“It Started with a Kiss” (恶作剧之吻) is popular Taiwan TV drama in 2005, and achieved high ratings in some other countries.
The romance-comedy starred Joe Cheng (郑元畅) and Ariel Lin (林依晨); and Jiro Wang (汪东成) and Tiffany Xu (许玮甯) etc.
It Started with a Kiss (ISWAK) was based on Japanese manga “Itazura na Kiss” (Mischievous Kiss); a same-titled popular Japanese drama was also produced in mid 90s based on the manga. The story plot for ISWAK…
Xiang Qing (Ariel Lin) was a happy-go-lucky type of high school girl and had a crush on Zhi Shu (Joe Cheng), a genius and handsome high school boy.
After 2 years of secret admiration, Qing decided to express her feelings to Shu, but was cruelly rejected and Qing became the laughing stock of the school. Her bad luck didn’t end there; she found out that her house was destroyed by an earthquake when she got home…
Luckily a good buddy of Qing’s dad, Uncle Li came into rescue and offered them to stay at his place. Unexpected though, Li was actually Shu’s father… Qing and Shu had to stay under the same roof, much to Qing’s delight but Shu’s annoyance.
As time went by, the optimism of Qing began to influence Shu, making him to rethink about his future rather than following the path set by his parents. Gradually, love began to develop between Qing and Shu.
I actually preferred the Japanese version of the story, which was more direct and simple. The Taiwan version of ISWAK was a bit long winded in my opinion (30 episodes if not mistaken; Japanese version just 9-11), but still a fun drama to watch especially the first half of the show.
It Started with a Kiss 2; a sequel for the show has been planned, and is expected to be aired in late 2007.
October 3rd, 2007 at 1:22 pm
.,>i enjoyed watching started with a kiss.,,i like all the characters.,.i also love korenovelas,all about chinese love stories,.it’s so Cute’
October 9th, 2007 at 1:06 am
joe cheng is so hot…….ha ..ha…he is cute too..
October 25th, 2007 at 4:01 pm
i think jiro is a nice person too…don judge n discover people from their outlook….n jiro is a nice person…but…u never noe…
everybody is not perfect…some r good n some r bad in us….include ur star…i mean like actor n actress n also singer…….remember this….everybody r not perfect….:)
November 2nd, 2007 at 10:16 am
it started with a kiss ROCKS MY WORLD MAN!
joseph cheng is soooo HOT AND SHUAI!
ariel is very cute!
tiffany is so pretty!
jiro is so funny!
jason is so cool!
whahaha! THIS IS THE FAVE SHOW OF MY LIFE! =D
February 21st, 2008 at 12:30 pm
JI ro………………………………
Lve……………..U
dit u………………….wnt to be My BaBy……………………
No!!!!!!!!!!!mY HuSbN??????????????????????
April 20th, 2008 at 4:27 pm
JIRO
I
LOVE
YOU
SO MUCH!!!!
I LOVE U W/
OL mY HEART AND SOUL
awOoo!!!
lOve so much
muah muah
i really wanna see u
LAB EU!
June 3rd, 2008 at 4:47 pm
I actually love this series so much.
I like all the characters.
I think all the actors, including actresses, are so perfect.
I specially preferred Joe and Ariel .
June 4th, 2008 at 3:46 am
hi!there, i’m just got here.i have seem yours guy movies and i love it………………..!joe and ariel are funny actor/actress, i love them both @lot!
when i first seem the movie, i dont get it, but as it go i just know that ariel get rejected by joe(in the movies only). well, anyway, i started 2 like 2 of them,i wish i could met joe and ariel, so i could asked them some question.
okay that what i gotta say for today i will be back!joe u are sooooooooooo cute and handsome, and ariel u are soooooooo pretties,i love u 2!
love u cutie joe,
and
pretty ariel!
bye-bye!
June 7th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
ISWAK is the bestttttttttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
June 17th, 2008 at 5:52 pm
ariel is so cute!!!mas bagay kayo ni joe cheng kaysa ni wu chun!!!!!!!!!
July 27th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
i love the kwelanobela ISWAK.GO!!!ARIEL LIN AND JOE CHENG!!
August 2nd, 2008 at 11:00 am
ang cute ni jiro wang
August 28th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
Joe cheng and u are couples in real life?