Hana Yori Dango 2 Review

Drama: Hana Yori Dango 2
Alternate Titles: 花より男子 2/Boys Before Flowers 2/Boys Over Flowers 2
Genre: Romance
Language: Japanese
Number of Episodes: 11
Film Date: January 2007
Favorite Episode: 11
My Rating: 5/5


Main Cast: Inoue Mao as Makino Tsukushi
Matsumoto Jun as Domyouji Tsukasa
Oguri Shun as Hanazawa Rui
Matsuda Shota as Nishikado Soujiroh
Abe Tsuyoshi as Mimasaka Akira




Introduction/Description of Main Characters:
Makino Tsukushi - An ordinary girl from a middle-class family, Makino is enrolled in the most exclusive school in all of Japan: the much admired and envied Eitoku High School. However, Makino is not in the least enamoured of her wealthy classmates and their diamond watches. Instead, she dislikes the ostentatious show of extravagance around her, and longs for the day when she will be able to leave the school. In the meantime, she vows to keep her head down and avoid attracting attention, especially by the infamous F4. Unfortunately, that vow doesn't last long when her friend accidentally bumps into Domyouji Tsukasa with her lunch tray. Makino automatically stands up for her friend, and as a result, is bullied by F4 and the whole school. Strangely, Domyouji Tsukasa ends up falling for Makino.
Domyouji Tsukasa - The violent leader and heir of the Domyouji World Finance Group, he has never liked any girl until he meets Makino, a different girl from all the other ones and the only one he has "approved" of. He tries to buy Makino but realizes that the one thing he can't buy is her.
Hanazawa Rui - The most quiet and thoughtful of the group, Hanazawa Rui loves reading books. Everytime Makino is bullied, he rescues her, making Makino fall in love with him, but in reality, he's in love with Shizuka, his childhood friend and now famous model.
Nishikado Soujiroh - Player (aka ladykiller), Soujiroh is also the heir of a tea ceremony school. Later on in the drama, Makino's friend Yuki starts to like Soujiroh.
Mimasaka Akira - A madam killer who is notorious for his affairs with older married women, Akira has ties to the underground. He and Soujiroh are famous for their many affairs.

My Favorite Songs: Love so Sweet, Flavor of Life


Synopsis: This second season of Hana Yori Dango picks up right after Domyouji leaves for New York. After confessing to Domyouji, Makino has not spoken to him for a year. Rui and the other members of F4 try and help Makino meet Domyouji again by going to New York for the Christmas holidays. Though F4 and Makino meet Domyouji again, he has become a completely different person, and so they leave for Japan. Some time later, Domyouji’s mother announces that they will be returning to Japan. There, they hold a giant super-rich and classy birthday party for Domyouji and announce something very important. Domyouji, like in the first season, is engaged to a rich girl and heir. The only difference is that they are to be wed soon. What will Makino do? On the side, Rui begins to fall in love with Makino. Will this become a love square?

Rui --> Makino --> Domyouji --> Shigeru (arranged fiancée of Domyouji)



Review:trust me, if you liked the first hana yori dango, you're going to certainly fall in love with this one too!!!!!!! :D it's sooooo much cuter with so much drama, and all the characters are just as funny and cool as they were in the first one! :D This was a very good drama, putting in events that happened in meteor garden too. I really enjoyed this drama with all the love plots and stuff. and the ending..let's just say it blew me away. seriously did. i'm so happy that they're having a final one!!!!!!

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