Big Red Riding Hood (Chinese: 大紅帽與小野狼) is a 2013 Taiwanese idol romantic-comedy television series. Produced by Sanlih E-Television and Dreamland Productions, it stars Cheryl Yang as the female main lead and Yao Yuan Hao as the male lead. The series first aired on February 28, 2013 on TTV after the Love Me or Leave Me series.
| Big Red Riding Hood | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| 大紅帽與小野狼 | |
| Genre | Romance, Comedy |
| Created by | Su Limei (蘇麗媚) |
| Written by | Du Xinyi (杜欣怡) Lu Yihua(陸亦華) Jian Youping(簡佑玶) Sun Xiangyun (孫向妘) |
| Directed by | Chen Rong-hui (陳戎暉) |
| Starring | Cheryl Yang, Yao Yuan Hao |
| Opening theme | "Fantasy Paradise" by A-Fu |
| Ending theme | "Me&U" by A-Fu |
| Country of origin | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Lin Xiaojing (林曉菁) |
| Running time | 105 minutes (including commercials) |
| Production companies | Sanlih E-Television; Dreamland Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | TTV |
| Release | 28 February – 13 June 2013 |
Plot
editWu Zhang Mei (Cheryl Yang) is a woman who grew up with a strong sense of justice. One day, her childhood friend and classmate An De Feng (Yao Yuan Hao) returns to their hometown after leaving suddenly when they were young. As An De Feng has come back with revenge in mind because of a misunderstanding, both meet up again to clear things up and patch their friendship.[1]
Cast
editThe cast of Big Red Riding Hood includes the following:[2]
- Main cast
- Cheryl Yang as Wu Zhang Mei (吳長鎂)
- Yao Yuan Hao as An De Feng (安德風)
- Tender Huang as Lei Yu Luo (雷宇洛) / Lei Yu Xuan (雷宇玄)
- Li Chen Xiang (李辰翔) as Bryant
- Adriene Lin as Lin Ya Ting (林雅婷)
- Minor cast
- Peng Man Lin (彭曼凌) as young Wu Zhang Mei
- Su Pin Jie (蘇品杰) as young An De Feng
- Wang Meng Lin (王夢麟) as Zhang Bo Min (張伯民)
- Ding Qiang (丁強) as An Tu Sheng (安圖昇)
- Zhu De Gang as Liu Yi Zong (劉一宗)
- Li Yi Jin as Tang Yong Xin (唐詠心)
- Akio Chen as Abula (阿不拉)
- Huang Tai An as Manager Dai (戴總)
- Chen You Fang as Zhen Ni (珍妮姐)
- Chen Yan Zhuang (壯壯/陳彥壯) as Bai Ma (百碼)
- Zeng Wei Hao (曾威豪) as Ma Li Ha (馬粒蛤)
- Haung Ya Min (黃雅珉) as An Jie (安潔)
- Su Yi Jing (蘇憶菁) as Qu Yu Fen (吳羽芬)
- Lang Tsu-yun (郎祖筠) as Wang Dao Nan (王道南)
- Tom Price (白梓軒) as Zi Xuan (子煊)
- Zhang Li Lei (張立蕾) as Miss Beauty
- Chris Wang as physician (Episode 3)
Casting
editCheryl Yang had to play a shy woman for the series. She last acted in the 2012 series Once Upon a Love with Sunny Wang and Matt Wu.[3]
Broadcast
edit| Network | Country/Location | Airing Date | Timeslot |
|---|---|---|---|
| TTV[4] | Taiwan | February 28, 2013 | Thursdays, 10pm to 11:45pm |
| Eastern Integrated Taiwan[5] | March 1, 2013 | Fridays, 10pm to 11:45pm | |
| SETTV[6] | Fridays, 8:00pm to 9:45pm | ||
| E City[6] | Singapore | March 24, 2013 | Sundays, 10pm to 11:45pm |
| TVB Jade[7] | Hong Kong | September 18, 2014 | Mondays to Fridays, 7:30am to 8:30am |
| Astro Shuang Xing[8] | Malaysia | December 5, 2014 | Fridays, 12:00pm to 2:00pm |
Soundtrack
edit| Big Red Riding Hood | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
| Released | May 24, 2013 |
| Genre | Mandopop |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Label | Forward Music Taiwan |
The Big Red Riding Hood OST EP (大紅帽與小野狼 偶像劇音樂選輯 (EP)) CD was released on May 24, 2013 by various artists under Forward Music Taiwan. It contains four songs. The opening theme song, "Fantasy Paradise" by A-fu was not included in the OST, while the ending theme song, "Me&U" by A-fu was the first track of the EP.[9]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Me & U" | A-fu | A-fu, 官錠AL | A-fu | 3:18 |
| 2. | "Powerless" (無能為力) | A Guai (阿怪) | Vincent Tan | Chen Daoxian (陳道賢) | 3:59 |
| 3. | "Hái Shì Shī Mián" (還是失眠) | 官錠AL | Huáng Wén Xuān (黃文萱) | Lù Zhèn Xī (陸侲曦) | 3:48 |
| 4. | "Where is the love?" | A-fu | A-fu | A-fu |
Insert Songs
editThe following lists the songs that were inserted into the drama, but not included in the original soundtrack. It includes the opening song "Fantasy Paradise" by A-fu.[10]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fantasy Paradise" | A-fu | A-fu, 官錠AL | A-fu | |
| 2. | "Beloved" (良人) | Yáng Jǐn Wéi (楊謹維) | A-fu | A-fu |
Episode ratings
editThe viewers' survey was conducted by AGB Nielsen.[11]
| Episode | Air Date | Episode Title | Ratings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | February 28, 2013 | 因為愛 我們才有勇氣和力量保護別人… |
0.31 |
| 02 | March 7, 2013 | 和著隱形淚水的微笑 長鎂心中充滿愛 |
0.26 |
| 03 | March 14, 2013 | 當妳覺得累的時候， 就由我來保護你…… |
0.30 |
| 04 | March 21, 2013 | 不要逃避我了， 從現在開始我要真心待妳 |
0.23 |
| 05 | March 28, 2013 | 嗨，吳腸粉，我真的回來了！ | 0.19 |
| 06 | April 4, 2013 | 是鬼？是人？ 雷雷…雷宇洛回來了？ |
0.38 |
| 07 | April 4, 2013 | 我會把她從你身邊奪走！ | 0.26 |
| 08 | April 18, 2013 | 長鎂，讓我代替宇洛照顧妳 | 0.23 |
| 09 | April 25, 2013 | 宇玄：長鎂，妳這輩子 只能為我哥而活！ |
0.17 |
| 10 | May 2, 2013 | 安德風：我要全世界知道 長鎂是我女友 |
0.16 |
| 11 | May 9, 2013 | 長鎂靜靜地把頭靠在宇玄肩上…… | 0.21 |
| 12 | May 16, 2013 | 安德風，我不會跟你訂婚的 | 0.12 |
| 13 | May 23, 2013 | 德風：長鎂別走， 別丟下我一個人！ |
0.12 |
| 14 | May 30, 2013 | 什麼事都可以， 唯獨吳長鎂，我不讓 |
0.11 |
| 15 | June 6, 2013 | 德風：我要預防宇玄 來誘拐我老婆… |
0.12 |
| 16 | June 13, 2013 | 德風和長鎂就要啾… 但是…他又出現了… |
0.12 |
| Average Ratings | 0.21 | ||
Notes
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References
edit- ^ "Big Red Riding Hood Story". TTV (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ "Big Red Riding Hood: Cast". TTV. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ 民視[原來愛·就是甜蜜]. Formosa Television (in Chinese). 8 July 2012. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ^ "TTV Program List". TTV (in Chinese). Archived from the original on March 7, 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ "Tie the Knot official website at EBC". EBC. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Big Red Riding Hood official website at SETTV". SETTV. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ "Tie the Knot information at TVB Jade". TVB Jade. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ "Big Red Riding Hood in Astro Shuang Xing". Google Cache (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 30 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ "Big Red Riding Hood Original TV Soundtrack (OST) (EP)". Yesasia. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ "天空島 (預購限量版)". YesAsia (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ "TV Ratings: Top prime-time ratings". Chinatimes (in Chinese). Archived from the original on June 20, 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
External links
edit- Big Red Riding Hood on TTV
- Big Red Riding Hood on SETTV
- Big Red Riding Hood Archived 2016-03-22 at the Wayback Machine on EBC
- Big Red Riding Hood on TVB
- Big Red Riding Hood on Facebook