| Fated to Love You | |
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Promotional poster for Fated to Love You |
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| Also known as | 命中注定我愛你 Mìng zhòng zhù dìng wǒ ài nǐ |
| Genre | Romance, comedy |
| Format | Television series |
| Written by | Pan Yiqun, Chen Xin Yi, Du Xinyi |
| Directed by | Chen Ming Zhang (陳銘章) |
| Starring | |
| Opening theme | "99次我愛他" (99 Times I Love Him) by Shorty Yuen |
| Ending theme | "心願便利貼" (Sticky Note With Wishes) by Quack Wu and Shorty Yuen |
| Country of origin | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Language(s) | Mandarin, Taiwanese |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Taiwan, Hong Kong and Shanghai |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Sanlih E-Television (SET) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Taiwan Television (TTV) |
| Original run | 16 March 2008 – 24 August 2008 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Bull Fighting (鬥牛，要不要) |
| Followed by | Invincible Shan Bao Mei (無敵珊寶妹) |
| Related shows | Love You (醉後決定愛上你) |
| External links | |
| TTV homepage | |
Fated to Love You (Chinese: 命中注定我愛你; pinyin: Mìng zhòng zhù dìng wǒ ài nǐ), 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,[1] 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.
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Chen Xin Yi (Joe Chen) is an unfashionable office lady, 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.
| Actor | Character | Relationships |
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| Ethan Ruan | Ji Cun Xi (紀存希) | |
| Joe Chen | Chen Xin Yi (陳欣怡) / Elaine | |
| Baron Chen | Dylan / Dai Jian Ren (戴建仁) | |
| Bianca Bai | 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 | clueless veterinarian (ep 18) - guest star | |
| Miu Miu | Ji Bao Bei (Baby Ji) - Dog |
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.[2]
Fated to Love You Original Soundtrack (命中注定我愛你 電視原聲帶)
2008 - 43rd Golden Bell Awards (金鐘獎), Taiwan[7]