ザラ Notes: 장난스런 키스 Playful Kiss

30 October 2010

장난스런 키스 Playful Kiss

Title: 장난스런 키스 Jangnanseureon Kiseu
English Title:

Mischievous Kiss
Playful Kiss

Country: South Korea
Language: Korean
Year: 2010
Episodes: 20
Cast:

정소민 Jung So Min
김현중 Kim Hyun Joong
이태성 Lee Tae Sung
이시영 Lee Si Young
정혜영 Jung Hye Young
오경수 Oh Kyung Soo
강남길 Kang Nam Gil
최원홍 Choi Won Hong
윤승아 Yoon Seung Ah
홍윤화 Hong Yoon Hwa
최성준 Choi Sung Joon
장아영 Jang Ah Young

SYNOPSIS
Oh Ha Ni is a stupid girl with a good disposition in life. She idolizes Baek Seung Jo who is goodlooking, a great athlete, and the smartest person at her school.

Ha Ni expresses her feelings to Seung Jo through a letter but he gives it back to her with corrections, and he tells her that he doesn't like stupid people.

Ha Ni and her dad are left homeless when their house collapses, but her dad's long-time friend invites the two to stay at his house. Ha Ni is delighted to find out that her dad's friends are Seung Jo's parents, and she gets to live with Seung Jo under the same roof.

Ha Ni is ecstatic for the opportunity to be close to Seung Jo. Although he has already rejected her, Ha Ni is hopeful that Seung Jo will love her the same way that she loves him.

REVIEW
I don't really like the premise of Playful Kiss, which is based on the Japanese manga Itazura na Kiss. Considering that I already watched the same story twice (the Japanese adaptation イタズラなKiss (Itazura na Kiss) and the Taiwanese adaptation 惡作劇之吻 It Started With A Kiss), I didn't think I'd actually watch it again for the third time.

I watched this particular adaptation because I find actresses Jung So Min and Le Si Young quite charming. Jung So Min plays her character in a very compelling way and I will definitely keep an eye out for her future projects.

I have to say that I found the premise of a really intelligent guy and a downright stupid girl falling in love really outrageous. I just think it is such an impossible concept because given the fact that they are on very different aspects of thinking, on the opposite ends actually, I think it's difficult for the two of them to find some common ground.

Anyway, I think I still watched the drama because although I don't like the overall story, there are some parts that I'm extremely fond of. I especially like the different ways that the guy shows the girl his feelings; his actions are subtle but very meaningful.

Honestly, I find the drama entertaining at times but nothing special. There are some supposedly heartwarming scenes in the story, which is why I still watched the drama even though I don't really like the overall premise. However, when I watched these scenes in Playful Kiss, it didn't really do anything for me. But I think my perception is affected by the fact that I watched the drama after watching two other adaptations.