Chen Wei Min

What would you do if you had to choose between becoming a nun or becoming a vocalist in a popular boy band? Gao Mei Nu (Cheng Yu Xi) is suddenly faced with that decision when her brother needs her help. Gao Mei Nan (also played by Cheng Yu Xi) is chosen to join the popular boy band A.N.JELL as its newest member, but he is forced to go to the United States to fix a botched eye plastic surgery after being signed. Mei Nan’s agent comes up with the brilliant idea to have Mei Nu, who is in training to become a nun, to stand in for her brother and pretend to a be a male idol singer. Can she keep her true identity from the other band members, lead vocalist Huang Tai Jing (Jiro Wang), guitarist Jiang Xin Yu (Hwang In Deok) and rapper Jeremy (Evan Yo)? “Fabulous Boys” is a 2013 Taiwanese drama series. It is a remake of the popular 2009 Korean drama “You’re Beautiful.”

Fabulous Boys

FABULOUS 

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There’s nothing quite like falling in love with the same man to tear two close sisters apart. Hao An Qi (Yang Mi) and Hao An Na (Guo Zhen Ni) are adopted sisters who grew up very closely as they both aspired for a future in the fashion industry. But their close relationship is fractured when they both fall in love with Liu Chen Xi (Feng Shao Feng). An Na goes to Shanghai to study and becomes a successful fashion model. An Qi struggles working as a cleaner but is encouraged by fashion designer Zhao Tian You (Zhang Lun Shuo) to pursue her dream of becoming a fashion designer. When An Qi and An Na meet up again on the runway, what will happen to their contentious relationship? “Symphony of Fate” is a 2011 Chinese drama series directed by Ke Han Chen. It is the Chinese adaptation of the 2010 South Korean drama series “Cinderella’s Sister.”

Symphony of Fate

Jin Bao Guo

SETTV

Can memories of true love be truly lost forever? Ren Guang Xi (Vanness Wu) has the world at his feet. The law student is the sole heir to a wealthy family business, is athletic, and blessed with great looks and charisma. His mother also has her sights set on a wife for him, the beautiful and kind He Yi Qian (Tiffany Hsu), a medical student. But instead, Guang Xi falls in love with Liang Mu Cheng (Ady An), a new employee in his school cafeteria with an infectious zest for life despite growing up as an orphan. But when a tragedy forces Guang Xi to suddenly undergo brain surgery, his mother tells Mu Cheng that he will not have any memories of his past after the surgery and forces Mu Cheng to leave him. Six years later in a rural village, Mu Cheng lives a quiet life with her son, Xiao Le (Xiao Xiao Bin). But then Guang Xi, now a high-powered attorney, arrives in the village to serve out a court-mandated community service and befriends the two with no memory of his past with Mu Cheng. Can a strangely moving piano concerto stir up the lost memories of his love for Mu Cheng and help him understand why he feels a special bond with her son?
 
“Autumn’s Concerto” is a Taiwanese drama series directed by Chen Hui Ling that originally aired on TTV from October 2009 to February 2010. Nominated for the Best Marketing Programme at the 45th Golden Bell Awards in Taiwan, the series is credited for making child actor Xiao Xiao Bin into a superstar and is the second highest-rated Taiwanese idol drama after “Fated to Love You” (2008).

Autumn's Concerto

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Some women are unapologetic about choosing their careers over love. Shan Wu Shuang (Cheryl Yang), at 33, has always put her schoolwork and her career above her romantic relationships, rising to become a top editor at iFound magazine. Although she almost married Leslie Sung (James Wen), a famous photographer, a misunderstanding led to both choosing their work over their relationship. Then Wu Shuang meets 25-year-old Lucas (Ethan Ruan), who was an outstanding medical student until the death of his girlfriend led to him being expelled for low grades. He now works part-time as an assistant at the magazine under the watchful eye of his former girlfriend’s sister, Han Jia Jia (Yang Ya Zhu), a trainee at the magazine. Can Wu Shuang and Lucas have a future together despite their eight-year age difference?
 
“Queen of No Marriage,” also known as “My Queen,” is a 2009 Taiwanese drama series directed by Lin Qing Zhen.

My Queen

The Queen's Command Team

When Chen Xin Yi tries to save her relationship with her no-good boyfriend, she mistakenly sleeps with a total stranger, Ji Cun Xi. Although they try to forget about the one-night stand, Xin Yi later discovers that she is pregnant. When the family of Cun Xi, who is the sole male heir to a successful family business, discovers that Xin Yi is having his baby, they force the two to marry. Will the pushover Xin Yi learn to stand up for herself or will fate have other plans for her?

Fated to Love You

Fated to Love You Team

When the heir to a jewelry empire meets a woman who makes designer knock-offs, can a more perfect union of opposites be possible? Zhong Tian Qi (Jimmy Lin) is the son of major jewelry label, E-shine, but runs away from his family after stealing an important piece of jewelry. He meets Xia Zhi Xing (Yoo Ha Na), a talented but dishonest young woman who produces imitation jewelry. As they fall in love, Tian Qi’s belief in Xia Zhi’s talents inspires her to becoming a legitimate jewelry designer. But Tian Qi’s family objects to their relationship and his ex-girlfriend, Ou Ya Ruo (Hong Xiao Ling), also is jealous, although she left Tian Qi to pursue his older brother, Tian Jun (Leon Jay Williams). When Tian Jun is killed in a car that Xia Zhi is riding in, Tian Qi blames her and they separate. Years later, they run into each other again, but is it too late to rediscover their love?

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