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Ti Amo Chocolate
Ti Amo Chocolate promotional poster
GenreRomance, Comedy
Written byYe Fengying, Shao Huiting, 林珮瑜, 蘆葦, Zheng Yingmin
Directed byDeng Anning (鄧安寧)
StarringVanness 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 originRepublic of China (Taiwan)
Original languageMandarin
No. of series1
No. of episodes80
Production
Production locationTaiwan
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesSanlih E-Television; Taiwan Mobile Production Co., Ltd.
Original release
NetworkSETTV
Release10 April (2012-04-10) –
30 July 2012 (2012-07-30)

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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 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

Untitled

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.TitleLyricsMusicSingerLength
1."Undefeated" (不敗(片頭))余琛懋唐達Vanness Wu and Junho03:40
2."En Route" (途中(片尾))陳信延李治逸Jane Huang04:02
3."Start Today" (今天開始)陳詠謙Paul Drew, Greig Watts, Pete Barringer, Chris WortleyVanness Wu04:12
4."Extras" (臨時演員)MC40, 葛大為MC40MC4003:43
5."Will You?" (你會不會)李焯雄宇珩Fish Leong03:57
6."Tiny Ants" (小小螞蟻)易家揚方大同Wilber Pan03:48
7."Love Chain" (愛鍊)陳天佑蘇亦承Jane Huang04:22
8."Love Me?" (愛不愛我)MC40阿弟仔Da Mouth03:43
9."Lover Friend" (情人知己)鄔裕康, 鄭淑妃趙倩Rachel Liang04:31
10."Rainbow live ver." (彩虹(Live版))Wu BaiWu BaiWu Bai03:53
11."Not Part of My Tears" (不屬於我的淚)Eric SuenEric SuenEric Suen04:59
12."Us" (我們)馬嵩惟左安安Rachel Liang05:07
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]

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
Most Popular Overseas Award Vanness Wu Won

References

  1. ^ "Ti Amo Chocolate official website". SETTV. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
  2. ^ a b 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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