Itazura na Kiss

Omg!!! I finally managed to cover up a Taiwanese TV Series for the whole season 1 and 2. It feels like my so-long-left interest on Chinese series has come back. And I feel great about that (^_^)

It Started With A Kiss

I think people can know from the title itself that it is amazingly a brilliant adaptation from a Japanese manga, Itazura na Kiss by late Kaoru Tada. It reminds me of Meteor Garden, which I was crazy about during high school. I think the Japanese version came up first but since I am more into Chinese than Japanese, I choosed to watch the ideal couple on scene Joe and Ariel. I broke my personal record by watching the whole season 1 (30 episodes) within 24 hour non-stop. In the end of the day, I realised that I don't even drink a drop of water and my body got dehydrated. I even fell asleep while showering! I just couldn't stop watching it...

SUMMARY

Yuan Xiang Qin is a bumbling, naïve, but optimistic high school girl. Ever since she met Jiang Zhi Shu at the freshman orientation, she's been in love with the genius with an IQ of 200. After two years of having a crush on him, she finally musters the courage to confess her love to him at school with a love letter. Zhi Shu is not impressed, and Xiang Qin is left humiliated publicly in front of their entire school.

That afternoon, the new house she has just moved into with her father collapses in a minor earthquake. She and her father are instantly left homeless because they lacked the foresight to pay for earthquake insurance. Fortunately, her father's old college friend extends a helping hand and invites both of them to live at his house. Little does Xiang Qin know that the kind Uncle Li is actually the father of Jiang Zhi Shu.

Because of this unexpected turn of events, Zhi Shu and Xiang Qin begin living their lives under the same roof. Zhi Shu's mother aspires to bring them together, coaxing Zhi Shu into tutoring Xiang Qin and taking numerous pictures of the couple together. Zhi Shu remains cold towards Xiang Qin, however, thinking her to be one of the dumbest people he has ever met, and refuses to speak to her at school. Through the course of the series, Zhi Shu slowly warms up to Xiang Qin, who tries her hardest to do better in school for him, as they deal with romantic rivals, their futures, and their relationship.

They Kiss Again

It continues to season 2 (20 episode) where you can see their relationship becomes more intimate but challenging. And the lead actor new haircut really blow me away! I am emotionally attached to this series and hoping that it really happens in reality. Knowing that Kaoru Tada didn't manage to finish her superb work due to fatal accident makes me feel bad. Due to respect to her, season 2 ends in the middle of sadness but still in a good way. I even cried watching the last part on youtube.

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There's a rumor that it may come up with season 3. According to the article, the husband might know how Kaoru Tada wants to end the story. Will it be a happy sequel? I don't know. But some said that the title is most probably 'The Last Kiss' and what is that supposed to mean?

I am looking forward for another great manga series. Somehow, the manga artists have more brilliant idea to come up with. I don't even bother to invest another 6 Gig for this kind of entertainment. And feels like I'm back to be someone's die hard fan (^_^)