According to an article from Liberty Times, San Chengzen Yi, producer of the Japanese version and, Angie Chai, producer of the Taiwanese version of the same drama, Hana Yori Dango recently met up for a cup of coffee, discussing of all things, which of the two male leads was more handsome than the other.
I find this amusing considering the producers completely disregarded discussing techniques used in the different versions of the drama or the better actor between the two actors. What I find more amusing is the fact that Taiwanese media just had to report on the fact that the producers unanamously agreed that Jerry Yan was more handsome than Jun Matsumoto. Even going as far as saying that ALL japanese Hana Yori Dango fans find the Taiwanese lead more appealing. Somebody or rather some reporter needs a lesson in Sociology, because according to studies Asians are prone to agreeing with each other even if one of the participants in the conversation thinks otherwise.
What more, I feel that Jun Matsumoto was the better actor playing on his talent, charisma, and face to give Domyouji justice, while Jerry Yan on the other hand was an awful actor who used is face for the entire drama series to carry him through. I mean somebody watch the vomit scene in Meteor Garden, I consider that Yan’s worst (and most humorous).
Apparently, Matsumoto was considered more about how much he would look in the “pinapple hair” that Yan sported during Meteor Garden than about how much of an actor he was. Nice, so now I can tell all my celebrity-wannabe friends that they should invest more in their hair rather than acting lessons to make it into the entertainment business.
Nice to know these producers discussed more about shallow aspects of the actors rather than anything that would improve the drama scene.
| Which Hana Yori Dango or Meteor Garden actor is more handsome?
1) Jun Matsumoto |
