Fall in Love at First Kiss (2019)
In the mood for a light, rom-com? Consider this offering out of Taiwan, “Fall In Love At First Kiss”. This film reunites director Chen Yu San and Darren Wang, the star of her first feature, the enjoyable romance flick “Our Times”. Chinese actress, 23 year old Lin Yun, most recently seen in the popular drama series, “Fights Break Sphere/Battle Through the Heavens”, plays the female lead.
Adapted from the Japanese manga Mischievous Kiss by Kaoru Tada, “Fall In Love At First Kiss” is your typical high school romance movie. Yuan Xiang Qin (Lin Yun) falls hard for Jiang Zhi Shu (Darren Wang), the most popular boy in school. Unfortunately, Zhi Shu is way out of Xiang Qin’s league. Undeterred, she decides to follow her feelings and confesses her love for him. Zhi Shu promptly rejects her declaration resulting in Xiang Qin’s public humiliation.
Through a twist of fate, Xiang Qin and her father end up living with Zhi Shu’s family and the two are thrown together. Although their relationship is initially rocky, the two eventually grow closer and love develops.
This film was an absolute delight! It opened fittingly on Valentine’s Day in China, Taiwan, U.S., Canada, Australia and U.K.
Fall in Love at First Kiss Fun Facts :
- Genre: Modern, Romance, Comedy
- Language: Mandarin
- Origin: Taiwan
- Run Time : 122 minutes
- Box office US$24million
- Release date February 14, 2019
- Director: Chen Yu (Frankie Chen)
- Adaptation of the Itazura Na Kiss franchise
- Distributed by Bestpal Tangren Cultural Film Group
Stars:
- Darren Wang as Jiang Zhi Shu
- Lin Yun/Jelly Lin as Yuan Xiang Qin
- Kenji Chen as Ah Jin
- Cecilia Choi as Sha Hui
- Christy Chung as Zhi Shu’s mother
- Christopher Lee as Zhi Shu’s father
- Tai Chih-Yuan as Xiang Qin’s father
Soundtrack :
- Really Foolish by Lala Hsu
- Proof of Heartbeat by Liu Renyu