicted drama Oh man I'm already waiting the Korean one now I have to wait 4r this version :wacko:

next year it'll be awesome 4r me :excited

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Posted 27 December 2008 - 07:42 PM

I'd be happy to see Yu Haoming as Domyouji. But he's too gentle to be violent and arrogant. Hopefully he can portray that well if he's really taking the role.

Guo Jingming is too beautiful! He'd make a great Rui, though. Or Soujiro.

I'm getting sick of the storyline, even if there are so many hot guys involved. Wonder who they'll cast as Tsukushi?
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Posted 27 December 2008 - 08:33 PM

do we really need another version of HYD?
if they added some changes then maybe i would be a fan.
I hope ariel isnt in it though,
there is huge buzz that shes the lead. if she is i would fee ls bad calling myself her fan since i wont watch this.
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Posted 27 December 2008 - 08:40 PM

Hopefully there will be refreshing changes. Hunan TV said something about how they want to add twists in the plot to make it different.

And vita dolce, Ariel is very unlikely to be in it now, haha.
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Posted 29 December 2008 - 06:32 PM

Some news clips about this series:
http://www.youtube.c...re=channel_page
http://www.youtube.c...re=channel_page

Liu Zhou Cheng:
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It's rumored he might be in it?

Guo Jing Ming:
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Him too. Although he is quite short..only 155 cm i think?

Goshh such pretty boys! LOL
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Posted 30 December 2008 - 11:44 PM

Wow, people should just chill with meteor garden. Its been done, redone, and done again! This is insane. Personally, I think the Taiwanese version is good enough, can't they just leave it at that? Geez.....
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Posted 01 January 2009 - 11:04 PM

wow!!!!again ? heheh hope this gonna turn out good....
i heard that korean gonna make one too is that rite???

can anyone tell me?

thankz you!!
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Posted 02 January 2009 - 01:22 AM

View Postautumn87, on Jan 1 2009 4 04 PM, said:

wow!!!!again ? heheh hope this gonna turn out good....
i heard that korean gonna make one too is that rite???

can anyone tell me?

thankz you!!

Yep there is a Korean remake too. That one's already filming i think?
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Posted 02 January 2009 - 07:04 AM

wow. hu nan is really impressing me right now.
with so many remakes! from ugly betty now meteor garden.
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Posted 02 January 2009 - 07:49 AM

okay, I'm a bit confused right now. Did hunan tv already announced the cast or is it going actually announce on Chinese New Year?? Because I can't seem to find any news on that at the moment, not even from the hunan tv website.
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Posted 02 January 2009 - 08:10 AM

Er...really sorry about that. They didn't announce anything for the news years thing.

I thought for sure they'd announce it by New Years, because that's what they said in news reports and even Wei Chen, who's like supposed to be for sure one of the F4, agreed with that.
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Posted 03 January 2009 - 04:53 AM

View Postcfensi, on Jan 2 2009 1 10 AM, said:

Er...really sorry about that. They didn't announce anything for the news years thing.

I thought for sure they'd announce it by New Years, because that's what they said in news reports and even Wei Chen, who's like supposed to be for sure one of the F4, agreed with that.

They even said so at the beginning of the concert that they would announce it, so everyone should "watch and anticipate" but...they didn't even mention it anymore after that. I was annoyed..LOL I even watched all the credits of the concert just in case they would put in something about it at the end.

SIDE NOTE: I also read that they also lied by saying Chen Chu Sheng was going to be at the concert, but he never showed up. A large number of his fans even were there with signs and everything, and when they were sure he wasnt going to be there, they left the concert early in disgust.
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Posted 04 January 2009 - 08:56 AM

Okay, I just looked at the hunan tv website, and I think they're gonna announce the new Meteor Garden cast on CHINESE NEW YEAR. However, Wu Chun might have a very high chance of being in the drama according to one of very recent news. But since I'm not particularly good with translations, I can't say much about it. Just go to the hunan tv website and check it out for yourselves if you know Chinese.
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Posted 05 January 2009 - 06:02 AM

View PostRealityStarfish, on Jan 4 2009 9 56 AM, said:

However, Wu Chun might have a very high chance of being in the drama

I think it would be better if mainlanders are mostly involved in this drama
since taiwan have already it's version hope that they would use more of their stars there.
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Posted 07 January 2009 - 10:09 PM

i wish the chinese one wasn't being filmed so close in sucession to the korean one because i have a feeling that people will compare it to the korean one, maybe unfavorably. but the actors they're picking look reallyyyy good looking!

and i agree shobe_show, i think they should use all mainlanders in this version...
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Posted 07 January 2009 - 10:28 PM

I read an article on Sing Tao newspaper and it saids Wu Zun have a high chance of acting the part of DMS and Fahrenheit might be the new F4. But I do think they should leave the cast to mainlanders because they're remaking it in China and not Taiwan.
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Posted 09 January 2009 - 12:55 AM

View PostSECRETL0VE*, on Jan 7 2009 1 28 PM, said:

I read an article on Sing Tao newspaper and it saids Wu Zun have a high chance of acting the part of DMS and Fahrenheit might be the new F4. But I do think they should leave the cast to mainlanders because they're remaking it in China and not Taiwan.

Yeah, I heard this from my mom....but she said Taiwan was remaking one...then I was just like No...it's China Hunan... =="....so yeah, I duno I doubt both China and Taiwan are making a version...and it would be stupid if Taiwan makes another one...
Anyways, but I don't think it's that good of an idea, cuz it's a remake in China and not Taiwan...so Fahrenheit?? I don't really like the fact that they're using TW people in a China production? I think I rather have the Super Boys in this ^^
And Fahrenheit replacing F4 in the series is stupid. They were pretty much considered the replacement of them in the TW Ent industry...it's stupid if they are like following F4 in their footsteps and take up the roles they took.
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Posted 09 January 2009 - 01:28 AM

Wu Zun will not be in this drama. Those rumors died a while ago.


I have a feeling non-Chinese might not like this one as much as the Korean one because the Korean one is being made for non-Koreans (they have in mind to sell it to other countries to gain back all that money they spent). Hunan is planning on making this appeal to Chinese people and only basically Chinese youth.

But they are changing it so it won't be so much of a rehash of something old and boring.

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Posted 19 January 2009 - 09:35 PM

It seems that they have already chosen the girl. Here is her picture

It's a new face, 19 years old, from Beijing film institute. The picture isn't very clear, but I think she can fit the role... ^^

Attached File(s)


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Posted 20 January 2009 - 03:17 AM

umm. she pretty, but can she act???
is it really her??
it should be zhang han yun instead.

WHo is REALLY the CAST!!!!!!!!!!! im comfused~!
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Posted 20 January 2009 - 03:49 AM

Not such a clear picture of her...but I don't really like her (well from the pic only, can't judge that much with that one picture though) >< Hopefully she can act then.
But I really want to know who's in F4 : (
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Posted 23 January 2009 - 05:53 AM

The girl looks like she can fit the role really well!
She has the "cute innocence" thing going on lol.

Yeah isn't this going to start filming soon if they plan to release it in the summer of 2009? I want to know the cast SOON! :D
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Posted 30 January 2009 - 01:24 AM

omg!! im soo mad!! didn't they say that they were going to annonce
the cast on chinese new year?? it like pass chinese new year already!
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Posted 03 February 2009 - 12:40 AM

Here are the cast for mainland F4, source Baidu board:

Domyoji => 张汉 (Zhang Han)
Sojirou => 朱梓骁 (Zhu Zi Xiao)
Akira => 魏晨 (Wei Chen)
Rui => 俞灏明 (Yu Hao Ming)

For the pictures sorry... I have tried, but the forum don't let me post them.
There is a topic in crunchyroll forum where I've posted some pictures of them ("NEW Hana Yori Dango/Meteor Garden [MAINLAND VERSION]"). You can check if you want.
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Posted 03 February 2009 - 07:52 AM

^ Thank you for the actor list!! For a moment there, I thought Hunan TV is gonna be secretive about everything. The only thing I'm not happy about the list is why is Wei Chen getting so little part??

reason for editing: Filling back something I forgot to mention-->Wei Chen

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Posted 03 February 2009 - 02:45 PM

I love the Taiwan version , so i hope this will be as good as expected .
I like that they are changing the storyline to keep it refreshing!
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Posted 03 February 2009 - 10:54 PM

So the cast is announced... Let's see if they will defeat the taiwanese version that i think to be as far the best one.
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Posted 04 February 2009 - 08:15 AM

Here's some news I translated;

Source: Hunan Ent [02/02/2009]
Translated by Chloe.C @ AsianUniverse.net

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Hunan TV's version of "Meteor Garden" to be starting in mid-Feb; changes name to "Meteor Rain"

After the well-received "Chou Nu Wu Di", Hunan TV's version of "Meteor Garden" is finally starting in February. On The State Reprentative of Radio Film and Television website, reporters saw that Hunan TV's "Meteor Garden" has officially been started, but the name has been changed to "Meteor Rain" (流星雨). From a reliable source, reporters found out that the in the new F4 there will be two "Superboys", including Yu Hao Ming and Wei Chen. As for the other two boys, they are newcomers. The female lead will be played by an 18 year old newcomer. The new F4 has been confirmed to be Yu Hao Ming, Wei Chen, Zhu Zi Xiao and Zhang Han. Yu Hao Ming will be playing the role of Hua Ze Lei (Rui), but in the new version, the character has been renamed to Duan Mu Lei. Wei Chen will be playing the character "Ye Shuo"; originally called "Mei Zuo" (Akira), Zhu Zi Xiao will be playing "Xi Men Rui Qian"; originally "Xi Men" (Sojirou) and Dao Ming Si (Domyoji) will be renamed to "Yun Hai", played by Zhang Han. Of the 4, Zhu Zi Xiao and Xi Men are newcomers with no experience on screen at all. As for the female lead (Shan Cai), the character will be renamed to Chu Yu Qian, played by an 18 year old newcomer. From the cast list report of the show, we can see that the series is estimated to be 35 episodes. The plot also has some changes. The relationship story of Xi Men and Xiao You will be omitted, and the setting will be in an aristocrat university. Yu Qian, was able to study at this university "Ai Li Si Dun Institute" (艾利斯顿学院) with the money her uncle borrowed. Yun Hai, Duan Mu Lei, Xi Men Rui Qian and Ye Shuo are the four noble brothers of the institute and are also the hot popular idols of the girls in the school. These four "young masters" were unhappy with their parents' arrangements for their lives, so they went to study at Ai Li Si Dun Institue under force. They wanted the principal to expell them, so they were always making trouble in school, causing headaches for the principal all the time. Because Yu Qian felt unfair for people, she became F4's target for pranking. From being competitive and admiring one another to becoming friends, F4 were also shocked by Yu Qian's strong independence and eventually became the school\'s 4 outstanding students as well.

Yesterday, the reporters phoned "Tian Yu" company's Miss Wu, who was in charge of the project "Meteor Rain". She expressed that the "new F4" had the same standards as the "old F4", "Height must be at least 180 cm and have to be handsome as well". But she also stated that before the filming actually starts, there are possibilities of any changes.

Source: 66163.com
Translated by: Chloe.C @AsianUniverse.net

Xia Da becomes Meteor Rain's Film Setting

The mainland version of "Meteor Garden" is finally starting, reporters waited outside of Xia Men Airport, welcoming the Mainland F4 to arrive. They were all indeed very tall and handsome. The series will all be filmed in Xia Men; therefore the fans in Xia Men are definitely very lucky!
The new "Metoer Garden" will all be filmed in Xia Men, using the wonderful scenary of Xia Men. Yesterday, the F4 cast arrived at Xia Men and settled in the Asia Gulf Hotel. At the same time of revealing the mysterious F4, the crew also revealed the prologue of the film. The mainland version of "Meteor Garden" will be changed to "Meteor Rain" (流星雨), estimating to be 35 episodes. They will be filming in mid-February, and will be filming for 3 months, estimating to be aired in the summer.

Newcomers playing the main leads

The crew's plane yesterday was delayed big time, causing their low arrival to become even more mysterious. Reporters went and were anticipating the unveiling of the main leads. Reporters saw that the original rumoured cast, Wei Chen, Yu Hao Ming, Wu Zun, Han Geng as the new F4 had some changes made. Other than the "Superboys" Wei Chen and Yu Hao Ming, the other two are newcomers. However, same as the old F4, the new F4 are all handsome guys that had a height of over 180 cm.
Afterwards, reporters saw that on the tentative script, the other two necomers are Zhu Zi Xiao and Zhang Han. Zhang Han is an actor of the new generation and Zhu Zi Xiao is a model. The characters they are playing, Dao Ming Si (Domyoji), Xi Men (Sojirou), etc all had their names changed. They are: Zhang Han playing Yun Hai (originally Dao Ming Si (Domyoji)), Yu Hao Ming is playing Duan Mu Lei (originally Hua Ze Lei (Rui)), Zhu Zi Xiao is playing Xi Men (originally Xi Men (Sojirou)) and Wei Chen is playing Ye Shuo (originally Mei Zuo (Akira)).
Reporters also saw that the actress playing Shan Cai wasn't at Xia Men yet. Apparently, she as going to be the cast's secret weapon, she would be revealed on the first day of fimling. But reporters found out that Shan Cai would be renamed to Chu Yu Qian. The actress is a 19 year old Year 2 Film Institute student, called Zheng Shuang. The reason why this unexperienced student was strongly noticed, was because her look was very fresh and clear, matching the standards of "New Meteor Garden". Even the F4 who are used to seeing beautiful girls had "affection" for her.

Idol Drama became an Inspiration series

From the The State Reprentative of Radio Film and Television, the "New Meteor Garden"'s changes are quite big. No wonder netizens were sulking. First, the series name has been changed to "Meteor Rain" and F4 and Shan Cai all have new names. Even the plot, which was originally a comedy-romance idol drama became inspirational.
As for the changes, the producer of the series, Yao Yu Zhu said, the changes were made to show the characteristics of this drama. He expressed that though this was being seen as a new version of "Meteor Garden", but "Meteor Rain" and "Meteor Garden" are only similar, but what the show really wants to bring is how the young of the 90's are positive and active towards life.

Therefore the new version of "Meteor Garden" seem to be "uncommon", being called "messy" and "speechless" cannot be stopped. Because the original manga and other versions' plots have been critcized by others, this caused for the mainland version of "Meteor Garden" to have to make changes.

New F4 Profiles:

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Story Plot:
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Zheng Shuang:
Pics of female lead


Mkay, I swear if Hao Ming's hair is gona look like the one in the group picture, I'm gona kill someone =X It better look normalll =XXX I really like all the guys actually (in their individual pics at least)...but yeah...who knows...sometimes their look all changes when it comes to the series look.
As for the female lead, gah they're being so mysterious about it! But from the articles, it sounds like she's quite pretty? But from those pics I found...2 of them don't look so good? But yeah, I'm interested to see all their looks for the series asap!

This post has been edited by tammiest: 04 March 2009 - 03:26 AM
Reason for edit:: Max. 3 Pictures Per Post; please leave the rest as normal links or thumbnails; thank you! :)

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Posted 04 February 2009 - 08:31 AM

Haoming was never pretty, just cute and hot...but pretty never described him, so I'm kind of bummed he's playing Lei/Rui. But his personality is definitely Lei, so I really want him to be Lei.

I'm posting your story summary on the first post, thanks.
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