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Rookies' Diary
''Rookies' Diary'' is a satirical military comedy television series and drama created in Taiwan. It has a total of 43 episodes of approximately 1 hour each. It aired from July 2, 2010 to April 22, 2011. The series is about how a group of teenagers whom are training in the military or army as recruits for 36 days. The director of the series is Wang Wei. It was also one of the most popular and well known dramas in Taiwan, because of it based on military and army just like the Singapore's military movies '' Ah Boys to Men'' and '' Ah Boys to Men 2'' from the '' Ah Boys to Men film series'', which was directed by popular and successful local film director Jack Neo. Cast Officers and NCOs *Lee Hsing-wen as Captain Ding Hao 丁浩 * Yao Yuan-hao as Second Lieutenant Sun An Bang 孙安邦 *Chantel Liu as Third class Master Sergeant Wang Sheng Nan 王胜男 *Huang Ti Chun "Debbie" as Lieutenant Jin Bi Ying 金碧莹 *Zhao Jun Ya as Corporal Corporal is a military rank in use by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satire
Satire is a genre of the visual, literary, and performing arts, usually in the form of fiction and less frequently non-fiction, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, often with the intent of exposing or shaming the perceived flaws of individuals, corporations, government, or society itself into improvement. Although satire is usually meant to be humorous, its greater purpose is often constructive social criticism, using wit to draw attention to both particular and wider issues in society. Satire may also poke fun at popular themes in art and film. A prominent feature of satire is strong irony or sarcasm—"in satire, irony is militant", according to literary critic Northrop Frye— but parody, burlesque, exaggeration, juxtaposition, comparison, analogy, and double entendre are all frequently used in satirical speech and writing. This "militant" irony or sarcasm often professes to approve of (or at least accept as natural) th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Non-commissioned Officer
A non-commissioned officer (NCO) is an enlisted rank, enlisted leader, petty officer, or in some cases warrant officer, who does not hold a Commission (document), commission. Non-commissioned officers usually earn their position of authority by promotion through the enlisted ranks. In contrast, Officer (armed forces), commissioned officers usually enter directly from a military academy, officer training corps (OTC) or Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC), or officer candidate school (OCS) or officer training school (OTS), after receiving a post-secondary degree. The NCO corps usually includes many grades of enlisted, corporal and sergeant; in some countries, warrant officers also carry out the duties of NCOs. The naval equivalent includes some or all grades of petty officer. There are different classes of non-commissioned officers, including junior (lower ranked) non-commissioned officers (JNCO) and senior/staff (higher ranked) non-commissioned officers (SNCO). Functio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yang Li-yin
Yang Li-yin (born 10 January 1963) is a Taiwanese actress. She won the Golden Bell Award for Best Actress in 2006. Best known for her roles on television, Yang has also appeared in films and on stage. Selected filmography *'' Taipei Story'' (1985) *'' The Puppetmaster'' (1993) *'' Island Etude'' (2006) *'' Rookies' Diary'' (2010–11) *'' Material Queen'' (2011) *'' Inborn Pair'' (2011–12) *'' Miss Rose'' (2012) *'' Lady Maid Maid'' (2012–13) *'' King Flower'' (2013) *'' Just You'' (2013) *'' Endless Nights in Aurora'' (2014) *''Tie the Knot'' (2014) *'' Say Again Yes I Do'' (2014–15) *'' Love or Spend'' (2015–16) *'' The Love Song'' (2016) *'' Love By Design'' (2016) *''Swimming Battle'' (2016) *'' A Leg'' (2020) *''The Falls The Falls may refer to: * ''The Falls'' (Oates novel), 2004 novel by Joyce Carol Oates * ''The Falls'' (Rankin novel), 2001 crime novel by Ian Rankin * The Falls (mall), an open-air shopping mall in Kendall, Florida * The Falls, Nova Scotia, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akio Chen
Akio Chen (; born 29 September 1956) is a Taiwanese actor. He won the Golden Bell Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film in 2006. He played the role of Lih in the 2004 film ''Come the Black Dog'' directed by Stan Yin. In 2009, Chen appeared in ''The Sight of Father’s Back'', a segment of Chang Tso-chi's anthology film ''How Are You, Dad''. In ''The Boar King'' (2014), directed by Kuo Chen-ti, Chen's character dies during Typhoon Morakot. Prior to taking a leading role on the 2017 television drama ''The Teenage Psychic'', Chen had appeared in several supporting roles on television. At the 60th Golden Horse Awards The 60th Golden Horse Awards () took place on November 25, 2023, at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (Taipei), Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan. Organized by the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Executive Committee, the awards honoured t ..., he won Best Supporting Actor for his performance in '' Old Fox''. References External links * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corporal
Corporal is a military rank in use by the armed forces of many countries. It is also a police rank in some police services. The rank is usually the lowest ranking non-commissioned officer. In some militaries, the rank of corporal nominally corresponds to commanding a Section (military unit), section or squad of soldiers. The word is a contraction from the Italian language, medieval Italian phrase ( [of soldiers]). While most Indo-European languages use this contraction, West Iberian languages use . Types * Lance corporal * * Corporal first class, First corporal * Second corporal * Master corporal * Corporal major * Corporal of horse * Corporal of the field * Staff corporal By country Australia Corporal is the second lowest of the non-commissioned officer ranks in the Australian Army, falling between lance-corporal and sergeant. A corporal is usually appointed as a section commander, and is in charge of 7–14 soldiers of private rank. They are assisted by a second-in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lieutenant
A lieutenant ( , ; abbreviated Lt., Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a Junior officer, junior commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations, as well as fire services, emergency medical services, Security agency, security services and police forces. The rank in armies and air forces is often subdivided into subcategories of seniority. In Comparative navy officer ranks of Anglophone countries, English-speaking navies, lieutenants are often equivalent to the army rank of Captain (armed forces), captain; in other navies, the lieutenants are usually equal to their army counterparts. ''Lieutenant'' may also appear as part of a title used in various other organisations with a codified command structure. It often designates someone who is "second-in-command", and as such, may precede the name of the rank directly above it. For example, a "lieutenant master" is likely to be second-in-command to the "master" in an organisation using both ranks. Political uses include lieu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Master Sergeant
A master sergeant is the military rank for a senior non-commissioned officer in the armed forces of some countries. Israel Defense Forces The (abbreviated "", master sergeant) is a non-commissioned officer () rank in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Because the IDF is an integrated force, they have a unique rank structure. IDF ranks are the same in all services (army, navy and air force). The ranks are derived from those of the paramilitary developed in the Mandatory Palestine, British Mandate of Palestine period to protect the . This origin is reflected in the slightly compacted Israel Defense Forces ranks, IDF rank structure. Philippines Master sergeant is used by the Armed Forces of the Philippines as a non-commissioned officer rank. It is used by the Philippine Army, Philippine Air Force and the Philippine Marine Corps (under the Philippine Navy. The rank is below Senior master sergeant and above Technical sergeant. As of February 8, 2019, a new ranking classificati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yao Yuan-hao
Teng Yong-lin (; born 19 April 1982), known professionally as Yao Yuan-hao (), is a Taiwanese actor and television host. Early life and career Yao was born on April 19, 1982, in Keelung, Taiwan. He started acting at around 16 years old in the television series ''Bandits and Angels'' (; 1999), directed by Wu Nien-jen, but only became active in 2002. He had his career breakthrough in FTV's 2011 series ''Rookies' Diary'', which received high ratings. The production costs for the series was said to be up to two million TWD, and it also received strong support from the Ministry of Justice. Due to the high expectations, each cast member received training in taekwondo, kendo, and self-defense before shooting began in July. Two years after ''Rookies' Diary'', he starred opposite Cheryl Yang in '' Big Red Riding Hood''. Screenwriter Su Limei (蘇麗媚) asked him to cut his hair similar to her favorite character in the Japanese manga ''Musashi no Ken'', which would make him look more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain
Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader or highest rank officer of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, etc. In militaries, the captain is typically at the level of an officer commanding a company or battalion of infantry, a ship, or a battery of artillery, or another distinct unit. It can also be a rank of command in an air force. The term also may be used as an informal or honorary title for persons in similar commanding roles. Etymology The word "captain" derives from the Middle English "capitane", itself coming from the Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ... "caput", meaning "head". It is consi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Hsing-wen
Lee Hsing-wen (; born 19 July 1967) is a Taiwanese actor. He is best known for portraying military men in films and TV dramas. Lee's son Max is a YouTuber. Filmography Films TV dramas (incomplete) Awards and nominations References External links * * * 1967 births Living people 20th-century Taiwanese male actors 21st-century Taiwanese male actors Taiwanese male film actors Taiwanese male television actors Taiwanese people from Anhui People from Changhua County {{Taiwan-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
