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.