Close Your Eyes Before It's Dark

Close Your Eyes Before It's Dark (Chinese: 天黑請閉眼; pinyin: Tiān Hēi Qǐng Bìyǎn) is a 2016 Taiwanese mystery thriller created and produced by TTV. Directed by Ke Zhen-Nian and Chen Yu-hsun, it is the fourth installment in the anthology series Qseries and premiered on December 30, 2016.

Close Your Eyes Before It's Dark
天黑請閉眼
GenreThriller
Mystery
Written by(Chen Shih-chieh
Wang Ci-Yang
Chan Chun-Chieh
Directed byZhen-Nian Ke
Chen Yu-hsun
StarringBryan Chang
Jian Man-shu
Yen Tsao
Sun Ke-Fang
Allen Chen
Jake Hsu
Chu Sheng-Ping
Blue Lan
Huang Shang-Ho
Huang Di-Yang
Ending theme"Light of Darkness 黑暗之光" by Ricie Fun
Country of originTaiwan
Original languageMandarin
No. of episodes7
Production
Executive producerZhang-Kun
ProducersLiao Jian-Xing
An Zhe-Yi
Running time110 minutes
Release
Original networkTTV
Original releaseDecember 30, 2016 (2016-12-30) –
February 17, 2017 (2017-02-17)
Chronology
Preceded byHave You Ever Fallen in Love, Miss Jiang?
Followed byHouse of Toy Bricks
External links
Website

The series revolves around eight friends who were classmates and members of the mountain-climbing club from ten years ago and their venture into a mountain to uncover truths from the past. The ensemble and supporting cast include Bryan Chang as Lu Bo-Cang, Jian Man-shu as Jung Xiao-Tong, Yen Tsao as Chou Ruo-Qing, Sun Ke-Fang as Liu Cheng-Fang, Allen Chen as Lan Yi-Cong, Jake Hsu as Li Zi-Shuo, Chu Sheng-Ping as Huang Yu-Xiu, Lan Ya-Yun as Bai Xin-Yi, Huang Shang-Ho as Wang Guang-Wei, and Huang Di-Yang as Chen Ya-Zheng. Filming took place primarily in Miaoli, Taiwan.

Premise

The series focuses on eight friends who were members of the mountain-climbing club in high school ten years ago. Due to a photo scandal, most of them have lost contact with one another and a gulf of distrust lies between each of them. In the present, they meet up in a mountain cabin and attempt to dig up time capsules they had buried ten years before, only to find out someone had already dug them. Unbeknownst to them, a darker conspiracy is lurking after them, and finding the truth could lead to deadly consequences.

Cast
  • Bryan Chang as Lu Bo-Cang: One of the members of the mountain-climbing club in high school. He is now a surgeon in practice and is married to Cheng-Fang, whom he was in love with since ten years ago.
  • Jian Man-shu as Hung Xiao-Tong: One of the members of the mountain-climbing club in high school. She was expelled from high school due to a photo scandal with Yi-Cong, her then-boyfriend. She is now a model.
  • Yen Tsao as Chou Ruo-Qing: One of the members of the mountain-climbing club in high school. He actively participates in grassroots movements.
  • Sun Ke-Fang as Liu Cheng-Fang: One of the members of the mountain-climbing club in high school. She was a close friend of Xiao-Tong and is now married to Bo-Cang.
  • Allen Chen as Lan Yi-Cong: One of the members of the mountain-climbing club in high school. Son of a wealthy businessman and was Xiao-Tong's boyfriend. After the photo scandal, he was able to stay in school due to his father's status, yet his girlfriend was expelled.
  • Jake Hsu as Li Zi-Shuo: The mountain-climbing club leader in high school. He has a secret that he hid for ten years.
  • Chu Sheng-Ping as Huang Yu-Xiu: One of the members of the mountain-climbing club in high school. She has a naive personality.
  • Lan Ya-Yun as Bai Xin-Yi: One of the members of the mountain-climbing club in high school. She was the trigger for the photo scandal ten years ago and was determined to find the perpetrator. She is now a prosecutor and suffers from asthma. She is also the organizer for the mountain trip.
  • Huang Shang-Ho as Wang Guang-Wei: Son of the mountain cabin owner.
  • Huang Di-Yang as Chen Ya-Zheng: A policeman. He is also Xin-Yi's boyfriend.

Soundtrack
  • Ending theme: "Light of Darkness 黑暗之光" by Ricie Fun

Episode ratings
Air dateEpisodeAverage ratings
December 30, 201610.47
January 6, 201720.60
January 13, 201730.61
January 20, 201740.58
February 3, 201750.87
February 10, 201760.96
February 17, 201771.24
Average ratings0.76

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result
2017 52nd Golden Bell Awards[1] Best Television Series Won
Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series Huang Shang-Ho Nominated
Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series Sun Ke-Fang Won
Best Newcomer in a Television Series Nominated
Best Director in a Television Series Ke Zhen-Nian Nominated
Best Screenplay in a Television Series Wang Kong-Cheng, Wang Ci-Yang, Wu Han-Jie, Lin Pin-Jun, Ke Zhen-Nian, Chen Shih-Chieh, Fu Kai-Ling, Chan Jun-Jie Nominated
Best Sound Mixing Lu Lu-Ming, Jian Feng-Shu Won
2018 29th Golden Melody Awards[2] Best Recording Package - Technical Category Lu Yi-Xuan
(Original TV series soundtrack from "Close Your Eyes Before It's Dark")		 Nominated

References
  1. "恭喜！《天黑請閉眼》勇奪52金鐘戲劇節目獎". China Times (in Chinese). Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  2. "金曲》【完整名單】第29屆金曲獎得獎名單 陳奕迅雙料奪歌王、年度專輯獎". Liberty Times (in Chinese). Retrieved June 29, 2019.
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