Zhong Ji Yi Ban

This is another school drama with a touch of fantasy, comedy and romance wherein the members of the Taiwanese boy group, Fahrenheit, play the lead. Adapted from a popular Japanese manga, “KO One” is about a bunch of notorious and delinquent high school students who are only concerned with fighting and keeping their fighting ranks.

Jiro Wang plays Zhong Ji Yi Ban’s class leader, Wang Da Dong. As the son of church ministers, he acts as an innocent boy until he gets to school where everyone fears him. But I am not used to Jiro having a supercilious character, I like him more as wild and wacky like in "It Started With A Kiss.".

Calvin Chen as Wang Ya Se is the son of a Syndicate leader who acts arrogantly yet loves quoting literature passages. He looks mature for a high school student, but he looked good when he wore the hip hop attire in one scene.

Aaron yan as Ding Xiao Yu, the quiet type, is reminiscent of Hua Ze Lei and even resembles Vic Zhou. Hence, this role is like tailor-maid for him.

Wu Zun as the KO One holder matches well with his muscular built and sporty personality. But I like him more as Liang in “Tokyo Juliet” where he plays the soft-spoken and loving boyfriend of Sui.

Danson Tang plays the two-faced KO2 rank holder, Lei Ke Si. He is at his the best when playing the bad guy.

Na Wei Xun plays the mystery vendor Duang Chang Ren whom Da Dong, Ya Se and Xiao Yu approach when they are in quandary. For me, he is the most funny character in the story. Principal Qian Lai Ye (Ba Ge), School Dean Jian Yong (Hsia Ching Ting), Drillmaster Su Bu Qi (Jian Han Zhong), and Chinese Teacher Gu Wen Jing (Ye Hui Zhi) tend to be corny and trying hard. Actually, everytime their part comes, I tend to fast forward.

If there is a B movie, this is like a B series because of the overall quality. It seems you’re watching an old kung fu movie, waiting for Bruce lee to come out, hehehe, no offense meant. I guess, this production would have been much livelier if there are more students and fun-filled scenes because the life of the story is the class.

This one is more intended to the teen segment. But if you adore Fahrenheit, this is the chance to see them act together.

* photo credit to AF