Stichwort Taiwanese

Der Meisterkoch Chu hat mit seiner Lebensfreude auch seinen Geschmackssinn verloren. Jeden Sonntag bittet er seine drei erwachsenen Töchter zum Festschmaus. Doch die Tage dieses Rituals scheinen gezählt, denn die jungen Damen streben nach Selbstständigkeit. Die jüngste Tochter jobt in einem Fast-Food-Restaurant und wird vom Freund einer Arbeitskollegin schwanger. Die mittlere Tochter hat eine steile berufliche Karriere geschafft und wird von ihrem Freund verlassen. Die älteste Tochter ist Lehrerin und findet bei einem Kollegen die große Liebe. Angesichts der dramatischen Veränderungen serviert der Herr der Kochtöpfe eines Tages eine große Überraschung. Gourmetkoch Chu will die Tochter seiner Nachbarin, eine Geschiedene mit Kind, heiraten.

Der Chinese Tietou kommt ohne Papiere mithilfe eines Frachters an der Küste von Japan an, um dort seine Freundin zu suchen und ein neues Leben zu beginnen. Zunächst versucht er sich durch illegale Beschäftigung über Wasser zu halten. Doch schon bald lernt er weitere Exil-Chinesen kennen, die sich in der gleichen Lage befinden. Unter ihnen der zurückhaltende Jie, der beleibte Old Ghost und der trickreiche Hong Kong-Boy. Aufgrund der schlechten Lebensqualität und ständigen Polizeikontrollen, beschließt Tietou und die anderen eine Organisation aufzuziehen. Angetrieben von anfänglichen Trickbetrügereien, begeben sie sich immer tiefer in den Sumpf der Unterwelt von Tokio. Mit der zunehmenden Macht, ziehen sie schließlich die Aufmerksamkeit der rivalisierenden Gangs auf sich und die Gewalt droht zu eskalieren.

Verletzungen setzten der Pitcher-Karriere von Chien-Ming Wang bei den New York Yankees vorerst ein Ende. Doch er blieb am Ball und kämpfte sich an die Spitze zurück.

Chi-Chung Huang is the second son of the Huang family, which owns Taiwan Chao-Lian Group. Chi-Chung and his older brother, Chi-Long Huang, bribe the prosecutor for a death penalty case that his family is involved in. However, the prosecutor changes his mind about the matter. Chi-Chung leads his men to confront the prosecutor, who later falls off an elevated expressway and dies. To lay low for a while, Chi-Chung accepts his brother's arrangement and goes into hiding in the southern region of Taiwan. However, after he arrives there, he is controlled by a crime syndicate. After he is drugged and becomes hardly conscious, he inadvertently rapes Chia-Yi, who is a nice good girl. After the rape, Chia-Yi swears to get Chi-Chung to face up the legal consequences; later, she finds she is impregnated by Chi-Chung, and this strengthens her will to fight a battle between the rich (Chi-Chung) and the poor (herself). As a storm is quietly approaching, who will turn out to be the winner?

A live-action television adaptation of the Japanese manga series Itazura na Kiss written by Kaoru Tada.

Shan Cai, whose parents are far from wealthy, attends Ying De University, the private school established exclusively for rich students. Besides being looked down by rich classmates, she has angered the leader of F4, Dao Ming Si.

Should some places be off limits to the poor? The Si Ye Art Institute is an elite arts high school for the children of wealthy families whose students go on to attend the most exclusive universities. Jiang Yu Nian is one of the most popular boys at the school, but he is cold and emotionally distant after the death of his sister. The exclusive school and its privileged students are turned upside down when Lin Xing Chen, a talented art student from a poor background, is admitted. Xing Chen faces immediate bullying from the other rich students, but will Yu Nian try to protect the kindhearted new student?

After paying her rent 6 months in advance, Liang Liang Chen (Guo Xue Fu) receives a court notification that her home will be seized. New owner Yi Chi (Aaron Yan) doesn't make it any easier when he holds her house deed hostage and practically threatens her to move out. As if things couldn't get any worse, Liang Liang's new boss steps into the office, and declares a ban on office romance. Who would’ve guessed that the new boss is none other than her newest enemy, Yi Chi? Now the distant and evil landlord is promoted to an insufferable boss who is persecuting love! It's a full on war both on and off the clock as Liang Liang is determined to change Yi Chi's ways.

Tong Jia Di needs a life besides work, paying down family debt, and more work. So her best friend Jiang Xiao Nan sneaks in a "Love" coupon in Jia Di's raffle box praying that the lucky guy who draws it will sweep Jia Di off her feet. As it so happens, Huo Yan, the compassionate manager Jia Di has secret crush on, is the lucky guy. But, tho' the prince can exchange the coupon for Cinderella's love, it doesn't mean he will, especially when his devilish younger brother is determined to exchange his "Master/Angel" coupon for her servitude.

When the man you love dies in a tragic accident, is it possible to go on with your life? Han Siyi was happy with her life with her boyfriend Ling Hongpei, but Hongpei dies tragically in a car accident one day. Unable to move on to the other world, Hongpei lingers around his ex-girlfriend after becoming a ghost and tries to help her recover from her devastating loss. Can Hongpei help Siyi find happiness again with the nerdy Wang Shuhai?

Love You, is a 2011 Taiwanese drama starring Joseph Chang, Rainie Yang, Kingone Wang, Tiffany Hsu, Alien Huang and Tom Price. It is the second installment of the Fated to Love You trilogy. It started filming in January 2011 and wrapped on 30 April. It was first broadcast in Taiwan on free-to-air Taiwan Television from 17 April 2011, every Sunday at 22:00 and cable TV SET Metro from 23 April 2011, every Saturday at 21:00. Love You was nominated in 2011 for four awards at the 46th Golden Bell Awards, including Best Leading Actor in a Television Series for Joseph Chang, Best Directing for a Television Series for Ming-chang Chen and Best Television Series.

Lu Tian Xing is a prodigy in Asia's advertising field. Rich, famous, and mightily successful, he suddenly announces during a press conference that he will be taking a three-month break from the advertising life. With a simple disguise, he transforms himself into "Xiao Lu." Enter Tao Le Si, a young woman who promised her late brother to protect his advertisement agency and his legacy. Unfortunately business never picks up and Le Si had to battle with Tian Xing to stop her company from being sold. When Xiao Lu enters her office doors, Le Si initially thinks that he's Tian Xing but the two men's personalities are complete opposites. Le Si finds herself drawn to Xiao Lu's warm temperament, but will their love last once she discovers the truth of his identity?

Opposites attract, but can a lasting relationship survive between two very different people? Cai Huan Zhen works in the tourism industry and is a top performer at her job. She is a meticulous planner and plans out every detail of her professional and personal life. She is a romantic and strives to find true love in every relationship. On the other hand, He Meng is a successful lawyer who specializes in helping his clients through messy divorces. He has never lost a case, but a side effect of his profession is that he doesn’t believe in a happy marriage. He wants to avoid the entanglements of marriage altogether in his personal life. Could romance survive with this unlikely couple?

Zhong Yu Tang and Ji Wen Kai are childhood friends. Wen Kai's grades has always been normal but Yu Tang's grades were really good. After becoming adults and entering society, Yu Tang has entered the cosmetic world and has the chance to become the secretary of the new CEO. The CEO ended up being Ji Wen Kai! And their story continues...

A little boy, who was rescued by a pack of wolves after he was separated from his family on a camping trip, grew up to be the wolves' protector against poachers and other humans who invade their sanctuary.

As the daughter of a successful pig farmer, Wang Man Ling (Ady An) may be a rich girl, but doesn’t know the first thing about acting the part. Meanwhile, prodigal playboy Fan Jiang Yu (Mike He) is on the way to the poorhouse, following the collapse of his parents’ company. In an unlikely partnership between old and new money, Jiang Yu takes on the job of teaching Man Ling the ways of high society, and in the process of keeping up appearances, both of them discover what it means to truly have it made.

Love Keeps Going is a 2011 Taiwanese drama starring Cyndi Wang, Mike He and Eli Shih. It is based on Taiwanese novel, Wang's Love Song. It was first broadcast in Taiwan on free-to-air China Television from 5 June 2011, every Sunday at 22:00 to 23:30 and on cable TV Gala Television Variety Show/CH 28 on 11 June 2011, every Sunday at 21:00 to 22:30. The premiere episode on CTV achieved an average rating of 1.84.

The day Ming Xiao Xi transferred to her new school, she got herself into a fight with the most popular kids in school, who also happened to be the most arrogant, devilish pretty boys in school. Before she knew it, she became public enemy number 1. But, nothing can defeat this outgoing martial artist. She can handle any punches coming her way.

Love Buffet is a 2010 Taiwanese drama starring Aaron Yan and Calvin Chen of Fahrenheit and Reen Yu. It was based on the shōjo manga Parfait Tic!, written by Nagamu Nanaji. The drama was co-produced by Gala Television and Comic Productions and directed by Wu Jian Xin. It was first broadcast in Taiwan on free-to-air Formosa TV from 19 December 2010 to 13 March 2011, on Sundays at 22:00 to 23:30 and cable TV Gala Television Variety Show/CH 28 on 25 December 2010 to 19 March 2011, every Saturday at 22:00 to 23:30. This show was also broadcast in Singapore and Malaysia.

This drama involves 12 different stories which happened to teenagers, taken from real life social cases. Shen Qi is a student who has a brain tumor, giving him the ability to see Death Girl when no one else can. As he witnesses her task of ferrying different people to the afterlife, he gradually falls in love with her and begins to understand the transition between life and death.

Calling For Love is a 2010 Taiwanese drama starring Charlene Choi, Mike He, Chen Zhi Kai and Zhou Cai Shi. It was produced by Comic Ritz International Production with Chai Zhi Ping as producer and directed by Lin He Long. The series was first broadcast in Taiwan on free-to-air Chinese Television System from May 16 to August 15, 2010 every Sunday at 22:00-23:00. On October 18 then "Purple Rose" aired after was not approved by the mainland side quasi broadcast license late, and eventually replaced by the "Sweetheart", "starlight fairy". May 16, 2010, broadcast on CTS.

Xin Lei, a girl from a wealthy family, and Qin Lang, a guy who came to Shanghai to pursue his dream of becoming an artist, meet by accident at a corner when her car and his bike crash into each other. They meet again when Xin Lei goes to the restaurant that Qin Lang works at. They truly get to know each other when Xin Lei asks him to teach her how to make oyster pancakes. Then, Xin Lei's parents' company goes bankrupt. Without telling her, Xin Lei's parents go into hiding, leaving only a plane ticket and a key to their house in Taiwan. To make matters worse, Xin Lei's fiance breaks the engagement, due to his parents' wishes. The only two people she has now are Qin Lang and her best friend Xi Xian. Qin Lang then tells her that he is leaving for Taiwan, so they bade farewell. When Xin Lei arrives in Taiwan, she finds out that Qin Lang's family has been living in the house for years! After much controversy, Qin Lang's grandmother finally lets her stay. Thus begins a magical love story.