恶作剧之吻
恶作剧之吻 aka It started with a Kiss
This was the Jap version I watched about 6 years ago. It was a show made in 1999 and became an instant hit because it was based on one of the best selling manga at that time. And of course, the cast was good back then too :)
And then 7 years later.....came the Taiwan chinese version which was a super blast hit Joseph Zheng Yuan Chang (郑元畅) as the male lead and Ariel Lin Yi Cheng (林依晨) as the female lead :)
There's a chinese saying that goes:
"男追女隔座山，女追男隔片纱"
Which means when a guy courts a girl, it's as difficult as climbing over one mountain. But when a girl courts a guy, it's just past one piece of veil. Apparently, this does not apply to this drama.
Yuan Xiang Qin (袁湘琴) acted by Ariel Lin comes from a single parent family. She only has her father (also known as Uncle Cai -才叔) and he runs a small eatery. She is a bubbly and simple-minded 18 year old girl who studies in Dou Nan High School (斗南高中). This school's system categorise students according to their abilities and she.......belongs to F class, which is deemed the worst and has the most no-brainers. Quoted from the principal: "Well, we need people to pay school fees to pay for the facilities we are providing for the A, B classes people!" On the 1st day of school, where freshmen were to attend the Welcoming Ceremony, she fell in love with a guy. It was love at first sight.
And this guy is Jiang Zhi Shu (江直树) acted by Joseph Zheng Yuan Chang. He comes from a rich family and was the freshmen presentative as he entered the high school with the highest grade ever - full marks. Zhi Shu is a super genius with IQ 200, very good with sports, and the deadliest thing was, he is tall and gorgeous. Every girl loves him, but I guess Xiang Qin's love was very much different from the rest, right from the start.
Song 1: Say U Love me by Jason and Lara (from Nan Quan Mama)
In the last year of high school, which was the 3rd year, she decides it's time to confess her love. Because she knows it's never possible for them to end up in the same university. Given that Jiang Zhi Shu's grades has always been the 1st in school and always, full 600 marks for every exam. While she, never even made it past 200 (Quoted from the principal once again, who said this to the F class teacher: "Your entire class's combined grades can't even win one Jiang Zhi Shu?!") So she wrote a love letter and figure she will not get rejected. Stupidly enough, she chose the morning assembly time slot and tried to give it to him at the assembly area. Jiang Zhi Shu simply ignored her and she became the laughing stock of the entire school.
Jin Feng Yuan (金丰元) is Xiang Qin's classmate and has been holding a torch for her since year 1. Just like how Xiang Qin holds a torch for Zhi Shu since year 1, Jin's love never got a reply. His biggest dream in life is to quit school after high school and become a chef so he can take over Xiang Qin's father small eatery and marry Xiang Qin.
The day Xiang Qin got rejected, was also the day her house collapsed due to earthquake. Well, you can say it's the most depressing day of her 18 years of life. The next day she went to school with posters written all over the school ridiculating her and what made it worst was Jin went around the school asking for donations, quoting her sad situation. When Jiang Zhi Shu walked past, Jin demands that he makes a donation since he is so rich. In an attempt to get rid of the F class people bugging him, he took out a big note and decides to contribute. In fit of anger, Xiang Qin took Zhi Shu's money and threw back at him. "I don't need your money! Dun think just because you are a genius you can look down on people!" was what she said.
And his reply was :"Oh so who was the one who declared her love for me? And one more thing, stop liking me. I hate girls, with no brains."
Song 2: 全世界的人都知道
In a fit of anger, Xiang Qin says she will get good grades in this final year exam and get into the top 100 of the school, so as to prove that she has brains. But the thing was...in the entire history of Dou Nan High School, no F class student has ever reached Top 100. What a daunting task.
(from L to R) Zhi Shu, Xiang Qin, Zhi Shu's dad (Uncle Li), Zhi Shu's mum (Auntie Li) and Xiang Qin's dad (Uncle Cai). Ah look at how disgustingly tall the male lead is. Towers over everyone at 1.88m :S<
The news of her collapsed house was broadcasted on TV and Jiang Zhi Shu's parents saw it. And surprise surprise, they are actually Uncle Cai's secondary school best friends! In light of the plight of their best friend, Jiang Zhi Shu's parents, Uncle and Auntie Li (利叔 和 利嫂) decides to take Xiang Qin and his father in. Living under the same roof only makes Zhi Shu more irritated with Xiang Qin, but Xiang Qin falling harder in love with Zhi Shu.
Song 3: 遇到
>Auntie Li is a very feminine person. She always dream of having a daughter to wear lacy dresses and do cooking together with her. But "unfortunately" (what she always say), she has 2 boring sons who are too smart and too aloof for her interests. Just like how everyone has skeletons in their closets, the genius Zhi Shu has too. When he was young, his mother loved dressing him up as a girl (because she yearned for one so much) and took an entire album of photos of him in female wear. And that was the reason she believed, that made him cold towards others, especially girls. Xiang Qin requested for a photo and the film for the photos because she has a plan, an evil one :)
Zhi Shu's mum and Xiang Qin. Seriously, how much more lacy can a person get...
She threatens Zhi Shu to coach her for the upcoming exam and then if he dun, she will paste the photos all over the school. Left with no choice, Zhi Shu was forced into coaching her late into the nite all the way to exams. And surprisingly, she made it into the 100th seat with 416 marks!
Unknowingly, it has shortened the distance between them :)<
Song 4: 靠近一点点 (By Lara from Nan Quan Ma Ma)
Zhi Shu may be a genius, but he never knows what he wants. Everything was always within his expectations and meaningless, and there was nothing difficult for him in life. And in addition to the childhood female wear past that made him aloof, was his lack of interest in the things happening ard him. Growing up in a protected environment, he nv had to work hard for money and given his intelligence, he nv had to work hard in school. Everything was so easy to the extent, it wasn't interesting anymore.
Well, until Xiang Qin comes into the picture and turn his world upside down with all the stupid things and troubles she get herself into, and involving him all at the same time. Things beyond his control begin to happen. And that was only when he knows, she has become part of the life he has always wanted.
Song 5:恶作剧
The show went on all the way to them working but it's not boring at all nia, though it's like way longer than the japanese version. Why not boring? Coz Xiang Qin got into too much crazy shit and fun things with Zhi Shu..hahaha.. It has quite a bit of twists and turns ard. This Taiwan version is more comical and has more emotional rollercoasters I guess. AHHH!!!!
And one thing is, I guess this show is not all about love. It involves searching for one's dream, kinship, learning to care and probably most impt, u gotta be true to yourself :)
Realise how all the songs are sang by girls? Coz it's meant to depict emotions faced by the female lead in the show. Only one song was sang by a guy, which depicts Zhi Shu's feelings.
Song 6: 后悔
It's a really nice song too! AHHH...all the songs are so nice!
Ok, I shall end the entry with the NG shots...buahah! Enjoy!
NG Shots
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