The Way We Were (TV series)

The Way We Were
Also known as

16 Summers

Traditional 16個夏天
Simplified 16个夏天
Mandarin Shí Liù Gè Xià Tiān
Genre romance
Written by Zheng-Zhe Du
Directed by Fu-Hsiang Hsu
Starring
Ruby Lin
Opening theme "Langman Lai Xi"
Ending theme "Yihou Bie Zuo Pengyou"
Country of origin  Republic of China (Taiwan)
Original language(s) Mandarin, Taiwanese
No. of episodes 16
Production
Executive producer(s) Wang Zhuan Ren
Producer(s) Ruby Lin
Lisa Tan
Location(s) Taiwan, Shanghai
Running time 90 minutes (per episode)
Release
Original network TVBS
Public Television Service
First shown in Taiwan
Original release 19 July 2014 – 01 November 2014
External links
Official website

The Way We Were (Chinese: 16個夏天) also known as 16 Summers is a 2014 Taiwanese romance drama produced by Ruby Lin and Lisa Tan (Lin's agent)[1] and directed by Fu-Hsiang Hsu (許富翔). It stars Lin, Weber Yang (楊一展), Ann Hsu, Melvin Sia and Jason Tsou (鄒承恩) as five friends who met in college in late-1990s Taipei. The series narrates a love and friendship story that spans 16 years, from the summer of 1998 to 2014. It is set against major events that occurred in Taiwan during the 16 summers, such as the 729 blackout, 921 earthquake, SARS and the Financial crisis of 2007–08.[2]

According to online statistics collected by the website dailyview.tw, it was the most popular Taiwanese idol dramas in 2014.[3] Another website 7headlines.com ranked it the second most popular Taiwanese drama of 2014, after In A Good Way[4] (which began broadcasting in 2013 and was therefore not included in dailyview.tw's ranking). Google ranked it the second most-searched TV series in Taiwan in 2014, after the Korean drama Empress Ki.[5]

At the 50th Golden Bell Awards, the series won three out of seven nominations, including Best Television Series, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actress for Ann Hsu.[6][7]

Synopsis

While in college, Jia-Ni Tang (Ruby Lin) falls in love with her schoolmate(also neighborhood) Wei-De Fang (Weber Yang) after she agrees with Wei-De’s idea of an eye for an eye, when she catches her boyfriend cheating with another girl. However, broader events intervene in their romance: during the historic 921 earthquake in Taiwan, Jia Ni's friend Jun-Jie Wang (Melvin Sia) becomes crippled in one leg. Out of obligation and compassion, Jia-Ni decides to marry Jun-Jie. When Jia Ni and Wei-De run into each other again in 2008, she is a married woman and he is about to walk down the aisle. They are still in love but part as friends. But when fate brings the two back together at another wedding in 2013, will they make the same decision?

Cast

Main cast

Supporting cast

Theme Songs

The Way We Were Original Soundtrack (16個夏天 電視原聲帶) was released on September 24, 2014 by various artists under Sony Music Entertainment (Taiwan) Ltd. It contains 15 songs, in which of them are instrumental versions of some songs.

Type Title Singer(s) Lyricist Song writer
Opening Song "Lang Man Lai Xi"
(浪漫來襲; "Romantic Attack")		 Elva Hsiao Hsu Shih-Chen Peter Mansson
Vicky Karagiorgos
Ending Song "Yi Hou Bie Zuo Peng You"
(以後别做朋友; "Don't Be Friends From Now On")[9]		 Eric Chou Wu Yi-wei Eric Chou
Insert Songs "Ru Guo Bi Ci"
(如果彼此; "If Each Other")		 Ai Yi-liang Jopo Chou Justin Cho
"Wo Bu Zhi Dao Ai Shi Shen Me"
(我不知道愛是什麼; "I Don't Know What Love Is")		 Ai Yi-liang Jin Guisheng
"Ai Zou Diao"
(愛走掉; "Gone Is Love")		 Hu Xia Ho Chi-hung Eric Chou
1990s Songs featured in the drama [10] "Ai Ni Deng Yu Ai Zi Ji"
(愛你等於愛自己; "Loving You Is Loving Me")		 Wang Leehom Lin Xi James Gicho
Pontus Söderqvist
"Gong Zhuan Zi Zhuan"
(公轉自轉; "Revolution")		 Wang Leehom Yao Chien Samuel Waermö
"Bubai de Lianren"
(不敗的戀人; "Unbeatable Lover")		 Vivian Hsu Sugar Lee Tao Zongci
"Ni de Dianhua"
(你的電話; "Your Phone Call")		 Pauline Lan
TOLAKU		 Chang Kuo-hsi

Eric Chou appears in ep.4, ep.10, ep.14 and ep.16 as a pop singer, performing his song live.[11]

Pauline Lan and the band TOLAKU appear in ep.5 as themselves, performing their song on stage.

Production

Promotional Poster

TVBS launch of its own drama division in 2013, The Way We Were was announced to be the third drama being made by TVBS.[12]

It began filming in Taipei, Taiwan, on 31 March 2014 and ended on 1 July 2014. It reported more than 2 millions NTD were spent on 2 days of filming in Shanghai.[13] It first aired in Taiwan on the Public Television Service and TVBS on 19 July 2014. And at same time, it aired in China by online video platform site iQIYI.[14]

Special appearances

As her production, Lin invited good friends of her as cameo role or mentioned them by characters. Dylan Kuo guest stars in the earlier episodes, as he said "(I) have to be in Ruby Lin’s drama."[15] His character mentioned Peter Ho's name in ep.1 as an in-joke; Ho is a good friend of Kuo and Lin's in real life.[16] In ep.3, Ruby Lin's character watched celebrity Alec Su on TV.[17] It was another in-joke since Lin had been very good friends with Su since 1997, with the media over the years frequently asking them whether they were dating.[18] Lin's own name as well as her claim-to-fame TV series My Fair Princess (1998-1999) are also mentioned in several episodes as in-jokes.

In addition, every episode begins with a short message from a celebrity friend of Lin's on the topic of "farewell", including Kevin Tsai (ep.1), Zhang Ziyi (ep.2), Mark Chao (ep.3), Peter Ho (ep.4), Vivian Hsu (ep.5), Jerry Yan (ep.6), Huang Xiaoming (ep.7), Tony Yang (ep.8), David Tao (ep.9), Patty Hou (ep.10), Huang Bo (ep.11), Shu Qi (ep.12), Cecilia Cheung (ep.13), Richie Jen (ep.14), Rainie Yang (ep.15), and Ethan Juan (ep.16).[19]

DVD release

Accolades

Lan Zu-wei, chairman of the 50th Golden Bell Awards jury and film critic, said “The Way We Were” is an outstanding production on the strength of its complete storyline and high artistic and commercial values.[21] The series was praised for using character modeling, transformation of Taiwan's landscape and changes in characters' personalities to show 16 years of changes in the Taiwanese society.[22] “The Way We Were” selected as top ten 2015 Chinese-language TV series by Yazhou Zhoukan (Asia Weekly). [23]

List of awards and nominations
Award Category Nominee Result
The 50th Golden Bell Awards Best Television Series The Way We Were Won
Best Actress Ruby Lin Nominated
Best Actor Weber Yang Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Ann Hsu Won
Best Supporting Actor Melvin Sia Nominated
Best Directing Fu-Hsiang Hsu Won
Best Writing Zheng-Zhe Du Nominated
The 20th Asian Television Awards Best Actress Ruby Lin Nominated

Broadcast

NetworkCountryAiring DateTimeslot
PTS TaiwanJuly 19, 2014Saturday 09:00-10:30 pm
TVBSJuly 19, 2014Saturday 10:00-11:30 pm
KTSF United StatesMarch 3, 2015Mon-Fri 09:00-10:00 pm
KSCIMarch 9, 2015Mon-Fri 12:00-01:00 pm
TVB Chinese Drama Hong KongApril 4, 2015Saturday 13:00-14:55pm
LS Times TV  CanadaJune, 2015Mon-Fri 13:00-14:45pm
Astro Shuang Xing  MalaysiaAugust 5, 2015Sun-Thurs 16:00-17:00pm

References

  1. ↑ Ruby Lin promotes TV series 'The Way We Were'. china daily. April 22, 2014.
  2. ↑ 林心如自曝单身没追求者. Yule.com. June 11, 2014.
  3. ↑ 年終回顧，2014十大人氣偶像劇！！
  4. ↑ 台劇的逆襲！2014社群最火10大台劇
  5. ↑ Google公布爆紅電視劇搜尋榜　《奇皇后》壓倒《16夏》
  6. ↑ 50th Golden Bell Awards Nominations Yesasia. August 28, 2015.
  7. ↑ 'The Way We Were' wins Golden Bell award for best television series Chinapost. September 27, 2015.
  8. ↑ 從A咖降為男二 郭品超為林心如劈腿. Udn.com. June 7, 2014.
  9. ↑ =索尼周兴哲新鲜出道 单曲被林心如钦定成影视片尾曲 iFeng Music. July 31, 2014.
  10. ↑ 《16個夏天》老歌串場 配樂飄懷舊FU udn.com. July 21, 2014.
  11. ↑ 《16個夏天》老歌串場！許瑋甯唱「不敗的戀人」 ETtoday. August 18, 2014.
  12. ↑ 林心如成炙手可熱的製作人！年底開拍新戲《十六個夏天》. China Yes. May 21, 2013.
  13. ↑ 《16個夏天》上海取景兩天燒200萬. China Daily. June 13, 2014.
  14. ↑ 林心如《16个夏天》爆亲密剧照 内地台湾同步播出 Xi Hua News. July 14, 2014.
  15. ↑ 帶小三買保險套、上賓館 郭品超大方直呼「好過癮！」. Wow news. June 06, 2014.
  16. ↑ 林心如为新作《16个夏天》动用人脉 群集大咖另类客串助阵 iFeng.com . July 24, 2014.
  17. ↑ 十六个夏天惊现 苏有朋 Ruby Lin's Baidu board. August 02, 2014.
  18. ↑ Taiwanese actress Ruby Lin tries her hand at producing straitstimes.com. May 27, 2013.
  19. ↑ 林心如飙人脉 大咖接力加持夏天 Chinatimes. July 22, 2014.
  20. ↑ Taiwan version DVD. Retrieved 1-20-2016
  21. ↑ TV Golden Bell Awards nominees shortlisted taiwantoday. Retrieved 09-02-2015
  22. ↑ 'The Way We Were' wins Golden Bell award for best television series chinapost. Retrieved 09-29-2015
  23. ↑ 《亞洲週刊》2015十大華語電視劇 Asia weekly. Retrieved 02-06-2016

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