Love Me or Leave Me (Taiwan TV series)
| Love Me Or Leave Me 我租了一個情人 | |
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Promotional poster for Love Me Or Leave Me | |
| Also known as | I Rented A Lover |
| Genre | Romance |
| Created by | Sanlih E-Television |
| Written by | Ye Feng Ying 葉鳳英 |
| Directed by | Lin Qing Zhen 林清振 |
| Starring |
Tiffany Hsu 許瑋甯 Chris Wang 宥勝 |
| Opening theme | Gave You 都給你 by Chris Wang 宥勝 |
| Ending theme | Happiness is like 幸福就好 by Soo Wincci 蘇盈之 |
| Country of origin | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Original language(s) | Mandarin |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Fang Xiaoren 方孝仁, Rong Junyi 戎俊義 |
| Location(s) | Taiwan |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Production company(s) | SETTV |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | SETTV |
| Picture format | SDTV（480i） |
| First shown in | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Original run | 8 November 2012 – 21 February 2013 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | What Is Love (花是愛) |
| Followed by | Big Red Riding Hood (大紅帽與小野狼) |
| External links | |
| SETTV Official website | |
Love Me Or Leave Me (Chinese: 我租了一個情人; pinyin: Wo Zu Le Yi Ge Qing Ren) is a 2012 to 2013 Taiwanese idol romance drama television series created and developed by SETTV. It stars Tiffany Hsu, Chris Wang as the main leads with Albee Huang, Li Kang Yi and Alan Kuo as the supporting leads. Filming began on September 16, 2012 and finished on February 17, 2013. It began airing on SETTV ETTV on November 8, 2012. Final episode aired on February 21, 2013 with 16 episodes total for the original Taiwan broadcast and 29 episodes for the Mainland China and Hong Kong version.
Produced from the same team that produced SETTV 2011 to 2012 hit Taiwanese idol romance drama "Inborn Pair". Due to the success of SETTV previous romance drama "Inborn Pair" Sanlih decided to split their "Inborn Pair" leads Annie Chen and Chris Wang to film two different new romance dramas to be aired back to back.[1] Chris Wang was paired up with Tiffany Hsu to film "Love Me Or Leave Me". While Annie Chen was paired up with George Hu to film "Love, Now".
Synopsis
Ji Qing (Tiffany Hsu) has commitment issues because of her parents failed marriage and her father's infidelity. Even though she is in a stable and loving relationship with her longtime boyfriend Fang Hao Ming (Chris Wang), she hesitates when he talks about marriage. To test if Hao Ming will remain faithful to her she hires Zhao Shan Shan (Albee Huang), to test if he will cheat on her. But Ji Qing plan seems to have backfired when Shan Shan seems to have fallen for Hao Ming for real.[2]
Cast
Main Cast
- Tiffany Hsu 許瑋甯 as Ji Qing 紀晴
- Chris Wang 宥勝 as Fang Hao Ming 方顥明
- Albee Huang 小薰 as Zhao Shan Shan 趙珊珊
- Li Kang Yi 李康宜 as Liao Yi Ren 廖依人
- Alan Kuo 柯有綸 as Ding Sheng Hua 丁勝華
Supporting cast
- Chen De Lie 陳德烈 as Wang Da Shuai 王大帥
- Dou Dou 豆豆 as Wang Dou Dou 王荳荳
- Elaine Wan 萬瑋喬 as Fang Yong Xin 方詠心
- Tao Chuan Zheng 陶傳正 as Ji Shi Xian 紀世賢
- Lin Xiu Jun 林秀君 as Mrs. Fang 方母
- Lin Shu Yu 林舒語 as Zhuang Xiao Xian 莊小嫻
- Lin Mei Xiu 林美秀 as Zeng Hai Ling 曾海玲
Soundtrack
- Gave You 都給你 by Chris Wang 宥勝
- Miss Right by Chris Wang 宥勝
- Happiness Is Like 幸福就好 by Soo Wincci 蘇盈之
- I'll Be Alright 過得去 by Soo Wincci 蘇盈之
- Miss Right by Chris Wang 宥勝
- The Invisible Man 隱形人 by Yuan Chengjie 袁成傑
- So you 就這樣嗎 by By2
- Love To Pick On 愛情來找碴 by By2
- Not A Person 不是一個人 by Jeanie Zhang 張婧
Production team
Produced from the same team that produced SETTV 2011 to 2012 hit Taiwan romance drama "Inborn Pair". Hoping to strike double rating success with their "Inborn Pair" leads, Annie Chen and Chris Wang was then split up to film two different new romance dramas to be aired back to back.[3] Chris Wang was paired up with Tiffany Hsu to film "Love Me Or Leave Me". While Annie Chen was paired up with George Hu to film "Love, Now". Both dramas started filming at the same time. "Love Me Or Leave Me" is Tiffany Hsu first drama as the lead actress after many years of playing supporting roles in Taiwanese dramas.
- Producer:
- Fang Xiaoren 方孝仁
- Rong Junyi 戎俊義
- Screenwriter:
- Ye Feng Ying 葉鳳英
- Directed by:
- Lin Qing Zhen 林清振
- Production Company:
- Gold Fenghua Video Production Co., Ltd. 金牌風華影像製作股份有限公司
Broadcast
| Country/Region | Channel | Timeslot | Episode premiere | Episode finale | Avg rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | SETTV | Friday 20:00 | 9 November 2012 | 22 February 2013 | - |
| ETTV | Thursday 22:00 | 8 November 2012 | 21 February 2013 | - | |
| Singapore | StarHub TV VV Drama | Sunday 22:00 | 26 November 2012 | 22 February 2013 | |
| Hong Kong | J2 | Monday to Friday 19:00 | 21 August 2013 | 5 September 2013 | |
| Malaysia | Astro Quan Jia HD | Monday to Friday 22:30 | 16 May 2013 | 31 May 2013 | |
Episode ratings
| Episode | Date of Broadcast | TTV Ratings | SETTV Ratings | ETTV Ratings | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 2012/11/08、11/09 | 0.51 | 1.21 | 0.52 | |
| 02 | 2012/11/15、11/16 | 0.57 | 0.76 | 0.33 | |
| 03 | 2012/11/22、11/23 | 0.32 | 1.09 | 0.25 | |
| 04 | 2012/11/29、11/30 | 0.43 | 0.82 | 0.38 | |
| 05 | 2012/12/06、12/07 | 0.43 | 0.57 | 0.29 | |
| 06 | 2012/12/13、12/14 | 0.33 | 0.60 | 0.24 | |
| 07 | 2012/12/20、12/21 | 0.27 | 0.62 | 0.24 | |
| 08 | 2012/12/27、12/28 | 0.33 | 0.49 | 0.21 | |
| 09 | 2013/01/03、01/04 | 0.34 | 0.72 | 0.23 | |
| 10 | 2013/01/10、01/11 | 0.38 | 0.63 | 0.27 | |
| 11 | 2013/01/17、01/18 | 0.45 | 0.87 | 0.36 | |
| 12 | 2013/01/24、01/25 | 0.38 | 0.74 | 0.21 | |
| 13 | 2013/01/31、02/01 | 0.44 | 0.54 | 0.30 | |
| 14 | 2013/02/07、02/08 | ||||
| 15 | 2013/02/14、02/15 | 0.38 | 0.70 | 0.32 | |
| 16(End) | 2013/02/21、02/22 | 0.42 | 0.95 | 0.42 | |
| Average Ratings | - | - | - | - | |
Awards
- 48th Golden Bell Awards - Best Supporting Actress In A Drama
- Albee Huang 小薰 - Nominated
References
External links
- TTV Official website(Chinese)
- ETTV Official website (Chinese)
- Official Facebook page (Chinese)
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