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My reaction to the announcement of a mainland China version of 花より男子 was typical of many 花より男子 fans: "Huh? Another one? Is it a little too soon?" At that time, the Korean version had just started being screened. And especially after the disappointment of the Korean version, I didn't have high expectations of Meteor Shower. After all, China had no history of producing what is known in the Chinese entertainment circle as idol dramas - fluffy, romantic dramas about young people.

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How original is the Meteor Shower storyline? The main differences:

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Why the question mark (?) after 花より男子?

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Let me state from the onset that I hardly watch Korean dramas. I'm not one of those who got swept up in the Hallyu wave. The number of Korean dramas I've watched so far can be counted on one hand: Jewel in the Palace/Great Jang Geum (aka 대장금 or 大长今), Goong (궁 or 宫), My Lovely Sam-Soon (내 이름은 김삼순 or 我叫金三顺)...and Boys over Flowers (꽃보다 남자 or 花样男子). The reason why I watched the first three dramas at all was because there was so much hype surrounding them. The reason why I watched Boys over Flowers was because I'm a 花より男子 fan. I've read the manga countless times, I've watched the anime, I've watched season one of the Taiwanese version, I've watched both seasons of the Japanese versions and movie final. I've even watched the cheesy-until-can-die live-action movie which came out in 1995.

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This is a late entry: this incident took place in the middle of July when I was sent to Saluggia in Italy for a company product training. Because Saluggia is a small town between the more bustling cities of Milan and Turin, I had to fly to Milan so that I could be picked up by the company-arranged transport and be transferred to Saluggia.

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I just don't agree with the one and a half star rating. The overall review sounded OK though - just what I would expect if the writer is a guy...which I think he is...

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I personally think it's a pretty fair review from 我报...one cannot expect an effusively good review about fluff...

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I had expected this; in fact I would have been very surprised if the news didn't make it to the morning bilingual freesheet.

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