Tie the Knot (TV series)
{{Short description|2014 Taiwanese television series}}
{{Infobox television
| native_name = 媽咪的男朋友
| image = Tie the Knot TW drama.jpg
| caption = Promotional poster
| image_size = 300
| alt_name = Mommy's Boyfriend
| genre = Romance, Comedy
| creator = Sanlih E-Television
| developer =
| writer = Jung Han-wen (鄭涵文),
Yongfang Huang (黃永芳),
Wu Xiangying (吳香穎),
Chen Pei Yin (陳佩吟)
| director = Xu Pei Shan (許珮珊)
| creative_director =
| presenter =
| starring = Cheryl Yang 楊謹華
Nylon Chen 陳乃榮
Kingone Wang 王傳一
| voices =
| narrated =
| theme_music_composer =
| opentheme = "打呼" (Snore) by Will Pan and Rainie Yang
| endtheme = "每一次戀愛" (Mei Yi Ci Lian Ai) by Rachel Liang
| composer =
| country = Republic of China (Taiwan)
| language = Mandarin
| num_series = 1
| num_episodes = 70
| list_episodes =
| producer = Liu Qiu Ping (劉秋平)
| executive_producer =
| location = Taiwan
| camera =
| runtime = 60 minutes
| company = Sanlih E-Television 三立電視
Golden Bloom Production Co., Ltd. 金牌風華影像製作公司
XieLi Video Production Co., Ltd. 協利影像製作股份有限公司
| channel = SETTV
| first_aired = {{start date|2014|05|28|df=yes}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2014|09|02|df=yes}}
| related = {{Plainlist|
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}}
Tie the Knot ({{zh|t=媽咪的男朋友}}, literally, "Mommy's Boyfriend") is a 2014 Taiwanese romantic-comedy television series. The television drama was produced by Sanlih E-Television (SETTV), with Cheryl Yang as the female lead and Nylon Chen and Kingone Wang as the male leads. Shooting began on May 9, 2014, and the first episode aired on May 28, 2014 on SETTV.
Plot
Li Xiao Mei (Cheryl Yang) is a career woman who has a new boss, Huang Shi Jia (Nylon Chen), at the wedding-planning firm where she works. Ironically, she finds it difficult to find a man to marry because of past experiences with her father, but she has had a child using donated sperm and is raising the girl as a single parent. Wedding gown designer Liu Zi Jun (Kingone Wang) and her boss Shi Jia start to fall in love with her and each tries to win her over.{{cite web|title=Tie the Knot Synopsis|url=http://blog.iset.com.tw/tietheknot/?p=95|website=SETTV|accessdate=21 April 2015|language=Chinese}}
Cast
- Cheryl Yang (楊謹華) as Li Xiao Mei (厲曉玫)
- Nylon Chen (陳乃榮) as Huang Shi Jia (黃世家)
- Kingone Wang (王傳一) as Liu Zi Jun (留子俊)
- Dou Dou (豆豆) as Li Hao Hao (厲好好)
- Tao Man Man (陶嫚曼) as Huang Shi Ting (黃世婷)
- Sun Qi Jun (孫其君) as Ou Ping Kang (歐品康)
;Minor cast
- Zhang Pei Hua (張佩華) as Huang Hong Yuen (黃鴻元)
- Yang Li-yin (楊麗音) as Wang Yi Qin (王憶琴)
- Chen Zhi Qiang (陳志強) as Ma Lian Chuan (馬兩傳)
- Liu Yu Jing (劉宇菁) as You Zhi Lin (尤芷琳)
- Zeng Wei Lin (曾威菱) as Xie Ya Fei (謝雅妃)
- Guan Jing Zong (管謹宗) as Manager v總經理)
- Di Zhi Jie (狄志杰) as Li Xiao Long (厲曉龍)
- Yao Han Yi (瑤涵沂) as Zhu Jia Zhen (朱桂珍)
- Shen Hai Rong (沈海蓉) as Song Jin Yu (宋金玉)
- Shen Meng-sheng (沈孟生) as Li Cheng Gong 厲成功
- Amanda Chou (周曉涵) as Rima
Production
The series marked the first time that singer Nylon Chen had landed a leading role. In preparation for his acting break, Chen stepped up his exercise regime, running and training in the gym, as well as dieting to improve his fitness.{{cite web|title=媽咪男友愛裸身 大膽襲胸直呼爽|url=http://www.nownews.com/n/2014/05/28/1252843/2|website=Now News|accessdate=21 April 2015|language=Chinese}}
Cheryl Yang returned to SETTV after four years away from the network; she had appeared in a succession of female lead roles on other networks since her career break on My Queen in 2009.{{cite web|title=楊謹華 單親媽力挽「敗犬」風光|url=http://ent.ltn.com.tw/news/paper/775473|website=LTN|date=2 May 2014|accessdate=21 April 2015|language=Chinese}} She again took on the role of a mother,{{cite web|title=杨谨华欲找老外借精生子 要求多遭吐槽|url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/v/h/2014-05-25/10484147606.shtml|website=Sina Weibo|accessdate=21 April 2015|language=Chinese}} having previously starred as a single mother in the 2012 series Once Upon a Love.{{cite web|title=楊謹華贊成凍卵 宣傳《媽咪的男朋友》|url=https://tw.campaign.yahoo.com/photos/%E6%A5%8A%E8%AC%B9%E8%8F%AF%E8%B4%8A%E6%88%90%E5%87%8D%E5%8D%B5-%E5%AE%A3%E5%82%B3-%E5%AA%BD%E5%92%AA%E7%9A%84%E7%94%B7%E6%9C%8B%E5%8F%8B-slideshow/%E6%A5%8A%E8%AC%B9%E8%8F%AF%E5%AE%A3%E5%82%B3%E5%AA%BD%E5%92%AA%E7%9A%84%E7%94%B7%E6%9C%8B%E5%8F%8B-photo-1400062178730.html|website=Yahoo Taiwan|accessdate=21 April 2015|language=Chinese}}
The series mainly filmed at Minsheng Pavilion (民生館進行劇中場地) and Amazing Hall (晶宴會館) in Taiwan; these locations were used as banquet halls and wedding reception venues for the characters.{{cite web|title=媽咪的男朋友收視告捷 楊謹華扮幸福推手再創女王經典 |url=http://www.ettoday.net/news/20140613/367380.htm|website=ET Today|date=13 June 2014 |accessdate=21 April 2015|language=Chinese}}
Broadcast
Soundtrack
{{Infobox album
| name = Tie the Knot
| type = soundtrack
| artist = Various Artists
| cover =
| caption =
| released = September 5, 2014
| recorded =
| venue =
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| genre = Mandopop
| length =
| language = Mandarin
| label = Universal Music Taiwan
| producer =
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The Tie the Knot Original Soundtrack (媽咪的男朋友 電視原聲帶) CD was released on September 5, 2014 by Universal Music Taiwan. It contains 12 songs performed by various artists, including five original songs and seven instrumental versions. The opening theme song is "打呼" or "Snore" by Will Pan and Rainie Yang, while the closing theme song, "每一次戀愛" or "Every Time I Fall In Love", is by Rachel Liang.{{cite web|title=Tie The Knot Original TV Soundtrack (OST)|url=http://www.yesasia.com/us/tie-the-knot-original-tv-soundtrack-ost/1036726768-0-0-0-en/info.html|website=Yesasia|accessdate=21 April 2015}}
=Track listing=
{{track listing
| extra_column = Singer
| total_length =
| title1 = Snore
| note1 = 打呼
| lyrics1 = Will Pan
| music1 = Will Pan
| extra1 = Will Pan and Rainie Yang
| length1 =
| title2 = Every Time I Fall In Love
| note2 = 每一次戀愛
| music2 = Chen Wei Ling (陳韋伶)
| lyrics2 = 林夕
| extra2 = Rachel Liang
| length2 =
| title3 = Bump Bump
| note3 = 碰碰
| lyrics3 = Guan Qi Yuan (管啟源)
| music3 = Paul Drew, Greig Watts, Pete Barringer, Christopher Wortley
| extra3 = Cyndi Wang
| length3 =
| title4 = Exclusively For You
| note4 = 專屬於你
| lyrics4 = Linianhe (李念和) and Will Pan
| music4 = Will Pan
| extra4 = Will Pan
| length4 =
| title5 = After I Say I Love You
| note5 = 說愛妳以後
| music5 = Nylon Chen
| lyrics5 = Nylon Chen
| extra5 = Nylon Chen
| length5 =
| title6 = Snore
| note6 = 兩小無猜版 version
| lyrics6 =
| music6 = Will Pan
| extra6 = Instrumental
| length6 =
| title7 = Snore
| note7 = 調皮幽默版
| music7 = Will Pan
| lyrics7 =
| extra7 = Instrumental
| length7 =
| title8 = Every Time I Fall In Love
| note8 = 痛徹心扉版Instrumental
| lyrics8 =
| music8 = Chen Wei Ling (陳韋伶)
| extra8 = Instrumental
| length8 =
| title9 = Every Time I Fall In Love
| note9 = 浪漫愛情版
| lyrics9 =
| music9 = Chen Wei Ling (陳韋伶)
| extra9 = Instrumental
| length9 =
| title10 = Bump Bump
| note10 = 愛意親密版 version
| lyrics10 =
| music10 = Paul Drew, Greig Watts, Pete Barringer, Christopher Wortley
| extra10 = Instrumental
| length10 =
| title11 = Bump Bump
| note11 = 暖心幸福版 version
| music11 = Paul Drew, Greig Watts, Pete Barringer, Christopher Wortley
| lyrics11 =
| extra11 = Instrumental
| length11 =
| title12 = An Indescribable Taste
| note12 = Guitar Solo version
| lyrics12 =
| music12 = Chen Qi Yue (陳啟樂)
| extra12 = Instrumental
| length12 =
}}
Episode ratings
The pilot episode of Tie the Knot ranked fifth amongst the television shows airing in the same time slot. It went up to the fourth spot on the day the second episode aired, and stayed at that spot until the end of the series, with the exception of the tenth week. The total viewer average garnered a rating of 1.22 percent. Its drama competitors were SETTV's Ordinary Love; FTV's Dragon Dance; TTV's Monga Woman, Super M, and Sun After The Rain; CTV's Happiness on the Moon and Perfect Couple; CTS' Unique Flavor and 綜藝王見王; and DaAi TV's 幸福魔法師, 頂坡角上的家, and 情牽萬里. The viewers survey was conducted by AGB Nielsen.{{cite web|title=TV Ratings: Top prime-time ratings|url=http://showbiz.chinatimes.com/2009Cti/Channel/Showbiz/showbiz-rank/0,5137,tv,00.html|website=Chinatimes|accessdate=21 April 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140620044315/http://showbiz.chinatimes.com/2009Cti/Channel/Showbiz/showbiz-rank/0,5137,tv,00.html|archivedate=June 20, 2014|language=Chinese}}
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! colspan=4|Tie the Knot Ratings | |||
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! Air Date !! Episode !! Average Ratings (per week) !!Rank | |||
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|May 28, 2014 | 1 | rowspan=3| 1.32 | rowspan=3|5 |
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|May 29, 2014 | 2 | ||
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|May 30, 2014 | 3 | ||
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|June 2, 2014 | 4 | rowspan=5| 1.28 | rowspan=5|4 |
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|June 3, 2014 | 5 | ||
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|June 4, 2014 | 6 | ||
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|June 5, 2014 | 7 | ||
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|June 6, 2014 | 8 | ||
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|June 9, 2014 | 9 | rowspan=5| 1.35 | rowspan=5|4 |
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|June 10, 2014 | 10 | ||
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|June 11, 2014 | 11 | ||
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|June 12, 2014 | 12 | ||
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|June 13, 2014 | 13 | ||
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|June 16, 2014 | 14 | rowspan=5| 1.25 | rowspan=5|4 |
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|June 17, 2014 | 15 | ||
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|June 18, 2014 | 16 | ||
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|June 19, 2014 | 17 | ||
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|June 20, 2014 | 18 | ||
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|June 23, 2014 | 19 | rowspan=5| 1.24 | rowspan=5|4 |
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|June 24, 2014 | 20 | ||
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|June 25, 2014 | 21 | ||
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|June 26, 2014 | 22 | ||
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|June 27, 2014 | 23 | ||
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|June 30, 2014 | 24 | rowspan=5| 1.29 | rowspan=5|4 |
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|July 1, 2014 | 25 | ||
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|July 2, 2014 | 26 | ||
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|July 3, 2014 | 27 | ||
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|July 4, 2014 | 28 | ||
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|July 7, 2014 | 29 | rowspan=5| 1.20 | rowspan=5|4 |
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|July 8, 2014 | 30 | ||
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|July 9, 2014 | 31 | ||
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|July 10, 2014 | 32 | ||
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|July 11, 2014 | 33 | ||
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|July 14, 2014 | 34 | rowspan=5| 1.13 | rowspan=5|4 |
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|July 15, 2014 | 35 | ||
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|July 16, 2014 | 36 | ||
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|July 17, 2014 | 37 | ||
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|July 18, 2014 | 38 | ||
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|July 21, 2014 | 39 | rowspan=5| 1.20 | rowspan=5|4 |
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|July 22, 2014 | 40 | ||
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|July 23, 2014 | 41 | ||
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|July 24, 2014 | 42 | ||
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|July 25, 2014 | 43 | ||
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|July 28, 2014 | 44 | rowspan=5| 1.06 | rowspan=5|5 |
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|July 29, 2014 | 45 | ||
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|July 30, 2014 | 46 | ||
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|July 31, 2014 | 47 | ||
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|August 1, 2014 | 48 | ||
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|August 4, 2014 | 49 | rowspan=5| 1.06 | rowspan=5|4 |
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|August 5, 2014 | 50 | ||
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|August 6, 2014 | 51 | ||
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|August 7, 2014 | 52 | ||
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|August 8, 2014 | 53 | ||
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|August 11, 2014 | 54 | rowspan=5| 1.11 | rowspan=5|4 |
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|August 12, 2014 | 55 | ||
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|August 13, 2014 | 56 | ||
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|August 14, 2014 | 57 | ||
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|August 15, 2014 | 58 | ||
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|August 18, 2014 | 59 | rowspan=5| 1.32 | rowspan=5|4 |
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|August 19, 2014 | 60 | ||
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|August 20, 2014 | 61 | ||
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|August 21, 2014 | 62 | ||
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|August 22, 2014 | 63 | ||
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|August 25, 2014 | 64 | rowspan=5| 1.18 | rowspan=5|4 |
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|August 26, 2014 | 65 | ||
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|August 27, 2014 | 66 | ||
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|August 28, 2014 | 67 | ||
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|August 29, 2014 | 68 | ||
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|September 1, 2014 | 69 | rowspan=2| 1.43 | rowspan=2|4 |
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|September 2, 2014 | 70 | ||
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|colspan=2|Average Ratings | colspan=2| 1.22 |
Awards
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! style="width:50px;"| Year ! style="width:240px;"| Ceremony ! style="width:250px;"| Category ! style="width:60px;"| Result |
| align="center" rowspan=3| 2014
|align="center" rowspan=3| Sanlih Drama Awards{{cite web|title=2014 Sanlih Drama Awards Nominees|url=http://tw.weibo.com/event/2014sanlihparty/|website=Weibo|publisher=Sanlih TV|accessdate=21 April 2015|language=Chinese}} |align="center"| Best Ladykiller Award | {{nom}} |
| align="center"| Best Actress Award Cheryl Yang | {{nom}} |
| align="center"| Audience Choice Award for Most Popular Drama | {{nom}} |
References
{{reflist|30em}}
External links
- [http://blog.iset.com.tw/tietheknot/ Tie the Knot] on SETTV
- [http://blog.ebc.net.tw/apps/tietheknot/Index.aspx Tie the Knot] on Eastern Integrated Taiwan
- {{Facebook|settietheknot|Tie the Knot}}
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