OMG. So this was my first ever drama. I watched it a couple years but I always somehow go back to it. So, I love the gender bender. It's the reason I hunt for gender benders now >.< I think it was unique when it first came out and I think it really shaped how some gender benders are now. It's also not too cheesy (for me) and I think it's the perfect amount of romance to satisfy :b

So, I have watched all the possible Hana Kimi dramas and have read the manga MANY times. (the only manga series I own) This wasn't a terrible adaptation, it was just really quirky for what Hana Kimi actually is. I feel like it was over the top and that it wasn't how Mizuki is in the manga. If I forget that it's Hana Kimi, it's an okay drama.
I think that for any Hana Kimi lovers out there, watch the Japanese version or even the Korean version with Minho