Hiroko (浩子,Hiroko) was a student at Yamanote Women's Academy. She was a friend of Noriko. After Sojiro Nishikado approached her in a club, she and her friend went on a trip with the F4. Hiroko stayed in Sojiro's room.
Hiroko's father was a corporate head. Her family owned a vacation home in Karuizawa.[1] She attended Yamanote Women's Academy with Noriko.[2] While nightclubbing, Hiroko and Noriko was picked up by the F4'sSojiro Nishikado. He invited the two of them on a trip to Tsukasa Domyoji's island. There Hiroko stayed in Sojiro's room.[1] The next morning, the F4 played volleyball. She and Noriko declined to play, but cheered on Tsukushi Makino when she joined.[3] On the final day, everyone was left behind on the island when Tsukasa took off in his private jet. They were forced to get back to Tokyo via Kazuya Aoike's boat, which took two days.[4]
Physical appearance[]
She was a pretty girl in her late teens. Hiroko had long, dark hair with bangs pushed to the right side. She usually left her hair down, but put it up once. Unlike Noriko, she wore a lot of make-up though not too much. Her clothing was stylish for the time and was likely expensive and name-brand.
Personality and traits[]
Hiroko was a happy, carefree person, much like her friend Noriko. She was impressed by the ridiculously wealthy F4, though she came from a rich family herself. Hiroko frequented night clubs with friends and was experienced with sex. She was also nice girl though a bit empty-headed.
Etymology[]
Hiroko (浩子; ひろこ) is a common female name in Japan and can be spelled with a variety of kanji.[5] The first kanji in Hiroko's name means "prosperous."[6] The second means "child" and is often used as a suffix in female given names.[7]
Hiroko is voiced by Naoko Okada in three episodes of the Boys Over Flowers anime (1997). Her personality, appearance and actions are the same as in the manga. She joins the F4 on their trip to Tsukasa's island, where she shared a room with Sojiro. Hiroko and Noriko were impressed with F4's wealth even though their fathers' were both heads of companies.
She is played by an uncredited actress with dark skin in the 2001 drama, Meteor Garden (2001). Unlike in the source material, she does not talk or interact at all with Shan Cai (Tsukushi). As Xi Men's (Sojiro) date, she spends most of the trip in his company. After the first night, she asks her friend about spending the night with Lei. Her friends reveals that Lei never came to the room, surprising her and their other friend.