Are idol dramas a natural procession to boybands? HIT-5 hopes so

Anhui TV stated that it would invest in a drama that is a mix of Meteor Garden and Prince Turns Frog last week. According to the news article, the drama is mostly Taiwanese in nature, with its production team from Taiwanese CTV (which did the original Meteor Garden), but it will be purchased by Anhui TV. The producer stated that “Jerry Yan has already agreed to being the lead, though age is an issue.” The main actresses  was to be chosen between Chen Qiaoen and Jolin Tsai.

In a later article, Anhui TV corrected themselves by saying that it is an original script about a poor girl and two rich guys, though they will look to dramas like Meteor Garden and Prince Turns Frog for guidance. Furthermore, they might look to mainland for the supporting actors and actresses.  While the Meteor Garden rumor is definitely false, the rest could potentially be true, though still unlikely.  But then, Anhui TV has been mainland’s exclusive channel for Jungiery(Mingdao, Qiaoen) dramas.

The latest still from Meteor Shower

Meanwhile, Hunan TV, always a step ahead of everyone else, is planning another drama named “Hua yang 90hou.” “Hua Yang 90hou” will be an comedic idol drama about a group of college students born in the 90’s. According to Baidu Yule, HIT-5 has been invited to be the leads to be the drama. The script was finished last week.

This will be Hunan TV’s third original idol drama after Mingdao and Zhang Jiani’s Always Smile! and Meteor Shower, whose title will be changed by Hunan TV to prevent further comparisons between Meteor Garden and Meteor Shower.