Talk:Boys Over Flowers/Archive 1

First header
"Hana yori dango" is a saying that "Food is more important than flowers". Hana is Cherry blossoms in Hanami, and Dango is a popular food for hanami. People enjoy hanami party just having food and Alcoholic beverage, fogetting to watch flowers. The saying implies some irony.--Mochi 11:12, 21 October 2005 (UTC)

Redirection
Shouldn't 'Boys over Flowers' redirect to 'Hana Yori Dango' instead of the other way around? If choosing the most common used name, in my opinion it would be Hana Yori Dango, but correct me if I'm wrong.

no you're right
usually, anime are redirected to the proper japanese name unless there were two different series that differed in more ways than one (i.e. cardcaptors and cardcaptor sakura)

Unfortunately I must disagree. Although Hana Yori Dango may be the most popular term for the anime series, Boys Over Flowers is the official title for the English release, and this being English wikipedia, Boys Over Flowers is the correct title for this article. -- Miss Ethereal 15:52, 31 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Actually, the convention is to "Use the most common name of a person or thing that does not conflict with the names of other people or things" and to "Name your pages in English and place the native transliteration on the first line of the article unless the native form is more commonly recognized by readers than the English form" (emphasis added). I have never heard of "Boys Over Flowers," and only by thinking about, translating it in my mind, did I have any idea what the subject was (prior, of course, to clicking on the link and finding out). LordAmeth 08:19, 27 October 2006 (UTC)


 * I agree with the idea that it should be boys over flowers because of this been English wikipedia, if there is no official English name for the series it should be given the original name, but since there is an official English name. The original can be used as a link.Angel,Isaac 19:15, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

not an ova but a movie
OVA literally means 'original video animation', meaning a straight to video release. The HYD movie was released in theaters in Japan, so it is in fact a movie and not an OVA. So I changed it in the introduction and added the movie part in the infobox. The Japanese TV drama needs to be added there too. Ninja neko 17:46, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

Relationships
I've been wanting to delete this section as there are no supporting references, though the information shown is true. It was typed in a personal matter, rather than informative. Considering to remove. Otherwise, once there is an agreement to cleanup and separate articles, this information will be moved and retyped to standard. Anime4international (talk) 08:58, 5 February 2009 (UTC)


 * That's true it's difficult to add references. I wouldn't mind if the section was removed or not, it's quite messy and is summarising the story. Yeoni (talk) 11:23, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

The drama
I know we have most of the actors for the drama listed under the Character list, but does anyone else feel that the drama could use its own section? It's shaping up to be VERY different from the anime, even in the second season when Shigeru shows up, though I unfortunately haven't read the manga so I don't know how much of a difference there is there. Anyway, I do feel that the drama deserves more than a little space in the infobox and a single-line mention in the intro, you know what I mean? Nique talk 15:31, 9 March 2007 (UTC)


 * It's being considered now, as there are going to be new versions coming out, one being produced in Korean right now. As this article is geeting too long, it's likely to use this article for the mange, keep the infobox, but from the infobox, we can link it to new, separated articles. Anime4international (talk) 08:58, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

Character List / Manga & TV Series Articles
The characters section is really boring. It doesn't say anything about the main characters, it just lists the name, the kanji, and the actors who have portrayed them in Japanese through voice or live-action, with a couple of blurbs on more minor characters. I think we should cut the list down to the most important characters (the ones we really get to know, who appear in all the versions of the story (drama, manga, anime) and who have strong, consistent impacts on the story), and then elaborate on their characters, as well as add the English voice actors where we can. My suggestion for the main list would be Tsukushi, Tsukasa, Rui, Akira, Sojiro, Kaede, and Shigeru (who isn't even mentioned on the list right now). Then we could have a minor characters list, to include Shizuka, Tsubaki, Junpei (who again, is not mentioned at all), Tsukushi's family, and other characters who, again, appear in all three versions and have smaller, but still significant, impacts on the story. (I'm not terribly familiar with the manga, but is it safe to assume that it has all of the characters I've listed?) Anyway, any thoughts? Nique talk 15:40, 13 March 2007 (UTC)


 * My idea was to add the character info on the list on this page, and if it gets larger, maybe move it to it's own article and just keep the main ones (like Tsukushi and the F4) on this article. I don't really have the time to write character profiles, so I just started with the two I could describe in one sentence, to get the thing started. (Domyoji's mom did play quite a role in the manga near the end if I remember well, she kept driving Domyoji and Tsukushi apart.) Ninja neko 19:28, 13 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Yes, but my point is that she's not as major a role as Tsukushi, or even the members of the F4. It's still probably a better idea to split them into main and minor, give everyone a decent description, and then remove characters who don't appear in all the versions (or at least say which medium they appeared in/didn't appear in), especially since (as I said in a previous discussion) the drama is shaping up VERY differently from the anime and, I'm guessing, the manga. Nique talk 20:28, 13 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Although this discussion is dead, I've only watched the drama series of Hana Yori Dango, and I'm a bit confused with the character list. It is, in fact, boring, and really incomplete. Some characters I find, are not in the drama. I think the series should be put into its own article, to not conflict with the original manga. From Nique's comment, I agree about the fact that the character list is shaping up very differently, conflicting the presentation of characters portrayed in the manga, anime, and even the TV series. Anime4international (talk) 07:52, 28 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Could we just create a separate page for the characters present in the different drama versions? Some characters are not present and the information is very conflicting especially with the new korean version appearing! Yeoni (talk) 17:13, 7 January 2009 (UTC)


 * I agree, however, this doe not just apply to the character list. Though it looks like this current article was originally based for the manga; I believe it would be better based on that. Than live action series (TV series) will have their own respective articles, one for each version. Knowing that it will be intensive work to cleanup this article. From there, information within these articles feature certain, relevent information. However, more in-depth information, such as character and episode lists, will be linked to another article. Anime4international (talk) 08:49, 5 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Indeed it seems the article was solely for the manga. More so, there are already pages on meteor garden and 2 and boys over flowers.  It seems quite pointless to have repeated information.  I will start by creating pages for the remaining TV series and then edit the manga page? Yeoni (talk) 14:20, 5 February 2009 (UTC)


 * I will start finding resources on the manga. Hopefully, with enough information, the manga article will not be a stub. Anime4international (talk) 06:40, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

the meaning of hana yori dango
I dont know japanese really, mainly just the basics, but 'dango' is a food, right? So shouldn't Hana Yori Dango be translated to "Food Over Flowers"? melissa 20:22, 23 March 2007 (UTC)


 * If you read the Trivia section, it explains the naming. The kanji is normally read 'danshi' but the furigana say 'dango', so that it's the same as the original saying, but with a different meaning. Nique talk 14:01, 24 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Except Trivia sections are always deleted on Wikipedia, as this one is, and no explanation is ever given about the title. Onlybobtheduck (talk) 05:03, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

Yomikiri Plot Update
I moved these three templates to this talk page from the section "Yomikiri Plot Update" because they were making the article extremely difficult to read. Obviously those interested in editing the article will come here and see the boxes, and those who just want to read the article will be able to read it better.

--Tony Sidaway 00:19, 22 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Those tags are valid, and necessary, as they warn readers about certain issues concerning that section of the article. They are not solely intended for editors. Also, they place the article in the appropriate cleanup categories. Ninja neko 12:45, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Thay can be put at the end of the article, if desired.Rich Farmbrough, 07:53 12 July 2007 (GMT).


 * No longer necessary, the section has been removed altogether. I'll comment out the templates on this page too, as they put the page in categories no longer relevant. Ninja neko 09:19, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

Meteor Shower
As you may be aware, Meteor Shower is an unlicensed production unauthorized by Kamio Yoko. Accordingly, this show cannot be called a Hana Yori Dango and must not be listed as such. Listing it as such is like endorsing a blatant theft of intellectual property like buying counterfeit Chinese goods and pirated DVDs. Accordingly, do not list Meteor Shower on this page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.250.11.61 (talk) 03:15, 18 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Authorized or not, it is still an adaptation and should be included in the article for completeness. Do you have reliable sources regarding the legalities? --Farix (Talk) 12:06, 18 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Yes, Hunan TV said so themselves, this is not a remake of Meteor Garden, but an all original drama completely different from the earlier shows. http://zixun.hunantv.com/hntv/20090124/182668.html The reason they are saying this is to circumvent the copyrights issue because they never got the HYD license, which as you know cannot be granted until 2011. So why are you adding Meteor Shower to this page when the producers of themselves say this is not a HYD adaptation? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.90.45.112 (talk) 13:28, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

There is nothing to dispute. Meteor Shower is unlicensed and unauthorized by Kamio Yoko, and the show's own very producers say THIS IS NOT AN ADAPTATION OF Hana Yori Dango in interviews. So why does a show that has nothing to do with Hana Yori Dango belong in this page?

There will be a legal and fully licensed version of Chinese language Hana Yori Dango someday, sometime in 2011 or thereafter. Meteor Shower isn't it and doesn't claim to be. Putting Meteor Shower in this page is like putting the movie Hero in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon because both are Kung Fu movies and Hero was inspired by Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

Accordingly Meteor Shower must be removed from this page. There is already a page for it and let it stand by itself, a show inspired by but unrelated to Meteor Garden. Claiming Meteor Shower to be an adaptation of Hana Yori Dango constitutes a gross violation of Kamio Yoko's copyrights. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.250.11.61 (talk • contribs) 21:10, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

We are looking to hear from Meteor Shower supporters on why an unlicensed, unauthorized, and unrelated(according to the show's own producers) production like Meteor Shower should be listed on this page. Their lack of response itself is the proof that Meteor Shower doesn't belong here.

There has been only three licensed and legal HYD drama productions to date. Meteor Garden series, Hana Yori Dango series, and Boys Over Flowers. Listing of Meteor Shower on this page constitutes a violation of Kamio Yoko and Shueisha's copyrights, something that's not tolerated at wikipedia. A prompt removal of Meteor Shower reference is needed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.90.45.112 (talk) 19:14, 19 August 2009 (UTC)


 * First of all, there is no copyright violation in mentioning an unauthorized adaptation. Nor is the claim that Meteor Shower is an adaptation of Boys Over Flowers a violation of Yoko's copyright. The question is the verifiability of the claim that Meteor Shower is an adaptation of Boys Over Flowers. But it doesn't appear that the IP is actually disputing the adaptation claim itself, but is instead stating that the claim itself is a copyright violation. But just by reading the synopsis of Meteor Shower, the resemblance to Boys Over Flowers is uncanny. --Farix (Talk) 14:08, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Including Meteor Shower references in the main article gives a false impression to casual visitors that Meteor Shower is an authorized and fully licensed production like others; we know it isn't. As for the copyrights violation issue, there could be two interpretations. If we were to agree that Meteor Shower is an HYD adaptation, then Meteor Shower is illegal since Meteor Shower doesn't have a HYD adaptation license. If we were to agree that Meteor Shower is not a HYD adaptation, then Meteor Shower is legal but doesn't belong in this page since it has nothing to do with HYD. Are we going to start adding every Chinese idol drama productions to this page because of certain resemblance to Hana Yori Dango?

Is the problem with the way that the information is presented? I can understand not wanting to include Meteor Shower directly alongside the official HYD installations without any explanation or differentiation. Tentatively, I want to say that perhaps this material should not be included "inline" in the templates. What if we were to include a short section about Meteor Shower at the bottom of the page, explaining what the producers have said about it and what anyone else in the press has said about it? Would that work? Whatever404 (talk) 00:02, 21 August 2009 (UTC)


 * That's how it was, with Meteor Shower references removed from the main article and a short sub-section at the bottom explaining Meteor Shower as an unauthorized Chinese production similar to Hana Yori Dango. This is the most accurate way to handle this kind of situation.

Do we now have a consensus that Meteor Shower isn't a dramatization of Hana Yori Dango as stated by the producers of Meteor Shower themselves, and that the references of Meteor Shower should be removed from the main article accordingly?


 * I have no problem with removing mention of Meteor Shower from the templates and main article (from the areas where official HYD installations are listed), and including a short section explaining MS' status. I think that Meteor Shower (TV series) would be the appropriate place for that content.  Whatever404 (talk) 19:36, 24 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Agreed. Meteor Shower reference shall be removed from the main article and template, then add a small section and a link explaining its status. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.90.45.112 (talk) 13:17, 25 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Great. As the other two editors involved have not responded to my most recent requests for involvement here (one has commented once, the other has not commented at all despite multiple requests, and both have edited many other pages since my last request), it seems we are the only people left to form a consensus, which it seems we have.  Therefore, I will request unprotection of the article.  Whatever404 (talk) 20:07, 25 August 2009 (UTC)


 * So when is this article being unprotected??? This is 28th and still protected. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.90.45.112 (talk) 15:14, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

Protected
This page has been protected, due to edit warring. Please seek consensus on the content dispute during this time. If you cannot come to an agreement through discussion on your own, then you can use the dispute resolution options available to you. Whatever404 (talk) 00:57, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

Whaoth' s meaning the name of ol characters? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.19.244.38 (talk) 20:04, 5 June 2010 (UTC)

Thomas: parentage
I have been having a great deal of trouble finding his background - is he Japanese-German, or Japanese-American, or what? And which parent is which? --Gwern (contribs) 00:07 6 August 2011 (GMT)


 * Never mind - I managed to find the relevant quote from Thomas:


 * "'The thoroughly European-looking Thomas replies, 'Because I'm half Japanese. My dad's from here. My mom's German.''"


 * --Gwern (contribs) 20:38 8 August 2011 (GMT)

Adaptations
Written above, the general consensus appears to be that Meteor Shower is not an adaptation of Boys Over Flowers. So I don't understand why Boys Before Friends and Kaisi Yeh Yaariyan are included on the page since both are unauthorized/loosely-based adaptations just like Meteor Shower. In fact, they have stated that Boys Before Friends is an original work (after claiming it was an adaptation of the manga). I'm not sure about Kaisi Yeh Yaariyan being authorized, though I doubt it since it only seems to be inspired by the premise of the series. So...I'm just asking, why are these two series included, while Meteor Shower is excluded?Samanthafan09 (talk) 05:44, 16 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Also I've done some research on Siapa Takut Jatuh Cinta (the Indonesian verision listed in the infobox), though I couldn't find much info on it. That version has actually been accused of plagiarism by fans of Meteor Garden at the time. So I believe that this version is unauthorized also.Samanthafan09 (talk) 07:01, 16 November 2015 (UTC)

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anime episode list
This list is in the wrong article, as this article is about the Manga. It should either be deleted or moved to its own article.-Classicfilms (talk) 16:31, 12 December 2018 (UTC) --

Title explanation lost
Someone should track down why the explanation of the title pun in old versions like this one was lost. 23.121.191.18 (talk) 08:04, 27 March 2020 (UTC)