Corner With Love
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Corner With Love is a 2007 Taiwanese drama
starring Show Luo
and Barbie Hsu
(aka Da S). 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) and 黃京 as producers and directed by Lin He Long (林合隆). The drama started filming in May 2006 and wrapped on 13 August 2006. It was filmed on location in Taipei and Kaohsiung
in Taiwan; and in Shanghai
, China.
It was first broadcast in Taiwan on free-to-air China Television (CTV)
(中視) from 7 January 2007 to 22 April 2007, on Sundays at 22:00. It was also shown on cable TV Eastern Television (ETTV)
(東森電視) from 22 January 2007 on Saturdays at 16:30.
Corner With Love was nominated for Best Marketing Programme of the Year at the 42nd Golden Bell Awards
in 2007.
) is an intelligent, confident and beautiful girl who has never known a day of hardship. Her father is a wealthy business tycoon in Shanghai and she is engaged to Yin Shang Dong (Chen Zhi Kai) who in her eyes is also perfect in every way. She lives a life of fairytale as everyone dote and treat her like a princess. Until one day, she meets Qin Lang (Show Luo
), when her car and his bicycle crash into each other by accident at a corner. Qin Lang is a frustrated artist whose father abandoned him and his mother to pursue his passion for painting. He went to Shanghai with the hopes of pursuing his dream of becoming an artist but was cheated out of his money, passport and plane ticket. In order to earn enough money to go home to Taiwan he works as a cook, making oyster omelette, a skill passed down by his grandmother.
Xin Lei and Qin Lang meet again when she goes to a restaurant that specialises in Taiwanese food, that Qin Lang happens to works at. She wanted to learn how to make oyster omelette
(ô-á-chian or 蚵仔煎), in order to impress her fiancé's parents with her cooking skills. He is initially reluctant to teach her as he is annoyed by her princess complex but at the same time, he is drawn to her. After much bickering and mis-understanding they become friends.
Then, Xin Lei's parents' company goes bankrupt and they go into hiding to escape their debtors. They mis-guidedly thought that Shang Dong would take care of her, hence only left her a plane ticket and a key to their house in Taiwan. Unfortunately, Shan Dong breaks off their engagement, at the insistence of his parents, and becomes engaged to another girl whose family can help them financially. Meanwhile Xin Lei is left to rely on her best friend Xi Xian and Qin Lang, who found himself wanting to protect her and does everything in his power to cheer her up. However at the bidding of his grandmother, he had to leave Xie Lei to return to Taiwan, thinking that they would never meet again. Then, after seeing Xin Lei at his engagement party, Shan Dong is unable to go thru with it. So his parents asked her to break away and leave Shanghai. Whereupon she goes to Taiwan to stay in the house her parents left her.
Coincidentally, it turns out that the house that was left to Xin Lei by her parents is Qin Lang's house. Xin Lei tried to drive Qin Lang's family out of the house which infuriated his grandmother and wanted Xin Lei out of the house since she can show no proof of ownership of the house. Knowing that Xin Lei has nowhere else to go, Qin Lang lied to his grandmother saying that Xin Lei is his girlfriend who is now penniless and homeless and plead to let her stay. The grandmother reluctantly lets her stay under the condition that she has to help with the household chores and she has to find a job and pay her rent for staying in the house.
A series of unfortunate events happen which leads Xin Lei to face up to her life's situation and learn to adapt to her new environment. She is unable to give up her princess complex but little by little, warmed up to Qin Lang's family and the kind of life they live. In the end, she would have to make a choice between staying as a princess in her castle or to lead a simple life of a commoner for love.
bet that Corner 's highest rating to be around 2.9, while Chai Zhi Ping bet on around 3.3. It ended up posting a final average of 2.81, with a peak at around 3.25.
Rival dramas on air at the same time：
The two songs by Show were released in his 4th album Speshow Corner With Love Special Edition
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 Show Luo
Show Luo
Show Luo also known as Xiao Zhu was born on 30 July 1979. He is a Taiwanese entertainer: Mandopop singer, dancer, host and actor. He has been dubbed "Dancing King of Asia" for his dancing skills.-Biography:...
and Barbie Hsu
Barbie Hsu
Barbie Hsu also known as Dà S |Mars]] with Vic Chou of F4. She has also acted in movies, her first being the Chinese movie The Ghost Inside. She also had a singing career prior to her acting career. She was in a duo group called "S.O.S." with her sister Dee Hsu. Their last album was called...
(aka Da S). 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) and 黃京 as producers and directed by Lin He Long (林合隆). The drama started filming in May 2006 and wrapped on 13 August 2006. It was filmed on location in Taipei and Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung is a city located in southwestern Taiwan, facing the Taiwan Strait on the west. Kaohsiung, officially named Kaohsiung City, is divided into thirty-eight districts. The city is one of five special municipalities of the Republic of China...
in Taiwan; and in Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
, China.
It was first broadcast in Taiwan on free-to-air China Television (CTV)
China Television
China Television Company, Ltd. was established on September 3, 1968 by the then-ruling Nationalist Party of the Republic of China . The party owned the majority stake of the network...
(中視) from 7 January 2007 to 22 April 2007, on Sundays at 22:00. It was also shown on cable TV Eastern Television (ETTV)
Eastern Television
Eastern Television is a nationwide cable TV network in Taiwan that is operated by the Eastern Broadcasting Group, which also operates the online news site .-ETTV Channels:Eastern Television operates several channels:*ETTV Variety *ETTV News...
(東森電視) from 22 January 2007 on Saturdays at 16:30.
Corner With Love was nominated for Best Marketing Programme of the Year at the 42nd Golden Bell Awards
Golden Bell Awards
The Golden Bell Awards is an annual Taiwanese television production award, founded in 1965, presented by Government Information Office, Republic of China . It is usually presented in October or November each year. It is the first television production award in Chinese circulation and Taiwan's...
in 2007.
Cast
| Actor | Character | Relationships |
|---|---|---|
| Show Luo Show Luo Show Luo also known as Xiao Zhu was born on 30 July 1979. He is a Taiwanese entertainer: Mandopop singer, dancer, host and actor. He has been dubbed "Dancing King of Asia" for his dancing skills.-Biography:... |
Qin Lang (秦朗) | |
| Barbie Hsu Barbie Hsu Barbie Hsu also known as Dà S |Mars]] with Vic Chou of F4. She has also acted in movies, her first being the Chinese movie The Ghost Inside. She also had a singing career prior to her acting career. She was in a duo group called "S.O.S." with her sister Dee Hsu. Their last album was called... |
Yu Xin Lei (俞心蕾) | |
| Chen Zhi Kai (陳至愷) | Yin Shang Dong (尹尚東) | Xin Lei's fiancé |
| Lu Jia Xin (路嘉欣) | Cai Xiao Yang (蔡小陽) | Xin Lei's rival |
| Dean Fujioka Dean Fujioka Dean Fujioka , is a male actor and artist. Fujioka speaks fluent Japanese, English, and Chinese.-Biography:... |
An Teng Feng (安藤楓) | Qin Lang's rival |
| Fang Fang (方芳) | Du Dan Po (牡丹婆 aka 阿嫲) | Qin Lang's grandmother |
| Harlem Yu Harlem Yu Harlem Yu was born 28 July 1961. He is a Taiwanese Golden Melody Award singer-songwriter. He was the first artist to experiment with the style of R&B and rap in Chinese music. He has released 14 studio albums. He contribution to the Asian music industry has earned him the reputation of 'God of... |
Lian Sheng Quan (連勝全) | Xin Lei's family friend |
| Carolyn Chen (陳珮騏) | Wen Bi Zhu (溫碧珠) | Xin Lei's workmate in Taiwan |
| Zhang Li Wei (張立威) | Ah Da (阿達) | Qin Lang's family friend |
| Chen Yan Ru (陳彥儒) | Jiu Ba Dao (九把刀) | Qin Lang's friend and author |
| Alien Huang Alien Huang Alien Huang, also known as Xiao Gui was born on November 28, 1983. He is a Taiwanese singer, actor, and host. He was part of Japanese TV Asahi's disbanded boy band HC3 in 2002 and Taiwan's disbanded boy band Cosmo in 2003... |
Ah Yi (阿義) | Qin Lang's friend |
| Fan Ming | Cui Ge (崔哥) | Qin Lang's boss in Shanghai |
| Jiang Chao | Xiao Pang (小胖) | Qin Lang's workmate in Shanghai |
| Xiao Jian | Bao Che Ren (包車仁) | Qin Lang's workmate in Shanghai |
| Shen Meng Sheng (沈孟生) | Qin Hai (秦海) | Qin Lang's father |
| Xi Xian | Xin Lei's friend in Shanghai |
Synopsis
Xin Lei (Barbie HsuBarbie Hsu
Barbie Hsu also known as Dà S |Mars]] with Vic Chou of F4. She has also acted in movies, her first being the Chinese movie The Ghost Inside. She also had a singing career prior to her acting career. She was in a duo group called "S.O.S." with her sister Dee Hsu. Their last album was called...
) is an intelligent, confident and beautiful girl who has never known a day of hardship. Her father is a wealthy business tycoon in Shanghai and she is engaged to Yin Shang Dong (Chen Zhi Kai) who in her eyes is also perfect in every way. She lives a life of fairytale as everyone dote and treat her like a princess. Until one day, she meets Qin Lang (Show Luo
Show Luo
Show Luo also known as Xiao Zhu was born on 30 July 1979. He is a Taiwanese entertainer: Mandopop singer, dancer, host and actor. He has been dubbed "Dancing King of Asia" for his dancing skills.-Biography:...
), when her car and his bicycle crash into each other by accident at a corner. Qin Lang is a frustrated artist whose father abandoned him and his mother to pursue his passion for painting. He went to Shanghai with the hopes of pursuing his dream of becoming an artist but was cheated out of his money, passport and plane ticket. In order to earn enough money to go home to Taiwan he works as a cook, making oyster omelette, a skill passed down by his grandmother.
Xin Lei and Qin Lang meet again when she goes to a restaurant that specialises in Taiwanese food, that Qin Lang happens to works at. She wanted to learn how to make oyster omelette
Oyster omelette
Oyster omelette is a Chinese dish of Teochew/Fujian origin, made famous in Taiwan...
(ô-á-chian or 蚵仔煎), in order to impress her fiancé's parents with her cooking skills. He is initially reluctant to teach her as he is annoyed by her princess complex but at the same time, he is drawn to her. After much bickering and mis-understanding they become friends.
Then, Xin Lei's parents' company goes bankrupt and they go into hiding to escape their debtors. They mis-guidedly thought that Shang Dong would take care of her, hence only left her a plane ticket and a key to their house in Taiwan. Unfortunately, Shan Dong breaks off their engagement, at the insistence of his parents, and becomes engaged to another girl whose family can help them financially. Meanwhile Xin Lei is left to rely on her best friend Xi Xian and Qin Lang, who found himself wanting to protect her and does everything in his power to cheer her up. However at the bidding of his grandmother, he had to leave Xie Lei to return to Taiwan, thinking that they would never meet again. Then, after seeing Xin Lei at his engagement party, Shan Dong is unable to go thru with it. So his parents asked her to break away and leave Shanghai. Whereupon she goes to Taiwan to stay in the house her parents left her.
Coincidentally, it turns out that the house that was left to Xin Lei by her parents is Qin Lang's house. Xin Lei tried to drive Qin Lang's family out of the house which infuriated his grandmother and wanted Xin Lei out of the house since she can show no proof of ownership of the house. Knowing that Xin Lei has nowhere else to go, Qin Lang lied to his grandmother saying that Xin Lei is his girlfriend who is now penniless and homeless and plead to let her stay. The grandmother reluctantly lets her stay under the condition that she has to help with the household chores and she has to find a job and pay her rent for staying in the house.
A series of unfortunate events happen which leads Xin Lei to face up to her life's situation and learn to adapt to her new environment. She is unable to give up her princess complex but little by little, warmed up to Qin Lang's family and the kind of life they live. In the end, she would have to make a choice between staying as a princess in her castle or to lead a simple life of a commoner for love.
Ratings
Before the pilot episode was aired, Barbie HsuBarbie Hsu
Barbie Hsu also known as Dà S |Mars]] with Vic Chou of F4. She has also acted in movies, her first being the Chinese movie The Ghost Inside. She also had a singing career prior to her acting career. She was in a duo group called "S.O.S." with her sister Dee Hsu. Their last album was called...
bet that Corner 's highest rating to be around 2.9, while Chai Zhi Ping bet on around 3.3. It ended up posting a final average of 2.81, with a peak at around 3.25.
| Original Broadcast Date | |Episode # | |Average | |Rank | |Peak | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 January 2007 | Section 1 | 2.856 | 2 | 3.25 | |
| 14 January 2007 | Section 2 | 3.2 | 2 | 3.62 | |
| 21 January 2007 | Section 3 | 3.46 | 2 | 4.17 | |
| 28 January 2007 | Section 4 | 3.29 | 2 | 3.92 | |
| 4 February 2007 | Section 5 | 4.12 | 2 | 5.06 | |
| 11 February 2007 | Section 6 | 3.94 | 2 | 4.94 | |
| 18 February 2007 | Section 7 | 3.18 | 2 | 3.59 | |
| 25 February 2007 | Section 8 | 2.57 | 2 | 3.04 | |
| 4 March 2007 | Section 9 | 3.47 | 2 | 3.59 | CTS Hanazakarino Kimitachihe Hanazakarino Kimitachihe Hanazakarino Kimitachihe , is a 2006 Taiwanese drama starring Ella Chen of S.H.E, Wu Chun and Jiro Wang of Fahrenheit and Danson Tang. It was based on Japanese shōjo manga series Hanazakari no Kimitachi e, more commonly known as Hana Kimi, written by Hisaya Nakajo.This drama was produced by Comic... series finale TTV Engagement for Love series finale |
| 11 March 2007 | Section 10 | 3.42 | 1 | 3.93 | Peaked: 6.24 in the 15 to 24 age range. CTS Summer x Summer Summer x Summer Summer x Summer is a 2007 Taiwanese drama starring Joe Cheng, Wu Xiong and Ethan Ruan. It was based on Japanese josei manga, , written by Yachi Emiko... premiere TTV My Lucky Star premiere |
| 18 March 2007 | Section 11 | 3.64 | 1 | 4.17 | |
| 25 March 2007 | Section 12 | 3.94 | 1 | 4.56 | |
| 1 April 2007 | Section 13 | 4.0 | 1 | 4.30 | |
| 8 April 2007 | Section 14 | 4.07 | 1 | 4.75 | |
| 15 April 2007 | Section 15 | 3.96 | 1 | 4.53 | |
| 22 April 2007 | Section 16 | 3.75 | 1 | 4.75 | |
| Average | 3.55 | ||||
Rival dramas on air at the same time：
- Chinese Television System (CTS)Chinese Television SystemChinese Television System is a broadcast television station in Republic of China .-History:Founded on October 31, 1971, CTS started off as a joint venture between the ROC's Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Education. At the time of its establishment, CTS was the only VHF-supported...
: Hanazakarino KimitachiheHanazakarino KimitachiheHanazakarino Kimitachihe , is a 2006 Taiwanese drama starring Ella Chen of S.H.E, Wu Chun and Jiro Wang of Fahrenheit and Danson Tang. It was based on Japanese shōjo manga series Hanazakari no Kimitachi e, more commonly known as Hana Kimi, written by Hisaya Nakajo.This drama was produced by Comic...
/ Summer x SummerSummer x SummerSummer x Summer is a 2007 Taiwanese drama starring Joe Cheng, Wu Xiong and Ethan Ruan. It was based on Japanese josei manga, , written by Yachi Emiko... - Taiwan Television (TTV)Taiwan TelevisionTaiwan Television Enterprise, Ltd. , commonly known as TTV is launched), is the first television broadcast station in Taiwan...
: Engagement for Love (愛情經紀約) / My Lucky Star
Music
- Opening theme song: "愛的勇氣" Ai De Yong Qi (Love's Courage) by Megan Lai (賴雅妍)
- Ending theme song: "愛*轉角" Ai Zhuan Jiao (Love*Corner) by Show LuoShow LuoShow Luo also known as Xiao Zhu was born on 30 July 1979. He is a Taiwanese entertainer: Mandopop singer, dancer, host and actor. He has been dubbed "Dancing King of Asia" for his dancing skills.-Biography:...
- Insert song: "幾分" Ji Fen (How Many Points) by Show LuoShow LuoShow Luo also known as Xiao Zhu was born on 30 July 1979. He is a Taiwanese entertainer: Mandopop singer, dancer, host and actor. He has been dubbed "Dancing King of Asia" for his dancing skills.-Biography:...
The two songs by Show were released in his 4th album Speshow Corner With Love Special Edition
| Album Info | Tracklisting |
|---|---|
| Corner * With Love Original Soundtrack 轉角*遇到愛 電視原聲帶
|
Track listing
|
Books
- Corner * With Love TV Drama Novel (轉角*遇到愛電視小說) - ISBN 978957806130
- Corner * With Love TV Drama Novel (Kingstone Limited Edition) (轉角*遇到愛電視小說 金石堂限量版) - ISBN 9578036132
- Corner * With Love (轉角*遇到愛珍藏手繪本) - Author: Giddens (九把刀) - ISBN 9578036183
Production
- Show reportedly learnt the art of oyster omelette making in a night market as his character is a 3rd generation oyster omelette stall operator.
- In the drama Show's kiss with Da S is his on-screen first kiss.
International broadcasts
| Channel | Location | Dates | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| i-CABLE Entertainment Cable TV Hong Kong Cable TV Hong Kong , previously known as Wharf Cable before October 1998, is owned and operated by i-CABLE Communications Limited... |
Hong Kong | 28 May 2007 to 22 June 2007 | Mondays to Fridays from 23:00 to 24:00 |
| ATV Home ATV Home ATV Home , also call aTV1, is one of the free-to-air Cantonese language television channels in Hong Kong, the other being its arch-rival TVB Jade. Its sister station, ATV World, broadcasts in English... |
Hong Kong | 1 June 2009 to 29 June 2009 | Mondays to Fridays from 19:00 to 20:00 |
| KSCI | USA | from 25 July 2008 | Mondays to Fridays at 19:00 |
| BS-TBS | Japan | 16 January 2009 to 11 July 2009 | Episodes 1-12 Fridays from 23:00 to 23:54 Episodes 13-23 Saturdays from 17:00 to 17:54 |
| Tokyo Metropolitan Television Tokyo Metropolitan Television thumb|Tokyo Metropolitan Television old headquarters : Telecom Center Building is the only commercial television station in Tokyo, Japan that exclusively serves the city. It competes with Nippon Television, TV Asahi, Tokyo Broadcasting System, TV Tokyo, and Fuji Television, all of which are... |
Japan | 23 September 2009 to 24 February 2010 | Thursday from 22:00 to 22:55 |
| Asahi Broadcasting Corporation Asahi Broadcasting Corporation is a regional radio and television broadcaster headquartered in Osaka, Japan, serving in the Kansai region.-Offices:*Headquarters: 1-30, Fukushima Itchome, Fukushima-ku, Osaka-shi, Japan... |
Japan | 23 September 2009 to 3 March 2010 | Wednesdays from 25:56 to 26:51 |
| Hiroshima Home Television | Japan | 21 October 2009 to 7 April 2010 | Wednesdats from 25:21 to 26:21 |
| TV-U Yamagata | Japan | 22 October 2009 to 1 April 2010 | Thursday from 25:14 to 26:09 |