Hanazakari no Kimitachi E - The Drama!In the winter of 2006, "Hua Yang Shao Nian Shao Nu", a live action drama version of Hana-Kimi, began airing in Taiwan. It stars famous Taiwan singer/actress Ella as Lu Rui Xi (Mizuki), Wu Zun as Zuo Yi Quan (Sano), Jiro Wang as Xiu Yi (Nakatsu). I am not sure how many episodes will be because it is still running as I write this, however it looks like they will cover a good part of the story, judging from the characters listed in the cast list below.
The drama does a fairly good job at following the manga storyline. A few events are condensed, but for the most part they cover the essentials. They even do a good job at matching the floorplan of Sano and Mizuki's room! I think Ella looks okay as Mizuki, but her acting is a bit too exaggerated for me. She spends most of her time making these stupid goofy faces. I think I would like her more if she played the part a little more seriously. Jiro is AWESOME as Nakatsu though, and Wu Zun is hot as Sano *_*
Some basic info about the drama:
CAST:
Ella - Lu Rui Xi (Mizuki)
Wu Zun - Zuo Yi Quan (Sano)
Jiro Wang - Jin Xiu Yi (Nakatsu)
Tang Yu Zhe - Liang Si Nan (Nanba-sempai)
Tang Zhi Ping - Mei Tian (Umeda-sensei)
Zhang Hao Ming - Wang Tian Si (Tennouji)
Duncan - Yuan Qiu Ye (Akiha)
Ruan Jing Tian - Shen Le (Kagurazaka Makoto)
Joelle Lu - Abby
JJ Lin - Lu Jing Xi (Shizuki)
Opening theme: Zen Me Ban by S.H.E (Ella is a member of S.H.E)
Ending theme song: Zhuan Shu Tian Shi by TANK
source: http://www.niko-niko.net/hanakimi/
