My Youthfulness
Encyclopedia
My Youthfulness is a highly popular idol drama which was a 2009 Chinese TV series. Directed by Zhao Baogang (趙寶剛), this 32-episode play has drawn unexpectedly big audience ratings. From its pilot episode, the show attracted a large number of viewers due to the popularity of its cast and their affiliates.
My Youthfulness shows realistic lives of China's Post-80's generation, that they are less traditional and convenient compared to their descendants. As only children in their families, they have been well-fed and over-protected. In return, they are strongly ambitious and refuse to give up. The generation is filled with more advantages than any in the past. Overall, they are well-bred, well-educated, and much more informed. With additional pain and hardships comes less desire and tending for the majority.
Because of successful experience received from Struggle
, Zhao's drama has been praised for being very current and attractive.
Cast
- Lu YiLu Yi (actor)Lu Yi is a Chinese film and television actor.He graduated from the Shanghai Theatre Academy in 1999.Lu has appeared in more than one dozen films including the part of Han Shibang, one of the seven heroes, in the wuxia film Seven Swords directed by Tsui Hark.-TV series:*Field of Dreams...
（陸毅）as Zhou Jin（周晋） - Zhao Ziqi（赵琳）as Zhao QingChu（赵青楚）
- Wang Luodan（王珞丹）as Qian XiaoYang（钱小样）
- Zhu Yuchen（朱雨辰）as FangYu（方宇）
- Lin Yuan（林园）as Li PiLi（李霹雳）
- Zhang Duo（张铎）as Gao Qi（高齐）
- Su Xiaoming (苏小明)as Yang Er（杨尔）
- Gai Ke (盖克)as Yang Yi（杨怡）
- Fang Zi Ge (方子哥) as Li BoHuai（李博怀）
- Cong Shan (丛珊)as Yang Shan(杨杉)
- Li Ran Ran（李苒苒） as Lang XinPing（郎沁平）
- Bai Bai He（白百何） as Lei Lei（雷蕾）
Synopsis
My Youthfulness! divulges into three cousins: Zhao QingChu (Zhao Lin), Qian XiaoYang (Wang GeDan), and Li PiLi (Lin Yuan). Self-assured and confident, they enter the world uninformed. However, they did not expect such personal growth to be accompanied by personal pain. They experienced loss, struggle, contradictions, mistakes, regrets, and cast-offs. Despite the extremes, they refuse to surrender for the easy way out. With enough idealism and empiricism, combined with parental support, they go in search for freedom, personality and their aspirations.Director's Comment
Producer Zhao BaoGang commented that, "Youth is a very transient dream. When we wake up, it's gone, along with all the memories of it. Youth is not a station on a one-way train line. Throughout our lives, we'll always reflect on what it has given us and what is has taught us. But who really makes the decisions for one's youth? I made this film for the many ambitious teenagers out there along with their worried and over-protective parents.”Receptions
My Youthfulness shows realistic lives of China's Post-80's generation, that they are less traditional and convenient compared to their descendants. As only children in their families, they have been well-fed and over-protected. In return, they are strongly ambitious and refuse to give up. The generation is filled with more advantages than any in the past. Overall, they are well-bred, well-educated, and much more informed. With additional pain and hardships comes less desire and tending for the majority.
Because of successful experience received from Struggle
Struggle (2007)
Struggle is a highly popular Chinese television drama which aired in 2007. The series is directed by Zhào Bǎogāng 赵宝刚 based on the award-winning novel of the same name by Shí Kāng 石康...
, Zhao's drama has been praised for being very current and attractive.