| It Started with a Kiss | |
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| Also known as | 惡作劇之吻 Èzuòjù zhī wěn |
| Genre | Romance, Comedy |
| Based on | Itazura na Kiss by Kaoru Tada |
| Directed by | Chu Yu-ning (瞿友寧) |
| 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 | Mandarin |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Jerry Feng |
| Production locations | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Running time | 70 mins (Sundays at 22:00) |
| Production company | Comic Productions Co. |
| Original release | |
| Network | CTV |
| Release | 25 September 2005 – 12 February 2006 |
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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 (可米國際影視事業股份有限公司)[1] and directed by Chu Yu-ning (瞿友寧). It started filming 6 August 2004 and wrapped 9 June 2005.
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[clarification needed] 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, pinning 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.
- ^ (in Chinese) Fahrenciti.com Jiro Wang filmography profile info Retrieved 11 November 2010