Rolling Love - 翻滾吧！蛋炒飯

Guan Xiao Shu is a singer who is blind that leaves her home so that she wouldn't be a burden on her aunt and friends. She finds herself at a small diner where she falls in love with their fried rice dish. Wanting to meet the chef and to try other dishes, chef Michelin disappointed everyone since he was only able to make one dish well. He can only make fried rice. After meeting and becoming friends with Xiao Shu, Michelin teaches her to be independent and she encourages him to use all his senses in cooking and develop a knack for good flavor. Leng Lie is a good friend of Xiao Shu who has been admiring her from afar. He is a trained gourmet chef that is ready to compete with Leng Lie. Who will the challenge in cooking and love? This drama has a weak plot and the acting was poor. Emotions could not be felt by the audience when there were dramatic times. Rolling Love rolled out. Unfortunately, I rate this drama 1 out of 5.

Release Date: May 2008

Episodes: 12

Main Cast:

Genie Zhou as Xiao Shu

Jiro Wang as Michelin

Tang Yu Zhe as Leng Lie

Prince Princess 2 - 王子看見二公主

Being the middle child in a poor family, Zhao Ke Rou finds herself defending her family when the loan sharks come. She is the least feminine of her other two sisters but also the one who works hard to help support the family. Her eldest sister Zhao Mu Fan is the pretty, pride and joy of the family. She was trained from an early age to play the piano and was treated like a princess because the family's intention was to marry her off to a wealthy family. Ke Rou is a talented clothing designer who makes dresses for her eldest sister so she can attend her elite blind dates in style. Ke Rou gets a job as a personal assistant to a fashion designing Manager. The manager is a young boss who was actually in her designing class before she quit and from working together they begin to develop feelings. The only problem is that her handsome wealthy boss, Ning Huan Yu gets arranged to go on a blind date with her sister Mu Fan. After meeting so many men, Mu Fan tells Ke Rou that this one is the perfect one and she really likes him. Being a good sister, Ke Rou holds back her true feelings, but Huan Yu doesn't. A love triangle always end up with someone or all being hurt. Which sister, if any, will Prince Huan Yu end up with? The storyline and cast to Prince Princess 2 is a bit disappointing. Ke Rou is not a character that you would normally see two guys fighting over, especially two good looking, high ranking, wealthy guys in a drama. It would actually be 3 guys, but Xia Kuan's character got written off earlier in the show, though I could see a decent storyline with him as a supporting role. Ke Ruo also didn't quite display any extraordinary quality that would deem this attention. Then we have Mu Fan who tries to be too sweet and cute when she talks that her whispering voice sounds more like scratching on a chalkboard. Ahhh!! It gives me goosebumps just thinking about it. On top of all this, I can't speak too highly of the acting either. Unfortunately, I rate this drama 1 out of 5 stars.

Release Date: December 2008

Episodes: 16

Main Cast:

Annie Chen as Zhao Ke Ruo

Dylan Kuo as Ning Huan Yu

Hong Zi Han as Zhao Mu Fan

Miss No Good -不良笑花

Jiang Xiao Hua is a girl that Tang Men a stylist calls “Christmas Tree” because of her many accessories. From head to toe she has no sense for good fashion. Her childhood friend Jia Si Le returns from Japan and he is no longer the chubby kid she remembers. He is now fit and handsome. More importantly, she learns that he comes from a wealthy family and wants to marry her. By accident she meets Tang Men who is a popular stylist who agrees to help her become more lady like after she bribes him to grant her three wishes for returning his special scissors. Tang Men finds her annoying because of her tasteless choices, but his feelings change when she helps in a couple different occasions to regain justice at work and at home. Will Jia Si Le like the new transformed Xiao Hua or will Tang Men fall in love with her? I love Rainie Yang and her music, but what is with the screeching annoying voice for the entire drama??!! I actually muted the drama after the second episode and just read the subtitles because I could not bare it any longer. There were lots of funny crazy parts, if you’ve seen it then you’ll know what I mean. I rate this drama 2 out of 5.

Release Date: September 2008

Episodes: 14

Main Cast:

Dean Fujioka as Jia Si Le

Rainie Yang as Jiang Xiao Hua

Will Pan as Tang Men

Chen Yan Xi as Jiang Mi

Knock Knock Loving You - 敲敲愛上你

Yao Zi Wang is a hard working, business savvy girl that runs her father's enterprise Yao Shi Corporation. Her mother is on a death bed, while her father marries a younger lady. She is treated poorly by her new step mother and step sister, but that doesn't matter to her. She just wants some attention from her father. Unfortunately, he doesn't treat her well. She is just a pawn in his game of business chess. One day she meets Cheng Zhi Ang whose business, The Wei Lin Resort is going bankrupt. He is very ill and before he dies he asks Yao Zi Wang for help. After his death, his son Cheng Xue Ge took over and learns from Yao Zi Wang to restore his father's business. It took alot of work before he could trust Yao Zi Wang because she always seemed cold hearted and ruthless, but together they rebuilt the company. They certainly developed a relationship after working together. She falls in love with him, but keeps quiet because it is of her nature to protect those that she loves. Being a successful business woman and hard to get, Zhao Guan Xi was up for a challenge to get her hand in marriage. Belonging to a Huang Xin Financial another powerful enterprise, Zhao Guan Xi had no problem persuading Yao Zi Wang's father to give her away in exchange for another business partner, but will Yao Zi Wang follow her heart or her father's order? Cheng Xue Ge finally realizes that he has been in love with Yao Zi Wang all this time, but can he save her before the wedding bells ring? This drama was off to a really good start. It was quite entertaining for me but then it just dragged. The audience sympathizes for Yao Zi Wang and the many faces she has to wear while her heart aches. Everything she did was to please someone else or to keep someone else from getting into trouble. Her character is very charming, sophisticated, and beautiful. She suffers so much in the drama and I wish the storyline gave her some happiness instead of the constant beatings. This was an okay drama. I rate it 3 out of 5.

Release Date: April 2009

Episodes: 13

Main Cast:

Maggie Wu as Yao Zi Wang

Dylan Kuo as Cheng Xue Ge

Ming Dao as Zhao Guan Xi

Coco Jiang as Zhao Guan Li

Prince Who Turns into a Frog - 王子變青蛙

Is everyone truly a nice person deep down inside? Apparently so, because Shan Jun Hao who is known for his fierce, arrogant and heartless actions becomes super sweet and nice after an accident and loses his memory. Ye Tian Yu who was at the accident scene thought she caused the accident so in order to cover up the incident she takes him home unconscious. Only meeting him once before she has a terrible impression of him. However, when he awakes, he is a completely different person who is kind and caring. She falls in love with this Jun Hao who she calls Dang O. One day he gets into another accident and remembers who he is from before, but does not recall any of the events during his time with Tian Yu. How will Tian Yu get Jun Hao to regain his memories of her? Will she fight for their love? This is a really cute drama with all the animated sounds. Towards the second half of the show it seemed to drag a bit, but I didn't mind watching a bit more Chen Qiao En, Ming Dao and Sam Wang. My favorite Taiwanese couple is Chen Qiao En and Ming Dao in a drama. They have such great chemistry in the dramas they act in together. I would recommend this drama to anyone looking for something fun to watch. The characters get a bit silly. I rate this drama 5 out of 5.

Release Date: June 2005

Episodes: 20

Main Cast:

Chen Qiao En as Ye Tian Yu

Ming Dao as Shan Jun Hao

Sam Wang as Xu Zi Qian

Joyce Zhao as Fan Yun Xi

Fairy From Wonderland- 七仙女

A love story between a goddess and mortal, Fairy From Wonderland is a drama about the trials and tribulations that the two must go through in order to be together. Goddess Xiao Qi played by Ariel Lin was punished by her father in the heavens for going down to the mortal world to help her sister. As a punishment, she was sent back to the mortal world but without any of her magical powers and in order to return home she would need to perform charitable acts. She learns alot from the mortals and learns that she is in love with Dong Yong. Love between a goddess and mortal is a no no. Having the ability to see everything from the heavens, her father sends the guards to take her back to the heavens and to make Dong Yong have a miserable life. Is their love strong enough to rebel against heaven's power? Ariel Lin does a really good job at being cute and silly. Hu Ge as Dong Yong also does a great job. They both did well at letting the audience feel the struggle they were having to fight for their love. I recommend this drama and rate it 5 out of 5.

Release Date: February 2006

Episodes: 39

Main Cast:

Ariel Lin as Xiao Qi

Hu Ge as Dong Yong

Tae as Yuan Bao

Dou Zhi Kong as Shangguan Hao Qi

Here are some songs from Fairy From Wonderland for you to enjoy.

Corner with Love - 轉角＊遇到愛

Would you feel sorry for Paris Hilton if she lost all her monetary possessions and really had to live a simple life? Probably not, but if you watch Corner with Love you may develop some sympathy. Xin Lei is a girl that comes from a wealthy family and is engaged to Lu Jia Xin, son of another wealthy family, but everything changes for her after an accident. Qin Lang is a struggling artist from Taiwan that goes to Shangai to pursue his dream. Fate has it one day as Xin Lei’s driver was on the road and Qin Lang on his bicycle happened to be on the same corner that they collide. Luckily it was a minor accident with no injuries, but Princess Xin Lei feels that it’s Qin Lang’s fault for not watching where he was going and vice versa. They didn’t think they would ever see each other again, but it is a small world after all. Xin Lei has a rude awakening when her parent’s leave to go in hiding without saying goodbye because their company goes into bankruptcy. They left her with only a plane ticket to Taiwan and a key. Feeling even more abandoned, her fiancé was forced by his parents to break off their engagement as well. With no one and nothing left, she leaves to go to Taiwan thinking that the key her parents left her was to a fancy vacation resort, but it turns out to be a shack that is already occupied by Qin Lang and his grandmother. With a bad taste still lingering from the bike/car accident the two struggle to get along. Xin Lei has a lot to overcome with the new lifestyle she needs to have and the shock of losing her parents. Qin Lang understands her pain and even though he can’t stand her rich girl stubborn attitude, he helps her along the way. The events that happen during the time they are together and develop their relationship are a mixture of comical and touching emotions. Her fiancé still cares about her and after months have gone by helps her reunite with her parents. Will Xin Lei return to her princess lifestyle or has she enjoyed the simple life? Corner with Love is a drama with good actors, great music, and a very sweet storyline. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. I rate this drama 5 out of 5.

Release Date: January 2007

Episodes: 16

Main Cast:

Show Luo as Qin Lang
Barbie Hsu as Xin Lei
Lu Jia Xin as Cai Xiao Yang
Dean Fujioka as An Teng Feng

Some Tunes from Corner with Love OST

A Game About Love - 剪刀 石頭 布

A Game about Love is a love story between friends and family. A mother's secret to protect her child, a grandfather's selfish love to want only the best for his grandchildren, a sister's love towards her sibling, and a friend's pain to avoid hurting their relationship. Paper, Rocks, Scissors is a game that two best friends, Qi Xiang and Ke Luo play when they need to make a decision, only this time it's over a girl. Duo Li is a hardworking and kind girl that wins the heart of these two friends. They put her in a difficult position as they both make their confessions and she has no intention to hurt either of them nor ruining the great friendship they already have. Will the person that wins the rock, paper, scissors game also win the girl? To me this drama was entertaining because of the actors ( I love Chen Qiao En and Sam Wang). However, I felt there were too many other stories going on which drowned out the main plot of the story. I did enjoy seeing the character's develop and mature as the story went on. Especially Duo Li who goes from being this timid, weak girl that obeys what she is told to secretly taking flamenco dance lessons and courageously performing in front of an audience in the end. With a weak plot, I rate this drama 3 out of 5.

Release Date: Novemeber 2006

Episodes: 27

Main Cast:

Chen Qiao En as Ye Duo Li

Sam Wang as Wei Qi Xiang

Michael Zhang as Chen Ke Luo

Gina Lin as Yang Jia Shan

Sound of Colors - 地下鐵

Everyday we cross paths with someone else, never realizing that a moment in time, today or in the future that this person may play a role in our lives. Fu Jing Jing is a kind hearted blind girl that has a radio show. One evening on her way to ride the subway home, she gets mugged. Lu Yun Xiang, a comic artist is nearby and chases afer the thief. After returning her belongings, he notices that her walking cane is broken so he loans her a painted umbrella but has to leave suddenly and doesn't give her any contact information. Grateful to have met such a nice person she spends the next couple days searching for the special umbrella's owner through her broadcast. He finally goes to the radio station to meet her and they end up spending more time together as he observes her to find inspiration and ideas for his new comic character. The two characters face a few obstacles in their relationship that they have to overcome. Between Jing Jing's protective sister not approving of their relationship, the revelation that Yun Xiang was the little boy 18 years ago that would not donate his mother's eyes when she died in an accident to Jing Jing, and the discovery of Yun Xiang dying from leukemia is enough drama and tear jerking moments. This drama is very sweet and portrays a beautiful love story. Ruby Lin plays a blind person very well as she makes the viewers open their other senses besides sight to see the beautiful things in the world. Warning: The ending is VERY sad but very touching.
I rate this drama 5 out of 5
Release date: May 2006
Episodes: 21
Main Cast:
Ruby Lin as Fu Jing Jing
Wallace Huo as Lu Yun Xiang
Hao Lei as Fu Ming
Ming Huang Meng as Fan Yang
Sun Xing as Cheng Gao Li
Li Qun as Lu Ming Kai