Itazura Na Kiss Sub Indo
Nakita Heitmann
Itazura Na Kiss aka it started with a kiss or playfull kiss is drama based on Japanese manga with same title, story plot and adaption due to the production in different country. the first version I watched was the Taiwanese adaptation of itazura na kiss, cast by Joe Cheng as Jiang zhi shu (male lead also known as irie naoki), Ariel Lin as yuan xiang qin (female lead also known as aihara kotoko).
Itazura na kiss was so succeed back then. As I remembered, it was a hot topic during my teenage time among the drama lover. everyday, when I was at school, during the break time, my drama lover friends were excited to discuss how zhi shu and xiang qin relationship and how they got interact each other.
Yesterday, I just finished watching the newest itazura na kiss 2013, itazura na kiss love in tokyo cast by Furukawa Yuki and Miki Honoka. actually, I was so interested first time it air last year but I got to postpone watching since I afraid get addiction since I barely hard to stop watching because one I start, I should finish it (waiting to air every week might torture me much, hehehehhehehe).
Taiwan version was the most longest compare to the Japanese and Korean. the Taiwanese even had the sequel after the first was so succeed in 2005. as we know, the core story plot just same from one to anothers. but, the adaptation, Taiwanese seems to be more complicated. well, it really just Taiwanese drama style, they just loving to make something simple to be complicated by adding these and those and in circle.
For me, Ariel Lin was the best in potraying aihara kotoko. when I watched the anime version, my first impression was Ariel Lin when it comes to aihara kotoko. As Xiang Qin, Ariel succeed to potray how dumb, cheersfull, hardworking, positive who never give up in chasing naoki or zhi shu. she is loud but not annoying, I mean, I did enjoyed watching Ariel as xiang qin.
as for the Japanese version, kotoko was so young (even in her real life miki is such young). I do like miki version as kotoko but compare to Ariel, she still far. the last still jung so min as oh hani. jung so min is beautiful and too smart in potray kotoko characters.
to be honest I really feel sick to watch Jiro as ah jin or kin chan since he really did overacted for me although I like fahrenheit and Jiro but in it started with kiss, ah jin character was big No No for me. Jiro has one dimensional acting skill back then. why I say so because if looking back to previous drama, I did not feel any differences Jiro as ah jin or Jiro as Xiu yi in hanakimi.
out from all, kotoko friends has the most adaptation. in started with kiss, xiang qin has two besties who are in same level with her, F class student but in character, I found out they all are different in every version.
if you ask me which version I like out of their acting. I like zhi shu dad and xiang qin dad, the Taiwanese version. they just so hilarious and funny. the Japanese version, both papa are too serious and lack of humor stuffs.
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