Lost Romance (Chinese: 浪漫輸給你; pinyin: Làngmàn Shū Gěi Nǐ; lit. 'Romance Lost to You') is a 2020 Taiwanese romantic-fantasy television series created and produced by Sanlih E-Television.[1] Starring Marcus Chang and Vivian Sung,[1] it tells the story of an editor in a publishing company who magically finds herself transported into the pages of a romance novel – and comes face-to-face with the man of her dreams. The series premiered on Sundays at 10:00 p.m. on TTV in Taiwan from June 7, 2020, to October 18, 2020, and aired on Saturdays at 10:00 p.m. on cable television SET Metro from June 13, 2020, to October 24, 2020.[2][3][4] The series was filmed as it aired. It is available for streaming internationally on Viki, Vidol, and Netflix with multilingual subtitles for the global viewers.[5][6]

Lost Romance
Also known asOverbearing CEO Fall in Love With Me
(霸道總裁愛上我)
浪漫輸給你
GenreRomance
Comedy
Fantasy
Mystery
Created bySanlih E-Television
Written byChen Jie-ying (Screenwriting coordinator)
Huang Xuan-ying
Ceng Xi-bao
Directed byEri Hao
StarringMarcus Chang
Vivian Sung
Simon Lien
Kelly Liao
Jason Hsu
Opening theme“Can’t Bear to Forget You” by Ariel Tsai
Ending theme“Lose to You” by Marcus Chang
Country of originTaiwan
Original languageMandarin
No. of episodes20
Production
ProducersYang Hong-zhi
Eri Hao
Camera setupMulti-camera setup
Running time90 minutes
Production companiesSanlih E-Television
Deepwaters Digital Support Inc.
Magics & Miracles International Film Entertainment Co., Ltd.
Original release
NetworkTTV
Release7 June (2020-06-07) –
18 October 2020 (2020-10-18)
Related

The behind-the-scenes clips were broadcast at the end of each episode under the name Encountering Romance Every Second. (Chinese: 遇見浪漫的每一秒).[7]

Cast edit

Main cast edit

Supporting cast edit

  • Kelly Liao as He Mingli
  • Jason Hsu as He Tianjian/Situ Moran
  • Snowbaby Tsai as Ling Chuchu/Chu Chu
  • Tang Zhi Wei as Hu Chaoqin
  • Don Wong as He Zhaonan
  • Kiki Chen as Susanna/Susan
  • Pii as Lin Chuntian/Lin Qiutian
  • Sean Lin as Jason
  • Deyn Li as George
  • Hsu Yuan Kang as Yao Guping
  • Hsiao Yao as Xu Qiongmei
  • Feng Xian Bo as Chu Yun
  • Jacky Liu as Dr. Pan
  • Tannie Huang as Dr. Sun

Special appearances edit

Production edit

Marcus Chang had previously collaborated with director Eri Hao on the 2018 television series Between. Prior to filming, Marcus Chang had been actively doing weight training and going on a high-protein diet; hoping he could achieve the “cheetah-like” figure described in the script for his role as an overbearing CEO.[8][9]

This marked Marcus Chang's second collaboration with Vivian Sung since their 2014 film Café. Waiting. Love[1] and his fourth collaboration with Sanlih E-Television. The series is Vivian Sung's small screen comeback in Taiwan after five years.[10]

The entire cast and crew attended the opening press conference held on April 14, 2020.[1]

Filming took place almost entirely in Taichung as well as other locations in Taiwan including Nantou County, Changhua County, and Yunlin County.[11]

Scenes from the wedding ceremony were filmed at the Vena Manor, a popular wedding venue in Changhua County.[12]

The series was awarded $15 million NT in tax credits by the Ministry of Culture of Taiwan.[13]

Pop Relevance edit

Fan meeting edit

With 2000 fans at the event, Marcus Chang, Vivian Sung, Simon Lien, and rest of the cast attended the Lost Romance fan meeting, which was held on August 1, 2020, at Chungyo Department Store in Taichung.[14]

LINE stickers edit

In collaboration with LINE TV, Lost Romance launched its own LINE stickers, featuring Marcus Chang and Vivian Sung.[15]

Soundtrack edit

Title Artist Lyrics Music Notes
“Can’t Bear to Forget You” Ariel Tsai Wu I-wei JerryC & Ariel Tsai Opening theme song
“Lose to You” Marcus Chang Ending theme song
“Tonight I’m Here” Insert song
“Talk to Me”
“The Lost Sea” Ariel Tsai Ge Da-wei JerryC
“Long Distance” GJ Vivian Hsu Rap: GJ GJ
“Loveseat” Ariel Tsai feat. PiHai Ryan Ariel Tsai, PiHai Ryan, JerryC

Episode ratings edit

Competing dramas on rival channels airing at the same time slot were:

Air Date Chapter Average Ratings Rank
Jun 7, 2020 1 0.85 1
Jun 14, 2020 2 0.73 1
Jun 21, 2020 3 0.82 1
Jun 28, 2020 4 0.75 2
Jul 5, 2020 5 0.90 2
Jul 12, 2020 6 0.96 2
Jul 19, 2020 7 1.06 2
Jul 26, 2020 8 0.93 2
Aug 2, 2020 9 1.12 1
Aug 9, 2020 10 1.22 1
Aug 16, 2020 11 1.11 1
Aug 23, 2020 12 1.18 1
Aug 30, 2020 13 0.96 1
Sep 6, 2020 14 0.92 1
Sep 13, 2020 15 1.16 2
Sep 20, 2020 16 0.98 1
Sep 27, 2020 17 1.01 2
Oct 4, 2020 18 1.06 1
Oct 11, 2020 19 1.02 2
Oct 18, 2020 20 1.27 1
Average ratings 1.00 --
  • Numbers in red denote the highest rating and numbers in blue denote the lowest rating for the drama's tenure.
  • Ratings are obtained from AGB Nielsen.

Broadcast edit

Network Country First Aired Timeslot
TTV   Taiwan June 7, 2020 Sundays 10:00–11:30 pm
SET Metro June 13, 2020 Saturdays 10:00–11:30 pm
LINE TV June 7, 2020 New episode available every Sunday 12:00am
myVideo October 31, 2020 All episodes available
Netflix November 1, 2020 All episodes available
SET Variety November 21, 2020 Saturdays 8:00–10:00pm
Vidol Worldwide June 7, 2020 New episode available every Sunday 11:30pm
Viki June 10, 2020 New episode available every Wednesday
Chunghwa TV   South Korea September 28, 2020 Monday–Thursday 11:00–12:00pm
CatchPlay+   Singapore September 30, 2020 Episodes 1–17; episodes 18–20 available every Thursdays
  Indonesia October 8, 2020 10/8 episodes 1–8 uploaded
10/15 episodes 9–16 uploaded
10/26 episodes 17–20 uploaded

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