Nakatsuka (
Biography[]
High school[]
Nakatsuka attended a public high school, where he met Yuki Matsuoka. They were in one class together.[1]
Dating Yuki[]
Nakatsuka is threatened by Sojiro
After exchanging pager numbers with Yuki, Nakatsuka went out on a date with her. He walked her home and kissed her.[1] They began dating and spent a lot of time together Their dates consisted of going to the skate park or studying at the library.[2] One day, Yuki asked Nakatsuka on a double date with her friend Tsukushi Makino and her boyfriend Tsukasa Domyoji. At the start of the date, Nakatsuka made several rude remarks to Tsukasa. He acted as if he was joking all the while.[3] They then went to an amusement park, where they decided to split up and meet later. Nakatsuka ran into some girls he knew and made plans for that night. He asked Tsukasa if he wanted to go along with him and even said "There are lots of girls prettier than yours." Tsukasa punched him just as Tsukushi and Yuki walked up.[4]
After being punched by Tsukasa, Nakatsuka stormed off. He claimed that he only "put [his] hand on [Tsukasa's] shoulder."[5] Nakatsuka stopped contacting Yuki and later went on a date with Mika. He described Yuki to her as "boring." When Mika saw Yuki watching, she asked "Who's that?" He claimed not to know her. Tsukushi confronted Nakatsuka and punched him in face.[6] That night, he went to a club with Mika. She dumped him when Sojiro Nishikado showed interest in her. Angry, Nakatsuka told her that he would "go back to [his] old girlfriend." Then Sojiro grabbed Yuki from a corner, shocking Nakatsuka. When Sojiro asked if she knew him, she said that she did not.[7] Sojiro threatened Nakatsuka with physical violence if he ever made Yuki cry again. Tsukasa then knocked him out with a sleeper hold.[8]
Physical appearance[]
Nakatsuka's most noticeable physical trait was his long hair, which Yuki initially did not "care for." She also described him as looking like a "street kid kind of guy." A typical outfit for Nakatsuka consisted of baggy pants, simple shirt that he usually layered with a jacket or hooded sweatshirt, and finally a pair of sneakers.
Personality and traits[]
On first impression, Yuki thought he "seemed like the playboy type." Yuki's intuition was right, but Nakatsuka managed to fool her into thinking he was actually a "down-to-earth" person. Sojiro described Nakatsuka as the type of guy who thought of himself as "God's gift to women." On top of being a playboy, he was shown to a generally rude and inconsiderate person. For example, Nakatsuka made several comments about Tsukasa's physical appearance and his upbringing in an attempt to make a fool of him. Later, he stopped contacting Yuki and essentially broke up with her without the decency to do it in person.
Etymology[]
Nakatsuka (中塚; なかつか) is a Japanese surname.[10] It is made up of two kanji. The first can mean "inside," "middle," etc,[11] while the second means "hillock" or "mound."[12]
Behind the scenes[]
Character notes
- Nakatsuka is first mentioned in chapter one hundred and twenty, before appearing in one hundred and twenty-four.
Portrayals
- See also: Category:Nakatsuka portrayals
- Li Jie Sheng plays a version of Nakatsuka, renamed Zhong Ze, in Meteor Garden (2001). Zhong Ze is mentioned as having met Xiao You (Yuki) at school. He later goes on a double date with her, Shan Cai (Tsukushi) and Si (Tsukasa). Zhong Ze increasingly antagonizes Si until being punched. Later, he cheats on Xiao You by going on a date with Mei Jia (Mika). Xi Men (Sojiro) helps Xiao You get revenge on him. Zhong Ze also appears in one episode of Meteor Garden II (2002), in which he kidnaps Si and Ye Sha.
- Shugo Oshinari portrays Nakatsuka in the sixth and seventh episodes of Hana Yori Dango.[13][14] Unlike the manga, Nakatsuka asked Yuki out on the street, instead of meeting her in school.
- In Boys Over Flowers (2009), Nakatsuka is played by Lee Jung-joon and renamed Gong Su-pyo.[15]
- He is renamed Zhang Zi Qi in Meteor Garden (2018) and Zhang Ceng Ceng portrays him.
- Chanagun Arpornsutinan portrayed a version of Nakatsuka, renamed Tesla, in F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers (2022).[16]
Appearances[]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 120, Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ Chapter 123, Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ Chapter 124, Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ Chapter 125, Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ Chapter 126, Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ Chapter 127, Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ Chapter 128, Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ Chapter 129, Boys Over Flowers
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Boys Over Flowers Color Edition, Hana Yori Dango (app)
- ↑ https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/中塚
- ↑ https://jisho.org/search/中%20%23kanji
- ↑ https://jisho.org/search/塚%20%23kanji
- ↑ http://www.tbs.co.jp/hanayoridango/story6_2.html (Japanese)
- ↑ http://www.tbs.co.jp/hanayoridango/story7_3.html (Japanese)
- ↑ https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/02/02/2009020201592.html (Korean)
- ↑ https://photos.app.goo.gl/4fPgG4Le3Yi1sTgk8 (Japanese)
See also[]