Hana Yori Dango Reviews

100%

Story: 10

Cast: 10

Music: 10

One of the best dramas you will find is here in HYD. Straight from the popular manga/anime, HYD is a story of love, inspiration, laughs and is without a doubt one of my favs, if not my favorite. HYD has an all star cast, so much that it’s hard not to just like this drama by who is in it. Inoue Mao really makes her breakthrough in this drama despite being off and on in dramas since 1992 as her portrayal of Makino Tsukushi. Matsumoto Jun "Matsujun" (Gokusen, Bambino!, Smile) and Oguri Shun (Gokusen, Summer Snow, Crows Zero) are reunited in this drama as two of the F4 members in which they are perfect for. The other F4 members are played by Matsuda Shota (Atsuhime, Liar Game) and Abe Tsuyoshi (Initial D Movie, Zettai Kareshi) get their breakthrough roles here and hold their own. There are also many really good co stars and cameo appearances throughout the drama, too many to name. The music here is very good, like most dramas featuring Arashi members they do add their own songs to it, the opening song is "Wish" by Arashi. The insert song is "Planetarium" by Otsuka Ai which is used well in the emotionally dramatic scenes of the drama.

It’s real hard to find a weakness in this drama, I’ve seen many reviews that call this drama your typical J-Pop idols teenie bopper fan drama, where people love the actors more then the actual acting. But when you watch it objectively I think it’s one of the best by far, the story stays true to the manga/anime, the actors seem perfect for their roles and the music is great. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll fall in love with Hana Yori Dango..

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