Stage of Youth is a 12-episode Chinese drama

Chinese drama

Chinese drama can refer to:* Chinese opera* Chinese television series...

 that first aired on January 26, 2009 on CCTV2

China Central Television

China Central Television or Chinese Central Television, commonly abbreviated as CCTV, is the major state television broadcaster in mainland China. CCTV has a network of 19 channels broadcasting different programmes and is accessible to more than one billion viewers...

 as a tribute to the 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

. It is also the first lead role for Super Junior

Super Junior

Super Junior is a South Korean boy band. Formed in 2005 by producer Lee Soo-man of SM Entertainment, the group comprised a total of thirteen members at its peak, and was once claimed to be the world's largest boy band...

 member Han Geng, who was an official torch bearer.

Storyline

Xia Lei (Han Geng) is a young man who loves to dance. His father is a top archery athlete and since Xia Lei's mother died, had missed the opportunity to compete in the last Olympics. His father wants him to follow in his footsteps. Yet, Xia Lei only has a passion for dancing. After going through conflicts with his father, meeting constant tribulation and challenges, and gaining determination, he finally reached his dreams and becomes a new generation of dancing star.

Cast

• Han Geng - Xia Lei (夏磊)
• Huang Yi
  Huang Yi (actress)
  Huang Yi is a Chinese actress and singer. She graduated from the TV Film Department of the Shanghai Institute of Oriental Culture.- Filmography :Film references:- Discography :...
  
   - Tian Mo Mo (田默默)
• Joey Yung
  Joey Yung
  Joey Yung is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress from Emperor Entertainment Group. She won the prestigious JSG "Most Popular Female Singer" and "Ultimate Best Female Singer - Gold" awards a record breaking six times, thus emerging as one of the premier Cantonese singers in Hong Kong...
  
   - Shen Z - Rainie Yang
• Yumiko Cheng
  Yumiko Cheng
  Yumiko Cheng is a Hong Kong-based Cantopop singer. Cheng was given the Japanese nickname "Yumiko" by her friends in secondary school, and upon signing with EEG, adopted it as her official stagename.-Career:...
  
   - Shen Zhen Hui (申真彗)
• Kenny Kwan
  Kenny Kwan
  Kenny Kwan Chi-Bun is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor, under the music label Emperor Entertainment Group. He was born in the Philippines, but grew up in Hong Kong....
  
   - A-Bo
• Zhang Jun Ning - Ding Xiao
• Kim Ryeowook - Xiu Lo
• Other Super Junior-M
  Super Junior-M
  Super Junior-M, often referred to as SJ-M or SJM, is the third official sub-unit of Korean boy band Super Junior. They are the first international music group in the Chinese music industry to have members of both Chinese and Korean descent, and is also the first group produced by Korea's CT ...
  
  members - (cameo)

External links

• Stage of Youth Homepage