Summer x Summer
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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 (谷地惠美子). It was produced by Comic Productions (可米製作股份有限公司) and directed by Mingtai Wang (王明台).
The series was first boardcast in Taiwan on free-to-air Chinese Television System (CTS)
(華視) from 11 March 2007 to 27 May 2007, every Sunday at 21:30 and cable TV Gala Television (GTV) Variety Show/CH 28
(八大綜合台) on 17 March 2007 to 6 June 2007, every Saturday at 21:00. The premiere episode on CTS achieved an average rating of 1.30 and peaked at 2.68.
At school the next day, she quickly befriends a transfer student, Ouyang Yu Yan. When Xia Ya sees Yu Yan talking to the angel, she finds out that the angel is actually her brother. Ouyang Lei, Yu Yan's brother, is a model, and he was having a shoot when he gave the dollar to Xia Ya.
Being the youngest of the family as well as a famous model, Lei is very spoiled and everyone lets him have his way. When Xia Ya yelled at him once for not looking at any of the hundreds of love letters he had, he begins to develop an interest in her.
Because Xia Ya is willing to help others unconditionally, Lei begins to like her more and more..
Summer X Summer Original Soundtrack (熱情仲夏 電視原聲帶)
Track listing
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 Joe Cheng
Joe Cheng
Joseph Cheng, also known as Joe Cheng, was born on 19 June 1982. He is a Taiwanese model, actor and singer. Although he started his career as a model, Cheng is well known for his role as Jiang Zhishu in Taiwanese drama serial version of Japanese manga Itazura Na Kiss, It Started with a Kiss...
, Wu Xiong and Ethan Ruan
Ethan Ruan
Ethan Ruan was born on 8 November 1982. He is a Taiwanese actor and model. He is sometimes credited as Juan Ching-Tien or Ruan Jing-Tian. He rose to prominence in the Taiwanese drama Fated To Love You, and is the 2010 Best Leading Actor winner of the 47th Golden Horse Awards for his role in Monga...
. It was based on Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
josei
Josei
also known as or , is a term that refers to the target demographic of manga created mostly by women for late teenage and adult female audiences. Readers range from 15-44. In Japanese, the word josei means simply "woman", "female", "feminine", "womanhood" and has no manga-related connotations at...
manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
, , written by Yachi Emiko (谷地惠美子). It was produced by Comic Productions (可米製作股份有限公司) and directed by Mingtai Wang (王明台).
The series was first boardcast in Taiwan on free-to-air Chinese Television System (CTS)
Chinese Television System
Chinese 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...
(華視) from 11 March 2007 to 27 May 2007, every Sunday at 21:30 and cable TV Gala Television (GTV) Variety Show/CH 28
Gala Television
Gala Television Corporation is a nationwide cable TV network in Taiwan that is operated by the Gala Television Corporation, established on June 13, 1997.-GTV Channels:GTV currently operates three commercial cable television channels:*GTV One / CH 27...
(八大綜合台) on 17 March 2007 to 6 June 2007, every Saturday at 21:00. The premiere episode on CTS achieved an average rating of 1.30 and peaked at 2.68.
Synopsis
After she choosing a hair salon that was one dollar cheaper than the other, Xia Ya befalls many unfortunate events. When her handbag is stolen along with all her money, she doesn't even have one dollar to call her parents for help. However, when she feels like all hope is lost, a male dressed like an angel comes and gives her the dollar she needs to save her life. She falls in love with that angel immediately.At school the next day, she quickly befriends a transfer student, Ouyang Yu Yan. When Xia Ya sees Yu Yan talking to the angel, she finds out that the angel is actually her brother. Ouyang Lei, Yu Yan's brother, is a model, and he was having a shoot when he gave the dollar to Xia Ya.
Being the youngest of the family as well as a famous model, Lei is very spoiled and everyone lets him have his way. When Xia Ya yelled at him once for not looking at any of the hundreds of love letters he had, he begins to develop an interest in her.
Because Xia Ya is willing to help others unconditionally, Lei begins to like her more and more..
Main cast
- Joe ChengJoe ChengJoseph Cheng, also known as Joe Cheng, was born on 19 June 1982. He is a Taiwanese model, actor and singer. Although he started his career as a model, Cheng is well known for his role as Jiang Zhishu in Taiwanese drama serial version of Japanese manga Itazura Na Kiss, It Started with a Kiss...
as Ouyang Lei 歐陽累 - Tsai Yi-chen as Xia Ya 夏芽
- Ethan RuanEthan RuanEthan Ruan was born on 8 November 1982. He is a Taiwanese actor and model. He is sometimes credited as Juan Ching-Tien or Ruan Jing-Tian. He rose to prominence in the Taiwanese drama Fated To Love You, and is the 2010 Best Leading Actor winner of the 47th Golden Horse Awards for his role in Monga...
as Zhou Qiao Shan 周喬杉 - Zhang Yu Chen as Ouyang Yu Yan 歐陽語嫣
- Sandrine PinnaSandrine PinnaSandrine Pinna was born on 10 April 1987. She is a Chinese-French Golden Horse Awards nominated actress born and raised in Taiwan.-Movies:-Television series:-Music videos:* 1997 - "愛如此神奇" from Love is Mysterious by Andy Lau...
as Tina 蒂娜 - Alien HuangAlien HuangAlien 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...
as Chen Lang Zhu 陳朗竹 - Danson TangDanson TangDanson Tang was born on 2 September 1984. He is a Taiwanese actor and Mandopop singer, who started his career as a model before pursuing an acting career and later singing...
as Tian Guang Zhen 田光楨 - ShinShin (singer)Shin was born on 14 May 1971. He is a Taiwanese musician, actor and singer-songwriter. He is known as the former lead singer of Shin and a Golden Melody Awards nominatee for the Best Mandarin Male Singer....
as Sean - Scott as Kali 凱力
- Deng Jiu Yun (鄧九雲) as Mao Xiang Ling 毛翔齡
- Chen Wei Min (陳為民) as Jiang An Nu 江安奴
- Li Li Ren (李李仁) as Gui Long Shi 桂龍士
- Guo Ching Chun as Ouyang's mother 歐陽媽
- Xia Jin Ting (夏靖庭) as Xia's father 夏爸
- Chen You Fang (陳幼芳) as Xia's mother 夏媽
- Hu Huan Wei (胡桓瑋) as Xia Jie 夏桔
- Ceng Zi Jian (曾子鑑) as Da Pang 大胖
- Wu Zhen Ya (吳震雅) as Xiao Pang 小胖
- Cai Ming Xun (蔡明勳) as Juan Mao 捲毛
- Chen Zhen Wei (陳振偉)
- Chen Xiang Ling (陳香伶) as Pei Cen 沛岑
- Huang Tai An (ep02)
- Zhang Bo Han (章柏翰) as Xia Ya's cousin
- Ma Shi Li (馬世莉) as Cai Jie 蔡姊
- Adriene Lin as Ah Yue 阿悅姊
Music
- Opening theme song: "你要什麼就說" (Just Say What You Want) by Xiao Yu (小宇)
- Ending theme song: "累了" Lei Le (Tired) by ShinShin (singer)Shin was born on 14 May 1971. He is a Taiwanese musician, actor and singer-songwriter. He is known as the former lead singer of Shin and a Golden Melody Awards nominatee for the Best Mandarin Male Singer....
Summer X Summer Original Soundtrack (熱情仲夏 電視原聲帶)
- Artist: Various artists
- Released: 27 March 2007
- Label: Avex TaiwanAvex TaiwanAvex Taiwan Inc is an entertainment and record label based in Taiwan. It was founded in July 1998 and is a foreign consolidated subsidiary of parent company Avex Group based in Japan...
- Language: MandarinStandard ChineseStandard Chinese, or Modern Standard Chinese, also known as Mandarin or Putonghua, is the official language of the People's Republic of China and Republic of China , and is one of the four official languages of Singapore....
- Format: Soundtrack albumSoundtrack albumA soundtrack album is any album that incorporates music directly recorded from the soundtrack of a particular feature film or television program. In some cases, not all the tracks from the movie are included in the album; however there are rare cases of songs in the trailers that do not appear in...
- Genre: MandopopMandopopMandopop 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
- "Blue Summer" - instrumental
- "熱情仲夏" (Summer X Summer) - Xiao Yu (小宇)
- "Love Summer" - instrumental
- "你要什麼就說" Ni Yao Shen Me Jiu Shuo (Just Say What You Want) - Xiao Yu (小宇)
- "只為你累" (Tired For You) - instrumental
- "累了" Lei Le (Tired) - ShinShin (singer)Shin was born on 14 May 1971. He is a Taiwanese musician, actor and singer-songwriter. He is known as the former lead singer of Shin and a Golden Melody Awards nominatee for the Best Mandarin Male Singer....
- "Play Summer" - instrumental
- "仲夏之夢" (Summer Dream) - instrumental
- "好好愛我" (Loving You) - Mon
- "愛是你 愛是我" (Love Is You and Me) - instrumental
- "親夏天一下" (Give Summer A Kiss) - Joe ChengJoe ChengJoseph Cheng, also known as Joe Cheng, was born on 19 June 1982. He is a Taiwanese model, actor and singer. Although he started his career as a model, Cheng is well known for his role as Jiang Zhishu in Taiwanese drama serial version of Japanese manga Itazura Na Kiss, It Started with a Kiss...
, Wu Xiong & Tsai Han-tsen - "愛的遊樂園" (Love's Playground) - instrumental
- "Missing Summer" - instrumental
Books
- 23 April 2007: Summer X Summer Photobook (熱情仲夏幕後紀實) - ISBN 9789575657758
- 15 March 2007: Summer X Summer TV Drama Novel (熱情仲夏電視小說) - ISBN 9575657721
Promotion
- On 17 February 2007, members of the cast appeared in a Chinese New Year television special along with the cast of 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...
and members of FahrenheitFahrenheit (Taiwanese band)Fahrenheit is a Taiwanese boy band who has been active in Asia since 2005. The group debut with four members: Jiro Wang, Calvin Chen, Aaron Yan and Wu Chun. They are managed by Comic International Productions . The group's music is distributed by HIM International Music in Taiwan, by WOW Music in...
. The show is a competition with a new year theme between the shows.