#tw-drama

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Million-Follower Detective (2026)

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I NEED TO KNOW

I need to SEE that moment Tang Yi moved closer to Shao Fei inside that run-down house like WHAT'S GOING ON IN YOUR HEAD, BB and what made him give his coat to Shao Fei; was he shivering from the cold whilst asleep - was there an additional touch right there, what the look on his face is like, watching Shao Fei sleep cuz HE MUST HAVE BEEN WATCHING BABY BOY SLEEP and WHAT WERE HIS THOUGHTS IN THOSE MOMENTS?!? AFDJWHWJDKDABSK

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I said I was going to watch Miss in Kiss and I did. I did it sooner than I thought, but since I have no drama to watch on Friday and Saturday, I had some time for it, so I decided not to miss my chance. After all, there won’t be too much gap between the It Started with a Kiss reviews and this one.

Miss in Kiss is a romantic school drama. Xiang Qin fell in love at first sight with Jiang Zhi Shu. When she mutters enough courage to propose to him, he rejects her. Not too long after, an “earthquake” destroys the house her father had newly built and she’s homeless. Luckily, one of her father’s old friend invites them to come live in his house. The only problem is that uncle Ah Li – that very friend – is Zhi Shu’s father and, therefore, Xiang Qin is forced to cohabit with him.

As always, I tried to put the less spoilers it was possible in the review, but some might have escaped me, so please stay careful as you read.

With this addition, let’s say that I was gladly surprised. The story because it went through so much adaptations befor this version was a little bit more developed than in other ones. I felt as if there was more of the male lead’s POV that allowed the viewer to really feel the tension, which isn’t something observable in all the versions of It Started with a Kiss (especially the Korean), so it was a major plus for me. You really see the trail of thought of the character and it’s simply amazing. But what this addition did right wasn’t only the POV, but the fact that there were some dialogues that were added to make the story line a bit thicker and leave less blank spots or suppositions. But, overall, this drama is quite good. It would be among the one I recommend to watch. What’s more, they will probably do a second season 2 because it’s a remake from the Taiwanese version (which has two seasons).

For the characters, I felt they were a bit more complex than in the original versions, but maybe it’s just me. I felt, also, as if, even though the female lead was maybe a little bit more insistent and head over heels for him, I had the impression that she was a little bit less dumb than in some other versions, but she’s as cringy. For what it is of the male lead, as said before, I had the impression that he was put a little bit more in the spotlight than in many adaptions. He seems a little bit more approachable. But, after watching five versions of this drama, I have to admit that this addition’s characters don’t have the charm of the original characters, but maybe it’s just me.

I’ll conclude here. We’ll continue the It Started with a Kiss reviews when the second season is released. The plot would be worth a 8/10. The characters a 4/5. And the tearjerker factor is a 2/5.

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Originally, I wanted to do a joint review for all those versions, but I quickly realized that there was too much to say about these dramas. I’ll do a general review about the four dramas and, aftermath, post reviews about the specifications of each dramas. Let’s say that this review is more a review about the story line and characters in general than a review about the dramas.

It Started With a Kiss (TW), Playful Kiss (KR), Mischievous Kiss (J) and Kiss Me (THAI) is a romantic comedy. The male lead is a talented student at the female lead’s school. He has a high IQ and the female lead is head over heels for him. When she confesses to him, he makes a fool of her and humiliates her. After a natural disaster, she loses her home and one of her father’s friend accepts to take them in. It happens that this very friend is the male lead’s father.

This review will be a bit different from the others, but, as always, I tried to put the less spoilers it was possible into this review, but, as always, stay careful while you read.

So, let’s start by reviewing the overall story before going into the specifications. It Start With a Kiss (all the four versions) have a really typical story. It’s something seen everywhere and a usual shojo (coz you know, it’s originally a shojo). It uses the concept of “love at first sight” for the female character while the male lead isn’t interested at all in her because he’s a tsundere. When she gets rejected, they forcefully meet again because of circumstances. The progression of the drama is fine, but quite cliché (because it needs to be that way to fit the genre), but it’s not bad. Even though there’s some back and forth in the story (mostly due to the fact that our favorite tsundere doesn’t want to admit his own feelings or can’t realize them), but it’s done in such way that it isn’t really tiring. There’s some lengths here and there into the drama, but it’s bearable. The story is quite funny, heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time, so let’s stay it’s an emotional roller coaster. You get involved with the characters and don’t want to let them go. What kind of annoyed me with the story line was that there were way too much people on the leads (and they were, strangely, both way too popular). Also, it’s completely useless to watch all the four versions. Such practice is kind of tiring and repetitive, so I’ll suggest you to just stick with your favorite or just chose among the ones I will present.

So for the characters, I think it’s quite easy to anticipate what I’m going to write about them. The male lead is a tsundere. He’s cold and a real jerk. He likes to control the female lead and can’t stand the idea to be cast aside, even though he truly deserves such treatment. His progression, in the great majority of the drama, is fine, even though in some version he’s more developed and in others less. For what it is of the female lead, I just had the impression that each version tried to overcome the dumbness of the previous female lead. In short, she was stupid beyond belief. She was always causing issues, but she was somewhat likable. She, often, made the drama really cringy and awkward, but, overall, she was a nice character. But, I can’t omit that she’s a bit annoying because of how tenacious and easily jealous she is. The second female lead is a bit bothering in all those dramas, mostly because the female lead is so likable. She’s not a bad character or evil, she just keeps popping out of nowhere and ruining the main OTP and makes their relationship drags. For what it is of the second male lead, with no exception, he’s a sweetheart. In all the versions, he always take great care of the female lead and is absolutely adorable. Then, for the secondary characters, there’s a lot of them, but depending on the version, the importance of each increase or decrease, so I’ll just write about those who stay important in all the versions. First of all, there’s the male lead’s mother who is the funniest character and probably the one I got the most attached to. She’s a bit overbearing and overprotective, but she always make sure everything is fine and is one of the major adjuvant of the female lead. Then, there’s the male lead’s little brother. He starts as a really annoying kid, but through all the version he grows to be a sweetheart and probably one of the character who was the most involved in the leads’ relationship. Finally, the last one I’ll talk in this general review is the president of the tennis club. There isn’t much to say about him, but he’s probably the funniest character who isn’t overly dumb.

So, I’ll give an overall grade for those sections. The plot would be worth a 7/10. The characters a 2.5/5. And the tearjerker factor a 1.5/5.

*NB: Yes, I didn’t watch Miss in Kiss, I’ll watch it later on and add it to the list. 

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So, here’s another double-review. It might be my last, since I learned, through experience, that watching the same drama twice, in different languages, simply wasn’t my thing.

So, in both version (TW/KR) the drama is named Fated to Love You. Chen Xi Yi/Kim Mi-Young is a sticky note girl. She does everything at work, goes seek the coffee, has everyone work. One day, her boyfriend will cheat on her, during a travel. During this same travel, she will meet the heir of the company who bought the island on which her family resides. She will ends up having a one night stand with him and falling pregnant. His family will force him to keep the baby and marry Chen Xi Yi/Kim Mi-Young. The thing is that he already has a girlfriend. As you may have notice, it’s a romance drama.

I don’t have much to say about those dramas. I watched them a long time ago, so I mostly write a review about my memories of it, but it’s highly probable that I will modify it later.

I watched the oldest drama of the two (the Taiwanese one) first. I have to admit that, even though I already knew the story, I found the Korean version quite refreshing. The plot who's really standard isn’t that interesting at first sight. The characters, especially the male lead and second female lead are really childish in the Taiwanese version, which didn’t attract me. I mean, they are still a bit childish in the Korean version, but the male lead is a more developed and seems to have more personality than simply being the guy who has the worst luck of his life. Also, the Korean version adds a lot more sweet moment between the main couple and even the sibling duo. The Korean version, maybe because it’s the remake of a remake has a better construction in general, the dialogues and characters are more researched. But, I would say that the Taiwanese version isn't good. Since I watched it first, I can’t get out of my mind that the Taiwanese version has its own charm. One of its charm is its ending. The Korean version has a quite open ending about the fate of many characters, while the Taiwanese version takes the time, during the credits, to conclude every story. If I had to chose a version to recommend to someone, I would say the Korean one. Not because I didn’t like the other, it’s simply because, since it’s more recent, the quality of the images is better in general, as said before, the characters have more depth than before and, also, the laugh of the main lead is quite addicting. Compared to the Taiwanese version, the male lead was really funny because of his habit. Also, his issue contribute in a better way to the story, according to me because. At the opposite of the Taiwanese version, it doesn’t give him a reason to run away from his girlfriend, since he has, as much chance, to have a child with her than with Mi-Young

To conclude, I would say that the plot is worth a 5/10 while the characters would be probably a 3/5.

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Trailer - We Best Love 永遠的第一名 (Eng Sub/Español)