Fated to Love You
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Fated to Love You also known as You're My Destiny, Sticky Note Girl or Destiny Love, is a 2008 Taiwanese drama
starring Joe Chen, Ethan Ruan
, Baron Chen
and Bianca Bai
. It was produced by Sanlih E-Television
and directed by Chen Ming Zhang (陳銘章) with location filming in Taiwan
, Hong Kong
and Shanghai
. It holds the record for the highest average single-episode rating at 10.91 with a peak at 13.64 for episode 20 broadcast on 27 July 2008, and broke the previous record held by The Prince Who Turns Into a Frog
.
The series was first broadcast in Taiwan on free-to-air Taiwan Television (TTV)
(台視) from 16 March 2008 to 24 August 2008, every Sunday at 22:00 and cable TV Sanlih E-Television
(三立電視) from 22 March 2008 to 30 August 2008, every Saturday at 21:00.
Fated to Love You was nominated in 2008 for six awards at the 43rd Golden Bell Awards
, Taiwan. It was awarded the 2008 Best Television Series
and Best Marketing Programme.
It was the first installment of the Fated to Love You installment. The second installment of the trilogy, Drunken to Love You
, aired in the first quarter of 2011.
, who has the desire to tie down her boyfriend. She plans and pays for a romantic love cruise, hoping to lose her virginity and thus keep her boyfriend. On the same cruise is Ji Cun Xi (Ethan Ruan
), the wealthy sole heir of a soap and cleaning products company. He had planned to propose to long-time girlfriend Anna (Bianca Bai
) but was unaware that she never boarded the boat. Anna was a professional ballet dancer and choses a main role in a world tour over Cun Xi. In a huge misunderstanding Xin Yi and Cun Xi end up spending the night together, only in the morning realizing the mix-up.
Although they vow to forget about the incident and continue on with their lives, Xin Yi soon finds out she is pregnant and the news reaches both Cun Xi and his family. Cun Xi's grandmother ecstatic over having a grandchild forces the two to get married.
Still in love with girlfriend Anna, Cun Xi struggles between his selfishness and taking responsibility. Xin Yi being deeply burdened with guilt struggles to stand up for herself and become more than just a sticky note in other's lives. Eventually Cun Xi realizes his love for Xin Yi, but in a misunderstanding that Anna causes, a car hits Xin Yi and she miscarries. She then moves to get away from Cun Xi and all the memories, only to realize that there was no going back as she was already in love with Cun Xi.
The track, "心願便利貼" (Sticky Note With Wishes) is listed at number 50 on Hit Fm Taiwan's Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart (Hit-Fm年度百首單曲) for 2008.
Fated to Love You Original Soundtrack (命中注定我愛你 電視原聲帶)
Track listing
Bonus CD 2
Bonus DVD
(金鐘獎), Taiwan
Taiwanese drama
Taiwanese Drama refers to dramatic programming of television programming extended stories usually dramatizing relationships through the general range of ten to forty one-hour episodes. They are produced in Taiwan and have gained increasing popularity in the Mandarin-speaking community...
starring Joe Chen, Ethan Ruan
Ethan Ruan
Ethan Ruan was born on 8 November 1982. He is a Taiwanese actor and model. He is sometimes credited as Juan Ching-Tien or Ruan Jing-Tian. He rose to prominence in the Taiwanese drama Fated To Love You, and is the 2010 Best Leading Actor winner of the 47th Golden Horse Awards for his role in Monga...
, Baron Chen
Baron Chen
Baron Chen is a Taiwanese actor and model. His nicknames include Chen Xiaobao and River Chen.-Early life:Chen is the eldest son of Chen Chi-li, a reputed gang leader who masterminded the assassination of dissident journalist Henry Liu in 1984...
and Bianca Bai
Bianca Bai
Bianca Bai was born on 23 October 1982. She is a Taiwanese model and actress. She graduated from Shih Hsin University and started her career as a model with Catwalk Modeling Agency before becoming an actress...
. It was produced by Sanlih E-Television
Sanlih E-Television
Sanlih Entertainment Television or Sanlih E-Television is a nationwide cable TV network operated in Taiwan that was founded in May 1983...
and directed by Chen Ming Zhang (陳銘章) with location filming in Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
and Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
. It holds the record for the highest average single-episode rating at 10.91 with a peak at 13.64 for episode 20 broadcast on 27 July 2008, and broke the previous record held by The Prince Who Turns Into a Frog
The Prince Who Turns Into A Frog
The Prince Who Turns Into a Frog is a 2005 Taiwanese drama starring Ming Dow and Sam Wang of boyband 183 Club; and Joe Chen and Joyce Chao of girl group 7 Flowers, as well as all the members of the former and two members of the latter, who are signed by Jungiery Entertainment...
.
The series was first broadcast in Taiwan on free-to-air Taiwan Television (TTV)
Taiwan Television
Taiwan Television Enterprise, Ltd. , commonly known as TTV is launched), is the first television broadcast station in Taiwan...
(台視) from 16 March 2008 to 24 August 2008, every Sunday at 22:00 and cable TV Sanlih E-Television
Sanlih E-Television
Sanlih Entertainment Television or Sanlih E-Television is a nationwide cable TV network operated in Taiwan that was founded in May 1983...
(三立電視) from 22 March 2008 to 30 August 2008, every Saturday at 21:00.
Fated to Love You was nominated in 2008 for six awards at the 43rd 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...
, Taiwan. It was awarded the 2008 Best Television Series
Best Television Series (Golden Bell Awards)
Golden Bell Award for Best 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 ....
and Best Marketing Programme.
It was the first installment of the Fated to Love You installment. The second installment of the trilogy, Drunken to Love You
Love You (TV series)
Love You , is a 2011 Taiwanese drama starring Joseph Chang, Rainie Yang, Kingone Wang, Tiffany Hsu, Alien Huang and Tom Price. It is the second installment of the Fated to Love You triology...
, aired in the first quarter of 2011.
Synopsis
Chen Xin Yi (Joe Chen) is an unfashionable office ladyOffice lady
An office lady, often abbreviated OL , is a female office worker in Japan who performs generally pink collar tasks such as serving tea and secretarial or clerical work. Like many unmarried Japanese, OLs often live with their parents well into early adulthood...
, who has the desire to tie down her boyfriend. She plans and pays for a romantic love cruise, hoping to lose her virginity and thus keep her boyfriend. On the same cruise is Ji Cun Xi (Ethan Ruan
Ethan Ruan
Ethan Ruan was born on 8 November 1982. He is a Taiwanese actor and model. He is sometimes credited as Juan Ching-Tien or Ruan Jing-Tian. He rose to prominence in the Taiwanese drama Fated To Love You, and is the 2010 Best Leading Actor winner of the 47th Golden Horse Awards for his role in Monga...
), the wealthy sole heir of a soap and cleaning products company. He had planned to propose to long-time girlfriend Anna (Bianca Bai
Bianca Bai
Bianca Bai was born on 23 October 1982. She is a Taiwanese model and actress. She graduated from Shih Hsin University and started her career as a model with Catwalk Modeling Agency before becoming an actress...
) but was unaware that she never boarded the boat. Anna was a professional ballet dancer and choses a main role in a world tour over Cun Xi. In a huge misunderstanding Xin Yi and Cun Xi end up spending the night together, only in the morning realizing the mix-up.
Although they vow to forget about the incident and continue on with their lives, Xin Yi soon finds out she is pregnant and the news reaches both Cun Xi and his family. Cun Xi's grandmother ecstatic over having a grandchild forces the two to get married.
Still in love with girlfriend Anna, Cun Xi struggles between his selfishness and taking responsibility. Xin Yi being deeply burdened with guilt struggles to stand up for herself and become more than just a sticky note in other's lives. Eventually Cun Xi realizes his love for Xin Yi, but in a misunderstanding that Anna causes, a car hits Xin Yi and she miscarries. She then moves to get away from Cun Xi and all the memories, only to realize that there was no going back as she was already in love with Cun Xi.
Cast
| Actor | Character | Relationships |
|---|---|---|
| Ethan Ruan Ethan Ruan Ethan Ruan was born on 8 November 1982. He is a Taiwanese actor and model. He is sometimes credited as Juan Ching-Tien or Ruan Jing-Tian. He rose to prominence in the Taiwanese drama Fated To Love You, and is the 2010 Best Leading Actor winner of the 47th Golden Horse Awards for his role in Monga... |
Ji Cun Xi (紀存希) | |
| Joe Chen | Chen Xin Yi (陳欣怡) / Elaine | |
| Baron Chen Baron Chen Baron Chen is a Taiwanese actor and model. His nicknames include Chen Xiaobao and River Chen.-Early life:Chen is the eldest son of Chen Chi-li, a reputed gang leader who masterminded the assassination of dissident journalist Henry Liu in 1984... |
Dylan / Dai Jian Ren (戴建仁) | |
| Bianca Bai Bianca Bai Bianca Bai was born on 23 October 1982. She is a Taiwanese model and actress. She graduated from Shih Hsin University and started her career as a model with Catwalk Modeling Agency before becoming an actress... |
Anna / Shi An Na (石安娜) / Dai Xin Yi (戴欣怡) | Cun Xi's girlfriend |
| Tan Ai Zhen (譚艾珍) | Ji Wang Zhen Zhu (紀汪珍珠) / Grandma (奶奶) | Cun Xi's grandma |
| Na Wei Xun | Anson | Cun Xi's assistant |
| Lin Mei Shiu (林美秀) | Chen Lin Xi Shi (陳林西施) | Xin Yi's mother |
| Jessica Song | Chen Qing Xia (陳青霞) | Xin Yi's eldest sister |
| Zhong Xin Ling | Chen Feng Jiao (陳鳳嬌) | Xin Yi's second sister |
| Wei Min Ge | Wu Qi Qi (烏柒柒) | Xin Yi's brother-in-law |
| Luo Bei An | Wu Liu Liu (烏陸陸) | Qi Qi's father |
| Wang Juan | Ji Liu Xiu Lin (紀劉秀玲) | Cun Xi's step-mother |
| Tian Jia Da | Ji Zheng Ren (紀正人) | Xiu Lin's son |
| Patrick Li | Gu Chi (古馳) | Xin Yi's boyfriend |
| Jam Hsiao Jam Hsiao Jam Hsiao was born on 30 March 1987 at Taipei, Taiwan). He is a Taiwanese Mandopop singer. In summer 2007, Hsiao rose to fame after only three brief appearances in the first season of China Television 's star search show, One Million Star , which is a singing competition reality show similar to... |
clueless veterinarian (ep 18) - guest star | |
| Miu Miu | Ji Bao Bei (Baby Ji) - Dog |
Music
- Opening theme song: "99次我愛他" (99 Times I Love Him) by Shorty Yuen
- Ending theme song: "心願便利貼" (Sticky Note With Wishes) by Quack Wu (吳忠明) and Shorty Yuen
The track, "心願便利貼" (Sticky Note With Wishes) is listed at number 50 on Hit Fm Taiwan's Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart (Hit-Fm年度百首單曲) for 2008.
Fated to Love You Original Soundtrack (命中注定我愛你 電視原聲帶)
- Artist: Various artists
- Released: 18 April 2008
- Label: Rock RecordsRock RecordsRock Records is a Taiwanese record label founded in 1980 by Sam and Johnny Duan . The record label had their first multiseller in 1989 with Sarah Chen.It is now Asia's largest independent record label....
- Language: MandarinStandard MandarinStandard Chinese or Modern Standard Chinese, also known as Mandarin or Putonghua, is the official language of the People's Republic of China and Republic of China , and is one of the four official languages of Singapore....
- Format: Soundtrack albumSoundtrack albumA soundtrack album is any album that incorporates music directly recorded from the soundtrack of a particular feature film or television program. In some cases, not all the tracks from the movie are included in the album; however there are rare cases of songs in the trailers that do not appear in...
- Genre: MandopopMandopopMandopop is a colloquial abbreviation for "Mandarin popular music." It is categorized as a subgenre of commercial Chinese-language music within C-pop. Mandopop was the first variety of popular music in Chinese to establish itself as a viable industry. As the name implies, Mandopop features songs...
- Releases: Two versions were released: regular edition (CD) with shiny Post-It Card and deluxe edition (2CD+DVD) with an additional eleven track CD and a music video DVD
Track listing
- "99次我愛他" (99 Times I Love Him) - Shorty Yuen
- "心願便利貼" (Sticky Note With Wishes) - Quack Wu (吳忠明) and Shorty Yuen/Yuan Ruo Lan
- "半情歌" (Half Love Song) - Shorty Yuen
- "起步走" (Get Up and Go) - Quack Wu (吳忠明)
- "我的快樂" (My Happiness) - Walkie TalkieWalkie Talkie (band)Walkie Talkie is a Taiwanese female duo musical group.-Discography:* June 25, 1998 《情比姐妹深》 **01 星期天不要见面 **02 情比姐妹深 **03 未了...
- "I'm OK" - Shorty Yuen/Yuan Ruo Lan
- "吹吹風" (Blowing Wind) - Gary ChawGary ChawGary Chaw was born on 9 July 1979 in Kota Belud, Sabah, Malaysia, also known as Gary Cao or Cao Ge. He is a Malaysian Chinese Golden Melody Awards singer-songwriter based in Taiwan, who has had achieved success in Taiwan, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Singapore. He is renowned for his stage presence,...
- "對摺" Dui Ze (Fold) - Shorty Yuen
- "心願便利貼" - KALA版 (Sticky Note With Wishes) - Kala version
- "半情歌" - KALA版 (Half Love Song) - Kala version
- "99次我愛他" - KALA版 (99 Times I Love Him) - Kala version
- "起步走" - KALA版 (Get Up and Go) - Kala version
- "半情歌_療傷情弦" (吉他抒情版) (Half Love Song-guitar version) - instrumental
- "心願便利貼_浪漫溫馨" (溫馨版) (Sticky Note With Wishes-gentle version) - instrumental
- "99次我愛他_夢幻音樂盒" (音樂盒完整版) (99 Times I Love Him-music box version) - instrumental
Bonus CD 2
- "你就是吃定我" - 楊乃文
- "可惜不是你" - 梁靜茹
- "我們都是好人" - 蘇慧倫
- "愛上你只是我的錯" - dMDM
- "女人何苦為難女人" - 辛曉琪
- "睡吧！我的愛" - 許景淳
- "只要你快樂" - 汪佩蓉
- "成全" - 劉若英
- "讓我想一想" - 陳綺貞
- "孩子氣" - 萬芳
- "飄洋過海來看你" - 娃娃
Bonus DVD
- "半情歌" (Half Love Song) MV
- "心願便利貼" (Sticky Note With Wishes) MV
- "99次我愛" (99 Times I Love Him) MV
Books
- 13 June 2008: Fated to Love You Top Secret Behind-the-Scenes (命中注定我愛你 極機密幕後花絮) - ISBN 9789575658199
- 26 June 2008: Fated to Love You TV Drama Novel (命中注定我愛你 電視小說) - ISBN 9789575658137
Awards
2008 - 43rd Golden Bell AwardsGolden 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...
(金鐘獎), Taiwan
- Awarded: Fated to Love You for Best Television SeriesBest Television Series (Golden Bell Awards)Golden Bell Award for Best 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 ....
- Nominated: Joe Chen for Best Leading Actress in a Television SeriesBest 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...
- Nominated: Lin Mei Shiu (林美秀) for Best Supporting Actress in a Television SeriesBest Supporting Actress in a Television Series (Golden Bell Awards)Golden Bell for Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series is the main category of Taiwanese television production award Golden Bell Awards, presented by Government Information Office, Republic of China .- Award Winners :...
- Nominated: Ming Zhang (陳銘章) for Best Directing for a Television SeriesBest Directing for a Television Series (Golden Bell Awards)Golden Bell for Best Directing for a Television Series is the main category of Competition of Golden Bell Awards.- Award Winners :...
- Nominated: 陳玉珊, Pan Yiqun (潘逸群), Chen Xin Yi (陳忻怡), Du Xin Yi (杜欣怡) for Best Writing for a Television Series
- Awarded: Fated to Love You for Best Marketing Programme
Production
- The production cost for the first episode was more than NT $5,000,000.
- Ethan RuanEthan RuanEthan Ruan was born on 8 November 1982. He is a Taiwanese actor and model. He is sometimes credited as Juan Ching-Tien or Ruan Jing-Tian. He rose to prominence in the Taiwanese drama Fated To Love You, and is the 2010 Best Leading Actor winner of the 47th Golden Horse Awards for his role in Monga...
and Joe Chen reprised their role as Ji Cun Xi and Chen Xin Yi in a cameo appearance in the first episode of Invincible Shan Bao MeiInvincible Shan Bao MeiInvincible Shan Bao Mei , also known as 我愛珊寶妹 / Woody Sambo is a romantic comedy Taiwanese Drama starring Nicholas Teo and Amber Kuo. It premiered on August 24, 2008, right after the half-episode conclusion of Fated To Love You. The peak point of 10.57 occurred during the commercial-free...
.