K.O.3an Guo Review

Title: K.O.3an Guo
Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Wuxia, School, Comedy
Episodes: 53 (3 seasons)
Related shows: KO One and The X-Family
Theme songs: See K.O.3an Guo OST
Cast: Chen De Xiu, George Hu, Lin Bo Yan, Kirsten Ren, Benji, Lee Shiau Shiang, Luo Hong Zheng, Cai Yi Zhen and many many others..

After being thrown out of their 24th school, due to fighting, Guan Yu (George Hu) and Zhang Fei (Lin Bo Yan) meet Liu Bei (Chen De Xiu), who promises to help them enroll in his school, a school for royal people. Both Guan Yu and Zhang Fei believe him, even decide to become sworn brothers with him, unaware of Liu Bei's intentions of taking over the world.
At the same time Xiu (also played by Chen De Xiu), Wang Da Dong (Jiro Wang), Wang Ye Se (Calvin Chen) and Ding Xiao Yu (Aaron Yan) from the Gold dimension visit the Silver dimension, the current dimension, going through several dimensions since the three got their powers back. Xiu warns his friends not to do anything that change the flow of the dimension, which they unfortunately do, and a huge rock hits Liu Bei, just as he is to become sworn brother with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. With a righteous mind, Guan Yu wants to end his life, because he believes his sworn brother is dead, but gets knocked out by Zhang Fei. The four from the Gold dimension come to aid and decide to let Xiu take Liu Bei's place in the Silver dimension, until Liu Bei gets better. But the Silver dimension is different than the Gold dimension, and the body switch secret has to be kept hidden, which makes everything much more difficult...

To be honest, and now I’m REALLY honest, this is a pretty fun drama. Yes, the comedy is tacky, the fighting unrealistic and not to mention the silly screen-play sometimes, but seriously, the best K.O drama of them all…I love the ‘main’ actor Chen De Xiu, actually fell in love with him because of this drama, though I’ve seen him in The X-Family. And the female character played by Pets Cheng is soo adorable, makes a sweet couple with De Xiu. Other couples are brilliant too, George Hu and Kirsten Ren are good too, even though occasionally awkward from Kirsten Ren’s side (newbie acting), and the cutes/silliest couple with gave me a lot of ’awwww’ and ’Hahanah!’Huang Niu (Zhou Yu) and Cai Yi Zhen (Xiao Qiao).
This drama is for people who want a decent drama, a bit of the silly side to it and not to mention the goofy side as well…

☆☆☆ / 3 out of 5 stars

♥♥♥½ / 3,5 out of 5 hearts

They Kiss Again Review

Title: They Kiss Again
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 20
Broadcast period: 2007-Dec to 2008-Apr
Cast: Joe Cheng, Ariel Lin, Jiro Wang, Danson Tang, Cai Yi Zhen, Aaron Yan and Wang Zi.

The sequel of ‘It started with a kiss’, where the story begins after the wedding of Jiang Zhi Shu (Joe Cheng) and Yuan Xiang Qin (Ariel Lin) and they are on their way to their honeymoon. Xiang Qin hopes for romance, but their honeymoon is interrupted by a couple, who just can’t seem to leave them alone. Even after that harmony doesn’t last long; not alone is Zhi Shu busy with school and Xiang Qin simply can’t find anything, other than being the wife of Zhi Shu, to do with her life, for some reason Zhi Shu doesn’t want to register them as a married couple in the family register, which makes Xiang Qin wonder if he hasn’t regretted marrying her.

I gotta admit, I really liked the second season. Actually way more than the first one, though to say I’m not a “It started with a kiss / Itazura Na Kiss”- fan. I remember watching the Japanese ISWAK some years back and I remember thinking that the story was so silly and pretty dull.
‘They Kiss Again’ is different, mainly because the opportunities to part are very slim in this one since they are married. So it becomes a story about a newly wedded couple, their difficulties and struggles.
This ‘season’ is for ALL ISWAK lovers, even if you only liked a little bit of the first season, you’ll definitively want to watch this one. I mean it’s what everybody wants, when they watch a drama, and it ends with them getting married, and then you go: “what’s gonna happen next” but the screen says THE END. And if you missed kissing scenes in ISWAK they surely make up for it in TKA.
The script seems a little looser this time, or is it that the actors are so amazing that the dialogues seem to be written at that EXACT moment, because it doesn’t seem staged, most of it.
About the starcast, like there aren’t MANY actors, there are gazillion: Joe Cheng, Ariel Lin, Jiro Wang, Danson Tang, Cai Yi Zhen, Aaron Yan, Wang Zi (never imagend to write Aaron Yan and Wang Zi in the same sentence), Larisa to name a few.
Okay, Ill come down from my pedestal and admit that Joe Cheng is a good actor (OMG! Never thought I’d write that!), usually I hate his acting, and to be honest his face, but seriously, he’s brilliant when it comes to sad scenes. I get sad when he’s sad!
There was one thing I didn’t like, the fact that there wasn’t a main story, like in the fist one.
ANYHOW, I’ll give this drama this rating, with a smile on my face :D

☆☆☆☆ / 4 out of 5 stars

♥♥♥♥ / 4 out of 5 hearts