My Dear Boy
My Dear Boy | |
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Also known as | My Boy |
Traditional Chinese | 我的男孩 |
Simplified Chinese | 我的男孩 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Wǒ De Nán Hái |
Genre | Romance |
Written by | Mag Hsu (徐譽庭) |
Directed by | Hsu Fu-chun (徐輔軍) |
Starring | |
Opening theme | 溫柔的奇蹟 - FanFan |
Ending theme | 不需要知道- William Wei |
Country of origin | Taiwan |
Original language | Mandarin |
No. of episodes | 20 |
Production | |
Producers | Ruby Lin Lisa Tan |
Production location | Taiwan |
Running time | 90 minutes (per episode) |
Production companies | Ruby Lin Studio Gala Television |
Original release | |
Network | TTV Main Channel GTV |
Release | December 22, 2017 May 11, 2018 | –
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My Dear Boy (Chinese: 我的男孩) is a 2017 Taiwanese television series produced by Ruby Lin and Lisa Tan (Lin's agent)[1] written by Mag Hsu[2] and directed by Hsu Fu-chun. This 20-episode series premiered on TTV and GTV in December 2017.[3]
Plot
[edit]It takes a tremendous amount of courage to make changes to your personal and professional lives. Luo Xiao Fei works as a director of television commercials and An Qing Hui, who is pursuing college a design degree. Luo Xiao Fei Starts as a mentor then friend and finally love interest. The story has a Noona feel with various love triangles. Unlike many Noona stories it shows the difficulties of a May/December romance with the woman being older. You will fall in love with the main characters and supporting characters. Everyone has a point of view and you will be sympathetic with them all. There’s also comedic moments between the tears.
Cast
[edit]Main cast
[edit]- Ruby Lin as Luo Xiao Fei
- Derek Chang as An Qing Hui
- Archie Kao as Xiao Ye Shi
- Lee Lee-zen as Xiao Lai
Supporting cast
[edit]- Wen Chen-ling as Pan Yan Ting
- Cheryl Yang as Mei Shuang
- Jessie Chang as Luo Xiao Shan
- Easton Dong (Dong Ming-Hsian or Tung Ming-Hsiang) as Xiao Fei's Brother-in-Law, Cheng-Cheng (政誠)
- Elsa Ge as Xiao Nian Shi
- Qu Zhong Heng as An Qing Hui's Father
- Yen Yi-Wen as An Qing Hui's Mother
- Greg Hsu as Nicholai
- Zhang Guang Chen as Gao Pi
- Aaron Chan as An Qing Hui's Uncle
- Pang Yong Zhi as Li Da Bao
- Peter Lee as Zhang Wei Jie
- Ahn Zhe as Miaomiao
- Cosmos Lin as Amy
Guest appearance
[edit]- Hsieh Chiung-hsuan
- Melody (Yin Yue)
- Heaven Hai as Wei-wei
- Hsu Wei-ning
- Melvin Sia
Production
[edit]A press conference for the series was held in Taipei, Taiwan, on 31 May 2017.[4] Filming ended on 19 October 2017.[5]
Soundtrack
[edit]Type | Title | Singer(s) | Lyricist | Songwriter |
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Opening Song | "Wen Rou De Qi Ji" (溫柔的奇蹟; "Gentle Miracle") |
FanFan | Feifei | Chen Hsiao chuan |
Ending Song | "Bu Xu Yao Zhi Dao" (不需要知道; "You Don't Need To Know") |
William Wei | ||
Insert song | "He Zi Ji Xiang Yu" (和自己相遇; "Alone With Myself") |
Pets Tseng | Xiao Han | Yong Qiao Jun |
"Wo Yi Ran Shi Wo" (我依然是我; "I'm Still Here") |
Rennie Wang | |||
"Wu Qiong" (無窮; "Endlessness") |
Fang Wu | |||
"Boom, Boom"
(Episode 2 scene with basketball team captain asking Shampoo aka Pan Yan-Ting to be his girlfriend) |
Anacron |
Ratings
[edit]- FTV - Intern Doctor
- SET Metro - Iron Ladies
- SET Taiwan - Father's Wish (re-run)
Air Date | Episode | Average Ratings | Rank |
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December 22, 2017 | 1 | 0.50 | 3 |
December 29, 2017 | 2 | 0.59 | 3 |
January 5, 2018 | 3 | 0.56 | 3 |
January 12, 2018 | 4 | 0.54 | 4 |
January 19, 2018 | 5 | 0.67 | 4 |
January 26, 2018 | 6 | 1.03 | 1 |
February 2, 2018 | 7 | 0.84 | 4 |
February 9, 2018 | 8 | 0.87 | 4 |
February 16, 2018: No episode was aired due to TTV airing of Chinese New Year Special Program | |||
February 23, 2018 | 9 | 0.69 | 4 |
March 2, 2018 | 10 | 0.71 | 4 |
March 9, 2018 | 11 | 4 | |
March 16, 2018 | 12 | 0.89 | 4 |
March 23, 2018 | 13 | 0.78 | 4 |
March 30, 2018 | 14 | 0.69 | 4 |
April 6, 2018 | 15 | 0.86 | 4 |
April 13, 2018 | 16 | 0.76 | 4 |
April 20, 2018 | 17 | 1.01 | 2 |
April 27, 2018 | 18 | 0.93 | 3 |
May 5, 2018 | 19 | 0.89 | 3 |
May 11, 2018 | 20 | 1.25 | 2 |
Average ratings | 0.79 | -- |
References
[edit]- ^ Archie Kao stars in Ruby Lin's "My Boy". Yahoo. June 3, 2017.
- ^ Ruby Lin to produce and star in new drama, "My Boy". SG Yahoo. March 14, 2017.
- ^ 林心如《我的男孩》殺青 最爽睡到自然醒. Appledaily. October 20, 2017.
- ^ 林心如產後復出大戲《我的男孩》,周迅老公高聖遠成焦點. Vogue Taiwan. May 30, 2017.
- ^ 林心如殺青爽送萌T 張軒睿不捨離開想哭哭. Mingweekly. October 20, 2017.
External links
[edit]- Official site at TTV (in Chinese)
- Official site at GTV (in Chinese)
- Official Facebook (in Chinese)
- My Dear Boy on Google Play