Gosh, I think that's weird toooo! xD DVD shouldn't cut out things-----OH WAIT!! Did you get the DVD in CHINA or other places in Asia that sells bootlegs?? Cause, if you did;; then that's the reason why. If you got the *real* DVD version, it will not cut out all those IMPORTANT scenes: such as the part where she kissed him!! xD But I understand that buying the REAL series is really expensive... *sighs*

Asian countries are *now* making DVD instead of VCD---to make it "seem" like as if the copy you brought is real;; but in reality, it's not.

Love this drama!! It's funny and most of all SWEET! ^__^ Joe Cheng is so handsome and Ariel Lin is so cute and funny.. The plot is very sweet too.. I love live actions, haha..

actually in canada i found ALOT of places selling this series..
surprised..didnt except stores to carry these series..but all of a sudden it feels like ISWAK Is EVERYWHERE =) hehe makes me SOo happy..
but ya the cheapest ive seen it is: $39.99 CDN...other places it seems to be MORE expensive..

AND ive always walked into stores hearing people comment on HOW GOOD ISWAK is..
which makes me even happier =) i dunno little things like this makes me happy..
hahaha.. '

and it actually REALLY depends on WHERE you get your DVDs...

oh..i ddn't upload it
itz from a website dat especially provides karaoke versions...
i tried it meself, shud work
if it doezn't

try going to
www.163888.net or
www.wo.ok99.com

Is this drama out in Vietnamese yet? If so, what is the Vietnamese title? I'm also looking for the Vietnamese titles for Devil Beside You, Mr. Fighting, Chinese Paladine, and Green Forest, My Home. Thank you for the information.

hi ~ u know how some dvds cut out scenes ? i was just wondering why the ISWAK taiwanese and china versions both have more episodes than 20 on the dvds ? the taiwan version has 30 episodes and the china version has 35 ? hehe just a bit confused @__@

well... i know the taiwanese version of the VCD put each episode at 45min each... dats why there are 30 episodes instead of the TV version with only 20 episodes... the TV version is 1hr 15min per episode...

i dunno about the china version though...

hello! im new here and i've been reading this thread for like a week now! (cause it has sooo many pages and i'm like on page 77) and i'm sorry if this is kinda spamming.... but i just really really wanna share this pic because i've seen this pic b4 in one of zaizai's thread (because at first i'm only a zaizai's fan ) and didn't know mike and joe b4 because i've never seen "love contract" nor "ISWAK" at that time.... and after seeing this pic i said to myself that this school is so lucky because not only that they've got zaizai but it's not bad to have other hot guys as your classmate... and now this is a major info for me because now im a huge fan of these three hot guys! WOAH! really can't beleive that they will be in one room! OMG i really reallly really envy their classmates..... and the reason why i've known ISWAK is bcoz of zaizai too... i've seen ISWAK before but didn't paid much attention to it that time because i really don't understand mandarin but after watching "mars" i kinda got interested in watching taiwanese series so i've tuned in to ctv channel hoping to see an interview or news about zaizai... then this scene occured... the one that xiang qin is being harassed in the bus bus and for me that time joe looks a bit like zaizai so thay've got my attention... so from that day i've been following this series even if i don't understand what they were saying though.... and i just want to thank you guys for subbing this because it really made a big difference having the subs..... thank you! thank you! thank you! this thread gave me a lot of infos and insights and so much more.... i just wanna say that i think all the people in this thread are the nicest people i've ever known (really! i sincerely think you guys are great! can't find enough words to thank you!)

nweiz, i just wanna share this story of how i've become a fan of ISWAK.... and to thank you guys for having this thread and everything...

lol wow....well i finally started to watch it and well....i have to say i never really liked ariel much at all after watching love contract....she was getting on my nerves...but eithe rway this starts off really great! funny and at times they do so many embarassing things i just fast forward it cause i can't bare to watch it XD hahaha cause i would be like...WHAT WERE THEY THINKING!

but so far i really like it...i can't wait to go home and continue watching it really cute....but i hate her stalking mode...annoying as heck....and that guy chasing her...jin? i dont know zomg...i want to stab him! argh!!!! i can't stand himmmmmmmmmmmm

yehey! i've finished reading the whole thread! WOAH! spend so much time reading this!!! but it's really really really worth it! nweiz, currently watching "the rose" cause i miss joe so much! thanks you guys!

ya at first ah jin was REALLY annoying..
but then his story gets to be REALLY touching =)
you will LOVE ah jin at the end..i felt SOO sorry for him..

ARIEL IS THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hehe..i actually liked her in love contract..
cute xiao feng..


ya i kinda miss joe now..been watching ALL these ariel series..
maybe i shud watch magic ring..hmm..another series i need to add on my list =)



haha WOW..congrats!!!!!!
thatz crazy finished reading it...that was fast...


luckily..i started early...so there wasnt much reading for me =P

wow...i finally finished watching this series! it's quite good although at the end i was a lil annoyed by Ariel's stupidity. But she's so cute so it evens out! lol

You know waht?? I *TOTALLY* thought it was part of ISWAK tooooooooooooooooooooo! x_____________X I was like: "Yes!! This is tooooooo CUTE! Can't wait to see it in the series..." AND, after finishing watching it I was like: "That's not in it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Grrrrrr! I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE the part where Ariel gives him the balloon and OMGOSH, especially the bus scene....toooo cute! So sad that it wasn't in the series. Oh well, I STILL LOVE IT like CRAZY!! GO JOE AND ARIEL FOREVER AND EVER!!!!!!!!

funny..SAME FOR ME =)
i watched this MV first before i finished watching the series..
then i was like HOW COME there were NO parts with ariel and her curly-ish hair?!?!? then i realized itz a TOTALLY DIFFERENT THING..i was Soo sad..haha..

lol yeah i know. I saw ppl's siggies and avatars and i was watching the series wondering when that scene would happen but then i got so caught up i forgot all about the MV screen caps. OOO BTW, joe's hair looks good in the picture posted above where he's at school. If i had a classmate that was that HOT ...... cannot be posted. lol

This Taiwanese drama was one of a kind!! especially in the end!!! it was a classic and anyone who hasn't seen It started with a kiss watch it oh man two thumbs up....

i m not too sure cos i bought it in a shop at the mall and the dvd looks exactly like the ori....but i thought that it is a bit weird cos in malaysia da vcds for this series is divided into 3 parts...and i have went often to check...but up till now there are only 2 parts of the series on sale...but this particular shop that i went to check out happen to have the whole complete series on dvd...so i immediately bought it...only to find out that it was missing so many scenes...sigh...so dissapointing...i have been waiting to watch this series...and now i m stuck in the middle...cos i cant watch the complete series....sobb....

Lavender_rain - I just checked out your xanga. Where did you get all the animated ISWAK gifs? OMG...they're so cute!!

hehe, me toooo!! I saw the MV first--which inspired me to watch the series;; and when I saw it I was sooooooo disappointed there was NO SCENES from the MV!! T_____T

Oh yeah, hhee---when I saw your new banner today;; I was like "WAIT!! That's not crunchster's usual banner!! What happened??" LOL It's REALLY REALLY PRETTY---go ARIEL!! ^___^

to any ppl who has the ost for iswak!!!!!

please could you translate the writing in the brackets by the name of the songs.......recently bought the ost and really annoyed cos i cant read the writing which describes the scenes the songs had most effect in!!

argh!

but i absolutely love all the songs and have been listening to them since i got it!!

thanks

hehe, um... I went to different people's site in xanga and got it from them!! xD I'm not really sure where they find them;; but that's how I found mines! ^___^ Hehe, they are really cute scenes from ISWAK right?? Gosh, I LOVE it to DEATH! ^^

sooo cute those .gifs!!!! do u mind if i save some to my computer? i know alot of people mind cuz they so much time making them.

In canada the cheapest ive seen it for is $35 lol but the owners probably opened it to burn fake copies =T oh well..


*spoilers

Oh yes.. im almost nearing the end of the drama, awww its so saddd.. i saw the previews and i was bawling my eyes out... and its only the preview! i didn't think it was possible haha but yea... is this made from the same manga as devil beside you? because i've noticed that every conflict is like the ones in DBY.. first with the love letter, then they suddenly move in together, then an younger guy asks her out from nowhere, then there was the arrange marriage.. exactly like DBY =| but i still liked it =)

^^^Yeah the ISWAK OST is really nice! The songs are very good!

I'm thinking about buying this series too!! I dont buy very many series, mainly cuz i dont think its worth it for me AND cuz i dont have much mula... but this series!!.... OMG!! is a MUST HAVE!!! But I'm afraid that i may get one that's missing scenes too!! Then i wouldnt have enough money to buy another one that's more complete! Would you mind kinda describing the cover? (Or possibly a pix? ) If not, dont worry bout it! At the local asian shop, there are like a whole bunch of different ISWAK dvds/vcds!! I just wanted to kinda look out for the incomplete one, so I would know which one it is!

well here is the translation...

(1) Dream Waltz - the story started with XQ's love letter to ZS, it was supposed to be a romantic scene but unfortunately she was turn down flat and rejected by ZS on the spot

(2) Say U love me - the theme song of ISWAK, and oso the song describing how XQ want to pursue ZS

(3) yu dao - the song where XQ and ZS met

(4) ai qing hai - the song where ZS shows his gentle side of him

(5) yu jian - the song where it describes how XQ secretly love ZS

(6) Say U love me (Guitar version)

(7) kao jing yi dian dian - the song where XQ seems to be getting closer and closer to her beloved ZS

(8) neng be neng - the song where ZS and XQ kissing during the rain scene

(9) quan shi jie de ren dou zhi dao - the song describing XQ's one-sided love towards ZS

(10) he ping shi jie (Guitar version)

(11) hou hui - the song for ah jin when he was rejected by XQ

(12) er zuo ju - the romantic ending song for ISWAK

(13) sky - the english version of song (4)

well... hope u understand my translation... heh

the OST is REALLY good

sure...i would not want another ISWAK fan to have the same problem like me...on the cover there are two big size faces of zhi hsu and xiang qin...xiang qin has her tougue stuck out and she was holding a smaller version of herself....i hope this description makes sense to you...becos i m not too sure how to describe it...

wicked thanks soooo much!!!!

it helps A LOT! THANX!! I'll make a mental note of that when i go the shop!! by the way do you remember what the theme color of the box is like? is it mainly pink? or blue? THANX FOR ALL YOUR HELP!!!!!

Yep, it's mainly PINK..and at the back of the CD there's some small photos of ZS and XQ,stills from the show:one of which is a photo of them celebrating Christmas in ZS house...

Um, where is your mall?? [As in what country did you get it in?] LOL Because, I don't really know about American malls selling them... But you said your DVD looks exactly like the original;; well yeah, it usually is because that's how people can sell them because most people think it's real. The price is another difference. IF your DVD costed a lot, it would usually mean it's the REAL one;; but if it was pretty cheap--then it's fake. Of course, people can make fake ones and charge it for a HIGH price...

But you DO know that you can just go to youtube.com and watch the ENTRIE series there??? hehe, that's where I saw mines, since I have no resources to get it!! x_____X Well, hope you get to finish watching it soooon!! =)

reallyy? was the cover pink? because the only two boxsets ive seen so far for this drama is an orange cover and a blue cover.. the orange one is the chinese subtitle and the blue one is the one with english subtitle.

gosh...i order this drama on ebay like a week and a half ago and it still aint here yet.....i really want to see it but i have to wait until it gets hea...and that sucks.....hope it get hea soon..

I watched It Started With a Kiss a couple of times on youtube. I love it. It is almost as good as Metoer Garden, almost. I'm watching Goong right now which is a Korean drama.

yesasia.com has the pink version you're talking about - the taiwanese version but it's pretty expensive .. it comes in 3 parts because they were released at different times after a certain amount of episodes .. yesasia also has a china version which is like .. so much more cheaper than the taiwanese version and it's dvd too but i'm not sure if it has any missing scenes .. the website for it is : http://global.yesasia.com/en/PrdDept.aspx/...pid-1004124491/ .. it has 35 episodes and i don't know why because it seems like it has added scenes or something then .. lol .. does anyone know why or whether this version has missing scenes in it ?! thanks ^^

woww, no kidding.. buying dramas err.. anything from yesasia is like an arm and a leg lol.. is the pink boxset packaged better? like the dvds are in their own little plastic case? hmm.. does anyone know if Joe speaks english or not? its so cool.. the school has 3 famous people going to their school >< damnn... lol their all hotties too

Does anyone have the NG takes and the behind the scenes for this drama? or know where to buy it?

i got it started with a kiss from yesasia.. and i got the taiwanese version.. it comes with behind the scenes and everything.. for taiwanese series its always better to buy the taiwanese version.. cos its much safer that way that ur not missing anything out from the series.. but the 2 fotos that monchii have put on..i have seen before in some vcd/dvd shops.. and one of my friends got it after watching it from mine.. cos she said she didnt want to get it over the internet and wait.. and she has rewatched saying thay there is no difference.. my friend got the one with ariel and joe hugging each and ariel wearing a wedding dress(1st pic).. i hope it helped...

Ah .. DON'T BUY EBAY ENGLISH VERSION. I bought it and its absolutely horrible. A small portion of the bottom is cut off... you know where subs are suppose to be? Well, they just black it out completely and put HORRIBLE subs in. I'm not Chinese, but I can tell that the subs are translated almost word for word... And there were lots of spelling errors. It was just absolutey ridiculous, you can barely understand what they're trying to translate.. I'm trying to get some sort of refund back.
The version I downloaded online was even better than the Dvd's. So yeah, don't buy ebay version..which is the blue box one pictured above

see my friend understood chinese.. so she didnt need the english subs.. hahaha oh well... i guess except for not cutting scenes.. its not good afterall..

omg!!! i wanna watch this series! IT must be so good!~ i heard from all my frds dat dis is a really good series!~ can't wait til i see it~:D

ya...i hope tat i get to finish watching the whole series soon...i have tried watching it on you tube..but it just takes too long to download...i m now saving money to buy another set of this series...hopefully this one will be the complete box set...

i finally got around to watching this drama. it's so addicting! i'm usually not a drama watcher but this drama got me into watching other ones. i think the cast was so perfect. i think joe and ariel make such a cute couple. i can't wait for iswak 2007!

the one that i have..the cover is pink...but then again i may be cheated by the dvd seller...so guys beware of where you get your boxset from...i have checked out at different shops...and some of them do sell the pink colour boxset but it is the complete series (according to the shop person)...but so far all the the box sets that i have seen in the shops are pink in colour...so i think that because Malaysia was pretty slow in getting the whole series...the dvd seller probably sold me two original dvd and the third part is recorded from some place therefore there was a huge gap of the series missing...but not too worry too much...that doesnt mean that all boxes that are pink in colour is a faker...becos my friend just recently bought the series and her box was pink as well..but it was the whole complete series...including the NGs...JUST BECAREFUL of which shop you get it from...

I hated this drama!! I read the manga and this drama just KILLED it! It was a really really REALLY terrible live action!

thanks for all the info on the boxsets etc

will definatelly be careful when going to buy it...........actuallly quite glad havent brought it yet cos i was tempted to buy the dvd one.......looks like a big mistake!!!

ohh hmm... well i'd get the taiwanese version because of the NG's and everything.. but the probably is, i don't think it has english subtitles.. ahah the only one that has english subtitles is the blue cover... and thats the one i ordered.. ahh Alygator.. don't scare me ahah i ordered it about a week ago.. >< anywho, yea.. i reallyyyy want to see the NG and the behind the scenes.. thats like the most interesting part hahah Mac, is it possible for you to rip it off and upload? im really looking forward to the NG takes! thank you very much for informing us about the other boxsets =)

Eh I think the absolutely horrible subs were just one of the disks or something. I don't know why the movie looks different when I put it in another time...maybe it was my computer.
I guess they're not completely useless dvds BUT I still think the subtitles are a lot worse than the version I downloaded online. And it is a little cut off at the bottom... not just resized..because I compared it to the ones online and you can tell its not the full picture. For example..if its a close up of Joe...the picture will cut off a little of his chin...something like that... Some people may not notice but I do and it's annoying..you be the judge and tell me if it'd different for you. I left a negative feedback for the seller, maybe I was too harsh?? lol.

Oh really? I read the manga before I watched ISWAK and I actually love the drama lots. I think the director did a good job!! Bravo to him!! and off course Ariel and Joe makes one of the cutest couple!



Yup, it's a very addicting drama. It's one of the few drama that I started re-watching right after I finished. And I watch the ending like 7 times. It just soooooo good!

MOnchii... its no problem for me to rip it and upload it.. but when it comes to comps im really dumb.. thats why i always end up buying my series instead of dling of the internet...hahhaa... but if u can teach me how to do it and wat programs i need.. it should be no problem.. it just might take a lil while thats all.. i would like to learn myself aswell.. so i can upload stuff for u guys...

i'd just finished it and it is the BEST!!! oh.....i can't wait until 2007 when there's another coming out, xiang qing is just sooo cute n funni even though she's not very smart but i still like her very much