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2016 Taiwanese TV series or program
The King of Romance
Promotional poster
如朕親臨
GenreRomance
Created byEastern Television
Written byHe Shu Ting (Screenwriter coordinator)
Li Deng Ya
Chen Xuan
Fang Jie
Directed byChen Jia Hong
StarringLego Lee
Cindy Lien
Gabriel Lan
Serena Fang
Opening theme"It’s You" by Elvis Tian
Ending theme"Broken Heart 不要再見面" by Elvis Tian
Country of originTaiwan
Original languageMandarin
No. of episodes17
Production
ProducerLiao Jian Xing
Production locationTaiwan
Running time90 minutes (Episode 1-16)
110 minutes (Episode 17)
Original release
NetworkTTV
EBC Variety
Release3 December 2016 (2016-12-03) –
8 April 2017 (2017-04-08)
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The King of Romance (Chinese: 如朕親臨; pinyin: rú zhèn qīn lín) is a 2016 Taiwanese television series created and produced by Eastern Television. It stars Lego Li, Cindy Lien, Gabriel Lan and Serena Fang. First original broadcast began on December 3, 2016 on TTV airing every Saturday night at 10:00-11:30 pm.

Synopsis

A popular Chinese folklore tells of how the Jade Emperor, the king of gods, expelled the angels Golden Boy and Jade Girl from heaven to the human world. There, they are cursed to a romance that spans seven lives, during which they could never be together. Gao Bing Bing (Cindy Lien) is a modern-day woman who believes she is the reincarnated Jade Girl. When she is reunited with two childhood friends, Wang Zhen (Lego Lee) and Li Ru Long (Gabriel Lan), can she determine which is her Golden Boy and break the ancient curse?

Cast

Main cast

  • Lego Lee as Wang Nuo / Wang Zhen
    • Roy Tu as young Wang Nuo / young Wang Zhen
    • Li Bin s young Wang Nuo / young Wang Zhen (stand-in)
  • Cindy Lien as Gao Bing Bing
    • Wang Cai Han as young Bing Bing
  • Gabriel Lan as Li Ru Long （Bruce Li）
  • Serena Fang as Shen Yi Le
  • Ricie Fun as Ren Ai Zhen

Supporting cast

Cameo

  • Hsiao-Lao Lin as Zhou Xiu Qin
  • Cai Cheng Yi as plumber
  • Yang Sheng Da as Da Pang
  • Liu Guo Shao as Lu Rui Yang (Xiao Lu)
  • Lin Rou Jun as Ah Xing
  • Lai Pei En as nursing staff
  • Lin Shu Han (Ah Tui) as nursing staff
  • Jin Mei Man as Grandma Wu
  • Lin Mo Xi as Pei Pei

Soundtrack

  • It’s You by Elvis Tian
  • Broken Heart 不要再見面 by Elvis Tian
  • Pinky Swear 打勾勾 by Elvis Tian
  • The One 唯一 by Lego Lee
  • Fade Out 句點 by Wang Yan Wei
  • Goodbye 忙著說再見 by Yan Li Fei
  • Girls Can Too by Tyler Van Den Berg
  • One by Greg Nicholoson

Broadcast

Network Country Airing Date Timeslot
TTV  Taiwan December 3, 2016 Saturday 10:00-11:30 pm
EBC Variety December 4, 2016 Sunday 10:00-11:30 pm
Astro Shuang Xing  Malaysia June 9, 2017 Monday to Friday 4:00-5:00 pm

Episode ratings

Competing shows on rival channels airing at the same time slot were:
Air Date Episode Average Ratings Rank
Dec 3, 2016 1 0.74 4
Dec 10, 2016 2 1.02 3
Dec 17, 2016 3 0.84 4
Dec 24, 2016 4 0.86 4
Dec 31, 2016: No episode was aired due to TTV airing of New Year’s Eve Special Program
Jan 7, 2017 5 1.05 4
Jan 14, 2017 6 1.04 4
Jan 21, 2017 7 1.02 4
Jan 28, 2017: No episode was aired due to TTV airing of Chinese New Year Special Program
Feb 4, 2017 8 1.56 2
Feb 11, 2017 9 1.39 3
Feb 18, 2017 10 1.44 2
Feb 25, 2017 11 1.27 3
Mar 4, 2017 12 1.29 3
Mar 11, 2017 13 1.43 3
Mar 18, 2017 14 1.16 4
Mar 25, 2017 15 1.27 4
Apr 1, 2017 16 1.01 4
Apr 8, 2017 17 1.77 2
Average ratings 1.19 -

References

  1. 不再藍瘦香菇！！！台、陸、韓「古今穿梭Style」新劇即將報到啦～ (in Chinese) Retrieved December 21, 2016

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