''Operation Love'' () is a 2017 Chinese television series starring

Lay Zhang Zhang Yixing (born Zhang Jiashuai ; ), known professionally as Lay Zhang or simply Lay, is a Chinese singer and actor. After participating in the Chinese talent show ''Star Academy'' in 2005, he became a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy ...

and

Chen Duling Chen Duling (; born October 18, 1993) is a Chinese actress. She is best known for her role in the coming-of-age film ''The Left Ear'' (2015) directed by Alec Su, ''Love in Flames of War'' (2022), ''Till the End of the Moon'' (2023) and ''Mysteri ...

. The series is a remake of the Japanese drama of the same name that aired in 2007. It aired on

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from 24 April to 6 June 2017 and was also streamed on

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Synopsis

Yan Xiaolai and Ji Tiantian have been best friends for more than ten years. Naive and oblivious when it comes to love, Xiaolai does not realize his feelings for Tiantian; despite the latter trying multiple times to confess her feelings for him. Tiantian eventually gives up and accepts her teacher. At the wedding ceremony when Tiantian is about to marry another man, Xiaolai regrets that he never confessed his feelings for her. An angel appears and offers him a second chance to change the past. Xiaolai travels back to various events of their life, hoping to change the outcome of their relationship.

Cast

Main

as Yan Xiao Lai *

as Ji Tian Tian *

Julian Cheung Julian Cheung Chi-lam (born 27 August 1971), better known by his stage name Chilam, is a Hong Kong singer and actor. Cheung is known for his role as Guo Jing in the 1994 TV series adaptation of the ''Wuxia'' novel, '' The Legend of the Condo ...

as Angel * Toby Lee as Xiao Wei Zhe *Zhao Yuanyuan as You Li * Lv Zhazha as Gao Duan *Zhang Haowei as Chen Hao Nan

Supporting

*Wang Bozhao as old Yan Xiaolai *Wang Ruijia as old Ji Tiantian *Gao Baobao as old You Li *Chunyu Shanshan as old Xiao Duan *Xu Wei as old Chen Haonan *Yang Xue'er as Li Ziyao *Chen Shangze as Luo Hu *Ji Xuefei as Ji Tiantian's mother *Wang Jiancheng as Ji Tiantian's father *Liang Xuefei as makeup artist *Cao Lianfang as Luo Hu's mother *Yang Jinci as Da Xiong *Li Yuehui as Wang Zhuren

Special appearance

Coco Lee CoCo Lee ( zh, c=李玟; 17 January 1975 – 5 July 2023) was a Chinese-American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is one of the best-selling artists in Asia and widely regarded as a significant figure and a diva. Her career began in 1993 i ...

as herself (Ep. 8)

Original soundtrack

OST Part 1

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