Better Man (2016 TV series)

Better Man (Chinese: 我的極品男友; pinyin: wǒ de jípǐn nányǒu; literally "My Best Quality Boyfriend") is a 2016 Taiwanese romance, family television drama starring Lin Yo-Wei, Tender Huang, Jolin Chien, Cindy Lien, Shara Lin and Hope Lin. Filming began on May 5, 2016 and is filmed as it airs. The original broadcast began on June 1, 2016 on SET Metro, airing weekdays (Monday through Friday) at 8:00 pm.

Better Man
我的極品男友
Better Man promo poster
GenreRomance, Family
Created bySanlih E-Television
Written byShao Hui Ting 邵慧婷 (Screenwriter coordinator ep 1, Script consultant ep 2-60)
Zou Xiang Qin 鄒湘秦(Screenwriter coordinator)
Gong Min Hui 龔敏惠 (Screenwriter coordinator)
Zheng Han Wen 鄭涵文
Wu Xiang Ying 吳香穎
Li Ying Yuan 李盈緣
Directed byHao Xin Xiang 郝心翔
Jiang Bing Chen 姜秉辰 (ep 1-11)
StarringLin Yo-Wei 林佑威
Tender Huang 黃騰浩
Jolin Chien 簡宏霖
Cindy Lien 連俞涵
Shara Lin 林逸欣
Hope Lin 林可彤
Opening themeFaded Pictures 屬於你和我之間的事 by Vanness Wu 吳建豪
Ending themeAll You Did 都是你害的 by Bii 畢書盡
Country of originRepublic of China (Taiwan)
Original languagesMandarin, Hokkien
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes60
Production
ProducersFang Xiao Ren 方孝仁
Rong Jun Yi 戎俊義
Production locationTaiwan
Camera setupMulti camera
Running time60 minutes
Production companies金牌合作影像製作股份有限公司
Golden Bloom Production Co., Ltd. 金牌風華影像製作股份有限公司
Sanlih E-Television 三立電視股份有限公司
Release
Original networkSET Metro
EBC Variety
Picture formatSDTV (480i)
HDTV (1080i)
First shown inRepublic of China (Taiwan)
Original release1 June (2016-06-01) 
23 August 2016 (2016-08-23)
Chronology
Preceded byThe Love Song
Followed byV-Focus
External links
Official Website

Synopsis

The Yang brothers have it all — good looks, brains and family background. But each shuns romantic entanglements for his own reasons. Yang Zhen Wei is the workaholic oldest brother who only has his mind set on expanding his catering business. Yang Zhen Hao is the middle brother who works in the entertainment industry and as a fitness instructor. Yang Zhen Kai is the meticulous youngest brother who has been given the position of CEO of the family empire. How will the brothers handle their emotions when they each meet a woman who turns their perfect worlds upside down?

Cast

Main cast

  • Lin Yo-Wei 林佑威 as Yang Zhen Wei 楊振偉
  • Tender Huang 黃騰浩 as Yang Zhen Hao 楊振浩 (Jerry Yang)
  • Jolin Chien 簡宏霖 as Yang Zhen Kai 楊振凱
  • Cindy Lien 連俞涵 as Wu Yi Xin 吾以心
  • Shara Lin 林逸欣 as Wu Yi An 吾以安
  • Hope Lin 林可彤 as Yao You Zhen 姚又真 (May Yao)

Supporting cast

  • Shen Hairong 沈海蓉 as Yang Chen Shun Yu 楊孟舜玉
  • Lia Lee 李相林 as Guan Mei Yu 關美妤
  • Jian Chang 檢場 as Wu Jia Xing 吾家興
  • Doris Kuang 況明潔 as Lin Hui Lan 林蕙蘭
  • Bebe Chang 杜姸 as Ding Yu Chen 丁雨晨
  • Don Wong 王道 as Yang Guo Zheng 楊國政
  • Hu Pei Lien 胡佩蓮 as Xu Yu Fang 許毓芳

Cameos

  • Awayne Liu 劉峻緯 as Liu Da Wei 劉大緯
  • Xu Shou Hong 鄒守宏 as Guan Qi Xiang 关啟祥
  • Zhang Guang Jie 張光傑 as Chen Qing Dong 陈慶東
  • Zhong Lun Li 鍾倫理 as factory manager
  • Hank Wu 吳仲強 as Zhang Wei De 張威德
  • Yvonne Liang 梁以辰 as Ding Yu Wei 丁雨薇 (photo only)
  • Ying Tsai-Ling 應采靈 as Rui Yi 瑞姨
  • Nylon Chen 陳乃榮 as He Yan Zhi 何彥智
  • Chen Ching Chieh 瑤涵沂 as Jiang Ning 蔣甯
  • ?? as Daniel
  • ?? as Katy
  • ?? as Zi Qi 子奇
  • ?? Xu Xin Yan 徐欣妍

Soundtrack

Better Man
Original TV Soundtrack (OST)
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
Released16 August 2016
GenreMandopop
LanguageMandarin
LabelUniversal Music (TW)

Better Man Original TV Soundtrack (OST) (我的極品男友 電視原聲帶) was released on August 16, 2016 by various artists under Universal Music (TW). It contains 13 tracks total, in which 8 tracks are various instrumental versions of the songs. The opening theme is track 1 "Faded Pictures 屬於你和我之間的事" by Vanness Wu. The closing theme "All You Did 都是你害的" by Bii is not featured on the official soundtrack CD since singer Bii is signed exclusively to Linfair Records.

Track listing

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Faded Pictures" (屬於你和我之間的事)Vanness Wu 吳建豪4:07
2."Restoration" (還原)Rachel Liang 梁文音3:21
3."Sweet Rope" (甜美的繩索)Nana Lee 李千娜4:15
4."You Already Know My Heart" (其實你已經知道)Dawen 王大文4:20
5."Big Confession" (大告白)Da Mouth 大嘴巴3:58
6."Faded Pictures (Heartwarming Lyrical ver.)" (屬於你我之間的事 暖心抒情版)Liao Wei-Chieh3:20
7."Unexpected Encounter (Tasted Happiness ver.)" (不期而遇 淺嚐幸福版)Liao Wei-Chieh3:19
8."Faded Pictures (Understanding Love ver.)" (屬於你和我之間的事 默契愛意版)Liao Wei-Chieh2:56
9."Faded Pictures (Innocent Playmates ver.)" (屬於你和我之間的事 兩小無猜版)Liao Wei-Chieh2:08
10."Unexpected Encounter (Lonely ver.)" (不期而遇 獨處孤寂版)Liao Wei-Chieh4:03
11."Unexpected Encounter (Heartbreaking ver.)" (不期而遇 痛徹心扉版)Liao Wei-Chieh3:54
12."Unexpected Encounter (Romantic Sweet ver.)" (不期而遇 浪漫甜美版)Liao Wei-Chieh2:58
13."Unexpected Encounter (Simple and Pure Love ver.)" (甜美的繩索 樸實純愛版)Liao Wei-Chieh3:48

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Songs not featured on the official soundtrack album.

  • All You Did 都是你害的 by Bii 畢書盡
  • 38 by Bii 畢書盡
  • Maybe Baby by Bii 畢書盡
  • That's Where I Wanna Be 想 by Dino Lee 李玉璽
  • I Love You, I Do by Ian Chen 陳彥允
  • Gonna Be OK by Nana Lee 李千娜
  • Unexpected Encounter 不期而遇 by Rachel Liang 梁文音

Broadcast

NetworkCountryAiring DateTimeslot
SET Metro TaiwanJune 1, 2016Monday to Friday 8:00-9:00 pm
EBC VarietyMonday to Friday 9:00-10:00 pm
CTSApril 12, 2017Monday to Friday 8:00-9:00 pm
Astro Shuang Xing MalaysiaJune 2, 2016Monday to Friday 6:00-7:00 pm
VV Drama SingaporeJune 29, 2016Monday to Friday 7:00-8:00 pm

Episode ratings

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

Air DateEpisodesWeekly Average RatingsRank
Jun 1-3, 20161-31.025
Jun 6-10, 20164-81.254
Jun 13-17, 20169-131.274
Jun 20-24, 201614-181.484
Jun 27-Jul 1, 201619-231.484
Jul 4-8, 201624-281.474
Jul 11-15, 201629-331.304
Jul 18-22, 201634-381.414
Jul 25-29, 201639-431.544
Agt 1-5, 201644-481.624
Agt 8-12, 201649-531.494
Agt 15-19, 201654-581.743
Agt 22-23, 201659-601.853
Average ratings

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Category Nominee Result
2016 2016 Sanlih Drama Awards Viewers Choice Drama Award Better Man Nominated
Best Actor Award Lin Yo-Wei Nominated
Tender Huang Nominated
Best Actress Award Shara Lin Nominated
Best Crying Award Jolin Chien & Hope Lin Nominated
Best Kiss Award Jolin Chien & Hope Lin Nominated
Best Potential Award Cindy Lien Nominated
Best Powerful Performance Award Jian Chang Nominated
Best Screen Couple Award Lin Yo-Wei & Cindy Lien Nominated
Tender Huang & Shara Lin Nominated
Jolin Chien & Hope Lin Nominated
Vidol TV Best Drama Award Better Man Won
Viewers Choice Drama's Song Award "Faded Pictures" - Vanness Wu Nominated
"38" - Bii Nominated

References

  1. yesasia.com Better Man OST page Retrieved September 17, 2016
  2. iTunes Better Man OST info Retrieved September 17, 2016
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