I have seen every version of this story b/c I rly like the story. If ur looking for a quick, very simple version of this story then this is the drama to watch. I personally prefer the Korean version for several reasons, but I won't list them here. I did enjoy this rendition of Mischievous Kiss. Like other remakes it is always being compared to those that came before. I am going to try to give an opinion w/o comparing. The acting was alright. I thought that Miki Honoka kinda over acted her part, but I know that is romcom's in Japan r represented. I thought that Furukawa Yuki's acting was excellent. He did a very good job of playing his character and expressing emotion when necessary. I think it is harder to not express emotion as an actor b/c of all the emotion that a person feels on a regular basis. The rest of the actors did a job job and played their parts as they were meant to. The speed of the drama was pretty fast but that was expected due to the amount of episodes that were produced. Big chunks of the story were left out, but were alluded to at some point. Overall I thought it was an ok drama. I enjoyed watching it, but I prolly won't watch it again b/c there r other versions that I like more.