Meteor Garden (2018)

This drama is wow literally this is was my first drama and i was amazed because very plot ,storyline and cast was perfect and mainly the male lead is so cute the leads just make a perfect couple and this story contains every possible twist rich male lead poor female lead ,love triangle, arrongant male and active female , parent opposition and the story is not only revealed around the leads but also other characters it is worth wathcing ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... and if this review has helped you by any chance pkease like or comment and let me know thanks for your time

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I just want to let everyone know that this is the first meteor garden drama I have seen than all the rest of the other ones.

Just from watching from this perspective only I can say that I actually enjoyed this series quite a lot. I was fond of the main actors and actresses. I loved the chemistry between Daoming Si and Sancai. I thought that the plot was really good, however at some points during the drama, it annoyed me so much by how Daoming Si acted the way he was. I felt like his character could've added a more patient and understandable point in the beginning. I also thought that Sancai was too hidden, she couldn't express her feelings, and that really stalled the whole plot for this drama.

I can tell you that the music was good, I liked how they incorporated both english and chinese songs. This was the first drama I watched that did that and I thought it was cool.

Rewatch value: I would recommend it if you don't mind the stress of waiting for the girl to confess her true feelings and also how you can handle such an impatient and non-understandable guy (Daoming Si at first, he evolves into a better man with the help of Sancai.

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Was nice but extremely long

I watched this series many years ago. I have heard of Meteor Garden, but never watched the original one. This is my 1st Meteor Garden series watching. Firstly, I would have to say, I extremely love the soundtrack / OST of this series. They are indeed beautifully paired with the movie. Next, the casts all did a very good job including all the main actors and actresses. Length wise, I would say that the 50 episodes are very very long, especially the "remembering the past" bits, after a while gets quite tiresome. The "drama" is also quite the killer, sometimes I feel like dragging that rich woman (DMS's mom)'s hair just to torture her xD It is definitely good to watch at least once, but ..... rewatch? I would think twice.... if I would want to go thru all the unnecessary drama, long windedness etc ;)

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Surprising Great

I was surprised when China took on the re-make of this Drama. I literally watched all the versions out there. Surprisingly in my opinion this was the best version out of all of them. One can argue that the male leads behavior exhibits violence, anger and cruelty. But have in mind, this is just one of the most common traits in behavior in manga's and dramas. It's one of those common school dramas. In this one it it starts off with your happy go lucky main girl who starts college with her friends. She ends up have a bad first meeting with the male lead and lands herself out of favor with the male lead of the F4. She ends up with common the red card notice. The male lead exhibits his cruel bullying behavior, especially towards the main girl who challenges him. But in this version, it's more watered down compared to the Korean and Japanese version. She later on shows him that she's not going to take his crap and high kicks his face which triggers the 'oh she's different and interesting.' Proceeds to be in denial at first but realizes he actually likes her. One of the common manga storylines of a love hate relationship. Every version has their own way of telling the story, but it was refreshing that instead of going with the cheesy high school start, they went with college, a more appropriate setting for the mature like content. For me it helped with all the adult themes that the F4 were exhibiting with the drinking, women, etc. Also in this version, the students were different, just more indifferent and less toxic which was more logical . Overall the the characters fit their age, progressively matures and have good endings. A couple things for me to pick on was the picking of the same few songs going on over and over for 50 episodes. A few sung by the male cast. They were good, but used too much. There could have been more neutral music for the mood direction of parts. Another is I wish the main girl had a bit more justice like the Japanese version 'Hana Yori Dango.' Overall, this drama is my favorite version. I'm sure many can disagree or might enjoy it, but that's why we all have our own opinions of favorites. I hope you take a chance to watch and judge it for yourself and if you don't like it, that's fine. Enjoy.

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Simple, feel-good generic university love

I watched this in a few days as background while studying and I enjoyed it because for most of the time it's pretty simple so you don't have to stay 100% concentrated at all times.

Plot is rather simple and typical. I'm not going to lie, it was a bit slow in the beginning as expected and the conflicts were the same over and over again until episode 30 I would say. Got a bit tiring after a while, but it slowly got better and the characters started to grow on me too, although I originally really found Si rather despicable. I did however fully enjoy the small side plots and the backstories of Lei, Meizuo and Ximen. Xiaoyou is the sweetest character too! Really like Jing and Xiaogeng as well!

Not the best, and you could definitely skip it, but it's still rather sweet and feel-good. I do not regret finishing this show and it truly made me miss Shanghai a lot.

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a rollercoaster of emotions!!

Meteor garden became my all time comfort drama just when i started watching it. I do agree that this is unnecessarily long and a bit cringe too. But for me, this was everything. The way the scenes flowed was crazy. The unbreakable love between Si and Shancai made them to never give up on each other. Daoming Si is like the biggest red flag guy ever but the way he loves Shancai made him greener than a green flag. I was so hooked up on the drama. Other love stories was beautiful too. I sometimes cried, smiled, laughed and thrilled. That was a literal rollercoaster. I will never get enough of those mixed emotions. The actors did a great job! And the osts were so amazing i still listen to em. Whenever i have a free time, i rewatch it. This drama made a huge impact on me.
I do recommend it but i cant make sure that you will love it.

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Amazing ML boring FL

I loved the storyline (partially), I loved the actors, especially Dylan Wang, amazing acting. But Shancai, girl... So dull, so boring, i do not like how the actress portrayed the character. if it was a different plot, or actress maybe it would be better. Also, him being super rich and leading one kind of life, would never work in real life, because she is just so basic... Boring in a way. She does not need anything, does not do anything, and at some point, they even give her money to help her... I do not know... I really need a different story (a little bit changed). Also when Dylan acts that he is in a relationship with someone else... Like it needs more of this drama. And the ending...
Switch Shancai's role for someone else, change the plot a bit and you have perfect series.

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To long of a show

I have a very hard time with this show. It kind of dragged a lot! So much could have been cut out.

The acting was ok. Dylan Wang I think did the best job. Shen Yue did ok. I felt that her part and Darren Chen’s part kind of got on my nerves. I get he was “helping” but it drug on to long and got to the point of being boring.

I sort of liked Boys over Flowers, but same as this show... the FL was to slow to accept their love for each other. Or accept her own feelings for him. I think that is my biggest pet peeve about the Boys Over Flowers shows. Also, the mother’s interface in their love life. Those kind of show get on my nerves and I lose interest in them fast.

Now the music! Oh I love the entire OST! I had to buy it in MP3. It is one of the MANY Asian drama soundtracks I listen to at night. I think that is the true highlight of the entire show for me.

Rewatch? Ya if I am really bored and have a strong desire to watch it again but sad to say I will skip a lot of parts!

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When I think of this show I just smile

I loved this show! The way they wrote and brought the characters to life was inspired. I mean Dao Ming Sì's character was a work of art (hats off to Dylan Wang for the performance). He worked perfectly pit against the character of Huaze Lei who was the complete opposite of him. The other two members of the friendship group could have had more distinct personalities as well but they all worked together. The chemistry between all the actors was palpable. The show is definitely way longer than it ought to be so there are a few filler stories in it. They try to give background and side stories to most of the central cast. There is also a lot of making up and breaking up so be prepared. I felt every emotion when watching this show. I won't lie the ending was weird but it didn't change how I felt about the show as a whole! Definitely worth the watch!

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I loved this show a lot ... I haven’t read the novel nor have I watched the Taiwanese meteor garden to compare to it but I did watch boys over flowers the Korean version tbh I prefer this over that for sure .The main lead Dylan wang (doaming si) is extremely good looking and his acting skills aren't amazingly woah but it is definitely very good for a rookie actor and the actress shancai (I don’t remember her name ) is also really good and the chemistry also was amazing I didn’t like the acting of meizo and ximen and even the older sister of doaming si that’s y I rated the acting and casting a little low it was good to watch it coz the friendship in this was shown well compared to the Korean one there it seemed like the other 2 friends were his side kicks here it seemed like true friendship between the 4 and the fact that in this university was for elite students which is good rather than a university just for rich kids in bof was annoying .. The only problem is I thought the show was dragged a little longer with all the extra drama which I didn’t think was even necessary but overall this drama was fab it’s a must watch it’s really good I’ve watched it like 100 times lol coz I loved the chemistry so much it’s too but ( but only the kissing scenes were too off for me I didn’t get the feeling in it but it’s k coz almost all Chinese dramas have very off kissing scenes but romance was very good ) especially the necktie scene was too cute loved it

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