| Tokyo Juliet | |
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Tokyo Juliet OST cover |
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| Also known as | 東方茱麗葉 dōng fāng zhū lì yè |
| Genre | Romance, Comedy |
| Format | Television drama |
| Directed by | Mingtai Wang (王明台) |
| Starring | Ariel Lin Wu Chun Simon Yam |
| Opening theme | "逆風" [Upwind] by Garden Sister |
| Ending theme | "非你莫屬" [That's You Without a Doubt] by Ariel Lin |
| Country of origin | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Language(s) | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 17 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Running time | 90 mins (Sundays at 21:30) |
| Production company(s) | Comic Productions Co. |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Gala Television (GTV) |
| Original run | 3 June 2006 – 23 September 2006 |
| External links | |
| GTV Website | |
Tokyo Juliet (Chinese: 東方茱麗葉; pinyin: dōng fāng zhū lì yè) is a 2006 Taiwanese drama starring Ariel Lin, Wu Chun of Fahrenheit and Simon Yam. It is based on Japanese manga series Tokyo Juliet, 東京ジュリエット (Tōkyō Jurietto), written by Miyuki Kitagawa. It was produced by Comic Productions (可米製作股份有限公司)[1] and directed by Mingtai Wang (王明台). It was broadcast on cable TV Gala Television (GTV) Variety Show/CH 28 (八大綜合台) on 3 June 2006 to 23 September 2006.
At the time the drama was filmed, Wu Chun was a relatively new actor and spoke unsatisfactory Mandarin, so producers had his voice dubbed over by Julian Yang (楊士萱).[2]
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While lost during a party, Lin Lai Sui (Ariel Lin) 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.
Lai Sui 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...