''Sweet Relationship'' () is a 2007

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starring

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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

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. It is based on a Japanese

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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 (

) is a simple girl with extraordinary taste when it comes to food and dining. She could tell the difference between

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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 (

) 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

(周渝民) as Fang Zi Tian 方織田 *

(侯佩岑) as Chang Bai Hui 常百惠 *

(柯有綸) as He Ma Yang 何馬揚 *

(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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(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) *

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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 *

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(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,

, and

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

, while the ending theme song is by

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
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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