Love by Design
{{Short description|2016 Taiwanese television series}}
{{Infobox television
| native_name = 必勝練習生
| image = LoveByDesignEBC.jpeg
| caption = Promotional poster
| alt_name =
| creator = Eastern Television
| developer =
| writer = Zou Wei Gang (ep 1-9)
Yu Yuan Yuan (Ep 10-11)
Lai Shu Ya (Ep 10-16)
Zhu Jian Qing (Ep 10-16)
Zheng Ya Lan (Ep 12-16)
| director = Ker Choon Hooi
Zhu Jian Qing
Jiang Rui Zhi
| creative_director =
| presenter =
| starring = Alan Ko
Allison Lin
Ahn Zhe
Beatrice Fang
| voices =
| narrated =
| theme_music_composer =
| opentheme = "Says You 你說妳說" by Angel Ho 何以奇
| endtheme = "Yearn 念想" by Fong Wonder
| composer =
| country = Taiwan
| language = Mandarin
| num_episodes = 16+1
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer =
| producer = Ma Jin Da
| editor =
| location = Taiwan
| cinematography =
| camera =
| runtime = 90 minutes (Ep 1-15)
120 minutes (Ep 16)
| company =
| channel = TTV
EBC Variety
| first_aired = {{start date|2016|07|30|df=yes}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2016|11|19|df=yes}}
| related = {{Plainlist|
}}
}}
Love by Design ({{zh|t=必勝練習生|p=bì shèng liàn xí shēng; literally "Win Trainee"}}) is a 2016 Taiwanese romantic comedy television series created and produced by Eastern Television. It stars Alan Ko, Allison Lin, Ahn Zhe and Beatrice Fang as the main cast.[http://star.ettoday.net/news/751904 林予晞「接吻殺青」將赴陸拍戲 神秘小鮮肉探班淚崩] {{in lang|zh}} Retrieved December 14, 2016 Filming began on May 12, 2016 and wrapped up on August 24, 2016. First original broadcast began on July 30, 2016 on TTV airing every Saturday night at 10:00-11:30 pm.[http://ent.ltn.com.tw/news/paper/989068 《練習生》開鏡遇震 柯有倫錯覺宿醉] {{in lang|zh}} Retrieved December 14, 2016[http://www.wownews.tw/article.php?sn=37866 《必勝練習生》 開鏡遇5.5級地震 柯有倫、林予晞等人上香祈求平安] {{in lang|zh}} Retrieved December 14, 2016[http://ent.appledaily.com.tw/enews/article/entertainment/20160513/37211866/ 許孟哲暖男跑腿買咖啡 伺候小白如娘娘] {{in lang|zh}} Retrieved December 14, 2016
It is a remake of the South Korean drama Baby Faced Beauty, which first aired in 2011.[https://www.viki.com/tv/32673c-love-by-design Love By Design on Viki] Retrieved September 22, 2016
Synopsis
What would you if you were 34 years old and laid off from your job? Li Shu Fen gets fired from her job despite giving it many years of loyal service. Unable to find another job, Shu Fen uses her baby face to her advantage when she ends up lying about her age and taking an entry-level job as a 25-years-old rookie for a major clothing company. There, she meets the company president, who may catch her in her web of lies. How long can Shu Fen keep up her ruse to try to chase her dream of becoming a fashion designer?
Cast
=Main cast=
- Alan Ko as Song Chong Ji
- Allison Lin as Li Shu Fen
- {{ill|Ahn Zhe|zh|安哲 (演員)}} as Chi Yu Hao
- Beatrice Fang as Jiang Yi Shu
=Supporting cast=
- Chang Chin-lan as Li Shu Zhen
- Jason Hsu as Fu Zhu Ren
- {{ill|Jade Chang (actress)|lt=Jade Chang|zh|張嘉雲}} as Jiang Na La
- Claire Lee as Sun Hui Ting
- {{ill|Tseng Tzu-yu|zh|曾子余}} as Guo Min Ji
- Da Fei as Gao Ren Jie
- {{ill|Chang Chien (actress)|lt=Chang Chien|zh|張倩}} as Xu Li Ping
- Liu Si Di as Yu Mei Shun
- Yang Li-yin as Chen Ting Yu
- Ding Ning as Bai Cai Yun
- Emily Hung as Chi Yuan Yuan
- Angel Ho as Chi Ruo Yi
=Cameos=
- {{ill|Min Hsiung|zh|民雄 (藝人)}} as Zhao Xuan Nan
- {{ill|Joseph Ma (actor)|lt=Joseph Ma|zh|馬國賢}} as Ceng Qian Shi
- {{ill|Lin Chun-yung|zh|林埈永}} as Xu Chun Lei
- {{ill|Jerry Sha|zh|夏漢君}} as An Xin Ya
- Zhuang Zhuang as Hao Qiang
- Tu Kai Xiang as personnel manager of The Style
- Amanda Chou as Zhou Xiao Han
- Guan Jin Zong as Manager Huang
- {{ill|Joseph Hsia|zh|夏靖庭|}} as Song Cheng Xian
- {{ill|Hsieh Chi-wen|zh|謝其文}} as Li Yi Wen
- Yvonne Yao as Yao Cai Ying
Soundtrack
- "Says You 你說妳說" by Angel Ho
- "Yearn 念想" by Fong Wonder
- "Last to Realize 後知後覺" by Fong Wonder
- "Beautiful Day" by The Vanquish
- "I'm Sorry, I Need You 對不起我需要你" by Audrey An
- "Have You Ever 你是否" by Audrey An
- "Goodbye Love 告別愛情" by Chen Yi Ting
- "Test of Happiness 幸福的試卷" by You Hui Wen
Broadcast
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| Network||Country||Airing Date||Timeslot | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TTV | rowspan=2|{{TWN}} | July 30, 2016 | Saturday 10:00-11:30 pm |
| EBC Variety | July 31, 2016 | Sunday 10:00-11:30 pm | |
| Jia Le Channel | {{SIN}} | January 31, 2017 | Monday to Friday 10:50 pm |
| UNTV | {{PHI}} | This 2021 | TBA |
Episode ratings
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Competing shows on rival channels airing at the same time slot were:
- CTS - Genius Go Go Go
- FTV - Just Dance
- CTV - Mr. Player
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| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;width:45%;" | |||
| width="25%"|Air Date||width="5%"|Episode||width="6%"|Average Ratings||width="4%"|Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2016 | 1 | {{color|blue|0.52}} | 4 |
| Aug 6, 2016 | 2 | 0.63 | 4 |
| Aug 13, 2016 | 3 | 0.61 | 4 |
| Aug 20, 2016 | 4 | 0.69 | 4 |
| Aug 27, 2016 | 5 | 0.71 | 4 |
| Sep 3, 2016 | 6 | 1.04 | 3 |
| Sep 10, 2016 | 7 | 0.75 | 4 |
| Sep 17, 2016 | 8 | 0.85 | 4 |
| Sep 24, 2016 | 9 | 0.90 | 4 |
| Oct 1, 2016 | 10 | 1.17 | 4 |
| Oct 8, 2016 | 11 | 0.89 | 4 |
| Oct 15, 2016 | 12 | 1.22 | 3 |
| Oct 22, 2016 | 13 | 1.07 | 4 |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 14 | 0.86 | 4 |
| Nov 5, 2016 | 15 | 0.78 | 4 |
| Nov 12, 2016 | 16 | {{color|red|1.23}} | 2 |
| Nov 19, 2016 | Special Episode | -- | -- |
| colspan="2"|Average ratings|| 0.87{{ref|1|1 |
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{{note|1|Note 1}}: The average rating calculation does not include special episode.
Awards and nominations
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! | Year ! | Ceremony ! | Category ! | Nominee ! | Result |
| 2017
| Best Leading Actress in a Television Series | {{nom}} |
References
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External links
- [http://www.ttv.com.tw/drama16/LoveByDesign/default.asp Love by Design TTV Website] {{in lang|zh}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160725044326/http://blog.ebc.net.tw/apps/lovedesign/ Love by Design EBC Website] {{in lang|zh}}
- {{Facebook|LoveByDesign2016}} {{in lang|zh}}
Category:2016 Taiwanese television series debuts
Category:2016 Taiwanese television series endings
Category:Eastern Television original programming
Category:Taiwan Television original programming
Category:Taiwanese romance television series
Category:Taiwanese romantic comedy television series
Category:Taiwanese television series based on South Korean television series