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KO One

KO One (traditional Chinese: 終極しゅうきょく一いち班はん; simplified Chinese: 终极一いち班はん; pinyin: zhōng jí yī bān; lit. 'The Ultimate Class') is a 2005 Taiwanese drama starring Jiro Wang, Calvin Chen, Aaron Yan and Danson Tang. It was produced by Comic International Productions (可か米べい國際こくさい影かげ視し事業じぎょう股また份有限げん公司こうし)[1] and Gala Television, it was first broadcast in Taiwan on cable TV Gala Television (GTV) Variety Show/CH 28 (八はち大だい綜合そうごう台だい) on November 26, 2005 to May 27, 2006.

KO One
Promotional poster
Also known as終極しゅうきょく一いち班はん
Zhōng Jí Yī Bān
GenreSchool, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Romance, Wuxia
Written byQi Xi Lin (齊ひとし鍚麟) / Lan Jin Xiang (藍あい今いま翔しょう)
Directed byLiao Fei Hong (廫猆鴻おおとり)
StarringJiro Wang
Calvin Chen
Aaron Yan
Stephanie Lee
Melody
Sunnie Huang
Danson Tang
Opening theme"終極しゅうきょく一いち班はん" (Extreme Class) by Tank
Ending theme"給きゅう我わが你的愛あい" (Give Me Your Love) by Tank
Country of originRepublic of China (Taiwan)
Original languageMandarin
No. of episodes21 (list of episodes)
Production
ProducerChen Zi Han (陳ひね芷涵) / Wang Xin Gue (王おう信貴しぎ) / Liu Xing (劉りゅう行こう)
Production locationsTaipei, Taiwan
Running time70 mins
Production companyComic International Productions
Original release
NetworkGala Television (GTV)
Release26 November 2005 (2005-11-26) –
27 May 2006 (2006-05-27)
Related
The X-Family
K.O.3an Guo
KO One Return
KO One Re-act
The X-Dormitory
Angel 'N' Devil
KO ONE: RE-MEMBER
K.O.3an Guo 2017
KO ONE: RE-CALL

Before this drama was aired there was not much interest in it, due to the storyline and unfamiliar cast. Despite the new encounters, the ratings of KO One exceeded expectations. Although the ratings were not high, it brought fame to three of the four leads (Jiro Wang, Calvin Chen, Aaron Yan), who are part of the then newly formed Taiwanese boy band called Fahrenheit. This drama also brought fame to the Taiwanese artist, Tank who wrote and sang the opening and ending theme songs. The KO One original soundtrack was the best selling soundtrack of 2013, selling more than 60,000 copies in Taiwan within the first month of release.[2]

On December 26, 2012, a new series is released at the same time on GTV, named KO One Return, which continues the story of KO One.

Synopsis

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Zhong Ji Yi Ban is a class in Ba Le High School designed especially for the delinquents and rejects that other high schools would not accept. Even so, everyone in the class is loyal to the leader, Wang Da Dong (Jiro Wang), who is KO.3, and would die for friends. Another KO. 3, Wang Ya Se, also called Ya Se Wang (Calvin Chen), and KO.4, Ding Xiao Yu (Aaron Yan) soon join the class and out of some fortuitous events, their lives become tied together and they become best buddies. Another student, Lei Ke Si (Danson Tang), who had been gone for a whole semester, rejoins the class. Although Lei Ke Si seems like a weak kid with only good intentions, Ya Se suspects Lei Ke Si is KO.2 because legends say that KO.1 and KO.2 are capable of concealing their true identities.

At the same time, incidents start to occur and the culprit always leads to Ya Se. Ya Se is actually being framed by Lei Ke Si, who is actually the real culprit. Lei Ke Si makes Ya Se look bad so that Da Dong won't believe him when he says that Lei Ke Si is KO.2. Soon, An Qi, who is Da Dong's and Lei Ke Si's childhood crush, appears. Lei Ke Si reveals his true identity as KO.2 and fights Da Dong for An Qi. After Lei Ke Se leaves the class, Xiao Yu starts to crush on An Qi. Both Da Dong and Xiao Yu fight over An Qi, but Da Dong doesn't realize his crush on the teacher of KO One, Tian Xin (Melody) until An Qi tells him. An Qi decides to return to America. Soon after, two new female students join the class. One of them is Cai Wu Xiong (Bernice Tsai) who develops a crush on Ya Se. In the beginning, he refuses to accept her due to her gorilla-like behavior, but he eventually falls in love with her. At the end, Lei Ke Si returns to tell the class the secret to defeating their enemy, Hei Long. In the final battle, Da Dong, Ya Se, Xiao Yu and Lei Ke Si combine their powers to defeat the evil roaming around them, but the fight triggers a big explosion that causes both forces to lose their powers.

Characters

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Main article: List of KO One characters

Main characters

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Wang Da Dong (汪ひろし大東だいとう)

The ringleader of the school gang "Zhong Ji Yi Ban" (終極しゅうきょく一いち班はん / Ultimate Class). Self-confident and stubborn. Acting like an obedient child at home, he keep his parents in the dark about his school life. Everybody in Zhong Ji Yi Ban listens to him.

Da Dong is number three on the KO Rank and has the battle level of 9,000.

Although Da Dong seems harsh and cold, he is actually a good person at heart and shows his caring side whenever his friends need help.

He carries the "Long Wen Ao" (龍りゅう紋もん鏊 / Dragon Tattooed Pan) as his primary weapon. The unique aspect of this weapon is that it can vary its master's fighting count according to the opponent's fighting count; it becomes stronger when fighting strong opponents and remains normal when facing weaker ones (遇ぐう強きょう則のり強きょう、遇ぐう弱じゃく則のり弱じゃく).

Wang Ya Se (王おう亞あ瑟)

The son of the gangster leader of "Tu Long Bang" (土龍むぐらもち幫).

Rich, powerful, self-centered, and his concerns are his looks.

Like Da Dong, he has a 3rd position on the KO Rank, his battle level being 9,000. Because he and Da Dong shared the third position, he joined Zhong Ji Yi Ban intending to challenge him. They later became best buddies.

His primary weapon is the Shi Zhong Jian (石いし中ちゅう劍けん / Sword in the Stone), a spiritual dagger created by the wizard Merlin and used by King Arthur. When he removes the stone from the dagger, the sword essence will possess Ya Se, allowing him to instantly gain evil powers at the expense of losing control over his own actions.

Ding Xiao Yu (丁ちょう小雨こさめ)

Xiao Yu is an exchange student from "Tuo Nan High School" (拓つぶせ南みなみ高だか中ちゅう), known as the 4th ranked fighter on the KO Rank, his fighting count being 8,500. He is prone to giving others cold looks if they are not willing to leave him alone.

He doesn't like violence. He is known to be great at withstanding constant beating, and he will not fight back. However, if anyone hits his head, he will definitely fight back.

He uses his powerful fists as weapons and has the battle level of 8500. Xiao Yu's left fist is said to have the power of an atomic bomb, while his right fist has ten times the power of his left fist. However, if he uses the right hand, he will become unable to use more power within three hours and might risk losing his own life.

Huang An Qi (黃き安やす琪)

An Qi is daughter of a famous politician and Da Dong's and Lei Ke Si's childhood best friend. She has been in love with Da Dong for a really long time, but never truly knew how he felt. She never knew Lei Ke Si was in love with her. She moved to America five years ago, but during that time she has written over five hundred letters to Da Dong - two letters per week. She never got any response from Da Dong, but he has secretly been collecting and memorizing them.

Her love for Da Dong is the reason why Lei Ke Si hates Da Dong. When Lei Ke Si finally reveals his identity as KO. 2 and gets Da Dong into a hospital, she decides to return to America because she believes she caused the rivalry between him and his best friend. Before she leaves, Da Dong tells her that he has been secretly memorizing her letters, so she stayed in Taiwan.

Tian Xin (田た欣)

The homeroom teacher of Zhong Ji Yi Ban (終極しゅうきょく一いち班はん). Because of her little brother's past, she becomes a teacher, in hopes to getting bad students back on the right track.

As a person, she is very nice and likes to babble a lot when she gets angry.

At first, Da Dong did not like her at all because of her position as a teacher but was eventually touched by her kindness and decided to let her become their homeroom teacher.

Sha Jie (煞姊)

Number 13th on the KO Rank.

Sha Jie is the leader of the girl gang of the class. She is extremely mean and fierce.

She has been in love with Da Dong since before the start of the series, but he hasn't shown any signs of liking her back.

Lei Ke Si (雷かみなり克かつ斯)

Da Dong's childhood friend whom Da Dong has absolute trust in. Lei Ke Si has liked An Qi since they were kids, but because she was in love with Da Dong, he developed a strong hatred for his best friend.

In school, he is known as Da Dong's brain.

Because of his disguise as a weak kid with good intentions, nobody knows Lei Ke Si is actually KO. 2 - the next strongest fighter on the KO Rank, with a battle level of 10,000.

His weapon is "Ah Rui Xi Zhi Shou" (阿おもね瑞みず斯之手しゅ / Ares' Hand), a metal glove reclaimed from the realm of darkness.

Episode guide

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Main article: List of KO One episodes

KO Rank

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KO Rank Name Gender Nickname Fighting Count Special Skill/Weapon
1 Tian Hong Guang (田た弘光ひろみつ) Male None (無名むめい) 30,000 Dragon Blade (龍りゅう斬き)
2 Lei Ke Si (雷かみなり克かつ斯) Male Zhan Shen/War God (戰せん神しん) 10,000 Ares' Hand (阿おもね瑞みず斯之手しゅ)
3 Wang Da Dong (汪ひろし大東だいとう) Male Da Dong (大東だいとう / 自大じだい狂きょう) 9,000 Dragon Tattooed Pan (龍りゅう紋もん鏊)
3 Wang Ya Se (王おう亞あ瑟) Male Ya Se Wang/Mr. Narcissist (亞あ瑟王 / 自じ恋こい狂きょう) 9,000 Sword in the Stone (石いし中ちゅう劍けん)
4 Ding Xiao Yu (丁ちょう小雨こさめ) Male Nai Da Wang (耐たい打だ王おう 8,500 Powerful Left Fist (黃金おうごん左ひだり拳けん) or Ultimate Right Fist(致命ちめい右みぎ拳けん) / Ares' Hand (阿おもね瑞みず斯之手しゅ) borrowed from Lei Ke Si (雷かみなり克かつ斯)
5 Tong Da You (童わらわ大友おおとも) Male Tai Shan (泰山たいざん) 8,000 -
7 Cai Yun Han (蔡雲寒かん) Female Jin Gang Jie Jie/Iron Sister (金きむ剛つよし姊姊) 7,800 Pain Kills Desire To Live Truth Telling Whip (痛やめ不ふ欲よく生せい實話じつわ鞭むち)
9 Shi Huo (史し火ひ) Male Huo Long/Fire Dragon(火ひ龍りゅう) 7,300 Dragon Shield (龙盾)
11 Da Li Jun (大力だいりき俊しゅん) Male - - Super-Strength (大力だいりき)
13 Sha Jie (煞姊) Female Zhong Ji Ban Hua (終極しゅうきょく班はん花はな) 4,000 -
14 Tao Zi (桃子ももこ) Female - - -
15 Bai Linda (白しろ琳達) Female - - -
19 Zhong Quan (忠ちゅう犬けん) Male Tian Shi Zhong Quan (天使てんし忠ちゅう犬けん) - -
21 Tian Cai Xiao Diao Shou (添財小しょう釣手つりて) Female - - -
22 Bing Qi Lin (冰畸淋) Female - - -
23 Na Lu Wan Zai (那な瀘灣仔こ) Male - - -
24 Xuan Wo Ming Ren (炫窩名人めいじん) Male - - -
25 Bing Qi Bu (冰畸怖) Female - - -
26 Kua Ke Xiong Di (夸克兄弟きょうだい) Male(s) - - -
27 Guai Yi Bo Shi (怪かい衣ころも博士はかせ) Male - - -
28 Zang San Feng (髒三さん瘋) Male - - -
135 Jin Bao San (金寶きんぽう三さん) Male Nei Shang Wang (內傷王おう) - Pi Ren Jiu zhan (屁へ人じん九きゅう斬き)
150 The only elementary student (唯ただ一いち國こく小生しょうせい) Male - -

Groups

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Cast

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Main cast

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Extended cast

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Production credits and trivia

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  • Producer: Chen Zi Han (陳ひね芷涵) / Wang Xin Gue (王おう信貴しぎ) / Liu Xing (劉りゅう行こう)
  • Director: Liao Fei Hong (廫猆鴻おおとり)
  • Screenwriter: Qi Xi Lin (齊ひとし鍚麟) / Lan Jin Xiang (藍あい今いま翔しょう)
  • Da Dong has the best potential to be KO.1 among all the KO fighters.
  • It is rumored that the descendant of Guo Jing is the legendary KO.1 Tian Hong Guang and his sister Tian Xin.
  • The director had a hard time choreographing the moves with the actors.
  • The director intended to incorporate a KO.9 into the last few episodes, but due to their schedule, KO. 9 was credited as guest star instead.
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References

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  1. ^ (in Chinese) Fahrenciti.com Jiro Wang filmography profile info Retrieved 2010-11-11
  2. ^ (in Chinese) [1] Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine. March 31, 2013. Retrieved April 25, 2007.
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