Bromance (2015 TV series)

Bromance 愛上哥們
Bromance promotional poster
Genre	romantic comedy, comedy, modern
Created by	SETTV
Written by	Fang Xiao Ren (方孝仁) (Screenwriter coordinator) Chen Bi Zhen (陳碧真) (Screenwriter coordinator) Shao Hui Ting (邵慧婷) (Screenwriter coordinator) Lin Pei Yu (林珮瑜) Zheng Han Wen (鄭涵文)
Directed by	Chen Rong Hui (陳戎暉)
Starring	Baron Chen Megan Lai Bii Sean Lee Katie Chen
Opening theme	Epochal Times (心時代) by Bii, Andrew Tan, Ian Chen, Dino Lee
Ending theme	Bottom Line (底線) by Landy Wen
Country of origin	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Original language(s)	Mandarin
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	30
Production
Executive producer(s)	Pan Yi Qun (潘逸群) Chen Bi Zhen (陳碧真)
Producer(s)	Fang Xiao Ren (方孝仁) Rong Jun Yi (戎俊義)
Location(s)	Taiwan Japan
Running time	90 minutes
Production company(s)	Gold Fenghua Production Co. (金牌合作影像製作股份有限公司)
Distributor	SETTV
Release
Original network	TTV SETTV
Picture format	HDTV (1080i) SDTV (480i)
First shown in	Taiwan
Original release	October 18, 2015 (2015-10-18) – February 21, 2016 (2016-02-21)
Chronology
Preceded by	When I See You Again
Followed by	Refresh Man
External links
Official Website	www.ttv.com.tw/drama15/bromance/index.asp

Bromance (Chinese: 愛上哥們; pinyin: Ài Shàng Gēmen) is a 2015–16 Taiwanese romantic comedy television series starring Baron Chen, Megan Lai, Bii, Sean Lee and Katie Chen. Filming began on September 19, 2015. The show was first broadcast on TTV on October 18, 2015. It aired in the Sunday night 10:00–11:30 pm time slot, which was previously occupied by When I See You Again (Chinese: 他看她的第2眼; pinyin: Tā Kàn Tā de Dì 2 Yǎn). For her star performance, Megan Lai won Best Actress at the 2015 Sanlih Drama Awards.

Premise

When Pi Ya Nuo (Megan Lai) was born, her arrival had been eagerly awaited by her parents, extended family, and their fortune teller, who gathered in the delivery room to bless the beginning of the Pi Family's heir. Upon hearing her first cry, the fortune teller predicted on the spot that the baby boy would grow up to be a great success and a natural-born leader. But when the nurses announced that the baby was a girl, the stunned fortune teller immediately announced that the girl would not survive her childhood unless she lived as a boy for the first 25 years of her life. Only then could Ya Nuo change her bad fate and bring prosperity to her family.

Having lived her life as a boy, Ya Nuo was shy and always tried to keep her distance from people to hide her true identity. This mysterious aloofness made her irresistible to the girls around her. One day, she accidentally helped out Du Zi Feng (Baron Chen), who happened to be a triad leader, and his sister, Du Zi Han (Mandy Tao). While Zi Han fell in love with Ya Nuo, Zi Feng became Ya Nuo's "sworn brother" and best friend. Now, with her 26th birthday approaching, Ya Nuo hopes to reveal her true gender without any repercussions.^[1]

Cast

Main cast

• Baron Chen as Du Zi Feng 杜子楓
• Megan Lai as Pi Ya Nuo 琵亞諾
• Bii as Wei Qing Yang 衛青陽
• Sean Lee as Chu Zhe Rui 楚哲瑞
• Katie Chen as Yang Na Na 楊娜娜

Supporting cast

• Mandy Tao as Du Zi Han 杜子涵
• Amanda Chou as Fan Xiao Jing 范小菁
• Yang Ming Wei as Liao Guang Chao 廖廣超
• Tou Chung-Hua as Du Guang Zhu 杜光柱
• Linda Liu as Sister Feng
• Tang Chih-wei as Ya Nuo's father
• Wang Chuan as Ya Nuo's mother
• Joseph Hsia as Nan Xing Tian 南刑天
• Chen Wei Min as Wu Wan Hao 吳萬豪
• Edison Wang as Wu Han Sheng 吳翰昇

Special guest actors

• Samuel Tai as Master Yong Chun Quan
• Esther Wu as high school student
• Eunice Lin as high school student
• Fang Yu Xin (方語昕) as high school student
• Lia Lee as Amy Guo 郭Amy
• Cheng Xue Shu (程學書) as fortuneteller
• Titan Huang as boss
• Wang De Sheng (王德生) as Zi Feng's chief men
• He Jie Rou as child Xiao Jing
• ?? as child Ya Nuo
• GJ as cruise ship singer
• Yumi Chao as child Zi Han
• ?? as child Zi Feng
• Le Le (樂樂) as child Yan Ting
• Mario Pu as Magazine Editor
• ?? as child Zhe Rui
• Lin Xuan Yu (林萱瑜) as Eva
• Jin Wen as Wu Mei Li 盧美麗

Soundtrack

• Epochal Times (心時代) by Bii, Andrew Tan, Ian Chen, Dino Lee
• Bottom Line (底線) by Landy Wen
• Back in Time (逆時光的浪) by Bii
• Tender Love / Love you Gently (愛是妳給的溫柔) by Bii
• Quietness (安靜) by Andrew Tan feat. Miu Zhu
• Sunny Day (晴天) by Derrick Hoh
• Fake (假裝不了) by Derrick Hoh
• No One (沒有之一) by GJ

Broadcast

Episode ratings

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

• CTV – The Day I Lost U, Marry Me, or Not?
• FTV – Aquarius, Capricorn

Awards and nominations

References

External links

• Bromance TTV Website (in Chinese)
• Bromance SETTV Website (in Chinese)
• BromanceSET on Facebook (in Chinese)
• Bromance on IMDb

Taiwan Television Sunday Trendy Drama
2001	Lavender ①William Rock
2002	①Reaching for the Stars
2003	①The Rose ①Scent of Love
2004	①Say Yes Enterprise ①Michael's Dance
2005	Mr. Fighting The Prince Who Turns into a Frog Green Forest, My Home
2006	The Magicians of Love Smiling Pasta Engagement For Love
2007	My Lucky Star Ying Ye 3 Jia 1 Bull Fighting
2008	Fated to Love You Invincible Shan Bao Mei
2009	My Queen Easy Fortune Happy Life Autumn's Concerto
2010	PS Man Zhong Wu Yen Channel-X
2011	Love You Office Girls
2012	Love Forward Miss Rose
2013	King Flower Love Around Déjà Vu
2014	Fall in Love With Me Say Again Yes I Do
2015	Someone Like You When I See You Again Bromance
2016	Refresh Man Prince of Wolf Behind Your Smile
2017	The Masked Lover Memory Love
Notes	Except ①, the other dramas are produced by Sanlih E-Television which produces "Sanlih-E Saturday Trendy Drama(三立週六偶像劇)". This period time has been named "Sunday High-quality Trendy Drama(週日優質偶像劇)" officially since When I See You Again was aired.