30 April 2008

惡作劇2吻 They Kiss Again


Title: 惡作劇2吻 Èzuòjù 2 Wěn
English Title:
  • It Started With A Kiss 2
  • They Kiss Again
Country: Taiwan (R.O.C.)
Language: Mandarin Chinese
Year: 2007
Episode: 20
Cast:
  • 林依晨 Lín Yī Chén (Ariel Lin)
  • 鄭元暢 Zhèng Yuán Chàng (Joe Cheng)
  • 汪東城 Wāng Dōng Chéng (Jiro Wang)
  • 瑞莎 Ruì Shā (Лариса Ангела Бакурова Larisa Angela Bakurova)
  • 許瑋甯 Xǔ Wěi Nìng (Tiffany Xu)
  • 唐禹哲 Táng Yǔ Zhé (Danson Tang)
  • 曾少宗 Céng Shăo Zōng (Figaro Ceng)
  • 楊沛婷 Yáng Pèi Tíng (Petty Yang)
  • 劉容嘉 Liú Róng Jiā (Candice Liu)
  • 炎亞綸 Yán Yǎ Lún (Aaron Yan)
  • 崇洋 Chóng Yáng
  • 孟耿如 Mèng Gěng Rú (Teresa Meng) (Summer Meng)



SYNOPSIS
Jiang Zhi Shu and Yuan Xiang Qin are now married. After a chaotic honeymoon, the couple comes back to Taiwan and starts on their life together as husband and wife.

Xiang Qin struggles to be a good wife to Zhi Shu while attending nursing school. Her lack of intellect (and common sense, sometimes) gets her in trouble as always. Meanwhile, Zhi Shu attends medical school and he experiences a lot of problems with academic rivals.



REVIEW
I felt I had to watch They Kiss Again because I wanted to have a closure of sorts in Jiang Zhi Shu and Yuan Xiang Qin's story. I watched 惡作劇之吻 It Started With A Kiss, the prequel to this drama, at the time when I still insisted that I need to finish what I've started.

I think the conflicts between the two lead characters in the prequel remained the same in this drama but because they have already professed their love to each other and they are already married, things are more restrained this time around.

I had to suspend some disbelief when it comes to Xiang Qin studying to be a nurse and working in a hospital. Although she's a passionate person, the medical profession is a sensitive field and I don't think I'd feel assured as a patient if she's my nurse.

They Kiss Again also tackled the relationship problems of the other characters like the second male lead Jin Yuan Feng, also known as Ah Jin, with foreigner Christine Robinson, Xiang Qin's friend Lin Chun Mei with her boyfriend Ah Bu, and even Zhi Shu's younger brother Jiang Yu Shu with his classmate Lin Hao Mei.

Yu Shu and Hao Mei's story mirrors that of Zhi Shu and Xiang Qin. I prefer Hao Mei's characterization though because she's smarter than Xiang Qin. I also like the fact that although she's in love with Yu Shu, her life did not revolve around him and she made choices that are for her best interests. 



Related:
惡作劇之吻 It Started With A Kiss

Alike:
jp - イタズラなKiss (Itazura na Kiss)
jp - イタズラなKiss ~ Love in Tokyo (Itazura na Kiss - Love in Tokyo)
jp - イタズラなKiss2 ~ Love in Okinawa (Itazura na Kiss 2 ~ Love in Okinawa)
jp - イタズラなKiss2 ~ Love in Tokyo (Itazura na Kiss 2 ~ Love in Tokyo)
kr - 장난스런 키스 Playful Kiss


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惡作劇2吻 They Kiss Again