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Hiroko: "The F4 are famous even at Yamanote Academy!"
Noriko: "It's like a dream to be here with the F4."
— Noriko and Hiroko[src]

Noriko (紀子 (のりこ) ) was a friend of Hiroko. She was a student at Yamanote Women's Academy. Noriko and Hiroko were invited by Sojiro Nishikado on the F4's trip. She stayed in Rui Hanazawa's room.

Biography[]

Her father was a corporate head, who owned a vacation home in Karuizawa.[1] She went to Yamanote Women's Academy with her friend, Hiroko.[2] Noriko and Hiroko were at a nightclub when Sojiro Nishikado picked them up. He later invited them on the F4's trip to Tsukasa Domyoji's island. Noriko was to stay in Rui Hanazawa's room. She was excited because he was her favorite in the F4.[1] However, Rui never came to the room. Noriko told her friend that she was "depressed" about it.[3] On the last day, Tsukasa left in his private jet, therefore leaving everyone behind. Noriko was distressed because she had a test the next day. She likely missed it anyway. They were forced to take Kazuya Aoike's boat home, which took two whole days.[4]

Physical appearance[]

Noriko was a cute girl though slightly less so than Hiroko. Her light-colored hair was always styled in a bun. She also had short bangs. Noriko had small eyes with short eyelashes. Her clothes were less stylish when compared to Hiroko's.

Personality and traits[]

She was a generally cheerful girl. Despite being from an upper-class family, she was easily impressed by those wealthier than her family. Noriko was a huge fan of the F4, particularly Rui. She was nice, if a bit of a airhead.

Etymology[]

Noriko (紀子; のりこ) is Japanese feminine given name consisting of two kanji.[5] The first kanji translates to "narrative" or "account."[6] The second means "child" and is a commonly added to female given names.[7]

Behind the scenes[]

Character notes

Portrayals

Noriko-and-Hiroko

Noriko (middle) in the anime

  • Mayumi Azuma (東 真由美 () ) voices Noriko in three episodes of the Boys Over Flowers anime (1997). Her personality from the manga is kept intact. She and Hiroko join the F4's trip to Tsukasa's island. Hiroko, who has a crush on Rui, is looking forward to staying in the same room as him. Unlike in the manga, she never mentions to Hiroko about him not coming to the room at night.
Noriko-MG

Noriko in Meteor Garden

  • In Meteor Garden (2001), Noriko is portrayed by a blonde foreign actress who is also uncredited. Unlike in the manga, she does not interact with Shan Cai (Tsukushi) at all. She is first seen a the airport with Lei and then at the hotel. The next morning, the other girls ask about spending the night with Lei. She reveals that nothing happened since he never came to the room.
  • Noriko appears in the Takarazuka musical Hana Yori Dango (2019). She is played by Koko Miyahime, who also portrays Ayano Kurimaki.[8] She and Hiroko both openly flirt with Rui, whom reciprocates it by kissing them both.

Appearances[]

References[]

See also[]


Boys Over Flowers characters
Main characters

Tsukasa Domyoji | Rui Hanazawa | Tsukushi Makino | Akira Mimasaka | Sojiro Nishikado

Supporting characters

Seinosuke Amakusa | Kazuya Aoike | Yuriko Asai | Erika Ayuhara | Kaede Domyoji | Tsubaki Domyoji
Ryusuke Hayama | Sara Hinata | Amon Kunisawa | Ayano Kurimaki | Chieko Makino | Haruo Makino
Susumu Makino | Yuki Matsuoka | Umi Nakajima | Nakatsuka | Kiyonaga Narumiya | Nishida
Shigeru Okawahara | Junpei Oribe | Shingo Oribe | Sakurako Sanjo | Tama | Thomas | Shizuka Todo
Minako Yamano | Matsutaro Yoshimatsu

Minor characters

Aki and Chimura | Akira's girlfriend | Akira's father | Akira's mother | Beautician | Bob | Cindy | Makiko Endo
Junko Ekuni | Fortuneteller | Gen | Giuseppe | Jody Grand | Mike Hall | Harumi and Mako | Hatta | Hirayama
Hiroko | Hiromi | Hiromi | Hiroshi | Mayumi Isoda | Iwatsuki | Junpei's friend | Junpei's mother | K University students
Kaede's sister | Kimoto | Kirishima | Kobayashi | Koga | Kazuko Kubo | M | Maekawa | Sonoko Maekawa | Rio Makise
Mako | Makoto | Makoto | Jean P. Mayol | Mayuko | Midori | Miho | Mika | Emu and Memu Mimasaka | Mina
Mikihisa Minami | Misawa | Miya | Eri Miyazawa | Piromichi Nakano | New York enterpriser | Shoichiro Nishikado
Noriko | Hideki Oe | Akira Onagisa | Ozawa | Principal | Proprietress | Rie | Rika | Risako | Rui's father | Rui's mother
Saito | Sakurako's grandmother | Seinosuke's father | Shigeru's father | Shigeru's mother | Shingo's girlfriend
Shiori | Shizuka's parents | Arthur Smith | Sojiro's brother | Sojiro's father | Sojiro's mother | Sugiyama
Tama's husband | Kimiko Tamura | Teacher | Toda | Tome | Tsubaki's ex-boyfriend | Tsubaki's husband
Tsukasa's attacker | Tsukasa's father | Tsukasa's grandfather | Ueno | Umi's friend | Viola | Yatchan
Yoshida | Eisuke Yoshida | Yuki's father | Yuki's mother | Yuki's sister



Meteor Garden (2001-02) characters
Main characters

Dao Ming Si | Dong Shan Cai | Hua Ze Lei | Mei Zuo | Xi Men | Ye Sha

Supporting characters

Ah De | Ah Lun | Ah Mei | Ah Song | Ah Yuan | Aisa | Bai He | Chen Qing He | Da Xin | Dao Ming Feng
Dao Ming Zhuang | He Yuan Zi | Li Zhen | Mi Mi | Sha Ge | Shan Cai's father | Shan Cai's mother | Teng Tang Jing
Qian Hui | Xi Men's father | Xi Men's mother | Xiao Geng | Xiao Shun | Xiao You | Xin Xin | Ya Men | Yi Lin
Yin Xiao Qiao | Ms. Yu | Zhang Xiao Hong

Minor characters

Ah Shu | Ah Xiang | Ah Yan | Aisa's mother | Dao Ming Cheng | Feng's sister | Fortuneteller | Gao | Jing's parents
Landlady | Lei's date | Lei's father | Liu | Liu Shu Hao | Mai | Mei Jia | Mei Zuo's date | Mei Zuo's mother | Principal
Professor | Qing Yong | Si's grandfather | Shan Cai's boss | Thomas | Wang Xiao Long | Xi Men's date | Xiao Nan
Xiao Shun's friend | Xiao Touh | Xiao You's father | Xiao You's mother | Xu Shao Yang | Yu Tian | Yuan Zi's father
Yuan Zi's mother | Zhong Ze | Zhuang's ex-boyfriend | Zhuang's husband

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