Marimar, My Name is Kim Sam Soon, My Girl, I Love Betty La Fea, and Lalola - these localized version are today’s hype among primetime television. It is so that many asianovela fanatics are wondering, why not the two giant networks (ABS-CBN 2 and GMA-7) consider a Meteor Garden Filipino Version?

I remember, I was so crazy over Meteor Garden then, that I was so happy when my brother went to Hongkong and bought me the original soundtrack of Meteor Garden. Me and my sister even posted F4 pictures in our room! LOL! Anyway, Meteor Garden was a phenomenal hit in the Philippines when it started to air on April of 2001. I believe this Taiwanese drama started the asianovela craze that is very apparent until now. I think ABS-CBN should consider a remake of it since they were the first to broadcast Meteor Garden.

Alex Gonzaga (Toni Gonzaga’s sister) recently expresses her wish to portray a role like Shan Cai (Barbie Xu) in Meteor Garden. But I think, Kim Chiu suits the role of Shan Cai and of course, Gerald as Dao Ming Si (Jerry Yan). Considering the fact also that Kim-Gerald tandem has been tested and earned a lot of fans.

If ABS-CBN will make a Filipino version of Meteor Garden, I hope they will consider the following cast:

Hua Zi Lei (Vic Zhou):   Enchong Dee

Vaness Wu (Mei Zuo Ling):  David Chua

Xi Men (Ken Chu): Matt Evans (any other suggestions?)

Xiaoyu: Alex Gonzaga

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  1. andy says:

    yack! hndi cla marunong mag arti

  2. Orenishe says:

    waaaaaaa!! please naman po!!

    yes i do agree kim chiu suits the role of geum jan di or Shan cai …

    pero dun naman sa F4 roles mag pa audition naman na sila para tangkilikin talaga…

    prang sa chinese version audition lang yung mga roles nila tapos wala silang experience sa acting how come naging hit yung palabas tapos sumikat pa yung boy group nila?!?!

    sige na audtion !!

    audition!

    audition!!

    para mystery samen yung mga gaganap sa roles!!

    para tangkilikin talaga yung mga new faces!!

    audition audition!

    audition audition!!

    nakakahiya naman kung walang laban version ng pilipinas sa version ng taiwan, japan, at korea!!

    sige na dapat talaga pag handaan to ng sobra kung tlaga gusto nila gawan ng filipino version to!!

    audition! audition!

  3. Orenishe says:

    waaaaaaa!! please naman po!!

    yes i do agree kim chiu suits the role of geum jan di or Shan cai …

    pero dun naman sa F4 roles mag pa audition naman na sila para tangkilikin talaga…

    prang sa chinese version audition lang yung mga roles nila tapos wala silang experience sa acting how come naging hit yung palabas tapos sumikat pa yung boy group nila?!?!

    sige na audtion !!

    audition!

    audition!!

    para mystery samen yung mga gaganap sa roles!!

    para tangkilikin talaga yung mga new faces!!

    audition audition!

    audition audition!!

    nakakahiya naman kung walang laban version ng pilipinas sa version ng taiwan, japan, at korea!!

    sige na dapat talaga pag handaan to ng sobra kung tlaga gusto nila gawan ng filipino version to!!

    audition! audition!

  4. Orenishe says:

    AUDITION FOR F4 ROLES Please ABS-CBN!!

  5. Zara says:

    I h0pe s0..sana nga magpa auditi0n cla for f4..
    But, SARAH GERONIMO na po ang final na gaganap as lead actress eh..s0rry po for kim chiu fans..
    Mer0n pa naman para kay kim nian s0meday..
    Leave it to bebe sarah muna this time..
    Okie??

  6. Muti says:

    Sara Geronimo? Kim Chui? Channel 2? Eh, puro walang kuwenta ang mga iyan eh. Dami na ngang nababoy na kanta at foreign programs, daragdagan pa ng isa pang pangit na palabas, Meteor Garden. F4 bading!

  7. elaine says:

    Sarah as San Cai…its really great, as far as i know si sarah G. tlaga ang choice ng ABS for the role, kaso super busy xa sa out of the country concerts nia this year kaya kung si2mulan nila ang remake ng MT bka d daw mkapagtaping ng maayos c sarah dhil lagi xang wala sa Phils, at puno narin ang schedule nia 4 dis year,kea malamang hindi macmulan ang remake ngaung 2009…
    Pero c Sarah pdin ang ga2nap na San cai…and that’s final!!!!!

  8. elaine says:

    Sarah as San Cai…its really great, as far as i know si sarah G. tlaga ang choice ng ABS for the role, kaso super busy xa sa out of the country concerts nia this year kaya kung si2mulan nila ang remake ng MG bka d daw mkapagtaping ng maayos c sarah dhil lagi xang wala sa Phils, at puno narin ang schedule nia 4 dis year,kea malamang hindi macmulan ang remake ngaung 2009…
    Pero c Sarah pdin ang ga2nap na San cai…and that’s final!!!!!

  9. Cristy says:

    Kapuso cguro si muti..lol..
    Wag m0 nang igoogle tong version to kung di ka interesado..
    Wag kanang manggulo pa dito!
    Anu beh!

  10. beth says:

    i think ung bagay n role for meteor garden eh ito.

    dao ming se- enchong dee or jake cuanca
    lei- robi
    ximen- david chua
    mesuho ba yun?- khit cnu per its better qng c
    raver or anything that u want.
    ung mamy ni dao- mas bgy kay chin chin gutirz?

  11. Muti says:

    Cristy,

    typical channel two lapdog. ‘pag tinuligsa ang channel two, automatic na kapuso ang pagbibintangan. i don’t watch these tagalog eklavu’s, fyi. whether two or seven, pare-pareho lang ang mga writer nila, ginagago ang publiko.

  12. jesz says:

    wat if c ronnie liang ang gaganap na dao ming se???

  13. ahika says:

    ashika
    june 11,2009-9:50am

    ang pangit nman kng c sarah o c kim ang gaganap na shan cai,maganda cguro kng c maja salvador naman tapos f4 ibang mukha naman ung ibang talent ng star magic, nkakasawa kc pag cla ng cla,bigyan nman ng pagkakataon ung iba…
    Sana po c maja n lang mas bagay s kanya ung roll..

  14. [...] Boys Over Flowers fever is now infecting me (*wink*). This Korean adaptation of Taiwanese Meteor Garden is gaining popularity in Philippines since its airing last May 11, [...]

  15. anne says:

    si john lloyd ang dao ming si luis ang lei si sarah ang san sai.. check nyo sa wiki nila…

  16. ashyan says:

    enchong dee – dao ming si

    sarah geronimo – shan cai

    japoy lizardo – hua ze lei

    aldred gatchalian – xi men

    chase rivera – mei zhou ling

  17. MARO says:

    in my opinion kc this august i heard my chinese version din ang meteor garden ee

    LET PREVIEW

    HANA YORI DANGO-JAPAN
    METEOR GARDEN/METEOR RAIN-TAIWAN
    BOYS OVER FLOWERS -SOUTH KOREA
    LETS GO WATCH METEOR SHOWER-CHINA this is aired on august in china

    my bet in philippine version
    sarah geronimo or kin chiu as
    SAN CHAI

    ENCHONG DEE-JUN PYO
    ROBI DOMINGO -JI HOO
    XIAN LEE-XI MEN
    VJ CHINO -WOO BIN

    I THINK THIS IS THE BEST FOR A REMAKE OF F4 HINDI YUNG PURO LUMA UNG INILALAGAY SA SHOWS MAS MAGANDA YUNG FRESH LOOKS SA TAO DIBA

    AND I THINK UNG SA SCHOOL NILA PWEDE UNG

    UST OR UP………..^^

  18. jean says:

    i like sarah and kim..and kapamilya aq….but my frnds and all agreed that they wont fit the role….we wont even watch it…cguro they need to look for a fresh face…sikat na kc worldwide ung character, sumikat din si kim and sarah, my point is magkacrashed ung famous na character ni shan cai sa fame nila srah and kim…

  19. jean says:

    kya dpat maghanap sila ng iba….kc ung mga actress na gumanap na shan cai, nakilala sila tru thte character…

  20. Allan says:

    dapat c sarah Geronimo n lang gumanap n san chai, swak n swak sa kanya ung role. kasi kung si kim na naman,,, gosh! baka kainisan ko na sya… pwede naman si kim pero 3rd option lng dapat sya… kung hindi si sarah si maja salvador na lang,,, oh diba??? basta…

    for me these are the deserving actors/actresses for those roles:

    san chai- SARAH GERONIMO/maja salvador/kim chui
    dao ming zu- rayver cruz
    hua zhi lei- gerald anderson
    mei zhu- chase rivera/matt evans
    xi men- enchong dee

    friend ni san chai-cheska ortega
    ex ni lei- kc concepcion
    mother ni san chai- eugene domingo
    father nya- jojit lorenzana
    dao ming feng- dina bonavie
    ate ni dao ming zu- toni gonzaga
    monkey girl- karylle

    BAHALA NA YUNG DISAGREE, BASTA AKO I LIKE THEM!

  21. jaja says:

    hays….
    sa mga insecure jan,..

    si Sarah Geronimo Poh ang mas fit na gumanap pra sa role ng san chai or guem jan di…

    kc nmn xah lng ang my potential…
    filipina beauty poh kc…

    at yucks nmn kung c diet ang ggnap na dao min xe or jun pyo..

    ,,lalo nmng kadiri kung c KIM CHU ang gaganap..
    wlang manunuod nun nkakasawa nah…
    at haler OA xah..[ti hnd xah mukhang FIlipino..

    ..at haler nmn..mag isip nmn noh kung cna robi at enchong dee ang ilalagay jan..ang panget nmn nung tingnan noh…

    ..e2 lng ang pra skin..

    ,,,mas bgay c Rayver cRuz pra mgng Dao minG xe..

    …at kung c Ji hoo nmn ang pag uusapan..

    …cguro ewan i dont think any of them pra ke ji hoo na role..

    ..mas mganda kung ang korean ang ggyahin nla..at sna nmn wag nmnng maxadong bguhin ang kwento gya ng only u kung cnu cnung nang dumagdag ang gulo gulo ng story,,

    …at sna ang woo bin eh c aldred gatchalian..

    …tpos c woo bin..eh bhala na kung cnu ung sa audition..

    ,,,tpos mas fit kung ang ate ni jun pyo eh c TOni Gonzaga..

    …c monkey gUrl ahM..

    ,,,eh c mAja or c Shaina pero mas boto aq ke MajA…kc dba rayver nGA..

    …tpos ang 3 na nag bubully ke Jandi eh c Princess Ryan, c empress Shuck at c Megan Young aus na Un..

    ,,,tpOs ung mama ni jAn di eh c Eugene dOmingo nga

    …pls lng hah..

    …wag nmn maxado ibahin ang kwento hahahah…

    ….hays…

    ….at wag nmn maxadong oa ang pamagat hah…

    ,,,,sna nga mgnda ang i produce nila na version nian,,

  22. yhanz_asher says:

    sarah is the best for the role san chai, wag na po kayong kumontra, magaling po si sarah. sarah is the best for me. go sarah…

  23. anne says:

    here’s my choice:

    ENCHONG DEE- Dao ming Si – He’s the best that i could think of to portray the role of Dao Ming Si/ Jun Pyo. He looks ‘maangas’ just like Dao Ming Si in the Taiwan Version. Moreover, he’s soooo cute:) I’ll be super happy if he’ll get the role of Dao Ming Si…:):):) I hope ABS-CBN would give him this starring role coz the role really fits him:):):):)

    MAJA SALVADOR- San Cai – She’s the best for the San Cai/ Jandi’s role. She’s good both in comedy and drama.

    And for the other cast, kahit sino basta sana c ENCHONG ang maging Dao Ming Siiiiiiii:)

  24. anne says:

    i like ENCHONG DEE to star in the RP Remake of meteor garden. he got the features of Dao Ming Si/Jerry Yan. He looks ‘maangas’ like Dao Ming Si in the Taiwan series. Moreover, he is sssssoooooo cute that he is the best candidate for this role.

    I also like MAJA SALVADOR for San Cai’s role. She is a very good actress and i think she is the only one who could really give justice to that role.

  25. UNKNOWN says:

    yah….not kimerald again…(sawang-sawa na kami)……para sa akin, eto ang gusto kong casts sa Meteor Garden Remake:

    (Dao Ming Si):Coco Martin

    [kasi magaling siya umarte at ang "GWAPO" niya(especially pag nag killer smile xa!!!]

    (Shan Cai):Maja Salvador

    [kasi bagay sa character niya at may enough experience na siya + magaling xa umarte..]

    (Hua Zi Lei):Enchong Dee

    [kasi bagay sa kanya ang mabait at tahimik na role...]

    (Vaness Wu):Denis Trilio(no choice…jowk!)

    [basta......magaling xa sumayaw....ewan!]

    (Xi Men):Ronie Liang

    [kasi pang chick boy ang dating nya at ang gwapo niya pag naka smile(palaging naka smile si Xi Men) katulad niya.]

  26. UNKNOWN says:

    yah….not kimerald again…(sawang-sawa na kami)……para sa akin, eto ang gusto kong casts sa Meteor Garden Remake:

    (Dao Ming Si):Coco Martin

    [kasi magaling siya umarte at ang “GWAPO” niya(especially pag nag killer smile xa!!!]

    (Shan Cai):Maja Salvador

    [kasi bagay sa character niya at may enough experience na siya + magaling xa umarte..]

    (Hua Zi Lei):Enchong Dee

    [kasi bagay sa kanya ang mabait at tahimik na role…]

    (Vaness Wu):Denis Trilio(no choice…jowk!)

    [basta……magaling xa sumayaw….ewan!]

    (Xi Men):Ronie Liang

    [kasi pang chick boy ang dating nya at ang gwapo niya pag naka smile(palaging naka smile si Xi Men) katulad niya.]

  27. UNKNOWN says:

    yah….not kimerald again…(sawang-sawa na kami)……para sa akin, eto ang gusto kong casts sa Meteor Garden Remake:

    (Dao Ming Si):Coco Martin

    [kasi magaling siya umarte at ang “GWAPO” niya(especially pag nag killer smile xa!!!]

    (Shan Cai):Maja Salvador

    [kasi bagay sa character niya at may enough experience na siya + magaling xa umarte..]

    (Hua Zi Lei):Enchong Dee

    [kasi bagay sa kanya ang mabait at tahimik na role…]

    (Vaness Wu):Denis Trilio(no choice…jowk!)

    [basta……magaling xa sumayaw….ewan!]

    (Xi Men):Ronie Liang

    [kasi pang chick boy ang dating nya at ang gwapo niya pag naka smile(palaging naka smile si Xi Men) katulad niya..]

  28. UNKNOWN says:

    yah….not kimerald again…(sawang-sawa na kami)……para sa akin, eto ang gusto kong casts sa Meteor Garden Remake:

    (Dao Ming Si):Coco Martin

    [kasi magaling siya umarte at ang “GWAPO” niya(especially pag nag killer smile xa!!!]

    (Shan Cai):Maja Salvador

    [kasi bagay sa character niya at may enough experience na siya + magaling xa umarte..]

    (Hua Zi Lei):Enchong Dee

    [kasi bagay sa kanya ang mabait at tahimik na role…]

    (Vaness Wu):Denis Trilio(no choice…jowk!)

    [basta……magaling xa sumayaw….ewan!]

    (Xi Men):Ronie Liang

    [kasi pang chick boy ang dating nya at ang gwapo niya pag naka smile(palaging naka smile si Xi Men) katulad niya...]

  29. UNKNOWN says:

    yah….not kimerald again…(sawang-sawa na kami)……para sa akin, eto ang gusto kong casts sa Meteor Garden Remake:

    (Dao Ming Si):Coco Martin

    [kasi magaling siya umarte at ang “GWAPO” niya(especially pag nag killer smile xa!!!!]

    (Shan Cai):Maja Salvador

    [kasi bagay sa character niya at may enough experience na siya + magaling xa umarte.]

    (Hua Zi Lei):Enchong Dee

    [kasi bagay sa kanya ang mabait at tahimik na role…]

    (Vaness Wu):Denis Trilio(no choice…jowk!)

    [basta……magaling xa sumayaw….ewan!]

    (Xi Men):Ronie Liang

    [kasi pang chick boy ang dating nya at ang gwapo niya pag naka smile(palaging naka smile si Xi Men) katulad niya.]

  30. UNKNOWN says:

    CORRECTION!!!!

    CHANGED MY MIND!!!

    (Vaness Wu): Ronie Liang
    (Xi Men): Dino Imperial

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