They Kiss Again (TV series)
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They Kiss Again is a Taiwanese drama
starring Joe Cheng
, Ariel Lin
, Jiro Wang
of Fahrenheit
and Danson Tang
. It is the sequel to It Started With a Kiss
which is based on the Japanese
manga
series Itazura na Kiss
(イタズラなKiss, Mischievous Kiss) written by Kaoru Tada
. It was produced by Comic International Productions (可米國際影視事業股份有限公司) and directed by Chu Yu-ning (瞿友寧). It started filming 26 March 2007 and wrapped 19 January 2008.
It was first boardcasted in Taiwan on free-to-air China Television (CTV)
(中視) from 16 December 2007 to 27 April 2008, every Sunday at 22:00 to 23:30 and cable TV Gala Television (GTV) Variety Show/CH 28
(八大綜合台) on 22 December 2007 to 3 May 2008, every Saturday at 21:30 to 23:00.
It is the third live-action television adaptation following the Japanese adaptation also titled Itazura na Kiss, its Taiwnaese prequel It Started With a Kiss
in 2005 and followed by a South Korean adaptation Playful Kiss
in 2010 broadcasted on MBC
.
ended with odd couple Zhi Shu (Joe Cheng
) and Xiang Qin (Ariel Lin
) getting married in characteristically comical fashion, and the sequel picks up the story with their honeymoon and married life. Xiang Qin is as ham-fisted as ever, creating many funny situations as she learns the ropes of being a wife and tries hard to become a good nurse and work alongside her genius husband. Aspiring doctor
Zhi Shu meets some obstacles at school when he encounters both academic and romantic rivals who are determined to over-rule him.
As Zhi Shu and Xiang Qin struggle with their professional ambitions, they also struggle with their personal relationship. Many times, Zhi Shu's coldness and harshness drives Xiang Qin to tears and she tries to run away. Zhi Shu learns to understand and deal with his jealousy when Xiang Qin's nursing fellow student Yang Qi Tai (Figaro Ceng
) becomes too close. He also tries to push Xiang Qin to higher ambition and independence. Zhi Shu soon learns to love Xiang Qin and forgive her bumbling ways, and Xiang Qin tries harder to become a better wife and nurse for her husband.
Zhi Shu and Xiang Qin are not the only ones having problems with their relationship. Xiang Qin's childhood friend Ah Jin (Jiro Wang
) deals with the unwelcome affections of Christine, an English exchange student who latches onto him against his will. Xiang Qin's friend, Chun Mei (Petty Yang), gets pregnant by her boyfriend, Ah Bu (Aaron Yan
), but his wealthy, highbrow mother is desperate to keep them apart. Zhi Shu's younger brother Yu Shu (Zhang Bo Han) deals with his own first love and their story remarkably resembles that of Zhi Shu and Xiang Qin.
They Kiss Again Original Soundtrack (惡作劇2吻電視原聲)
Track listing
Taiwanese drama
Taiwanese Drama refers to dramatic programming of television programming extended stories usually dramatizing relationships through the general range of ten to forty one-hour episodes. They are produced in Taiwan and have gained increasing popularity in the Mandarin-speaking community...
starring Joe Cheng
Joe Cheng
Joseph Cheng, also known as Joe Cheng, was born on 19 June 1982. He is a Taiwanese model, actor and singer. Although he started his career as a model, Cheng is well known for his role as Jiang Zhishu in Taiwanese drama serial version of Japanese manga Itazura Na Kiss, It Started with a Kiss...
, Ariel Lin
Ariel Lin
Ariel Lin |Hakka]]: Lim2 Yi3 Sen2) was born 29 October 1982. She is a Taiwanese actress and singer, who won Best Leading Actress in a Television Series at the 43rd Golden Bell Awards...
, Jiro Wang
Jiro Wang
Jiro Wang , nicknamed Da Dong meaning "Big East", was born on 24 August 1981. He is a Taiwanese actor and singer, who started his career as a model. He is a member of Taiwanese Mandopop vocal quartet boy band Fahrenheit.-Biography:...
of Fahrenheit
Fahrenheit (Taiwanese band)
Fahrenheit is a Taiwanese boy band who has been active in Asia since 2005. The group debut with four members: Jiro Wang, Calvin Chen, Aaron Yan and Wu Chun. They are managed by Comic International Productions . The group's music is distributed by HIM International Music in Taiwan, by WOW Music in...
and Danson Tang
Danson Tang
Danson Tang was born on 2 September 1984. He is a Taiwanese actor and Mandopop singer, who started his career as a model before pursuing an acting career and later singing...
. It is the sequel to It Started With a Kiss
It Started with a Kiss (TV series)
It Started with a Kiss is a Taiwanese drama starring Joe Cheng, Ariel Lin and Jiro Wang of Fahrenheit. It was based on the first 10 volumes of the Japanese manga series Itazura na Kiss written by Kaoru Tada...
which is based on the Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
series Itazura na Kiss
Itazura na Kiss
is a popular shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Kaoru Tada. Itazura na Kiss began to be serialized and published in 1991 by Shueisha through Margaret Magazine. It became successful very quickly and became the manga series that Tada became known for in Japan...
(イタズラなKiss, Mischievous Kiss) written by Kaoru Tada
Kaoru Tada
, was a Japanese manga artist.-Biography:Tada made her debut in 1977, when still a high school student, on Shueisha's "Deluxe Margaret" magazine. Tada's stories belong to the shōjo genre of manga and feature love stories centred around young female characters and their love interests...
. It was produced by Comic International Productions (可米國際影視事業股份有限公司) and directed by Chu Yu-ning (瞿友寧). It started filming 26 March 2007 and wrapped 19 January 2008.
It was first boardcasted in Taiwan on free-to-air China Television (CTV)
China Television
China Television Company, Ltd. was established on September 3, 1968 by the then-ruling Nationalist Party of the Republic of China . The party owned the majority stake of the network...
(中視) from 16 December 2007 to 27 April 2008, every Sunday at 22:00 to 23:30 and cable TV Gala Television (GTV) Variety Show/CH 28
Gala Television
Gala Television Corporation is a nationwide cable TV network in Taiwan that is operated by the Gala Television Corporation, established on June 13, 1997.-GTV Channels:GTV currently operates three commercial cable television channels:*GTV One / CH 27...
(八大綜合台) on 22 December 2007 to 3 May 2008, every Saturday at 21:30 to 23:00.
It is the third live-action television adaptation following the Japanese adaptation also titled Itazura na Kiss, its Taiwnaese prequel It Started With a Kiss
It Started with a Kiss (TV series)
It Started with a Kiss is a Taiwanese drama starring Joe Cheng, Ariel Lin and Jiro Wang of Fahrenheit. It was based on the first 10 volumes of the Japanese manga series Itazura na Kiss written by Kaoru Tada...
in 2005 and followed by a South Korean adaptation Playful Kiss
Playful Kiss
Playful Kiss is a South Korean drama that is based on the popular Japanese manga Itazura Na Kiss by Tada Kaoru. The show stars Jung So Min as Oh Ha Ni and Kim Hyun Joong as Baek Seung Jo. It aired from September 1, 2010 till October 21, 2010 and had a total of 16 episodes. On November 2, 2010, a 7...
in 2010 broadcasted on MBC
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC (Hangul : 문화방송주식회사, Munhwa Bangsong Jushikoesa) is one of four major national South Korean television and radio networks. Munhwa is the Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television...
.
Synopsis
It Started With a KissIt Started with a Kiss (TV series)
It Started with a Kiss is a Taiwanese drama starring Joe Cheng, Ariel Lin and Jiro Wang of Fahrenheit. It was based on the first 10 volumes of the Japanese manga series Itazura na Kiss written by Kaoru Tada...
ended with odd couple Zhi Shu (Joe Cheng
Joe Cheng
Joseph Cheng, also known as Joe Cheng, was born on 19 June 1982. He is a Taiwanese model, actor and singer. Although he started his career as a model, Cheng is well known for his role as Jiang Zhishu in Taiwanese drama serial version of Japanese manga Itazura Na Kiss, It Started with a Kiss...
) and Xiang Qin (Ariel Lin
Ariel Lin
Ariel Lin |Hakka]]: Lim2 Yi3 Sen2) was born 29 October 1982. She is a Taiwanese actress and singer, who won Best Leading Actress in a Television Series at the 43rd Golden Bell Awards...
) getting married in characteristically comical fashion, and the sequel picks up the story with their honeymoon and married life. Xiang Qin is as ham-fisted as ever, creating many funny situations as she learns the ropes of being a wife and tries hard to become a good nurse and work alongside her genius husband. Aspiring doctor
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
Zhi Shu meets some obstacles at school when he encounters both academic and romantic rivals who are determined to over-rule him.
As Zhi Shu and Xiang Qin struggle with their professional ambitions, they also struggle with their personal relationship. Many times, Zhi Shu's coldness and harshness drives Xiang Qin to tears and she tries to run away. Zhi Shu learns to understand and deal with his jealousy when Xiang Qin's nursing fellow student Yang Qi Tai (Figaro Ceng
Figaro Ceng
Figaro Ceng was born 18 November 1981. He is a Taiwanese actor and singer. He was part of Taiwanese six-man boy band Comic Boyz from 2002 to 2005...
) becomes too close. He also tries to push Xiang Qin to higher ambition and independence. Zhi Shu soon learns to love Xiang Qin and forgive her bumbling ways, and Xiang Qin tries harder to become a better wife and nurse for her husband.
Zhi Shu and Xiang Qin are not the only ones having problems with their relationship. Xiang Qin's childhood friend Ah Jin (Jiro Wang
Jiro Wang
Jiro Wang , nicknamed Da Dong meaning "Big East", was born on 24 August 1981. He is a Taiwanese actor and singer, who started his career as a model. He is a member of Taiwanese Mandopop vocal quartet boy band Fahrenheit.-Biography:...
) deals with the unwelcome affections of Christine, an English exchange student who latches onto him against his will. Xiang Qin's friend, Chun Mei (Petty Yang), gets pregnant by her boyfriend, Ah Bu (Aaron Yan
Aaron Yan
Aaron Yan is a Taiwanese Mandopop singer, commercial model and actor. He is the youngest member of Taiwanese Mandopop vocal quartet boy band Fahrenheit.-Biography:Aaron Wu Geng Lin was born on November 20, 1986 in Taiwan....
), but his wealthy, highbrow mother is desperate to keep them apart. Zhi Shu's younger brother Yu Shu (Zhang Bo Han) deals with his own first love and their story remarkably resembles that of Zhi Shu and Xiang Qin.
Cast
| Actor | Drama character | Manga character | Relationships |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ariel Lin Ariel Lin Ariel Lin |Hakka]]: Lim2 Yi3 Sen2) was born 29 October 1982. She is a Taiwanese actress and singer, who won Best Leading Actress in a Television Series at the 43rd Golden Bell Awards... |
Yuan Xiang Qin (袁湘琴) | Kotoko Aihara | Zhi Shu's wife |
| Joe Cheng Joe Cheng Joseph Cheng, also known as Joe Cheng, was born on 19 June 1982. He is a Taiwanese model, actor and singer. Although he started his career as a model, Cheng is well known for his role as Jiang Zhishu in Taiwanese drama serial version of Japanese manga Itazura Na Kiss, It Started with a Kiss... |
Jiang Zhi Shu (江直樹) | Naoki Irie | Xiang Qin's husbend |
| Jiro Wang Jiro Wang Jiro Wang , nicknamed Da Dong meaning "Big East", was born on 24 August 1981. He is a Taiwanese actor and singer, who started his career as a model. He is a member of Taiwanese Mandopop vocal quartet boy band Fahrenheit.-Biography:... |
Jin Yuan Feng (aka Ah Jin) (金元豐) | Kinnosuke Nakamura | Xiang Qin's friend |
| Chang Yung Cheng | Jiang Wan Li (aka Ah Li) (江萬利) | Sigeki Irie | Zhi Shu's father |
| Cyndi Chaw | Jiang Zhao Zi (aka Ah Li's wife) (阿利嫂) | Machiko Irie | Zhi Shu's mother |
| Tang Tsung Sheng | Yuan Cai (Ah Cai) (袁有才) | Shigeo Aihara | Xiang Qin's father |
| Zhang Bo Han | Jiang Yu Shu (江裕樹) | Yuuki Irie | Zhi Shu's brother |
| Petty Yang | Lin Chun Mei (林純美) | Satomi | Xiang Qin's best friend |
| Candice Liu | Liu Ya Nong (劉雅儂) | Jinko | Xiang Qin's best friend |
| Tiffany Hsu | Pei Zi Yu (裴子瑜) | Reiko Matsumoto | Zhi Shu's friend |
| Jason Wang | Wang Hao Qian (王皓謙) | Sudou | Zhi Shu's college friend |
| Aaron Yan Aaron Yan Aaron Yan is a Taiwanese Mandopop singer, commercial model and actor. He is the youngest member of Taiwanese Mandopop vocal quartet boy band Fahrenheit.-Biography:Aaron Wu Geng Lin was born on November 20, 1986 in Taiwan.... |
Ah Bu (阿布) | Ryo | Chun Mei's boyfriend |
Extended Cast
- Danson TangDanson TangDanson Tang was born on 2 September 1984. He is a Taiwanese actor and Mandopop singer, who started his career as a model before pursuing an acting career and later singing...
(唐禹哲) as Ouyang Gan (歐陽幹) - Billie Wang as Ah Bu (阿布)'s mother
- Guan Cong (關聰) as Zhi Shu (直樹)'s grandfather
- Senda Aisa (千田愛紗) as Mary (瑪麗)
- Kitamura Toyoharu as Qing Yu (青宇)
- Gu Xuan Chun as Ah Qiao (阿巧)
- JasonJasonJason was a late ancient Greek mythological hero from the late 10th Century BC, famous as the leader of the Argonauts and their quest for the Golden Fleece. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcus...
as Wang Hao Qian (王皓謙) - Tiffany Hsu as Pei Zi Yu (裴子瑜)
- Ma Nian Xian (馬念先) as Du Ze Sen (杜澤森)
- Wang Zi (邱勝翊 / 王子) as Ah Nuo (阿諾) / Nobu
- Guan Jia Yun (關嘉芸) as Zhang Jun Ya (張君雅)
- Joelle Lu (陸明君) as Jun Ya (君雅)'s mother
- Zhu De Gang (朱德剛) as Zhang Xi Hen (張熙恆)
- Lin Yu Feng (林裕豐) as Xiang Qin's uncle
- Hu Pei Ying (胡珮瑩) as Zhao Qing Shui (趙清水)
- Figaro CengFigaro CengFigaro Ceng was born 18 November 1981. He is a Taiwanese actor and singer. He was part of Taiwanese six-man boy band Comic Boyz from 2002 to 2005...
(曾少宗) as Yang Qi Tai (楊啟太) - Cai Yi Zhen as Luo Zhi Yi (羅智儀)
- Jiang Pei Zhen (江佩珍) as Zhang Ni Na (章妮娜)
- Xiu Jie Kai (修杰楷) as Zhou Chuan Jin (周傳津)
- Li Er (黎兒/粼筱蓉) as Xu Qiu Xian (許秋賢)
- Lin Jia Yu (林珈妤) as childhood Lin Hao Mei (林好美)
- Meng Geng Ru (孟耿如) as teenage Lin Hao Mei (林好美)
- Cong Yang (崇洋) as teenage Jiang Yu Shu (江裕樹)
- Larisa (瑞莎) as Christine Robinson (克莉斯汀)
- Joe ChengJoe ChengJoseph Cheng, also known as Joe Cheng, was born on 19 June 1982. He is a Taiwanese model, actor and singer. Although he started his career as a model, Cheng is well known for his role as Jiang Zhishu in Taiwanese drama serial version of Japanese manga Itazura Na Kiss, It Started with a Kiss...
(鄭元暢) as Alvin—Christine's Fiancé - Liu Rong Jia (劉容嘉) as Liu Nong (流濃)
- Ken Zhong as Li Shu Ning (李述宁)
Music
- Opening theme song: "幸福合作社" (Xing Fu He Zhuo She) by Mavis Fan
- Ending theme song: "你" (Ni) [You] by Ariel LinAriel LinAriel Lin |Hakka]]: Lim2 Yi3 Sen2) was born 29 October 1982. She is a Taiwanese actress and singer, who won Best Leading Actress in a Television Series at the 43rd Golden Bell Awards...
They Kiss Again Original Soundtrack (惡作劇2吻電視原聲)
- Artist: Various
- Released：28 December 2007
- Label: Avex Taiwan
- Language: MandarinStandard MandarinStandard Chinese or Modern Standard Chinese, also known as Mandarin or Putonghua, is the official language of the People's Republic of China and Republic of China , and is one of the four official languages of Singapore....
- Format: Studio albumStudio albumA studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
- Genre: MandopopMandopopMandopop is a colloquial abbreviation for "Mandarin popular music." It is categorized as a subgenre of commercial Chinese-language music within C-pop. Mandopop was the first variety of popular music in Chinese to establish itself as a viable industry. As the name implies, Mandopop features songs...
Track listing
| Track | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Xing Fu He Zhuo She (幸福合作社)" (Opening Theme) | Mavis Fan |
| 2 | "Ni (你)" (You) (Ending Theme) | Ariel Lin Ariel Lin Ariel Lin |Hakka]]: Lim2 Yi3 Sen2) was born 29 October 1982. She is a Taiwanese actress and singer, who won Best Leading Actress in a Television Series at the 43rd Golden Bell Awards... (林依晨) |
| 3 | "Zhong Yu Yuan Wei" (忠於原味) | Joe Cheng Joe Cheng Joseph Cheng, also known as Joe Cheng, was born on 19 June 1982. He is a Taiwanese model, actor and singer. Although he started his career as a model, Cheng is well known for his role as Jiang Zhishu in Taiwanese drama serial version of Japanese manga Itazura Na Kiss, It Started with a Kiss... (鄭元暢) |
| 4 | "Be Your Superman" | Chun Biao Yan (純表演) |
| 5 | "Cang Zai Wei Xiao Li De Mi Mi" (藏在微笑裡的秘密) | Cyndi Chaw (趙詠華) |
| 6 | "Ni Ceng Jing Rang Wo Xin Dong"（你曾經讓我心動） | a Chord |
| 7 | "Heaven" | Cai Han Cen and Cai Yi Zhen |
| 8 | "Xing Fu He Zhuo She" (Instrumental) | |
| 9 | "Ni (你)" (Instrumental) | |
| 10 | "Cang Zai Wei Xiao Li De Mi Mi" (Instrumental) | |
| 11 | "Ni (你)" (Strings Version) | Ariel Lin (林依晨) |
International broadcast
- Philippines: broadcasted on ABS-CBNABS-CBNABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...
from 29 July 2008. It was awarded 2009 USTv Student's Choice Award for Best Foreign Soap Opera. The names were changed to English as follows:-
- Yuan Xiang Qin to Jeanie Yuan-Jiang
- Jiang Zhi Shu to Michael Jiang
- Jin Yuan Feng to Richie Jin
- Ah Bu to Wilson
- Lin Chun Mei to Cherry Lin
- Liu Nong to Riza
- Ah Li's wife to Daisy Jiang
- Jiang Yu Shu to Jun Jun Jiang
- Ouyang Gan to Jan Jan Ou
- Ah Nuo to Gino/Brent
- Zhang Jun Ya to Julia Zhang
- Yang Qi Tai to Terrence Yang
- Luo Zhi Yi to Vicky Lo
- Zhang Ni Na to Nina Zhang
- Zhou Chuan Jin to Reggie Chou
- Lin Hao Mei to Hannah Lin
See also
- Itazura na KissItazura na Kissis a popular shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Kaoru Tada. Itazura na Kiss began to be serialized and published in 1991 by Shueisha through Margaret Magazine. It became successful very quickly and became the manga series that Tada became known for in Japan...
: The original manga version of the novel - It Started With a Kiss (TV series)It Started with a Kiss (TV series)It Started with a Kiss is a Taiwanese drama starring Joe Cheng, Ariel Lin and Jiro Wang of Fahrenheit. It was based on the first 10 volumes of the Japanese manga series Itazura na Kiss written by Kaoru Tada...
: prequel of the Taiwanese television drama adaptation - Playful KissPlayful KissPlayful Kiss is a South Korean drama that is based on the popular Japanese manga Itazura Na Kiss by Tada Kaoru. The show stars Jung So Min as Oh Ha Ni and Kim Hyun Joong as Baek Seung Jo. It aired from September 1, 2010 till October 21, 2010 and had a total of 16 episodes. On November 2, 2010, a 7...
: Korean TV drama adaptation