Bump Off Lover
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Bump Off Lover is a 2006 Taiwanese drama
starring Angela Chang
.
It was boardcasted on free-to-air China Television (CTV)
(中視) from 19 February 2006 to 14 May 2006, every Sunday at 22:00 and cable TV Gala Television (GTV) Variety Show/CH 28
(八大綜合台) on 25 February 2006 to 20 May 2006, every Saturday at 21:30 to 23:00.
Angela Chang
was nominated for Best Leading Actress in a Television Series
at the 41st Golden Bell Awards
for her role as Xu Yi Zhen/Xu Yi Jing.
The principal's elder 18-year-old twin
daughter; Yi Zhen (recognised by her long hair) is the more extroverted
sister and stands up for herself as well as her sister, taking injustice personally. Yi Zhen has a phobia of water which stems from her memories of her throwing her sister (and consequently falling in herself) into a swimming pool when they were 6. She hangs out after class with Jia Wei. She wants to appear perfect to everyone, but this is something only her sister knows.
The GTV website states:
Xu Yi Zhen (older sister) described as: 17 years older, high school senior
From outward appearance, I am perceived by others as smart, good personality, pretty, and cute, but not an ounce of arrogance.
It's true, I am the perfect model that people envy and get jealous over, but I adore all the attention I get, and I love the fake self I have created for myself.
To become number 1, I would stay up late study and not care about my health. Yes, you can call me the "Queen of Fakeness" because I care about how people think of me.
People's adorations and praises gives me the strength to live.
The only person that knows about my fake outward appearance is my younger sister.
But in private, I am lazy and obstinate.
I am so unlike my younger sister, she is so gentle, sweet, and patient (I think it's probably due to her poor health). I have never seen her angry at anyone.
The principal's younger 18-year-old twin daughter; Yi Jing (recognised by her short hair) suffers from severe asthma
and is always coddled by her mother
and sister. She is more reserved and innocent and hangs out after class with another female student, shopping
or eating
. Due to her sickness she skipped a year of school. She never gets angry and appears to be compassionate and helpful.
The GTV website states:
Xu Yi Jing(younger sister):
Compared to my sister, I should be considered as the extra one.
It is fate that the day I am born as a twin, people will compare my sister and I with everything.
Until I found out my sister's true self, it's true, I was jealous of her.
So I've decided to play the role of the gentle, sweet, and cute sister to please my parents.
Throughout all this time, YiZhen and I played our roles accordingly, neither of us ever thought about changing anything.
But, since I have poor health, I was away from school for one year, during that time, I begin to change.
Many people are angry at the sisters for their apparent aloofness; no guys in the school stand a chance with them.
A friend
of the family
's; 18-year-old Jia Wei is Yi Zhen's best friend from childhood and later boyfriend
, who Yi Jing also has a crush
on. He is the all rounded 'nice guy' and class president
, always helping his underclassmen and listening to his mother, who is a TV presenter. He later passionately investigates the murder, longing to protect Yi Zhen.
Having graduated from high school, 21-year-old Ke Qiang makes a living selling pirated
CD
s on the Internet
. He seems to run into Yi Zhen a lot and saves her life more than once. He used to terrorise people in high school and considers himself quite the Casanova
. He has divorce
d parent
s and his father
is in jail
for drug
s, thus he often plays the father figure to his little brother, Ke Jie.
Ke Qiang's 17-year-old younger brother
and in the same class as Yi Jing, he is weak and bullied by the others in his school. He is not academically intelligent
and has been withdrawn from many schools, to the consternation of his elder brother. He models himself after Ke Qiang but pressure caused him to commit suicide
.
Currently the English teacher at the school, 25-year-old Yu Wen she used to have an intimate relationship with Ren You.
Previously a Science
teacher at the school, 32-year-old Ren You was fired when he was caught by students attempting to sexually harass Yi Zhen.
Ke Qiang's friend and business partner
, 21-year-old Ye Jia is secretly in love with Ke Qiang but can't bring herself to tell him.
17-year-old Ai Ling is Yi Jing's best friend and seatmate, she too has dark secrets.
The twins' mother; 43-year-old principal of the school.
The twins' father; 47-year-old Zhong Xuan is a notable builder
and pressured by his wife, constructed the new building for the school. He has his own adulterous
secrets.
Jia Wei's mother and 45-year-old famous news presenter; her husband died when Jia Wei was little - he was Zhong Xuan's business partner.
The class bully, his first screen time is when he beats and humiliates Ke Jie for trying to 'get' Yi Jing when no one else can.
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 Angela Chang
Angela Chang
Angela Chang was born on 19 January 1982. She is a Taiwanese Mandopop singer and actress. She has been nominated twice for Best Leading Actress in a Television Series at the Golden Bell Awards, Taiwan.-Biography:...
.
It was boardcasted on free-to-air China Television (CTV)
China Television
China Television Company, Ltd. was established on September 3, 1968 by the then-ruling Nationalist Party of the Republic of China . The party owned the majority stake of the network...
(中視) from 19 February 2006 to 14 May 2006, every Sunday at 22:00 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 25 February 2006 to 20 May 2006, every Saturday at 21:30 to 23:00.
Angela Chang
Angela Chang
Angela Chang was born on 19 January 1982. She is a Taiwanese Mandopop singer and actress. She has been nominated twice for Best Leading Actress in a Television Series at the Golden Bell Awards, Taiwan.-Biography:...
was nominated for Best Leading Actress in a Television Series
Best Leading Actress in a Television Series (Golden Bell Awards)
Golden Bell Award for Best Leading Actress in a Television Series is one of the category of competition for the Taiwanese television production Golden Bell Awards. It is presented annually in October by the Government Information Office, Republic of China .-Award winners :-Award nominees and...
at the 41st Golden Bell Awards
Golden Bell Awards
The Golden Bell Awards is an annual Taiwanese television production award, founded in 1965, presented by Government Information Office, Republic of China . It is usually presented in October or November each year. It is the first television production award in Chinese circulation and Taiwan's...
for her role as Xu Yi Zhen/Xu Yi Jing.
Synopsis
She was only 17 years old when she was brutally murdered. And, a trial by media led her suspected killer to commit suicide. Now, her twin sister wants to find out the truth. But it maybe uglier and deadlier than anyone can handle.Cast
- Xu Yi Zhen 徐宜真/Xu Yi Jing 徐宜静/Ah Cat 阿CAT (Angela ChangAngela ChangAngela Chang was born on 19 January 1982. She is a Taiwanese Mandopop singer and actress. She has been nominated twice for Best Leading Actress in a Television Series at the Golden Bell Awards, Taiwan.-Biography:...
) - Lin Jia Wei 林嘉緯 (Julian Yang Shi Xuan)
- Zou Ke Qiang 鄒克強 (Lu Ting Wei)
- Zou Ke Jie 鄒克傑 (Zhang Shan Jie)
- Zhong Yu Wen 鐘語雯 (Zhang Yu Chen)
- Yang Ren You 楊仁佑 (Wu Zhong Tian)
- Sha Ye Jia 沙也迦 (Shi Jing Jing)
- Xie Ai Lin/Ah Sa 謝愛琳 (Zhong Xin Yi)
- Liang Ya Jian 梁雅娟 (Shen Shi Hua)
- Xu Zhong Yuan 徐中原 (Yun Zhong Yue)
- You Mei Qin 游美琴 (Li Yong Xian)
- Inspector Wang (Huang Jian Wei)
- Xu Yi Zhen (childhood) (Chen Shi Ya)
- Xu Yi Jing (childhood) (Chen Shi Yuan)
- Sun Shao Long (Huang Xing Lun)
- Lin Fu (Lin Li Yang)
Characters
- Xu Yi Zhen 徐宜真 (Angela ChangAngela ChangAngela Chang was born on 19 January 1982. She is a Taiwanese Mandopop singer and actress. She has been nominated twice for Best Leading Actress in a Television Series at the Golden Bell Awards, Taiwan.-Biography:...
)
The principal's elder 18-year-old twin
Twin
A twin is one of two offspring produced in the same pregnancy. Twins can either be monozygotic , meaning that they develop from one zygote that splits and forms two embryos, or dizygotic because they develop from two separate eggs that are fertilized by two separate sperm.In contrast, a fetus...
daughter; Yi Zhen (recognised by her long hair) is the more extroverted
Extraversion and introversion
The trait of extraversion-introversion is a central dimension of human personality theories.Extraverts tend to be gregarious, assertive, and interested in seeking out external stimulus. Introverts, in contrast, tend to be introspective, quiet and less sociable. They are not necessarily loners but...
sister and stands up for herself as well as her sister, taking injustice personally. Yi Zhen has a phobia of water which stems from her memories of her throwing her sister (and consequently falling in herself) into a swimming pool when they were 6. She hangs out after class with Jia Wei. She wants to appear perfect to everyone, but this is something only her sister knows.
The GTV website states:
Xu Yi Zhen (older sister) described as: 17 years older, high school senior
From outward appearance, I am perceived by others as smart, good personality, pretty, and cute, but not an ounce of arrogance.
It's true, I am the perfect model that people envy and get jealous over, but I adore all the attention I get, and I love the fake self I have created for myself.
To become number 1, I would stay up late study and not care about my health. Yes, you can call me the "Queen of Fakeness" because I care about how people think of me.
People's adorations and praises gives me the strength to live.
The only person that knows about my fake outward appearance is my younger sister.
But in private, I am lazy and obstinate.
I am so unlike my younger sister, she is so gentle, sweet, and patient (I think it's probably due to her poor health). I have never seen her angry at anyone.
- Xu Yi Jing 徐宜靜 (Angela ChangAngela ChangAngela Chang was born on 19 January 1982. She is a Taiwanese Mandopop singer and actress. She has been nominated twice for Best Leading Actress in a Television Series at the Golden Bell Awards, Taiwan.-Biography:...
)
The principal's younger 18-year-old twin daughter; Yi Jing (recognised by her short hair) suffers from severe asthma
Asthma
Asthma is the common chronic inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by variable and recurring symptoms, reversible airflow obstruction, and bronchospasm. Symptoms include wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath...
and is always coddled by her mother
Mother
A mother, mum, mom, momma, or mama is a woman who has raised a child, given birth to a child, and/or supplied the ovum that grew into a child. Because of the complexity and differences of a mother's social, cultural, and religious definitions and roles, it is challenging to specify a universally...
and sister. She is more reserved and innocent and hangs out after class with another female student, shopping
Shopping
Shopping is the examining of goods or services from retailers with the intent to purchase at that time. Shopping is an activity of selection and/or purchase. In some contexts it is considered a leisure activity as well as an economic one....
or eating
Eating
Eating is the ingestion of food to provide for all organisms their nutritional needs, particularly for energy and growth. Animals and other heterotrophs must eat in order to survive: carnivores eat other animals, herbivores eat plants, omnivores consume a mixture of both plant and animal matter,...
. Due to her sickness she skipped a year of school. She never gets angry and appears to be compassionate and helpful.
The GTV website states:
Xu Yi Jing(younger sister):
Compared to my sister, I should be considered as the extra one.
It is fate that the day I am born as a twin, people will compare my sister and I with everything.
Until I found out my sister's true self, it's true, I was jealous of her.
So I've decided to play the role of the gentle, sweet, and cute sister to please my parents.
Throughout all this time, YiZhen and I played our roles accordingly, neither of us ever thought about changing anything.
But, since I have poor health, I was away from school for one year, during that time, I begin to change.
Many people are angry at the sisters for their apparent aloofness; no guys in the school stand a chance with them.
- Lin Jia Wei 林嘉緯 (Julian Yang Shi Xuan)
A friend
Friendship
Friendship is a form of interpersonal relationship generally considered to be closer than association, although there is a range of degrees of intimacy in both friendships and associations. Friendship and association are often thought of as spanning across the same continuum...
of the family
Family
In human context, a family is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence. In most societies it is the principal institution for the socialization of children...
's; 18-year-old Jia Wei is Yi Zhen's best friend from childhood and later boyfriend
Boyfriend
A boyfriend is a person's regular male companion in a romantic or sexual relationship, although normally not in long-term committed relationships, where other titles A boyfriend is a person's regular male companion in a romantic or sexual relationship, although normally not in long-term committed...
, who Yi Jing also has a crush
Limerence
Limerence is a term coined c. 1977 by the psychologist Dorothy Tennov to describe an involuntary state of mind which seems to result from a romantic attraction to another person combined with an overwhelming, obsessive need to have one's feelings reciprocated...
on. He is the all rounded 'nice guy' and class president
Class President
A class president is usually the leader of a student body class, and presides over its class cabinet or organization within a student council, in a grade school class presidents are generally elected by the class, a constituency composed of all students in a grade level.The practice of electing a...
, always helping his underclassmen and listening to his mother, who is a TV presenter. He later passionately investigates the murder, longing to protect Yi Zhen.
- Zou Ke Qiang 鄒克強 (Lu Ting Wei)
Having graduated from high school, 21-year-old Ke Qiang makes a living selling pirated
Copyright infringement
Copyright infringement is the unauthorized or prohibited use of works under copyright, infringing the copyright holder's exclusive rights, such as the right to reproduce or perform the copyrighted work, or to make derivative works.- "Piracy" :...
CD
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
s on the Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
. He seems to run into Yi Zhen a lot and saves her life more than once. He used to terrorise people in high school and considers himself quite the Casanova
Giacomo Casanova
Giacomo Girolamo Casanova de Seingalt was an Italian adventurer and author from the Republic of Venice. His autobiography, Histoire de ma vie , is regarded as one of the most authentic sources of the customs and norms of European social life during the 18th century...
. He has divorce
Divorce
Divorce is the final termination of a marital union, canceling the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage and dissolving the bonds of matrimony between the parties...
d parent
Parent
A parent is a caretaker of the offspring in their own species. In humans, a parent is of a child . Children can have one or more parents, but they must have two biological parents. Biological parents consist of the male who sired the child and the female who gave birth to the child...
s and his father
Father
A father, Pop, Dad, or Papa, is defined as a male parent of any type of offspring. The adjective "paternal" refers to father, parallel to "maternal" for mother...
is in jail
Jail
A jail is a short-term detention facility in the United States and Canada.Jail may also refer to:In entertainment:*Jail , a 1966 Malayalam movie*Jail , a 2009 Bollywood movie...
for drug
Drug
A drug, broadly speaking, is any substance that, when absorbed into the body of a living organism, alters normal bodily function. There is no single, precise definition, as there are different meanings in drug control law, government regulations, medicine, and colloquial usage.In pharmacology, a...
s, thus he often plays the father figure to his little brother, Ke Jie.
- Zou Ke Jie 鄒克傑 (Zhang Shan Jie)
Ke Qiang's 17-year-old younger brother
Sibling
Siblings are people who share at least one parent. A male sibling is called a brother; and a female sibling is called a sister. In most societies throughout the world, siblings usually grow up together and spend a good deal of their childhood socializing with one another...
and in the same class as Yi Jing, he is weak and bullied by the others in his school. He is not academically intelligent
Intelligence
Intelligence has been defined in different ways, including the abilities for abstract thought, understanding, communication, reasoning, learning, planning, emotional intelligence and problem solving....
and has been withdrawn from many schools, to the consternation of his elder brother. He models himself after Ke Qiang but pressure caused him to commit suicide
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
.
- Zhong Yu Wen 鐘語雯 (Zhang Yu Chen)
Currently the English teacher at the school, 25-year-old Yu Wen she used to have an intimate relationship with Ren You.
- Yang Ren You 楊仁佑 (Wu Zhong Tian)
Previously a Science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
teacher at the school, 32-year-old Ren You was fired when he was caught by students attempting to sexually harass Yi Zhen.
- Sa Ye Jia / Sasa 沙也迦 (Shi Jing Jing)
Ke Qiang's friend and business partner
Business partner
Business partner is a term used to denote a commercial entity with which another commercial entity has some form of alliance. This relationship may be a highly contractual, exclusive bond in which both entities commit not to ally with third parties...
, 21-year-old Ye Jia is secretly in love with Ke Qiang but can't bring herself to tell him.
- Xie Ai Ling 謝愛琳 (Zhong Xin Yi)
17-year-old Ai Ling is Yi Jing's best friend and seatmate, she too has dark secrets.
- Liang Ya Jian 梁雅娟 (Shen Shi Hua)
The twins' mother; 43-year-old principal of the school.
- Xu Zhong Yuan 徐中原 (Yun Zhong Yue)
The twins' father; 47-year-old Zhong Xuan is a notable builder
Real estate development
Real estate development, or Property Development, is a multifaceted business, encompassing activities that range from the renovation and re-lease of existing buildings to the purchase of raw land and the sale of improved land or parcels to others...
and pressured by his wife, constructed the new building for the school. He has his own adulterous
Adultery
Adultery is sexual infidelity to one's spouse, and is a form of extramarital sex. It originally referred only to sex between a woman who was married and a person other than her spouse. Even in cases of separation from one's spouse, an extramarital affair is still considered adultery.Adultery is...
secrets.
- You Mei Qin 游美琴 (Li Yong Xian)
Jia Wei's mother and 45-year-old famous news presenter; her husband died when Jia Wei was little - he was Zhong Xuan's business partner.
- Sun Sao Long (Huang Xing Lun)
The class bully, his first screen time is when he beats and humiliates Ke Jie for trying to 'get' Yi Jing when no one else can.
- Lin Fu (Lin Li Yang)
- Inspector Wang (Huang Jian Wei)
Quotes
- "They say that if you have been kissed by an angelAngelAngels are mythical beings often depicted as messengers of God in the Hebrew and Christian Bibles along with the Quran. The English word angel is derived from the Greek ἄγγελος, a translation of in the Hebrew Bible ; a similar term, ملائكة , is used in the Qur'an...
, you will have a pair of invisible wingWingA wing is an appendage with a surface that produces lift for flight or propulsion through the atmosphere, or through another gaseous or liquid fluid...
s. In times of fearFearFear is a distressing negative sensation induced by a perceived threat. It is a basic survival mechanism occurring in response to a specific stimulus, such as pain or the threat of danger...
, those wings of yours will spread open and will bring your own heavenHeavenHeaven, the Heavens or Seven Heavens, is a common religious cosmological or metaphysical term for the physical or transcendent place from which heavenly beings originate, are enthroned or inhabit...
" (Yi Jing to Ke Jie) - "I once said 99 true words, no one believed me. I once said a single lieLieFor other uses, see Lie A lie is a type of deception in the form of an untruthful statement, especially with the intention to deceive others....
, everyone believed me. From then on, I realized that we are living a life full of lies." (Yi Jing to herself) - "LoveLoveLove is an emotion of strong affection and personal attachment. In philosophical context, love is a virtue representing all of human kindness, compassion, and affection. Love is central to many religions, as in the Christian phrase, "God is love" or Agape in the Canonical gospels...
and betrayalBetrayalBetrayal is the breaking or violation of a presumptive contract, trust, or confidence that produces moral and psychological conflict within a relationship amongst individuals, between organizations or between individuals and organizations...
co-exist. It doesn't mean that if you betrayed the one you love, you love him less. Nor does it mean that if you love someone, you will not betray him…" (Yi Jing to herself)" - "EnvyEnvyEnvy is best defined as a resentful emotion that "occurs when a person lacks another's superior quality, achievement, or possession and either desires it or wishes that the other lacked it."...
and admiration are the same. It's just that people believe that admiration sounds less evil…" (Yi Jing to herself while talking with Ah Sa) - "I spent my lifeLifeLife is a characteristic that distinguishes objects that have signaling and self-sustaining processes from those that do not, either because such functions have ceased , or else because they lack such functions and are classified as inanimate...
destroying other people's lives, little did I know that I destroyed my own life as well.." (Yi Jing to herself) - "Look who's talking now! Am I the one who is freaky, or is it you, you who betrayed Father?" (Jia Wei to his mom)
- "You thought I was youngYouthYouth is the time of life between childhood and adulthood . Definitions of the specific age range that constitutes youth vary. An individual's actual maturity may not correspond to their chronological age, as immature individuals could exist at all ages.-Usage:Around the world, the terms "youth",...
and innocentInnocenceInnocence is a term used to indicate a lack of guilt, with respect to any kind of crime, sin, or wrongdoing. In a legal context, innocence refers to the lack of legal guilt of an individual, with respect to a crime.-Symbolism:...
, but I absorbed every word you said. But you did not notice, for like you, I was good at pretending…it was you who taught me to be that way!" (Yi Jing to the principal) - "I only save those who are worth saving!" (Jia Wei to Yi Jing)
- "Forgive my being unfair, but I chose to spend your 18th birthday with Yi Jing" (The Principal to Yi Zhen)
- "Yi Jing's mouth, Yi Zhen's finger, Yi Jing's Flute, Yi Zhen's CD, Yi Jing's gentleness, Yi Zhen's smile, Yi Jing's wig, Yi Zhen's mirror, Yi Jing's envy, Yi Zhen's anger, Yi Jing's asthma, Yi Zhen's fear of water, Yi Jing's blood, Yi Zhen's tears, Yi Jing's diary, our 17 years...