Shia Wa Se (TV series)

Shia Wa Se (Chinese: 幸福不二家; pinyin: xìng fú bù'èr jiā; literally "A Happiness Is Second to None") is a 2016 Taiwanese comedy, romance television series. It is adaptation from one of nominated drama script on the 4th Television Scriptwriting Awards held by Ministry of Culture.[1] Starring Bobby Dou, Mariko Okubo, Phoebe Huang and Lo Pei-An as the main cast. Filming began on December 10, 2014 and wrapped up on March 23, 2015. First original broadcast began on January 29, 2016 on TTV airing every Friday night at 10:00–11:30 pm.

Shia Wa Se (しあわせ)
幸福不二家
Shia Wa Se promotional poster
Also known asHappiness Fujiya
GenreComedy, Romance
Written byLin Qi Le 林其樂
Lin Zhen Hao 林真豪
Xu Zhao Ling 許肇玲
Lin Xuan 林萱
Cai Meng Fen 蔡孟芬
Chen Xi Sheng 陳希聖
Directed byChen Xi Sheng 陳希聖
StarringBobby Dou 竇智孔
Mariko Okubo
Phoebe Huang 黃嘉千
Lo Pei-An 羅北安
Opening themeNo Longer Alone 不再怕寂寞 by Pets Tseng 曾沛慈
Ending themeSingle 一個人 by William Wei 韋禮安
Country of originRepublic of China (Taiwan)
Original languagesMandarin, Hokkien, Japanese
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes14
Production
ProducersWang Yao Ci 王瑤慈
Wang Jia Wen 王家文
Production locationTaiwan
Running time90 minutes
Release
Original networkTTV
TVBS Entertainment Channel
Picture formatSDTV (480i)
HDTV (1080i)
First shown inRepublic of China (Taiwan)
Original release29 January (2016-01-29) 
29 April 2016 (2016-04-29)
Chronology
Preceded byTaste of Love
Followed byLife List
External links
Official Website

This drama was originally plan for total of 18 episodes but cut 4 episodes to total of 14 episodes after that.

Synopsis

Matsuzaka Bistro is a hot diner in Taiwan where people go for great homemade food and the welcoming atmosphere of a loving family that owns it. But it could all be a hoax! The sweet parents and their enthusiastic son and daughter are not even related to each other. The strangers met by coincidence when they each needed a new start in life and decided to become a family in order to open the restaurant. But is a true family born or made?

Cast

Main cast

  • Bobby Dou 竇智孔 as Ji Run Hua 紀潤華
  • Mariko Okubo as Matsuzaka Nanami / Song Ban Qi Hai (in Chinese) 松坂七海
  • Phoebe Huang 黃嘉千 as Cai Yun Qiu 蔡雲雀
  • Lo Pei-an 羅北安 as Jiang Yi Lang 江一郎

Supporting cast

  • Esther Wu 吳心緹 as Yui Yang
  • Su Chu 素珠 as Yun Qiu's Grandma
  • Tsai Chen-nan as Li Huo Tai 李火泰
  • Lin Mei-chao 林美照 as Kang De's mother
  • Figaro Tseng 曾少宗 as Li Kang De 李康德
  • Wu Ting-chien 吳定謙 as Ah Qiang 阿强
  • Ada Pan 潘慧如 as Xiao Hui 小卉
  • Ko I-chen 柯一正 as Qi Hai's father
  • Takiko Nakamura 中村多喜子 as Hui Zi 惠子(Keiko)
  • Chang Chien 張倩 as Fu Li Ping 傅麗萍(PoPo)

Cameos

  • Wu Nien-jen as himself
  • Anna Aoi A'N'D-安娜 as waitress
  • Paul Hsu 許騰方 as Xiao Liu 小劉
  • Jian Ha Zhong 簡漢宗 as Yi Lang's ex-boss
  • Ralf Chiu 邱彥翔 as Peng Yan Da (Old Peng) 彭彥達(老彭)
  • Zack An 安伯政 as Li family's younger brother
  • ?? as Yui's father
  • ?? as Yui's stepmother
  • Zheng Wei Hong 鄭偉宏

Soundtrack

  • No Longer Alone 不再怕寂寞 by Pets Tseng 曾沛慈
  • Single 一個人 by William Wei 韋禮安
  • Love, Waiting 留給你的愛 by Fang Wu 吳汶芳
  • You Were Meant for Me 最美的等候 by Claire Kuo 郭靜
  • Playing Games 玩遊戲 by William Wei 韋禮安
  • Mask 面具 by William Wei 韋禮安

Broadcast

NetworkCountryAiring DateTimeslot
TTV TaiwanJanuary 29, 2016Friday 10:00–11:30 pm
TVBS
Entertainment Channel
January 30, 2016Saturday 10:00–11:30 pm
Now Entertainment Hong KongOctober 14, 2016Monday to Friday 8:30–10:00 pm

Episode ratings

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

Air DateEpisodeAverage RatingsRank
Jan 29, 201610.613
Feb 5, 201620.842
Feb 12, 201633
Feb 19, 201640.603
Feb 26, 201650.653
Mar 4, 201660.634
Mar 11, 201670.754
Mar 18, 201680.764
Mar 25, 201690.574
Apr 1, 2016100.554
Apr 8, 2016110.484
Apr 15, 2016120.494
Apr 22, 2016134
Apr 29, 2016140.554
Average ratings0.62

References

  1. 102年度電視節目劇本創作獎入圍名單 (in Chinese) Retrieved September 16, 2016
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