Deja Vu (TV series)
Deja Vu (Chinese: 回到愛以前; pinyin: Hui Dao Ai Yi Qian) is a 2013 Taiwanese romance drama series created by Sanlih. Starring Yao Yuan Hao, Mandy Wei as the main lead, with Wang Si Ping and Yang Zhen as the second leads. The Chinese title of the drama literally translates to "Return to past love". Filming began on October 12, 2013 and ended on March 8, 2014. First episode began airing on Sanlih's TTV channel on November 3, 2013, taking over previous drama Love Around's time slot. Final episode aired on 30 March 2014 with 22 episodes total.
| Deja Vu 回到愛以前 | |
|---|---|
 Deja Vu promo poster | |
| Also known as | Return To Past Love, Hui Dao Ai Yi Qian, 回到愛以前 |
| Genre | Romance |
| Created by | Sanlih E-Television |
| Written by | Hung Li Yan 洪立妍 Lan Jing Jie 蘭井街 |
| Directed by | Wang Ming Tai 王明台 Hao Xin Xiang 郝心翔 |
| Starring | Yao Yuan Hao 姚元浩 Mandy Wei 魏蔓 Jenna Wang 王思平 Nylon Chen 陳乃榮 Yang Zhen 楊鎮 |
| Opening theme | Beautiful 美麗 by Dawen Wang 王大文 |
| Ending theme | Let's Not Be Friends After A Breakup 分手後不要做朋友 by Rachel Liang 梁文音 |
| Country of origin | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Production | |
| Producer | An Jing Hong 安景鴻 |
| Production location | Taiwan |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production companies | Sanlih E-Television 三立電視 TM Brothers Media Co. Ltd 天億兄弟影音傳媒股份有限公司 |
| Distributor | Sanlih E-Television 三立電視 |
| Release | |
| Original network | TTV |
| Picture format | SDTV |
| First shown in | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Original release | 3 November 2013 – 30 March 2014 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Love Around 真愛黑白配 |
| Followed by | Fall In Love With Me 愛上兩個我 |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
| Production website | |
Synopsis
A woman desperate to bring her deceased fiancee back to life takes an offer from a mysterious stranger to go back in time, but little does she know, for him to live she will no longer be important in his life.
Summary
Xu Hai Lin (Mandy Wei) is a talented ballerina. She meets Lu Xi Wei (Yao Yuan Hao), a wealthy business man when she saves his life from a fire. After caring for him during his recuperating time the two fall in love and he proposes marriage to her. Hai Lin's life couldn't be happier as she is about to marry the man she loves and she finds out she's pregnant with his child. However, a car crash kills her fiancé and causes her to miscarry. While contemplating suicide she meets a mysterious man who offers to give Hai Lin a second chance by allowing her to go back when she first meets Xi Wei. Wanting to bring her beloved back she takes the offer but because things do not happen exactly as it did the first time she saved Xi Wei, he ends up falling in love with her older half sister.
She tries hard to get him to fall in love with her again time and time, but it always ends in heartbreak for her. Until Xi Wei encounters a setback, Hai Lin is the only one still by his side its then he realize how much she loves him. The two fall in love again and is about to get married when this time it is Hai Lin that dies from an accident. Xi Wei also meets the mysterious stranger and receives an offer to bring Hai Lin back to life. The two are finally married but in order to bring Hai Lin back to life Xi Wei aged as he had to give up years of his life.[1]
Cast
Main cast
- Mandy Wei 魏蔓 as Xu Hai Lin 徐海琳
- Yao Yuan Hao 姚元浩 as Lu Xi Wei 陸希唯
- Jenna Wang 王思平 as Xu You Xi 徐又熙
- Nylon Chen 陳乃榮 as Fang Qi Xiang
- Yang Zhen 楊鎮 as Lu Xiang Kai 陸向凱
Supporting cast
- Guan Jin Zong 管謹宗 as Lu Bai Feng 陸百峰
- Chen You Fang 陳幼芳 as Lin Yu Hua 林玉華
- Fu Lei 傅雷 as Xu Zhen Ji 徐振基
- Chien Te-men 乾德門 as Lu Da Qi 陸大器
- Lin Xiu Jun 林秀君 as Wang Mei Hui 王惠美
- Zhang Xi En 張熙恩 as Liu Fei Fei 劉菲菲
- Wang Jia Liang 王家梁 as Zheng Ya Li 鄭亞力
- Paul Hsu 許騰方 as Tony
- Mei Xian Zhi 梅賢治 as Xiao Q 小Q
- Yao Dai Wei 姚黛瑋 as Qiao Qi 喬琪
- Chen Ruo Ping 陳若萍 as Fang Ruo Mei 方若梅[2]
Soundtrack
| Deja Vu Original TV Soundtrack (OST) | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Released | 17 January 2014 |
| Genre | Mandopop |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Label | Universal Music (TW) |
The Deja Vu Original TV Soundtrack (OST) (回到愛以前 電視情歌合輯) was released on January 17, 2014 by various artists under Universal Music (TW) record label. It contains 14 tracks total. The opening theme is track 1 "Beautiful 美麗" by Dawen Wang 王大文, while the closing theme is track 2 "Let's Not Be Friends After Breaking Up 分手後不要做朋友" by Rachel Liang 梁文音.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Beautiful" (美麗) | Dawen Wang 王大文 | 4:01 |
| 2. | "Let's Not Be Friends After Breaking Up" (分手後不要做朋友) | Rachel Liang 梁文音 | 4:23 |
| 3. | "Don't Back Off" (不要撤退) | Jane Huang 黃美珍 | 4:06 |
| 4. | "Stranger?" (變成陌生人) | Cyndi Wang 王心凌 | 4:44 |
| 6. | "How Do You Know?" (你怎麼知道) | Vanness Wu 吳建豪 | 4:04 |
| 7. | "What is Love?" (愛是什麼) | Rachel Liang 梁文音 | 3:54 |
| 8. | "Beautiful (Turn back time ver.)" (美麗 (時光倒流版)) | Instrumental | 4:01 |
| 9. | "Beautiful (Happiness ver.)" (美麗 (幸福萌芽版)) | Instrumental | 4:01 |
| 10. | "Let's Not Be Friends After Breaking Up (Bliss edition)" (分手後不要做朋友 (抒情Bliss版)) | Instrumental | 4:23 |
| 11. | "Let's Not Be Friends After Breaking Up (Crystal edition)" (分手後不要做朋友 (沉靜水晶版)) | Instrumental | 4:23 |
| 12. | "Hello (Mischievous spark ver.)" (你好 (調皮火花版)) | Instrumental | 3:56 |
| 13. | "Let's Work It Out (Fantasy humor ver.)" (練習愛情 (奇幻幽默版)) | Instrumental | 5:17 |
| 14. | "Acid Rain (Intricate love ver.)" (酸雨 (錯綜愛戀版)) | Instrumental | 4:38 |
Broadcast
"Deja Vu" original airing began on Taiwanese Sanlih channel TTV on November 3, 2013 every Sunday night at 10:00 PM. Each episode running time is 90 minutes with commercials.
| Channel | Country | Airing Date | Timeslot |
|---|---|---|---|
| TTV HD |  Taiwan | November 3, 2013 | Sunday 10:00 PM |
| SETTV | November 9, 2013 | Saturday 10:00 PM | |
| ETTV | November 10, 2013 | Sunday 8:30 PM | |
| Astro |  Malaysia | April 21, 2014 | Monday to Friday 10:30 PM |
Episode ratings
"Deja Vu" premiered with weak ratings, coming in last place in its timeslot. Beginning with episode 2 it has come in first place in its timeslot throughout its final episode airing. The viewers survey was conducted by AGB Nielsen with a survey range of over 4 years old TV audience.[4]
Competing dramas on rival channels airing at the same timeslot were:
- CTS - Home, Our Song, Rock N' Road
- FTV - I Love U Love U Love, Love For All The Moments, First Kiss
- CTV - The Queen!, My Poor Dad, MY RICH DAD, Master's Sun
| Air Date | Episode | Title | Average Ratings | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 3, 2013 | 1 | Bliss, Return To Past Love Bliss，回到愛以前 | 0.86 | 3 |
| November 10, 2013 | 2 | Second World Of Love, More Love 第二世的愛，更愛 | 1.04 | 1 |
| November 17, 2013 | 3 | I Trust My Workers! 我相信我的員工！ | 1.35 | 1 |
| November 24, 2013 | 4 | Past Lover? 上輩子的情人？ | 1.34 | 1 |
| December 1, 2013 | 5 | For My One And Only Love 為了唯一的愛 | 1.28 | 1 |
| December 8, 2013 | 6 | Everything Have Only Just Started! 原來一切才正要開始！ | 1.70 | 1 |
| December 15, 2013 | 7 | My Bliss Bracelet! 我的Bliss手鍊！ | 2.10 | 1 |
| December 22, 2013 | 8 | Lucky Girl? 幸運的女孩？ | 2.11 | 1 |
| December 29, 2013 | 9 | Your Life, Rests In Your Hands! 妳的人生，掌握在妳手上！ | 2.02 | 1 |
| January 5, 2014 | 10 | Originally, The That Saved Me Was You! 原來，救我的人是妳！ | 2.58 | 1 |
| January 12, 2014 | 11 | Return Your Happiness Back To You! 把妳的幸福還給妳！ | 2.53 | 1 |
| January 19, 2014 | 12 | You Are My Lu Xi Wei! 你是我的陸希唯！ | 2.05 | 1 |
| January 26, 2014 | 13 | You Are My Ex-boyfriend 你就是我的前男友 | 2.55 | 1 |
| February 2, 2014 | 14 | Inseparable, Respect The Courage To Love 離不開，就鼓起勇氣愛！ | 1.84 | 1 |
| February 9, 2014 | 15 | Helen, I Love You! 海琳，我愛妳！ | 2.47 | 1 |
| February 16, 2014 | 16 | Hold On To The Hands Of Fate! 把妳從命運手裡搶回來！ | 1.84 | 1 |
| February 23, 2014 | 17 | Welcome, To The Border Of Life And Death. 歡迎，來到生與死的交界。 | 1.91 | 1 |
| March 2, 2014 | 18 | Make You Fall In Love With Me 讓妳重新愛上我 | 1.62 | 1 |
| March 9, 2014 | 19 | Don't Go Okay? 不要走好嗎？ | 1.39 | 1 |
| March 16, 2014 | 20 | Did You Fall In Love With Lu Xi Wei? 妳愛上陸希唯了嗎？ | 1.34 | 1 |
| March 23, 2014 | 21 | No One Can Take Away Love 沒有人能搶走的愛 | 1.21 | 1 |
| March 30, 2014 | 22 | I Love, Is Your Soul 我愛的，是你的靈魂 | 1.69 | 1 |
| Average ratings | 1.76 | |||
Awards and nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2013 Sanlih Drama Awards 華劇大賞 | Best Actor Award | Yao Yuan Hao | Nominated |
| Best Actress Award | Mandy Wei | Nominated | ||
| Best Screen Couple Award | Yao Yuan Hao & Mandy Wei | Nominated | ||
| Best Kiss Award | Yao Yuan Hao & Mandy Wei | Nominated | ||
| Best Crying Award | Yao Yuan Hao & Mandy Wei | Nominated | ||
| Most Popular Overseas Award | Yao Yuan Hao | Nominated | ||
| Weibo Popularity Award | Yao Yuan Hao | Nominated | ||
| Viewers Choice Drama Award | Deja Vu | Nominated |
Remake
- Thailand: Deja Vu / Ruk Yon Welah, เดจาวู OneHD31 (2020)
References
- "Deja Vu". drama fever.
- TTV site
- "Deja Vu Original TV Soundtrack". Yes Asia. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- (in Chinese)"中時娛樂" Archived October 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Showbiz Times. Retrieved 5 April 2014