The lead actor, Johnny Yen, played basketball for Taiwan’s national team, allowing the basketball scenes to be much more realistic. This is the first drama of its kind to have basketball as its theme. Overcome by guilt, he quits school and basketball so he can take care of her, leaving his own girlfriend feeling heartbroken and lonely. While on the way to the National High School Basketball Championship, Duan Chen Feng has an accident that causes his rival’s sister to become paralyzed. Other must watch drama(s) from 2001: “Lavender” 2002 – My MVP Valentine At the time of airing, the love for the actors was so strong that the four male leads and co-leads even went on to continue promoting as F4, releasing three studio albums and making all the teenage girls swoon. In fact, it was so well-received that the Taiwanese version will be rebooted in 2018. It was adapted from the Japanese manga “Boys Over Flowers” and was followed by both a Japanese and a Korean version. This drama is considered the first Taiwanese idol drama. The leader of F4, Dao Ming Si (Jerry Yan), oddly finds himself wanting to protect Shancai when she gets herself in trouble, not realizing that she already has a place in his heart. 2001 – Meteor Gardenįour rich, handsome, but arrogant boys are shown the error of their ways by a plucky and gutsy girl, Shancai (Barbie Hsu). But I promise they’re all worth the watch. Warning: Taiwanese dramas are sometimes rather cringe-worthy, especially the older ones. These dramas are usually ‘lighter’ than Korean dramas, so if you’re looking for something that’s easily digestible or you just want a trip down memory lane, here are some of the best dramas from each year. Since then, we have been treated to wonderful dramas one after the other. The year 2001 was the year Taiwanese idol dramas became an official genre in Taiwanese broadcasting.
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