''Youth Power'' () is a 2015 Taiwanese political drama, comedy, romance television series created and produced by

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. Starring Tammy Chen,

Yao Yuan Hao Yao Yuan-hao (; born Teng Yong-lin on 19 April 1982) is a Taiwanese actor and television host. Early life and career Yao was born on April 19, 1982 in Keelung, Taiwan. He started acting at around 16 years old in the television series ''Band ...

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, and Nana Lee as the main cast. Filming began on January 8, 2015 and wrapped up on July 21, 2015. First original broadcast began on May 1, 2015 on TTV airing every Friday night at 10:10-11:40 pm.

Synopsis

Can three young people choose their own futures even when life throws them in an unexpected direction? Chen Yi Jun (Tammy Chen) grows up in a political family but detests politics and is determined to pursue her passion for music. But after college graduation, she is forced to return home and is thrown into the midst of her family drama. She teams up with her childhood friend Jiang Ye Qing (Yao Yuan Hao), who also grew up in a political family and thrives in it, and the social activist Huang Zhao Yuan (Jason Tsou). Forced to grow up among the pressures of the real world, can Yi Jun, Zhao Yuan and Ye Qing make the world bend to their own desires in life?

Cast

Main cast

* as Chen Yi Jun 陳怡君 *

Yao Yuan-hao Yao Yuan-hao (; born Teng Yong-lin on 19 April 1982) is a Taiwanese actor and television host. Early life and career Yao was born on April 19, 1982 in Keelung, Taiwan. He started acting at around 16 years old in the television series ''Band ...

as Jiang Ye Qing 江也晴 * as Huang Zhao Yuan 黃兆元 * Nana Lee 李千娜 as Sha Bing Na 沙冰娜

Supporting cast

Lu Yi-ching Lu Yi-ching (born 23 October 1958) is a Taiwanese actress. She has appeared in several films directed by Tsai Ming-liang, such as '' What Time Is It There?'' and ''The Wayward Cloud'', and films by Cheng Wen-tang, including '' Blue Cha Cha''. ...

as Lin Li Zi 林麗子 *

Tsai Chen-nan Tsai Chen-nan (; born 26 July 1954) is a Taiwanese actor and singer. Tsai was invited by the Hsinkang Foundation of Culture and Education to perform in Xingang, Chiayi, by the organization founder Chen Chin-huang, who sought to mitigate the eff ...

as Chen Jing Sheng 陳敬昇 * as Lian Bai He 連百合 * as Pai Pai 拍拍 * as Ban Jie Ming 班傑明（Benjamin） * as Jiang Bian 江邊

Special guest actors

* as Xia Zhi Jie 夏志傑 * as Du Shen 杜聲 * as Zhao Yuan's mother * as Chen Qi Long 陳其龍 *

Akio Chen Akio Chen (; born 29 September 1956) is a Taiwanese actor. He won the Golden Bell Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film in 2006. He played the role of Lih in the 2004 film ''Come the Black Dog'' directed by Stan Yin. In 2009, C ...

as Wan Tong 萬通 * as Lin Xian Cai (Xian Zi) 林仙財（仙仔） * as Liu Guang Ming 劉光明 *Wang Zi Qiang 王自強 as Ah Yong Bo 阿勇伯 * as Ah Zhu 阿珠 *

Cindy Yen Cindy Yen (), born as Cindy Wu ( on November 14, 1986 is a Taiwanese-American singer, songwriter, actress, composer and producer. She was the first artist to be signed to JR Yang and Jay Chou's company, JVR Music, in 2009, when the company was ...

袁詠琳 as Su Fei 蘇菲（Sophie） *Ke Ci Hui 柯慈輝 as Brother Mao *Qu Xian Ping 曲獻平 as Leslie *Wang Hong Dao 王鴻道 as Li Gan Shi 李幹事 *Chen Hui Wen 陳繪文 as Ah Hui 阿惠 * as Lou Ri Xin 樓日新 *Xu Zhi Wei 許志偉 as policemen *Jiang Rui Zhi 姜瑞智 as demonstrator

Special performances

*You Xiao Bai 游小白 as store manager * as Amy * as Li Tian Bao 李天寶 *Hu Jun 胡鈞 as mayor * as Yang Xian Jin 楊先進 * as Zheng Zi Xiang 鄭子翔 * as school principal

Soundtrack

*Light and Heat 含廣告 by

Wu Bai Wu Chun-lin (; born 14 January 1968), better known by his stage name Wu Bai (), is a Taiwanese rock singer, songwriter and actor. He formed the band Wu Bai & China Blue with Dean Zavolta (drums), Yu Ta-hao (keyboards) and Chu Chien-hui (bass gui ...

伍佰 *Rose's Diary 玫瑰日記 by Wu Bai 伍佰 feat. Nana Lee 李千娜 *It's All Good 一切安好 by

Karen Mok Karen Mok (born Karen Joy Morris (), 2 June 1970) is a Hong Kong pop diva who is one of the leading Asian pop singers and actresses with a career spanning three decades. She is the first female Hong Kong singer to win the Golden Melody Award and ...

莫文蔚 *Even If 哪怕 by Karen Mok 莫文蔚 *Regardez 看看 by Karen Mok 莫文蔚 *Fight For Dream 強心臟 by Boxing Yue Tuan Boxing樂團 *Think of Home 思故鄉 by Boxing Yue Tuan Boxing樂團

Broadcast

Episode ratings

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

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SETTV Sanlih Entertainment Television or Sanlih E-Television (SET; ) is a nationwide cable TV network operated in Taiwan which was founded in May 1993. It also produces Taiwanese drama that are broadcast on free-to-air channels e.g. Taiwan Television ...

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Love Cuisine ''Love Cuisine'' () is a 2015 Taiwanese romance, comedy drama television series produced by Sanlih E-Television, starring Lego Lee, Allison Lin, Duncan Chow and Nita Lei as the main cast. Filming began on July 13, 2015 and will be filmed as it a ...

* CTV - Crime Scene Investigation Center,

Doctor Stranger ''Doctor Stranger'' () is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Lee Jong-suk, Jin Se-yeon, Park Hae-jin and Kang So-Ra. It aired on SBS from May 5 to July 8, 2014 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 KST (UTC+9) for 20 episodes. Synopsis ...

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Youth Power TTV Website

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