I don't understand why this drama isn't rated higher. 7.9 isn't bad, but I feel that this drama was better than that. Sure, it dragged on at some points, but this drama stayed true to what I thought Yong Pal's character should be - a hero. He started off as the illegal medical practitioner to save his sister, and then he gave up his practice to do the same. The end goal is what was important to him, and along the way, he started to care for Han Yeo Jin (Kim Tae Hee). I understand that some people wanted more medical scenes, but that was one of the stated dilemmas of this show. Yong Pal was trapped and wasn't able to be the doctor he wanted to be. This show deals with health care in a broader sense, especially for profit organizations like the hospital Yong Pal worked for. Not to mention, the casting and acting was wonderful. I mean, c'mon, it's Joo Won and Kim Tae Hee. How could it not be? What I'm trying to say is don't be fooled by the ratings. This show may not be a solid 10 (I thought it was while watching it but I can definitely understand some of the short comings outlined in other reviews) but it was definitely enjoyable. I highly recommend it!

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I'm going to keep this review short. If there was even one issue with this show, I would list it, but I honestly can't find a single flaw. The casting was perfect and the acting was superb, some of the best I've ever seen. (Not to mention basically everybody in this show was attractive) The action scenes were great, and the plot was ingenious. This is one of my all time favorite K-dramas because it was just so flawless. I dare you to watch this show, and if you can point out even one substantive flaw, I'll take down this review. It was just that good! (Btw Ji Chang Wook is some serious eye candy <3)

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When it comes to television shows, especially Asian ones, since they're all so similar, I tend to be very picky. But when I watched this show, I didn't even have the heart to judge any of them. It was just so adorable! Ariel Lin's character, Xiang Qin, came off as bit annoying at first, but as I continued to watch, I began to adore her. The same went along with every other one of the characters. I watched many other versions of Itazura no Kiss, which is what this show was based off of, but this was the best by far. I was adamant on disliking this show, but as I continued to watch it, I began to love it more and more. By the time I finished the second series, I had decided this was the best rom com I had ever watched. The relationship between the Jiang family members were so enviable and heartwarming. Usually, I dislike shows with love at first sight and whatnot, but in this show, the romance was so pure and innocent, I didn't mind at all. I started It Started With a Kiss only a week or so ago, and I just finished They Kiss Again. In other words, I watched a 50 hour show in less than a week. I was REALLY into it!

Now I'm actually getting to the analysis. As for the story line, Itazura no Kiss was one of the first anime I ever watched and I've always loved the plot. The makers of the show didn't mess with the plot too much, and whatever they added only made the drama better. It really is a sweet and heartwarming love story. As for the casting, I think it was perfect. Joe Cheng portrayed both the cold blooded and loving sides of Zhi Shu very well. It's rather annoying when people cast extremely attractive actors and actresses to play roles of people who are supposed to be average, so I appreciated that the artists didn't make Ariel Lin too attractive. Of course, she's a very beautiful woman, but the way they did her hair and clothes fit Xiang Qin's character. I can't really think of any role that seemed off, to be honest. Overall, they did a good job with casting, and the actors and actresses portrayed their characters very well.

This was my first Taiwanese drama, and I had trouble with dissecting and analyzing the language. I had to pay attention to the subtitles and the words were kind of like a background buzz. The music came off as really strange at first. However, as I continued to watch, I began to get used to the repetitive words and phrases, and I actually listened to the opening songs. I didn't like them at first since the language was so new to me, but they definitely fit the show. They were also pretty old, considering this show was made in 2005, so that explains a bit of my distaste. And now, after I've watched the entire series, I can say with conviction that the music was perfect for this drama.

And lastly, I'm definitely rewatching this drama. I just finished it, yet I already wanna go back and restart from episode 1. Now that I'm done, I feel all empty and sad ; - ;. I need to quickly find something new to watch before I get all disappointed that it ended. I'm going to wait until I forget about the plot before rewatching it, but it's hard to hold back.

Overall, from everything I wrote above and just how lengthy it all was, you can tell that I absolutely love this show. It was perfect in every single way. Others might not agree with me, but oh well. Out of all the dramas I've watched, this is easily one of my favorites!

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