Voice CDs by SMAP and a live action movie about Hanadan charted the series success in the mid-1990s. By 1995, an animated series was already in progress and Kamio had also helped pick main leads for the anime show.Boys Over Flowers ran in the Japanese Margaret magazine as well as the Korean magazine Wink.
The success of the "Hanadan" series was fueled by the release of voice CDs from SMAP and a live-action movie adaptation, which were released in the mid-1990s. By 1995, an animated series based on the manga "Boys Over Flowers" was already being produced, with Kamio playing a key role in casting the main actors for the anime.