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alicenowonderland · 2 years

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F4 FEVER ✨

Okay, can we all agree that our childhood is not complete if we do not have a crush on one of the F4s or if we did not watched Hana Yori Dango adaptations. Who does not imagine herself being the female lead falling for the rich, handsome, toxic male lead? Or falling for the second male lead who wears in all white or any white in it? Just kidding! But I know we all loved the series.

So before I get into my point, I would like to remind you, my dear readers, that the things I will discuss here is based on my opinions. Everything that I will be put here is based on my point of views and own understanding.

Please do not forget to give me comments and please be gentle when giving one. I would love to meet other people who has the same insterests.

So… let’s get started!

🌸 THE F4 and their story 🌸

First let us know who are the F4 and their story.

F4 or also known as the 🌸 FLOWER FOUR 🌸 is a clique of young, handsome, rich men who rules the school just because they are rich and most popular. F4 came from the manga, Hana Yori Dango (Boys Over Flowers) , which is written by a Japanese writer and illustrator, Yoko Kamio.

The story revolves around Makino Tsukushi who came from a middle class family. She studies at Eitoku Gakuen (academy) where the F4 rules. Tsukasa Domyouji, Rui Hanazawa, Sojirou Nishikado and Akira Mimisaka. All four of them are friends since Kindergarten and causes the bullying inside the school whenever someone gets in their way. They bully the students by the means of the RED CARD. When Tsukushi helped her friend from Tsukasa’s bullying, she stood up against him and kicked him, making Tsukasa interested on her because she was the only girl who stands up to them. Tsukushi fell in love with Rui while Rui is still waiting for Shizuka Todou, Rui’s first love. Then there was Tsukushi’s mom who is against their love because Tsukasa comes from a rich family and we know the rest.

No matter how long and what year, we always bing watch and rewatch the series because it gives us different kinds of story-telling which makes it interesting no matter how many adaptations we watched.

🌸 THE F4 and their adaptations 🌸

Hana Yori Dango has an anime adaptation as well as a movie which first aired in 90s. The first ever television series was aired in Taiwan on year 2001 where we met Dao Ming Xi, Huaze Lei, Xi Men, Mei Zou and of course… Shancai. Yes, METEOR GARDEN. It was released in 2001 and popularized since then.

Meteor Garden Taiwan has two parts. Just so we thought Shancai and Azi have their happy ending, that is where Azi had amnesia on Season 2 and we met Princess Ye Sha and things just go crazier.

The second country to adapt it into a TV series is no other than Japan. I do not know if they really intended it then Taiwan did it first or they decided to have live-action series after the success of Meteor Garden.

Hana Yori Dango was released in 2005 and yes we all loved Domyouji! *heart eyes with drools* We cannot deny how handsome and charismatic Jun Matsumoto is even when we first saw him as an Arashi singer. The series had a part 2 also which is pretty similar to the Taiwanese version. I do not know if the Japanese stick with the manga (bec I haven’t read the manga yet) but there are things that are not similar to other adaptations. There is also a Hana Yori Dango Final: The Movie with the same casts but the story revolves around the engaged life of Tsukushi and Tsukasa.

In 2009, South Korea’s Kdrama was sky-rocketing when they released the TV series Boys Over Flowers, the Korean adaptation. This is where it was popularized again not just in Asia but all over the world. In this show we met Lee Min Ho and Kim Bum whom we gushed over a hundred times because why not. *raining hearts* *heart eyes* A lot of fans became nostalgic when they watched the show. It lasted for 25 episodes with super catchy OST. Almoooost paradiseeeee~

After 17 years, China released their own METEOR GARDEN. It was year 2018 when Cdramas are being popular and of course they have to have a remake of Meteor Garden. *for youuuuuuu ooohhh ooohhh~* We cannot deny the love we had for the new casts especially to Dylan Wang, Darren Chen and Shen Yue.

The lastest adaptation that we loved and one of the most awaited adaptations is the F4 Thailand on 2021. We cannot deny how beautiful they changed the story but still the same plot is there. We loved Bright, Dew, Win and Nani on their Thai Series but we loved them more on portraying the infamous F4. They gave us new stories to the series and we cannot help but to delve deeper into their stories. We cannot wait for a week just for the next episode to be released. Let us admit it, we missed the F4! The show was 16 episodes and kuddos to the writer, director and crew staffs for being so creative on the story-telling. How I miss Gorya and Thyme and of course… Ren! *hearts everywhere*

I was shocked when I knew that Indonesia, USA and India had their own adaptations too but as a web series. I stumbled upon it when I am searching about the topic and saw it. It is unlicensed/unofficial adaptations but it is where it came from. Siapa Takut Jatuh Cinta (Indonesia) was released on 2002 and had another adaptation on 2017. Boys Before Friends (USA) on 2013 and Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan (India) on 2014. China has also an entry called entitled Meteor Shower that was released on 2009.

🌸 The F4 and their differences 🌸

Same plot, same story line but different scenes. Maybe that is the reason why we loved these adaptations and it does not matter if we know the start to the end of the story because of its variations.

On Meteor Garden Taiwan since it is the first to have a TV series, it became a little bit detailed and has 27 episodes on the first season and 31 on the second season. We cried, we laughed and we feel what we need to feel on every scenes. Even there was a point where we chose Huaze Lei over Dao Ming Xi for hurting Shan Cai. We watched how their feelings grew and how they fought against all odds. It has also a side story of the F4 which is the Meteor Rain where we knew about Xi Men’s first love and Mei Zou’s love story. We do not know more about the F4’s family but we know that they are born with silver spoon and that they are spoiled rich kids who rule the Ying De Academy.

On Hana Yori Dango I guess they really stick to the manga. It has three parts, the last one is a movie about the engagement of Tsukasa and Tsukushi. This is the only adaptation that has a spin-off called Hana Nochi Hare which took place on Eitoku Academy ten years after the F4 graduated. Unlike the Taiwanese version, Rui Hanazawa is a quiet guy and his family owns a large trading firm. Sojiro came from a reputable family who owns a large tea ceremony school at Japan. He has an older brother which is not on other adaptations. Akira came from a family of mafia and has twin sisters which is not said on other adaptations.

On Boys Over Flowers, we had a new taste of the story. We saw how lavish the life of the F4 and how grand Gu Jun Pyo can give gifts to Jan Di, for example is a heart island on Jeju. Talk about money! We also loved the characters of the F4. Jun Pyo who came from a rich family and plays violin just like Huaze Lei of Taiwan adaptation, Jiho who is the grandson of the former President, Yi Jung came from a family of artists and he is skillful on pottery and Woo Bin whose family owns a large construction company and they have connections to the mafias.

Meteor Garden 2018 is a bit of mild compared to other adaptations. The F4 is not really that bad bullies compared to the other adaptations. They are just smart players of their game who ruled Ming De University because they are intellegent and because they give the school numerous awards because if their skills on playing a card game called Bridge (poker). This is the only adaptation with card game like that and that they are in college. All of the adaptations were set in high school. They give joker cards instead of red cards to those people who challenge them. Huaze Lei also plays violin and majors in music unlike the three F4 who majors in business. We do not know much about the other two F4 but we all knew that they are great Bridge players.

Lastly, the F4 Thailand which I can say is the best adaptation. We witnessed on the first seasons how evil Thyme’s Mother is until she became not-so-evil on the end. We saw how MJ cares for his friends and we witnessed how F4 settle their friendship using fists. Hahaha! We witnessed how Thyme changed and how Gorya struggled just so Thyme could remember. We realized that this show could really happen in real life but also how great it is if someone who holds into power like that changed because of love. This is the only adaptation where I saw that the male lead (Thyme) asks forgiveness to everyone he bullied. Talk about character development! We also knew Kavin’s first love and MJ’s KFC love. Hahaha! We saw how Ren got hurt when Mira decided to go abroad and settle. We knew each character, Thyme is possessive to his power at school because of his Mom. Ren who likes to draw and is very artistic came from a family of Doctors. Kavin who is a playboy yet afraid to fall in love again because of Mona came from a family with high ranking positions in the government. His grandmother is also a National Artist because she makes really nice flower garlands. And, MJ who is a handsome hacker and came from a family of mafia. We witnessed different forms of love and how it was portrayed by the different persons because it is what they knew.

I am so sad because I will the shows but happy also because who does not love that story? Who does not love a toxic guy that changes into a good one because of love? Of course no one in real life would like that but because it is very entertaining, we watched it.

I hope other countries would make their own adaptations. What I like it more is it showcases the trends and cultures in each countries. So I really hope Indonesia, India and USA will make a TV series adaptation not only a web-series. I hope Philippines will make one too!

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gear-project · 2 years

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Korean Reload / Strive Comparison

Guilty Gear Korean Reload / Strive Comparison

Sol Badguy: Lee Jung Goo / Han Choi

Zato=1 / Eddie: Pyo Young Je / Sang-hyun Um

Millia Rage: Kook Seung Youn / Hye-won Jung

Potemkin: Young-jun Si (Reprised)

Chipp Zanuff: Kang Soo Jin / Hyesung Kim

Anji Mito: Kim Jang / Joo-won Jeong

Axl Low: Oh In Sung / Beomsik Shin

Ky Kiske: An Jong Duck / Myungjun Kim

I-No: Kang Hi Sun / Yunmi Yeo

May: Lee Ji Young / Haru Kim

Faust: Lee In Sung / Bum-ki Hong

Testament: Shin Hae Chul / Jo Hyun-Jung

Baiken: Jung Sun Hye / Bona Kim

Bridget: Yu Min Jung / ???

Dizzy: Yang Jung Hwa / ???

Justice: Lee Joo Chang / ???

Kliff Undersn: Choi Suk Phil / ???

Kuradoberi Jam: Lee Dong Eun / ???

Slayer: Kang Goo Han / ???

Asuka R. Kreutz Youngsun Kim

Venom: Choi Han / ???

Zappa: An Jang Hyuk / ???

Ramlethal Valentine: Harim Song

Lucifero: Hyomin Ahn

Leo Whitefang: Yongsik Yoon

Nagoriyuki: Chaeheon Im

Giovanna: Myungho Lee

Goldlewis Dickinson: Jang-won Lee

Happy Chaos: Yohan Park

Vernon: Jeonghoon Kim

Jack-O' Valentine: Ah-yeong Yoon

Daryl: Shinwoo Kim

Erica Bartholomew: Yuri Yi

Aria: Da-seul Lee

Ariels: Doyeong Kim

Gabriel: Seunghan Sim

Sin Kiske: Doh-hyeong Nam

Delilah: Eun-Jo Lee

April: Sae-ah Lee

Phalanx: Changwook Kwon

Reporter: Ui-han Jung

#Korean Reload #Seiyuu #Voice Acting

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mirajanefairytailmage · 2 years

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Rambling About a Show (08/13/2022)

⚠️SPOILER!?⚠️

This is another drama I started because I saw an edit on tiktok that piqued my interest. (First time that happened was a Gwi edit, The Scholar Who Walks the Night). Anyhoo, I enjoyed the storyline, the action, the romance, and the drama. I started this on Wednesday (08/10/2022) and finished it today. Here's my rambling.

So, before Court Lady Noh Ok-nam mentioned anything about chaos and it's revealed a version of Jeong Tae eul exists in Lee Gon's universe. I kept questioning if her being in the Kingdom of Corea creates some sort of paradox or something. Same with when Lee Gon is in her universe. Also, later on when Jeong Tae Eul ask Na-ri what she would do if she had met another version of herself. Na-ri's response is shocking but also she's got a point. However, that does not mean I condone in murder. It just means I agree with the whole two versions of one person shouldn't coexist in the same universe, because it messes with the balance of everything.

There were so many plot twists. My favorite is when it's revealed that Lee Gon's older self is the one who saved his younger self on the night of the treason. I had figured it was either Jo Yeong or Luna.

Lee Jung-jin did an amazing job portraying Lee Lim, one of the villains that I couldn't stand. I think Jung Eun-chae also did a fantastic job as Minister Goo. The funny thing is, I instantly didn't like Minister Goo when she first appeared. As I continued on, she showed that I had a good reason not to like her. She is power hunger, manipulative, rude, and wants to be in control. Lee Lim, he just wanted power and eternity, still pretty evil. Also can't forget that he killed his brother and attempted to murder his nephew, Lee Gon. So, both characters are pretty evil and unsettling.

I got emotional when Lee Gon figured everything out towards the end, and also figured out he might not be able to return to Jeong Tae Eul. There was also a possibility that Jeong Tae Eul may not have memories of Lee Gon. Which honestly broke my heart. Also when Jo Eun seob and Jo Yeong said goodbye, that scene made me emotional.

I wanted to talk about the cinematography towards the end of episode 11 and into episode 12. I personally felt that him and his guards riding into the scene on horseback made it all the more powerful and emotional. Sure, they could have pulled up in their royal vehicles, but it wouldn't have as much of impact as the horses. That's just my personally opinion. It also looked like an extremely cool shot. Gotta hand it to the entire crew and actors for producing such a gorgeous and impactful scene. Another powerful scene I was mesmerized by was when Lee Gon and Jo Yeong went back to the night of the treason togethr. Their entrance there was amazing.

I recognized several of the actors from other dramas I have watched. Kim Yong-ji (Na-ri), first character I saw her portray was Yuri in Tale iof the Nine-Tailed. Kim Go-eun (Jeong Tae eul), first character I saw her portray was Ji Eun-tak in Goblin/Guardian The Lonely and Great God. Lee Min-ho (Lee Gon), first character I saw him portray was Goo Jun-pyo in Boys Over Flowers (currently watching that whenever I visit my bestie). Jeon Moo-song (Prince Buyeong/Lee Jong-in), first character I saw him portray was Veteran Lee Young-cheon in episode 6 of Tomorrow.

I should also recognize Kim Young-ok (Court Lady Noh Ok-nam) from an episode of Tomorrow, but I don't. 😳 I saw Kang Ki-doong (Secretary Kim) in Prison Playbook as Prison Officer Song. I was wondering why Kim Kyung-nam (Shin-jae) seemed familiar but couldn't place his face until now. He portrayed Lee Joon-dol in Prison Playbook. That character is vastly different from Shin-jae, hence why I couldn't pin point where I've seen him before. I admit I have seen The Divine Fury, Woo Do-hwan (Jo Yeon) portrayed Ji-sin in that film, but it's been awhile since I've seen that film so I forgot about it. 😫

I admit there is so much I love about this drama. But as usually I'm only rambling about everything that stuck out the most to me. This was definitely worth the watch.

#rambling about a show #kdrama #the king eternal monarch #the king: eternal monarch

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holobethyname · 1 year

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Haechan Stan Guide [but it's still under construction so...]

You want to stan Haechan. You entered NCity through Youtube stan guides, and you're just realizing that you got scammed by non-Haechan enjoyers. This is the place for you!

Or maybe you're not a baby sunflower and you just want to read about Haechan. Typical sunflower behavior but okay.

Click the links for more details. The guide is still incomplete, and I will add more context and sources as soon as I can.

🌿The Basics

Real Name: Lee Donghyuck (이동혁)

Stage Name: Haechan (해찬)

Nickname: Fullsun

Other Nicknames: Chocoball, Pudu

[Note: Will link the storied on Chocoball and Pudu]

Age: 22 years old (international), 23 years old (Korean)

Birthday: June 06, 2000

[Note: Will link Angel Number: 6]

Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

[Note: Will link haechanahceah and his zodiac readings]

Blood Type: AB

MBTI: ENFP → ISFP

[Note: Will link examples of ENFP vs ISFP Haechan]

Siblings: younger sister and 2 younger brothers

[Note: Will link family stories!]

Height: 174 cm (5'8") not 173 cm

Weight: Unknown, but he hard carries a lot

Shoe size: 270 mm

[Note: Will link his heeled boots ;)]

He has a lot of moles. Most notable: the ones on his face that form a small dipper when connected by lines, on his chest, on his Adam's apple (right at the center)

He has a crooked pinky from an accident during his childhood.

He revealed during the 9th Mugi Box episode with Dream that he has a condition on his one eye where he sees color worse than the other.

He has Incheon bridge legs.

He sustained an fracture on the shin bone of his right leg last December 2018.

[Note: Will try to add as much context but little by little.]

🌿 Pre-Debut

Although born in Seoul, he's a Jeju boy from the ages 7 to 12.

He was very sociable as a child, and his classmates were saddened when he transferred out of his school.

He joined the choir, and he went to Hawaii for it.

He was part of his school's broadcasting club. When he left to transfer to another school, he gathered the members of his club, and performed for them as a parting gift.

He played a lot of sports.

He was supposed to go to a school famous for soccer before he passed the SM Saturday Auditions.

He was a part of the table tennis club of his school.

He trained in Taekwondo.

🌿 Audition Story

Both his parents were musically inclined -- his mom is a vocalist and entertainer, as well.

He grew up listening to Michael Jackson a lot.

Shinee's Replay was the song that made him want to be an artist.

He was encouraged by his Mom to join the SM auditions in 2013. (Thank you, Mama Lee!)

He passed on the first round by singing "That XX" by G-Dragon. Upon the initial screening on the same day, he sang "Hello" by Huh Gak and then "Ugly Duckling" by Son Seung Yeon. He went back for the final screening and sang Justin Bieber's "Baby".

🌿 Training

Haechan was the youngest trainee when he joined SM.

He was called a prodigy during his trainee days.

He auditioned with his vocals but also trained in dance.

He is professionally trained in ballet, sports dance, jazz, and contemporary dance.

After training for a year in sports dance, he joined a competition and won 1st place.

He is also the best rapper among the trainees due to his innate musicality.

He often roamed around the training rooms and taught his fellow trainees tricks to survive in SM.

🌿 As an SM Rookie

Studied at Seoul of Performing Arts. (Unfortunately, he did not graduate there due to being an idol at the same time but he has a certification for completing high school.)

He was part of SOPA's F4 (including Mark, Jeno, and Jaemin) and he was their Goo Jun Pyo.

He came out as one of the SM Rookies.

He was part of the younger batch of SM Rookies who starred in Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.

🌿 Debut

NCT

He was in the demo of The 7th Sense released during the teaser videos for NCT, but sadly he wasn't included in the final lineup.

NCT 127

He was the 1st member confirmed for 127 on July 2, 2016.

They debuted on July 10, 2016 with "Fire Truck".

He debuted as a lead vocalist, lead dancer, and rapper.

In 2019, he was reassigned as a main vocalist.

NCT Dream

He was the 4th member confirmed for NCT Dream on August 20, 2016.

They debuted on August 24, 2016 with "Chewing Gum".

He debuted in NCT Dream as a main vocalist.

NCT U

On December 2, 2019, he was announced as a member of an NCT U subunit to release a STATION X.

They called their group "Four Seasons" with Haechan being summer.

Four Seasons released "Coming Home" on December 12, 2019. It is a ballad produced by Yoo Young Jin.

This solidified Haechan's main vocalist position among all active units of NCT.

Singer-Songwriter

Haechan's dream is to be a singer-songwriter.

During NCT 127's The Link concert in Seoul at the Gocheok Sky Dome on December 17, 2021, he released "Love Sign" -- the first of the 3 self-written songs that he produced with NCT Taeil and SM Producer Deez.

He also choreographed the dance break that he performed in the middle of the song.

The second song called "NYCT" was released on October 22, 2022 during The Link+ Concert in Seoul Olympic Stadium.

He still has one remaining song unreleased.

OST

He released his first OST on March 5, 2022.

It is entitled "Good Person (2022)" and a remake of Toy's song of the same title.

🌿 Haechan's Solo Activities

Oh God, this is just sad.

OST #1: Good Person (2022)

Magazine Cover #1: star1's July 2022 issue

🌿 Miscellaneous

Haechan and Food