海派甜心 Hi My Sweetheart

Spent my whole entire Friday watching this Taiwanese Idol drama series titled: 海派甜心 Hi My Sweetheart.

Starring: Show Alan Lo Chi Hsiang & Rainie Yang

* Title: 海派甜心 / Hai Pai Tian Xin
* English title: Hi My Sweetheart
* Also known as: Play Boy and Sweetheart / Shanghai Sweetheart
* Genre: Romance, comedy
* Episodes: 14

Starring:

* Show Lo as Xue Hai 薛海 / Lin Da Lang 林逹浪
* Rainie Yang as Chen Bao Zhu 陳寳茱
* Lee Wei as He Yan Feng 何言風
* Maggie Wu as Mo Li 莫莉

Synopsis:

Xue Hai was a certifiable dork when he first arrived in Hangzhou. After his schoolmate Bao Zhu saved him from bullying, she became his first love. Then, a misunderstanding caused them to lose contact when she moved back to Taiwan. He thought she dumped him. So he transformed himself from a dork to a hunk in order to seek revenge.

The plot's really good, the story's very interesting & the director did a great job as what he did with his many other great dramas, such as Devil Beside You, Corner With Love, Why Why Love, Hot Shot, Love Or Bread and plenty others.. (Though I've only watched this one & Corner with Love so far.. :p)

It's such a funny, touching & heartwarming show.. :)

I liked it lots! :)

Moreover I've always like Show Lo alot..

He's always such a comical, entertaining & funny guy..

Needless to say, he's also a very handsome fella, a really great actor, an awesome singer, an amazing dancer & a quick-witted Taiwanese host.

He sacrificed this reputation to disguise himself as a dork in this show.

His acting was more than perfect. Sometimes, I really forget that he’s actually my idol.

The character of Da Lang is so innocent and adorable that EVERYBODY loved him! His transformation was hilarious!

Then, he became the handsome and rich Xue Hai, and I still adore him. As always, he cries so well. I just feel so bad when he tears…

Rainie’s character changed again, from the cute little girl to a rash one. She’s scarier and more violent. However, in the 3 years after, she’s just sooo pretty!

Then, Yan Feng is just the nicest guy ever, but he is waaay too over-protecting, even more than a parent. It’s kinda sad for him since he loved Bao Zhu for more than 10 years.

This is one Taiwanese Idol drama series I highly recommend! :)

Watched another Taiwanese Idol drama series starring him & Barbie Hsu years back too, titled: 转角遇到爱 Corner with Love

Cast:

Show Lo (Qin Lang)
Barbie Xu (Xin Lei)
Lu Jia Xin (Cai Xiao Yang)
Dean Fujioka (An Teng Feng)

Year: 2007

Episodes: 16 (70min) or 23 (45min)

Story/Synopsis:

Xin Lei was born from a wealthy family, and Qin Lang is a guy that came to Shanghai because he wanted to pursue his dream: drawing. These two people will meet each other by accident, when her car and his bike crash into each other. The first meeting wasn’t that great. Their relationship will start when Xin Lei wants to learn how to make oyster pancakes, so Qin Lang will teach her. Later on, her parents’ company goes bankrupt and they are hiding in USA without telling her. Now she’s alone and doesn’t have any money. Her parents only left her a key of a house in Taiwan. During this time, Qin Lang told her that he was going to live in Taiwan with her grandmother. However, when she finally arrives in Taiwan, she finds out that the house was actually Qin Lang’s family’s. After all the disagreements, his grandmother lets her stay. How their relationship is going to change?

This show was really funny & I couldn't help laughing at almost every episode! :)

This story was touching, the drama was simple and the actors in it were awesome!

I absolutely adore Show Lo & Barbie Hsu in this drama..

I'm one person who hardly follows drama series, other than English ones..

[I've always had this mentality that only "aunties" & "housewives" follow Chinese drama series.. ;p]

All these years, I've watched only a few Taiwanese Idol drama series so far. Namely, Meteor Garden I & II 流星花園 1 & 2,


West Side Story 西街少年,

Corner with Love
转角遇到爱

and now Hi My Sweetheart 海派甜心..

I've never fancied or follow Hong Kong drama series & Korean drama series which most "aunties" & "housewives" enjoy watching & following.. :S

Below are a few Music Videos by Show Lo and these songs are featured in the 2 drama series he starred in..

I really like these songs very much..

Enjoy! :)

Show Lo 羅志祥 - "愛不單行 (Ai Bu Dan Xing)" MV [ENG SUB]



Show Lo 羅志祥 - "生理時鐘 (Sheng Li Shi Zhong)" MV (compiled with clips from 海派甜心)



Show Lo - 羅志祥 "愛瘋頭 Head Over Heels" MV [ENG SUB]



Show Lo 羅志祥 - "習慣就好 I'll Get Used To It" MV [ENG SUB]



Show Lo 羅志祥 - "愛*轉角" MV KTV 版