It Started with a Kiss (TV series)
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Promotional poster for It Started with a Kiss
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| Also known as | 惡作劇之吻 Èzuòjù zhī wěn |
| Genre | Romance, Comedy |
| Directed by | Chu Yu-ning () |
| Starring |
Ariel Lin Joe Cheng Jiro Wang |
| Opening theme | "Say U Love Me" by Jason and Lara |
| Ending theme | "惡作劇" [Practical Joke] by Wang Lan Yin |
| Country of origin | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Original language(s) | Mandarin |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Jerry Feng |
| Location(s) | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Running time | 70 mins (Sundays at 22:00) |
| Production company(s) | Comic Productions Co. |
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| Original network | CTV |
| Original release | 25 September 2005 – 12 February 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Devil Beside You (惡魔在身邊) |
| Followed by | Bump Off Lover (愛殺17) |
| Related shows |
They Kiss Again Playful Kiss Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo |
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| Website | |
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| Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
| Released | 21 October 2005 |
| Genre | Mandopop |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Label | Alfa Music |
It Started with a Kiss (Chinese: 惡作劇之吻; pinyin: Èzuòjù zhī wěn) 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 (イタズラなKiss, Mischievous Kiss) written by Kaoru Tada. It was produced by Comic Productions () and directed by Chu Yu-ning ().
It was broadcast on free-to-air China Television (CTV) (中視) in Taiwan from 25 September 2005 to 12 February 2006, every Sunday at 22:00 and cable TV Gala Television (GTV) Variety Show/CH 28 (八大綜合台) 31 September 2005 to 18 February 2006, every Saturday from 21:30 to 23:00.
It Started with a Kiss was a huge success, together with its sequel They Kiss Again, both locally and internationally, pining it as the truest and one of the most successful adaptations of the manga. Due to the extreme popularity received by the drama and the actors, Joe and Ariel acted together in 3 successful consecutive dramas.
It is the second live-action television adaptation following the Japanese adaptation also titled Itazura na Kiss and followed by its sequel They Kiss Again in 2007 and South Korean adaptation Playful Kiss in 2010. It Started with a Kiss also aired on Hawaii's KIKU Television weekly on Saturdays at 6:00.
Yuan Xiang Qin (Ariel Lin) is a bumbling, intellectually challenged, naïve, but optimistic high school girl. Ever since she met Jiang Zhi Shu (Joe Cheng) 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.
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