Love by Design

Love by Design (Chinese: 必勝練習生; pinyin: 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.[1] 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.[2][3][4]

Love by Design
Promotional poster
必勝練習生
GenreRomance
Comedy
Created byEastern Television
Written byMa Jin Da (Screenwriter coordinator ep 1-11)
Zou Wei Gang (Screenwriter ep 1-9, Script consultant ep 10-16)
Yu Yuan Yuan (Ep 10-11)
Lai Shu Ya (Ep 10-16)
Zhu Jian Qing (Ep 10-16)
Zheng Ya Lan (Ep 12-16)
Directed byKer Choon Hooi
Zhu Jian Qing
Jiang Rui Zhi
StarringAlan Ko
Allison Lin
Ahn Zhe
Beatrice Fang
Opening theme"Says You 你說妳說" by Angel Ho 何以奇
Ending theme"Yearn 念想" by Fong Wonder
Country of originTaiwan
Original languageMandarin
No. of episodes16+1
Production
ProducerMa Jin Da
Production locationTaiwan
Running time90 minutes (Ep 1-15)
120 minutes (Ep 16)
Release
Original networkTTV
EBC Variety
Original release30 July (2016-07-30) 
19 November 2016 (2016-11-19)
Related

It is a remake of the South Korean drama Baby Faced Beauty, which first aired in 2011.[5]

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

Supporting cast

  • Chang Chin-lan as Li Shu Zhen
  • Jason Hsu as Fu Zhu Ren
  • Jade Chang as Jiang Na La
  • Claire Lee as Sun Hui Ting
  • Tseng Tzu-yu as Guo Min Ji
  • Da Fei as Gao Ren Jie
  • Chang Chien 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

  • Min Hsiung as Zhao Xuan Nan
  • Joseph Ma as Ceng Qian Shi
  • Lin Chun-yung as Xu Chun Lei
  • Jerry Sha 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
  • Joseph Hsia as Song Cheng Xian
  • Hsieh Chi-wen 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

NetworkCountryAiring DateTimeslot
TTV TaiwanJuly 30, 2016Saturday 10:00-11:30 pm
EBC VarietyJuly 31, 2016Sunday 10:00-11:30 pm
Jia Le Channel SingaporeJanuary 31, 2017Monday to Friday 10:50 pm

Episode ratings

Competing shows on rival channels airing at the same time slot were:
Air DateEpisodeAverage RatingsRank
Jul 30, 201610.524
Aug 6, 201620.634
Aug 13, 201630.614
Aug 20, 201640.694
Aug 27, 201650.714
Sep 3, 201661.043
Sep 10, 201670.754
Sep 17, 201680.854
Sep 24, 201690.904
Oct 1, 2016101.174
Oct 8, 2016110.894
Oct 15, 2016121.223
Oct 22, 2016131.074
Oct 29, 2016140.864
Nov 5, 2016150.784
Nov 12, 2016161.232
Nov 19, 2016Special Episode----
Average ratings0.871--

^Note 1 : The average rating calculation does not include special episode.

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Category Nominee Result
2017 52nd Golden Bell Awards Best Leading Actress in a Television Series Allison Lin Nominated

References

  1. 林予晞「接吻殺青」將赴陸拍戲 神秘小鮮肉探班淚崩 (in Chinese) Retrieved December 14, 2016
  2. 《練習生》開鏡遇震 柯有倫錯覺宿醉 (in Chinese) Retrieved December 14, 2016
  3. 《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 Chinese) Retrieved December 14, 2016
  4. 許孟哲暖男跑腿買咖啡 伺候小白如娘娘 (in Chinese) Retrieved December 14, 2016
  5. Love By Design on Viki Retrieved September 22, 2016
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