Bromance (Taiwanese TV series)
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| Bromance | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Genre | romantic comedy, comedy, modern |
| Created by | SETTV |
| Written by | Fang Xiao Ren ( Chen Bi Zhen ( Shao Hui Ting (邵慧婷) (Screenwriter coordinator) Lin Pei Yu ( Zheng Han Wen ( |
| Directed by | Chen Rong Hui ( |
| Starring | Baron Chen Megan Lai Bii Sean Lee Katie Chen |
| Opening theme | Epochal Times ( |
| Ending theme | Bottom Line ( |
| Country of origin | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 18 30 (International ver.) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Pan Yi Qun ( Chen Bi Zhen ( |
| Producers | Fang Xiao Ren ( Rong Jun Yi ( |
| Production locations | Taiwan Japan |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production companies | Golden Bloom Production Co., Ltd. ( |
| Original release | |
| Network | TTV SETTV |
| Release | October 18, 2015 – February 21, 2016 |
| Related | |
Bromance (Chinese:
For her performance in Bromance, Megan Lai won Best Actress at the 2015 Sanlih Drama Awards.[1]
Plot
[edit]When Pi Ya Nuo (Megan Lai) was born, her arrival was eagerly received by her parents, extended family, and their fortune teller, who gathered in the delivery room to bless the beginning of the Pi Family's heir. Upon hearing her first cry, the fortune teller predicted on the spot that the baby "boy" would grow up to be a great success and a natural-born leader. But when the nurses announced that the baby was a girl, the stunned fortune teller immediately announced that the girl would not survive childhood unless she lived as a boy for the first 25 years of her life; only then could Ya Nuo change her bad fate and bring prosperity to her family.
Having lived her life as a boy, Ya Nuo was shy and always tried to keep her distance from people to hide her true identity. This mysterious aloofness made her irresistible to the girls around her. One day, she accidentally helped out Du Zi Feng (Baron Chen), who happened to be a triad leader, and his sister, Du Zi Han (Mandy Tao). While Zi Han fell in love with Ya Nuo, Zi Feng became Ya Nuo's "sworn brother" and best friend. Now, with her 26th birthday approaching, Ya Nuo hopes to reveal her true gender without any repercussions.[2]
Cast
[edit]Main cast
[edit]- Baron Chen as Du Zi Feng
杜 子 楓 - Megan Lai as Pi Ya Nuo 琵亞
諾 - Bii as Wei Qing Yang
衛 青 陽 - Sean Lee as Chu Zhe Rui
楚 哲 瑞 - Katie Chen as Yang Na Na 楊娜娜
Supporting cast
[edit]- Mandy Tao as Du Zi Han
杜 子 涵 - Amanda Chou as Fan Xiao Jing 范小菁
- Yang Ming Wei as Liao Guang Chao 廖廣
超 - Tou Chung-hua as Du Guang Zhu
杜 光 柱 - Linda Liu as Sister Feng
- Tang Chih-wei as Ya Nuo's father
- Wang Chuan as Ya Nuo's mother
- Joseph Hsia as Nan Xing Tian
南 刑 天 - Chen Wei Min as Wu Wan Hao
吳 萬 豪 - Edison Wang as Wu Han Sheng
吳 翰昇
Special guest actors
[edit]- Samuel Tai as Master Yong Chun Quan
- Esther Wu as high school student
- Eunice Lin as high school student
- Fang Yu Xin (
方 語 昕) as high school student - Lia Lee as Amy Guo
郭 Amy - Cheng Xue Shu (
程 學 書 ) as fortuneteller - Titan Huang as boss
- Wang De Sheng (
王 德 生 ) as Zi Feng's chief men - He Jie Rou as child Xiao Jing
- Chiu Yi Tien as child Ya Nuo
- GJ as cruise ship singer
- Yumi Chao as child Zi Han
- Tsai Rui Ze as child Zi Feng
- Le Le (
樂樂 ) as child Yan Ting - Mario Pu as Magazine Editor
- ?? as child Zhe Rui
- Lin Xuan Yu (
林 萱 瑜) as Eva - Jin Wen as Wu Mei Li
盧 美麗
Soundtrack
[edit]- "Epochal Times" (
心 時代 ) by Bii, Andrew Tan, Ian Chen, Dino Lee - "Bottom Line" (
底 線 ) by Landy Wen - "Back in Time" (
逆 時 光 的 浪 ) by Bii - "Tender Love / Love you Gently" (
愛 是 妳給的 溫柔 ) by Bii - "Quietness" (
安靜 ) by Andrew Tan feat. Miu Zhu - "Sunny Day" (
晴天 ) by Derrick Hoh - "Fake" (
假裝 不 了 ) by Derrick Hoh - "No One" (
沒 有 之 一 ) by GJ
Production
[edit]Filming began on September 19, 2015[citation needed] and the first media conference was held on September 29, 2015. The filming ended on February 3, 2016.
The show began airing on TTV Main Channel on October 18, 2015[3] and concluded on February 21, 2016. A total of 18 episodes were released. Later, the show was aired online on LINE TV beginning October 19, 2015, followed by showing on SET Metro (Chinese:
Director
[edit]- Rong-hui Chen (
陳 戎 暉 )
Writers
[edit]- Pi-Chen Chen (
陳 碧 真 ) - Han-Wen Cheng (
鄭 涵文) - Hsiao-Jen Fang (
方 孝仁 ) - Pei-Yu Lin (
林 珮瑜) - Hui-Ting Shao (邵慧婷)
Production Team
[edit]- Jun-Yi Rong (
戎 俊 義 ), Producer - Pi-Chen Chen (
陳 碧 真 ), Executive Producer - Ya-An Lo (
羅 雅 安 ), Project Producer - Hsiao-Jen Fang (
方 孝仁 ), Producer - Yi-Chun Pan (
潘 逸 群 ), Executive Producer
Stunt Coordinator
[edit]- Eddie Tsai
Broadcast
[edit]| Network | Country | First Aired | Timeslot |
|---|---|---|---|
| TTV | Taiwan | October 18, 2015 | Sunday 10:00–11:30 pm |
| LINE TV | October 19, 2015 | Monday 12:00 | |
| SETTV | October 24, 2015 | Saturday 10:00–11:30 pm | |
| Videoland Drama | April 9, 2016 | Saturday to Sunday 8:00–10:00 pm | |
| Eastern Broadcasting Company | August 24, 2016 | Monday to Friday 9:00–10:00 pm | |
| Vidol | August 24, 2016 | Monday to Friday 10:00 pm | |
| Rakuten Viki | Europe | October 18, 2015 | Monday 12:00 am |
| E City | Singapore | December 5, 2015 | Saturday 9:30–11:00 pm |
| Astro Shuang Xing | Malaysia | March 23, 2016 | Monday to Friday 4:00–5:00 pm |
| Astro Shuang Xing HD | |||
| Dimsum Entertainment | Malaysia | May 21, 2020 | Series available on demand |
| J2 | Hong Kong | July 19, 2016 | Monday to Friday 7:00–8:00 pm |
| ホームドラマチャンネル | Japan | September 27, 2016 | Tuesday 1:15–2:15 am |
| myTV SUPER | Hong Kong | June 4, 2017 | Sunday 1:00–2:30 pm |
The show was first broadcast on TTV on October 18, 2015. It aired in the Sunday night 10:00–11:30 pm time slot, which was previously occupied by When I See You Again (Chinese:
Episode ratings
[edit]| Air Date | Episode | Average Ratings | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 18, 2015 | 1 | 1.70 | 1 |
| October 25, 2015 | 2 | 2.16 | 1 |
| November 1, 2015 | 3 | 1.89 | 1 |
| November 8, 2015 | 4 | 2.26 | 1 |
| November 15, 2015 | 5 | 2.08 | 1 |
| November 22, 2015 | 6 | 2.10 | 1 |
| November 29, 2015 | 7 | 2.20 | 1 |
| December 6, 2015 | 8 | 2.49 | 1 |
| December 13, 2015 | 9 | 2.65 | 1 |
| December 20, 2015 | 10 | 2.54 | 1 |
| December 27, 2015 | 11 | 2.41 | 1 |
| January 3, 2016 | 12 | 2.60 | 1 |
| January 10, 2016 | 13 | 2.24 | 1 |
| January 17, 2016 | 14 | 2.47 | 1 |
| January 24, 2016 | 15 | 2.14 | 1 |
| January 31, 2016 | 16 | 2.30 | 1 |
| February 7, 2015: Airing of "2016 Super Star: A Red & White Lunar New Year Special" | |||
| February 14, 2016 | 17 | 1.96 | 1 |
| February 21, 2016 | 18 | 2.88 | 1 |
| February 28, 2016 | Special Episode | 1.08 | 2 |
| Average ratings | 2.28 | -- | |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Sanlih Drama Awards | Best Actor Award | Baron Chen | Nominated |
| Best Actress Award | Megan Lai | Won | ||
| Viewers Choice Drama Award | Bromance | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ "2015
華 劇 大賞 :李 國 毅 賴 雅 妍獲最 佳 男女 演 員 " (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved April 1, 2021. - ^ "Bromance". Viki. Retrieved October 28, 2015
- ^ "
電 視 劇 愛 上 哥們演 員 表 及角色 介 紹" (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved April 1, 2021. - ^ a b c d Bromance (TV Series 2015– ) - IMDb, retrieved April 1, 2021
External links
[edit]- Bromance TTV Website (in Chinese)
- Bromance SETTV Website (in Chinese)
- BromanceSET on Facebook (in Chinese)
- Bromance Winsepang (in Indonesian)
- Bromance at IMDb