Ti Amo Chocolate

*Ti Amo Chocolate*
Ti Amo Chocolate
	Ti Amo Chocolate promotional poster
Genre	Romance, Comedy
Written by	Ye Fengying, Shao Huiting, 林珮瑜, 蘆葦, Zheng Yingmin
Directed by	Deng Anning (鄧安寧)
Starring	Vanness Wu ; Joanne Tseng ; Wang Zi ; MC40 ; Michael Zhang
Opening theme	"Undefeated" (不敗) by Vanness Wu and Junho
Ending theme	"途中" (Tu Zhong) by Jane Huang
Country of origin	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Original language	Mandarin
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	80
Production
Production location	Taiwan
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Sanlih E-Television; Taiwan Mobile Production Co., Ltd.
Original release
Network	SETTV
Release	10 April –; 30 July 2012

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Ti Amo Chocolate (Chinese: 愛上巧克力) is a 2012 Taiwanese idol romantic-comedy television series. The television drama was produced by Sanlih E-Television and Taiwan Mobile Production Co., Ltd. starring Vanness Wu as the male main lead and Joanne Tseng as the female main lead. It also stars Michael Zhang, Wang Zi, MC40, Guo Shu Yao, and Dou Zhi Kong. The shooting started on February 12, 2012 with "love chocolate" as the main theme. It was first aired on April 10, 2012 on SETTV after Inborn Pair and last aired on July 30, 2012.^[1]

The series was nominated the Best Supporting Actress (Ge Wei Ru) on the 47th Golden Bell Awards.^[2]

Synopsis

Fang Jia Hua (Vanness Wu) is the successor of his family's business. However, his dream is to open a chocolate store and be a chocolatier (an expert in chocolate) in hope for finding his long lost mother. He ends up leaving his business and his family to fulfill his dream. Hong Xi En (Joanne Tseng) is someone who spent her days slogging and taking up part-time work for her family. One day, she ends up working with Fang Jia Hua in "Ti Amo Chocolate" shop, and above all, she has to dress herself as a man for the job.

Cast

Main cast

Vanness Wu as Fang Jia Hua 方家驊
Joanne Tseng as Hong Xi En 洪希恩
Michael Zhang as Fang Jia Rui 方家瑞
MC40 as Wei Li 威力
Wang Zi as Wang Zi Yi 王子翊

Extended cast

Ah Ben as Hong Xi Ping 洪希平
Bu Xue Liang as Su Yi Cheng 蘇一誠
Guo Shu Yao (郭書瑤) as Hong Xi Hui 洪希惠
Dou Zhi Kong as Lu Zheng Ting 陸政廷
Lene Lai as Lu Zheng Jun 陸政君
Ge Wei Ru as Ge Jia Yi 戈嘉怡
Jian Chang as Hong Zhong Xin 洪忠心
Doris Kuang as Ye Mei Ren 葉美人
Shen Meng Sheng as Fang Pei Long 方珮瓏
Zhou Dan Wei (周丹薇) as Li Ru Yun 李如芸
Angie Tang as Fang Lin Wen Yue 方林文月
Zhong Xin Ling as Su Xiao Xiao 蘇小小
Zhao Shun as Flower store owner
Qian De Men as Fortune teller
Na Wei Xun as Bakery store manager

Broadcast

Network	Country/Location	Airing Date	Timeslot
SETTV	Taiwan	April 10, 2012	Mondays to Fridays, 10pm
東森綜合台	Taiwan	April 10, 2012	9:00pm (until June 26) 10:00pm (June 27 onwards)
J2	Hong Kong	July 10, 2012	Mondays to Fridays, 7:30pm
星和都會台	Singapore	July 20, 2012	Mondays to Fridays, 7:00pm
MBC	South Korea	September 10, 2012	Mondays to Fridays, 12:00am
Astro	Malaysia	December 27, 2012	Mondays to Fridays, 6:30pm

Soundtrack

Ti Amo Chocolate Original Soundtrack (愛上巧克力電視原聲帶) was released on May 25, 2012 by various artists under Universal Music Taiwan. It contains twelve songs, which includes the collaboration of Junho from 2PM and Vanness Wu. The opening theme song is "不敗" or "Undefeatable" by Junho and Vanness Wu, while the ending theme song is by Jane Huang entitled "Tu Zhong" or "En Route".^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer	Length
1.	"Undefeated" (不敗（片頭）)	余琛懋	唐達	Vanness Wu and Junho	03:40
2.	"En Route" (途中（片尾）)	陳信延	李治逸	Jane Huang	04:02
3.	"Start Today" (今天開始)	陳詠謙	Paul Drew, Greig Watts, Pete Barringer, Chris Wortley	Vanness Wu	04:12
4.	"Extras" (臨時演員)	MC40, 葛大為	MC40	MC40	03:43
5.	"Will You?" (你會不會)	李焯雄	宇珩	Fish Leong	03:57
6.	"Tiny Ants" (小小螞蟻)	易家揚	方大同	Wilber Pan	03:48
7.	"Love Chain" (愛鍊)	陳天佑	蘇亦承	Jane Huang	04:22
8.	"Love Me?" (愛不愛我)	MC40	阿弟仔	Da Mouth	03:43
9.	"Lover Friend" (情人知己)	鄔裕康, 鄭淑妃	趙倩	Rachel Liang	04:31
10.	"Rainbow live ver." (彩虹(Live版))	Wu Bai	Wu Bai	Wu Bai	03:53
11.	"Not Part of My Tears" (不屬於我的淚)	Eric Suen	Eric Suen	Eric Suen	04:59
12.	"Us" (我們)	馬嵩惟	左安安	Rachel Liang	05:07
Total length:					47:17

Ratings

Ti Amo Chocolate ranked sixth in its pilot episode, which is also the lowest average rating of the series. However, it gradually goes up between third and fifth spots, with a total average of 1.87. The viewers survey was conducted by AGB Nielsen.^[4]

SETTV Ratings

Airing Date	Episode	Average Rating (cable only)	Average Rating (with wireless)	Weekly Average	Rank	Remarks
April 10, 2012	1	2.13	1.79	1.48	5	東森綜合台晚三立都會台一小時首播
April 11, 2012	2		1.37
April 12, 2012	3		1.38
April 13, 2012	4		1.37
April 16, 2012	5			1.58	5
April 17, 2012	6
April 18, 2012	7
April 19, 2012	8
April 20, 2012	9		1.47
April 23, 2012	10	2.29	1.93	1.73	4	收視率首度打敗無線三台八點檔
April 24, 2012	11
April 25, 2012	12
April 26, 2012	13
April 27, 2012	14
April 30, 2012	15			1.66	5
May 1, 2012	16
May 2, 2012	17
May 3, 2012	18
May 4, 2012	19
May 5, 2012	20			1.72	5
May 8, 2012	21
May 9, 2012	22
May 10, 2012	23	1.87
May 11, 2012	24					因21:00-22:00播出《七俠五義人間道》本劇不適合九點檔
May 14, 2012	25			1.80	4
May 15, 2012	26
May 16, 2012	27
May 17, 2012	28
May 18, 2012	29
May 21, 2012	30			1.78	4
May 22, 2012	31	2.40	2.02
May 23, 2012	32
May 24, 2012	33
May 25, 2012	34
May 28, 2012	35			1.93	3
May 29, 2012	36
May 30, 2012	37	2.38
May 31, 2012	38
June 1, 2012	39
June 4, 2012	40			1.78	3
June 5, 2012	41
June 6, 2012	42
June 7, 2012	43
June 8, 2012	44		1.71
June 11, 2012	45			2.20	3
June 12, 2012	46
June 13, 2012	47
June 14, 2012	48
June 15, 2012	49
June 16, 2012	50			1.98	3
June 19, 2012	51
June 20, 2012	52
June 21, 2012	53
June 22, 2012	54
June 25, 2012	55			1.85	3
June 26, 2012	56
June 27, 2012	57					broadcast changed the time to 10:00pm starting this day
June 28, 2012	58
June 29, 2012	59		2.12
July 2, 2012	60			1.71	4
July 3, 2012	61
July 4, 2012	62
July 5, 2012	63
July 6, 2012	64		1.40
July 9, 2012	65			1.73	4
July 10, 2012	66
July 11, 2012	67
July 12, 2012	68
July 13, 2012	69
July 16, 2012	70			1.81	6
July 17, 2012	71		1.82
July 18, 2012	72		1.88
July 19, 2012	73		1.75
July 20, 2012	74
July 23, 2012	75			2.20	4
July 24, 2012	76
July 25, 2012	77		2.25
July 26, 2012	78		2.33
July 27, 2012	79		2.02
July 30, 2012	80		2.85	2.85	4
Total Average		-	-	1.87

Awards and nominations

Year	Award Ceremony	Category	Nominee	Result
2012	47th Golden Bell Awards^[2]	Best Supporting Actress	Ge Wei Ru	Nominated
	2012 Sanlih Drama Awards	Best Green Leaf Award	Chung Hsin-Ling	Won
	2012 Sanlih Drama Awards	Most Popular Overseas Award	Vanness Wu	Won

References

^ "Ti Amo Chocolate official website". SETTV. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
^ ^a ^b Template:Zh icon "第47屆金鐘獎得獎名單出爐".Apple Daily. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
^ "Ti Amo Chocolate Original TV Soundtrack". YesAsia. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
^ Template:Zh icon "中時娛樂". Showbiz Times.

External links

Ti Amo Chocolate official website on SETTV
Ti Amo Chocolate official website on Eastern Consolidated Taiwan
Ti Amo Chocolate on Facebook

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[SETTVOfficial-1] "Ti Amo Chocolate official website". SETTV. Retrieved 2013-08-21.

[47GBA-2] Template:Zh icon "第47屆金鐘獎得獎名單出爐".Apple Daily. Retrieved 2013-07-31.

[3] "Ti Amo Chocolate Original TV Soundtrack". YesAsia. Retrieved 2013-08-21.

[4] Template:Zh icon "中時娛樂". Showbiz Times.

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