F4 Reunion On Stage
JAKARTA - Mandarin music lovers were shocked by the return of Taiwanese boyband F4, who returned to stage as a special guest at a rock concert in Taiwan, last weekend.
The quartet, which consists of Jerry Yan, Vanness Wu, Ken Chu, and Vic Chou, performed their flagship song, Meteur Rain, in front of 40,000 spectators singing along.
The same 'F4 atmosphere' for 24 years. Vanness Wu is always caring. Vic Chou the clingy match man. Ken Chu the observer is smiling and silent. And Jerry Yan is the oldest but most spoiled. Jerry, you are the cute one," wrote one fan on X.
Meanwhile, 'Meteur Rain' is the theme song for the popular TV drama Meteor Garden which aired in 2001 'starring Jerry Yan, Vanness Wu, Vic Chou, and Ken Chu from F4' and catapulted their names as stars.
The series, which is adapted from the Japanese manga series Boys Over Flowers, captivated the hearts of millions of people across Asia and popularized the " idol drama" genre.
Meteor Garden also stars Barbie Hsu, who died of pneumonia in February.
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The success of this series gave birth to other Asian adaptations, including Hana Yori Dango from Japan in 2005, Boys Over Flowers from South Korea in 2009, Meteor Garden from China in 2008, and F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers in 2021.
The F4 boyband lasted about eight years, and declared itself disbanded in 2009, but reunited four years later for a single show at the Chinese TV network's Spring Gala Festival, Jiangsu.