Hana nochi hare is the official sequel to Hana yori dango, however, they did drastically change bits of the story like the main girl is a heiress gone bankrupt and that the second male lead is her fiancé. In the first half I adored both male leads and couldn’t choose which one I liked better! The main guy’s character arc was cute and the hate between the main leads when they first met was very well executed in my opinion. Main guy had an obsession with domyouji and wished to become like him which was so cute and allowed for cameos of other f4 members as well as other characters such as the head maid and mom’s secretary which was a great addition to the story! I really liked how they added the main leads having dialogues in their head on things and their chemistry was pretty good. The dramas usage of Hana yori dango plotlines (like waiting in the rain by the meeting area like the leads of HYD) was so cute and I loved how they incorporated it like a fan service basically. Overall, I liked all the characters minus the step mom and main girls mom (as she was kinda annoying with how she couldn’t adapt to her new lifestyle and pressured main girl indirectly). However, the second half of the drama was a bit of a let down to the expectations that the first half built for me and I wish they had executed the main lead’s romance better rather than having the main girl confused between the 2 leads for the majority of the later half. The drama was still pretty good and definitely something you can watch when ur bored to pass the time