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The only benefit in the "based on Hana Yori Dango" label would be in attracting people who knew and like the original series, but they've completely removed that benefit by changing it so much that the original crowd now won't like it and they're appealing to a completely different audience.

Totally agree. For the record, it was such a hit in Asia that live actions of the manga (because all doramas were based on a manga, not an anime, a beautiful manga btw) were made by Japan, Korea, Taiwan and China. So, if there are millions of fans (I don't care of which version) complaining about this americanized version don't judge them. And I also smell fail coming. And for the one who said that Japan cast every music star to act, that may be true but the music star that acted in Hana Yori Dango did it very well and that was why it was so succesful. But anyways, let's all judge Hana Yori Dango's fans... I mean Japan because they express their opinion and because it was the only country that made a remake and because all the ones that comment here watched all the dramas. This society...