Boysitter

Boysitter
俏摩女搶頭婚

Boysitter promotional poster
Also known as Bad Romance
魔女搶頭婚
Genre Romance, Comedy
Created by TVBS
Written by Sun Shi-fan 孫詩帆
Lai Yu-xuan 赖瑀瑄
Cai Fang-yun 蔡芳紜
Yu Yuan Yuan 禹元元
Directed by Wang Zhuanzong 王傳宗
Starring Annie Chen 陳庭妮
River Huang 宥勝
Melvin Sia 謝佳見
Nita Lei 雷瑟琳
Yang Qing 楊晴
Gao Shan Feng 高山峰
Opening theme Bear Homie 熊麻吉 by 831 八三夭
Ending theme A Little Less Talent 少一點天份 by Shi Shi 孫盛希
Country of origin Republic of China (Taiwan)
Original language(s) Mandarin
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 15
Production
Executive producer(s) Ke Ci-hui 柯慈輝
Wang Jia-Wen 王家文
Li Fang-yíng 李芳瑩
Producer(s) Wang Pei-hua 王珮华
Location(s) Taiwan
Running time 90 minutes
Production company(s) TVBS 聯意製作股份有限公司
Taiwan Cinema 古鯨製作有限公司
Distributor TVBS
Release
Original network TVBS
CTV
Picture format SDTV (480i)
First shown in Republic of China (Taiwan)
Original release 6 December 2014 (2014-12-06) – 14 March 2015 (2015-03-14)
Chronology
Preceded by The Way We Were 16個夏天
My Pig Lady 上流俗女
Followed by Youth Power 哇!陳怡君
i Hero 鑑識英雄
External links
Official Website
Production website

Boysitter (Chinese: 俏摩女搶頭婚; pinyin: Qiào Mó Nǚ Qiǎng Tóu Hūn) is a 2014 Taiwanese romantic-comedy television series created and produced by TVBS. Starring Annie Chen, River Huang, Melvin Sia as the main leads with Nita Lei, Yang Qing and Gao Shan Feng as the main supporting cast.[1] The Chinese title literally translates to "Pretty Woman Grabs First Marriage". Filming began on August 2014 and wrapped up in November 16, 2014. First original broadcast began on December 6, 2014 on both TVBS and CTV airing every Saturday night at 9:00-10:00 pm.

Synopsis

Six years ago Yuan Fei (Annie Chen) runs out on her immature longtime boyfriend Hao Jian Ren (River Huang), when he doesn't show up on their wedding day. Six years later the two meet again. Yuan Fei is now a career driven single mother and also Jian Ren's senior at work. The two get entangled in a love triangle when playboy Wen Hao Ran (Melvin Sia) comes into the picture. Soon Yuan Fei must choose between her still immature ex-boyfriend Jian Ren or Hao Ran who might just be ready to settle down.[2]

Plot summary

During a plane ride home, Hao Jian Ren who is sitting in coach spots a tall statuesque woman in first class who resembles his ex-girlfriend. He lies to the flight attendant that he thinks the woman in first class is his long lost sister and agrees to take the flight attendant out to dinner if she lets him go into first class to take a better look at the women. But as he is about to lift up the shades covering the mysterious woman's face the plane is preparing to land and he is asked to go back to his seat. The mysterious woman in first class is indeed his ex-girlfriend Yuan Fei, who ran out on him six years ago when he didn't show up to their wedding.

Six years ago Fei pressures Jian Ren into marrying her by withholding sex if he doesn't agree. Jian Ren who is immature and thinking about himself only agreed to Fei's proposal with sex on the line. However, on their wedding day Jian Ren does not show up. Embarrass and fed up with Jian ren's immature behavior, Fei runs out on him without a word. However these six years Fei is still keeping tabs on Jian Ren through mutual friends who tells her about Jian Ren's dating life. The two meet again when she becomes his senior at work, but she is now a career driven women with a child.[3]

Cast

Main cast

Supporting cast

Guest role

Soundtrack

Boysitter
Original TV Soundtrack (OST)
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released 05 December 2014
Genre Mandopop
Language Mandarin
Label Rock Records (TW)

Boysitter Original TV Soundtrack (OST) (摩女搶頭婚 電視原聲帶) was released on December 5, 2014 by various artists under Rock Records (TW) record label. It contains 14 tracks total. The opening theme is track 1 "Bear Homie" (熊麻吉) by 831 八三夭, while the closing theme is track 2 "A Little Less Talent" (少一點天份) by Shi Shi 孫盛希.

Track listing

No. TitleSinger(s) Length
1. "Bear Homie" (熊麻吉)831 八三夭 3:56
2. "A Little Less Talent" (少一點天份)Shi Shi 孫盛希 4:34
3. "Addiction" (癮)Genie Chuo 卓文萱 4:04
4. "Separated, Then Cried" (分開了,於是哭了)Instrumental 2:51
5. "Happiness, It Can Fight It?" (幸福,是可以爭取的嗎?)Instrumental 2:16
6. "Confessions Of An Ordinary Girl Mood" (普通女孩的告白心情)Instrumental 2:14
7. "The Boy And The Man's Fuzzy Boundaries, Romantic" (男孩與男人的模糊界限,浪漫)Instrumental 3:15
8. "So To Accompany You, Not Saying A Word" (就這樣陪伴著你,不發一語)Instrumental 2:46
9. "I Beg You Do Not Have Talent, I Love This" (求求你愛上這沒有天份的我)Instrumental 2:21
10. "Originally, You're My Best Best Friend" (原來,你是我最好的麻吉)Instrumental 3:29
11. "Silence Is My Anger Right" (沈默是我的憤怒權利)Instrumental 2:41
12. "Modern Woman What Conditions?" (摩女的條件是什麼?)Instrumental 2:26
13. "In Love Before, Each Girl Are Equal" (在愛情面前,每個女孩皆平等)Instrumental 2:34
14. "Less Talented, More Painful Scars" (少了天份,多了沈痛的傷痕)Instrumental 2:37

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Broadcast

NetworkCountryAiring DateTimeslot
CTV TaiwanDecember 6, 2014
(until January 31, 2015)
Saturday 10:00-11:30 pm
February 6, 2015Friday 10:00-11:30 pm
TVBSDecember 6, 2014Saturday 10:00-11:30 pm
E City SingaporeDecember 12, 2014Friday 10:00-11:30 pm

Episode ratings

Competing dramas on rival channels airing at the same time slot were:

CTV

Air DateEpisodeAverage RatingsRank
December 6, 2014 1 0.53 1
December 13, 2014 2 0.48 1
December 20, 2014 3 -- --
December 27, 2014 4 0.57 1
January 3, 2015 5 0.52 1
January 10, 2015 6 0.50 1
January 17, 2015 7 0.69 1
January 24, 2015 8 0.70 1
January 31, 2015 9 -- --
February 7, 2015 10
February 14, 2015 11
February 21, 2015 12
February 28, 2015 13
March 7, 2015 14
March 14, 2015 15
Average ratings

References

  1. 陳庭妮新戲合作對象是黃河. Retrieved 12-21-2014 (Chinese)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-21. Retrieved 2014-12-21. Boysitter soompi page. Retrieved 12-21-2014
  3. Boysitter viki page. Retrieved 12-21-2014
  4. Soundtrack info. Retrieved 12-21-2014
  5. itunes OST info. Retrieved 12-21-2014

External links

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