Fated to Love You (2008 TV series)
| Fated to Love You | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster for Fated to Love You | |
| Also known as |
命中注定我愛你 Mìng zhòng zhù dìng wǒ ài nǐ |
| Genre | Romance, comedy |
| Written by |
Pan Yiqun Chen Xin Yi Du Xinyi |
| Directed by | Chen Mingzhang (陳銘章) |
| Starring | |
| Opening theme | "99次我愛他" (99 Times I Love Him) by Shorty Yuen |
| Ending theme | "心願便利貼" (Sticky Note With Wishes) by Quack Wu and Shorty Yuen |
| Country of origin | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Original language(s) | Mandarin, Taiwanese |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Taiwan, Hong Kong and Shanghai |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Sanlih E-Television (SET) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Taiwan Television (TTV) |
| Original release | 16 March – 24 August 2008 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Bull Fighting (鬥牛，要不要) |
| Followed by | Invincible Shan Bao Mei (無敵珊寶妹) |
| Related shows |
Love You (醉後決定愛上你) Fated to Love You |
| External links | |
| TTV homepage | |
Fated to Love You (Chinese: 命中注定我愛你; pinyin: Mìng zhòng zhù dìng wǒ ài nǐ), also known as You're My Destiny, Sticky Note Girl or Destiny Love, is a 2008 Taiwanese drama starring Joe Chen, Ethan Juan, Baron Chen and Bianca Bai. It was produced by Sanlih E-Television and directed by Chen Ming Zhang (陳銘章) with location filming in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Shanghai. It holds the record for the highest average single-episode rating at 10.91 with a peak at 13.64 for episode 20 broadcast on 27 July 2008,[1] and broke the previous record held by The Prince Who Turns into a Frog.
The series was first broadcast in Taiwan on free-to-air Taiwan Television (TTV) (台視) from 16 March 2008 to 24 August 2008, every Sunday at 22:00 and cable TV Sanlih E-Television (三立電視) from 22 March 2008 to 30 August 2008, every Saturday at 21:00.
Fated to Love You was nominated in 2008 for six awards at the 43rd Golden Bell Awards, Taiwan. It was awarded the 2008 Best Television Series and Best Marketing Programme.
Fated to Love You is now aired on Saturday's on Hawaii's KIKU Television at 8:00.
Synopsis
Chen Xin Yi (Joe Chen) is an unfashionable office lady, who has the desire to tie down her boyfriend. She plans and pays for a romantic love cruise, hoping to lose her virginity and thus keep her boyfriend. On the same cruise is Ji Cun Xi (Ethan Juan), the wealthy sole heir of a soap and cleaning products company. He had planned to propose to long-time girlfriend Anna (Bianca Bai) but was unaware that she never boarded the cruise. Anna was a professional ballet dancer and chose a main role in a world tour over Cun Xi. Xin Yi is devastated when she finds her boyfriend cheating on her and he tells her that he planned to break up with her. In a huge mix-up involving alcohol and carelessness, Xin Yi and Cun Xi end up spending the night together, only in the morning realizing the mistake.
Although they vow to forget about the incident and continue on with their lives, Xin Yi soon finds out that she is pregnant and the news soon reaches to Cun Xi. Initially, they decide to have an abortion, but Cun Xi changes his mind at the last minute and offers to financially support Xin Yi until the birth, but her family rejects this and thinks abortion is best. Cun Xi's grandmother, however, is ecstatic over having a great-grandchild and forces the two to get married. Cun Xi and Xin Yi agree to divorce after the birth, and in exchange for her silence about the marriage, she will relinquish the baby to him. She, however, refuses to accept any money he offers her for the pregnancy, which makes him question her motive for agreeing to the marriage. Xin Yi had only agreed to the marriage in hopes of giving the baby a happy family, but she knows that it's not possible if she and Cun Xi are not in love. She meets and begins a friendship with Dylan, a kind young man from Shanghai who sympathizes with her in her situation and seems genuinely interested in her. He later becomes her confidant and backbone when she fights with Cun Xi, who distrusts him. Dylan reveals to her that his lifetime goal is to find his long-lost biological sister, who was separated from him during childhood.
Still in love with Anna and thinking Xin Yi became pregnant to get money from him, Cun Xi struggles between his selfishness and taking responsibility. Xin Yi feels deeply burdened with guilt for her mistake and struggles to stand up for herself and become more than just a sticky note in other people's lives. Eventually Cun Xi realizes his love for Xin Yi and the child she is carrying, and starts to wonder what life would be like if they lived together as a family. Unfortunately, Anna unexpectedly returns and Cun Xi is forced to lie about being married and the pregnancy. His grandmother eventually reveals the truth to Anna, who is devastated. Enraged, Cun Xi blames Xin Yi for ruining his life, and begins the divorce papers. When Anna finds out that Cun Xi won't marry her until the baby is born, she gives abortion agreement papers to Xin Yi and says they're from Cun Xi. Sad and confused, Xin Yi decides to take the baby and raise it alone. At a party, Cun Xi feels guilty for how he treated Xin Yi after finding out she, not Anna, bought his birthday gift, and runs to find her. She pleads with him to leave her alone and tries to run away from him. Xin Yi gets involved in a car accident and she had a miscarriage. She then moves to Shanghai with Dylan to get away from Cun Xi, and signs the divorce papers. Cun Xi refuses to sign them and vows to find her so they can reconcile and truly be a married couple.
Two years later, Xin Yi has becomes a successful pottery teacher and is in a relationship with Dylan, while Cun Xi has become engaged to Anna but still continues his search for Xin Yi. Cun Xi eventually finds Xin Yi again and tries to make her forgive him for how he treated her, and tries many tricks to prove to her that his love for her is genuine. Xin Yi is not able to forgive him, accusing him of being glad that she lost the baby. Cun Xi then decides to go along with marrying Anna, but when Xin Yi visits the island for the first time in two years, Cun Xi finds out that Anna was the one responsible for the miscarriage and why Xin Yi hates him. Mad by this, Cun Xi cancels the wedding with a heartbroken Anna and tries to make amends with Xin Yi by telling her that he didn't want her to get rid of the baby. Xin Yi is still reluctant to forgive him and he tells her what really happened that led to the miscarriage. Afterwards, with her newly awakened feelings of love, Xin Yi forgives him and Dylan finds out that Anna is his sister, and the two are reunited as siblings. As punishment for the tricks he played on her, Xin Yi tricks Cun Xi to be in a barrel and hits him so he went off the hill and he lost his eyesight temporary so she decided to be with him until he get his eyesight back. The next day, he got his eyesight but he pretended that he still have lost his eyesight to make her stay by his side. She then finds out he tricked her again and is able to acknowledge that she still has feelings for him. She goes to the doctor to see if she can give birth again but the doctor said the possibility to have children is so low due to the miscarriage she had before. On the same day, Cun Xi asked Xin Yi to marry him but she rejected the offer since she knew that Cun Xi's grandmother wanted an heir for the Ji family tenth generation. With the support of Cun Xi and their families, she finally agrees to marry him and they have a formal wedding. Shortly after, she becomes ill and finds out that the hospital that told her she was infertile is a fraud. Afterwards, Xin Yi finds out she is pregnant, and later gives birth to a baby by the name of Ji Nian Ri, honouring the wonderful memories that she and Cun Xi have created between them.
Cast
| Actor | Character | Relationships |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Chen | Chen Xin Yi (陳欣怡) / Elaine | Cun Xi's wife |
| Ethan Juan | Ji Cun Xi (紀存希) | Xin Yi's husband |
| Baron Chen | Dylan / Dai Jian Ren (戴建仁) | Cun Xi's rival |
| Bianca Bai | Anna / Shi An Na (石安娜) / Dai Xin Yi (戴欣怡) | Xin Yi's rival |
| Tan Ai Zhen (譚艾珍) | Ji Wang Zhen Zhu (紀汪珍珠) / Grandma (奶奶) | Cun Xi's grandma |
| Na Wei Xun | Anson | Cun Xi's trusted assistant |
| Lin Mei Shiu (林美秀) | Chen Lin Xi Shi (陳林西施) | Xin Yi's mother |
| Jessica Song(宋新妮) | Chen Qing Xia (陳青霞) | Xin Yi's first sister |
| Zhong Xin Ling | Chen Feng Jiao (陳鳳嬌) | Xin Yi's second sister |
| Wei Min Ge | Wu Qi Qi (烏柒柒) | Xin Yi's brother-in-law |
| Luo Bei An | Wu Liu Liu (烏陸陸) | Qi Qi's father |
| Wang Juan | Ji Liu Xiu Lin (紀劉秀玲) | Cun Xi's stepmother |
| Tian Jia Da | Ji Zheng Ren (紀正人) | Xiu Lin's son |
| Patrick Li | Gu Chi (古馳) | Xin Yi's ex-boyfriend |
| Miu Miu | Ji Bao Bei 紀寶貝(Baby Ji) - Dog | Cun Xi's dog |
Soundtrack
| Fated to Love You | |
|---|---|
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| Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
| Released | April 18, 2008 |
| Genre | Mandopop |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Label | Rock Records |
Fated to Love You Original Soundtrack (命中注定我愛你 電視原聲帶) was released on April 18, 2008 by Various Artists under Rock Records. It contains fifteen songs, in which three songs are various instrumental versions of the five original songs, and another three songs that are kala versions. The album was released in two versions: the regular edition (CD) with shiny Post-It Card,[2] and the deluxe edition (2CD+DVD) with an additional eleven track CD and a music video DVD.[3] The opening theme song is "99次我愛他" or "99 Times I Love Him" by Shorty Yuen, while the ending theme song is by Quack Wu (吳忠明) and Shorty Yuen entitled "心願便利貼" or "Sticky Note With Wishes". The track, "心願便利貼" (Sticky Note With Wishes) was listed at number 50 on Hit Fm Taiwan's Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart (Hit-Fm年度百首單曲) for 2008.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "99 Times I Love Him" (99次我愛他) | Shorty Yuen | |
| 2. | "Sticky Note With Wishes" (心願便利貼) | Quack Wu (吳忠明), Shorty Yuen/Yuan Ruo Lan | |
| 3. | "Half Love Song" (半情歌) | Shorty Yuen | |
| 4. | "Get Up and Go" (起步走) | Quack Wu (吳忠明) | |
| 5. | "My Happiness" (我的快樂) | Walkie Talkie | |
| 6. | "I'm OK" (我好了) | Shorty Yuen/Yuan Ruo Lan | |
| 7. | "Blowing Wind" (吹吹風) | Gary Chaw | |
| 8. | "Fold" (對摺) | Shorty Yuen | |
| 9. | "Sticky Note With Wishes Kala ver." (心願便利貼) | ||
| 10. | "Half Love Song Kala ver." (半情歌) | ||
| 11. | "99 Times I Love Him Kala ver." (99次我愛他) | ||
| 12. | "Get Up and Go Kala ver." (起步走) | ||
| 13. | "Half Love Song-guitar version" (半情歌_療傷情弦 inst.) | ||
| 14. | "Sticky Note With Wishes-gentle version" (心願便利貼_浪漫溫馨 inst.) | ||
| 15. | "99 Times I Love Him-music box version" (99次我愛他_夢幻音樂盒 inst.) |
| Bonus CD 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "你就是吃定我" (楊乃文) | |
| 2. | "可惜不是你" (梁靜茹) | |
| 3. | "我們都是好人" (蘇慧倫) | |
| 4. | "愛上你只是我的錯" (dMDM) | |
| 5. | "女人何苦為難女人" (辛曉琪) | |
| 6. | "睡吧！我的愛" (許景淳) | |
| 7. | "只要你快樂" (汪佩蓉) | |
| 8. | "成全" (劉若英) | |
| 9. | "讓我想一想" (陳綺貞) | |
| 10. | "孩子氣" (萬芳) | |
| 11. | "飄洋過海來看你" (娃娃) | |
| Bonus DVD | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Half Love Song music video" (半情歌 MV) | |
| 2. | "Sticky Note With Wishes music video" (心願便利貼 MV) | |
| 3. | "99 Times I Love Him music video" (99次我愛 MV) | |
Books
- 13 June 2008: Fated to Love You Top Secret Behind-the-Scenes (命中注定我愛你 極機密幕後花絮) - ISBN 978-957-565-819-9[5]
- 26 June 2008: Fated to Love You TV Drama Novel (命中注定我愛你 電視小說) - ISBN 978-957-565-813-7[6]
Awards
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 43rd Golden Bell Awards[7] | Best Television Series | Won |
| Best Leading Actress in a Television Series - Joe Chen | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series - Lin Mei Shiu (林美秀) | Nominated | ||
| Best Directing for a Television Series - Ming Zhang (陳銘章) | Nominated | ||
| Best Writing for a Television Series - 陳玉珊, Pan Yiqun (潘逸群), Chen Xin Yi (陳忻怡), Du Xin Yi (杜欣怡) | Nominated | ||
| Best Marketing Programme | Won |
Production
- The production cost for the first episode was more than NT $5,000,000.
- Ethan Juan and Joe Chen reprised their role as Ji Cun Xi and Chen Xin Yi in a cameo appearance in the first episode of Invincible Shan Bao Mei.
- Anna's name was named after the beautiful and talented ballerina, Anna Pavlova.
International broadcast
- Philippines: GMA Network[8]
- Japan: BS NTV[9] & DATV[10]
Remake
A 2014 South Korean remake of the same title starred Jang Hyuk and Jang Na-ra in the lead roles.[11][12]
References
- ↑ (Chinese) 三立都會台自製偶像劇《命中注定我愛你》，在台灣單集最高收視率10.91，最高分段收視率13.64，創偶像劇節目最高記錄 Retrieved 2011-01-27
- ↑ (Chinese) Fated to Love You OST album info 18 April 2008. Retrieved 2011-02-07
- ↑ (Chinese) Fated to Love You OST (Deluxe Edition) album info 18 April 2008. Retrieved 2011-02-07
- ↑ (Chinese) HITO Radio 2008 Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart (#1 to 50) Retrieved 2011-05-20
- ↑ Yesasia.com Fated to Love You Top Secret Behind-the-Scenes 13 June 2008. Retrieved 2011-02-07
- ↑ Yesasia.com Fated to Love You TV Drama Novel 13 June 2008. Retrieved 2011-02-07
- ↑ (Chinese) TTV 43rd Golden Bell Awards homepage 2011-02-06
- ↑ http://www.pep.ph/news/21732/TNS-National-TV-Ratings-%28May-8-11%29:-%3Cem%3EBoys-Over-Flowers-%3C-em%3Esmells-sweet-on-its-debut
- ↑ http://www.bs4.jp/drama/heart100/
- ↑ http://datv.jp/p000004/
- ↑ Choi, Shin-ae (3 April 2014). "Jang Hyuk and Jang Nara to Reunite in Drama Fated to Love You". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
- ↑ Kim, Hee-eun (4 April 2014). "Fictional couple reunites after 12 years". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-04-04.
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