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Close Your Eyes Before It's Dark

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Close Your Eyes Before It's Dark
天黑請閉眼
GenreThriller
Mystery
Written by(Chen Shih-chieh [zh]
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
Original release
NetworkTTV
ReleaseDecember 30, 2016 (2016-12-30) –
February 17, 2017 (2017-02-17)
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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.

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

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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

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  • 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

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

Episode ratings

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Air date Episode Average ratings
December 30, 2016 1 0.47
January 6, 2017 2 0.60
January 13, 2017 3 0.61
January 20, 2017 4 0.58
February 3, 2017 5 0.87
February 10, 2017 6 0.96
February 17, 2017 7 1.24
Average ratings 0.76

Awards and nominations

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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 Luming Lu, 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

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  1. ^ "恭喜!《天黑請閉眼》勇奪52金鐘戲劇節目獎". China Times (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 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 (Taiwan)). Retrieved June 29, 2019.
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