Meet the new Shan Cai in 'Meteor Garden' remake

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Meet the new F4 &amp; Shan Cai for the Meteor Garden remake which will be showing in 2018 😍❤️<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ShenYue?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ShenYue</a> as Shan Cai<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DylanWang?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DylanWang</a> as Dao Ming Si <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DarrenChen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DarrenChen</a> as Hua Ze Lei <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ConnorLeong?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ConnorLeong</a> as Mei Zuo <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CaesarWu?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CaesarWu</a> as Xi Men<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/meteorgarden2018?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#meteorgarden2018</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/meteorgarden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#meteorgarden</a> <a href="https://t.co/5Rfpf7TDH0">pic.twitter.com/5Rfpf7TDH0</a></p>— Gretchen Fullido (@gretsfullido) <a href="https://twitter.com/gretsfullido/status/928555608063623169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 9, 2017</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Rookie Chinese actress Shen Yue has bagged the iconic role Shan Cai in the much-anticipated &quot;Meteor Garden&quot; remake. </p><p>The producers of the updated version of the hit drama held a press conference on Thursday to officially reveal the cast, which included the 20-year-old, fresh-faced Yue. </p><p>She was joined onstage by the <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/08/17/meteor-garden-remake-starring-new-f4-to-air-on-abs-cbn">already-announced</a> male leads, namely Taipei native Darren Cheng and Chinese actors Dylan Wang, Connor Leong, and Caesar Wu. </p><p>The spunky Shan Cai role was first popularized by Barbie Hsu in the 2001 original &quot;Meteor Garden.&quot;</p><p>Yue is a newbie known for being cast in &quot;A Love So Beautiful,&quot; an upcoming Chinese drama that tells the story of a tiny but energetic girl who falls in love with her tall, genius classmate. </p><div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/entertainment/11/09/shen-yue-1.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/entertainment/11/09/shen-yue-2.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/entertainment/11/09/shen-yue-3.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/entertainment/11/09/shen-yue-4.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/entertainment/11/09/shen-yue-5.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/entertainment/11/09/shen-yue-6.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/entertainment/11/09/shen-yue-7.jpg"/></div><div><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/entertainment/11/09/shen-yue-8.jpg"/></div></div><div class="media-content slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>&#x27;A Love So Beautiful&#x27; promotional photos</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>&#x27;A Love So Beautiful&#x27; promotional photos</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>&#x27;A Love So Beautiful&#x27; promotional photos</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>Screenshots taken by fans from Chinese social media website, Weibo</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>Screenshots taken by fans from Chinese social media website, Weibo</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>Screenshots taken by fans from Chinese social media website, Weibo</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>Screenshots taken by fans from Chinese social media website, Weibo</cite></div></div><div class="item-desc"><div><cite>Screenshots taken by fans from Chinese social media website, Weibo</cite></div></div></div></div><p>A trailer for the drama was released last month, and was translated into English by fans, providing a glimpse of Yue&#x27;s acting skills. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KvuM-M6IrRE?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>The much-anticipated &quot;Meteor Garden&quot; remake is being developed by the show&#x27;s original creator, Angie Chai. </p><p>As with previous iterations, it will be based off the Japanese manga, &quot;Hana Yori Dango.&quot; This is the third remake, following versions from Japan and South Korea. </p><p>All three aired on Philippine television. </p><p>ABS-CBN has already acquired the rights to the &quot;Meteor Garden&quot; remake, even if the series has yet to receive a release date. </p>

<p>The spunky Shan Cai role was first popularized by Barbie Hsu in the 2001 original "Meteor Garden."</p>

The spunky Shan Cai role was first popularized by Barbie Hsu in the 2001 original "Meteor Garden."