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Iron Ladies (Chinese: 姊的時代; pinyin: jiě dě shí dài ; literally "Generation of Elder Sisters") is a 2018 Taiwanese television series created and produced by SETTV. It stars Aviis Zhong, Ben Wu, Ada Pan, Zhu Zhi-Ying as the main cast. It was first broadcast on 10 January 2017 on SET Metro and airs every Friday night from 10pm to 11.30pm.
| Iron Ladies | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| 姊的時代 | |
| Genre | Romance |
| Created by | Sanlih E-Television |
| Written by | Chen Jie Ying 陳潔瑩 (Ep. 1-3) Lan Wen Xi 藍文希 (Ep. 1-3) Zhang Qing Hui 張清慧 (Ep. 1-3) Ka Fei Yin 咖啡因 (Ep. 4-13) Guo Shi Wei 郭世偉 (Ep. 4-13) |
| Directed by | Zhang Jia Xian 張佳賢 |
| Starring | Aviis Zhong Ben Wu Ada Pan Zhu Zhi-Ying |
| Opening theme | "Wonderful Day" by Ben Wu |
| Ending theme | " 到不了的以後" by Ben Wu |
| Country of origin | Taiwan |
| Original languages | Mandarin Taiwanese |
| No. of episodes | 13+1 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Shao Zhi Wei 邵芷薇 Huang Ya Xin 黃雅新 |
| Producers | Huang Yu Tang 黃毓棠 Wu Can Qi 吳璨琦 |
| Production location | Taiwan |
| Running time | 90 minutes (Ep. 1-12) 120 minutes (Ep. 13) |
| Production companies | Enjoy Entertainment Co., Ltd Sanlih E-Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | SET Metro |
| Release | 12 January 2018 - 20 April 2018 |
| Related | |
Cast edit
Main cast edit
- Aviis Zhong as Zhou Kai Ting
- Lu Yi-en (盧以恩) as young Kai Ting
- Ben Wu as Su Can/Ivan
- Ada Pan as Ma Li Sha
- Zhu Zhi-ying as Wang Qing Qing
- Lan Chun-tien as Gao Ze Shan
- Jack Lee as Lin Dai Yu/David
- Wu Ting-chien as Zhao Yuan An
- Jaytherabbit as Fairly Godmother
Supporting cast edit
- Wang Man-chiao as Su Li Yu Qin
- Jenny Huang as Cheng Shui Jing
- Linda Lin as Yin Rou Xin
- Hsiao Ching-hung as Gu Da Fei
- Joelle Lu as Xia Zi Qing
- Wayne Song as Xu Tai Heng
- Wills Sia as Josh
- Su Yen-ti as Xiao Q
- Homei as Mai Mai
Cameo edit
- Serena Fang as Zhang Yi Yi
- Fu Lei as Zhou Zheng Wu
- Bokeh Kosang as Li Zhi Cheng
Soundtrack edit
- "Wonderful day" by Ben Wu
- "Unachievable Future 到不了的以後" by Ben Wu
- "Don't Scare On Darkness 別怕黑" by Chen Wei Ting
- "The Best of Us 最好的我們" by Chen Wei Ting
- "Shadow 影子" by Irene Luo
- "Almost 自然凋謝" by Sun Sheng Xi
Broadcast edit
| Network | Country | Airing Date | Timeslot |
|---|---|---|---|
| SET Metro |  Taiwan |
12 January 2018 | Friday 10:00-11:30 pm |
| Vidol | Friday 11:30 pm | ||
| iQiyi | 13 January 2018 | Saturday 12:00 am | |
| EBC Variety | Saturday 10:00-11:30 pm | ||
| Super TV | 28 January 2018 | Sunday 8:30-10:00 pm | |
| Line TV | 13 April 2018 | Friday 12:00 am | |
| Viu |  Hong Kong |
13 January 2018 | Saturday 00:00 |
| dimsum |  Malaysia |
27 March 2018 | - |
| E City |  Singapore |
2018 | Sunday 9:30-11:00 pm |
Ratings edit
Competing dramas on rival channels airing at the same time slot were:
- FTV - Intern Doctor
- SET Taiwan - Father's Wish (re-run)
- TTV - My Dear Boy
| Air Date | Episode | Average Ratings | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 January 2018 | 1 | 0.90 | 2 |
| 19 January 2018 | 2 | 0.70 | 3 |
| 26 January 2018 | 3 | 0.64 | 4 |
| 2 February 2018 | 4 | 0.98 | 2 |
| 9 February 2018 | 5 | 0.99 | 3 |
| 16 February 2018: Airing of "Hot Door Night Chinese New Year Special Episode" | |||
| 23 February 2018 | 6 | 0.90 | 2 |
| 2 March 2018 | 7 | 0.94 | 3 |
| 9 March 2018 | 8 | 1.14 | 1 |
| 16 March 2018 | 9 | 0.94 | 3 |
| 23 March 2018 | 10 | 0.97 | 3 |
| 30 March 2018 | 11 | 1.05 | 2 |
| 6 April 2018 | 12 | 1.06 | 2 |
| 13 April 2018 | 13 | 1.50 | 1 |
| Average ratings | 0.98 | -- | |