''The Perfect Match'' () is a 2017 Taiwanese romantic comedy series. It was first broadcast on 3 March 2017.

Plot

Huo Ting En is a renowned chef who trained at

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in Paris. He specializes in

Curry A curry is a dish with a sauce seasoned with spices, mainly associated with South Asian cuisine. In southern India, leaves from the curry tree may be included. There are many varieties of curry. The choice of spices for each dish in tradit ...

dishes from Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and India at his restaurant, ''La Mure.'' He crosses paths with

Night Market Night markets or night bazaars are street markets which operate at night and are generally dedicated to more leisurely strolling, shopping, and eating than more businesslike day markets. They are typically open-air markets popular in East Asia, Sou ...

chef Wei Fen Qing after netizens claim that her dishes are a cheaper version of his. Love eventually blooms between the two, but their union is hindered by a past secret.

Cast

Main cast

Wu Kang-jen Wu Kang-ren (; born 24 November 1982), also known as Chris Wu, is a Taiwanese actor and model. He debuted in the short film ''Fragile in Love: Poetry in Motion'' in 2007, and first came to attention for his role in the 2009 television series ...

as Huo Ting En is a celebrated chef, general manager of Yanis corporation's and head chef at a high end restaurant La Mure. He feels guilty over his sister's death. Wei Fen Qing reminds him of his sister and he decides to teach her how to make curry. He falls for her but decides to stay away due to a past tragedy. *

Ivy Shao Ivy Shao () is a Taiwanese actress, singer and model. She is best known for her leading role in the 2016 hit drama, ''Back to 1989''. Since then, she has also starred in '' The Perfect Match'' with Wu Kang-jen and Ben Wu in 2017. Career 2008� ...

as Wei Fen Qing is a strong and loving girl who owns a cooking stall at the night market, named as Civilian version of Huo Ting En by the netizens on the internet. She aspires to revive the name of her father, the Curry King. She accepts the challenge of Ting En to recreate his taste but loses and ends up as his apprentice. She eventually falls for him. *

Ben Wu Ben Wu (; born 1 January 1989), also known as Wu SzuShien, is a Taiwanese singer, actor and television host. Career 2007–2013: Early beginnings In 2007, Ben Wu participated in the variety program, '' (鑽石夜總會)'', as the dance clu ...

as Meng Shao Wei is the wealthy heir who leaves home for love but finds a new life working in the night market and befriending Wei Fen Qing. He has feelings for Wei Fen Qing but she only sees him as a friend. * Xiao Man as Meng Ru Xi is a food critic, sister of Meng Shao Wei, who falls for Huo Ting En and helps him on many occasions but he doesn't reciprocate her feelings. She eventually gets together with Huo Tian Zhi. *

Nylon Chen Nylon Chen (; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chhîn Nái-yîn; born 20 May 1981) is a Taiwanese singer and actor. Biography Background Nylon Chen was born on May 20, 1981 in Taipei, Taiwan. Acting career Before officially debuting, Chen first appeared in 20 ...

as Huo Tian Zhi is the second son of Huo family, assistant general manager of Yanis corporation and step brother of Huo Ting En. He loves his brother and makes efforts to unite Meng Ru Xi and Huo Ting En only to fall for Ru Xi after having a one night stand with her.

Supporting cast

* Liu Shu Hong as Peng Xiao Bin * Hsieh Li-chin as Yu Jie * Stanley Mei as Chen Jin Wang *Gao Wei Teng as Uncle Spareribs * An Ji as Zhen Zhen * Kiki as Nai Nai * Hu Pei-Lien as Qiu Shu Feng *Zhang Cheng Wei as Wei Cheng Yang * Jackson Lou as Meng Xing Da * Kelly Mi as Xiao Hai Wei *Su Yi Jing as Gong Mei Li * Li Xing as Yang Yu Qing * Shen Hai Rong as Wen Xiu Zhi * Rim as Brian * Zhang Ji Quan as Jack

Cameo

* Weber Yang as Ku Le-chun *

Mini Tsai Flo Tsai Huang-ru (; born 15 November 1987) is a Taiwanese actress, singer and television host. She made her television debut as a host of the long-running video gaming show ''GameGX''. She has since appeared in several films and television seri ...

as Wu Ping-fan *

Lung Shao-hua Lung Shao-hua (; 25 March 1953 – 14 September 2021) was a Taiwanese actor, singer and television host. Lung was found unresponsive in Kaohsiung Kaohsiung City ( Mandarin Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ''Kao¹-hsiung²;'' Pinyin: ''Gāo ...

as Jung Fu-hsiung

Soundtrack

*"Pray for Love 為愛而愛" by GBOYSWAG *"Playhouse 家家酒" by Jia Jia *"See Through 看透" by Jia Jia *"Hey" by Jia Jia *"Make It Real" by GBOYSWAG *"I'm Super Ready" by GBOYSWAG *"Loved Someone 很愛過一個人" by Della Wu *"Life of Planet 少年他的奇幻漂流" by

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Broadcast

Ratings

: The average rating calculation does not include special episode.

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Perfect Match (TV series), The Sanlih E-Television original programming Eastern Television original programming Taiwanese drama television series 2017 Taiwanese television series debuts 2017 Taiwanese television series endings Taiwanese romance television series Cooking television series Works about chefs