Skip Beat! (華麗的挑戰)

Details

• Title: 華麗的挑戰 / Hua Li De Tiao Zhan
• English title: Skip-Beat!
• Also known as: Extravagant Challenge
• Genre: Romance, comedy
• Episodes: 15
• Broadcast network: FTV, GTV
• Broadcast period: 2011-Dec-18 to 2012-Apr-01
• Air time: Sunday 22:00-23:30
• Opening theme song: S.O.L.O (華麗的獨秀) by Super Junior-M
• Ending theme song: Zhe Shi Ai (這是愛) by Lee Dong Hae

Synopsis

Gong Xi sacrificed her life to support her boyfriend, Bu Puo Shang, so he could become a successful singer. One day, Shang suddenly breaks up with Gong Xi, leaving her with nothing, and Gong Xi vows revenge. She decides to delve into the entertainment world and become even more successful than Shang to get back at him. Gong Xi therein meets Dun He Lian, another actor in her agency, who helps motivate her to become a top entertainer.

Cast

• Ivy Chen as Gong Xi 宮囍

·         Deng Yun Ting as childhood Gong Xi

·         Chen Shi Ying (陳詩穎) as teenage Gong Xi

• Choi Si Won as Dun He Lian 敦賀蓮 (dubbed by Xie Kun Da ep.1-2, Nylon Chen ep.3-)
• Lee Dong Hae as Bu Puo Shang 不破尚 (dubbed by Darren from 浪花兄弟The Drifters)

·         Mini Bin (迷你彬) as childhood Bu Puo Shang

• Bianca Bai as Jiang Nan Qin 江南琴
• Jin Qin as Du Jin 杜金
• Ada Pan (潘慧如) as Yuan Yang 鴦鴦
• Allen Chao as Luo Li 羅利
• Frances Wu (吳兆絃) as Maria 瑪莉亞
• Bu Xue Liang as Shen De Yuan 椹德元
• Dong Zhi Cheng as Nan Guo Ge 南瓜哥
• Li Yi Jin (李依瑾) as Liu Li Er 琉璃兒
• Zhang Ben Yu (張本渝) as Xu Yong Chun 徐永春
• Cindy Song as Guang Mei Lin 鄺美森
• Ke Shu Qin as Qing Jie 晴姐
• Cherry Hsia as Yi Mei 逸美
• Ke Yu Lun (柯宇綸) as Director Xin Yuan 新垣導演
• Zhang Shao Huai (張少懷) as Director Xu Fang 旭方導演
• Luo Bei An as Director Hei Long 黑龍導演
• Chen Bo Zheng as Owner of Bu Dao Ong 不倒翁老板
• Ge Lei (葛蕾) as Owner of Bu Dao Ong 不倒翁老板娘
• Angus Chang as Fei Li Hua 費梨花
• Fu Xian Cheng (傅顯誠) as Lin Ying 林鷹
• Tang Zhi Wei as Shang Peng Tang 尚朋棠
• Xie Qiong Nuan (謝瓊煖) as Gong Xi's mother 宮囍母
• Bernice Tsai as Wan Zi 丸子
• Li Ang Lin as Security guard A
• Lin Yi Xun (林奕勳) as Security guard B
• Lin Zhi Xian as Nan Gua's manager 南瓜經紀人
• Wang Yi Wen as Girl A
• Rui Rui (蕊蕊) as Girl B
• Huang Deng Hui (黃鐙輝) as AD
• Xiao Hou (Champion's 小猴) as TV host
• Emily Tsai as Girl C

Production Credits

• Original writing (manga): Skip Beat! by Nakamura Yoshiki
• Producer: Niu Cheng Ze
• Director: Jerry Feng 馮家瑞, Wu Jian Xin, Ke Zheng Ming 柯政銘

Notes

• The press conference took place on 2008-Nov-17 in Tokyo, Japan featuring Jerry Yan and Ariel Lin as the leads.
• On 2009-Jan-08, after management changes with the Japanese producers and problems with the script, Taiwanese producers were forced to postpone this drama indefinitely.
• In Summer 2010, the male leads are Siwon and Donghae from Korean boy-band Super Junior.

 Source: DramaWiki