Boysitter
Boysitter ä¿æ‘©å¥³æ¶é å©š | |
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![]() Boysitter promotional poster | |
Also known as |
Bad Romance é”女æ¶é å©š |
Genre | Romance, Comedy |
Created by | TVBS |
Written by |
Sun Shi-fan å«è©©å¸† Lai Yu-xuan 赖瑀瑄 Cai Fang-yun 蔡芳紜 Yu Yuan Yuan 禹元元 |
Directed by | Wang Zhuanzong 王傳宗 |
Starring |
Annie Chen 陳åºå¦® River Huang å®¥å‹ Melvin Sia è¬ä½³è¦‹ Nita Lei é›·ç‘Ÿç³ Yang Qing 楊晴 Gao Shan Feng 高山峰 |
Opening theme | Bear Homie ç†Šéº»å‰ by 831 å…«ä¸‰å¤ |
Ending theme | A Little Less Talent 少一點天份 by Shi Shi å«ç››å¸Œ |
Country of origin | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
Original language(s) | Mandarin |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 15 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) |
Ke Ci-hui æŸ¯æ…ˆè¼ Wang Jia-Wen 王家文 Li Fang-yÃng æŽèŠ³ç‘© |
Producer(s) | Wang Pei-hua 王ç®åŽ |
Location(s) | Taiwan |
Running time | 90 minutes |
Production company(s) |
TVBS è¯æ„製作股份有é™å…¬å¸ Taiwan Cinema å¤é¯¨è£½ä½œæœ‰é™å…¬å¸ |
Distributor | TVBS |
Release | |
Original network |
TVBS CTV |
Picture format | SDTV (480i) |
First shown in | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
Original release | 6 December 2014 – 14 March 2015 |
Chronology | |
Preceded by |
The Way We Were 16個å¤å¤© My Pig Lady 上æµä¿—女 |
Followed by |
Youth Power 哇ï¼é™³æ€¡å› i Hero é‘‘è˜è‹±é›„ |
External links | |
Official Website | |
Production website |
Boysitter (Chinese: ä¿æ‘©å¥³æ¶é å©š; pinyin: Qià o Mó NÇš QiÇŽng Tóu HÅ«n) is a 2014 Taiwanese romantic-comedy television series created and produced by TVBS. Starring Annie Chen, River Huang, Melvin Sia as the main leads with Nita Lei, Yang Qing and Gao Shan Feng as the main supporting cast.[1] The Chinese title literally translates to "Pretty Woman Grabs First Marriage". Filming began on August 2014 and wrapped up in November 16, 2014. First original broadcast began on December 6, 2014 on both TVBS and CTV airing every Saturday night at 9:00-10:00 pm.
Synopsis
Six years ago Yuan Fei (Annie Chen) runs out on her immature longtime boyfriend Hao Jian Ren (River Huang), when he doesn't show up on their wedding day. Six years later the two meet again. Yuan Fei is now a career driven single mother and also Jian Ren's senior at work. The two get entangled in a love triangle when playboy Wen Hao Ran (Melvin Sia) comes into the picture. Soon Yuan Fei must choose between her still immature ex-boyfriend Jian Ren or Hao Ran who might just be ready to settle down.[2]
Plot summary
During a plane ride home, Hao Jian Ren who is sitting in coach spots a tall statuesque woman in first class who resembles his ex-girlfriend. He lies to the flight attendant that he thinks the woman in first class is his long lost sister and agrees to take the flight attendant out to dinner if she lets him go into first class to take a better look at the women. But as he is about to lift up the shades covering the mysterious woman's face the plane is preparing to land and he is asked to go back to his seat. The mysterious woman in first class is indeed his ex-girlfriend Yuan Fei, who ran out on him six years ago when he didn't show up to their wedding.
Six years ago Fei pressures Jian Ren into marrying her by withholding sex if he doesn't agree. Jian Ren who is immature and thinking about himself only agreed to Fei's proposal with sex on the line. However, on their wedding day Jian Ren does not show up. Embarrass and fed up with Jian ren's immature behavior, Fei runs out on him without a word. However these six years Fei is still keeping tabs on Jian Ren through mutual friends who tells her about Jian Ren's dating life. The two meet again when she becomes his senior at work, but she is now a career driven women with a child.[3]
Cast
Main cast
- Annie Chen 陳åºå¦® as Yuan Fei å…ƒè²
- River Huang 黃河 as Hao Jian Ren éƒå»ºä»»
- Melvin Sia è¬ä½³è¦‹ as Wen Hao Ran 溫浩然
- Nita Lei é›·ç‘Ÿç³ as Ding Xiao En ä¸æ›‰æ©
- Yang Qing 楊晴 as Fang Mei Lin 方美林
- Gao Shan Feng 高山峰 as Zhang Wen Hua ç« æ–‡åŒ–
Supporting cast
- Hsu Hsiao-shun 許效舜 as Qian Shu De 錢樹德
- Kenny Kuo éƒæ–‡ç€š as An Di 安迪
- Lia Lee æŽç›¸æž— as Barbie èŠæ¯”
- Jun Dong ä¿Šæ± as Zhang Wen Qing ç« æ–‡é’
- Bebe Du æœå¦ as Zhang Wei Ting å¼µæšå©·
- Eason Yu 余彥宸 as Yuan Shi Zu 元士祖
- Hsieh Li-Chin è¬éº—金 as Kuo Rui Huang éƒç‘žè¯
Guest role
- Karen Hu 胡盈禎 as plane passenger 飛機乘客
- Jenna Wang 王æ€å¹³ as flight attendant
- Jacko Chiang 蔣å‰æ–‡ as Pub owner Pubè€é—†
- Grace Wu å³é‡‡è‡» as Pub girl Pub出ç¾çš„美女
Soundtrack
Boysitter Original TV Soundtrack (OST) | |
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Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
Released | 05 December 2014 |
Genre | Mandopop |
Language | Mandarin |
Label | Rock Records (TW) |
Boysitter Original TV Soundtrack (OST) (摩女æ¶é å©š 電視原è²å¸¶) was released on December 5, 2014 by various artists under Rock Records (TW) record label. It contains 14 tracks total. The opening theme is track 1 "Bear Homie" (熊麻å‰) by 831 八三å¤, while the closing theme is track 2 "A Little Less Talent" (少一點天份) by Shi Shi å«ç››å¸Œ.
Track listing
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Bear Homie" (熊麻å‰) | 831 å…«ä¸‰å¤ | 3:56 |
2. | "A Little Less Talent" (少一點天份) | Shi Shi å«ç››å¸Œ | 4:34 |
3. | "Addiction" (ç™®) | Genie Chuo å“æ–‡è± | 4:04 |
4. | "Separated, Then Cried" (分開了,於是å“了) | Instrumental | 2:51 |
5. | "Happiness, It Can Fight It?" (幸ç¦ï¼Œæ˜¯å¯ä»¥çˆå–的嗎?) | Instrumental | 2:16 |
6. | "Confessions Of An Ordinary Girl Mood" (普通女å©çš„告白心情) | Instrumental | 2:14 |
7. | "The Boy And The Man's Fuzzy Boundaries, Romantic" (ç”·å©èˆ‡ç”·äººçš„模糊界é™ï¼Œæµªæ¼«) | Instrumental | 3:15 |
8. | "So To Accompany You, Not Saying A Word" (å°±é€™æ¨£é™ªä¼´è‘—ä½ ï¼Œä¸ç™¼ä¸€èªž) | Instrumental | 2:46 |
9. | "I Beg You Do Not Have Talent, I Love This" (æ±‚æ±‚ä½ æ„›ä¸Šé€™æ²’æœ‰å¤©ä»½çš„æˆ‘) | Instrumental | 2:21 |
10. | "Originally, You're My Best Best Friend" (åŽŸä¾†ï¼Œä½ æ˜¯æˆ‘æœ€å¥½çš„éº»å‰) | Instrumental | 3:29 |
11. | "Silence Is My Anger Right" (沈默是我的憤怒權利) | Instrumental | 2:41 |
12. | "Modern Woman What Conditions?" (摩女的æ¢ä»¶æ˜¯ä»€éº¼ï¼Ÿ) | Instrumental | 2:26 |
13. | "In Love Before, Each Girl Are Equal" (在愛情é¢å‰ï¼Œæ¯å€‹å¥³å©çš†å¹³ç‰) | Instrumental | 2:34 |
14. | "Less Talented, More Painful Scars" (少了天份,多了沈痛的傷痕) | Instrumental | 2:37 |
Broadcast
Network | Country | Airing Date | Timeslot |
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CTV | ![]() | December 6, 2014 (until January 31, 2015) | Saturday 10:00-11:30 pm |
February 6, 2015 | Friday 10:00-11:30 pm | ||
TVBS | December 6, 2014 | Saturday 10:00-11:30 pm | |
E City | ![]() | December 12, 2014 | Friday 10:00-11:30 pm |
Episode ratings
Competing dramas on rival channels airing at the same time slot were:
CTV
Air Date | Episode | Average Ratings | Rank |
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December 6, 2014 | 1 | 0.53 | 1 |
December 13, 2014 | 2 | 0.48 | 1 |
December 20, 2014 | 3 | -- | -- |
December 27, 2014 | 4 | 0.57 | 1 |
January 3, 2015 | 5 | 0.52 | 1 |
January 10, 2015 | 6 | 0.50 | 1 |
January 17, 2015 | 7 | 0.69 | 1 |
January 24, 2015 | 8 | 0.70 | 1 |
January 31, 2015 | 9 | -- | -- |
February 7, 2015 | 10 | ||
February 14, 2015 | 11 | ||
February 21, 2015 | 12 | ||
February 28, 2015 | 13 | ||
March 7, 2015 | 14 | ||
March 14, 2015 | 15 | ||
Average ratings |
References
External links
- Boysitter TVBS Website (Chinese)
- Boysitter CTV Website (Chinese)
- Boysitter on Facebook
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