Ia Ia, I Do

Ia Ia, I Do
愛啊哎呀，我願意

Ia Ia, I Do promo poster
Also known as Love Ah!, Love Ah Ah I Am Willing, 爱啊哎呀，我愿意
Genre Romance, Comedy
Written by Ka Fei Ying 咖啡因
Guo Shi Wei 郭世偉
Directed by Yang Guan Yu 楊冠玉
Ke Zheng Ming 柯政銘
Starring Dylan Kuo 郭品超
Tammy Chen 陳怡蓉
Song Min Yu 宋珉宇
Reyizha Alimjan 热依扎
Xu Yue 徐越
Opening theme I Only Like This 我就是喜歡這樣 by Richie Jen 任賢齊 & Della Ding 丁噹
Ending theme Starry Night 星空 by Mayday 五月天
Country of origin Republic of China (Taiwan)
Original language(s) Mandarin
No. of series 1
No. of episodes 15
Production
Producer(s) Zu Chen 祖辰
Location(s) Taiwan, Dongshan County
Running time 90 minutes
Production company(s) Tudou, Inc. 土豆網
Broadcast
Original channel CTV
Picture format SDTV
First shown in Republic of China (Taiwan)
Original run 24 June 2012 – 7 October 2012
Chronology
Preceded by Happy Michelin Kitchen 幸福三顆星
Followed by Die Sterntaler 白色之戀
External links
Official website

Ia Ia, I Do (simplified Chinese: 爱啊哎呀，我愿意; traditional Chinese: 愛啊哎呀，我願意; pinyin: Ai Ya Ai Ya, Wo Yuan Yi), is a 2012 co-produced Mainland China and Taiwan romance comedy drama. The "Ia Ia" from the title is the sound of whining in Chinese which is pronounced "Ah Ya Ah Ya". The drama stars Dylan Kuo,Tammy Chen, Song Min Yu, Re Yi Zha and Xu Yue. Directed by Yang Guan Yu and Ke Zheng Ming, the drama is produced by Chinese web streaming site Tudou. Filming began on September 5, 2011 on location in Taiwan and Dongshan County in Fujian province, China and finished on December 9, 2011.[1]

Synopsis

Qin Ai Ya is a hard working individual who works many odd jobs to save up money. Due to a past heartbreak she does not think about love but only cares about making money. Her dream is to marry a rich guy so she can live a relaxing life, but she mistaken Ji Xiang En, who is a rich land developer as a poor waiter she met at a party.

Summary

Qin Ai Ya (Tammy Chen) is a orphan that lives on the beautiful but impoverished Yuan Zhou Island. She was raised and taken care of by the local residence of the island. Due to a past relationship that ended in heartbreak Ai Ya does not believe in true love anymore, but instead puts her focus on making money and dreaming of becoming a rich woman. To save money and make a living she works lots of odd jobs such as last minute wedding photographer, hired actress to breakup with someone and drug store manager.

Ji Xiang En (Dylan Kuo) is the tall and handsome CEO of a land development corporation. His father died when he was young leaving him to take care of the family business and his mother. Due to his attractive background and looks he is constantly in the gossip magazines linking him to lots of beauties but his love only belongs to Tong Hua (Reyizha Alimjan), his childhood friend who is a rich girl that became a famous actress. Xiang En desperately wants Tong Hua to marry him but she feels she does not love him enough to accept his marriage proposal. When his former friend and classmate Wu Wei (Song Min Yu) shows up to even an old score, Wu Wei courts Tong Hua who he knows is a very important person of Xiang En. Xiang En is heartbroken when he finds out about Tong Hua and Wu Wei relationship in the tabloids.

Ai Ya and Xiang En first encounter each other when she is chasing a purse snatching thief, bare foot in a evening gown on the streets of Taipei. When doing so she damages Xiang En brand new expensive car without realizing it. The two meet again when Ai Ya crashes a high profile charity party in hopes of meeting a rich guy. She runs in Xiang En who pretends to be a waiter while trying to get away from tabloid photographers trying to capture images of him and Tong Hua together. Ai Ya mistakes him as a poor waiter when he ruins her dress and soon a whole bunch of misunderstanding ensues between the two.

Ai Ya, Xiang En, Tong Hua and Wu Wei crosses path when Tong Hua's father corporation is considering developing a seaside resort in Yuan Zhou Island. Xiang En and Wu Wei fight to win the contract for project, but must gain the local residence support in order to be the better prospect. It seems the only person that can help them Qin Ai Ya. As Xiang En and Ai Ya become closer she helps him get over Tong Hua and he breaks the barrier that has prevented her from loving another.[2]

Cast

Main cast

Supporting cast

Cameos

Soundtrack

No official soundtrack album was released for "Ia Ia, I Do". Songs from the soundtrack are taken from Richie Jen's 2011 album "Dare Devil (不信邪)", Mayday's 2011 album "The Second Round (第二人生)", Della Ding's 2012 album "One In A Thousand (好難得)", and Victor Wong's 2012 album "Unopened Gift (未拆的礼物)". Opening theme song is "I Only Like This 我就是喜歡這樣" by Richie Jen and Della Ding. Closing theme song is "Starry Night 星空" by Mayday.

Filming locations

Major filming took place in Taipei, Taiwan and Dongshan County in Fujian province, China. Dongshan County served as the location for the fishing village Yuan Zhou Island. Controversy surrounded the drama after filming finished at Dongshan County. Lead actress Tammy Chen had described the beautiful fishing village depicted in the drama was actually an impoverished village with a lack of resources. Stating in an interview that there was no hot water where they stayed, only one bathroom in the entire village, lack of stock and supplies at the local grocery store and lack of food when witnessing villagers during meals.[3]

Broadcast

"Ia Ia, I Do" was first broadcast on Chinese channels Shenzhen Satellite TV and Anhui Television on March 12, 2012 airing the 40 minute without behind the scenes 24 episodes version. Taiwan's CTV's version began airing the 90 minute with behind the scenes 15 episode version on March 2, 2012. CTV's re-broadcast of the 90 minute with behind the scenes 15 episodes version aired weekly at 4:30 PM. Later CTV re-aired the drama on its HD channel airing an 60 minute without behind the scenes 15 episode version on June 6, 2012. China's 24 episode version can still be seen on Tudou's web streaming website.[4]

Channel Country/Location Airing Date Timeslot
Shenzhen Satellite TV
 China
March 2, 2012
Nightly 7:30 PM
AHTV
March 2, 2012
CTV Taiwan
June 6, 2012
Sunday 10:00 PM
July 1, 2012
Weekly 4:30PM
CTV HD
December 15, 2012
Saturday & Sunday 1:00 AM

Episode ratings

"Ia Ia, I Do" mostly ranked third throughout the series airing with a total average of 0.74. The viewers survey was conducted by AGB Nielsen with a survey range of 4yo TV audience.[5]

Competing dramas on rival channels airing at the same time slot were:

Air Date Episode Average Ratings Rank Remarks
June 24, 2012 01 1.26 2
July 1, 2012 02 1.04 2
July 8, 2012 03 0.97 3
July 15, 2012 04 0.91 2
July 22, 2012 05 0.81 3
July 29, 2012 06 0.77 2 TTV aired a "LONDON 2012 Olympic" special
August 5, 2012 07 0.78 3
August 12, 2012: No episode was aired due to CTV airing the "London 2012 Olympic Basketball Championship" game live
August 19, 2012 08 0.65 3
August 26, 2012 09 0.70 3
September 2, 2012 10 0.52 3
September 9, 2012 11 0.65 3
September 16, 2012 12 0.55 3
September 23, 2012 13 0.59 3
September 30, 2012 14 0.48 3
October 10, 2012 15 0.46 3
Average ratings 0.74

References

  1. ↑ Dongshan County fiming. Retrieved 2014-4-5
  2. ↑ drama info. Retrieved 2014-4-5
  3. ↑ Dongshan County fiming. Retrieved 2014-4-5
  4. ↑ Tuduo website. Retrieved 2014-4-5
  5. ↑ (Chinese)"中時娛樂". Showbiz Times. Retrieved 2014-4-5

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