Hana Yori Dango

* Title: 花より男子
* Title (romaji): Hana Yori Dango
* Also known as: Boys Before Flowers / Boys Over Flowers
* Format: Renzoku, across two seasons
* Genre: Romance
* Broadcast network: TBS
* Air time: Friday 22:00
* Related dramas: Meteor Garden, Boys Before Flowers, Liu Xing Yu

Season 1
* Episodes: 9
* Viewership rating: 19.6 (Kanto)
* Broadcast period: 2005-Oct-21 to 2005-Dec-16
* Theme song: WISH by Arashi
* Insert song: Planetarium by Otsuka Ai

Synopsis

Makino Tsukushi is the only poor student at Eitoku Gakuen, the school of the ridiculously rich and privileged that is ruled by Flower 4 or F4, a group of four boys who come from extremely powerful families: Domyoji Tsukasa, the leader and heir of the Domyoji World Finance Group; Hanazawa Rui, the introverted son of a large company; Nishikado Sojiro, a player who is the heir of a tea ceremony school; and Mimasaka Akira, a madam killer with ties to the underground. If a student gets on the F4’s bad side, he/she gets a red notice and is bullied and driven out of school.

Makino hopes to pass her days quietly-- without drawing any attention to herself-- but one day, she stands up to Domyoji in defense of her friend. The next day, Makino gets the dreaded red notice. Even though she is harassed, Makino decides to keep going to school because she is a “tough weed”. She declares war right back on the F4. Her resolve gets the attention of her crush Hanazawa Rui and oddly enough, rouses romantic feelings in her worst enemy, Domyoji Tsukasa.

The series is based on the Japanese shoujo manga "Hana Yori Dango" (Boys Before Flowers) by Kamio Yoko.

Cast
* Inoue Mao as Makino Tsukushi
* Matsumoto Jun as Domyoji Tsukasa
* Oguri Shun as Hanazawa Rui
* Matsuda Shota as Nishikado Sojiro
* Abe Tsuyoshi as Mimasaka Akira
* Sato Megumi as Sanjo Sakurako
* Nishihara Aki as Matsuoka Yuki
* Seto Saki as Asai Yuriko
* Fukada Aki as Ayuhara Erika
* Matsuoka Emiko as Yamano Minako
* David Ito as Nishida
* Sada Mayumi as Todo Shizuka
* Kato Takako as Sengoku Sachiyo
* Tomiura Satoshi as Makino Susumu (brother of Tsukushi)
* Kobayashi Susumu as Makino Haruo (father of Tsukushi)
* Ishino Mako as Makino Chieko (mother of Tsukushi)
* Matsushima Nanako as Domyoji Tsubaki (sister of Tsukasa)
* Kaga Mariko as Domyoji Kaede (mother of Tsukasa)

Season 2
* Episodes: 11
* Viewership rating: 21.7 (Kanto)
* Broadcast period: 2007-Jan-05 to 2007-Mar-16
* Theme song: Love So Sweet by Arashi
* Insert song: Flavor of Life by Utada Hikaru

Synopsis

This second season of Hana Yori Dango picks up right after Domyoji leaves for New York. After confessing to Domyoji, Makino has not spoken to him for a year. Rui and the other members of F4 try and help Makino meet Domyoji again by going to New York for the christmas holidays. Though F4 and Makino meet Domyoji again, he has become a completely different person, and so they leave for Japan.

Some time later, Domyoji's mother annouces that they will be returning to Japan. There, they hold a giant super-rich and classy birthday party for Domyoji and announce something very important. Domyoji, 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 --> Domyoji --> Shigeru (arranged fiancee of Domyoji)

Awards

* 52nd Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Drama
* 2007 Annual Drama Grand Prix Awards: Best Supporting Actor - Oguri Shun
* 16th Hashida Awards: Rookie of the Year - Oguri Shun for 'Hana Yori Dango 2'
* 16th Hashida Awards: Rookie of the Year - Inoue Mao for 'Hana Yori Dango 2'
* 10th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Jan-Mar 07): Best Drama
* 10th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Jan-Mar 07): Best Actress - Inoue Mao
* 10th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Jan-Mar 07): Best Supporting Actor - Matsumoto Jun