is a 2005 Japanese

television drama series In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

starring

Mao Inoue Mao Inoue (born January 9, 1987) is a Japanese actress. She debuted as an actress when she was five years old. She is best known to Japanese television drama audiences as in , as Makino Tsukushi in the popular ''Hana Yori Dango'' series, an ...

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, and

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. It is based on the ''shōjo'' manga series, , written and illustrated by

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. A sequel entitled ''

Hana yori Dango Returns is a Japanese television drama series, broadcast on TBS in 2007. It is the sequel to the 2005 TV series '' Boys Over Flowers'', based on the original ''shōjo'' manga series by Yoko Kamio. It is followed by the film '' Hana yori Dango Fin ...

'' aired in 2007, and a sequel film, '' Hana yori Dango Final: The Movie'', was released in 2008.

Plot synopsis

Tsukushi Makino is a tough, hard-working, lower-middle class student at the prestigious escalator school Eitoku Gakuen. Initially, Makino wanted to attend Eitoku because her idol, an internationally renowned model named Shizuka Todou, was an alumna of the school. Not long after however, Makino discovers the superficial nature of her classmates. Their arrogance and her inability to relate to them because of her social status limit her chances to make friends. Worse yet, the school is ruled by the F4 or Flower Four, composed of playboys Soujiro Nishikado and Akira Mimasaka, introverted but intelligent and handsome Hanazawa Rui and violent and bratty Domyouji Tsukasa. The F4, sons of Japan's wealthiest and most powerful tycoons, bully fellow students out of boredom or malevolence until they are expelled or quit. Makino's only wish is to remain invisible in Eitoku to avoid getting into trouble. However, she is immersed into the lives of the four legendary bullies after her first and only friend at school, Sakurako Sanjo, accidentally spills juice on Domyouji's white shirt in the cafeteria and she defends her. The next day, she receives a red tag in her locker (an order from the F4 to bully the target student by whatever means possible) and as a result, the whole school turns against her. Despite the harassment, Tsukushi, the "tough weed", refuses to give in or quit. After Domyouji treads all over the lobster her parents painstakingly cooked for her, she finally snaps, knocks him out and declares war on him. This unexpected retaliation catches him by surprise and causes him to fall in love with her. But Tsukushi has fallen in love with Rui, who in turn harbors romantic feelings for his childhood friend Shizuka. The courtship between Tsukasa and Tsukushi is the main theme throughout the series. Various challenges threaten their blossoming relationship, including Tsukushi's wavering feelings for Rui, the envy of fellow Eitoku students, an obsessed childhood classmate, their differences in social class, Tsukasa's brash and possessive nature, and the animosity of Kaede Domyouji, Tsukasa's mother. The first season ends with Domyouji giving the saturn necklace to Makino and her confession of love right before he leaves for New York.

Episode overview

Cast

Main Cast

as Tsukushi Makino *

as Tsukasa Domyouji *

as Rui Hanazawa *

as Soujiro Nishikado *

as Akira Mimasaka

Supporting Cast

* Aki Nishihara as Yuki Matsuoka *

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as Todo Shizuka *

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as Yuriko Asai *

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as Erika Ayuhara * Matsuoka Emiko as Minako Yamano *

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as Nishida * Megumi Sato as Sakurako Sanjo *

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as Tsubaki Domyoji *

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as Kaede Domyoji * Takako Katou as Sachiyo Sengoku (Okami-San) * Susumu Kobayashi as Haruo Makino *

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as Chieko Makino *

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as Susumu Makino

Guests

Kazue Itoh Kazue (written: 一恵, 一枝, 和恵, 和枝, 和永, 良恵 or かずえ in hiragana) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese actress *, Japanese gymnast *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese voice actress ...

as Minako Yamanaka * Masei Nakayama as Junji Terada (Class 2C) *

Kaori Ikeda Kaori ( "scent/aroma, fabric/weave" and occasionally rendered "perfume", ) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *Kaori (voice actress) (born 1976), Japanese voice actress and singer *, musician known as Bonni ...

as Mizuki Morioka * Tomohiro Kaku as Shingo Sawatari (Episode 1) *

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as Takayuki Kimoto (Episode 1) * Tomoharu Hasegawa (Episode 1) *

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(Episode 1) * Kento Handa as Ryuji (Episode 4-5) *

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(Episode 4-5) *

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(Episode 4-9) *

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as Nakatsuka (Episode 6-7) *

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as Nakatsuka's Other Girl (Episode 6-7) *

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as Ayano Kurimaki (Episode 8-9) * Kazuaki Hankai as TOJ's Emcee (Episode 8-9) *

Momoko Shibuya is a Japanese actress. Shibuya debuted as a model when she was one year old. She has played the role of Minako Aino , better known as , is a fictional character in the ''Sailor Moon'' and ''Codename: Sailor V'' manga series written by Naoko Ta ...

as a TOJ Participant (Episode 8-9) *

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(Episode 9)

Production Credits

* Based on the '' Boys Over Flowers'' Comics by:

* Screenwriters: Mikio Satake, Yuki Fujimoto,

Natsuko Takahashi is a Japanese anime screenwriter. After learning about the profession of screenwriting in middle school, in university she entered a contest. Although her entry did not fit the theme of the contest, the examiners liked it so much that they gave ...

, Shuuko Arai * Producer: Katsuaki Setoguchi * Directors: Yasuharu Ishii, Daisuke Yamamuro, Osamu Katayama * Music: Kosuke Yamashita

Reception

Episode Ratings

Source
Video Research, Ltd.

Recognitions

International broadcast

In the Philippines, the drama aired on

GMA-7 DZBB-TV, Channel 7 (analog) and Channel 15 (digital), is the flagship TV station of Philippine television network GMA. The station is owned and operated by GMA Network Inc. with its studios are located at the GMA Network Center, EDSA corne ...

External links

Official TV drama website
from TBS * in the TBS Program Catalog *

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Boys Over Flowers 2005 Japanese television series debuts 2005 Japanese television series endings Boys Over Flowers Japanese television dramas based on manga Kin'yō Dorama Television series about bullying Television series about teenagers