Lion Pride
Lion Pride (Chinese: 獅子王強大; pinyin: shīziwáng qiángdà; literally "Powerful Lion King") is a 2017 Taiwanese television series created and produced by Eastern Television. Starring Yen Tsao, Amanda Chou, Kevin Liu and Peace Yang as the main cast.[1][2][3] Filming began in October 2017 and ended on February 12, 2018. The first original broadcast was on TTV every Saturday at 10:00 pm starting December 2, 2017.
| Lion Pride | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| 獅子王強大 | |
| Genre | Romance, Comedy, Mystery |
| Created by | Eastern Television |
| Written by | He Shu Ting 賀淑婷 (Screenwriter coordinator) Zhu Ying 諸英 Huang Zi Jie 黃姿潔 |
| Directed by | Chen Bao Zhong 陳保中 |
| Starring | Yen Tsao 曹晏豪 Amanda Chou 周曉涵 Kevin Liu 劉書宏 Peace Yang 陽靚 |
| Opening theme | 不愛你愛誰 by GTM |
| Ending theme | No Retreat 不退 by Amuyi Lu 呂薔 |
| Country of origin | Taiwan |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Yan Jia You 顏嘉佑 |
| Production location | Taiwan |
| Running time | 90 minutes (Ep. 1-15) 95 minutes (Ep. 16) |
| Production company | 6F Production 六樓映像製作有限公司 |
| Release | |
| Original network | TTV EBC Variety |
| Original release | 2 December 2017 – 24 March 2018 |
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Synopsis
Two teachers hold polar opposite viewpoints about teaching and life. Wang Qiang Da is a mathematics teacher who approaches everything in front of him with logic and reasoning. Wang Qiang Wei is a history teacher at the same tutoring center who cares about the love of learning and making people happy around her.
When Qiang Da and Qiang Wei are brought together by a crime, they must work together to get to the bottom of what happened. What will they discover about themselves in the process?
Cast
Main cast
- Yen Tsao 曹晏豪 as Wang Qiang Da 王強大
- Max Kuo 郭大睿 as child Qiang Da
- Amanda Chou 周曉涵 as Wang Qiang Wei / Wang Qiao Wei 汪薔薇 / 汪巧薇
- Cai Hai Yin 蔡海殷 as child Qiao Wei
- Kevin Liu 劉書宏 as Tie Bu Fan (Xiao Tie) 鐵不凡 (小鐵)
- Peace Yang 陽靚 as Lian Si De 連四德
- Song Ting Yi 宋亭頤 as child Si De
Supporting cast
- Kenny Wen 溫國祥 as Chen Yu Fei (Ah Fei) 陳雲飛 (阿飛)
- Chao Tzu Chiang 趙自強 as Yan Zhang Tai 嚴長泰
- Xiang Cheng Yu 向承寓 as young Zhang Tai
- Vince Kao 高英軒 as Zhang Ding Xuan 詹定宣
- Huang Guan Zhi 黃冠智 as young Ding Xuan
- Wang Tzu-Chiang 王自強 as Li Da Shi 李大世
- Nolay Piho 林慶台 as Lin Shang Xun 林尚勳
- Terry Jiang 江振愷 as young Shang Xun
- Hong Hua Wei 洪華葦 as Bai Wen Liang 白文良
- Zhao Yi Hu 趙一虎 as young Wen Liang
- Lin He Xuan 林鶴軒 as Zhou Wen Xin 周文信
- Erica Lai 賴柏蓉 as Niu Niu 妞妞
- Michael Yang 楊昇達 as Ceng Ren Yi 曾仁毅
- Leila Tang 唐雨韓 as Lin Qian Yu (Xiao Qian) 林倩玉 (小倩)
- Isabella Chien 簡莉紋 as Su Fei 蘇菲
- Zhu Jia Wei 朱家緯 as Bai Yi Xin (Xiao Xin) 白藝心 (小心)
- Hui Chih Yeh 葉蕙芝 as Gao Hui Lan 高蕙蘭
- Alina Cheng 鄭茵聲 as Guan Jing Jing 官晶晶
- Lu Wen Xue 魯文學 as Lian Zhong Yan 連仲彥
- Oscar Chiu 邱志宇 as young Zhong Yan
Guest actors
- Zhu Sheng Ping 朱盛平 as Sun Xiao Shan 孫曉珊
- ?? as The Honest Guo 郭老實
- Wei Fan An 魏凡安 as Fan An 凡安
- Chen Yu 陳妤 as sound technician
- Li Ying Jie 李盈潔 as Yi Xin's mother
- Qin Si Lin 秦嗣林 as Qin Shi Lin 秦士林
- Qiao Yin Hao 喬殷浩 as Wang Yu Ming 王裕明
- Pan Zhen De 潘振德 as Wang Bo Yi 汪博義
- Xu Yi Ning 許逸寧 as Li Wan Yi 李婉儀
- Chen Yi Zhong 陳怡仲 as Gao Yu Ci 高育慈
- Eddy He 何怡德 as Zhang Guo Bin 張國賓
- Masha Pan 潘君侖 as He Wei Li 何威立
- Wish Chu 朱威旭 as Lawyer Ma 馬律師
- AJ Lai 賴煜哲 as Reporter Yang 楊記者
- Jane Hsu 許蓁蓁 as 客人
- Gu Yun Yun 古昀昀 as Si De's mother
- ?? as Li Song Lin 李嵩霖
- Mu Yan Yu 穆妍妤 as waiter
Soundtrack
Broadcast
| Network | Country | Airing Date | Timeslot |
|---|---|---|---|
| TTV |  Taiwan | December 2, 2017 | Saturday 10:00-11:30 pm |
| EBC Variety | December 3, 2017 | Sunday 10:00-11:30 pm | |
| UNTV |  Philippines | This 2021 | TBA |
Episode ratings
Competing shows on rival channels airing at the same time slot were:
- CTS - Genius Go Go Go
- FTV - Just Dance
- CTV - Mr. Player
| Air Date | Episode | Average Ratings | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2017 | 1 | 0.57 | 4 |
| Dec 9, 2017 | 2 | 0.58 | 4 |
| Dec 16, 2017 | 3 | 4 | |
| Dec 23, 2017 | 4 | 0.82 | 4 |
| Dec 30, 2017 | 5 | 0.64 | 4 |
| Jan 6, 2018 | 6 | 0.92 | 4 |
| Jan 13, 2018 | 7 | 1.01 | 4 |
| Jan 20, 2018 | 8 | 0.92 | 4 |
| Jan 27, 2018 | 9 | 0.75 | 4 |
| Feb 3, 2018 | 10 | 0.85 | 4 |
| Feb 10, 2018 | 11 | 1.02 | 4 |
| Feb 17, 2018: Airing of "13th KKBox Music Awards" | |||
| Feb 24, 2018 | 12 | 0.82 | 4 |
| Mar 3, 2018 | 13 | 0.95 | 4 |
| Mar 10, 2018 | 14 | 0.60 | 4 |
| Mar 17, 2018 | 15 | 0.72 | 4 |
| Mar 24, 2018 | 16 | 0.91 | 4 |
| Average ratings | 0.79 | -- | |
References
- 林慶台拿膽囊爆瘦19公斤 周曉涵藏C奶扮老師 (in Chinese) Retrieved December 6, 2017
- （影音）周曉涵熬成女一大戰2男 爆乳寫真迷倒曹晏豪 (in Chinese) Retrieved December 6, 2017
- 為演補教名師藏D奶 寫真女神「壓胸」好辛苦 (in Chinese) Retrieved December 6, 2017
External links
- Lion Pride TTV Website (in Chinese)
- Lion Pride EBC Website (in Chinese)
- LionPride2017EBC on Facebook (in Chinese)