Hana Kimi

Hanazakarino Kimitachihe (traditional Chinese: 花樣少年少女; simplified Chinese: 花样少年少女; pinyin: Huā Yàng Shǎo Nián Shǎo Nǚ; literally "The Tricks of Boys and Girls"), is a 2006 Taiwanese drama starring Ella Chen of S.H.E, Wu Chun and Jiro Wang of Fahrenheit and Danson Tang. It was based on Japanese shōjo manga series Hanazakari no Kimitachi e, (花ざかりの君たちへ, For You in Full Blossom) more commonly known as Hana Kimi, written by Hisaya Nakajo.

This drama was produced by Comic Productions (可米製作股份有限公司) and directed by Mingtai Wang (王明台). It was filmed on location at National Chi Nan University in Puli, Nantou County. The series is the first live-action television adaptation of the manga, followed by the Japanese version Hanazakari no Kimitachi e, starring Shun Oguri as Izumi Sano, Maki Horikitaas Mizuki Ashiya and Toma Ikuta as Shuichi Nakatsu, which was broasdacast on Fuji Televisionin 2007.

The series was first boardcasted in Taiwan on free-to-air Chinese Television System (CTS) (華視) from 19 November 2006 to 4 March 2007, every Sunday at 21:30 and cable TV Gala Television (GTV) Variety Show/CH 28 (八大綜合台) on 25 November 2006, every Saturday at 21:00. It was also broadcasted in Singapore on Channel U, in Hong Kong on TVB network and in Philippines on ABS-CBN in March 2008.

Although the original manga's title is "For You In Full Blossom," the Chinese title means "The Tricks of Boys and Girls," referring to student life within the drama. The official English name is an alternate romanization of the original manga's title. When VIZ media translated the manga from Japanese to English, "Kimitachi e" became "Kimitachihe." The Chinese title is also the name used in the Chinese translation of the Hana-Kimi manga by Tong Li Publishing.

The Hanazakarino Kimitachihe Original Soundtrack was released on 1 December 2006 by HIM International Music.

Hanazakarino Kimitachihe was nominated for Best Marketing Programme of the Year at the 42nd Golden Bell Awards in 2007.

SYNOPSIS
In America, Lu Rui Xi (Ella Chen) watches a documentary on Taiwanese high jumper Zuo Yi Quan (Wu Chun). Inspired by his jumps, Rui Xi decides that she wants to meet her idol and therefore transfers to Ying Kai University which he attends in Taiwan. However, the school is an all-boys school and thus Rui Xi disguises herself as a boy in order to attend the school. There she befriends Jin Xiu Yi (Jiro Wang). During a friendly soccer match between the two, Rui Xi gets knocks unconscious and so Quan aids by taking her to the school's doctor, Mei Tian. Mei Tian, being gay, detects that Rui Xi is a girl. As Quan grabs Rui Xi to carry her to the sick bay, he also discovers that she is in fact a girl. He keeps her identity a secret from everyone, including Rui Xi. Unbeknown to Rui Xi, before her arrival Quan had given up high jumping after a road accident whilst trying to save his high school friend from being run over. Their relationship begins to blossom when Rui Xi convinces Quan to return to high jumping.

Many events passed, including a visit by Rui Xi's half brother Lu Jing Xi (JJ Lin), who threatens to take Rui Xi back to America, their summer break working at a vacation house, owned by Mei Tian's sister, since Dorm 2 needed some construction done, the school's festival where the three dormitories compete with each other in various games and Rui Xi being entered into the beauty pageant and a school trip to hot springs resort to Quan's home town, where Rui Xi helps Quan to deal with his family. Meanwhile, Rui Xi's manliness cannot pass Xui Yi's girl radar and so Xiu Yi begins to develop feelings for Rui Xi. However, since Xiu Yi is unaware that Rui Xi is a girl, he begins to question his own sexuality. He even announced to the whole school that he is, in fact, gay.

In the end, Rui Xi was talking to herself inside hers and Quan's room thinking about the past two years she spent with Quan, Xiu Yi and the others. Eventually, she thought about leaving Ying Kai secretly, but unbeknown to Rui Xi, Quan was quietly listening to every word she was saying. Thus, Quan 
gathers up their group to stop Rui Xi from leaving, reasoning that Rui Xi has go back to America to have a double eyelid surgery.

CAST

Major Characters

Drama character	Actor	Manga character	Remarks
Lu Rui Xi (盧瑞希)	Ella Chen	Mizuki Ashiya	Female protagonist who masquerades as a boy to attend Quan's school
Zuo Yi Quan (左以泉)	Wu Chun	Izumi Sano	Male protagonist who is a athlete, Major in High Jumping. He is usually quiet but defends those he cares about. When Rui Xi (Ella Chen) comes to Ying Kai, every person notices that Quan changes due to her influence. He had given up high jumping at the beginning of the series but was persuaded to return by Rui Xi
Jin Xiu Yi (金秀伊)	Jiro Wang	Shuichi Nakatsu	Ying Kai's self-declared soccer star. He begins to question his sexuality when Rui Xi arrives

Minor Character

Drama character	Actor	Manga character	Remarks
Mei Tian (梅田)	Tang Zhi Ping	Hokuto Umeda	He is gay and is the school health official. He keeps Rui Xi's secret, and she often comes to him for advice and support
Liang Si Nan (梁思南)	Danson Tang	Minami Nanba	Flirtatious leader of the No.2 dormitory. He is Mei Ying Hua's son, and Mei Tian's nephew. Yang Yang has a crush on him
Jiang Ye Shen (江野伸)	Chen Wen Xiang	Noe Shinji	He is a part of Rui Xi's group of friends and is often seen together with Guan Ri Hui and is frequently seen preening his hair
Guan Ri Hui (關日輝)	Xie Zheng Hao	Sekime Kyougo	He is a part of Rui Xi's group of friends and is often seen together with Jiang Ye Shen
Da Shu (司馬樹)	Hsie He-hsian	Taiki Kayashima	Xiu Yi's roommate, and amateur spirit-chaser. He is never seen without a chopstick in his hair. He usually is seen being scolded by his friends to stop talking about his ghosts as well as waving and speaking to imaginary beings
Julia	Nissa Marion	Julia	Rui Xi's best friend from America. She comes from America and speaks with sporadic English when she visits
Yu Chi Lang		Yujiro	Quan's dog whom he rescued from being taken away by the local animal control. Because the people who attempted to take him away were men, Yu Chi Lan has a particular dislike for male humans, except Quan
Shen Le (申樂)	Ethan Ruan	Makoto Kagurazaka	Quan's rival. He has a superficial altercation with Quan, but casts it aside to assist him in times of trouble
Lu Jing Xi (盧静希)	JJ Lin	Shizuki C. Ashiya	Rei Xie's older half brother. A Harvard graduate who specializes in cardiology. He is possessive of his sister and was originally unaware that she had transferred into an all-male school
Mei Ying Hua (梅穎華)	Guo Chin Chun	Io Nanba	Mei Tian's sister; Liang Si Nan's mother. She owns an inn that Rei Xie, Quan, and Xiu Yi stay and work at over the first summer. She too knows Rei Xie's secret, and helps to offer a girl's perspective on the situation
Wang Tian Si (王天寺)	Zhang Hao Ming	Megumi Tennouji	Leader of the No.1 dormitory
Li Cheng Yang (李承央)	Yang Hao Wei	Senri Nakao	He is known as Yang Yang (央央) by classmates. He is a cynical and girlish student. He's also Ying Kai's token "Sweetheart" and has a huge crush on Liang Si Nan
Chi Jun Li (池君莉)	Vivienne Lee		She was Xiu Yi's girlfriend until he admitted that he loved someone else
Ri Ben Qiao (日本喬)[3]	Fu Tou	Wataru Nihonbashi	School photographer who freely harasses and stalks other students
Oscar	Andy Gong	Masao Himejima	Leader of the No.3 dormitory
Yuan Qiu Ye (元秋葉)	Duncan Chow	Akiha Hara	A photographer, former classmate of Mei Tian at Ying Kai and appear to have a crush on him
Wu Wan Juan (吳琬絹)	Alexia Gao	Kinuko Karasuma	A sports reporter who wrote most, if not all, of the articles on Zuo Yi Quan throughout his days as a high jump champion under the pen name of KK. She was Mei Tian's junior during their days at university and is unaware that he is gay; she believes they had a one-night stand
Abby	Joelle Lu	Ebi Kotobuki	Yuan Qiu Ye's assistant and ex-wife. She initially thought that Rei Xie was a girl
Ke Yu Xiang (柯語湘)	Chen Xiang Ling	Rika	Quan's high school friend. One day, she inadvertently found herself in the middle of a road, prompting Quan to save her. Quan would end up suffering a knee injury from the incident, and would pull out of high jumping for the next two years. She harbors a crush on Quan, which she confronts Rei Xie over (and resulting in the first fight between Rei Xie and Quan)
Jiu Duan (九段)	Kao Chi Hung	Itsuki Kujou	Taekwondo master, and one of Wang Tian Si's henchmen
Bei Hua Ke (貝華克)	Yuan Ming Zhe		One of Wang Tian Si's henchmen. His loyalty to Wang Tian Si leads him to take drastic measures against Rei Xie
Men Zhen (門真)	Zhang Yong Zheng	Shoutaro Kadoma	Freshman who lives in the No.1 dormitory.
Ah Shen			Zuo Yi Quan's younger brother

REFERENCE

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanazakarino_Kimitachihe