How long? 11 episWhen & who created? 2007/TBS
Who's in?
Matsumoto Jun ~ Domyoji Tsukasa
Inoue Mao ~ Makino Tsukushi
Oguri Shun ~ Hanazawa Rui
Matsuda Shota ~ Nishikado Sojiro
Abe Tsuyoshi ~ Mimasaka Akira
Nishihara Aki ~ Matsuoka Yuki
Kato Natsuki ~ Okawahara Shigeru
Matsushima Nanako ~ Domyoji Tsubaki
What's it abt?
Hana Yori Dango 2 picks up right after Domyoji leaves for New York. After confessing to Domyoji, Makino has not spoken to him for a year. Rui and the other members of F4 try and help Makino meet Domyoji again by going to New York for the christmas holidays. Though F4 and Makino meet Domyoji again, he has become a completely different person, and so they left for Japan.
Some time later, Domyoji's mother annouced that they wld be returning to Japan. They held a giant super-rich and classy birthday party for Domyoji and annouced that Domyoji wld be engaged to a rich girl and heir Shigeru. On the other hand, Rui began to fall in love with Makino... Sojiro found out that his first love was getting married...and Domyoji family's old servant Tama is back to serve the house...with Makino.
Loves & Hates:
From my previous review on HYD, didnt quite like the cast and the plot. Hmm, to those who had watched "Meteor Gdn", HYD 2's plot shld be super familiar to you, though there were some slight differences. There's more emphasis on Sojiro lah, but I didnt like how Rui had changed sia. Perhaps Rui's image was getting too "glamorous" somehow...
Finally, the plot was not as rush as season 1, and it's 11 epis..long enough la. Acting wise, nothing special from the cast. Ending was kinda "too good" plus too grand la..esp. the change in attitude of Domyoji's mum. Waha!
Everything's ok la, butta didnt get any better sia...I still prefer the tw version though acting sux and stuffs. The whole feeling is still way better than its Japanese counterpart. (perhaps i am already bias somehow..)
Ost-havent listen the cd..Arashi's themesong "Love so sweet" was standard, but not very catchy to me. Utada's "Flavour of life" simply rocks....couldnt recall other melodies in the drama tho.
Worth watching?
Those HYD fans out there, shld continue to watch the sequel la, nothing too bad but nothing too good also. Lolz...Check out "Death Note 2" Toda Erika who will appear as guest in ep 10 & 11.
There's rumour that a 3rd season....shall see in the future.
--22/12/08--
Check out my review for "HYD Final" movie.
Hana Yori Dango Final
