itazura na kiss~*

currently listening to: Say U Love Me [Lara & Jason]

>///<

恶作剧之吻~

i finally finished watching the series!!!
*woots*

demo ne~
i hate it when a show ends lah.
but i can't wait to finish it while i am watching it either.
so... there's an irony here.

anyways the point is that it's a very very good show ne!
it's in every way comparable to the japanese version.
...or maybe i might say it's even better.

in this taiwan version there were many details and many scenes that really brought out the interaction between naoki and kotoko. in the japanese version, the entire show was rather fast-paced, and i thought it was okay back then cuz i hadn't read the manga and didn't know how the relationship was suppose to be like. but in the taiwan version, you can really witness the relationship building up, from naoki being totally cold to being totally devoted to kotoko, whereas in the japanese version, they sort of got together just like that, which already made me feel a little weird back then.

they also handled all the emotional parts of the show very well! compared to the japanese version, the taiwan version was much more meticulous in their portrayal of scenes, and this made you feel really involved in the show and can completely emphatise with kotoko. okay, maybe you can call me emotional, but i sort of very literally cried whenever she cried and laughed whenever she laughed, and all throughout the show there were lots of emotional upheavals that really made me so so so engrossed in it that i just couldn't bear to stop watching.

so you can guess how unwilling i was to go to school in the morning.
bleh.

and more importantly, the actors and actresses were really good! especially Joe Zheng Yuan Chang (Naoki)-- i didn't expect much from him at first but he totally changed my perspective of him in the show. he was just... very naoki, maybe even more so than takashi kashiwabara. i felt that he acted really well in ISWAK, that he was just Naoki instead of his own self. i remembered him as some screaming idiot from some other taiwan drama series that starrs Ella from SHE, but this time he was so Naoki that i almost fell in love lah. he handled all his emotions, his thoughts, his words and actions very well, that i had no doubt at all that he is the one best suited for the role of Naoki. even though he is more like the wild and "screaming idiot" kinda guy in reality, he was sooo cool and attractive in ISWAK that you can never imagine that he's the kind of guy he is in reality cuz their personalities are total opposites. in short, he is reeaaallly good ne!!!

the rest of the crew was great too. Ariel Lin Yi Chen was not bad, though i keep thinking that i was looking at Jolin Tsai somehow. but she is really good at those emotional scenes (i can't believe how hard i cried whenever she was so depressed over naoki), and the rest of the scenes she was just as wacky and klutzy as how kotoko is suppose to be, so there is really nothing to pick about her performance. the other characters were convincing, and i didn't think that any one of them acted below standards. everyone was just very professional and engaging in their scenes that you just feel that this is the world of ISWAK, unlike some other shows where the acting is so poor that i can't find any way to persuade myself to be engaged in the show at all.

and the scenes were really sweeet~~~!!!

although they changed the storyline quite abit, and sort of completely forgot to adhere to the meaning of the title Itazura No Kiss, i forgive them for it because the scenes were just too sweet and unforgettable lahh. you must really watch the show to get what i mean cuz i won't be doing justice to them by simply putting it across in words. plus the story just gets more and more interesting as you watch on-- you hardly feel bored. instead i felt more and more emotionally engaged in the show that i can just fully understand how the characters feel because i already know that so much has happened to them. plus the entire show is a comedy, so i was laughing so hard throughout the show lah. especially the ending... laughed so hard i literally just lied on the ground and couldn't get up~

awww~~~ it's such a nice show.
no regrets buying it at all.

about the storyline itself, i've always liked the story ever since i saw the japanese version. although it is a little far-fetch and unrealistic (like naoki still being in school when he is already a genius with IQ200), it is still nontheless a drama, and so long as it can engage with and touch its audience, i would think that it's already a fantastic piece of work.

i like the way kotoko is so devoted to naoki.
i like the way naoki always denies his feelings.
i like the way they gradually became dependent on each other.
i like the way they uncontrollably feel concern for each other.
i like the way kinnosuke is still so faithful to kotoko.
i like the way naoki deliberately tries to bully kotoko.
i like the way kotoko tries ways and means to get naoki's attention.
i like the way that their relationship is not merely built on words.

but at the same time i hate the way kotoko is so completely devoted and dependent on naoki, and the way naoki is always making her sad. but still these are the stuff that made the show so interesting to me, so... it's another ironic situation here.

favourite character?
KOTOKO~~ *chang*chang~*
i would say that Naoki attracts me (everyone will feel the same).
but the never-say-die Kotoko is the one i truly admire.
for... many many reasons.

*sigh*

oh and i just have to say that the soundtrack is superb too. they totally brought out the themes and atmosphere of the story, and contributed so much to the overall dramatic effectiveness of the show. very good!!! *thumbs up*

haiyaaa.
i just love this show so much i can't stop thinking about it.
i've been working on it for 3 days wor!
totally neglecting schoolwork.
everyday i would just try my best to rush home to watch it.
watching it till so late at night that i couldn't wake up in time for school.

and now i have a history test tomorrow that i haven't studied for!
i am definitely going to produce crap tomorrow.
but there isn't regret lah.

when i start getting engrossed in something, other stuff don't really matter much to me anymore.
especially when i feel that i should at least forget everything and enjoy myself for some time during the holidays.
i can just completely neglect other stuff if i'm really into something.
but again, this is rare, and kind of only happens during the holidays.
cuz i won't dare to come close to anything of this nature during school days lest it would make me divert totally from my studies.
erm... maybe macey is one of the accidental exceptions.
and this is already affecting my studies in some ways okay!!

but anyways the point is,
i think i should be getting back to my studies already.
i had intended to conquer my jap doramas during the holidays as well.
but i guess i won't have time for them anymore.
i just realised that i barely have enough time for outings even.
so let me see if i can get back into the right mood for work tomorrow.

that is... after the screwed up history test tomorrow.

記憶は明日のために強さになるものだよ。きっと。