''Women in Taipei'' () is a 2022

Taiwanese television series Taiwanese drama (, also known as T.W. drama) refer to dramatic programming of television programming extended stories usually dramatizing relationships through the general range of ten to forty one-hour episodes. They are produced in Taiwan and hav ...

that is an adaptation of the 2016

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ese series Tokyo Girl. Both series were inspired by the Tokyo Women's Campaign column that appeared in Tokyo Calendar magazine in 2015. The series premiered on September 21, 2022, as an original through

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via Star. The series stars

Gwei Lun-mei Gwei Lun-mei (; born 25 December 1983) is a Taiwanese actress. She started her acting career in 2002, with the film ''Blue Gate Crossing''. Gwei then appeared in a few more films before achieving wide recognition for the film ''Secret'', direct ...

Wang Po-chieh Wang Po-chieh (; born 25 September 1989) is a Taiwanese actor. Known for his roles in both film and television, he has won two Taipei Film Awards and been nominated for a Hundred Flowers Award and two Golden Bell Awards. Career Wang debuted ...

Kimi Hsia Kimi Hsia Yu-chiao (; born 24 August 1984) is a Taiwanese actress and television host. She is best known for hosting the SET Metro variety shows ''Delicious Food All Over the World'' and ''Stylish Man – The Chef''. Career Hsia was discover ...

Rhydian Vaughan Rhydian Vaughan (born 10 March 1988), also known by his stage name Feng Xiaoyue, is a Taiwanese-British actor, best known for his performances in the films '' Monga'', ''Girlfriend, Boyfriend'' and '' Winds of September''. Early life Vaughan is ...

, and Cosmos Lin.

Synopsis

Lin Yi-shan leaves her old and familiar life in

Yongkang District Yongkang District () is a district home to 233,730 people in Tainan, Taiwan. History Due to the development of manufacturing and food-processing industries, Yongkang has become a migrant city since the 1970s, attracting many people from neigh ...

Tainan Tainan (), officially Tainan City, is a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality in southern Taiwan facing the Taiwan Strait on its western coast. Tainan is the oldest city on the island and also commonly known as the "Capital City" ...

, to make a fresh start in

Taipei Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the n ...

. But her plans go horribly wrong and she increasingly doubts her decision. Luckily, Lin Yi-shan still has the "Tainan Gang", which includes her best friend Xu Hui-ru, her sister Lin Yi-jing, and childhood friend Li Cheng-en. With the gang's support, Lin Yi-shan is able to find new hope and together they face the future, which holds some challenges for them. What will their lives be like in 20 years' time?

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