Swimming Battle
| Swimming Battle | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| 飛魚高校生 | |
| Genre | Romance Sports |
| Created by | Sanlih E-Television |
| Written by | Luise Chen Qun |
| Directed by | Wu Meng En |
| Starring | Kingone Wang Mandy Wei Enson Chang Cindy Yen |
| Opening theme | "Handsome to Break Up 帥到分手" by Nick Chou |
| Ending theme | "When You Are Gone 餘波盪漾" by Hebe Tien |
| Country of origin | Taiwan |
| Original languages | Mandarin English Taiwanese |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Yang Hong Zhi Lin Yan Shen |
| Production location | Taiwan |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production companies | Sanlih E-Television Deepwaters Digital Support Inc. |
| Original release | |
| Network | SET Metro EBC Variety |
| Release | 8 July – 4 November 2016 |
| Related | |
Swimming Battle (Chinese: 飛魚高校生; pinyin: fēi yú gāo xiào shēng) is a 2016 Taiwanese romance, sports television series created and produced by Sanlih E-Television. It stars Kingone Wang, Mandy Wei, Enson Chang and Cindy Yen. Filming began on June 1, 2016 and wrapped up in October 20, 2016.[1] First original broadcast began on July 8, 2016 on SET Metro airing every Friday night at 10:00-11:30 pm.
Synopsis[edit]
Can a woman who can’t remember her past and a man who is trying to hide his true identity break a swim team’s losing streak? Yu Die (Mandy Wei) was a genius child prodigy who lost everything she loved. Yu Die’s mother drowned while trying to save Yu Die and, in one very bad day, Yu Die lost her mother, her memory and her ability to swim. Years later, she crosses paths with Gao Hai Fei (Kingone Wang), the CEO of a multibillion corporation. Intrigued by Yu Die’s lost memories, Hai Fei hides his true identity from her and gets mistaken for a professional part-time worker who is a jack-of-all-trades. Yu Die asks Hai Fei for his help with the “Flying Fish” Men’s Swim Team, which has never been able to win a meet and is the laughing stock of the sport of swimming. With Hai Fei searching for a “mermaid” crush from his past, will he agree to help Yu Die turn the losing swim team around?
Cast[edit]
Main cast[edit]
- Kingone Wang as Gao Hai Fei （Phillip）
- Liao Bai Xiang as childhood Hai Fei
- Mandy Wei as He Yu Die
- Ella Wilkins as childhood Yu Die
- Enson Chang as Lin Ke Le
- Qiu Chen En as childhood Ke Le
- Cindy Yen as Fei Ou Na （Fiona）
- Emerson Tsai as Chen Jia Luo (Ah Luo)
- Cai Rui Ze as childhood Ah Luo
Supporting cast[edit]
- Peter Guan as Fang Yi Lei
- Aaron Lai as Wang Er Tai
- Roy Chang as You Yu An
- Huang Hung-hsuan as Ruan An Zhuo
- Ally Chiu as Du Xiao Mi
- Zoey Lin as Luo Shan Shan
- Dewi Chien as Qiao Ke Qi
- Ban Tie Xiang as He Xing Xiong
- Pa Yu as Pan Duo La
- Charles Tu as Jin Chen Lang (Ah Lang)
- Wayne Song as Cui Min Hao
- Collins Ying as Ying Shao Hua
- Vic Lin as An Ge Ming (Ah Wei)
- Tina Chou as Hei Mo Li
Cameos[edit]
- Chang Fu-chien as school principal
- Gao Wei Teng as director of student affairs
- Tu Kai Xiang as section manager
- Lu Wen Xue as Fang Jia Hao
- Jennifer Yin as Sandy Wang
- Lin Hai Er as Ke Le's mother
- Wu Shi Wei as Mr. Cheng
- Yang Li-yin as Auntie Hua Zhi
- Zhang Chang Mian as Qing Fang
- Chen Wan Hao as Uncle Black Carp
- Zhuang Zhuang as Reporter Wang
- Li Bo Ming as reporter
- Tan Ai-chen as Gao Yan Ming Zhu
- Darren Do as Lei Long En
- Michael Tao as Fei Tian Ci
Soundtrack[edit]
- Handsome to Break Up 帥到分手 by Nick Chou
- When You Are Gone 餘波盪漾 by Hebe Tien
- Every Day is a Miracle 人間煙火 by Hebe Tien
- A Dream Where You Dreamt of Me 我夢見你夢見我 by Yoga Lin
- Unshakeable Rascals 熱血無賴 by Yoga Lin
- Spoiled Innocence 天真有邪 by Yoga Lin
- Structure of the Heart 心的構造 by Nicola Tsang
- What Is The Shape Of Your Love 你的愛是甚麼形狀 by J.Arie
Broadcast[edit]
| Network | Country | Airing Date | Timeslot |
|---|---|---|---|
| SET Metro |  Taiwan |
July 8, 2016 | Friday 10:00-11:30 pm |
| EBC Variety | July 9, 2016 | Saturday 10:00-11:30 pm | |
| Astro Shuang Xing |  Malaysia |
July 8, 2016 | Friday 10:00-11:30 pm |
| E City |  Singapore |
July 17, 2016 | Sunday 10:00-11:30 pm |
| True Asian Series HD |  Thailand |
Nov 18, 2017 | Saturday to Sunday 8:00-9:00 pm |
| UNTV |  Philippines |
This 2021 | TBA |
Episode ratings[edit]
Competing dramas on rival channels airing at the same time slot were:
- FTV - My Teacher Is Xiao-he
- SET Taiwan - La Grande Chaumiere Violette, My Sister
- TTV - Life List, Q series
| Air Date | Episode | Average Ratings | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2016 | 1 | 1.40 | 1 |
| Jul 15, 2016 | 2 | 1.25 | 1 |
| Jul 22, 2016 | 3 | 1.45 | 1 |
| Jul 29, 2016 | 4 | 1.36 | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2016 | 5 | 3 | |
| Aug 12, 2016 | 6 | 1.18 | 3 |
| Aug 19, 2016 | 7 | 1.41 | 3 |
| Aug 26, 2016 | 8 | 1.29 | 3 |
| Sep 2, 2016 | 9 | 1.38 | 2 |
| Sep 9, 2016 | 10 | 0.96 | 3 |
| Sep 16, 2016 | 11 | 1.27 | 3 |
| Sep 23, 2016 | 12 | 1.37 | 2 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 13 | 1.38 | 3 |
| Oct 7, 2016 | 14 | 1.47 | 2 |
| Oct 14, 2016 | 15 | 1.42 | 2 |
| Oct 21, 2016 | 16 | 1.38 | 2 |
| Oct 28, 2016 | 17 | 1.26 | 2 |
| Nov 4, 2016 | 18 | 1.62 | 2 |
| Average ratings | |||
Awards and nominations[edit]
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2016 Sanlih Drama Awards | Viewers Choice Drama Award | Swimming Battle | Nominated |
| Best Actor Award | Kingone Wang | Won | ||
| Best Actress Award | Mandy Wei | Nominated | ||
| Best Potential Award | Peter Guan | Nominated | ||
| Best Crying Award | Kingone Wang & Mandy Wei | Nominated | ||
| Best Kiss Award | Kingone Wang & Mandy Wei | Nominated | ||
| Best Screen Couple Award | Kingone Wang & Mandy Wei | Nominated | ||
| Viewers Choice Drama's Song Award | "Handsome to Break Up" - Nick Chou | Won | ||
| "Unshakeable Rascals" - Yoga Lin | Nominated |
References[edit]
- ^ 新戲《飛魚高校生 Swimming Battle》0601開拍！魏蔓成王傳一的「初戀美人魚」 (in Chinese) Retrieved December 14, 2016
External links[edit]
- Swimming Battle SETTV Website (in Chinese)
- Swimming Battle EBC Website (in Chinese)
- Swimming Battle on Facebook (in Chinese)