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{{short description|Japanese manga series}}
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{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name            = Boys Over Flowers
| image           = HanaYoriDango vol01 Cover.jpg
| caption         = First ''[[tankōbon]]'' volume cover, featuring Tsukasa Domyoji (left), Tsukushi Makino (center), and Rui Hanazawa (right)
| ja_kanji        = 花より{{ruby-ja|男子|だんご}}
| ja_romaji       = Hana yori Dango
| genre           = {{ubl|[[Reverse harem]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bridges |first1=Rose |title=Why Dangerous Anime Boys Are All The Rage|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2015-11-18/why-dangerous-anime-boys-are-all-the-rage/.95512 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=August 16, 2019 |date=November 18, 2015 |archive-date=January 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125224709/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2015-11-18/why-dangerous-anime-boys-are-all-the-rage/.95512 |url-status=live }}</ref>|[[Romantic comedy]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.viz.com/boys-over-flowers |title=The Official Website for Boys Over Flowers |publisher=[[Viz Media]] |access-date=October 28, 2017 |archive-date=September 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918205813/https://www.viz.com/boys-over-flowers |url-status=live }}</ref>}}<!-- Note: Use and cite reliable sources to identify genre/s, not personal interpretation. Please don't include more than three genres (per [[MOS:A&M]]). -->
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type            = manga
| author          = [[Yoko Kamio]]
| publisher       = [[Shueisha]]
| publisher_en    = {{English anime licensee|NA=[[Viz Media]]}}
| demographic     = ''[[Shōjo manga|Shōjo]]''
| imprint         = Margaret Comics
| magazine        = [[Margaret (magazine)|Margaret]]
| first           = October 1992
| last            = January 2004
| volumes         = 37
| volume_list     = List of Boys Over Flowers volumes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Other
| title           = Live-action television and films
| content         = 
* ''[[Hana yori Dango (film)|Hana yori Dango]]'' (1995, Japan)
* ''[[Meteor Garden (2001 TV series)|Meteor Garden]]'' (2001, Taiwan)
** ''[[Meteor Rain]]'' (2001, Taiwan)
** ''[[Meteor Garden II]]'' (2002, Taiwan)
* ''[[Boys Over Flowers (2005 TV series)|Boys Over Flowers]]'' (2005, Japan)
** ''[[Hana yori Dango Returns|Boys Over Flowers 2]]'' (2007, Japan)
** ''[[Hana yori Dango Final: The Movie]]'' (2008, Japan)
* ''[[Boys Over Flowers (2009 TV series)|Boys Over Flowers]]'' (2009, South Korea)
* ''[[Meteor Garden (2018 TV series)|Meteor Garden]]'' (2018, China)
* ''[[F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers]]'' (2021, Thailand)
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = tv series
| title           = Hana yori Dango
| director        = Shigeyasu Yamauchi
| producer        = Tetsu Odake <br />Yasuo Kameyama<br />Takashi Horiuchi<br />Hiromi Seki
| writer          = Yumi Kageyama
| music           = [[Michiru Ōshima]]
| studio          = [[Toei Animation]]
| licensee        = {{English anime licensee|NA=[[Discotek Media]]}}
| network         =[[All-Nippon News Network|ANN]] ([[Asahi Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]])
| first           = September 8, 1996
| last            = August 31, 1997
| episodes        = 51
| episode_list    = #List of episodes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = film
| title           = Hana yori Dango: The Movie
| director        =  
| producer        = 
| writer          = 
| music           = 
| studio          = Toei Animation
| licensee        = {{English anime licensee|NA=[[Discotek Media]]}}
| released        = March 8, 1997
| runtime         = 30 minutes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Other
| title           = Related
| content         =
* ''[[Boys Over Flowers Season 2]]'' (sequel)
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}

{{Nihongo|'''''Boys Over Flowers'''''|花より{{ruby-ja|男子|だんご}}|Hana yori Dango}}{{efn|Here, the word {{linktext|男子}} (boy) is used instead of {{linktext|団子}} (dango) as in the idiom, but it is pronounced as だんご (dango) instead of だんし (danshi).}} 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 family, whose mother enrolls her in an elite high school to compete with the families from her husband's company. While at Eitoku, she encounters the F4, a gang of four boys who are children of Japan's wealthiest families and who bully anyone that gets in their way.

The series was serialized in [[Shueisha]]'s ''[[Margaret (magazine)|Margaret]]'' magazine from October 1992 to January 2004, with its chapters collected in 37 ''[[tankōbon]]'' volumes between 1992 and 2008. In North America, the manga is licensed by [[Viz Media]].

The manga has been adapted into various mediums. It was first adapted as an audio drama released on CD from July 1993 to July 1994. This was followed by a Japanese [[live-action]] [[Hana yori Dango (1995 film)|feature film]] in 1995, then an animated television series, produced by [[Toei Animation]], that was broadcast by [[Asahi Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] from 1996 to 1997. The first live-action television adaptation was one produced in Taiwan, titled ''[[Meteor Garden (2001 TV series)|Meteor Garden]]'' (2001). After Taiwan's ''Meteor Garden'', a number of other live-action television adaptations have followed. A Japanese [[Boys Over Flowers (2005 TV series)|live-action series]] aired from 2005 to 2007 (and was followed by a [[Hana yori Dango Final: The Movie|2008 film]]), a [[Boys Over Flowers (2009 TV series)|South Korean adaptation]] aired in 2009, a mainland Chinese adaptation, also titled ''[[Meteor Garden (2018 TV series)|Meteor Garden]]'' aired in 2018, and a Thai adaptation, ''[[F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers]]'', was aired from 2021 to 2022.

In 1996, ''Boys Over Flowers'' won the 41st [[Shogakukan Manga Award]] for the ''[[shōjo]]'' category. By February 2015, the series had over 61 million copies in circulation, making it one of the [[List of best-selling manga|best-selling manga series of all time]] and the best-selling ''shōjo'' manga of all time. The series enjoys immense popularity in the Eastern Asia region.

==Plot==
{{nihongo|Eitoku Academy|英徳学園|Eitoku Gakuen}} in [[Yamanote and Shitamachi|Yamanote]], Japan is a prestigious school that caters to children from [[upper-class]] families. Hence, Tsukushi Makino, who comes from a [[middle-class]] family, fulfills the literal meaning of her name, as she is initially considered to be the "weed" of the school. The school is ruled by the F4 ("Flower Four"), four young men from Japan's wealthiest families. Tsukasa Domyoji is the son of the wealthiest, most powerful family in Japan. They initially [[School bullying|bully]] Tsukushi when she stands up to them. However, Domyoji eventually takes an interest in her because she is the only girl in the school who stands up to him.
Tsukushi, however, is repulsed by his hot-headed nature and bullying demeanor, falling instead for soft-spoken and sensitive Rui Hanazawa, Tsukasa's best friend since childhood.

The other two members of the F4 are Akira Mimasaka, the laid-back peacemaker of the group, and Sojirou Nishikado, an unrepentant [[womanizing|playboy]]. They both usually have at least one girlfriend at any one time; Akira prefers older women because the women of his household (his mother and two younger sisters) are quite childish. Sojirou is happy to be in casual relationships with many women, although we later discover that at one time he was in love with a childhood friend. Over time, Tsukushi's feelings towards Tsukasa evolve, as she begins to appreciate the degree of change that occurred in Tsukasa once he fell in love with her. However, because of the difference in [[social class]], Tsukushi and Tsukasa's relationship is blocked by Tsukasa's mother, Kaede but supported by his elder sister, Tsubaki, who becomes friends with Tsukushi.

==Characters==
;{{nihongo|{{vanchor|Tsukushi Makino}}|牧野 つくし|Makino Tsukushi}}
:{{Voiced by|Maki Mochida (anime),<ref name="cast">{{cite web | url=https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/tv/hanadan/character/ | title=キャラクター／キャスト - 花より男子 - 作品ラインナップ | website=lineup.toei-anim.co.jp | language=ja | access-date=May 7, 2015| archive-date=May 7, 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507100507/https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/tv/hanadan/character/ | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Megumi Toyoguchi]] (video game)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.konami.jp/hanadan/chara_makino.html | title=Tsukushi Makino's Hana yori Dango: Koiseyo Otome! Profile | website=konami.jp |language=ja | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604100323/http://www.konami.jp/hanadan/chara_makino.html | archive-date=June 4, 2013| access-date=May 7, 2015}}</ref>}}
:The protagonist is a teenage high school girl whose name, Tsukushi, means "weed". She is thus the "weed" that will challenge the "Flower Four" or F4. Tsukushi is one of the very few students studying at Eitoku High School to come from a middle-class family. Her mother pushed her to join Eitoku because the children of her father's work colleagues all attend prestigious schools. Tsukushi is unhappy at Eitoku, but feels if she quietly exists for two years, she can survive it. However, after defending her friend who accidentally falls down a set of stairs and onto the leader of the F4, Tsukasa Domyoji, she, instead, receives a red card—a declaration of war. This officially marks her for future torment by the F4 and the rest of the student body.
:However, unlike most of the F4's targets, Tsukushi retaliates by directly attacking Tsukasa. This unexpected retaliation and steadfast resistance to the hazing is one that he has never encountered from a target before, and falls in love with Tsukushi. Initially, Tsukushi hates all of the F4 except Rui Hanazawa, for whom she harbors romantic feelings. But, after Rui admits that he will never stop loving his childhood sweetheart Shizuka, Tsukushi slowly falls in love with Tsukasa and becomes friends with the F4.
;{{nihongo|{{vanchor|Tsukasa Domyoji}}|道明寺 司|Dōmyōji Tsukasa}}
:{{Voiced by|Naoki Miyashita (anime),<ref name="cast"/> [[Takahiro Sakurai]] (video game)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.konami.jp/hanadan/chara_domyouji.html | title=Tsukasa Domyoji's Hana yori Dango: Koiseyo Otome! Profile | website=konami.jp |language=ja | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604130602/http://www.konami.jp/hanadan/chara_domyouji.html | archive-date=June 4, 2013| access-date=May 7, 2015}}</ref>}}
:Tsukasa is the leader of the F4 group and the [[heir]] to the large Domyoji Enterprises. He grew up with the rest of the F4 as his mother was always overseas, and his older sister relocated to Los Angeles after her marriage. His mother, in particular, is cold towards him, and wants to control his life for the sake of preserving the family name.
:As the extremely hot-headed and volatile leader of the F4, Tsukasa uses his power to rule over the entire school. He uses an infamous red card and attaches it inside anyone's locker who has made the F4, particularly him, upset. A red card gives the entire student body at Eitoku free rein to bully, prank, and humiliate the receiver until they decide to leave the school. However, Tsukushi's declaration of war against the F4 after receiving the red card, retaliation against the student body and strong will, reminds Tsukasa of his beloved older sister, Tsubaki. He thus grows fond of Tsukushi, eventually falling madly in love with her.
;{{nihongo|{{vanchor|Rui Hanazawa}}|花沢 類|Hanazawa Rui}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Koji Yamamoto (actor)|Koji Yamamoto]] (anime),<ref name="cast"/> [[Mamoru Miyano]] (video game)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.konami.jp/hanadan/chara_hanazawa.html | title=Rui Hanazawa's Hana yori Dango: Koiseyo Otome! Profile | website=konami.jp |language=ja | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130706081426/http://www.konami.jp/hanadan/chara_hanazawa.html | archive-date=July 6, 2013| access-date=May 7, 2015}}</ref>}}
:Rui is Tsukasa's best friend and Tsukushi's first romantic interest. He is generally quiet, distant, uninterested in people and is said to be [[autistic]]. He only opens up to his close friends and the [[model (person)|model]] Shizuka Todo, to whom he was betrothed at birth. Rui admires Tsukushi's courage in standing up to Tsukasa and eventually begins to help her. After he comes back from France and witnessing Shizuka's marriage, Rui was very frustrated and slowly falls in love with Tsukushi. However, after learning that Tsukushi genuinely loves Tsukasa, Rui backs off.
;{{nihongo|{{vanchor|Sojirou Nishikado}}|西門 総二郎|Nishikado Sōjirō}}
:{{Voiced by|Yoshihiko Akaida (anime),<ref name="cast"/> [[Ryōtarō Okiayu]] (video game)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.konami.jp/hanadan/chara_nishikado.html | title=Sojirou Nishikado's Hana yori Dango: Koiseyo Otome! Profile | website=konami.jp |language=ja | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708044441/http://www.konami.jp/hanadan/chara_nishikado.html | archive-date=July 8, 2013| access-date=May 7, 2015}}</ref>}}
:Sojirou is the biggest playboy of the F4. He is devoted to the practice of traditional Japanese tea ceremonies (which is his family's business). For the most part, he and Akira usually work to keep the peace within the group and following Tsukasa.
;{{nihongo|{{vanchor|Akira Mimasaka}}|美作 あきら|Mimasaka Akira}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Yūta Mochizuki]] (anime),<ref name="cast"/> [[Takashi Kondō]] (video game)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.konami.jp/hanadan/chara_mimasaka.html | title=Sojirou Nishikado's Hana yori Dango: Koiseyo Otome! Profile | website=konami.jp |language=ja | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604130425/http://www.konami.jp/hanadan/chara_mimasaka.html | archive-date=June 4, 2013| access-date=May 7, 2015}}</ref>}}
:Akira is arguably the kindest and most mature member of F4. His family is very powerful in the Japanese underground (in the manga they own a large trading company). He keeps his cool and rarely loses his temper, although when he does, even Domyoji has to run for the hills. He has a pair of young twin sisters who annoy him due to their intense affection for him.
;{{nihongo|{{vanchor|Yuuki Matsuoka}}|松岡 優紀|Matsuoka Yūki}}
:{{Voiced by|Kanako Tobimatsu (anime)<ref name="cast"/>}}
:Yuuki is Tsukushi's childhood friend. The two work together at a [[dango]] shop after school. Yuuki cares a lot about Tsukushi's feelings, and does not want anybody to hurt Tsukushi. Yuuki offers Tsukushi a lot of encouragement and advice about her situation with the F4.
;{{nihongo|{{vanchor|Shizuka Todou}}|藤堂 静|Tōdōu Shizuka}}
:{{Voiced by|Keiko Imamura (anime)<ref name="cast"/>}}
:Shizuka is a rich heiress, a fashion model, and a childhood friend of the F4, particularly Rui. She was the first person who was able to get him to come out of his shell, and the two were inseparable for much of their childhood. She began a modeling career during her high school years, but at her twentieth birthday party she announces that she will give up her career as a model as well as her position as the Todou heiress to move to Paris and become a human rights lawyer. She was very kind toward Tsukushi, as she sees her as Rui's romantic interest. Rui initially accompanies Shizuka to Paris at Tsukushi's request, but their relationship suffers as Shizuka spends more and more time at work. Towards the end of the manga series, Rui tell's Tsukushi that what happened between him and Shizuka is completely over and thats okay with him, they're on good terms and are still friends.
;{{nihongo|{{vanchor|Kazuya Aoike}}|青池 和也|Aoike Kazuya}}
:{{Voiced by|Yoji Ietomi (anime),<ref name="cast"/> [[Hiro Shimono]] (video game)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.konami.jp/hanadan/chara_aoike.html | title=Kazuya Aoike's Hana yori Dango: Koiseyo Otome! Profile | website=konami.jp |language=ja | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605050130/http://www.konami.jp/hanadan/chara_aoike.html | archive-date=June 5, 2013| access-date=May 7, 2015}}</ref>}}
:Kazuya is another one of Tsukushi's childhood friends. He enrolls at Eitoku after his family comes into money through some real-estate deals. The other students at Eitoku draw a sharp distinction between Kazuya's "[[Nouveau riche|new money]]" and their "[[old money]]". The F4, in particular, mention this difference fairly often and consider him to be a nuisance as the story progresses, and simply tolerate him because of Tsukushi's fondness for him.
;{{nihongo|{{vanchor|Makiko Endo}}|遠藤真紀子|Endō Makiko}}
:{{Voiced by|Fuko Misaki (anime)<ref name="cast"/>}}
:Makiko is one of Tsukushi's only friends at Eitoku in the beginning of the series. Tsukushi rescues her from inevitable torment after she collides with Domyouji on the stairs. Although she is forced to break off their friendship to prevent becoming a target of abuse, Makiko finds ways to help Tsukushi, sending her secret messages of encouragement or to warn her of impending danger.
;{{nihongo|{{vanchor|Sakurako Sanjo}}|三条 桜子|Sanjō Sakurako}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Rumi Shishido]] (anime)<ref name="cast"/>}}
:Sakurako was the target of bullying as a young child, particularly by the F4, because she was born "ugly". When she confessed her love to Domyoji, he traumatized her by making fun of her looks. She eventually moved to Germany because of her family's business, and underwent plastic surgery to end the bullying. Many years later, she returns to Eitoku, where no one recognizes her now attractive face. She plans to take revenge on the F4, and befriends Tsukushi (who is unaware of her history). When she hears of Domyoji's growing attraction to Tsukushi, she conspires with her friend Thomas to destroy her.
;{{nihongo|{{vanchor|Junpei Oribe}}|織部 順平|Oribe Junpei}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Hiroki Takahashi]] (anime)}}
:Junpei is a ''[[Senpai and kōhai|kōhai]]'' of Tsukushi's that saves her from being bullied after she gets back from her trip to Canada. He first appears as a nerdy boy, with glasses and an oblivious attitude. He is actually a famous model for a well-known magazine, hiding his identity in school through his glasses. Tskushi sees him as the only other person at school who thinks the way she thinks after he says he only needs to endure two more years. Junpei's real motive is to lure Domyoji in order to take revenge for an injury his older brother endured. He uses Tsukushi as bait to lure Tsukasa to him and his friend, who are looking for vengeance after being humiliated by Tsukasa.
;{{nihongo|{{vanchor|Shigeru Okawahara}}|大河原 滋|Okawahara Shigeru}}
:{{Voiced by|Emiko Sato (anime)<ref name="cast"/>}}
:Shigeru is the heiress of the Okawahara Corporation, and Tsukasa's fiance [[Arranged marriage|for the arranged marriage]] created by his mother. Tsukasa neither likes nor wants to marry her, although she falls in love with him. She also befriends Tsukushi without knowing of her past relationship with Tsukasa.
;{{nihongo|{{vanchor|Tsubaki Domyouji}}|道明寺 椿|Dōmyōji Tsubaki}}
:{{Voiced by|Chiho Okawa (anime)<ref name="cast"/>}}
:Tsubaki is Tsukasa's elder sister, and closest friend. Although she bullies him, he adores and trusts her more than anyone else, as she raised him in the absence of their parents. After she graduated from Eitoku, she dated a working class man, which led to her mother forcing them apart so that Tsubaki could marry a wealthier man. Although she has obtained a degree of happiness in her marriage, she often gets sad and travels home to Japan when her husband is busy overseas. She begs Tsukasa not to make the same mistake in love. She sees Tsukushi as a younger sister, and always helps with her relationship with Tsukasa.
;{{nihongo|{{vanchor|Kaede Domyoji}}|道明寺 楓|Dōmyōji Kaede}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Mika Doi]] (anime)}}
:Kaede is Tsukasa's controlling mother and is the [[chairwoman]] of Domyoji Enterprises. She is a powerful and feared businesswoman who does everything she can to end Tsukasa's relationship with Tsukushi. At one point, she tried to pay Tsukushi 50 million yen to get her to agree not to see Tsukasa again. However, Tsukushi's mother refused the money and poured salt onto Kaede's head because Kaede had insulted Tsukushi. Kaede then tried to force Tsukasa to marry Shigeru. When she found out that Tsukasa was going to break up with Shigeru, she became furious and forced Tsukasa to marry Shigeru quickly. When Shigeru and Tsukasa "marry", she witnesses Shigeru's true plan to set Tsukasa and Tsukushi up and even tries to stop it at first. But after knowing that Tsukushi truly cares about Tsukasa and everyone else, she accepts their relationship and eventual marriage.

==Media==
===Manga===
{{See also|List of Boys Over Flowers volumes{{!}}List of ''Boys Over Flowers'' chapters}}
Written and illustrated by [[Yoko Kamio]], ''Boys Over Flowers'' was serialized in [[Shueisha]]'s bi-weekly magazine ''[[Margaret (magazine)|Margaret]]'' from October 1992 to January 2004. In July 2006, a short story based on the manga was published in issue 15 of ''Margaret'' magazine;<ref name="ann20071210">{{cite web |last=Loo|first=Egan | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-12-10/2-issue-boys-over-flowers-side-story-revealed-in-japan | title=2-Issue Boys Over Flowers Side Story Revealed in Japan | publisher=[[Anime News Network]] | date=December 10, 2007| access-date=February 2, 2014}}</ref> another two-installment short story was published in January 2007.<ref name="ann20071210"/> The series was collected in 37 ''[[tankōbon]]'' volumes released between October 23, 1992,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-848028-7&mode=1 | script-title=ja:花より男子 1| publisher=[[Shueisha]]| language=Japanese|access-date=October 10, 2009}}</ref> and June 25, 2008.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-846305-6 | script-title=ja:花より男子 37 | publisher=[[Shueisha]]| language=Japanese|access-date=October 10, 2009}}</ref> English translations of all 37 volumes were released between 2003 and 2009 by [[Viz Media]].<ref name="ann20030324">{{cite news |last=Mays|first=Jonathan| url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2003-03-24/hana-yori-dango-licensed-but-by-who | title=Hana Yori Dango Licensed...But by Who? | work=[[Anime News Network]] | date=March 24, 2003| access-date=January 24, 2023| archive-date=April 19, 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419112350/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2003-03-24/hana-yori-dango-licensed-but-by-who | url-status=live }}</ref> It has also been published by [[Glénat (publisher)|Glénat]] in France,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glenatmanga.com/hana-yori-dango-tome-1-9782723441780.htm|title=Hana Yori Dango Tome 1|publisher=[[Glénat (publisher)|Glénat]]|access-date=January 24, 2023|language=fr|archive-date=September 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140927123211/http://www.glenatmanga.com/hana-yori-dango-tome-1-9782723441780.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> and by [[Planeta DeAgostini]] in Spain.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.planetadelibros.com/serie-no-me-lo-digas-con-flores-389.html|title=No me lo digas con flores|publisher=[[Planeta DeAgostini]]|access-date=January 24, 2023|language=es|archive-date=October 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020013259/http://www.planetadelibros.com/serie-no-me-lo-digas-con-flores-389.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Kamio began a sequel, ''[[Boys Over Flowers Season 2]]'', in Shueisha's ''[[Shōnen Jump+]]'' online magazine on February 15, 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-02-09/viz-shonen-jump-to-add-new-boys-over-flowers-season-2-manga/.84264|title=Viz's Shonen Jump to Add New Boys Over Flowers Season 2 Manga|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=February 9, 2015|access-date=January 24, 2023|archive-date=January 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108100934/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-02-09/viz-shonen-jump-to-add-new-boys-over-flowers-season-2-manga/.84264|url-status=live}}</ref>

===CD===
An [[audio drama]] adaptation of ''Boys Over Flowers'', marketed as {{Nihongo|"CD books"|CDブック}}, was released from July 1993 to July 1994. It starred [[Takuya Kimura]], in his voice-acting debut, as the voice of Rui Hanazawa, whom this adaptation focused on.<ref name="Shueisha4">{{cite web | url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-848123-2&mode=1 | script-title=ja:花より男子 (Hana yori Dango) No. 4 | publisher=Shueisha | language=Japanese | access-date=October 10, 2009 | archive-date=September 17, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090917173550/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-848123-2&mode=1 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=aa>{{cite web
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===Live-action television and films===
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!!width= 10% |Local title
!!width= 10% |Network
!!width= 10% |Original run
!!width= 10% colspan="6"|Main characters (Actor)
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| {{flag|Japan}}
| ''[[Hana yori Dango (film)|Hana yori Dango]]''
| {{n/a|''feature film''}}
|style="text-align:left;"| August 19, 1995
| Tsukushi Makino<br />{{small|([[Yuki Uchida]])}}
| Tsukasa Domyoji<br />{{small|([[Shosuke Tanihara]])}}
| Rui Hanazawa<br />{{small|([[Naohito Fujiki]])}}
| Akira Mimasaka<br />{{small|(Koichi Hashizume)}}
| Sojiro Nishikado<br />{{small|(Kensaku Saeki)}}
| {{n/a}}
|- 
|style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| {{flag|Taiwan}}
| ''[[Meteor Garden (2001 TV series)|Meteor Garden]]''
| rowspan="2"| [[Chinese Television System|CTS]]
|style="text-align:left;"| April 12 – August 16, 2001
| rowspan="2"| Shān Cài<br />{{small|([[Barbie Hsu]])}}
| rowspan="2"| Dào Míng Sì<br />{{small|([[Jerry Yan]])}}
| rowspan="2"| Huā Zé Lèi<br />{{small|([[Vic Chou]])}}
| rowspan="2"| Měi Zuò<br />{{small|([[Vanness Wu]])}}
| rowspan="2"| Xī Mén<br />{{small|([[Ken Chu]])}}
| rowspan="2" {{n/a}}
|- 
| ''[[Meteor Garden II]]''
|style="text-align:left;"| November 11 – December 25, 2002
|-
|style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"| {{flag|Japan}}
| ''[[Boys Over Flowers (2005 TV series)|Boys Over Flowers]]''
| rowspan="2"| [[Tokyo Broadcasting System|TBS]]
|style="text-align:left;"| October 21 – December 16, 2005
| rowspan="3"| Tsukushi Makino<br />{{small|([[Mao Inoue]])}}
| rowspan="3"| Tsukasa Domyoji<br />{{small|([[Jun Matsumoto]])}}
| rowspan="3"| Rui Hanazawa<br />{{small|([[Shun Oguri]])}}
| rowspan="3"| Akira Mimasaka<br />{{small|([[Tsuyoshi Abe]])}}
| rowspan="3"| Sojiro Nishikado<br />{{small|([[Shota Matsuda]])}}
| rowspan="3" {{n/a}}
|- 
| ''[[Hana yori Dango Returns|Boys Over Flowers 2]]''
|style="text-align:left;"| January 5 – March 16, 2007
|-
| ''[[Hana yori Dango Final: The Movie]]''
| {{n/a|''feature film''}}
|style="text-align:left;"| June 28, 2008
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| {{flag|South Korea|name=Korea}}
| ''[[Boys Over Flowers (2009 TV series)|Boys Over Flowers]]''
| [[KBS2]]
|style="text-align:left;"| January 5 – March 31, 2009
| Geum Jan-di<br />{{small|([[Ku Hye-sun]])}}
| Gu Jun-pyo<br />{{small|([[Lee Min-ho]])}}
| Yoon Ji-hu<br />{{small|([[Kim Hyun-joong]])}}
| Song Woo-bin<br />{{small|([[Kim Joon]])}}
| So Yi-jung<br />{{small|([[Kim Bum]])}}
| {{n/a}}
|- 
|style="text-align:left;"| {{flag|China}}
| ''[[Meteor Garden (2018 TV series)|Meteor Garden]]'' (remake)
| [[Hunan Television]]
|style="text-align:left;"| July 9 – August 29, 2018
| Dong Shancai<br />{{small|([[Shen Yue (actress)|Shen Yue]])}}
| Daoming Si<br />{{small|([[Dylan Wang]])}}
| Huaze Lei<br />{{small|([[Darren Chen]])}}
| Feng Meizuo<br />{{small|([[Connor Leong]])}}
| Ximen Yan<br />{{small|([[Caesar Wu]])}}
| {{n/a}}
|- 
|style="text-align:left;"| {{flag|Thailand}}
| ''[[F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers]]''
| [[GMM 25]]
|style="text-align:left;"| December 18, 2021 – April 9, 2022
| Gorya / Thithara Jundee<br />{{small|([[Tontawan Tantivejakul]])}}
| Thyme / Akira Paramaanantra<br />{{small|([[Vachirawit Chivaaree]])}}
| Ren / Renrawin Aira<br />{{small|(Jirawat Sutivanisak)}}
| MJ / Methas Jarustiwa<br />{{small|(Hirunkit Changkham)}}
| Kavin / Taemiyaklin Kittiyangkul<br />{{small|([[Metawin Opas-iamkajorn]])}}
| {{n/a}}
|- 
!!width= 10% colspan="10"|Unofficial (unlicensed)
|-
|style="text-align:left;"| {{flag|Indonesia}}
| ''Siapa Takut Jatuh Cinta''
| [[SCTV (TV network)|SCTV]]
|style="text-align:left;"| April 2002
| Oni<br />{{small|(Leony Vitria Hartanti)}}
| Indra<br />{{small|(Indra Bruggman)}}
| Roger<br />{{small|([[Roger Danuarta]])}}
| Yusuf Iman<br />{{small|(Steve Emmanuel)}}
| Jonathan<br />{{small|(Jonathan Frizzy)}}
| {{n/a}}
|- 
|style="text-align:left;"| {{flag|China}}
| ''[[Meteor Shower (TV series)|Meteor Shower]]''
| [[Hunan Television]]
|style="text-align:left;"| August 8, 2009 – August 30, 2010
| Chu Yuxun<br />{{small|([[Zheng Shuang (actress, born 1991)|Zheng Shuang]])}}
| Murong Yunhai<br />{{small|([[Hans Zhang]])}}
| Duanmu Lei<br />{{small|([[Yu Haoming]])}}
| Ye Shuo<br />{{small|([[Vision Wei]])}}
| Shangguan Ruiqian<br />{{small|(Zhu Zixiao)}}
| {{n/a}}
|- 
|style="text-align:left;"| {{flag|India}}
| ''[[Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan]]''
| [[MTV (Indian TV channel)|MTV India]] {{small|(1–2)}}<br />[[Voot]] {{small|(3)}}
|style="text-align:left;"| July 21, 2014 – June 7, 2018
| Nandini Murthy<br />{{small|([[Niti Taylor]])}}
| Manik Malhotra<br />{{small|([[Parth Samthaan]])}}
| Dhruv Vedant<br />{{small|(Utkarsh Gupta)}}
| Mukti Vardhan<br />{{small|([[Charlie Chauhan]])}}
|  Cabir Dhawan<br />{{small|([[Ayaz Ahmed]])}}
| Alya Saxena<br />{{small|([[Krissann Barretto]])}}
|- 
|style="text-align:left;"| {{flag|Indonesia}}
| ''{{ill|Siapa Takut Jatuh Cinta|id|vertical-align=sup}}''
| [[SCTV (TV network)|SCTV]]
|style="text-align:left;"| November 13, 2017 – October 28, 2018
| Laras Ayuningtyas<br />{{small|(Natasha Wilona)}}
| Alvino Adijaya<br />{{small|(Verrell Bramasta)}}
| Leon<br />{{small|([[Super7 (band)|Bryan Domani]])}}
| Satya Adijaya<br />{{small|([[Aliando Syarief]])}}
| Sean Adijaya<br />{{small|([[Teejay Marquez]])}}
| {{n/a}}
|- 
|}

===Anime===
An [[anime]] television series produced by [[Toei Animation]] and broadcast on television by [[Asahi Broadcasting Corporation]] and [[TV Asahi]] in 1996. It was followed by a spin-off theatrical [[short film]], set in an alternate universe, in 1997. This is the final television series produced by [[Toei Animation]] to utilize cel animation; all television series produced by the company then after would use digital ink-and-paint. The anime was later released in Northern America on DVD by [[Viz Media]] in 2003, as ''Boys Over Flowers''. It was then rereleased by [[Discotek Media]] in 2016, as ''Hana yori Dango''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Phillips|first=George|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2003-05-28/acen-license-round-up|title=ACen License Round Up|work=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=August 28, 2015|archive-date=September 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905230222/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2003-05-28/acen-license-round-up|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-08-27/discotek-adds-hana-yori-dango-07-ghost-beelzebub-kyousougiga-getter-robo-armageddon-z-x-ignition-karate-master/.92209|title=Discotek Adds Hana Yori Dango, 07-Ghost, Beelzebub, Kyousougiga, Getter Robo: Armageddon, Z/X Ignition, Karate Master|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=August 27, 2015|access-date=August 29, 2015|archive-date=August 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150828222157/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-08-27/discotek-adds-hana-yori-dango-07-ghost-beelzebub-kyousougiga-getter-robo-armageddon-z-x-ignition-karate-master/.92209|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://discotekmedia.com/hana_yori_dango_tv__and_movie.htm|title=Hana Yori Dango: Complete TV Series & Movie Collection|work=discotek|date=October 25, 2016|access-date=December 9, 2019|archive-date=June 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617205801/http://www.discotekmedia.com/hana_yori_dango_tv__and_movie.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

====List of episodes====
{| class="wikitable"
!No.
!Title
!Original air date
|-
|'''1'''
|"Declaration of War!"
Transcription: "''Sensen Fukoku!''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: 宣戦布告！)
|September 8, 1996
|-
|'''2'''
|"No Brand Girl"
Transcription: "''Nōburando no Onna!''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese:]] ノーブランドの女！)
|September 15, 1996
|-
|'''3'''
|"I Won't be Hurt!"
Transcription: "''Kizutsui Tari Shinai!''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: 傷ついたりしない！)
|September 22, 1996
|-
|'''4'''
|"The Ordinary Duo!"

Transcription: "''Panpīna Futari!''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: パンピーな二人！)
|September 29, 1996
|-
|'''5'''
|"Me, Him... and the Other Guy!"
Transcription: "''Kare to Atashi to Aitsu''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: 彼とあたしとアイツ)
|October 6, 1996
|-
|'''6'''
|"Cinderella for a Night"
Transcription: "''Hitoyo no Shinderera''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: 一夜のシンデレラ)
|October 13, 1996
|-
|'''7'''
|"Atami Night Love"

Transcription: "''Koi no Atami Naito''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: 恋のアタミナイト)
|October 20, 1996
|-
|'''8'''
|"The Nightmare of the Fall Term!!"
Transcription: "''Shingakki no Akumu!!''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: 新学期の悪夢！！)
|October 27, 1996
|-
|'''9'''
|"Tsukasa Domyoji Snaps!"
Transcription: "Dōmyōji Tsukasa Kireru!" ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: 道明寺司・キレル！)
|November 10, 1996
|-
|'''10'''
|"The Woman Who Gave Up Everything"
Transcription: "Subete o Suteru Hito" ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: すべてを捨てる女性)
|November 17, 1996
|-
|'''11'''
|"Love Beyond the Horizon"
Transcription: "''Ai wa Ōzora no Kanatahe''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: 愛は大空の彼方へ)
|November 24, 1996
|-
|'''12'''
|"A Date in the Snow"
Transcription: "''Dēto!? Yuki no Omotesandō''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: デート！？　雪の表参道)
|December 1, 1996
|-
|'''13'''
|"Love Moves Too Fast"
Transcription: "''Haya Sugiru Koi no Tenkai''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: はやすぎる恋の展開)
|December 8, 1996
|-
|'''14'''
|"Sakurako's Secret"
Transcription: "''Sakurako no Kakusareta Himitsu''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: 桜子の隠された秘密)
|December 15, 1996
|-
|'''15'''
|"Get Lost!!"
Transcription: "''Tottoto Kiena!!''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: とっとと消えな！！)
|December 22, 1996
|-
|'''16'''
|"Please Believe Me!"
Transcription: "''Atashi o Shinjite!''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: あたしを信じて！)
|December 29, 1996
|-
|'''17'''
|"Mine at Last"
Transcription: "''Yatto Tsukamaeta''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: やっとつかまえた)
|January 5, 1997
|-
|'''18'''
|"Will You Go Out with Me?"
Transcription: "''Ore to Tsukiawanai?''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: 俺とつきあわない？)
|January 12, 1997
|-
|'''19'''
|"Be Still My Beating Heart"
Transcription: "''Sazameku Mune no Kotori''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: さざめく胸の小鳥)
|January 19, 1997
|-
|'''20'''
|"Night of Betrayal"
Transcription: "''Uragiri no Atsui Yoru''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: 裏切りの暑い夜)
|January 26, 1997
|-
|'''21'''
|"The Crime and Punishment of a Kiss"
Transcription: "''Kisu to Tsumi to Batsu''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]:キスの罪と罰)
|February 2, 1997
|-
|'''22'''
|"A Bewildering First Date!"
Transcription: "''Tomadoi no Hatsu Dēto''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: 戸惑いの初デート)
|February 9, 1997
|-
|'''23'''
|"The Arrival of Tsubaki Domyoji!"
Transcription: "''Dōmyōji Tsubaki Arawaru!''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: 道明寺椿あらわる！)
|February 16, 1997
|-
|'''24'''
|"Love's Tempest! Being Expelled!?"
Transcription: "''Ai no Arashi! Gakuen Tsuihō!?''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: 愛の嵐！学園追放！？)
|February 23, 1997
|-
|'''25'''
|"Two Ways to Love"
Transcription: "''Futari Sorezore no Ai''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: 人・それぞれの愛)
|March 2, 1997
|-
|'''26'''
|"Sleepless Night!"
Transcription: "''Nemurenai Futari no Yoru!''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: 眠れない二人の夜！)
|March 9, 1997
|-
|'''27'''
|"Tsukasa Goes to New York!!"
Transcription: "''Dōmyōji, Nyū Yōku e!!''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: 道明寺、N.Yへ！！)
|March 16, 1997
|-
|'''28'''
|"Tsukushi Goes to Canada!!"
Transcription: "''Tsukushi, Kanada e!!''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: つくし、カナダへ！！)
|March 23, 1997
|-
|'''29'''
|"His Body Against Mine"
Transcription: "''Aitsu no Nukumori!''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: アイツのぬくもり！)
|March 30, 1997
|-
|'''30'''
|"Do You Want a Friend?"
Transcription: "''Tomodachi, Iranai?''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: 友だち、いらない？)
|April 6, 1997
|-
|'''31'''
|"Shock! Horror! Another Red Card!"
Transcription: "''Shōgeki! Nidome no Akafuda''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: 衝撃！二度目の赤札)
|April 13, 1997
|-
|'''32'''
|"Tsukasa Won't Come...?"
Transcription: "''Dōmyōji wa Konai?''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: 道明寺は・・・来ない？)
|April 20, 1997
|-
|'''33'''
|"Someday We'll Laugh..."
Transcription: "''Itsuka Waraeru hi''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: いつか笑える日)
|April 27, 1997
|-
|'''34'''
|"The Woman in My Life!"
Transcription: "''Ore no Daijina Onna Desu!''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: 俺の大事な女です！)
|May 4, 1997
|-
|'''35'''
|"Lovers on the Run!?"
Transcription: "''Koi no Tōhikō!?''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: 恋の逃避行！？)
|May 11, 1997
|-
|'''36'''
|"Tsukasa's Mother's Secret Plan"
Transcription: "''Tsukasa no Haha no Hisokana Takurami''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: 司の母の密かな企み)
|May 18, 1997
|-
|'''37'''
|"It's Showdown Time!"
Transcription: "''Shikumareta Taiketsu!''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: 仕組まれた対決！)
|May 25, 1997
|-
|'''38'''
|"I Will Tame You!!"
Transcription: "''Chōkyō Shite Ageru!!''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: 調教してあげる！！)
|June 1, 1997
|-
|'''39'''
|"Love Triangle from Hell!"
Transcription: "''Ma no Toraianguru''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: 魔のトライアングル)
|June 8, 1997
|-
|'''40'''
|"The Turning of Love's Tide"
Transcription: "''Koi no Hikigiwa Bunkiten''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: 恋の引き際・分岐点)
|June 15, 1997
|-
|'''41'''
|"The Dawning of a New Day"
Transcription: "''Atarashī Hibi no Hajimari''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: 新しい日々の始まり)
|June 20, 1997
|-
|'''42'''
|"Surprise! A Double Date!"
Transcription: "''Battari! W Dēto''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: バッタリ！Wデート)
|June 29, 1997
|-
|'''43'''
|"Deep Wounds of the Heart"
Transcription: "''Kokoro no Kizu wa Fukakute Omoi''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: 心の傷は深くて重い)
|July 6, 1997
|-
|'''44'''
|"You're Not the One"
Transcription: "''Omae ja Dameda!''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: おまえじゃダメだ！)
|July 13, 1997
|-
|'''45'''
|"Open Up Your Heart"
Transcription: "''Sunao ni Nareba?''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: 素直になれば？)
|July 20, 1997
|-
|'''46'''
|"Hurricane Approaching"
Transcription: "''Harikēn Sekkinchū!!''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: ハリケーン接近中！！)
|July 27, 1997
|-
|'''47'''
|"New Student Shigeru Causes Shockwave!"
Transcription: "''Tenkōsei Shigeru no Hamon!''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: 転校生・滋の波紋！)
|August 3, 1997
|-
|'''48'''
|"Study Abroad!?"
Transcription: "''Ryūgaku Suru Shikanai?!''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: 留学するしかない？！)
|August 10, 1997
|-
|'''49'''
|"Our New Relationship"
Transcription: "''Futari no Atarashī Kankei''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: 二人の新しい関係)
|August 17, 1997
|-
|'''50'''
|"Time to Call It Quits"
Transcription: "''Mō Oshimai ni Shiyo''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: もうおしまいにしよ)
|August 24, 1997
|-
|'''51'''
|"Neverending"
Transcription: "''Nebāendingu''{{-"}} ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: ネバーエンディング)
|August 31, 1997
|}

==Reception==
''Boys Over Flowers'' won the 41st [[Shogakukan Manga Award]] for the ''[[shōjo]]'' category in 1996.<ref name="ShogakukanAward">{{cite web|title=|script-title=ja:小学館漫画賞: 歴代受賞者|url=http://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/mangasho/rist.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217065029/http://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/mangasho/rist.html|archive-date=December 17, 2008|access-date=August 18, 2007|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja}}</ref>

By February 2015, the series had over 61 million copies in circulation, making it one of the [[best-selling manga series]] of all-time and the best-selling ''shōjo manga'' of all time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shonenjump.viz.com/blog/posts/this-week-s-issue-02-16-15|title=This Week's Issue 02/16/15|first=Urian|last=Brown|date=February 16, 2015|work=[[Viz Media]]|access-date=February 16, 2015|archive-date=March 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307145856/http://shonenjump.viz.com/blog/posts/this-week-s-issue-02-16-15|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=February 10, 2015 |title= |script-title=ja:花より男子 ： ラブコメの金字塔が12年ぶり連載スタート 「少年ジャンプ+」で新シリーズ |url=http://mantan-web.jp/2015/02/10/20150209dog00m200066000c.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150318052956/http://mantan-web.jp/2015/02/10/20150209dog00m200066000c.html |archive-date=March 18, 2015 |access-date=December 24, 2016 |work=[[Mainichi Shimbun]] |language=ja}}</ref> In April 2023, [[Guinness World Records]] has officially certified ''Boys Over Flowers'' as having the most published copies of a ''shōjo'' manga series written by a single author.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-04-19/boys-over-flowers-earns-guinness-world-record-for-most-published-shojo-manga/.197265|title=Boys Over Flowers Earns Guinness World Record for Most Published Shōjo Manga|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=April 19, 2023|access-date=April 20, 2023}}</ref> On [[TV Asahi]]'s Manga Sōsenkyo 2021 poll, in which 150.000 people voted for their top 100 manga series, ''Boys Over Flowers'' ranked 70th.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Loveridge |first=Lynzee |date=January 5, 2021 |title=TV Asahi Announces Top 100 Manga Voted on By 150,000 Readers |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2021-01-05/tv-asahi-announces-top-100-manga-voted-on-by-150000-readers/.168145 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114023057/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2021-01-05/tv-asahi-announces-top-100-manga-voted-on-by-150000-readers/.168145 |archive-date=November 14, 2021 |access-date=March 11, 2022 |website=[[Anime News Network]]}}</ref>

==Legacy==
===F4 and JVKV===
{{main|F4 (band)}}
'''[[F4 (band)|F4]]''' ('''Flower Four''') or '''JVKV''' was a Taiwanese [[boy band]] consisting of cast members of the 2001 Taiwanese version, ''[[Meteor Garden (2001 TV series)|Meteor Garden]]'': [[Jerry Yan]], [[Vanness Wu]], [[Ken Chu]], and [[Vic Chou]]. It formed in 2001 after the ''Meteor Garden'' series ended. They released three albums, ''[[Meteor Rain (album)|Meteor Rain]]'' (2001), ''[[Fantasy 4ever]]'' (2002), and ''[[Waiting for You (F4 album)|Waiting for You]]'' (2007). According to ''[[Forbes]]'', F4 has sold 3.5 million copies of their first two albums all over Asia as of July 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kirkman |first=Alexandra |date=July 7, 2003 |title=Forbes.com: Big--But Not Here |url=https://www.forbes.com/free_forbes/2003/0707/094.html |access-date=March 11, 2022 |website=[[Wayback Machine]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030812175747/https://www.forbes.com/free_forbes/2003/0707/094.html |archive-date=12 August 2003 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2007, due to copyright issues, the group changed its name to JVKV, using the initials of its members in descending order their ages.<ref name="nameinitials">{{in lang|zh}} [http://ent.163.com/07/0502/09/3DFROM19000327RF.html F4嫌新称呼JVKV绕口 合体宣传用回本名] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009152644/http://ent.163.com/07/0502/09/3DFROM19000327RF.html |date=October 9, 2020 }}. May 2, 2007. Retrieved December 30, 2007.</ref>

==References==
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==Further reading==
* {{Cite web|last=Divers|first=Allen|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/tankobon-tower/2003-08-25|title=Procrastination is a State of Mind – TT|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=August 25, 2003}}
* {{cite journal|last1=Choo|first1=Kukhee|title=Girls Return Home: Portrayal of Femininity in Popular Japanese Girls' Manga and Anime Texts during the 1990s in ''Hana yori Dango'' and ''Fruits Basket''|journal=Women: A Cultural Review|date=November 2008|volume=19|issue=3|pages=275–296|doi=10.1080/09574040802137243|s2cid=194050280}}
* {{cite journal|last1=Yoshida|first1=Hitomi|title= The Localisation of the ''Hana yori Dango'' Text: Plural Modernities in East Asia|journal=New Voices: A Journal of Emerging Scholars of Japanese Studies in Australia and New Zealand|date=2011|volume=4|pages=78–99|doi=10.21159/nv.04.04|doi-access=free}}

==External links==
* {{Anime News Network|manga|2411}}

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