They Kiss Again (traditional Chinese: 惡作劇2吻; pinyin: È Zuò Jù Èr Wěn) was a Taiwanese drama that aired from December 16, 2007 to April 27, 2008. It was based on the Japanese manga Itazura na Kiss (Mischievous Kiss) and starred Taiwanese idols Joe Cheng and Ariel Lin as the leading characters. It was the sequel of the top-rated series It Started With a Kiss.
Synopsis
It Started With a Kiss ended with odd couple Zhi Shu (Joe Cheng) and Xiang Qin (Ariel Lin) getting married in characteristically comical fashion, and the sequel picks up the story right away with their honeymoon and married life. Xiang Qin is as ham-fisted as ever, creating many funny situations as she learns the ropes of being a wife and tries hard to become a good nurse and work alongside her genius husband. Aspiring doctor Zhi Shu meets some obstacles at school when he encounters both academic and romantic rivals who are determined to over-rule him. The pressure of balancing marriage, work, and school often leads to mistakes and misunderstandings, and Zhi Shu and Xiang Qin soon learn that marrying young isn't all it's cracked up to be. [1]
As Zhi Shu and Xiang Qin struggle with their professional ambitions, they also struggle with their personal relationship. Many times, Zhi Shu's coldness and harshness drives Xiang Qin to tears and she tries to run away. Zhi Shu himself tries to push Xiang Qin to higher ambition and making a life for herself. Zhi Shu soon learns to love Xiang Qin and forgive her bumbling ways, and Xiang Qin tries harder to become a better wife and nurse for her husband.
Zhi Shu and Xiang Qin are not the only ones having problems with their relationship. Xiang Qin's childhood friend Ah Jin (Jiro Wang) deals with the affections of an English exchange student who latches onto him against his will. Xiang Qin's friend, Chun Mei (Petty Yang), gets pregnant by her boyfriend, Ah Bu (Arron Yan), but his wealthy, highbrow mother is desperate to keep them apart. Zhi Shu's younger brother Yu Shu (Zhang Bo Han) deals with his own first love.
[edit] Cast
Ariel Lin (林依晨) as Yuan Xiang Qin (袁湘琴)
Joe Cheng (鄭元暢) as Jiang Zhi Shu (江直樹)
Jiro Wang (汪東城) as Jin Yuan Feng (金元豐)
Arron Yan (炎亞倫) as Ah Bu(阿布)
Petty Yang as Lin Chun Mei (林純美)
Liu Rong Jia (劉容嘉) as Liu Nong (流濃)
Zhang Yong Zheng as Jiang Ah Li (江阿利)
Cyndi Chaw as Ah Li's wife (阿利嫂)
Tang Tsung Sheng (唐從聖) as Yuan You Cai (袁有才)
Zhang Bo Han as Jiang Yu Shu (江裕樹)
[edit] Extended Cast
Danson Tang (唐禹哲) as Ouyang Gan (歐陽幹)
Billie as Ah Bu (阿布)'s mother
Guan Cong (關聰) as Zhi Shu (直樹)'s grandfather
Senda Aisa (千田愛紗) as Mary (瑪麗)
Kitamura Toyoharu as Qing Yu (青宇)
Gu Xuan Chun as Ah Qiao (阿巧)
Jason as Wang Hao Qian (王皓謙)
Tiffany Xu as Pei Zi Yu (裴子瑜)
Ma Nian Xian (馬念先) as Du Ze Sen (杜澤森)
Wang Zi (邱勝翊/王子) as Ah Nuo (阿諾)/Nobu
Guan Jia Yun (關嘉芸) as Zhang Jun Ya (張君雅)
Joelle Lu (陸明君) as Jun Ya (君雅)'s mother
Zhu De Gang (朱德剛) as Zhang Xi Hen (張熙恆)
Lin Yu Feng (林裕豐) as Xiang Qin's uncle
Hu Pei Ying (胡珮瑩) as Zhao Qing Shui (趙清水)
Figaro Ceng Shao Zong (曾少宗) as Yang Qi Tai (楊啟太)
Cai Yi Zhen as Luo Zhi Yi (羅智儀)
Jiang Pei Zhen (江佩珍) as Zhang Ni Na (章妮娜)
Xiu Jie Kai (修杰楷) as Zhou Chuan Jin (周傳津)
Li Er (黎兒/粼筱蓉) as Xu Qiu Xian (許秋賢)
Larisa (瑞莎) as Christine (克莉斯汀)
Lin Jia Yu (林珈妤) as childhood Lin Hao Mei (林好美)
Meng Geng Ru (孟耿如) as teenage Lin Hao Mei (林好美)
Cong Yang (崇洋) as teenage Jiang Yu Shu (江裕樹)
[edit] Original Soundtrack[2]
Name：They Kiss Again Original Soundtrack
Release Date：December 28, 2007
Track
Title
Artist
1
"Xing Fu He Zhuo She (幸福合作社)" (Opening Theme)
Mavis Fan
2
"Ni (你)" (You) (Ending Theme)
Ariel Lin (林依晨)
3
"Zhong Yu Yuan Wei" (忠於原味)
Joe Cheng (鄭元暢)
4
"Be Your Superman"
Chun Biao Yan (純表演)
5
"Cang Zai Wei Xiao Li De Mi Mi" (藏在微笑裡的秘密)
Cyndi Chaw (趙詠華)
6
"Ni Ceng Jing Rang Wo Xin Dong"（你曾經讓我心動）
a Chord
7
"Heaven"
Cai Han Cen and Cai Yi Zhen
8
"Xing Fu He Zhuo She" (Instrumental)
9
"Ni (你)" (Instrumental)
10
"Cang Zai Wei Xiao Li De Mi Mi" (Instrumental)
11
"Ni (你)" (Strings Version)
Ariel Lin (林依晨)
[edit] Comparison with Manga
This list is currently incomplete.
Yuan Xiang Qin 袁湘琴 = Kotoko Aihara
Jiang Zhi Shu 江直樹 = Naoki Irie
Jin Yuan Feng 金元豐 = Kinnosuke Nakamura
Ah Bu 阿布 = Ryo
Lin Chun Mei 林純美 = Satomi
Jiang Ah Li 江阿利 = Shigeki Irie
Ah Li's wife 阿利嫂 = Noriko/Machiko Irie
Yuan You Cai 袁有才 = Shigeo Aihara
Jiang Yu Shu 江裕樹 = Yuki Irie
Ouyang Gan 歐陽幹 = Miki
Ah Bu's mother = Ryo's mother
Zhi Shu's grandfather = Naoki's grandfather
Mary 瑪麗 = Mary
Ah Qiao 阿巧 = Takumi
Wang Hao Qian 王皓謙 = Sudou
Du Ze Sen 杜澤森 = ?
Qing Yu 青宇 = ?
Ah Nuo 阿諾/Nobu = Nobu
Zhang Jun Ya 張君雅 = Naomi
Zhang Xi Hen 張熙恆 = Naomi's mother
Xiang Qin's uncle = Kotoko's uncle
Zhao Qing Shui 趙清水 = ?
Yang Qi Tai 楊啟太 = Keita
Luo Zhi Yi 羅智儀 = Tomoko
Zhang Ni Na 章妮娜 = Marina
Zhou Chuan Jin 周傳津 = Funetsu
Liu Nong 劉農 = Zinko
Xu Qiu Xian 許秋賢 = Akiko
Christine 克莉斯汀 = Chris
Lin Hao Mei 林好美 = Konomi
The Japanese drama adaptation of Itazura na Kiss, also titled Itazura na Kiss, ran from October 1996 to December 1996 for only 9 episodes. The Japanese version did not cover Zhi Shu and Xiang Qin's marriage, or their life thereafter. Another anime adaptation of the manga is currently airing in Japan.
[edit] Episode Ratings
Episode
Nationwide
Rank
01
3.62
1
02
3.49
1
03
3.07
1
04
3.22
1
05
3.33
1
06
3.83
1
07
3.51
1
08
3.94
1
09
3.37
1
10
3.25
1
11
3.43
1
12
2.72
1
13
2.89
1
14
2.77
1
15
2.53
2
16
2.84
2
17
2.96
2
18
2.81
2
19
2.44
2
20
3.39
2
average
3.17
-
Source: Chinatimes Showbiz
[edit] Broadcast International
They Kiss Again was sucessfuly launched in ABS-CBN in the Philippines last July 29, 2008. Also air the first part still in the same station.
[edit] References
^ They Kiss Again (DVD) (Vol.2 Of 4) (Taiwan Version) DVD - YesAsia.com
^ OST on DramaWiki, accessed June 13, 2008
[edit] External links
HiNet's official site
GTV's official site
CTV's official site
TKA at DramaWiki
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_Kiss_Again_(TV_series)"
Thursday, August 28, 2008
It Started With a Kiss
It Started with a Kiss (traditional Chinese: 惡作劇之吻; simplified Chinese: 恶作剧之吻; pinyin: Èzuòjù zhī wěn) was a popular Taiwanese drama that aired on China Television and Gala Television from September 25, 2005, to February 12, 2006. It was based on the first 10 volumes of the Japanese manga series Itazura na Kiss (イタズラなKiss, Mischievous Kiss) by Kaoru Tada and starred Taiwanese idols Joe Cheng and Ariel Lin as the leading characters. The show was one of the highest-rated Taiwanese dramas of 2005.[citation needed]
A sequel, They Kiss Again, aired on CTV and GTV from December 16, 2007, to April 27, 2008.
Summary
Yuan Xiang Qin (Ariel Lin) is a bumbling, naïve, but optimistic high school girl. Ever since she met Jiang Zhi Shu (Joe Cheng) at the freshman orientation, she's been in love with the genius with an IQ of 200. After two years of having a crush on him, she finally musters the courage to confess her love to him at school with a love letter. Zhi Shu is not impressed, and Xiang Qin is left humiliated publicly in front of their entire school.
That afternoon, the new house she has just moved into with her father collapses in a minor earthquake. She and her father are instantly left homeless because they lacked the foresight to pay for earthquake insurance. Fortunately, her father's old college friend extends a helping hand and invites both of them to live at his house. Little does Xiang Qin know that the kind Uncle Li is actually the father of Jiang Zhi Shu.
Because of this unexpected turn of events, Zhi Shu and Xiang Qin begin living their lives under the same roof. Zhi Shu's mother aspires to bring them together, coaxing Zhi Shu into tutoring Xiang Qin and taking numerous pictures of the couple together. Zhi Shu remains cold towards Xiang Qin, however, thinking her to be one of the dumbest people he has ever met, and refuses to speak to her at school. Through the course of the series, Zhi Shu slowly warms up to Xiang Qin, who tries her hardest to do better in school for him, as they deal with romantic rivals, their futures, and their relationship.
[edit] Main Cast
Ariel Lin as Yuan Xiang Qin 袁湘琴
Joe Cheng as Jiang Zhi Shu 江直樹
Jiro Wang as Jin Yuan Feng (Ah Jin) 金元豐
Tiffany Xu as Pei Zi Yu 裴子瑜
Jason as Wang Hao Qian 王皓謙
Chang Yung Cheng as Jiang Li (Ah Li)
Cyndi Chaw as Ah Li's wife/Jiang Zhao Zi
Tang Tsung Sheng as Yuan You Cai (Ah Cai)
Petty Yang as Lin Chun Mei
Candice Liu as Liu Ya Nong
Aaron Yan as Ah Bu
Zhang Bo Han as Jiang Yu Shu
Bianca Bai as Bai Hui Lan
[edit] Characters Based on Manga
Yuan Xiang Qin 袁湘琴 = Kotoko AiharaJiang Zhi Shu 江直樹 = Naoki IrieJin Yuan Feng (Ah Jin) 金元豐 = KinnosukeWang Hao Qian 王皓謙 = SudouJiang Li (Ah Li) = Sigeki IrieYuan Cai (Ah Cai) = Shigeo AiharaAh Li's wife = Machiko IrieJiang Yu Shu = Yuuki IrieLin Chun Mei = SatomiLiu Ya Nun = ZinkoAh Bu = RyoPei Zi Yu= Reiko MatsumotoBai Hui Lan = Reiko Matsumoto/SasuikoPei Zi Qi = Ayako Matsumoto
[edit] Original Soundtrack
Name：It Started With a Kiss Original Soundtrack
Release Date：October 21, 2005
Track #
Title
Artist
1
"Dream Waltz"
2
"Say U Love Me" (Opening Theme)
Lara Veronin (梁心頤)、Jason Wang (王威登)
3
"Meet" (遇到)
Fang Ya Xian (方雅賢)
4
"Love Ocean" (愛情海)
Ye Qing Long (葉慶龍)
5
"Heard" (聽見)
Fang Ya Xian (方雅賢)
6
"Say U Love Me"（Guitar Version）
7
"Come A Little Closer" (靠近一點點)
Lara Veronin (梁心頤)
8
"Can We" (能不能)
Jason Wang (王威登)、Landy Wen (溫嵐)
9
"The Whole World Could Hear" (全世界的人都知道)
Wang Yu Yun (王俞勻)
10
"Peaceful World" (和平世界)（Guitar Version）
11
"Regret" (後悔)
He Shu Yu (何書宇)
12
"Practical Joke" (惡作劇) (Ending Theme)
Wang Lan Yin (王藍茵)
13
"Sky" (the English version of Love Ocean)
Ye Qing Long (葉慶龍)
[edit] International Broadcasts
When the series aired in the Philippines in 2006, the characters were given western names, Jiang Zhi Shu was renamed Michael while Yuan Xiang Qin was renamed Jeannie. It also became one of the highest-rating daytime Asianovelas in the country during its run.
The series started airing on the Mandarin channel, Talentvision in Canada.
[edit] See also
Itazura na Kiss: The original manga version of the novel.
They Kiss Again: Sequel to the first drama adaptation.
[edit] External links
GTV's official site
CTV's official site
(English) It Started with a Kiss info and review page at Amped Asia
D-Addicts.com
AsianDramaReviews - It Started With a Kiss Reviews
It Started With a Kiss Reviews, Comments, and Videos
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Started_With_a_Kiss_(TV_series)"
A sequel, They Kiss Again, aired on CTV and GTV from December 16, 2007, to April 27, 2008.
Summary
Yuan Xiang Qin (Ariel Lin) is a bumbling, naïve, but optimistic high school girl. Ever since she met Jiang Zhi Shu (Joe Cheng) at the freshman orientation, she's been in love with the genius with an IQ of 200. After two years of having a crush on him, she finally musters the courage to confess her love to him at school with a love letter. Zhi Shu is not impressed, and Xiang Qin is left humiliated publicly in front of their entire school.
That afternoon, the new house she has just moved into with her father collapses in a minor earthquake. She and her father are instantly left homeless because they lacked the foresight to pay for earthquake insurance. Fortunately, her father's old college friend extends a helping hand and invites both of them to live at his house. Little does Xiang Qin know that the kind Uncle Li is actually the father of Jiang Zhi Shu.
Because of this unexpected turn of events, Zhi Shu and Xiang Qin begin living their lives under the same roof. Zhi Shu's mother aspires to bring them together, coaxing Zhi Shu into tutoring Xiang Qin and taking numerous pictures of the couple together. Zhi Shu remains cold towards Xiang Qin, however, thinking her to be one of the dumbest people he has ever met, and refuses to speak to her at school. Through the course of the series, Zhi Shu slowly warms up to Xiang Qin, who tries her hardest to do better in school for him, as they deal with romantic rivals, their futures, and their relationship.
[edit] Main Cast
Ariel Lin as Yuan Xiang Qin 袁湘琴
Joe Cheng as Jiang Zhi Shu 江直樹
Jiro Wang as Jin Yuan Feng (Ah Jin) 金元豐
Tiffany Xu as Pei Zi Yu 裴子瑜
Jason as Wang Hao Qian 王皓謙
Chang Yung Cheng as Jiang Li (Ah Li)
Cyndi Chaw as Ah Li's wife/Jiang Zhao Zi
Tang Tsung Sheng as Yuan You Cai (Ah Cai)
Petty Yang as Lin Chun Mei
Candice Liu as Liu Ya Nong
Aaron Yan as Ah Bu
Zhang Bo Han as Jiang Yu Shu
Bianca Bai as Bai Hui Lan
[edit] Characters Based on Manga
Yuan Xiang Qin 袁湘琴 = Kotoko AiharaJiang Zhi Shu 江直樹 = Naoki IrieJin Yuan Feng (Ah Jin) 金元豐 = KinnosukeWang Hao Qian 王皓謙 = SudouJiang Li (Ah Li) = Sigeki IrieYuan Cai (Ah Cai) = Shigeo AiharaAh Li's wife = Machiko IrieJiang Yu Shu = Yuuki IrieLin Chun Mei = SatomiLiu Ya Nun = ZinkoAh Bu = RyoPei Zi Yu= Reiko MatsumotoBai Hui Lan = Reiko Matsumoto/SasuikoPei Zi Qi = Ayako Matsumoto
[edit] Original Soundtrack
Name：It Started With a Kiss Original Soundtrack
Release Date：October 21, 2005
Track #
Title
Artist
1
"Dream Waltz"
2
"Say U Love Me" (Opening Theme)
Lara Veronin (梁心頤)、Jason Wang (王威登)
3
"Meet" (遇到)
Fang Ya Xian (方雅賢)
4
"Love Ocean" (愛情海)
Ye Qing Long (葉慶龍)
5
"Heard" (聽見)
Fang Ya Xian (方雅賢)
6
"Say U Love Me"（Guitar Version）
7
"Come A Little Closer" (靠近一點點)
Lara Veronin (梁心頤)
8
"Can We" (能不能)
Jason Wang (王威登)、Landy Wen (溫嵐)
9
"The Whole World Could Hear" (全世界的人都知道)
Wang Yu Yun (王俞勻)
10
"Peaceful World" (和平世界)（Guitar Version）
11
"Regret" (後悔)
He Shu Yu (何書宇)
12
"Practical Joke" (惡作劇) (Ending Theme)
Wang Lan Yin (王藍茵)
13
"Sky" (the English version of Love Ocean)
Ye Qing Long (葉慶龍)
[edit] International Broadcasts
When the series aired in the Philippines in 2006, the characters were given western names, Jiang Zhi Shu was renamed Michael while Yuan Xiang Qin was renamed Jeannie. It also became one of the highest-rating daytime Asianovelas in the country during its run.
The series started airing on the Mandarin channel, Talentvision in Canada.
[edit] See also
Itazura na Kiss: The original manga version of the novel.
They Kiss Again: Sequel to the first drama adaptation.
[edit] External links
GTV's official site
CTV's official site
(English) It Started with a Kiss info and review page at Amped Asia
D-Addicts.com
AsianDramaReviews - It Started With a Kiss Reviews
It Started With a Kiss Reviews, Comments, and Videos
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Started_With_a_Kiss_(TV_series)"
Romantic Princess
Romantic Princess 《公主小妹》 Gong Zhu Xiao Mei, previously known as, Wo Jia Gong Zhu《我家公主》, is a Taiwanese drama which aired every Sunday on CTV. The drama features Wu Zun and Calvin Chen of Fahrenheit, and Angela Chang. The production is based on the shōjo manga Four Steps to Romance (ろまんす五段活用, Romance Godan Katsuyou?), by Kazuko Fujita.
Synopsis
Adopted by middle classed parents, Xiao Mai (Angela Chang) has always had a dream to be an heiress. Finally, this dream comes true. Xiao Mai's biological grandfather, Huanfu Xiong (Gu Bao Ming), is the head of a prestigious aristocratic family. After being kidnapped by their family's enemies and after many years of searching, he finally finds his long lost granddaughter.
As she starts her life as an heiress, everyday is filled with excitement; however, everything seems a bit different from what she had imagined them to be. In the family, there are 4 candidates, one of whom will become the successor of Huanfu Xiong. One of those candidates is Nan Feng Jin (Wu Zun). At first Nan Feng Jin, dislikes Xiao Mai because he knows that he will be engaged to Xiao Mai and can never leave the Huangfu family.
Because Jin wants to be a normal sales person, he tried his best to ignore the growing fondness of him for Xiao Mai, but love prevails.Hatred soon turns to love as Xiao Mai and Nan Feng Jin's relationship starts to unravel. But they want to hide their relationship from Emp, a name called by everyone in respect to Xiao Mai's grandfather, because they will be engaged again and Jin's dream of havng a normal life will all vanish.
Then one day a new 'Huangfu Shan' appeared and with the same birthmark and wih more evidences that she is Huangfu Shan, a ring with her birthdate encrypted in it. Xiao Mai and Gong Mou Li, the 'real' Huangfu Shan, have the same interests and birthdates. Then Xiao Mai, became a maid in the Huangfu house. But she later discovered the plot between Gong Mou Li and Emp, and more chaos happened. It turns out that Gong Mou Li wasn't in love with Jin, and instead she is inlove with Cai.
Then the four tried to confront Emp, but he keeps hiding, with the help of Housekeeper Yi. But soon they faced Emp and told him that, Xiao Mai doesn't want to be the heiress anymore, Jin and Cai doesn't want to be the successor. Emp was furious and let them do what they want: "start from scratch".
Jin keeps getting denied of work, because of Emp's influence. But soon finds a job, and he became a construction worker. Then Cai And Mou Li, who were also kicked out of the Huangfu House, started selling their things to pawnshop but keeps spending their money for useless things. Soon Cai and Mou Li gave up and went back to the Huangfu House.
Soon Emp, had an ailment and has to go under operation.He kept his ailment a secret between himself and Housekeeper Yi. Even though his condition is becoming worse, he still does't want to go under operation. But when Xiao Mai learned about his ailment and that his grandfather's stubbornness can cause him death, she told Housekeeper Yi that she will take the blame if Emp gets mad about going under operation.
The operation was successful, but Emp is still unconscious. In a few days, if Emp does not wake up, the co-owners of the the Huangfu business, will take over. Even though Xiao Mai is the heiress, the co-owners don't believe that women are not good enough to run the company. But Xiao Mai still tried her best and took the exams that were taken by Jin and the other 3 (Cai, Ling and Ying). But she failed, fortunately at the time the co-owners are about to say that Xiao Mai failed, Emp has awaken and told them to allow Xiao Mai to become the successor. Xiao Mai ends up being both heiress and successor. Jin remained as a office worker.
The story ends at the airport, wherein Xiao Mai is leaving for the States to go under some kind of training in becoming the successor of the Huangfu family, and before Xiao Mai leaves they (Jin and Xiao Mai) kissed, until the end.
[edit] Main cast
The names used in the Philippines are in the parentheses
Angela Zhang as Mai Qiu Sui/Huangfu Shan/Xiao Mai 麥秋穗 (Jannah Mai/ Cheryl Huangfu)
Wu Chun as Nan Feng Jin 南風瑾 (Jin Nan Feng)
Gu Bao Ming as Huangfu Xiong 皇甫雄 (John Huangfu)
Calvin Chen as Nan Feng Cai 南風彩 (Ralph Nan Feng)
George Hu as Nan Feng Lin 南風璘 (Jeff Nan Feng)
Eric Lee Ang Lin as Nan Feng Ying 南風影 (Tim Nan Feng)
Genie Zhuo as Gong Mo Li 宮茱莉 (Mickey Gong)
Bu Xue Liang as Mai Cong Guang 麥聰光
Huang Jia Qian as Mai Ge Hao Wa 麥戈浩娃
Hsia Ching Ting as Yi Sen Chuan 伊森川 (Bernard Yi)
[edit] Episode ratings
Date
Episode
Ratings
2007-09-16
ep. 1
5
2007-09-23
ep. 2
5
2007-09-30
ep. 3
5
2007-10-07
ep. 4
5
2007-10-14
ep. 5
5
2007-10-21
ep. 6
5
2007-10-28
ep. 7
5
2007-11-4
ep. 8
5
Average
5
Source: Showbiz Chinatimes
[edit] Trivia
Lists of miscellaneous information should be avoided. Please relocate any relevant information into appropriate sections or articles. (November 2007)
Opening filming began May 4, 2007.
Wu Zun and Angela Chang were required to take dance lessons for several scenes in the drama.
Romantic Princess will show on CTV until 12/09/2007. It will have 13 episodes instead of 10. It Started With a Kiss 2 will replace Romantic Princess time slot on 12/16/2007.
[edit] International broadcasting
The show broadcasts in Indonesia, starting from November 11th 2007, on RCTI.
The series premiered last June 2, 2008 in the Philippines on ABS-CBN as the replacement for Hana Kimi. It has been a successful run since then.
[edit] External links
(Chinese) CTV Official Site
(Chinese) GTV Official Site
(Chinese) Romantic Princess news
Synopsis
Adopted by middle classed parents, Xiao Mai (Angela Chang) has always had a dream to be an heiress. Finally, this dream comes true. Xiao Mai's biological grandfather, Huanfu Xiong (Gu Bao Ming), is the head of a prestigious aristocratic family. After being kidnapped by their family's enemies and after many years of searching, he finally finds his long lost granddaughter.
As she starts her life as an heiress, everyday is filled with excitement; however, everything seems a bit different from what she had imagined them to be. In the family, there are 4 candidates, one of whom will become the successor of Huanfu Xiong. One of those candidates is Nan Feng Jin (Wu Zun). At first Nan Feng Jin, dislikes Xiao Mai because he knows that he will be engaged to Xiao Mai and can never leave the Huangfu family.
Because Jin wants to be a normal sales person, he tried his best to ignore the growing fondness of him for Xiao Mai, but love prevails.Hatred soon turns to love as Xiao Mai and Nan Feng Jin's relationship starts to unravel. But they want to hide their relationship from Emp, a name called by everyone in respect to Xiao Mai's grandfather, because they will be engaged again and Jin's dream of havng a normal life will all vanish.
Then one day a new 'Huangfu Shan' appeared and with the same birthmark and wih more evidences that she is Huangfu Shan, a ring with her birthdate encrypted in it. Xiao Mai and Gong Mou Li, the 'real' Huangfu Shan, have the same interests and birthdates. Then Xiao Mai, became a maid in the Huangfu house. But she later discovered the plot between Gong Mou Li and Emp, and more chaos happened. It turns out that Gong Mou Li wasn't in love with Jin, and instead she is inlove with Cai.
Then the four tried to confront Emp, but he keeps hiding, with the help of Housekeeper Yi. But soon they faced Emp and told him that, Xiao Mai doesn't want to be the heiress anymore, Jin and Cai doesn't want to be the successor. Emp was furious and let them do what they want: "start from scratch".
Jin keeps getting denied of work, because of Emp's influence. But soon finds a job, and he became a construction worker. Then Cai And Mou Li, who were also kicked out of the Huangfu House, started selling their things to pawnshop but keeps spending their money for useless things. Soon Cai and Mou Li gave up and went back to the Huangfu House.
Soon Emp, had an ailment and has to go under operation.He kept his ailment a secret between himself and Housekeeper Yi. Even though his condition is becoming worse, he still does't want to go under operation. But when Xiao Mai learned about his ailment and that his grandfather's stubbornness can cause him death, she told Housekeeper Yi that she will take the blame if Emp gets mad about going under operation.
The operation was successful, but Emp is still unconscious. In a few days, if Emp does not wake up, the co-owners of the the Huangfu business, will take over. Even though Xiao Mai is the heiress, the co-owners don't believe that women are not good enough to run the company. But Xiao Mai still tried her best and took the exams that were taken by Jin and the other 3 (Cai, Ling and Ying). But she failed, fortunately at the time the co-owners are about to say that Xiao Mai failed, Emp has awaken and told them to allow Xiao Mai to become the successor. Xiao Mai ends up being both heiress and successor. Jin remained as a office worker.
The story ends at the airport, wherein Xiao Mai is leaving for the States to go under some kind of training in becoming the successor of the Huangfu family, and before Xiao Mai leaves they (Jin and Xiao Mai) kissed, until the end.
[edit] Main cast
The names used in the Philippines are in the parentheses
Angela Zhang as Mai Qiu Sui/Huangfu Shan/Xiao Mai 麥秋穗 (Jannah Mai/ Cheryl Huangfu)
Wu Chun as Nan Feng Jin 南風瑾 (Jin Nan Feng)
Gu Bao Ming as Huangfu Xiong 皇甫雄 (John Huangfu)
Calvin Chen as Nan Feng Cai 南風彩 (Ralph Nan Feng)
George Hu as Nan Feng Lin 南風璘 (Jeff Nan Feng)
Eric Lee Ang Lin as Nan Feng Ying 南風影 (Tim Nan Feng)
Genie Zhuo as Gong Mo Li 宮茱莉 (Mickey Gong)
Bu Xue Liang as Mai Cong Guang 麥聰光
Huang Jia Qian as Mai Ge Hao Wa 麥戈浩娃
Hsia Ching Ting as Yi Sen Chuan 伊森川 (Bernard Yi)
[edit] Episode ratings
Date
Episode
Ratings
2007-09-16
ep. 1
5
2007-09-23
ep. 2
5
2007-09-30
ep. 3
5
2007-10-07
ep. 4
5
2007-10-14
ep. 5
5
2007-10-21
ep. 6
5
2007-10-28
ep. 7
5
2007-11-4
ep. 8
5
Average
5
Source: Showbiz Chinatimes
[edit] Trivia
Lists of miscellaneous information should be avoided. Please relocate any relevant information into appropriate sections or articles. (November 2007)
Opening filming began May 4, 2007.
Wu Zun and Angela Chang were required to take dance lessons for several scenes in the drama.
Romantic Princess will show on CTV until 12/09/2007. It will have 13 episodes instead of 10. It Started With a Kiss 2 will replace Romantic Princess time slot on 12/16/2007.
[edit] International broadcasting
The show broadcasts in Indonesia, starting from November 11th 2007, on RCTI.
The series premiered last June 2, 2008 in the Philippines on ABS-CBN as the replacement for Hana Kimi. It has been a successful run since then.
[edit] External links
(Chinese) CTV Official Site
(Chinese) GTV Official Site
(Chinese) Romantic Princess news
The X-Family
The X-Family (traditional Chinese: 終極一家; simplified Chinese: 终极一家; pinyin: zhōng jí yī jiā) is a Taiwanese drama that aired in Taiwan on August 8, 2007 starring Pauline Lan, Jiro Wang, Danson Tang, Sunnie Huang, Calvin Chen, and Aaron Yan. It is the sequel to KO One, which aired in the winter of 2005 through the spring of 2006.
Synopsis
Beside our own time-space, there are eleven other dimensions that exist side by side with Mojie, a dimension where evil resides. Mojie has taken over ten of these dimensions in a series of showdowns between good and evil. However, the inter-dimensional war for the Gold dimension resulted in a tie in which both Mojie forces and KO fighters suffered great damages. Now, the story continues in the Iron dimension where the outcome has yet to be decided.
Xiu is charged with the mission to find KO fighters’ alternate selves in his corresponding Iron dimension in order to restore their powers and turn the tide against the dark forces. His search leads him to a boy named Xia Tian, Wang Da Dong's counterpart, who has the potential to become a savior of worlds, a Zhong Ji Tie Ke Ren.
Xia Tian’s incredible power is sealed away by a Feng Long Tie on his neck making him essentially a Ma Gua. Any attempt to use his power would awaken Gui Long, an evil entity in him. But, Gui Long is not the only obstacle Xia Tian has to overcome to become the Zhong Ji Tie Ke Ren. His family’s objections and his own lack of interest in becoming the savior of worlds is another. However, his attitude begins to change after he meets a girl from his childhood, Han. To save her life, he boldly goes into Mie to recover her soul. Then and there, he realizes he needs to become stronger so he could protect those he loves.
Although Xia Tian has the resolve to become the Zhong Ji Tie Ke Ren, he must go through many more tests and trials that will break his bones and his heart before he could be the one.
[edit] Characters
Main article: List of The X-Family characters
[edit] Episodes
Main article: List of episodes of The X-Family
[edit] Terminology
Main article: Terminology of The X-Family
[edit] Yi Neng Families (異能家族)
The Xia Lan Xing De Family (夏蘭荇德家族)
A family of powerful warriors, who carry the responsibilities to protect the Feng Long Ka, a family heirloom that holds the secret of Zhong Ji Tie Ke Ren, which is kept secret from the magical world. The eldest family member also guards the entrance to the ghostly dimension Mie, a dimension where spirits and demons prevail. It is one of the most reputable families in the Iron Dimension.
Members: Xia Liu (夏流), Xia Xiong (夏雄), Xia Yu (夏宇), Xia Tian (夏天) and Xia Mei (夏美).
Dead members: Two unnamed ancestors (兩個無名祖先).
The Ye He Na La Family (葉赫那啦家族)
Centuries ago, it was just an ordinary family with special powers. But they surrendered to the darkness and eventually became a dark family. Their goal is to steal the Feng Long Ka from the Xia Lan Xing De family. To prevent their descendants from becoming demons, the ancestors of Ye He Na La created Zhen Mo San Bu Qu (鎮魔三部曲 / The Demon Suppressing Symphony) that can help their descendants get rid of their evil nature - the Soul Collecting Melody (蒐魂曲), the Soul Cleansing Melody (洗魂曲) and the Soul Calming Melody (安魂曲). Near the end of the story, this family's power is destroyed and all the remaining members are scattered.
Members: Ye Si Ren (葉思仁), Ye Si Si (葉思思), Xia Yu (夏宇), Xia Tian (夏天) and Xia Mei (夏美).
Dead members: Ye He Na La Xiong Ba (葉赫那啦 雄霸), Ye He Na La Xiong Zhan (葉赫那啦 雄戰), Ye He Na La Xiong Feng (葉赫那啦 雄封), Ye He Na La Si Chun (葉赫那啦 思春) and Ye He Na la Teng (葉赫那拉 腾).
The Hu Yan Jue Luo Family (呼延覺羅家族)
A family of powerful warriors who use musical instruments as weapons. They have a special mission, to find and protect the Zhong Ji Tie Ke Ren. All the family members specialise in She Xin Shu (攝心術), a spell that controls a person. Because they used to be very similar to the Han Ke La Ma family, many generations in these families joined together in marriage until one of these generations caused a genetic hatred, which was passed on to the later generations. However, in the recent generation, they have learned to overcome that family hatred and become friends again. The members of this family are known as the assistants and protectors of the legendary Zhong Ji Tie Ke Ren (終極鐵克人).
Members: Xiu (脩) and Vincent.
Dead members: Hu Yan Jue Luo Huan (呼延覺羅 喚) and Hu Yan Jue Luo Tie Le Shi (呼延覺羅鐵勒士).
The Han Ke La Ma Family (韓克拉瑪家族)
A family of powerful female warriors who also use musical instruments as weapons, in which they put their souls: this is their strongest and weakest point. The Han Ke La Ma family's members all specialise in Rei De You Mai En (蕊德尤邁恩 / Read Your Mind), a spell that allows them to read a person's mind by touching them and saying out the spell. Because they used to be very similar to the Hu Yan Jue Luo family, many generations in these families joined together in marriage until one of these generations caused a genetic hatred, which was passed on to the later generations. However, in the recent generation, they have learned to overcome that family hatred and become friends again.
Members: Han (寒).
Dead members: Han Ke La Ma Nana (韓克拉瑪 那那), Bing Xin (冰心) and Han Ke La Ma Mian Mian Bing (韓克拉瑪 綿綿冰).
The Gu La Yi Er Family (古拉依爾家族)
This family has sworn to serve the Ye He Na La family for eternity. Centuries ago, a curse was put upon them, and if the seventh generation cannot find a way to lift the curse, then the following generations will never be able to receive their family's powers and will be forever controlled by the Ye He Na La family. This family has almost been fully eliminated, with Lan Ling Wang as the sole remaining descendant.
Members: Lan Ling Wang (蘭陵王).
Dead members: Gu La Yi Er Dian Ling Wang (古拉依爾 電靈王) and Gu La Yi Er Zhou Wang (古拉依爾 宙王).
The Jiu Da Zhang Lao Family (灸亣镸荖家族)
A family of powerful warriors who have served the protection of the Iron Dimension for a long time. Powerful though every generation has been, they had lived short lives.
Members: Jiu Wu (灸舞) and Jiu Lai (灸萊).
Dead members: Jiu Da Zhang Lao Pa Lai (灸亣镸荖 帕萊)
The Ren Ren Wan Nong Family (任秂完弄家族)
A family with lower level magic. These family members are good at finding people.
Members: Ren Ren Chen Wen (任秂完弄 我行).
Dead members: Ren Chen Wen (任晨文).
The Mei Shan Lu Yong Family (槑珊麓苚 家族)
A family with lower level magic.
Members: Xia Mi (瞎祕) and Wa Ge (蛙哥).
[edit] Others
The Tie Ke Jin Wei Jun (鐵克禁衛軍)
Also known as "the Iron Protection Team"; it is an organization that works together to maintain the safety of the Iron Dimension and at the same time serve as the society of the magical world. The organization consists of 4 bands - Dong Cheng Wei (東城衛), Nan Cheng Wei (南城衛), Xi Cheng Wei (西城衛) and Bei Cheng Wei (北城衛). They work together with the Meng Zhu (盟主 / Ruler) to maintain the safety of the Iron Dimension. Dong Cheng Wei is the Main Band of the Tie Ke Jin Wei Jun (鐵克禁衛軍).
Members: Jiu Wu (灸舞), Xiu (脩), Xia Tian (夏天), a Chord, Deng (鐙), Ming (冥) and Jie (戒).
[edit] Spells
坎綽勱脬佤 CONTROL MY POWER 嗚啦巴哈 → 鬼控術: Helps someone control a power that cannot be controlled. This spell can sometimes be referred to as an ability. This spell has been used by Xia Tian (夏天) and Xia Yu (夏宇).
離之咒 CRUMBLE 嗚拉巴哈 → 使萬物歸於原始狀態: Disrupts 回之咒 and takes away the energy from the one who cast 回之咒. This spell can only be cast on a specific day at a specific time. It is this spell that restored Lan Ling Wang's powers as well as making Xia Yu come into his own. This spell has been used by Lan Ling Wang (蘭陵王).
氏腮缹 DECIPHER 嗚啦巴哈 → 異能破解術: Shields the user from the spell to be controlled by others. This spell has been used by Han (寒).
伊蕊斯蕊外 ERASE REWIND 嗚啦巴哈 → 倒帶刪除術: Erases the memories of the target. This spell has been used by Xia Liu (夏流).
飛映殤德 FILL IN THUNDER 嗚啦巴哈 → 連擊式雷擊術: Enables the user to attack with powerful thunder or fight in lightning speed. This spell has been used by Han (寒).
伏擂姆殤德 FLAM THUNDER 嗚啦巴哈 → 裝點式雷擊術: Shoots a beam of thunder energy out of the user's weapon. This spell has been used by Han (寒).
芣恪廝 FOCUS 嗚啦巴哈 → 專注術: Amplifies the target's ability to focus. This spell has been used by Xiu (脩), Jiu Wu (灸舞), Jiu Lai (灸萊) and Demon Hunter (斬魔獵士).
伏瑞斯 FREEZE 嗚啦巴哈 → 凝結術: Immobilizes the target's motions. Of all the spells throughout the series, this is the one that has been used the most. This spell has been used by Xia Xiong (夏雄), Xiu (脩), Xia Liu (夏流), a Chord, Xia Tian (夏天) and an invisible demon.
馬賽克 MOSAIC 嗚啦巴哈 → 馬賽克氣場盾: Creates a mosaic around the user's face. It is notably the least useful power. This spell has been used by Ren Chen Wen (任晨文) and Xia Yu (夏宇).
謬特 MUTE 嗚啦巴哈 → 靜音術: Makes the target unable to speak. This spell has been used by Xia Xiong (夏雄), Xia Liu (夏流) and Xia Tian (夏天).
派喇笛多殤德 PARADIDDLE THUNDER 嗚啦巴哈 → 重點式雷擊術: Creates a powerful energy that attacks with thunder. This spell has been used by Han (寒).
蕊德尤邁恩 READ U MIND 嗚啦巴哈 → 讀心術: Allows the user to read his/her target's mind. This spell has been used by Han (寒).
蕊力ㄈ RELIEF 嗚啦巴哈 → 解除術: Reverses all spells. This spell has been used by Xia Xiong (夏雄), Xiu (脩), Xia Liu (夏流) and Xia Yu (夏宇).
蕊辟特 REPEAT 嗚啦巴哈 → 重複術: Makes the target repeat its actions. This spell has been used by Xia Xiong (夏雄) and Xia Yu (夏宇).
銷爾特 SHELTER 嗚啦巴哈 → 氣場防護罩: Creates a shield around the user. This spell has been used by Xia Mei (夏美).
斯羅摩迅 SLOW MOTION 嗚啦巴哈 → 慢動作術: Makes the target move in slow motion. This spell has been used by Xia Xiong (夏雄) and Xia Liu (夏流).
沙氪瘖 SUCK IN 嗚啦巴哈 → 驅動魔借吸取異能: Allows the user to suck powers out of other people. This spell has been used by Xia Yu (夏宇).
殤德雷霆 THUNDER LIGHTING 嗚啦巴哈 → 急電術: Allows the user to attack with electricity. If the user's powers aren't strong enough, this spell will not be able to kill the target. This spell has been used by Xia Mei (夏美).
樁緦芣 TRANSFER 嗚啦巴哈 → 異能轉移術: Allows the user to transfer his/her powers to someone else, but if this spell is used, the person will die once the powers are transferred. This spell has not been used.
威伏點. ZIP → WAVE.ZIP 壓縮傳音術: Allows the speaker to speak in fast speed and for the listeners to be able to understand. Wu La Ba Ha is not required in this spell. This spell has been used by Xiu (脩), Master of the Ye family (老掌門) and Xia Tian (夏天).
降魔訣第一訣 → 北嗑土海洏 BACK TO HELL 嗚啦巴哈: (驅魔訣) Fends off the evil that attempts to attack. This spell has been used by Xia Liu (夏流).
降魔訣第二訣 → 鍶夸浀泆缹 SQUELCH EVIL 嗚啦巴哈: (鎮魔訣) Paralyzes the target. This spell has been used by Xia Liu (夏流).
降魔訣第三訣 → 合臻圍伏 HERTZIAN WAVES 嗚啦巴哈: (拘魔訣) An capturing spell used against evil. Most notable for making the target unable to fight. This spell has been used by Xia Liu (夏流).
降魔訣第四訣: (劀魔訣) One of Xia Liu's spells created to fight evils. This spell has not been used.
降魔訣第五訣: (磔魔訣) One of Xia Liu's spells created to fight evils. This spell has not been used.
降魔訣第六訣: (劈魔訣) One of Xia Liu's spells created to fight evils. This spell has not been used.
降魔訣第七訣: (裂魔訣) One of Xia Liu's spells created to fight evils. This spell has not been used.
降魔訣第八訣: (與魔共毀訣) One of Xia Liu's spells that is created to fight evils. Of all eight spells, this is the most dangerous as it is capable of killing the opponent and the caster himself. This spell has not been used.
麒麟脈衝光套餐 → 一號餐分光套餐嗚啦巴哈: Used with the Qilin Glove (麒麟手) to create beam of light. This spell has been used by Xia Xiong (夏雄).
麒麟脈衝光套餐 → 二號餐散光套餐嗚啦巴哈: One of Xia Xiong's special spells used with the Qilin Glove (麒麟手). This spell has not been used.
麒麟脈衝光套餐 → 三號餐聚光套餐 嗚拉巴哈: Attacks with a light bolt formed by the Qilin Glove (麒麟手). This spell is used by Xia Xiong (夏雄).
麒麟脈衝光套餐 → 四號餐束光套餐嗚啦巴哈: One of Xia Xiong's special spells used with the Qilin Glove (麒麟手). This spell has not been used.
麒麟脈衝光套餐 → 五號餐疾光套餐嗚啦巴哈: One of Xia Xiong's special spells used with the Qilin Glove (麒麟手). This spell has not been used.
麒麟脈衝光套餐 → 六號餐銀光套餐嗚啦巴哈: One of Xia Xiong's special spells used with the Qilin Glove (麒麟手). This spell has not been used.
麒麟脈衝光套餐 → 七號餐瞬光套餐嗚啦巴哈: One of Xia Xiong's special spells used with the Qilin Glove (麒麟手). This spell has not been used.
麒麟脈衝光套餐 → 八號餐銀光套餐嗚啦巴哈: One of Xia Xiong's special spells used with the Qilin Glove (麒麟手). This spell has not been used.
麒麟脈衝光套餐 → 九號餐星光套餐嗚啦巴哈: One of Xia Xiong's special spells used with the Qilin Glove (麒麟手). This spell has not been used.
麒麟脈衝光套餐 → 十號餐悲光套餐嗚啦巴哈: One of Xia Xiong's special spells used with the Qilin Glove (麒麟手). This spell has not been used.
夏蘭荇德家族脈衝光套餐全家餐 嗚啦巴哈: Creates an attacking and defending force field combined with the entire family's powers and the Qilin Glove (麒麟手). This spell has been used by Xia Xiong (夏雄), Xia Liu (夏流), Xia Mei (夏美) and Xia Tian (夏天).
夏蘭荇德家族脈衝光套餐組合餐 嗚啦巴哈: Creates a defensive and offensive force field in combination with family members, other power-users and the Qilin Glove (麒麟手). This spell has been used by Xia Xiong (夏雄), Xia Tian (夏天), Xia Liu (夏流) and Xia Mei (夏美).
問候令尊令堂祖宗八代下流找人術: Allows a group of casters to summon its target by speaking its ancient language. If the first part of the spell does not work, then a language of profane manners is required. Wu La Ba Ha is not required in this spell. This spell has been used by Xia Liu (夏流), Xia Xiong (夏雄), Xia Yu (夏宇), Xia Tian (夏天) and Xia Mei (夏美).
縱鶴擒龍嗚啦巴哈 → 縱鶴擒龍術: Creates a hand of energy claws to attack. This spell has been used by Xiu (脩); it is his most powerful attacking spell.
攝心術嗚啦巴哈: Forces the target to do the user's bidding without being able to fight back. This spell has been used by Xiu (脩); and once by Xia Yu (夏宇). While Xiu needs to say the spell outloud Xia Yu manages to cast it without saying the words outloud.
變種 RH 陰性攝心術: An evil version of She Xin Shu (攝心術) that forces the target to do the user's bidding without being able to fight back. This spell has been used by Vincent.
夏蘭荇德家族祖傳 噩運咒 (ba le ba the wu lu wu): A bad luck bringing spell. This curse cannot be relieved by the person who got cursed, someone else have to help him/her to relief the spell. Wu La Ba Ha is not required in this spell. This spell has been used by Xia Liu (夏流).
回之咒 嗚拉巴哈 → 父召子咒: A powerful spell used by evil power-users. It is known for transferring enormous energy to the caster, but it has to be performed in a specific ritual to be able to do so. This spell has been used by the Master of the Ye He Na La family (老掌門).
混元無極: The ultimate spell cast by Zhong Ji Tie Ke Ren in combination with the original power-users and others. Wu La Ba Ha is not required. This spell has been used by Xia Tian (夏天), Xiu (脩), Xia Yu (夏宇), Han (寒), Lan Ling Wang (蘭陵王), Jiu Wu (灸舞) and the rest of Dong Cheng Wei.
[edit] Cast and Production Credits
[edit] Cast
Characters
Ma Gua Name
Actor
Xia Lan Xing De Xiong (夏蘭荇德 雄)Xia Lan Xing De ancestor (夏蘭荇德祖先)
Xia Xiong (夏雄)none
Pauline Lan (藍心湄)
Xia Lan Xing De Tian (夏蘭荇德 天)Gui Long (鬼龍)Wang Da Dong (汪大東)ZackHimself
Xia Tian (夏天)nonenonenonenone
Jiro Wang (汪東城)
Ye He Na La Si Ren (葉赫那啦 思仁)Duan Chang Ren (斷腸人)Hei Long (黑龍)Himself
Ye Si Ren (葉思仁)nonenonenone
Na Wei Xun (那維勲)
Xia Lan Xing De Liu (夏蘭荇德 流)Xia Lan Xing De ancestor (夏蘭荇德祖先)
Xia Liu (夏流)none
Chen Bo Zheng (陳博正)
Xia Lan Xing De Yu (夏蘭荇德 宇)Gui Feng (鬼鳳)Himself
Xia Yu (夏宇)nonenone
Danson Tang (唐禹哲)
Xia Lan Xing De Mei (夏蘭荇德 美)Gui Wa (鬼娃)Herself
Xia Mei (夏美)nonenone
Sunnie Huang (黃小柔)
Gu La Yi Er Lan Ling Wang (古拉依爾 蘭陵王)Wang Ya Se (王亞瑟)
Lan Ling Wang (蘭陵王)none
Calvin Chen (辰亦儒)
Jiu Da Zhang Lao Wu (灸亣镸荖 舞)Ding Xiao Yu (丁小雨)
Jiu Wu (灸舞)none
Aaron Yan (炎亞綸)
Hu Yan Jue Lo Xiu (呼延覺羅 脩)Hu Yan Jue Luo Tie Er Shi (呼延覺羅鐵勒士)
Hu Yan Xiu (呼延脩)none
Chen De Xiu (陳德修)
Han Ke La Ma Han (韓克拉瑪 寒)Han Ke La Ma Bing Xin (韓克拉瑪 冰心)Han Ke La Ma Min Min Bing (韓克拉瑪 綿綿冰)
Han (寒)Bing Xin (冰心)none
Cai Han Cen (蔡函岑)
a Chord
none
Xie He Xian (謝和弦)
The Great Traveler (神行者)The God of Guns (槍靈王)
nonenone
George Hu (胡宇崴)
The Fire Ambassador (火焰使者)
none
Wu Chun (吳尊)
Ren Ren Wan Nong Chen Wen (任秂完弄 晨文)
Ren Chen Wen (任晨文)
Zhang Hao Ming (張皓明)
Mei San Lu Long Xia Mi (槑珊麓苚 瞎祕)
Xia Mi (瞎祕)
Lu Jian Yu (陸建宇/小辣)
Mei San Lu Long Wa Ge (槑珊麓苚 蛙哥)
Wa Ge (蛙哥)
Ah Mai Er (阿脈兒)
Jiu Da Zhang Lao Lai (灸亣镸荖 萊)
Jiu Lai (灸萊)
Lin Yi Xun (林奕勳)
Ye He Na La Xiong Ba (葉赫那啦 雄霸)
The Master (老掌門)
Wang Dao (王道)
Ye He Na La Si Si (葉赫那啦 思思)
Ye Si Si (葉思思)
Li Jie Sheng (李傑聖)
Characters
Actor
Professor G
Renzo Liu (劉亮佐)
Xiao Long Nu (小聾女)
Qiu Er (球兒)
Guo Er (過兒)
Li Ang Lin (利昂霖)
Demon Hunter (斬魔獵士)
Xia Jing Ting (夏靖庭)
Doctor Xia Gu (黠谷醫仙)
Xue Zhi Zheng (薛志正)
Xia Gu Rou Qing (黠谷柔情)
Huang Wan Ting (皇琬婷/婉兒)
Bing Dao (兵刀)
Qian De Men (乾德門)
Fire Ant Girl (火蟻女)
Wang Qiao Zheng (王巧埩)
Vincent
Den Cheng Ju (單承矩)
Dao Ba Jie Sen (刀疤傑森)
Huang Wan Bo (黃萬伯/K一吧)
Faceless Peace (無臉和平)
De Yang (德楊)
Dong Cheng Wei-Deng (東城衛-鐙)
Deng Hua Dun (鄧樺敦)
Dong Cheng Wei-Ming (東城衛-冥)
Li Ming Han (李明翰)
Dong Cheng Wei-Jie (東城衛-戒)
Michael Chen (陳志介)
Shi Ba Tong Ren (十八捅人)
Li Bing Yi (李秉億)
Amazing Little Nurse (神奇小護士)
Chang Ai Wen (常愛芠/愛兒)
The Messenger (信哥)Gu La Yi Er Zhou Wang (古拉依爾 宙王)
Jian Han Zhong (簡翰忠)
Li Da Xiong (李大雄)
Li Guo Chao (李國超)
Comic book store owner
Cai Ba (蔡爸)
Zhen Zi (貞子)
Ni Pei Wei (倪裴薇)
Scriptwriter A
Ye Hui Zhi (葉惠芝)
Scriptwriter B
Hong Qi Yang (洪綺陽)
Loyal servant (忠僕)
Lin Shu Hong (林書弘)
Ah Fei (阿飛)
Zhang Zhi Wei (張志偉)
Han's mother (寒媽)
Zhang Yi Lin (張以琳)
Gangster boss (流氓老大)
Wu Zhen Ya (吳震亞)
Gangster
Chen Jun Hui (陳俊輝)
Gangster
Liu Guo Shao (劉國卲)
Gangster
Hong Wei Xin (洪維信)
Bartender
Wu Feng Qing (吳豐卿)
Little Xia Yu (小夏宇)
Wu Yan Xuan (吳彥諠)
Little Xia Tian (小夏天)
Xiang Bo Tao (相博濤)
Little Xia Mei (小夏美)
Xu Qiong Yun (許瓊云)
Little Han (小寒)
Xu Yu Ling (許育菱)
Little Dao Ba Jie Sen (小刀疤傑森)
Lin Yi Cheng (林奕丞)
[edit] Production
Producers
Chen Zi Han (陳芷涵)Jerry Feng (馮家瑞)Wang Xin Gui (王信貴)Wang Chuan Ren (王傳仁)
Directors
Zheng De Hua (鄭德華)Lin Qing Fang (林清芳)Liao Fei Hong (廫猆鴻)Liu Xing (劉行)
Screenwriters
Qi Yang Lin (齊鍚麟)Liu Shi Yuan (呂蒔媛)Deng Li Fen (鄧莉芬)Lin Xin Hui (林欣慧)Liu Rue Xuan (劉蕊瑄)Huang Wei Rong (黃微容)
[edit] In Other Media
X Online (http://ko.gameflier.com/)
The X-Family: Original TV Soundtrack - August 31, 2007
The X-Family: Original TV Soundtrack: 2nd Edition - September 7, 2007
The X-Family: Behind the Scene - August 2007
The X-Family: TV Novel - August 2007
The X-Family: Cards and envelops - August 22, 2007
The X-Family: Transparent cards - August 25, 2007
The X-Family: Stickers - August 25, 2007
The X-Family: Bookmarks - August 25, 2007
[edit] Notes
[edit] Making of The X-Family
Although, The X-Family had a strong sci-fi/ fantasy feel, the production crew viewed it as a futuristic wuxia film. Their goal was to show the way wuxia would be when it's in the present day and in the future.[1] In the first episode they paid homage to the wuxia genre by having Xiu transfer his energy to the KO Fighters in an effort to restore their powers. This "transferring of energy" to help others is a recurring theme in The X-Family.
While working on this show, the writing team made a conscious effort to continue the comic book theme from KO One, as well as to incorporate video game elements popular with their teenage viewers. To do this, they gave almost all their Iron Dimension characters special powers and weapons that were more powerful than their Gold Dimension counterparts.[2] For example, Lan Ling Wang has "Lan Ling Zhan," a huge sword that can obliterate a city block when his entire life force is channeled into it. While, his Gold Dimension counterpart Wang Ya Se has "Shi Zhong Jian," a little sword in a rock, that merely enhances his fighting power. To show the effects of different powers and weapons, special effects were used, which tagged on additional filming and post-production time. As result, it took eight months, from September 2006 to April 2007, to finish shooting this show.[3]
The plot may be unrealistic, but the characters are partly based on the actors and actresses who portray them. In the show, Dong Cheng Wei (東城衛) is a unit of the Iron Protection Team that protects the Iron Dimension with its music. In real life, Dong Cheng Wei is a rock band started by Chen De Xiu and Jiro Wang back when they were in high school.[4] Xiu is a current member of this band; Jiro is both a member of this band as well as Fahrenheit.
[edit] Controversy
Days before its airing date, a wave of opposition against the show played out on the net. [[Taiwanese netizens pointed out the costume for the character Lan Ling Wang had a high degree of similarity to the character Cloud Strife in Final Fantasy VII [5] and blasted the network for its blatant copyright violation.[6] Executive producer Wang Xin Gui was dismayed by the accusation and denied its validity. [7]
Netizens were dissatisfied by the producer’s answer and proceeded to send petitions to boycott the show. The producer responded by issuing a public apology through Comic International Productions Co., Ltd, and stated that they were in the process of negotiating with Square Enix about intellectual property rights. It also stated the similarity between Lan Ling Wang and Cloud Strife was purely coincidental.[8] As result of the uproar, HIM International Music postponed the original soundtrack release date due to its CD album had contained images involved in the copyright dispute.[9] The show and its companion books were released as scheduled. ==]]
[edit] Rumors of a follow-up
According to certain websites, there is a possible follow-up for The X-Family and KO One. The rumoured follow-up is called X-Street (終極一街) and will be the final story.
Certain references are 终极一家的大杂烩 - PPS影视百科, 華研國際音樂, tieba.baidu.com and KaiserRyos Blog
[edit] References
^ (Chinese) GTV and Comic International Production Co., Ltd, 終極一家幕後寫真, 152-157.
^ (Chinese) GTV and Comic International Production Co., Ltd, 終極一家幕後寫真, 154.
^ (Chinese) GTV and Comic International Production Co., Ltd, 終極一家幕後寫真, 152.
^ (Chinese) GTV and Comic International Production Co., Ltd, 終極一家幕後寫真, 155.
^ (Chinese) Taiwan Final Fantasy No Copy August 6, 2007. Retrieved November 1, 2007.
^ (Chinese) To those who love FF7 and hate copycats. August 3, 2007. Retrieved November 01, 2007.
^ (Chinese) Producer Wang Xin Gui denies copyright infringement. August 6, 2007. Retrieved November 01, 2007.
^ (Chinese) Public apology to Square Enix September 4, 2007. Retrieved November 01, 2007.
^ (Chinese) Original Sountrack release date postponed. August 9, 2007. Retrieved November 01, 2007.
Synopsis
Beside our own time-space, there are eleven other dimensions that exist side by side with Mojie, a dimension where evil resides. Mojie has taken over ten of these dimensions in a series of showdowns between good and evil. However, the inter-dimensional war for the Gold dimension resulted in a tie in which both Mojie forces and KO fighters suffered great damages. Now, the story continues in the Iron dimension where the outcome has yet to be decided.
Xiu is charged with the mission to find KO fighters’ alternate selves in his corresponding Iron dimension in order to restore their powers and turn the tide against the dark forces. His search leads him to a boy named Xia Tian, Wang Da Dong's counterpart, who has the potential to become a savior of worlds, a Zhong Ji Tie Ke Ren.
Xia Tian’s incredible power is sealed away by a Feng Long Tie on his neck making him essentially a Ma Gua. Any attempt to use his power would awaken Gui Long, an evil entity in him. But, Gui Long is not the only obstacle Xia Tian has to overcome to become the Zhong Ji Tie Ke Ren. His family’s objections and his own lack of interest in becoming the savior of worlds is another. However, his attitude begins to change after he meets a girl from his childhood, Han. To save her life, he boldly goes into Mie to recover her soul. Then and there, he realizes he needs to become stronger so he could protect those he loves.
Although Xia Tian has the resolve to become the Zhong Ji Tie Ke Ren, he must go through many more tests and trials that will break his bones and his heart before he could be the one.
[edit] Characters
Main article: List of The X-Family characters
[edit] Episodes
Main article: List of episodes of The X-Family
[edit] Terminology
Main article: Terminology of The X-Family
[edit] Yi Neng Families (異能家族)
The Xia Lan Xing De Family (夏蘭荇德家族)
A family of powerful warriors, who carry the responsibilities to protect the Feng Long Ka, a family heirloom that holds the secret of Zhong Ji Tie Ke Ren, which is kept secret from the magical world. The eldest family member also guards the entrance to the ghostly dimension Mie, a dimension where spirits and demons prevail. It is one of the most reputable families in the Iron Dimension.
Members: Xia Liu (夏流), Xia Xiong (夏雄), Xia Yu (夏宇), Xia Tian (夏天) and Xia Mei (夏美).
Dead members: Two unnamed ancestors (兩個無名祖先).
The Ye He Na La Family (葉赫那啦家族)
Centuries ago, it was just an ordinary family with special powers. But they surrendered to the darkness and eventually became a dark family. Their goal is to steal the Feng Long Ka from the Xia Lan Xing De family. To prevent their descendants from becoming demons, the ancestors of Ye He Na La created Zhen Mo San Bu Qu (鎮魔三部曲 / The Demon Suppressing Symphony) that can help their descendants get rid of their evil nature - the Soul Collecting Melody (蒐魂曲), the Soul Cleansing Melody (洗魂曲) and the Soul Calming Melody (安魂曲). Near the end of the story, this family's power is destroyed and all the remaining members are scattered.
Members: Ye Si Ren (葉思仁), Ye Si Si (葉思思), Xia Yu (夏宇), Xia Tian (夏天) and Xia Mei (夏美).
Dead members: Ye He Na La Xiong Ba (葉赫那啦 雄霸), Ye He Na La Xiong Zhan (葉赫那啦 雄戰), Ye He Na La Xiong Feng (葉赫那啦 雄封), Ye He Na La Si Chun (葉赫那啦 思春) and Ye He Na la Teng (葉赫那拉 腾).
The Hu Yan Jue Luo Family (呼延覺羅家族)
A family of powerful warriors who use musical instruments as weapons. They have a special mission, to find and protect the Zhong Ji Tie Ke Ren. All the family members specialise in She Xin Shu (攝心術), a spell that controls a person. Because they used to be very similar to the Han Ke La Ma family, many generations in these families joined together in marriage until one of these generations caused a genetic hatred, which was passed on to the later generations. However, in the recent generation, they have learned to overcome that family hatred and become friends again. The members of this family are known as the assistants and protectors of the legendary Zhong Ji Tie Ke Ren (終極鐵克人).
Members: Xiu (脩) and Vincent.
Dead members: Hu Yan Jue Luo Huan (呼延覺羅 喚) and Hu Yan Jue Luo Tie Le Shi (呼延覺羅鐵勒士).
The Han Ke La Ma Family (韓克拉瑪家族)
A family of powerful female warriors who also use musical instruments as weapons, in which they put their souls: this is their strongest and weakest point. The Han Ke La Ma family's members all specialise in Rei De You Mai En (蕊德尤邁恩 / Read Your Mind), a spell that allows them to read a person's mind by touching them and saying out the spell. Because they used to be very similar to the Hu Yan Jue Luo family, many generations in these families joined together in marriage until one of these generations caused a genetic hatred, which was passed on to the later generations. However, in the recent generation, they have learned to overcome that family hatred and become friends again.
Members: Han (寒).
Dead members: Han Ke La Ma Nana (韓克拉瑪 那那), Bing Xin (冰心) and Han Ke La Ma Mian Mian Bing (韓克拉瑪 綿綿冰).
The Gu La Yi Er Family (古拉依爾家族)
This family has sworn to serve the Ye He Na La family for eternity. Centuries ago, a curse was put upon them, and if the seventh generation cannot find a way to lift the curse, then the following generations will never be able to receive their family's powers and will be forever controlled by the Ye He Na La family. This family has almost been fully eliminated, with Lan Ling Wang as the sole remaining descendant.
Members: Lan Ling Wang (蘭陵王).
Dead members: Gu La Yi Er Dian Ling Wang (古拉依爾 電靈王) and Gu La Yi Er Zhou Wang (古拉依爾 宙王).
The Jiu Da Zhang Lao Family (灸亣镸荖家族)
A family of powerful warriors who have served the protection of the Iron Dimension for a long time. Powerful though every generation has been, they had lived short lives.
Members: Jiu Wu (灸舞) and Jiu Lai (灸萊).
Dead members: Jiu Da Zhang Lao Pa Lai (灸亣镸荖 帕萊)
The Ren Ren Wan Nong Family (任秂完弄家族)
A family with lower level magic. These family members are good at finding people.
Members: Ren Ren Chen Wen (任秂完弄 我行).
Dead members: Ren Chen Wen (任晨文).
The Mei Shan Lu Yong Family (槑珊麓苚 家族)
A family with lower level magic.
Members: Xia Mi (瞎祕) and Wa Ge (蛙哥).
[edit] Others
The Tie Ke Jin Wei Jun (鐵克禁衛軍)
Also known as "the Iron Protection Team"; it is an organization that works together to maintain the safety of the Iron Dimension and at the same time serve as the society of the magical world. The organization consists of 4 bands - Dong Cheng Wei (東城衛), Nan Cheng Wei (南城衛), Xi Cheng Wei (西城衛) and Bei Cheng Wei (北城衛). They work together with the Meng Zhu (盟主 / Ruler) to maintain the safety of the Iron Dimension. Dong Cheng Wei is the Main Band of the Tie Ke Jin Wei Jun (鐵克禁衛軍).
Members: Jiu Wu (灸舞), Xiu (脩), Xia Tian (夏天), a Chord, Deng (鐙), Ming (冥) and Jie (戒).
[edit] Spells
坎綽勱脬佤 CONTROL MY POWER 嗚啦巴哈 → 鬼控術: Helps someone control a power that cannot be controlled. This spell can sometimes be referred to as an ability. This spell has been used by Xia Tian (夏天) and Xia Yu (夏宇).
離之咒 CRUMBLE 嗚拉巴哈 → 使萬物歸於原始狀態: Disrupts 回之咒 and takes away the energy from the one who cast 回之咒. This spell can only be cast on a specific day at a specific time. It is this spell that restored Lan Ling Wang's powers as well as making Xia Yu come into his own. This spell has been used by Lan Ling Wang (蘭陵王).
氏腮缹 DECIPHER 嗚啦巴哈 → 異能破解術: Shields the user from the spell to be controlled by others. This spell has been used by Han (寒).
伊蕊斯蕊外 ERASE REWIND 嗚啦巴哈 → 倒帶刪除術: Erases the memories of the target. This spell has been used by Xia Liu (夏流).
飛映殤德 FILL IN THUNDER 嗚啦巴哈 → 連擊式雷擊術: Enables the user to attack with powerful thunder or fight in lightning speed. This spell has been used by Han (寒).
伏擂姆殤德 FLAM THUNDER 嗚啦巴哈 → 裝點式雷擊術: Shoots a beam of thunder energy out of the user's weapon. This spell has been used by Han (寒).
芣恪廝 FOCUS 嗚啦巴哈 → 專注術: Amplifies the target's ability to focus. This spell has been used by Xiu (脩), Jiu Wu (灸舞), Jiu Lai (灸萊) and Demon Hunter (斬魔獵士).
伏瑞斯 FREEZE 嗚啦巴哈 → 凝結術: Immobilizes the target's motions. Of all the spells throughout the series, this is the one that has been used the most. This spell has been used by Xia Xiong (夏雄), Xiu (脩), Xia Liu (夏流), a Chord, Xia Tian (夏天) and an invisible demon.
馬賽克 MOSAIC 嗚啦巴哈 → 馬賽克氣場盾: Creates a mosaic around the user's face. It is notably the least useful power. This spell has been used by Ren Chen Wen (任晨文) and Xia Yu (夏宇).
謬特 MUTE 嗚啦巴哈 → 靜音術: Makes the target unable to speak. This spell has been used by Xia Xiong (夏雄), Xia Liu (夏流) and Xia Tian (夏天).
派喇笛多殤德 PARADIDDLE THUNDER 嗚啦巴哈 → 重點式雷擊術: Creates a powerful energy that attacks with thunder. This spell has been used by Han (寒).
蕊德尤邁恩 READ U MIND 嗚啦巴哈 → 讀心術: Allows the user to read his/her target's mind. This spell has been used by Han (寒).
蕊力ㄈ RELIEF 嗚啦巴哈 → 解除術: Reverses all spells. This spell has been used by Xia Xiong (夏雄), Xiu (脩), Xia Liu (夏流) and Xia Yu (夏宇).
蕊辟特 REPEAT 嗚啦巴哈 → 重複術: Makes the target repeat its actions. This spell has been used by Xia Xiong (夏雄) and Xia Yu (夏宇).
銷爾特 SHELTER 嗚啦巴哈 → 氣場防護罩: Creates a shield around the user. This spell has been used by Xia Mei (夏美).
斯羅摩迅 SLOW MOTION 嗚啦巴哈 → 慢動作術: Makes the target move in slow motion. This spell has been used by Xia Xiong (夏雄) and Xia Liu (夏流).
沙氪瘖 SUCK IN 嗚啦巴哈 → 驅動魔借吸取異能: Allows the user to suck powers out of other people. This spell has been used by Xia Yu (夏宇).
殤德雷霆 THUNDER LIGHTING 嗚啦巴哈 → 急電術: Allows the user to attack with electricity. If the user's powers aren't strong enough, this spell will not be able to kill the target. This spell has been used by Xia Mei (夏美).
樁緦芣 TRANSFER 嗚啦巴哈 → 異能轉移術: Allows the user to transfer his/her powers to someone else, but if this spell is used, the person will die once the powers are transferred. This spell has not been used.
威伏點. ZIP → WAVE.ZIP 壓縮傳音術: Allows the speaker to speak in fast speed and for the listeners to be able to understand. Wu La Ba Ha is not required in this spell. This spell has been used by Xiu (脩), Master of the Ye family (老掌門) and Xia Tian (夏天).
降魔訣第一訣 → 北嗑土海洏 BACK TO HELL 嗚啦巴哈: (驅魔訣) Fends off the evil that attempts to attack. This spell has been used by Xia Liu (夏流).
降魔訣第二訣 → 鍶夸浀泆缹 SQUELCH EVIL 嗚啦巴哈: (鎮魔訣) Paralyzes the target. This spell has been used by Xia Liu (夏流).
降魔訣第三訣 → 合臻圍伏 HERTZIAN WAVES 嗚啦巴哈: (拘魔訣) An capturing spell used against evil. Most notable for making the target unable to fight. This spell has been used by Xia Liu (夏流).
降魔訣第四訣: (劀魔訣) One of Xia Liu's spells created to fight evils. This spell has not been used.
降魔訣第五訣: (磔魔訣) One of Xia Liu's spells created to fight evils. This spell has not been used.
降魔訣第六訣: (劈魔訣) One of Xia Liu's spells created to fight evils. This spell has not been used.
降魔訣第七訣: (裂魔訣) One of Xia Liu's spells created to fight evils. This spell has not been used.
降魔訣第八訣: (與魔共毀訣) One of Xia Liu's spells that is created to fight evils. Of all eight spells, this is the most dangerous as it is capable of killing the opponent and the caster himself. This spell has not been used.
麒麟脈衝光套餐 → 一號餐分光套餐嗚啦巴哈: Used with the Qilin Glove (麒麟手) to create beam of light. This spell has been used by Xia Xiong (夏雄).
麒麟脈衝光套餐 → 二號餐散光套餐嗚啦巴哈: One of Xia Xiong's special spells used with the Qilin Glove (麒麟手). This spell has not been used.
麒麟脈衝光套餐 → 三號餐聚光套餐 嗚拉巴哈: Attacks with a light bolt formed by the Qilin Glove (麒麟手). This spell is used by Xia Xiong (夏雄).
麒麟脈衝光套餐 → 四號餐束光套餐嗚啦巴哈: One of Xia Xiong's special spells used with the Qilin Glove (麒麟手). This spell has not been used.
麒麟脈衝光套餐 → 五號餐疾光套餐嗚啦巴哈: One of Xia Xiong's special spells used with the Qilin Glove (麒麟手). This spell has not been used.
麒麟脈衝光套餐 → 六號餐銀光套餐嗚啦巴哈: One of Xia Xiong's special spells used with the Qilin Glove (麒麟手). This spell has not been used.
麒麟脈衝光套餐 → 七號餐瞬光套餐嗚啦巴哈: One of Xia Xiong's special spells used with the Qilin Glove (麒麟手). This spell has not been used.
麒麟脈衝光套餐 → 八號餐銀光套餐嗚啦巴哈: One of Xia Xiong's special spells used with the Qilin Glove (麒麟手). This spell has not been used.
麒麟脈衝光套餐 → 九號餐星光套餐嗚啦巴哈: One of Xia Xiong's special spells used with the Qilin Glove (麒麟手). This spell has not been used.
麒麟脈衝光套餐 → 十號餐悲光套餐嗚啦巴哈: One of Xia Xiong's special spells used with the Qilin Glove (麒麟手). This spell has not been used.
夏蘭荇德家族脈衝光套餐全家餐 嗚啦巴哈: Creates an attacking and defending force field combined with the entire family's powers and the Qilin Glove (麒麟手). This spell has been used by Xia Xiong (夏雄), Xia Liu (夏流), Xia Mei (夏美) and Xia Tian (夏天).
夏蘭荇德家族脈衝光套餐組合餐 嗚啦巴哈: Creates a defensive and offensive force field in combination with family members, other power-users and the Qilin Glove (麒麟手). This spell has been used by Xia Xiong (夏雄), Xia Tian (夏天), Xia Liu (夏流) and Xia Mei (夏美).
問候令尊令堂祖宗八代下流找人術: Allows a group of casters to summon its target by speaking its ancient language. If the first part of the spell does not work, then a language of profane manners is required. Wu La Ba Ha is not required in this spell. This spell has been used by Xia Liu (夏流), Xia Xiong (夏雄), Xia Yu (夏宇), Xia Tian (夏天) and Xia Mei (夏美).
縱鶴擒龍嗚啦巴哈 → 縱鶴擒龍術: Creates a hand of energy claws to attack. This spell has been used by Xiu (脩); it is his most powerful attacking spell.
攝心術嗚啦巴哈: Forces the target to do the user's bidding without being able to fight back. This spell has been used by Xiu (脩); and once by Xia Yu (夏宇). While Xiu needs to say the spell outloud Xia Yu manages to cast it without saying the words outloud.
變種 RH 陰性攝心術: An evil version of She Xin Shu (攝心術) that forces the target to do the user's bidding without being able to fight back. This spell has been used by Vincent.
夏蘭荇德家族祖傳 噩運咒 (ba le ba the wu lu wu): A bad luck bringing spell. This curse cannot be relieved by the person who got cursed, someone else have to help him/her to relief the spell. Wu La Ba Ha is not required in this spell. This spell has been used by Xia Liu (夏流).
回之咒 嗚拉巴哈 → 父召子咒: A powerful spell used by evil power-users. It is known for transferring enormous energy to the caster, but it has to be performed in a specific ritual to be able to do so. This spell has been used by the Master of the Ye He Na La family (老掌門).
混元無極: The ultimate spell cast by Zhong Ji Tie Ke Ren in combination with the original power-users and others. Wu La Ba Ha is not required. This spell has been used by Xia Tian (夏天), Xiu (脩), Xia Yu (夏宇), Han (寒), Lan Ling Wang (蘭陵王), Jiu Wu (灸舞) and the rest of Dong Cheng Wei.
[edit] Cast and Production Credits
[edit] Cast
Characters
Ma Gua Name
Actor
Xia Lan Xing De Xiong (夏蘭荇德 雄)Xia Lan Xing De ancestor (夏蘭荇德祖先)
Xia Xiong (夏雄)none
Pauline Lan (藍心湄)
Xia Lan Xing De Tian (夏蘭荇德 天)Gui Long (鬼龍)Wang Da Dong (汪大東)ZackHimself
Xia Tian (夏天)nonenonenonenone
Jiro Wang (汪東城)
Ye He Na La Si Ren (葉赫那啦 思仁)Duan Chang Ren (斷腸人)Hei Long (黑龍)Himself
Ye Si Ren (葉思仁)nonenonenone
Na Wei Xun (那維勲)
Xia Lan Xing De Liu (夏蘭荇德 流)Xia Lan Xing De ancestor (夏蘭荇德祖先)
Xia Liu (夏流)none
Chen Bo Zheng (陳博正)
Xia Lan Xing De Yu (夏蘭荇德 宇)Gui Feng (鬼鳳)Himself
Xia Yu (夏宇)nonenone
Danson Tang (唐禹哲)
Xia Lan Xing De Mei (夏蘭荇德 美)Gui Wa (鬼娃)Herself
Xia Mei (夏美)nonenone
Sunnie Huang (黃小柔)
Gu La Yi Er Lan Ling Wang (古拉依爾 蘭陵王)Wang Ya Se (王亞瑟)
Lan Ling Wang (蘭陵王)none
Calvin Chen (辰亦儒)
Jiu Da Zhang Lao Wu (灸亣镸荖 舞)Ding Xiao Yu (丁小雨)
Jiu Wu (灸舞)none
Aaron Yan (炎亞綸)
Hu Yan Jue Lo Xiu (呼延覺羅 脩)Hu Yan Jue Luo Tie Er Shi (呼延覺羅鐵勒士)
Hu Yan Xiu (呼延脩)none
Chen De Xiu (陳德修)
Han Ke La Ma Han (韓克拉瑪 寒)Han Ke La Ma Bing Xin (韓克拉瑪 冰心)Han Ke La Ma Min Min Bing (韓克拉瑪 綿綿冰)
Han (寒)Bing Xin (冰心)none
Cai Han Cen (蔡函岑)
a Chord
none
Xie He Xian (謝和弦)
The Great Traveler (神行者)The God of Guns (槍靈王)
nonenone
George Hu (胡宇崴)
The Fire Ambassador (火焰使者)
none
Wu Chun (吳尊)
Ren Ren Wan Nong Chen Wen (任秂完弄 晨文)
Ren Chen Wen (任晨文)
Zhang Hao Ming (張皓明)
Mei San Lu Long Xia Mi (槑珊麓苚 瞎祕)
Xia Mi (瞎祕)
Lu Jian Yu (陸建宇/小辣)
Mei San Lu Long Wa Ge (槑珊麓苚 蛙哥)
Wa Ge (蛙哥)
Ah Mai Er (阿脈兒)
Jiu Da Zhang Lao Lai (灸亣镸荖 萊)
Jiu Lai (灸萊)
Lin Yi Xun (林奕勳)
Ye He Na La Xiong Ba (葉赫那啦 雄霸)
The Master (老掌門)
Wang Dao (王道)
Ye He Na La Si Si (葉赫那啦 思思)
Ye Si Si (葉思思)
Li Jie Sheng (李傑聖)
Characters
Actor
Professor G
Renzo Liu (劉亮佐)
Xiao Long Nu (小聾女)
Qiu Er (球兒)
Guo Er (過兒)
Li Ang Lin (利昂霖)
Demon Hunter (斬魔獵士)
Xia Jing Ting (夏靖庭)
Doctor Xia Gu (黠谷醫仙)
Xue Zhi Zheng (薛志正)
Xia Gu Rou Qing (黠谷柔情)
Huang Wan Ting (皇琬婷/婉兒)
Bing Dao (兵刀)
Qian De Men (乾德門)
Fire Ant Girl (火蟻女)
Wang Qiao Zheng (王巧埩)
Vincent
Den Cheng Ju (單承矩)
Dao Ba Jie Sen (刀疤傑森)
Huang Wan Bo (黃萬伯/K一吧)
Faceless Peace (無臉和平)
De Yang (德楊)
Dong Cheng Wei-Deng (東城衛-鐙)
Deng Hua Dun (鄧樺敦)
Dong Cheng Wei-Ming (東城衛-冥)
Li Ming Han (李明翰)
Dong Cheng Wei-Jie (東城衛-戒)
Michael Chen (陳志介)
Shi Ba Tong Ren (十八捅人)
Li Bing Yi (李秉億)
Amazing Little Nurse (神奇小護士)
Chang Ai Wen (常愛芠/愛兒)
The Messenger (信哥)Gu La Yi Er Zhou Wang (古拉依爾 宙王)
Jian Han Zhong (簡翰忠)
Li Da Xiong (李大雄)
Li Guo Chao (李國超)
Comic book store owner
Cai Ba (蔡爸)
Zhen Zi (貞子)
Ni Pei Wei (倪裴薇)
Scriptwriter A
Ye Hui Zhi (葉惠芝)
Scriptwriter B
Hong Qi Yang (洪綺陽)
Loyal servant (忠僕)
Lin Shu Hong (林書弘)
Ah Fei (阿飛)
Zhang Zhi Wei (張志偉)
Han's mother (寒媽)
Zhang Yi Lin (張以琳)
Gangster boss (流氓老大)
Wu Zhen Ya (吳震亞)
Gangster
Chen Jun Hui (陳俊輝)
Gangster
Liu Guo Shao (劉國卲)
Gangster
Hong Wei Xin (洪維信)
Bartender
Wu Feng Qing (吳豐卿)
Little Xia Yu (小夏宇)
Wu Yan Xuan (吳彥諠)
Little Xia Tian (小夏天)
Xiang Bo Tao (相博濤)
Little Xia Mei (小夏美)
Xu Qiong Yun (許瓊云)
Little Han (小寒)
Xu Yu Ling (許育菱)
Little Dao Ba Jie Sen (小刀疤傑森)
Lin Yi Cheng (林奕丞)
[edit] Production
Producers
Chen Zi Han (陳芷涵)Jerry Feng (馮家瑞)Wang Xin Gui (王信貴)Wang Chuan Ren (王傳仁)
Directors
Zheng De Hua (鄭德華)Lin Qing Fang (林清芳)Liao Fei Hong (廫猆鴻)Liu Xing (劉行)
Screenwriters
Qi Yang Lin (齊鍚麟)Liu Shi Yuan (呂蒔媛)Deng Li Fen (鄧莉芬)Lin Xin Hui (林欣慧)Liu Rue Xuan (劉蕊瑄)Huang Wei Rong (黃微容)
[edit] In Other Media
X Online (http://ko.gameflier.com/)
The X-Family: Original TV Soundtrack - August 31, 2007
The X-Family: Original TV Soundtrack: 2nd Edition - September 7, 2007
The X-Family: Behind the Scene - August 2007
The X-Family: TV Novel - August 2007
The X-Family: Cards and envelops - August 22, 2007
The X-Family: Transparent cards - August 25, 2007
The X-Family: Stickers - August 25, 2007
The X-Family: Bookmarks - August 25, 2007
[edit] Notes
[edit] Making of The X-Family
Although, The X-Family had a strong sci-fi/ fantasy feel, the production crew viewed it as a futuristic wuxia film. Their goal was to show the way wuxia would be when it's in the present day and in the future.[1] In the first episode they paid homage to the wuxia genre by having Xiu transfer his energy to the KO Fighters in an effort to restore their powers. This "transferring of energy" to help others is a recurring theme in The X-Family.
While working on this show, the writing team made a conscious effort to continue the comic book theme from KO One, as well as to incorporate video game elements popular with their teenage viewers. To do this, they gave almost all their Iron Dimension characters special powers and weapons that were more powerful than their Gold Dimension counterparts.[2] For example, Lan Ling Wang has "Lan Ling Zhan," a huge sword that can obliterate a city block when his entire life force is channeled into it. While, his Gold Dimension counterpart Wang Ya Se has "Shi Zhong Jian," a little sword in a rock, that merely enhances his fighting power. To show the effects of different powers and weapons, special effects were used, which tagged on additional filming and post-production time. As result, it took eight months, from September 2006 to April 2007, to finish shooting this show.[3]
The plot may be unrealistic, but the characters are partly based on the actors and actresses who portray them. In the show, Dong Cheng Wei (東城衛) is a unit of the Iron Protection Team that protects the Iron Dimension with its music. In real life, Dong Cheng Wei is a rock band started by Chen De Xiu and Jiro Wang back when they were in high school.[4] Xiu is a current member of this band; Jiro is both a member of this band as well as Fahrenheit.
[edit] Controversy
Days before its airing date, a wave of opposition against the show played out on the net. [[Taiwanese netizens pointed out the costume for the character Lan Ling Wang had a high degree of similarity to the character Cloud Strife in Final Fantasy VII [5] and blasted the network for its blatant copyright violation.[6] Executive producer Wang Xin Gui was dismayed by the accusation and denied its validity. [7]
Netizens were dissatisfied by the producer’s answer and proceeded to send petitions to boycott the show. The producer responded by issuing a public apology through Comic International Productions Co., Ltd, and stated that they were in the process of negotiating with Square Enix about intellectual property rights. It also stated the similarity between Lan Ling Wang and Cloud Strife was purely coincidental.[8] As result of the uproar, HIM International Music postponed the original soundtrack release date due to its CD album had contained images involved in the copyright dispute.[9] The show and its companion books were released as scheduled. ==]]
[edit] Rumors of a follow-up
According to certain websites, there is a possible follow-up for The X-Family and KO One. The rumoured follow-up is called X-Street (終極一街) and will be the final story.
Certain references are 终极一家的大杂烩 - PPS影视百科, 華研國際音樂, tieba.baidu.com and KaiserRyos Blog
[edit] References
^ (Chinese) GTV and Comic International Production Co., Ltd, 終極一家幕後寫真, 152-157.
^ (Chinese) GTV and Comic International Production Co., Ltd, 終極一家幕後寫真, 154.
^ (Chinese) GTV and Comic International Production Co., Ltd, 終極一家幕後寫真, 152.
^ (Chinese) GTV and Comic International Production Co., Ltd, 終極一家幕後寫真, 155.
^ (Chinese) Taiwan Final Fantasy No Copy August 6, 2007. Retrieved November 1, 2007.
^ (Chinese) To those who love FF7 and hate copycats. August 3, 2007. Retrieved November 01, 2007.
^ (Chinese) Producer Wang Xin Gui denies copyright infringement. August 6, 2007. Retrieved November 01, 2007.
^ (Chinese) Public apology to Square Enix September 4, 2007. Retrieved November 01, 2007.
^ (Chinese) Original Sountrack release date postponed. August 9, 2007. Retrieved November 01, 2007.
Tokyo Juliet
Tokyo Juliet (Chinese: 東方茱麗葉) is a 2006 Taiwanese drama featuring rising idols Ariel Lin and Wu Zun of Fahrenheit. The series is based on the Japanese manga Tokyo Juliet by Miyuki Kitagawa. At the time the drama was filmed, Wu Zun was a relatively new actor and spoke unsatisfactory Mandarin, so producers had his voice dubbed over by Yang Shixuan.[1]
Cast list
Ariel Lin as Lin Lai Sui (林瀨穗)
Wu Chun (吳尊) as Ji Feng Liang (紀風亮)
Simon Yam as Chu Xing (褚形)
Tang Zhi Ping (唐治平) as Ai Li Ou (艾利歐)
Huang Hong Sheng (黃鴻升) as Lu Yi Mi (陸一彌)
Tomohisa Kagami (加賀美智久) as Ke Xing (克行)
Lu Jia Xin (路嘉欣) as Gan Li Sha (甘理沙)
Janel Tsai (蔡淑臻) as Gao Gang Quan (高岡泉)
Cai Yi Zhen (蔡宜臻) as Pei Mei Zi (裴美子)
Wu Jun Qiang (吳君強) as Guang Xi (光希)
Alexia Gao as You Qi
[edit] Summary
While lost during a party, Lin Lai Sui fortuitously meets a young boy who comforts her while she is scared. He compliments her hair while touching it, saying that it looks very long and dark, just like a doll. From then on, she thought of him as her first love and grew her hair out in hopes of meeting him again.
Lin Lai Sui (Ariel Lin) is an upcoming fashion designer who had her designs "Daisy", which she drew when she was 5 years old, stolen by Chu Xing (Simon Yam), a fashion 'genius'. Even though Chu Xing is a fashion genius, he still feels the need to steal designs from an up-and-coming designer. Sui believes this theft is the cause of her parents' separation, because her parents enjoyed role playing while wearing the "Daisy" dress. At the opening ceremony of her university, Bao Cheng Institute, she openly embarrasses and challenges Chu Xing, promising she will become a much more prominent designer than him and cause his downfall. Privately, Sui also vowed she would not fall in love until her promise is fulfilled. However, she soon changes her mind when she meets the attractive, flirty, kinky, and popular senior Ji Feng Liang (Wu Chun). To her dismay, she finds out that he is both Chu Xing's one and only son and the young boy she knew at that party! There are many surprises in store for Sui as she tries to outmaneuver Chu Xing's plans to ruin her while still striving to keep a steady relationship with Liang. Then again, in the world of fashion nothing is secure, not even one's chastity.
[edit] Theme songs
Main article: Tokyo Juliet (Original Soundtrack)
Opening: Upwind (逆風) by Garden Sister
Ending: Nobody but You (非你莫屬) by Ariel Lin
[edit] References
^ (Chinese) GTV's Tokyo Juliet claims #1 in the ratings, even beats the World Cup. June 20, 2006. March 20, 2007.
[edit] External links
Taiwan GTV Official Site (In Chinese)
This article about a Taiwanese television program or character is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Juliet"
Cast list
Ariel Lin as Lin Lai Sui (林瀨穗)
Wu Chun (吳尊) as Ji Feng Liang (紀風亮)
Simon Yam as Chu Xing (褚形)
Tang Zhi Ping (唐治平) as Ai Li Ou (艾利歐)
Huang Hong Sheng (黃鴻升) as Lu Yi Mi (陸一彌)
Tomohisa Kagami (加賀美智久) as Ke Xing (克行)
Lu Jia Xin (路嘉欣) as Gan Li Sha (甘理沙)
Janel Tsai (蔡淑臻) as Gao Gang Quan (高岡泉)
Cai Yi Zhen (蔡宜臻) as Pei Mei Zi (裴美子)
Wu Jun Qiang (吳君強) as Guang Xi (光希)
Alexia Gao as You Qi
[edit] Summary
While lost during a party, Lin Lai Sui fortuitously meets a young boy who comforts her while she is scared. He compliments her hair while touching it, saying that it looks very long and dark, just like a doll. From then on, she thought of him as her first love and grew her hair out in hopes of meeting him again.
Lin Lai Sui (Ariel Lin) is an upcoming fashion designer who had her designs "Daisy", which she drew when she was 5 years old, stolen by Chu Xing (Simon Yam), a fashion 'genius'. Even though Chu Xing is a fashion genius, he still feels the need to steal designs from an up-and-coming designer. Sui believes this theft is the cause of her parents' separation, because her parents enjoyed role playing while wearing the "Daisy" dress. At the opening ceremony of her university, Bao Cheng Institute, she openly embarrasses and challenges Chu Xing, promising she will become a much more prominent designer than him and cause his downfall. Privately, Sui also vowed she would not fall in love until her promise is fulfilled. However, she soon changes her mind when she meets the attractive, flirty, kinky, and popular senior Ji Feng Liang (Wu Chun). To her dismay, she finds out that he is both Chu Xing's one and only son and the young boy she knew at that party! There are many surprises in store for Sui as she tries to outmaneuver Chu Xing's plans to ruin her while still striving to keep a steady relationship with Liang. Then again, in the world of fashion nothing is secure, not even one's chastity.
[edit] Theme songs
Main article: Tokyo Juliet (Original Soundtrack)
Opening: Upwind (逆風) by Garden Sister
Ending: Nobody but You (非你莫屬) by Ariel Lin
[edit] References
^ (Chinese) GTV's Tokyo Juliet claims #1 in the ratings, even beats the World Cup. June 20, 2006. March 20, 2007.
[edit] External links
Taiwan GTV Official Site (In Chinese)
This article about a Taiwanese television program or character is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Juliet"
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