Jerry Yan of Meteor Garden

// July 20th, 2007

F4 Jerry Yan of Meteor GardenWhen GMA 7 started airing Meteor Garden this July, I got so giddy because I’ve always wanted to follow this Taiwanese drama series but couldn’t because of various factors (one’s not being a super-fan of ABS CBN).

As usual, the commercial ads contributed to my annoyance so I decided to just watch MG on YouTube. The 30-minute show, without commercial breaks, would be gloriously reduced to only 10-minute part of an episode. Also, I didn’t have to get irked by the Tagalog dubbing because the Meteor Garden YouTuble uploads were provided with English subtitles.

Needless to say, I spent about three days watching the whole of Meteor Garden 1 and the fun parts of Meteor Garden 2. And like many who have watched these shows, I fell in love with one of the characters - Qing He.

NOT!

Have you read the title and can you see the image? It’s Jerry Yan that got me head over heels. Now I feel like a teener again drooling over an Asian actor. I think it’s the combination of the badboy/fierce lover image that Jerry Yan portrayed as Dao Ming Si and his “I’m a man of size”, when he meant “I’m a man of sense”, which reminds of my very own Dude, that got me giggling my heart away while watching Meteor Garden I. I’m emphasizing Meteor Garden 1 because like many MG fans, I hate Meteor Garden 2 because of the appearance of Ye Sha, which complicated things too much between Shan Cai and Dao Ming Si.

How badly did Jerry Yan strike me? I’m thinking of advancing my Mandarin Chinese! I was only able to take some basic Mandarin a few years ago. So when I get the chance to visit Taiwan, I can converse with him. Haha!

Oh and some trivia: did you know that F4 is now re-named as JVKV because of some copyright issue? If you’re a fan, of course, you’ll tell me it’s old news.

For those who are wondering what is Jerry Yan up to these days, I’ve read he’s about to shoot “Basketball Fire” or the drama version of Slam Dunk and he’ll be Sakuragi Hanamichi. This one I’m not sure I’ll enjoy because I’m not into basketball but since it’s Jerry Yan… I think Dude and my bros will like it more since they’re big fans of Slam Dunk.

Oh and I’ve also read that because of the re-airing of Meteor Garden, ABS CBN will try to recapture Jerry Yan’s fans’ hearts through airing one of his soaps - The Hospital. I’ve seen some parts of it via YouTube but I’m still yearning for the happy-go-lucky brat Dao Ming Si. I just wisCrying Dao Ming Si Meteor Garden 1 Scene h there’ll be a Meteor Garden 3. :-(

Updates: For more pictures of Jerry Yan AsianFanatics update its Jerry Yan gallery as soon as there are new pics of Bao Long aka Yan Cheng Xu (Chinese names of Jerry Yan).

The image on the right is my favorite screenshot of Meteor Garden I when Jerry Yan was crying because he thought that Shan Cai (Barbie Hsu) was cheating on her with Huaze Lei (Vic Zhou or Zai Zai, who is now the real-life boyfriend of Barbie Hsu). Here’s a YouTube upload of this episode of Meteor Garden wherein Jerry Yan’s crying. Doesn’t Jerry Yan just look so adorable in that scene? Heart-breakingly adorable!

If you’d like to know more about Jerry Yan, especially what he’s up to this year, here are some great sources Jerry Yan’s schedule, whereabouts, ads, photoshoots and all.

Jerry Yan Philippines

Jerry Yan F4

StarJerry - official website of Jerry Yan’s fans club, you can only access it fully if you’re a member of Jerry Yan’s fans club, which would cost you $32. Sigh.

Vic Zhou and Jerry Yan Pepsi Commercial08/23/07 update: According to an AsianFanatics forum post, Jerry Yan may become a part of Qin Statue, an ancient drama wherein he might play as Meng Tian Fang - a Qin Dynasty general. It’ll be more lovely if Jerry Yan chooses this project over Basketball of Fire, which he was also rumored to do. Why? Isn’t this Pepsi commercial look of Jerry Yan (guy on the right) a lot more appealing than what Basketball of Fire will ever come up with for this beautiful man?

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27 Responses to “Jerry Yan of Meteor Garden”

  1. Daily Dares » Sari Saring Thoughts Says:
    July 27th, 2007 at 1:45 pm

    […] Watching Meteor Garden, particularly Meteor Garden 2, got me depressed so much for a few days after coupling that habit with too many sleepless nights spent working (pretending to be workaholic again ). Sleep deprivation and watching Dao Ming Si (Jerry Yan) lose his memory of Shan Cai is a fatal combination I must say. I even hinted to my brother, my youngest brother who can never be talked to about anything serious, that if I’m not Alfa, I think no anti-depressant will be able to abate suicidal thoughts. How stupid can I get, right? […]

  2. michelle B. valdez Says:
    August 16th, 2007 at 9:13 am

    i love dao ming si because he is hand some and u know ihave a many pic. of dao ming si iknow many people dont like meteor garden coz dao ming si is erogant and he is bad if it is girl and also a boy but if dao ming si is a bad boy i like daomingsi wat ever he is i love u dao ming si for ever of my life

  3. thebokser Says:
    August 23rd, 2007 at 9:34 am

    I am experiencing the same thing right now, Sari Saring Thoughts. :D MG is addicting and fatal when combined with sleep deprivation. Well, I become sleep deprived because of it (haha..) Well, that plus school work. MG 1 is WAY better than MG2.. I hate the situation, really. I don’t think I want to watch it again. I just want a good ending for Dao and Shan Cai… I think I’ll just watch the ending, though, if the temptation sinks in. :D

    Dao Ming Si is an ideal guy. He’s strong, protective, and loyal and he doesn’t care what other people think. :D I wonder if such guy is real.

  4. Alfa Says:
    August 23rd, 2007 at 3:21 pm

    MG2 achieved its goal of making its audience experience a roller-coaster of emotions. It’s depressing but still a very memorable series, don’t you think?

    Re: Dao Ming Si as an ideal guy, I think such men still exist. However, they’re incredibly rare! :-D

  5. raine Says:
    August 30th, 2007 at 8:01 pm

    hi alfa! while reading your blog i couldn’t believe that there’s somebody out there who is going through the very same thing i’m experiencing right now.

    i have watched the mg series in tv when it was shown in abs-cbn in 2003. even before, i liked jerry because of the character he portrayed in mg. but back then my fondness of him was not a big thing. and then just 2 months ago my sister brought home a dvd copy of mg 1 & 2. after watching the series again the effect is the same as yours. just like you i also felt like a teener drooling over this superstar (i’m 26 by the way).

    i also had basic mandarin 1 & 2 as a subject in college but back then i didn’t really pay attention & effort in learning. but now i have this sudden interest in learning mandarin (i know a few phrases now and i’m eager to learn more).

    now i always make it a point to be updated with the latest news about him. i have even watched his new series ‘the hospital’ on dvd. & i must say his acting really improved. even his singing is much better (he sang the opening song for ‘the hospital’).

    by the way i feel relieved knowing that i’m not the only one who’s feeling gaga over him (hahaha!)

  6. Alfa Says:
    August 30th, 2007 at 8:55 pm

    Hi Raine,

    I can no longer how count how many times I’ve watched/re-watched Meteor Garden. I still watch it whenever I yearn for a dose of Jerry Yan cuteness. :-)

    It’s a fanatic syndrome to do anything that will somewhat make us feel closer to our fave actors or actresses. One’s doing anything to help us communicate with them - taking Mandarin. Hehe.

    How do you get updated about Jerry Yan news? Through forums?

  7. raine Says:
    August 31st, 2007 at 8:00 am

    i regularly visit Jerry Yan Philippines Blog. here’s the link:

    http://jerryph.blogspot.com/

    by the way good luck in your mandarin lessons! my knowledge of mandarin goes as far as pinyin only. i’m not really familiar with the characters. i realized how hard it is to really learn mandarin. you can speak the language but writing the characters is another thing!

  8. raine Says:
    August 31st, 2007 at 8:19 am

    sorry na-overlook ko, may link ka na pala ng jerry yan philippines sa taas (hehehe). pareho pala tayo ng mga pinupuntahang sites!

  9. daomisyel Says:
    September 22nd, 2007 at 4:06 am

    hi, this is daomisyel of Jerry Yan Philippines. Thank You for Supporting Jerry Yan. Keep it up. Will try to post more updates soon.

    thanks,

    daomisyel,
    Jerry Yan Philippines
    http://jerryph.blogspot.com

  10. Devie Says:
    September 22nd, 2007 at 7:23 am

    i love dao ming si..
    he is handsome..cool n rich..
    he is an ideal man..
    he very strong n very protective with his girl..
    he love his girl very much..
    i luph him too..

  11. rio Says:
    September 22nd, 2007 at 10:11 am

    i’m so glad to have read your blog. i am in my 30’s and fell in love with jerry yan on meteor garden. like you, i wasn’t able to watch the series when it was first aired on abs-cbn. recently, i got interested in watching it since i sometimes get to watch it on my way home from work — sa mga G-liner bus! haha!

    i do agree with you that MG1 is better than MG2. i hated the roller coaster of emotions that you mentioned when i watched MG2.

    now i understand why people went gaga over him when MG was first shown a few years ago. what can i say, i’m now a fan of jerry yan. i appreciate the pictures and the links on this post. now i know where to go. will visit again some time. again, thanks!

  12. Alfa Says:
    September 22nd, 2007 at 8:35 pm

    @daomisyel

    Thanks for keeping the Jerry Yan/F4 fever alive with the updates. Got news about the airing date of “The Hospital”?

    @Devie
    Dao ming si.. so many girls are going gaga over him. Don’t you wish there’s Meteor Garden 3?

    @rio

    From kiddies, to teeners, to 30’s to even grannies, Jerry Yan’s charisma defies ages.

    This reminds me of some sets of jokes the Jerry Yan fans mentioned in one of those forums that hail him as one of the most famous Taiwanese actor…

    It’s something like this..

    How do you know that Jerry Yan is famous enough?

    When daughters ask their parents for money to buy tickets to his concerts.

    How do you know that Jerry Yan is REALLY famous?

    When a guy’s girlfriend asks money from her boyfriend to buy tickets to watch his concerts.

    How do you know that Jerry Yan is REALLY REALLY famous?

    When boyfriend asks money from his girlfriend to watch Jerry Yan concerts.

    He’s just that good even straight guys would do stuff to see him. OR.. It turned out, Jerry Yan’s so good that he can turn straight guys into gays. Hehe..

  13. ditha Says:
    September 25th, 2007 at 10:43 am

    I wacthed meteor garden 1 & meteor garden 2 over and over again..
    I like it very muchhh !!!
    specially my Dao Ming Si..my jerry yan
    You soo handsome n cool,
    and i m sure u’r good personal in real life.

    Hope you get best things in your life.
    Coz i got it from u..

  14. angel Says:
    September 28th, 2007 at 9:40 am

    Why is it there is no meteor garden 3? do you guys know?=(

  15. Alfa Says:
    September 28th, 2007 at 1:46 pm

    According to speculations, it might be because of the following reasons:

    - Jerry Yan and Barbie Hsu not going along well

    - the sudden popularity of F4 making them uber-busy and all

    - the failure of Meteor Garden 2 to live up to the success of Meteor Garden 1

    But for me none of those reasons is valid enough to not come up with Meteor Garden 3!

  16. heartzgurl Says:
    October 8th, 2007 at 8:00 am

    I sure hope they make meteor garden 3!

  17. daomisyel Says:
    October 15th, 2007 at 2:33 am

    hi. no idea about the airing of WT/TH here in the Phils.

    about MG3, well they are having sort of problems in script, etc. besides they are now mature.

    Ken and Vic are doing another new series for Taiwan Tourism, you may visit our new forum http://jvkv.motionforum.net for more updates on F4

  18. ana Says:
    October 17th, 2007 at 7:51 am

    i hope meteor garden soon watch again in ABS - CBN because the dubber in GMA are not good than the dubber in ABS..

  19. Alfa Says:
    October 22nd, 2007 at 9:43 pm

    @daomisyel

    Why not film a more mature Meteor Garden 3, then? MG2 was somewhat mature, wasn’t it?

    Apparently, I can’t get enough of Meteor Garden. LOL!

  20. rio Says:
    October 24th, 2007 at 12:48 pm

    i agree with you 100%, a more mature MG3 is a good idea. it would be nice to know how the guys “grew up”. hey, we can dream, can’t we? :)

  21. shan Says:
    October 25th, 2007 at 5:55 pm

    woah!it’s really amazing that there’re still lots of people who are addicted with MG series. but i knew that barbie xu’s present real-life boyfriend is still vic zhou? ooo, then…it makes me not so happy. coz i really prefer jerry yan over vic for barbie xu.i love the barbie xu-jerry yan so much!!!! how i wish they’d really be together (dating) in real life…

  22. julianne Says:
    October 31st, 2007 at 4:41 am

    i wish there will be meteor garden season 3,.,.,.,., plz,,.,.,.

  23. julianne Says:
    October 31st, 2007 at 4:44 am

    plz convince barbie to sign the contract in making the meteor garden season 3.,.,.,,. plz,.,. we finish to watch the 2 season,,,,

  24. rio Says:
    December 10th, 2007 at 11:14 am

    hi, guys. would you know where one could get a copy of MG 1 & 2 where the audio is in Filipino? i caught the show on channel 7 today. the “kilig” and heartbreak meter just shoots way up when it’s in Tagalog.

  25. Deanne Says:
    December 28th, 2007 at 2:26 pm

    MG is a classic! Years ago when all the hoopla was at its peak, people thought it was just another flash-in-the-pan type of thing. But after 4 reruns over various networks (and I heard that it still rates), it just goes to show that it really is one heck of a great show!

    Dao Ming Si will always be loved by me (and a million other people) and that’s that.
    Ciao!

  26. trea Says:
    January 17th, 2008 at 4:32 am

    well, i guess it’s my turn to post my obsession of meteor garden… i really had no idea of this series until 4 mos ago… i just happened to ran into it while trying to watch another tagalog series… yes, now i am an addict when it comes to this… i actually bid on a meteor garden ring on e-bay..but i didn’t win.. i’m thankful to have found you people cause now i can right downpour my craziness and actually be understood…

  27. trea Says:
    January 17th, 2008 at 4:36 am

    by the way, does anybody know anyone who is selling compelete series dubbed in tagalog… i have been looking all over this internet and all to no avail..would greatly appreciate any info..thanks a bunch

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