''Meteor Shower'' () is a 2009

Chinese television series Chinese television dramas (), sometimes colloquially known as C-dramas, are Chinese language, Chinese-language television drama, television drama series originating from mainland China, sometimes including co-productions with the Greater China regi ...

starring Hans Zhang, Yu Haoming, Vision Wei and Zhu Zixiao. It premiered on

Hunan Television Hunan Television or Hunan TV () is a state-owned provincial satellite TV station launched on September 29, 1970. It is currently China's second-most-watched television channel, second to China Central Television's CCTV-1, although Hunan TV has oc ...

on August 8, 2009. It is an unlicensed live-television drama production based on ''

Boys Over Flowers is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoko Kamio. The story takes place in the fictional Eitoku Academy, an elite school for children from rich families. It tells the story of Tsukushi Makino, a girl from a middle-class ...

'' not authorized by Japanese publisher

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. According to the producer, the series is only inspired by the manga and not based on it.

Plot

The series follows a poor, yet hard-working and studious girl named Chun Yuxun who dreams of entering Aliston College, a prestigious school in China. She becomes the instant target to a group of four richest students consisting of Murong Yunhai, Duanmu Lei, Shangguan Ruiqian, and Yeshuo – who plan to expel poor students from the college. Through fighting and arguing, Yunhai starts to fall in love with Yuxun but faces numerous rejections. At first, she was in love with Duanmu, but agrees to start seeing him through Yunhai's persistence she agrees to start seeing him. In the second season, Murong Yunhai wakes up from a dream with a girl, screaming from the pain of his head and furious beating of his heart. Curious about her identity, he begins an argument with his mother and steals her platinum credit card. Yunhai travels to Singapore and meets a girl named Jiang Yuan. He starts falling in love with her, thinking her as the girl appeared in his dreams. Concerned of the situation, Yuxun asks the other members of H4 to stop their relationship and help him reunite with Yuxun.

Cast

Main

* Zheng Shuang as Chu Yuxun * Hans Zhang as Murong Yunhai * Yu Haoming as Duanmu Lei * Vision Wei as Ye Shuo * Zhu Zixiao as Shangguan Ruiqian * Tan Lina as Jiang Yuan

Supporting

Murong family

*Wang Jianxin as Murong Zhongshi *Li Ying as Shen Hanfeng *Xiao Han as Murong Yunduo

Students

*Ren Silu as Xu Lili *Lu Hu as Guo Rongrong *Yin Yezi as Zhao Meiran *Chu Yihan as Jin Nana

Others

* Peng Yang as Yu Xin * Chen Yina as Xiao Yu *Xu Yang as Chu Yuxun's mother *Li Donglin as Cai Xuechun * Jerry Huang as Ye Mian *Zong Fengyan as Lin Xiaoli *Ma Jianqin as Vincy *Li Shipeng as Jie Jialong *Cai Juntao as An Yuan

Soundtrack

Reception

The series attracted various controversies since its premiere. It was criticized for blatant plagiarism of ''

'' (through its Taiwanese adaptation '' Meteor Garden''), excessive product placement, as well as its old-fashioned costumes and dialogues. Viewers also panned the inconsistent plot and poor characters development of the series. Despite the negative reviews, the series was extremely popular during its run and contributed to the rise of idol dramas in Mainland China.

Awards

Adaptation

A 52-episode animated series based on the show was produced, and premiered on Golden Eagle cartoon on February 8, 2016.

References

External links

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Official website
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