Brown Sugar Macchiato is a Taiwanese drama

Taiwanese drama

Taiwanese Drama refers 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 have gained increasing popularity in the Mandarin-speaking community...

 starring members of Taiwanese music groups, Lollipop and Hey Girl. It was first broadcast in Taiwan on free-to-air Formosa TV (FTV)

Formosa TV

Formosa TV is a television station based in Taipei, Taiwan. Established on March 27, 1996, FTV began broadcasting on June 11, 1997.The station was wholly owned and operated by the Democratic Progressive Party. Due to this, its news programs are often of a Pan-Green perspective...

 from 15 July 2007 to 7 October 2007 and cable TV STAR Chinese Channel

STAR Chinese Channel

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. It was also broadcast in China on Xing Kong

Xing Kong

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Synopsis

Six boys with different personalities and backgrounds are notified that they share the same father. On top of that, they are entitled to a huge inheritance. However, there is only one catch: they must attend the same school and live together in the same house for a year. In the end, they become from total strangers to close brothers, as well as making themselves adaptable to the changes in their life.

However, the six brothers not only have to deal with their uneasiness and dislike for one another, but also everything the ten mean girls (Da Ya, Gui Gui, Ya Tou, Tong Tong, Xiao Xun, Xiao Man, Apple, Mei Mei, Xiao Jie and Ke En) would do to make their school days a living hell for them. Unknown to the other nine girls, Ya Tou is actually the housekeeper of the brothers' mansion.

To add to their stress, someone is after their inheritance, trying to make them break their contract, and is sending people to their school to do so. Meanwhile, love blossoms among the brothers and their classmates.

The Brothers

• Owodog as Ao Quan - The eldest brother and leader of the brotherhood. Cool, funny, and responsible. He usually acts as spokesperson for the younger brothers. Ao Quan became the class president after he outdid Tong Tong for the boys' justice, but later lost it to Xiao Ma in an election.
  He dates the spokesperson for the girls in their class, Da Ya. They separated shortly after she found out about his true relationship to his brothers and Ya Tou, but reunited on Ya Tou's birthday.

• Prince as Wang Zi - The second brother. Calm, smart, and elegant. He tends to act cold in front of everybody. Sometimes, he would take the lead for his brothers when Ao Quan is in a bind, and sometimes he is the cook of the family.
  He takes admiration in Xiao Xun, who shares his personalities and intelligence, but ends up dating the mischievous Gui Gui!

• Fabien as Xiao Yu - The third brother. His passion for music is the only thing that matters to him, and is therefore in no interest of inheriting his father's money.
  He has a crush on the class' smartest girl, Xiao Xun, but she despises him for his ignorance. At the same time, he becomes friends with another girl named Mei Mei. After he saves Xiao Xun from a gang of mobsters, her heart is won by him.

• LilJay as Xiao Jie - The fourth brother. Sporty and athletic. He lost his memory at one point in the story, but eventually recovers.
  He has a crush on their housekeeper, Ya Tou, and would always fight with A-Wei for her heart. But in the end, he ends up becoming a couple with the clumsy Xiao Jie after she confesses to him. Their names often cause confusions.

• William as Wei Lian - The fifth brother. Naive and kind, but lacks brain cells. His hobby involves bicycling.
  Wei Lian has a crush on Rong Jia, who is one older year than he is. Though she looks at him as a little brother at first, he eventually wins her heart with his naivety.

• Wayne as A-Wei - The youngest brother. Dancer and energetic and hip-hop is his favorite. Of all the brothers, he is the most nonexistent one.
  Because he and Xiao Jie have a crush on their housekeeper, Ya Tou, they would constantly fight for her heart. He usually pays more attention to Ya Tou even when he is among beautiful girls and is usually more helpful to her than the other brothers. After Xiao Jie began a relationship with Xiao Jie (a girl student), he seizes his chance to confess to Ya Tou.

The Other Boys

• Shawn as Xiao Ma - The new boy transferred to the brothers' school. Tough, athletic and aggressive. He was sent by his father to make the brothers unwittingly break their contract so that they could take their money. His devilish plots are partly based on his jealousy of the brothers' relationship. After everyone found out about his intention, he returns to America against his father's wishes.
  Xiao Ma started a relationship with former class monitress, Tong Tong, soon after he came to their school. However, their relationship ends after she found out that he used her to break the brothers' contract.

• Peter as Li Quan - The new boy transferred to the brothers' school. Kindhearted and secretive. Everybody in class likes him. Because he always walks away when he is on the phone, Wang Zi and some of the other brothers have suspected that he might not be as good as he looks. The brothers' suspicion is proven wrong when he transferred to South Africa.

• Xu Feng as Xu Feng - A boy student in their class.
• Anthony as An Dong Ni (安東尼) - A boy student in their class.
• Jun Han as Jun Han (俊翰) - A boy student in their class.
• Yan Shuai as Yan Shuai (顏帥) - A boy student in their class.

The Classmate Girls (The Ten Sisters)

• Julie Cai as Tong Tong - The former class president of Class 206. She lost her position to Ao Quan due to a misunderstanding that led to a scandal before it was cleared up. She always acts tough in front of boys and acts as the girls' leader. Her best friend in the sisterhood is Mei Mei.
  She once dated a cool schoolmate named Xiao Ma, but their relationship ended after she found out he was using her for his tricks against the brothers.

• Da Ya as Da Ya - The voice of reason. Strong, tough and righteous. She tends to think logical and fair for everybody else.
  After spending time with Ao Quan, they fall in love. She is the first (after Gui Gui) to find out about the brothers' relationship and contract agreements after she overhears Ao Quan and William talking about it. She was furious to find out the truth the hard way and broke up with Ao Quan. However, they reconcile after a while.

• Ghost
  Gui Gui
  Wu Ying Jie , better known by her stage name Gui Gui , is a Taiwanese singer and actress represented by Polyland International Entertainment.-History:...
  
  as Gui Gui - The most mischievous girl in the class. She can do tricks most people usually cannot. Of all the girls in class, she is the only one who knows of Ya Tou's secret identity and her relation to the brothers.
  She has been in love with Wang Zi since their first encounter. She was mistaken to have cancer when the health care center accidentally switched her results with another man. It was through this experience that Wang Zi confesses his feelings to her and they become a couple.

• Yako as Ya Tou - The brothers' housekeeper. Kind and hardworking but clumsy. No one other than Gui Gui knows of her identity. The brothers' father took her in when she lost touch with her mother as a kid. Whenever things get messy, she uses her voice to get the brothers in order.
  She is the subject of A-Wei and Xiao Jie's crush. A-Wei confessed to her in the final episode, and though she did not respond, her expression was clear that she had thoughts about accepting him.

• Mei Mei as Mei Mei - Tong Tong's best friend. Shy, but selfless and energetic.
  She has a crush on musician Xiao Yu, but because he likes Xiao Xun, she is torn between happiness and sorrow. In the end, she decides to let him go and help them get together, and is finally able to move on. Aside from being her friend, she is also his supportive manager.

• Albee
  Xiao Xun
  Xiao Xun is a singer and actress. She is in the Taiwanese girl band Hey Girl. Her specialties are playing piano, singing, and acting. Her interests are playing piano, singing, and reading novels. Her wish is to spend a carefree life with the person she loves....
  
  as Xiao Xun - The smartest girl in the class. Her personality resembles much of Wang Zi's, and because of that, they often spend time together.
  Xiao Yu, like many boys in school, has a major crush on her, which prevents him from falling for Mei Mei. Though she did not like Xiao Yu at first, she begins to have a change of heart after he "saved" her from a bunch of mobsters. After that, she and Xiao Yu are selected to participate in a contest, which later turns out to be from last year. During the time they practiced, Xiao Xun's feelings for Xiao Yu changes gradually and they become a couple.

• Mini as Xiao Jie - A real klutz and bad at everything she does. She was once selected for a rollerskating competition, but because she couldn't harness even the easiest tricks, she has the fourth brother, Xiao Jie, take her place instead.
  Ever since then, she has had a crush on him, which she reveals in the final episode and the two of them end up dating. Their names would often cause confusions.

• Apple as Apple - Rich and fun-loving, she is Da Ya's closest friend. In the late episodes, we find out that her family has evoked in a financial crisis, and that she is forced to work to pay for her father's debt. When Da Ya finds out about this, she decides to help her out.

• Chanel
  Chanel
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  as Xiao Man - The resident fortune-teller in their class. She brings her Tarot cards wherever she goes, and her prediction is always correct.

• Ke En as Ke En - A girl student in their class. Of all the sisters, she has the fewest lines and the least screen time.

Minors

• Guo Zi Qian (Chinese
  Chinese language
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  : 郭子乾) as the boys' father - He was an adventurous, highly-accomplished, wealthy man, who had traveled all over the world and met different women. This was how he had the boys and never told one another about their brotherhood. When he got sick, he gathered all his sons and told them they could inherit his money if they would fulfill the conditions of his contract.
• Li Xing Wen (Chinese
  Chinese language
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  : 李興文) as father's lawyer - The main antagonist.
• Andy Zhang (Chinese
  Chinese language
  The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
  
  : 張世明) as Andy Ge - The boys' father's assistant who came to their school in times of need.
• Candice Liu （Chinese
  Chinese language
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  : 刘容嘉） as Senior Rong Jia - Rong Jia is Mei Mei's cousin and a part-time worker at an auto shop. She had a crush on Wang Zi, who turned her down after he found out. She was aware of William's crush on her, but because she lacks romantic feelings to him, she turned him down. Later, his naive yet kind personality got to her heart and she decided to accept him.
• Na Dou (Chinese
  Chinese language
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  : 納豆) as Homeroom teacher, Na Dou - Pathetic and funny, he serves as a comic relief
  Comic relief
  Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character, scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension.-Definition:...
  
   character. Cares for his students, but is wholly unqualified and lacks the knowledge and discipline needed of a good teacher.
• Miao Ke Li (Chinese
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  : 苗可麗) as Principal
• Xiao Xiang (Chinese
  Chinese language
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  : 小香) as Gym teacher
• Lin Mei Zhao (Chinese
  Chinese language
  The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
  
  : 林美照) as Ya Tou Mama - Ya Tou's mother. She handed Ya Tou in the brothers' care in order to protect her. She remained missing in most of Ya Tou's life until they reunited on her 17th birthday.

Guest Appearances

• Akemi as father's assistant, Akemi - She was the one who gathered the boys to the same place and let the lawyer introduce them to each other.
• Kenji Wu (吴克群) as himself
• Li Qian Rong as English teacher, Miranda - She was sent by the brothers' enemy to make them fail English test and take their father's money into his hands. She did not sign up freely, rather she was forced to do so in order to help her catatonic mother. She resigns her job after she got help from the brothers' father. She ends up dating homeroom teacher, Na Dou.
• Lin You Li as Tian Tian (甜甜) - Father's personal nurse, who was also a former model. She was sent to the brothers to take care of the amnesiac Xiao Jie while helping Ya Tou do with housework. Her beautiful looks and perfect domestic skills often drag attention from the brothers, which disheartens Ya Tou. She resigns from her job after their father ordered her to return, but not before encouraging Ya Tou to keep being the brothers' housekeeper.
• Monkey as mail man
• Hakka-Pac (各派克) as Bystander #2

Music

• Opening theme song: "黑糖秀" (Hei Tang Xiu) (Brown Sugar PK Show) by Lollipop and Hey Girl
• Ending theme song: "愛情瑪奇朵" (Ai Qing Ma Qi Duo) (Love Macchiato) by Lollipop

Brown Sugar Macchiato Original TV Drama Soundtrack (CD+DVD) (黑糖瑪奇朵 偶像劇原聲帶)

• Released: 6 September 2007
• Label: EMI Music Taiwan
• Language: Mandarin
  Standard Mandarin
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• Format: Studio album
  Studio album
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   (CD+DVD)
• Genre: Mandopop
  Mandopop
  Mandopop is a colloquial abbreviation for "Mandarin popular music." It is categorized as a subgenre of commercial Chinese-language music within C-pop. Mandopop was the first variety of popular music in Chinese to establish itself as a viable industry. As the name implies, Mandopop features songs...
  
  

Track listing

1. Intro - "黑糖變奏" (Brown Sugar Variation) - Instrumental
2. "黑糖秀" (Hei Tang Xiu) (Brown Sugar PK Show) - opening theme by Lollipop and Hey Girl
3. "苦茶七分甜" (Bitter Sweet Guitar) - Instrumental
4. "微酸協奏曲" (Concerto of Macchiato) - Instrumental
5. "愛情瑪奇朵" (Ai Qing Ma Qi Duo) (Love Macchiato) by Lollipop
6. "水晶瑪琪朵" (Crystal Macchiato) - Instrumental
7. "黑糖放電" (Charm of Brown Sugar) - Instrumental
8. "Hello愛情風" (Hello Breeze of Love) - insert song by Hey Girl
9. "晶凍苦茶" (Crystal Tea) - Instrumental
10. "搖滾吧！愛情" (Rockn' Love) - Instrumental
11. "暴走豬頭" (Crazy Love Bozo) - Instrumental
12. "大豬頭" (Love Bozo) - insert song by Lollipop
13. "甘草豬頭" (Comic Bozo) - Instrumental
14. "瑪琪朵奏嗚曲" (Macchiato Sonata) - Instrumental
15. "苦茶" (Bitter Sweet) - insert song by Lollipop and Hey Girl

DVD

1. Brown Sugar drama highlights
2. A day in teh life of Brown Sugar Macchiato
3. Brown Sugar Macchiato Interview
4. Brown Sugar Macchiato - Lollipop adventure
5. "黑糖秀" (Hei Tang Xiu) (Brown Sugar PK Show) MV
6. "愛情瑪奇朵" (Love Macchiato) MV
7. "大豬頭" (Love Bozo) MV

Production credits

• Producer: Lian Shu Xian / An Jing Hong
• Director: Mingtai Wang (王明台) / Chen Yi Xian / Lian Shu Xian
• Screenwriter: Su Da Yi / Wu Wei Jun / Zhang Wan Ni

External links

Brown Sugar Macchiato official homepage Brown Sugar Macchiato@STAR Chinese Channel