WHO'S YOUR FAVORITE?

Hana Yori Dango, a trendsetter back then. An era where Taiwanese, Japanese and Korean drama and/or boy band were at its peak (yeah, up until now). From Meteor Garden which was a huge hit among Asia, to the Japanese version of the drama  up until the Korean version, were hairstyles and fashion were the talk of the town and a trend among youngsters.

So, from the three adaptations, what is your most loved?

Let's find out then...

METEOR GARDEN
The first live action adaptation of the manga to broadcast on TV. A 2001 Taiwanese adaptation of Hana Yori Dango, starring Barbie Hsu, Jerry Yan, Vic Chou, Vanness Wu and Ken Chu. A supplementary mini series Meteor Rain was aired April 2001 followed by Meteor Garden 2.

HANA YORI DANGO
A Japanese television drama series broadcast on 2005 starring Mao Inoue, Jun Matsumoto, Shun Oguri, Shota Matsuda and Tsuyoshi Abe .Also followed by Hana Yori Dango Returns and a movie adaptation Hana Yori Dango Final which was released 2008.

BOYS OVER FLOWERS
A 2009 South Korean live action adaptation of the manga starring Ku Hye-sun, Lee Min-ho, Kim Hyun-joong of SS501, Kim Bum and Kim Joon of T-max.

And, who among these actors/actresses were the best to portray such role? Who's your favorite?

For the role of Makino Tsukushi?

• Barbie Hsu

Pinyin: Hsu Hsi-yuan 

Born: October 6, 1976 (Taipei, Taiwan) -- She was 24 when filming Meteor Garden

Drama Character: San Chai 

• Mao Inoue

Born: January 9, 1987 (Yokohama, Japan) -- She was 18 when filming Hana Yori Dango

Drama Character: Makino Tsukushi

• Ku Hye-sun

Born: November 9, 1984 (Incheon, South Korea) -- She was 24 when filming Boys Over Flowers
Drama Character: Geum Jan-di


For the role of Tsukasa Domyouji?

• Jerry Yan

Pinyin: Yan Chengxu 

Born: January 1, 1977 (Taipei, Taiwan) -- He was 24 when filming Meteor Garden

Drama Character: Dao Ming Si 

• Jun Matsumoto

Born: August 30, 1983 (Toshima, Tokyo, Japan) -- He was 22 when filming Hana Yori Dango

Drama Character: Domyouji Tsukasa

• Lee Min-ho

Born: June 22, 1987 (Seoul, South Korea) -- He was 21 when filming Boys Over Flowers

Drama Character: Go Jun-pyo

For the role of Rui Hanazawa?

• Vic Chou

Pinyin: Zhou Yumin 

Born: June 9, 1981 (Taipei, Taiwan) -- He was 19 when filming Meteor Garden

Drama Character: Hua Ze Lei

• Shun Oguri

Born: December 26, 1982 (Toshima, Tokyo, Japan) -- He was 22 when filming Hana Yori Dango

Drama Character: Hanazawa Rui

• Kim Hyun-joong

Born: June 6, 1986 (Seoul, South Korea) -- He was 22 when filming Boys Over Flowers
Drama Character: Yoon Ji-hoo


For the role of Soujiro Nishikado?

• Ken Chu / Ken Zhu

Pinyin: Zhu Xiaotian

Born: January 15, 1979 (Taipei, Taiwan) -- He was 22 when filming Meteor Garden

Drama Character: Xi Men

• Shota Matsuda

Born: September 10, 1985 (Suginami, Tokyo, Japan) -- He was 20 when filming Hana Yori Dango

Drama Character: Nishikado Soujiro

• Kim Bum

Born: July 7, 1989 (Seoul, South Korea) -- He was 19 when filming Boys Over Flowers
Drama Character: So Yi-jung

For the role of Akira Mimasaka?

• Vanness Wu

Born: August 7, 1978 (Santa Monica, California, USA) -- He was 22 when filming Meteor Garden

Drama Character: Mei Zuo

• Tsuyoshi Abe

Born: February 13, 1982 (Heilongjiang, China) -- He was 23 when filming Hana Yori Dango

Drama Character: Mimasaka Akira

• Kim Joon

Born: February 3, 1984 (Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea) -- He was 20 when filming Boys Over Flowers
Drama Character: Song Woo-bin

That's it! I am asking for an apology if any of you don't like the pictures, its so hard to find pictures of the Japanese actors. ^_^

I just love them all that its hard for me to choose. :-(

I will just leave the "choosing-of-your-favorite" to you. Enjoy choosing!

^_^