hyd again...

this person wrote quite well... good analysis of the show and comparison of the drama and manga
http://www.dramabeans.com/2007/03/hana-yori-dango/

http://www.spcnet.tv/Japanese-TV-Series/Hana-Yori-Dango-review-r1242.html
Quote:
"First of all, I believed Matsumoto Jun depicted Domyouji’s character more consistently than Jerry Yan. In "Meteor Garden", Dao Ming Si in the beginning of the drama is a totally different person from Dao Ming Si in the end. I understand that Shan Cai did change Dao Ming Si’s character and made him gentler. However, that does not mean Dao Ming Si totally morphed into another person. In Hana Yori Dango, you could see Domyouji changed by Tsukushi. However, instead of changing into a different person, he still maintains his stubbornness, his pride, his impatience, his fights with Tsukushi, etc. What changed was he no longer seems like the cold, heartless dictator of Eitoku. You sympathize with him when he tries his hardest to be patient with Tsukushi, and that is what moves you—when he is still Domyouji, but this time, a Domyouji who is trying to love."