Skip Beat! (Taiwanese TV Series)
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''Skip Beat!'' () is a
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 ha ...
based on the manga of the same name by
Yoshiki Nakamura is a Japanese manga artist. Nakamura made her manga debut with ''Yume de Auyori Suteki'' in the manga magazine ''Hana to Yume'' in 1993. Manga works *''Blue Wars'' *''Can't Give Up the MVP (MVP wa Yuzurenai)'' *''Skip Beat!'' 『スキップ・ ...
. It premiered on 18 December 2011 on FTV Main Channel and 24 December 2011 on
GTV Variety Show GTV Variety Show () is a television channel of the Gala Television Corporation in Taiwan. It mainly broadcasts Taiwanese drama and cartoons. See also * Media of Taiwan The mass media in Taiwan is considered to be one of the freest and most c ...
. ''Skip Beat!'' is a joint production between
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and
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, and is produced by
Gala Television Gala Television Corporation () is a nationwide cable TV network in Taiwan that is operated by the Gala Television Corporation, established on June 13, 1997. GTV channels GTV currently operates four commercial cable and satellite television chann ...
under executive producer
Doze Niu Doze Niu (, also known as Niu Chen-zer; born June 22, 1966) is a Taiwanese actor, film director, show host, screenwriter, and producer. As a film director, he is best known for the Taiwanese film '' Monga''. Early life Niu was born in Taipei ...
. Development of ''Skip Beat!'' began on 1 January 2008 after the casting of
Ariel Lin Ariel Lin Yi-chen (; born 29 October 1982) is a Taiwanese people, Taiwanese actress and singer. She rose to fame for her role as Yuan Xiangqin in the Taiwanese drama ''It Started with a Kiss (TV series), It Started with a Kiss'' (2005) and the Chi ...
and
Jerry Yan Jerry Yan (; born Liao Yang-zhen, January 1, 1977) is a Taiwanese actor, model and singer. A former member of boy band group F4, Yan is known for his lead role as Daoming Si in the Taiwanese drama '' Meteor Garden'' and its sequel. Early lif ...
in the main roles. On 1 January 2009, Gala Television had to indefinitely postpone the production due to several financial setbacks and script rewrites, causing Yan to drop out of the project. ''Skip Beat!'' was brought back into production following the signing of
Super Junior Super Junior (; stylized in all caps), also known as SJ or SuJu, is a South Korean boy band. The group is composed of Leeteuk, Heechul, Yesung, Shindong, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Siwon, Donghae, Ryeowook, and Kyuhyun. Han Geng, Kibum, and ...
members'
Choi Si-won Choi Si-won (; born April 7, 1986), known mononymously as Siwon, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, model, and actor, known for his work as a member of South Korean boy group Super Junior. Choi was a special representative for UNICEF Korea ...
and
Lee Donghae Lee Dong-hae (born October 15, 1986), referred to as Donghae, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and actor. He became a trainee under SM Entertainment after winning a prize at SM's ''Youth Best Contest'' in 2001. After four years of training ...
in the main roles on 1 May 2010. On 1 February 2011, one month before filming,
Ivy Chen Ivy Chen Yi-han (; born 12 November 1982) is a Taiwanese actress. In 2002, she appeared in the Taiwanese variety show ''Guess (variety show), Guess'' and was a contestant in the "Do Not Judge a Book by Its Cover" (人不可貌相) segment. She ...
replaced Lin, who had already signed to film another production when ''Skip Beat!'' was languishing in
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. Filming officially began on 1 April 2011 with locations in
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and
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. It entered
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at the conclusion of filming on 1 July 2011.


Plot

High school graduate Gong Xi gives up her chances for university in order to support her childhood friend and romantic goal, Bu Po Shang, in his pop idol career. Upon arriving in Taipei, Gong Xi starts working on multiple jobs in order to support Shang, whose popularity quickly rises, eventually becoming one of the top idols in Taiwan. One day, Gong Xi catches Shang flirting with his manager, and learns that he only used her so she can help him with his living expenses. Heart-broken and betrayed, Gong Xi vows to get revenge by becoming a bigger star. Gong Xi auditions for L.M.E., Taiwan's largest talent agency, and joins L.M.E.'s new-found department "Love Me" with Jiang Nanqin, also a new recruit. At L.M.E. famous actor Dun He Lian, disgusted by Gong Xi's reasons for joining the show business, consistently finds ways to annoy and taunt her. As Gong Xi's acting career starts to take off, she begins to discover a new sense of identity and purpose, separate from her initial plans of revenge. Lian also eventually warms up to her, and although at first in denial, he finds himself falling more and more in love with her.


Cast


Production


Development and pre-production

On 1 January 2008, Gala Television announced their development of ''Skip Beat!'' invited producer Kikuko Miyauchi from Japan to produce and Jyu You-ning to direct. On 1 April 2008, Ariel Lin, Jerry Yan and
Joe Cheng Joseph Cheng, () (born 19 June 1982) is a Taiwanese model, actor and singer. Although he started his career as a model, Cheng is well known for his role as Jiang Zhishu in Taiwanese drama serial version of Japanese manga ''Itazura Na Kiss'', ''I ...
were cast to portray Gong Xi, Dun Helian and Bu Po Shang respectively. On 1 July 2008, Cheng could not come to an agreement with the script and Cheng dropped out of the project following Cheng's withdrawal, Doze Niu replaced Jyu as director and producer. On 1 November 2008, Niu Lin, and Yan held a press conference for ''Skip Beat!'' in Tokyo announcing that they would begin filming as soon as they find another actor to replace Cheng. Following the press conference, the script had to undergo a rewrite, and the drama's Japanese developers suffered a financial breakdown due to the restructuring of their joint venture company. On 1 January 2009, Lai Congbi, Deputy General Manager of Gala Television announced that filming will be pushed back. Yan who already signed to film a Chinese drama. On 1 January 2010, Niu wanted to replace Yan with
Wu Chun Goh Kiat Chun (; born 10 October 1979), better known as Wu Chun (), is a Bruneian singer, actor, and entrepreneur. He was a founding member of Fahrenheit, a Taiwanese Mandopop vocal quartet boy band, but left in June 2011. Wu Chun has appear ...
but Gala Television postponed the production indefinitely due to persistent financial problems. On 1 April 2010, Niu and Gala Television brought ''Skip Beat!'' back into production with Lin returning to star. On 1 May 2010, it was reported that Super Junior members Siwon and Donghae were cast to portray Dun Helian and Bu Po Shang respectively. On 1 February 2011, Ivy Chen was cast to replace Lin, who withdrew from the project because she was already booked to film ''
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'' when ''Skip Beat!'' was to begin filming. On 31 March 2011, a press conference was held for ''Skip Beat!'' in
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attended by over 100 reporters and fans. Niu announced that Jerry Feng will take his place to direct. Niu praised the drama's "too brilliant" script and that he "didn't want to leave it behind." On an estimated budget of over 80 million TWD (US$2.6 million) until each episode cost about 4 million TWD (US$132,000) to produce.


Filming and promotion

Filming commenced on 1 April 2011 in
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and took 4-months to complete. The main cast filmed promotional photoshoots for the drama on 28 July 2011 and attended a wrap-up banquet hosted by the production crew afterwards. Post-production officially began on 29 July 2011. Because Siwon and Donghae filmed most of their scenes speaking in Korean instead of Chinese ex-
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member Kunda and Darren from The Drifters are hired to dub their voices into Mandarin respectively. Nylon Chen was later hired to replace Kunda. Gala Television spent 20 million WD (US$659,000) marketing the drama. ''Skip Beat!'' was first promoted at the 17th Shanghai Television Festival, in which a three-minute sales presentation trailer was aired to attract potential Chinese distributors. A distributor bought the copyrights for 191,000 yuan (US$30,000) and online distributors bought the rights for 63,800 yuan (US$10,000) becoming the most expensive Taiwanese drama to broadcast in
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. On 1 August 2011, it was reported that foreign distribution rights totaled 3.7 million TWD (US$120,000) per episode. The drama held its world premiere on 14 December 2011 in the LUX Cineplex Theater in
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, Taipei.
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was one of the marketing campaigns employed for the drama. On 1 December 2011, the drama's official website revealed a poll of four different promotional posters for the drama, and had fans choose an official poster. 30 randomly selected voters were given a free poster, one was given a signed poster, and another was given a Bu Po Shang pillow. In addition to the poster voting campaign, a giveaway of many of the drama's official products will be given to those who could locate taxis painted with the drama's official art in Taipei.


Music

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performed the opening theme "S.O.L.O." (Chinese title: 華麗的獨秀; ''lit.'' "Glamorous Solo Show") written by Tim McEwan, Lars Halvor Jensen, and
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, with lyrics penned by Zhou Weijie, who also helped write in Super Junior-M's EP ''
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''. Donghae and Chance wrote the ending theme "That's Love" (Chinese title: 這是愛; ''lit.'' "This is Love"), with lyrics penned by Huang Tsu-yin. Donghae and Super Junior-M member
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performed the ending. It is also reported that
A-Lin Lisang Pacidal Koyouan (; born 20 September 1983), better known by her stage name A-Lin, is a Taiwanese singer and songwriter of Amis descent. She made her debut in February 2006 under Avex Taiwan with the studio album ''Lovelorn, Not Guilty ...
and Super Junior-M member Zhou Mi also recorded solo songs in the drama's official soundtrack, which will be distributed by
Avex Taiwan Avex Taiwan Inc (, formerly 艾迴唱片公司 or 艾迴股份有限公司) is an entertainment and record label based in Taiwan. It was founded in July 1998 and is a foreign consolidated subsidiary of parent company Avex Group, based in Japan. A ...
. The soundtrack debuted in 1st place on Taiwan's 5 Music's Chinese charts and in 5th place on Taiwan's G-Music Chinese charts.


Broadcast

Formosa Television Formosa Television () is a television station based in New Taipei City, Taiwan. Established on March 27, 1996, FTV began broadcasting on June 11, 1997 as the first free-to-air television station established without direct relationship to a p ...
bought the rights to premiere the drama on its television channel on 18 December 2011. The cable GTV network aired the first episode on 24 December 2011. Singapore's cable operator
StarHub TV Star Hub TV is a pay television service provided by StarHub in Singapore. It has been a subsidiary of ''StarHub Limited'' since StarHub acquired ''Singapore Cable Vision'' (SCV) in 2001, and was the sole pay-TV operator in the country until 200 ...
bought the rights to premiere the drama on
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. In Hong Kong,
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premiered the Cantonese-dubbed version on 25 December 2011. TVB previously aired the anime version of ''Skip Beat!''.


Reception

The first episode of ''Skip Beat!'' received mixed reviews. Gala Television received complaints concerning Dun Helian's voice actor Kunda, whose boyish voice is unfit for Dun Helian's deep, steady tone and proud demeanor. As a result, Nylon Chen was hired to replace Kunda.


Ratings


Notes

* a. See
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.


References


External links


Official GTV websiteOfficial FTV website
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