''Sweet Relationship'' () is a 2007
Taiwanese drama
Taiwanese drama (, also known as T.W. drama) refer to dramatic programming of television programming extended stories usually dramatizing relationships through the general range of ten to forty one-hour episodes. They are produced in Taiwan and ha ...
starring
Vic Chou
Vic Chou () is a Taiwanese actor and singer. He is a member of the Taiwanese boy band F4.
Career F4
Chou rose to fame for his role as Hua Ze Lei in the highly popular Taiwan television series '' Meteor Garden''. At the conclusion of the serie ...
of
F4,
Alan Kuo
Alan Ko (), also known as Alan Kuo or Alan Ke, is a Taiwanese singer and actor.
Career
Ko is the son of the late Taiwanese stuntman/actor, Blackie Ko Shou Liang and his wife Sung Lai Wah. For his father, he had written two songs, each in one of ...
,
Megan Lai
Megan Lai (; born 5 December 1979) is a Taiwanese actress and singer who is best known for '' Bromance'', '' Miss Rose'', ''Meteor Garden II '' and ''Mars''.
Life and career
Early life and education
Lai was born on 5 December 1979 in Yon ...
and
Patty Hou
Patty Hou (; born 20 December 1977) is a Taiwanese former news anchor. She has subsequently hosted an entertainment program on Azio TV and published the book ''Patty's About Love''.
Career
Hou was born in Taipei, Taiwan, she graduated with a degr ...
. It is based on a Japanese
josei manga
, also known as and its abbreviation , is an editorial category of Japanese comics that emerged in the 1980s. In a strict sense, ''josei'' refers to manga marketed to an audience of adult women, contrasting ''shōjo'' manga, which is market ...
by
Satoru Makimura. It was produced by Comic Ritz International Production (可米瑞智國際藝能有限公司) with Chai Zhi Ping (
柴智屏) as producer and directed by Chu Yu-ning (
瞿友寧).
The series was first broadcast in Taiwan on free-to-air
Chinese Television System (CTS) (華視) from 16 September 2007 to 27 January 2008, every Sunday from 22:00 to 23:30 and cable TV
Gala Television (GTV) Variety Show/CH 28 (八大綜合台) from 22 September 2007 to 2 February 2008, every Saturday at 21:00. It only received moderate rating despite the promising cast as well as story. The average rating of the drama after the final episode was 1.50.
Synopsis
The story revolves around two polar opposites who wouldn't have met if it hadn't been for luck. Chang Bai Hui (
Patty Hou
Patty Hou (; born 20 December 1977) is a Taiwanese former news anchor. She has subsequently hosted an entertainment program on Azio TV and published the book ''Patty's About Love''.
Career
Hou was born in Taipei, Taiwan, she graduated with a degr ...
) is a simple girl with extraordinary taste when it comes to food and dining. She could tell the difference between
fine dining
Fine may refer to:
Characters
* Sylvia Fine (''The Nanny''), Fran's mother on ''The Nanny''
* Officer Fine, a character in ''Tales from the Crypt'', played by Vincent Spano
Legal terms
* Fine (penalty), money to be paid as punishment for an off ...
and a poor cooked meal in an instant. Ever since she was little, food has been the center of her world. It celebrated her college graduation and consoled her when her beloved father died.
Fang Zi Tian (
Vic Chou
Vic Chou () is a Taiwanese actor and singer. He is a member of the Taiwanese boy band F4.
Career F4
Chou rose to fame for his role as Hua Ze Lei in the highly popular Taiwan television series '' Meteor Garden''. At the conclusion of the serie ...
) is a world-renowned Chef who could have easily made headlines if he cared about it. He has an amazing cooking talent that sets him apart, and an ability to gain anyone's respect in the cooking world. Yet, he found no joy in what he does.
By stroke of fate, their paths cross several times. Though at first Zi Tian was less than pleased to have Bai Hui hanging around his life, he eventually grew to enjoy having her. Bai Hui's arrival in his life not only reignites his passion for cooking but it also taught him countless lessons in life. Just like Zi Tian, though in a different manner, Bai Hui was also changed. She grew up and matured to understand the world better, but none were to happen if it hadn't been for the help of those around them.
Cast
*
Vic Chou
Vic Chou () is a Taiwanese actor and singer. He is a member of the Taiwanese boy band F4.
Career F4
Chou rose to fame for his role as Hua Ze Lei in the highly popular Taiwan television series '' Meteor Garden''. At the conclusion of the serie ...
(周渝民) as Fang Zi Tian 方織田
*
Patty Hou
Patty Hou (; born 20 December 1977) is a Taiwanese former news anchor. She has subsequently hosted an entertainment program on Azio TV and published the book ''Patty's About Love''.
Career
Hou was born in Taipei, Taiwan, she graduated with a degr ...
(侯佩岑) as Chang Bai Hui 常百惠
*
Alan Kuo
Alan Ko (), also known as Alan Kuo or Alan Ke, is a Taiwanese singer and actor.
Career
Ko is the son of the late Taiwanese stuntman/actor, Blackie Ko Shou Liang and his wife Sung Lai Wah. For his father, he had written two songs, each in one of ...
(柯有綸) as He Ma Yang 何馬揚
*
Megan Lai
Megan Lai (; born 5 December 1979) is a Taiwanese actress and singer who is best known for '' Bromance'', '' Miss Rose'', ''Meteor Garden II '' and ''Mars''.
Life and career
Early life and education
Lai was born on 5 December 1979 in Yon ...
(賴雅妍) as Ren Ke Xin 任可欣
*
Zhu De Gang (朱德剛) as Cheng Jia Jun 成家俊
*
Teresa Ji (紀培慧) as Cheng Qiang 成薔
*
Zhang Yong Zhi (張永智) as Gao Qiao 高橋
*
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* Deng (state), an ancient Chinese state
* Deng (Chinese surname), originated from the state
** Deng Xiaoping, paramount leader ...
(鄧九雲) as Lu Chuan Lin 陸川琳
* Billie (比莉) as Jin Dao Po Po 金刀婆婆
*
Gu Xuan Chun (谷炫淳) as Gu Jian Xian 辜見賢
*
Xu Zhen Wei (徐振偉) as B Pang B胖
*
Eric Tu (涂百峰) as Eric
*
Cha Ma Ke (查馬克) as Cha Ke 查克
*
Tang Qi as Tang Tang Jie 糖糖姐
*
Gui Ye (龜爺) as Gui Ye
*
Lin You Fang (林有方) as Zhu Rou Biao 豬肉彪
*
Cai Jie De (蔡皆得) as Doctor Cai
*
Luo Bei An (羅北安) as Duo Feng 多風
*
Bao Ma (寶媽) as Bao Ma (ep01)
*
Fei Zhen Hua (費鎮華) as Chang's father (ep01)
*
Chien Te-men
Chien Te-men (, 28 August 1943 – 5 February 2018) was a Taiwanese actor.
Selected filmography
*'' New Legend of Madame White Snake'' (1992) as Fahai.
*'' The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber'' (1994).
*''The Rose'' (2003).
*'' KO One'' (2005).
* ...
as Restaurant manager (ep01)
*
Wang De Sheng (王德生) as Chang's family friend (ep01)
*
Eric Chen as teenage Fang Zi Tian
*
Matt Wu
Matt Wu Chung-tien (; born July 5, 1981) is a Taiwanese actor, film director and screenwriter.
His short film ''Stairway'' (四十三階) won Best Asian Short Film Award at the 19th Busan International Film Festival in 2014.
Personal life
In 200 ...
as Liang Hai Tao 梁海濤
*
Tai Bao (太保) as Ma Yang's father
*
Li Dai Ling
Li, li, or LI may refer to:
Businesses and organizations
* Landscape Institute, a British professional body for landscape architects
* Leadership Institute, a non-profit organization located in Arlington, Virginia, US, that teaches "political te ...
(李黛玲) as Ma Yang's mother
*
Weber Yang as Flyer distributor (cameo)
Soundtrack
''Sweet Relationship Original Soundtrack'' (美味關係 電視原聲帶) was released on 17 December 2007 by
Joanna Wang
Joanna Wang () is a Taiwanese-American singer-songwriter, daughter of renowned music producer Wang Zhi-ping (王治平). Born in Taipei but raised in Los Angeles, California, Wang dropped out from Gabrielino High School when she was 16. Her de ...
, Megan Lai,
Alan Kuo
Alan Ko (), also known as Alan Kuo or Alan Ke, is a Taiwanese singer and actor.
Career
Ko is the son of the late Taiwanese stuntman/actor, Blackie Ko Shou Liang and his wife Sung Lai Wah. For his father, he had written two songs, each in one of ...
, and
Vic Chou
Vic Chou () is a Taiwanese actor and singer. He is a member of the Taiwanese boy band F4.
Career F4
Chou rose to fame for his role as Hua Ze Lei in the highly popular Taiwan television series '' Meteor Garden''. At the conclusion of the serie ...
under
Sony Music Entertainment (Taiwan). It contains ten songs, in which four songs are various instrumental versions of some songs. The opening theme song is "Ai Shang Zhe Shi Jie" or "In Love With This World" by
Vic Chou
Vic Chou () is a Taiwanese actor and singer. He is a member of the Taiwanese boy band F4.
Career F4
Chou rose to fame for his role as Hua Ze Lei in the highly popular Taiwan television series '' Meteor Garden''. At the conclusion of the serie ...
, while the ending theme song is by
Alan Kuo
Alan Ko (), also known as Alan Kuo or Alan Ke, is a Taiwanese singer and actor.
Career
Ko is the son of the late Taiwanese stuntman/actor, Blackie Ko Shou Liang and his wife Sung Lai Wah. For his father, he had written two songs, each in one of ...
entitled "Don't Say Goodbye".
Sweet Relationship OST album info
''Yesasia.com''. 17 December 2007. Retrieved 2010-12-22
Track listing
Reception
Source
International Broadcast
*It was aired in the Philippines through Q-11 which was dubbed in Tagalog on May 24 at 15:00 (PST) under the working title ''Magic Taste''.
References
External links
*
Comic Ritz Sweet Relationship website
*
CTS Sweet Relationship website
* {{in lang, zh}
GTV Sweet Relationship website
Chinese Television System original programming
Gala Television original programming
2007 Taiwanese television series debuts
2008 Taiwanese television series endings
Taiwanese television dramas based on manga