The plagiarized version of "Meteor Shower" embarrasses people to death, netizens engage in fierce debate

Report on August 7th: If you want eye candy, watch the Korean version; if you want a good plot, watch the Japanese version; if you want both, watch the Taiwanese version; if you want neither, then tune in to Hunan TV!

The idol drama "Meteor Rain" independently produced by Hunan TV, which is called the pirated version of "Meteor Garden," will air on the evening of August 8th. This drama has been controversial from preparation to now. The bizarre costumes, pirated plot, and awkward lines have become topics for netizens to discuss. Recently, the preview of this drama was released, triggering another "debate" between netizens and the producers.

Plot: Pirated

From the preview of "Meteor Rain," audiences couldn't help but search for the shadow of "Meteor Garden." The name of the four male leads is no longer the usual F4, but H4. This immediately sparked heated discussions among netizens. Some even "explained" the origin of H4: "H=HUA=FLOWER (flower), so no matter how much they change, Hunan TV still wants to cling to F4!" "H4=HAN4 (sweat death), absolutely correct!"

At the same time, scenes such as the group posing, bullying girls in the toilet, sticking notes on others' backs, brothers turning against each other over a girlfriend, and putting necklaces on balconies were considered by viewers as "copying" "Meteor Garden."

Costumes: Countryside Style

Apart from the plot and lines being criticized by netizens, the characters' costumes and props made the audience sweat. Yunhai's "broom head" reminded people of Sakuragi Hanamichi; Wei Chen's Ye Shuo's bangs and that standard smile make it hard to imagine him as the flirtatious Mizo. Yu Hao Ming, who plays Du Mu Lei, was criticized even more severely. His countryside hairstyle, strangely matched suit, and slightly immature acting made it difficult for the audience to accept.

Moreover, the school uniforms of the protagonists directly imitated "Gossip Girl." Boys wore Blair-style lace-edged Lolita outfits, turning the "sweet college style" into "vulgar pirated style."

Props: Cheap

In "Meteor Rain," when Chu Yujuan was bullied by H4, she had a white paper note with a turtle drawn on it and "Thirteenth Sister" written on her back, making the original F4's "wanted poster"-style red note lose its power.

In addition, there is a scene in the preview where Yunhai gives Yujuan a pearl necklace and puts it on her. Many netizens thought that giving a pearl necklace in this day and age is too rustic, especially compared to the meteor necklace of the Taiwanese version, the Saturn necklace of the Japanese version, and the star necklace of the Korean version, which is too stingy.

In all versions of "Meteor Garden," F4 drives world-famous luxury cars to show their status as rich young masters. However, H4, who are also from wealthy families, can be seen driving domestic off-road vehicles worth 70,000-100,000 yuan in the preview. These off-road vehicles are far inferior to the sports cars in other versions!

Revealing Awkward Lines

Besides similar plots, the drama also features lines similar to those in "Meteor Garden," prompting cries of "piracy."

Of course, the dialogues of the main characters are somewhat different from "Meteor Garden." They often spout ancient Chinese phrases and theories from economics, physics, etc., interspersed with many popular terms from current life, such as "buying soy sauce," "doing push-ups," "Zhu Jianqiang," etc.

Hana Zooi (Du Mu Lei)

Yu Hao Ming version: If you want to cry, go running. This way, you can evaporate all your tears.

Zhou Yu Min version: When you want to cry, just do a handstand. This way, the tears that were about to flow out won't come out.

Dou Ming Temple (Mao Yun Hai)

Zhang Han version: When you face Mao Yun Hai, apologizing becomes a very difficult thing.

Yan Cheng Xu version: If apologizing worked, why would we need police?

Very "Awkward" Ending Song

Sung by Zeng Yi Ke!

Yesterday afternoon, "Meteor Rain" held a media meet-and-greet in Beijing. Besides the five main actors, the singers of the ending song, Xu Fei and Zeng Yi Ke, also appeared as special guests.

At the press conference, Xu Fei sang "The Flight I Want," and Zeng Yi Ke performed "Excessive Meteor" while playing herself. However, Zeng Yi Ke did not accept any interviews.

Ning Cai Shen secretly mocks Z Brother's song "can be used for anti-terrorism"

"I read a piece of news about American police surrounding terrorists, unable to attack successfully, and continuously playing rock music outside the window using high-power loudspeakers as noise attacks. After 18 hours, the terrorists surrendered their guns. If it was Z Brother's song, the time would be shortened to 18 seconds." — Ning Cai Shen