the original was so good!
and the mom was so funny. she was definitely an important part of the story-line. the whole family was really important in the story-line. i hope the korean drama keeps them with their big parts.

OMG. Hye young is too pretty to be paired with that actor who played his dad!

At least get a better looking man for this role! XD

but look aside, I knew he can pull off being funny and fidgety at the same time. I remember him in Dalja Spring... but heck!

I wanna hot daddy!

the original aced it when it came to the family.. at least i thought so. they each had their roles and contributed handsomely to the story and couple. ahh! the family is freakin cute in this one too, so i hope the script, actors, and director pull it off for playful kiss!

I have watched the Taiwanese version ,the Japanese version, even the anime of Itazura No Kiss/It Started With a Kiss...and it was funny,nice and well made..I hope the Korean version would also be the same if not better...

Aw what a cute family!

The family does have a huge screentime, as they play an important part in the series. I'm currently watching the Japanese version as well, and the mom is too pretty for her husband. From the looks of this, I think the casting of the family is spot-on.

As for the OTT parents, I find that Japanese doramas do well on these aspects. I had no problem with Makino's parents in HanaDan, when in the manga, they were annoying as hell. Even though I'm still in the middle of watching Itazura no Kiss, I'm liking both their parents very much. That, or these issues all lie on the hands of the director.

lol they'll definitely get jokesy ;____;.

Hmm... if the Korean version follows closely with the Taiwanese version, you may see a very silly and frivolous family in the making, much like BOF. Hopefully not, I found the It Started With a Kiss and BOF family soo unbelievably annoying when I last watched it!

I am not really going to hold much hope for this show as I'd rather not get disappointed especially as ISWAK (the original taiwanese series) had factors that might not translate well to a korean drama. For one, I don't think the drama of the fat little brother from ISWAK and the adorable dorkiness of jiro wang will come through with the korean actors!!!

The family is pretty silly, even in the Taiwanese one, the mom was pretty crazy about getting the together so I expect the same here....my only qualm is Jung Hye-Young looks too young and pretty to be Hyun-Joongs mom!

what's up with KHJ's expression? every picture ive seen for this drama, he's been lacking emotion. i know he's still a rookie actor but i hope he improved BIG TIME since BOF.

my suspicion that KHJ won't be able to pull off the cold and brutal lead character keeps getting stronger and stronger. good luck to him, hope he lives up to the hype.

btw i think the family looks adorable! like luraaa said, casting is definitely spot on

Oooh. I'm glad that Jung Hye-young's character wasn't relegated to just being a minor side character. Cuz that would've been a waste of a good actress.

That's the little boy from My Girlfriend is a Gumiho (young dae woong) ! : )

What annoys me about this series is how ridiculously obsessed the girl is with the guy O_O Seriously, it's like she has no life and only lives for the guy, which is just...wrong D: I know it's from a shoujo manga, but still, there are other types of heroines too! XD All she seems to care about is him. I don't know if I can take another version of that XD

Still, the family is cute ^__^ Yu Shu was a abit cuter XD But comparisons are silly anyway : )

"...because the over-the-top family members were a source of much awkwardness in Boys Before Flowers."

Argh, I absolutely hated the lead girl's family in BOF. They were part of the reason why I gave up on the show at 9th episode.

Have faith in director Hwang!! At least we'll get to see really pretty shots. :P Jung Hye-young is great, I believe she'll be able to pull off the jokesy without OTT.

are you going to recap this drama???

comments which lack in depth analysis and basis...you better make you own drama...haha

Hmmmm....when KJH acting will suck, maybe the actors playing the familiy will shoulder Playful Kiss, so it will be worth to watch it nevertheless ?

Beisdes, as I know PK korean version has just 20 Episodes

As the taiw. Version Of IswaK has much more episodes, I suppose PK will be a short cut of Iswak.

I wonder how this will do justice to the original Manga ?

Well...1st of September come :)

itz too weird to see KHJ with a family...am still not out of his ji hoo character who was all alone wid no family.

I don't know why but I am sooooooooooo besides myself over-excited for this series.

Love the Kim Jae Wook headers that have been popping up all the time lately, btw!!!!

i really loved ISWAK but i'm looking forward to this too. i hope it won't drag that long like the taiwanese version.

This story is about the real life of the original mangaka, Tada Kaoru, with his husband. So it's hard for me to see Kim Hyun Joong, who lacks emotion and has no acting skill, will play Irie Naoki's character. I KNOW that he won't be able to pull of the character as good as Joe Cheng, but at least I want him to play his best in this. His role in BBF just freak me out.

THE LITTLE BOY WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FAT! :(

seriously, i don't even think he could act. have you seen him in Boys Over Flowers? he's practically a stiff and a robot all series long. hmmm...well, his character for this drama is pretty much the same. cold, stone-faced, sometimes gentleman kind of character.

i'm actually tired of all these idols-turning-into-actors thing in Korea. can anyone get some real actors and not eye candy? take Kim Nam Gil for example. that's what you call an actor suited for a drama mini-series. Lee Seung Gi is also good enough for acting even though he's a singer (Shining Inheritance & My GF is a Gumiho).

oh, Joe Cheng's Zhi Shu was sooo cold and practically made me like gulping antacid! however, he managed to dissolve his grumpiness and coldness when it comes to loving/kissing Arieal Lin's Xiang Qin (hehehe, he's such a good kisser too!). I don't know if KHJ will be able to pull this off well.. personally, I prefer ISWAK than INK.

His papa is very funny xD~ and your brother is so cute *-*

trying too hard to look cute

I am very excited. The Taiwan drama was a real hit. It was sooo funny.

I am getting a bit concerned over the press releases saying the mom is the matchmaker. This implies that she helps the couple get together. In every series to date, Manga, Japanese, anime, and Tiawan, the mom has pushes for them to be together, but her pushing has always driven them apart since the lead male, Naoki, wants to make his own decisions and not be forced into anything. He sees moms every interference as a big reason to ignore and not deal with his emotions for Kotoko. Calling her a matchmaker gives me the willys. I don't mind if they change the story I guess and make the mom more successful in her attempts to bond the couple, but her failures to achieve what the audience and the leads obviously want are often humorous and slightly gut wrenching. It would be a shame to loose this goofy camera crazed mom as I have seen her before. I guess I will just have to wait and see.

It might just be a simple character press release done by people who have never read the story outlines. At least this is what I am hoping for.

The over-the-topness of the family in ISWAK was part of its considerable charm, but within the Kdrama format, which is usually a lot more sleek than its Tdrama counterpart, I kind of agree that it may be grating.

Okay, I have basically nothing to say except I want this now! I don't care if everything about it sucks acting-wise, it promises me a lot of FUN and PRETTY.

If I remember correctly, the family was a little ditzy with the exception of the little brother and KHJ's character of course. They're silly, but shouldn't be too awkward.

I'm sorry, but what does everyone see in this storyline? I read most of the manga, and all I remember is this girl chasing a guy who obviously and clearly didn't want her, forsaking her pride and her future. i'm willing to think that i could have missed some vital, redeeming clue that could make this awesome for me, so please, help??

I hope this isn't too off-topic, I mention it here only because of all the hype surrounding Playful Kiss. If it is, I'll wait to ask in an Open Thread. =p

isn't the lil' bro Tae-hee's brother on The Birth of the rich?

i'm loving ISWAK and the sequel TKA.it was so funny and i remember having such a good time while watching both series.i hope this korean remake will be as good!!the hero is supposed to be cold..so i think KHJ will pull it off..heck,i love him.i don't care what kind of character he plays..
can't wait!

I just hope that they don't make the whole family looked and feel obnoxious. I love how the family was portray in the TWversion...the Dad was very sweet and loving and he didn't really interfere with the "lovers"...instead he hangs out with Kotoko dad most of the time. Little brother is hilarious is like Naoki mini version and the mom is the one who trys by all means to push Kotoko to Naoki, but everything she does its major fail but also is great to see that independetly of Naoki the mom comes to love Kotoko like her own daughter and vise versa. I hope the writers keep the essense of the family, cause they do play a key role in the drama.

Question...does this PK includes just high school/college years or marriage life is included also?.........

The family characters are spot on, just in the original version the main guy never likes to take family picture, in fact he hates it (all cheesy things), they should make him scold or something rather than smile like that, it will be more interesting.

I wonder if they're keeping the part where you see little Kim Hyun-Joong in a dress. That was so cute!

Oh btw, sorry to break the news to you, but Kim Hyun Joong's parents are supposed to be over-the-top funny. They're a nuisance sometimes.

eh....but the thing is, Naoki's (HJ's character's Japanese name) family is very over-the-top, particularly the mother. In fact, Kotoko (the femal lead) is the same in some ways. Maybe they'll tune it down for the k adaptation.

i think it'll be interesting to see what the ratings are for weds & thurs as soon as playful kiss premiers. it looks like a challenging slot, esp for Girlfriend is Gumiho since Baker King is coming to an end and would probably finish off strong.

Bravo-Bravvvoooo!!! ^_^

Oh agioo, I will definitely watch this incoming drama when I will have my time, hopefully so!

Wow, it must be the moms power that the sons are so beautiful

I TOTALLY LOVED ISWAK and TKA...although at first i shared similar views about how Ariel Lin's character (Kotoko in anime) was so stupidly ditzy...but at the end i grew to like her...and Joe Cheung plays well as the cold hearted Naoki...i'm currently making my mum watch it and she loves it...I really like this drama so i dont know what to expect from the korean version...hopefully they will do a good job of it...but my expectations arent that high...especially after Boys Over Flowers...which i spent most of my time watching the 2nd leads...Kim Bum and Kim So Eun xx

i think Kim Hyun-joong can pull-off this role this role as the main lead is very serious guy who doesnt talk a lot :)

inspite of me, kind of looking forward to this drama. i really didnt like Kim Hyun-joong in BBF. i hope he is much more watchable in Playful Kiss