''Rookies' Diary'' is a

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comedy television series and drama created in

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

. 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

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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

, because of it based on

and

just like the

Singapore Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...

'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

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Jack Neo Jack Neo Chee Keong (born 24 January 1960) is a Singaporean filmmaker, comedian and actor who was a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1983 to 2003. He established a unique presence with his genuine and relatable stories that highlight societa ...

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Officers and
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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 Exte ...

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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

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Jin Bi Ying 金碧莹 *Zhao Jun Ya as

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Wang Wei 王威 *Pang Yong Zhi as Corporal Yu Shan Ren 余善仁 *Lin Ruo Ya as Second Lieutenant Qiu Jing Wen *Jun Hao Wang as Corporal Neng Zhi Li *Jacky Zhu as Captain Xu Jia Cheng *Peng An Li as Lieutenant Colonel Kai Zhong Chen *Shi Peng Shen as Lieutenant Colonel Hui Huang Yu *Dong Yu Xie as Corporal Zong Yuan Wang

Rookies

*Tang Jia Hao as Luo Gang 罗刚 *Fu Zi Chun as Yang Hai Shen 杨海生 *Chen De Lie as Lin Bo Wen 林博文 *Lin Dao Yuan as Lai Hu 赖虎 *Xie Zheng Hao as Cai Hao Zhi 蔡浩志 *Chen Wen Xiang as Qiu You Shun 邱有順 *Pan Bo Xi as Shi Jun 石俊 *Qian Jun Zhong as Ye Da Tong 叶大同 *Xia Zheng Feng as Wu Yong 吴勇 *A Gan as Chen Tian Bin 陈添彬 *Ai Cheng as Xiao De Ji 萧德基

Others

*Kelly Pai as Tian Xing *Su Yan Pei as Cai Zhen Zhu *Zhang Jia Xin as Liu Su Qing * Akio Chen as Luo Dao Chun *Zhang Qin as Shen Gui Mei *Lin Yi Fang as Lai Mu Chun *Mei Fang as Gu Zhui Ma *Lin Mie Zhao as Shen Mei Yu *{{ill, Chen Bor-jeng, zh, 陳博正 as Cai Zhen Cai *Ye Jia Yu as Zheng Yu Ting *Chen Bo Han as A Hou *Li Jia Wen as Di Qiu *Tang Zhen as Yan Xiao Rou *Achel Chang as Ye Xiao Yan *Yue Hong as Zheng Yu Que *Liu Xiao Yi as Huang Li Hong *Du Shi Mei as Jian Pu Pu *Li Guo Chao as Li Ming Jie *Chen Ming Wei as Chen Hao Nan * Yang Li-yin as Yan Xiu Ru

References

*https://www.viki.com/tv/3858c-rookies-diary 2010 Taiwanese television series debuts Military comedy television series

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Officers and NCOs A non-commissioned officer (NCO) is an enlisted leader, petty officer, or in some cases warrant officer, who does not hold a commission. Non-commissioned officers usually earn their position of authority by promotion through the enlisted rank ...

Rookies

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Officers and
NCOs A non-commissioned officer (NCO) is an enlisted leader, petty officer, or in some cases warrant officer, who does not hold a commission. Non-commissioned officers usually earn their position of authority by promotion through the enlisted rank ...