The King of Romance
Taiwanese TV series or program
- Love By Design
- Love, Timeless
The King of Romance (Chinese: 如朕親臨; pinyin: rú zhèn qīn lín) is a 2016 Taiwanese television series created and produced by Eastern Television. It stars Lego Li, Cindy Lien, Gabriel Lan and Serena Fang.[1] First original broadcast began on December 3, 2016 on TTV airing every Saturday night at 10:00-11:30 pm.
Synopsis
A popular Chinese folklore tells of how the Jade Emperor, the king of gods, expelled the angels Golden Boy and Jade Girl from heaven to the human world. There, they are cursed to a romance that spans seven lives, during which they could never be together. Gao Bing Bing (Cindy Lien) is a modern-day woman who believes she is the reincarnated Jade Girl. When she is reunited with two childhood friends, Wang Zhen (Lego Lee) and Li Ru Long (Gabriel Lan), can she determine which is her Golden Boy and break the ancient curse?
Cast
Main cast
- Lego Lee as Wang Nuo / Wang Zhen
- Roy Tu as young Wang Nuo / young Wang Zhen
- Li Bin s young Wang Nuo / young Wang Zhen (stand-in)
- Cindy Lien as Gao Bing Bing
- Wang Cai Han as young Bing Bing
- Gabriel Lan as Li Ru Long （Bruce Li）
- Serena Fang as Shen Yi Le
- Ricie Fun as Ren Ai Zhen
Supporting cast
- Yankee Yang as Fang Wen Qing (Xiao Fang)
- Una Lu as Wu Bai He
- Angel Ho as Ah Meng
- Titan Huang as Ding Xiao Qiang
- Fang Yu Xin as Qin Ai Bao
- Wu Fan as Wang Nuo and Wang Zhen’s father
- Tang Chih-wei as Ai Zhen’s father
- Lin Shi En as Bing Bing’s father
- Peace Yang as Wang Min
- High Ka as Ah Hong
- Liao Hai Cheng as Ah Qi
- Money Chien as Gui Lian
Cameo
- Hsiao-Lao Lin as Zhou Xiu Qin
- Cai Cheng Yi as plumber
- Yang Sheng Da as Da Pang
- Liu Guo Shao as Lu Rui Yang (Xiao Lu)
- Lin Rou Jun as Ah Xing
- Lai Pei En as nursing staff
- Lin Shu Han (Ah Tui) as nursing staff
- Jin Mei Man as Grandma Wu
- Lin Mo Xi as Pei Pei
Soundtrack
- It’s You by Elvis Tian
- Broken Heart 不要再見面 by Elvis Tian
- Pinky Swear 打勾勾 by Elvis Tian
- The One 唯一 by Lego Lee
- Fade Out 句點 by Wang Yan Wei
- Goodbye 忙著說再見 by Yan Li Fei
- Girls Can Too by Tyler Van Den Berg
- One by Greg Nicholoson
Broadcast
| Network | Country | Airing Date | Timeslot |
|---|---|---|---|
| TTV |  Taiwan | December 3, 2016 | Saturday 10:00-11:30 pm |
| EBC Variety | December 4, 2016 | Sunday 10:00-11:30 pm | |
| Astro Shuang Xing |  Malaysia | June 9, 2017 | Monday to Friday 4:00-5:00 pm |
Episode ratings
Competing shows on rival channels airing at the same time slot were:
- CTS - Genius Go Go Go
- FTV - Just Dance
- CTV - Mr. Player
- TVBS Entertainment Channel - Stand by Me, Family Time
- PTS - Family Time
| Air Date | Episode | Average Ratings | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 2016 | 1 | 0.74 | 4 |
| Dec 10, 2016 | 2 | 1.02 | 3 |
| Dec 17, 2016 | 3 | 0.84 | 4 |
| Dec 24, 2016 | 4 | 0.86 | 4 |
| Dec 31, 2016: No episode was aired due to TTV airing of New Year’s Eve Special Program | |||
| Jan 7, 2017 | 5 | 1.05 | 4 |
| Jan 14, 2017 | 6 | 1.04 | 4 |
| Jan 21, 2017 | 7 | 1.02 | 4 |
| Jan 28, 2017: No episode was aired due to TTV airing of Chinese New Year Special Program | |||
| Feb 4, 2017 | 8 | 1.56 | 2 |
| Feb 11, 2017 | 9 | 1.39 | 3 |
| Feb 18, 2017 | 10 | 1.44 | 2 |
| Feb 25, 2017 | 11 | 1.27 | 3 |
| Mar 4, 2017 | 12 | 1.29 | 3 |
| Mar 11, 2017 | 13 | 1.43 | 3 |
| Mar 18, 2017 | 14 | 1.16 | 4 |
| Mar 25, 2017 | 15 | 1.27 | 4 |
| Apr 1, 2017 | 16 | 1.01 | 4 |
| Apr 8, 2017 | 17 | 1.77 | 2 |
| Average ratings | 1.19 | - | |
References
- ^ 不再藍瘦香菇！！！台、陸、韓「古今穿梭Style」新劇即將報到啦～ (in Chinese) Retrieved December 21, 2016
External links
- The King of Romance TTV Website (in Chinese)
- The King of Romance EBC Website (in Chinese)
- 2016TheKingOfRomance on Facebook (in Chinese)
- The King of Romance at IMDb
