My Girlfriend is an Alien
"My Girlfriend is an Alien" (Mandarin: 外星女生柴小七 ) is a Chinese fantasy sitcom series starring Wan Peng as an alien girl from the "Cape Town Planet" and Thassapak Hsu as the President of "Future Group of Companies" who gets heavily injured by a car accident and of whom she saves life by putting her life in danger. The show depicts an intergalactic romance between alien girl Chai Xiaoqi and Fang Leng, an overbearing president.
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 My Girlfriend is an Alien (外星女生柴小七) | |
| 外星女生柴小七 | |
| Genre | Romance, Fantasy, Comedy |
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| Theme music composer | Da Sheng |
| Opening theme | "万有引力 (Gravity)" |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 28 (list of episodes) |
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| Production location | Shenzhen |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
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| Distributor | WeTV |
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| Original network | Tencent Video |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital |
| Original release | August 19 – September 24, 2019 |
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Cast and characters
Main
- Thassapak Hsu as Fang Leng
- Wan Peng as Chai Xiaoqi
Recurring
- Wang You Jun as Fang Lie (Fang Leng's step-brother)
- Yang Yue as Jiang Xue (Heir of Jiang group, Fang Leng's childhood friend and fiance)
- Alina Zhang as Sister Chai (Restaurant Owner, Xiaoqi's landlady and friend)
- Wang Hao Zhen Han Jinming / Assistant Han (Fang Leng's secretary)
- Christopher Lee as Fang Shi Da (Chairman of Future group, Fang Leng and Fang Lie's father)
- Hu Cai Hong as Aunt Zhou (Fang Shi Da's second wife and Fang Lie's mother)
- Ashin Shu as Doctor Zhang (Fang Leng's therapist and friend)
- Gong Zheng Nan as Ai Lun/Alan (Jiang Xue's ally and a research scientist at Future group)
- Kris Bole as Mr. Filner (Fang Lie's art exhibition sponsor)
Production
Background
Producer Li Eryun said that the play is a small but beautiful, positive energy dream sweet pet love drama, which has both a soft science fiction with a big brain and a love story core that is easily decompressed, and is committed to bringing relaxed joy to the audience At the same time as the romantic innocent story, spread positive positive energy values. The show was officially filmed in Shenzhen on October 20, 2018 , ended on January 4, 2019.
Opening sequence
Thassapak Hsu a.k.a. Fang Leng gets encountered by a car accident and loses his consciousness and suddenly Wan Peng a.k.a. Chai Xiaoqi lands on the Earth in front of him and helps him to recover his consciousness suddenly the car due to crash explodes and she tries to protect Fang Leng from the destruction meanwhile her Annunciator (a precious stone from her home planet) gets penetrated through the body of Fang Leng inside his heart. After that, Chai Xiaoqi takes shelter in a restaurant owned by Alina Zhang a.k.a. Sister Chai and eventually gets appointed at Future Group of Companies by the president of the company Fang Leng.
Setting
The shooting for the show took place in Shenzhen on October 20, 2018 and ended on January 4, 2019.
Soundtracks
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Composer(s) | Singer(s) | Length | Notes |
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| 1 | "Gravity (万有引力)" | Sherry Li Zen Yu & Li Lingyao | Da Sheng | Li Zi Xuan | 03:06 | Opening theme |
| 2 | "Since I Met You (自从我遇见你)" | Zhou Jieying | Xiao Qiao | Ren Ran | 03:42 | Ending theme |
| 3 | "Love Does Not Leave (爱不离开)" | Lin Qiao & Jin XiaoK | Cen Si Yuan | Zhou Fu Jian | 03:51 | |
| 4 | "Of Course Love (爱所当然)" | Lin Qiao & Liu Enxun | Zhang Hong | Thassapak Hsu | 03:47 | |
| 5 | "Rotary Planet (旋转星球)" | Li Yuzhe | Quan Gui Li | Zeng Yu Ming | 03:41 | |
| 6 | "In a Dream (在梦中)" | Cissy | Cissy | Jiang Ping Guo | ||
| 7 | "Ambiguous Fermentation (暧昧发酵)" | Zhang Pengpeng | Zhang Pengpeng | Lian Huai Wei |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Reference |
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| 2019 | Tencent Video All Star Awards | Most Promising Television Actor | Wan Peng | Won |