More Than Blue: The Series
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Chinese | 比悲傷更悲傷的故事:影集版 |
Literal meaning | A Story Sadder than Sadness: The TV Series Version |
Hanyu Pinyin | Bǐ Bēishāng Gèng Bēishāng De Gùshì: Yǐngjí Bǎn |
Genre | Romance drama |
Based on | More Than Blue |
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Directed by | Hsieh Pei-ju |
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Opening theme | "Beyond the Sea" by Accusefive |
Ending theme | "You Don't Belong to Me" by Eric Chou |
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Country of origin | Taiwan |
Original language | Mandarin |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 10 |
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Producers |
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Cinematography | Randy Che |
Editor | Chiang Yi-ning |
Running time | 42-50 minutes |
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Network | Netflix |
Release | 22 October 2021 |
More Than Blue: The Series (Chinese: 比悲傷更悲傷的故事:影集版) is a Taiwanese romance drama. It is an adaptation of the eponymous 2009 South Korean film More Than Blue and the Taiwanese remake More Than Blue.[1] The series premiered on Netflix on October 22, 2021.[2] It received 9 nominations at the 57th Golden Bell Awards and went on to win Best Directing for a Miniseries or Television Film for Hsieh Pei-ru and Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film for Bai Run-yin.[3]
Summary of the series: More Than Blue is a series about the touching story of love, grief, and cruel twists of fate. The story begins with producer Wang Bohan of a Records Company and his assistant An Yiqi trying to trace who holds the copyright of a song. Wang Bohan knew that the songwriter K died from blood cancer three years ago, and he heard that the lyricist Cream was also no longer alive. They discover the story when they find the diary of K. The main character Chang Che-kai(a.k.a K) is a high school senior with a miserable life. While he is preparing for his exam to get into university, his dad is closing his cherished record store because he was diagnosed with leukemia. Moreover, his mother left because she could no longer bear the pressure of caring for patients. When K was 16 years old, his father killed three people while driving. As a result, his father's health condition worsened, and died. At this time, K discovered that he also had leukemia. A girl, Sung Yuan-yuan (Cream) her parents and her sister both died in a car accident. She tries to become close to K for revenge but finds that K also lost his parents. The two high school students gradually understood each other's sadness and regarded each other as the closest person, like family. Live together as well.
Cast
[edit]Main
[edit]- Fandy Fan as Chang Che-kai (a.k.a. K), a composer
- Gingle Wang as Sung Yuan-yuan (a.k.a. Cream), a lyricist
- Wang Po-chieh as Wang Po-han, a music producer
- Shao Yu-wei as An Yi-chi (a.k.a. An-an), E SHINE's employee
- Eleven Yao as Yu Chen-hsi (a.k.a. Cindy), a photographer, Yu-hsien's girlfriend
- Figaro Tseng as Yang Yu-hsien, a dentist, Cindy's boyfriend
Recurring
[edit]- Ma Nien-hsien as Mr. Chi, the owner of Pop-Hit
- Tsai Jia-yin as Bonnie, a famous singer
- Yuan Ai-fei as Huang Shu-hui (a.k.a. Kung Li-na), an actress, Po-han's ex-girlfriend
- Oscar Chiu as Oscar, E SHINE's employee, Po-han's assistant
- Wu Kun-da as Chang Kun-cheng, Che-kai's father
- Vera Chen as Cream's aunt
- Runyin Bai as An Ke-le, An-an's son
- Li Guan-yi as Pang, K's friend
- Wang Ke-yuan as Su Kuo-pei, Che-kai's friend
- Winnie Chang as Tseng Yu-hsia, Che-kai's mother
- Chiu Hao-chi as Lai Chun-chieh, Yi-chi's ex-boyfriend, Ke-le's bio father
- Lu Wen-hsueh as Yang Yao-lung, Yu-hsien's father
- Ahn Zhe as Jen Kuang, Cindy's ex-boyfriend
Special appearance
[edit]- A-Lin as herself, a famous singer
- Chen Yu as Chen Xian-an (a.k.a. Hsiao-kuai), Cindy's assistant
Episodes
[edit]No. | Title | Original release date |
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1 | "The Diary" | October 22, 2021 |
2 | "Those Left Behind" | October 22, 2021 |
3 | "K & Cream" | October 22, 2021 |
4 | "Forever" | October 22, 2021 |
5 | "For Your Happiness" | October 22, 2021 |
6 | "Stranded Relationships" | October 22, 2021 |
7 | "Variation" | October 22, 2021 |
8 | "Cream & K" | October 22, 2021 |
9 | "Disorientation" | October 22, 2021 |
10 | "The Other Side of the Shore" | October 22, 2021 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Stream It Or Skip It: 'More Than Blue: The Series' on Netflix, A Tearjerker About Love, Sadness, And Cruel Twists Of Fate". Decider. 2021-10-25. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
- ^ "'More than Blue' on Netflix: 5 things you never knew about Gingle Wang". meaww.com. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
- ^ "【2022金鐘獎】金鐘57「戲劇類」完整得獎名單!陳亞蘭女扮男裝奪視帝創歷史紀錄、《斯卡羅》奪最佳戲劇節目獎". Vogue Taiwan (in Chinese). 22 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.