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Dylan Kuo
Dylan Kuo (; born 8 June 1977) is a Taiwanese actor, singer and model. He rose to fame in 2004 after playing the lead role in the television series '' The Outsiders''. He is also known as Irons Kwok, his earlier western name, and Kwok Bun-chiu, his name pronounced in Cantonese. Early life Dylan Kuo was born in Taipei, Taiwan on 8 June 1977, the youngest of a two-child family. He has a brother older than him by 4 years. He has been described by family members and teachers as a shy, quiet and reserved child. His parents divorced when he was very young. He grew up in a single-parent home living with his mother and older brother. His mother worked 2 jobs in order to raise him and his brother, working as a kindergarten teacher by day and at night as a YMCA instructor teaching hairdressing courses. His mother died from breast cancer when he was 14 years old, which Kuo has said was the most unforgettable yet saddest moment in his life. He then went to live with his father while his old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taipei, Taiwan
Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the northern port city of Keelung. Most of the city rests on the Taipei Basin, an ancient lakebed. The basin is bounded by the relatively narrow valleys of the Keelung and Xindian rivers, which join to form the Tamsui River along the city's western border. The city of Taipei is home to an estimated population of 2,646,204 (2019), forming the core part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, which includes the nearby cities of New Taipei and Keelung with a population of 7,047,559, the 40th most-populous urban area in the world—roughly one-third of Taiwanese citizens live in the metro district. The name "Taipei" can refer either to the whole metropolitan area or just the city itself. Taipei has been the seat of the ROC central governme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Outsiders II (Taiwan TV Series)
''The Outsiders II'' (Traditional Chinese: 鬥魚2 , Pinyin: ''Dou Yu Yi''), is a 2004 romance and action Taiwanese drama starring Dylan Kuo, Ady An, Show Lo and Michael Zhang. The drama is a sequel of 2004 " The Outsiders". The storyline backtracks the years Blue Lan's character "Shan Li Jie" is serving a prison sentence so Blue Lan does not appear in this drama. Actor-singer Show Lo, who was not part of the first series is part of the main cast in the second series. The drama began airing on channel GTV on September 9, 2004 every Wednesday nights at 9:00 PM. It finished airing on December 1, 2004 with 20 episodes total. Show Lo received a 40th Golden Bell Awards nomination for Best Actor for his role as the undercover police officer Yuan Cheng Lie. Synopsis The story backtracks the years not covered in the first series when Shan Li Jie (Blue Lan) was serving a prison sentence. Yu Yan (Ady An) decides to change her delicate, weak image in order to not be Yu Hao's (Dylan Kuo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Youku
Youku Tudou Inc. (formerly Youku Inc.), doing business as Youku (), is a video hosting service based in Beijing, China. It operates as a subsidiary of Alibaba Group Holding Limited. Youku has its headquarters in the Sinosteel Plaza in Haidian District, Beijing. On 12 March 2012, Youku reached an agreement to merger with Tudou in a stock-for-stock transaction, the new entity being named Youku Tudou Inc. In 2014, it had more than 500 million monthly active users, with 800 million daily video views. Youku is one of China's top online video and streaming service platforms, along with iQiyi, Sohu, LeTV, Tencent Video, PPTV, 56.com and Funshion. However, Youku's domination in the Chinese market was toppled by its competitor Baidu's iQiyi in 2015. History Youku was founded by Victor Koo (Gu Yongqiang), former President of Chinese Internet portal Sohu. Initial funding for the site came from 1Verge, a fund raised by him. A beta version of the site was launched with limi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiangsu TV
Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation (JSBC) () is China's third biggest television network after China Central Television (CCTV) and Hunan Broadcasting System (HBS). The television network is owned by the Jiangsu provincial government. The network is based in Nanjing in Jiangsu. History Before the establishment of Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation, the local television stations first aired in Nanjing and southern Jiangsu in October 1952. JSBC was established in June 2001 to compete with other major Television networks and expanded its network through nationwide satellite television in January 1997. Television channels * Jiangsu Television * JSBC City Channel * JSBC Arts Channel * JSBC Films and Series Channel * JSBC Sports and Leisure Channel * JSBC Public and News Channel * Youman Cartoon * JSBC International Channel * Haoxiang Shopping Channel * JSBC Educational Channel * JSBC Learning Channel * JSBC Adornments Channel (pay channel) * Fortune Land Channel (pay channel) * Jiangsu Mob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Negotiator (TV Series)
''Negotiator'' ( Chinese: 谈判官) is a 2018 Chinese television series starring Yang Mi and Huang Zitao. It is a spin-off of the 2016 television series ''The Interpreter'' also starring Yang Mi. The series premiered on Hunan TV starting February 4, 2018. Negotiator has a 3.5 rating on Douban from over 44,000 reviews. Synopsis Tong Wei, a brilliant commercial negotiator, and the star executive of the US-China Business Council, is hired to represent Xie Xiaofei's company interests at the negotiating table. Xiaofei is the sole heir of a wealthy Chinese-American corporation but wants nothing to do with the family business. He vents his frustrations on Tong Wei, though their bickering relationship soon takes a romantic turn. The couple separates after Tong Wei was not allowed to be with Xiaofei. However, after time they find each other. Cast Main Supporting Reception The reception of ''Negotiator'' has been extremely negative. The series has a 3.5 rating on Douban, with 1 star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunan TV
Hunan Television or Hunan TV () is a provincial satellite TV station officially launched on 29 September 1970 and is currently China's second-most-watched channel, second only to CCTV-1, owned by China Central Television, although Hunan STV occasionally overtook CCTV-1 in ratings. Hunan TV's signal covers most of China, including Macau, Hong Kong, Taiwan and overseas as (Hunan STV World) in Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Americas, Tajikistan, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Fiji, Australia, South Africa, Canada, United States, India, Nepal, Africa, Europe and other countries and regions landing. The channel broadcasts in high-definition since September 28, 2009. The appearance of its logo has resulted in the nickname of "Mango TV". Notable programs * ''Happy Camp'' * ''Super Girl'' * ''Super Boy'' * ''Where Are We Going, Dad?'' * ''I Am a Singer'' *'' Super-Vocal'' *'' Day Day Up'' *'' Come Sing with Me'' *''72 Floors of Mystery'' *'' ''Chinese Restaurant'''' *''Takes a Real M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Webseries
A web series (also known as a web show) is a series of scripted or non-scripted online videos, generally in episodic form, released on the Internet, which first emerged in the late 1990s and became more prominent in the early 2000s. A single instance of a web series program can be called an episode or a "webisode", however the term is not always used. In general, web series can be watched on a range of platforms and devices, including desktop, laptop, tablets and smartphones. They are different from streaming television, which can be watched on various streaming platforms. As of 2016, there were a number of awards that have been established to celebrate excellence in web series, like the Streamys, Webbys, IAWTV, and Indie Series Awards, although the Streamys and IAWTV also cover programs on streaming platforms. There are also several web series festivals, most notably in Los Angeles and Vancouver. Most major award ceremonies have also created web series and digital media award c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ViuTV
ViuTV is a Cantonese language general entertainment television channel in Hong Kong operated by HK Television Entertainment (HKTVE), whose parent company PCCW also operates the IPTV platform Now TV and the media streaming service Viu. The channel serves as a free-to-air syndicator for television programmes of Now TV. Its sister station is the English-language channel ViuTVsix. Its parent, Viu, is the second largest streaming service in Southeast Asia by paid subscribers, ranking between Disney+ and Netflix. The boy band Mirror became prominent following the ViuTV's talent show ''King Maker''. History In 2020, ViuTV had a reach of four million audiences. Artists Groups With the exception of P1X3L, which is under the label of Universal Music, all of its groups are under the label of Music Nation Records, a music company owned by Richard Li. * COLLAR * ERROR * MIRROR A mirror or looking glass is an object that Reflection (physics), reflects an image. Light that b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Way We Were (2014 TV Series)
''The Way We Were'' () also known as ''16 Summers,'' is a 2014 Taiwanese romance drama produced by Ruby Lin and Lisa Tan and directed by Fu-Hsiang Hsu (許富翔; ). It stars Lin, Weber Yang, 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. According to online statistics collected by the website dailyview.tw, it was the most popular Taiwanese idol dramas in 2014. Another website 7headlines.com ranked it the second most popular Taiwanese drama of 2014, after '' In a Good Way'' (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 ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borrow Your Love
''Borrow Your Love'' (Traditional Chinese: 借用一下你的愛, Pinyin: '' Jie Yong Yi Xia Ni De Ai''), also known as ''Borrow Ur Love'', is a 2013 Taiwanese romance drama starring Dylan Kuo, Amanda Chu, Shi Yi Nan and Cherry Hsia. The drama is about two people who wanted to set their friends up together but end up falling for each other. Filming began in November 2012 on location in Taiwan and finished filming in March 2013. The drama began airing on channel CTV on March 3, 2013 every Sunday night at 10:00 PM with episodes re-broadcasting on cable channel CtiTV every following Saturday night at 10:00 PM. It finished airing on June 2, 2013 with 14 episodes total. Synopsis Ping An, a blunt girl with a warm personality meets Ye Chen, a cold and reserved guy who has just been released from prison. Their chance encounter leads to misunderstanding and being kidnapped together. But the two pretend to be a couple in order for their friends Li Zi Wen and Xie Xi Le to get tog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ia Ia, I Do
''Ia Ia, I Do'' (), is a 2012 co-produced Mainland China and Taiwan romance comedy drama. The "Ia Ia" from the title is the sound of whining in Chinese which is pronounced "Ah Ya Ah Ya". The drama stars Dylan Kuo, Tammy Chen, Song Min Yu, Re Yi Zha and Xu Yue. Directed by Yang Guan Yu and Ke Zheng Ming, the drama is produced by Chinese web streaming site Tudou. Filming began on September 5, 2011 on location in Taiwan and Dongshan County in Fujian province, China and finished on December 9, 2011. Synopsis Qin Ai Ya is a hard working individual who works many odd jobs to save up money. Due to a past heartbreak she does not think about love but only cares about making money. Her dream is to marry a rich guy so she can live a relaxing life, but she mistakes Ji Xiang En, a rich land developer, for a poor waiter she met at a party. Summary Qin Ai Ya (Tammy Chen) is an orphan who lives on the beautiful but impoverished Yuan Zhou Island. She was raised and taken care of by the local re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
