“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.
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May 9th, 2007 at 12:48 pm
Who played the yummy band guy that dated xiang quin’s friend
May 9th, 2007 at 1:27 pm
You are not talking about Jiro Wang ain’t so?
May 16th, 2007 at 6:46 am
omg!ariel lin is so cute!ima watch her movie right now!
June 2nd, 2007 at 12:35 am
i really like to watch them together!!!!!!!! hehehe
June 19th, 2007 at 10:06 am
The Taiwanese version is more accurate with the original manga. Therefore Taiwanese version > Japanese version. Kthxbye.
June 26th, 2007 at 1:01 pm
OHoOn0z… ic, thanks for the note.
June 28th, 2007 at 12:29 pm
i really2x like ariel lin….
July 7th, 2007 at 10:12 am
I like ZHI SHU he is so cute and I really admire him so much..I can’t wait
to see the next part. I will wait for it..
July 14th, 2007 at 10:57 am
any one knows here when will be the part II???
July 14th, 2007 at 3:30 pm
jubvz… part 2 is still in filming.
July 16th, 2007 at 4:47 pm
ohhh…leh…. cant wait to watch it!!!!
hmmmhh… is it still the same casts??
July 16th, 2007 at 8:14 pm
Yes, the main cast stays the same… some changes to the supporting cast though.
July 20th, 2007 at 3:01 pm
how will the story goes in this part 2?
July 20th, 2007 at 8:45 pm
As far as I know they got married at the beginning… and part 2 is about the life after marriage.
July 25th, 2007 at 12:44 pm
its really jeo cheng n ariel lin is real couple?
July 25th, 2007 at 2:02 pm
lee… I don’t think so.
July 25th, 2007 at 3:05 pm
what a cute2 cple……so cute…i luv them….auch…
July 25th, 2007 at 3:06 pm
jeo ching n ariel lin……..mmmmmuuuuuuuaaaaaaaaahhhhhh……
July 25th, 2007 at 3:08 pm
2nd part?is it true?
July 25th, 2007 at 3:46 pm
Yes, 2nd part has just finished filming and currently in post production.