The Arc of Life (TV series)
Appearance
The Arc of Life | |
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Also known as | Alpha Girlz The Business They Started |
Traditional Chinese | 她們創業的那些鳥事 |
Simplified Chinese | 她们创业的那些鸟事 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Tā Men Chuàng Yè De Nèi Xiē Niǎo Shì |
Genre | Drama Romance |
Based on | Woman's company(お仕事です!) by Fumi Saimon[1] |
Written by | Lu Shih-Yuan |
Directed by | Jerry Feng Hsu Chao-Jen |
Starring | Ruby Lin Ivy Chen Jian Man-shu Roy Chiu JC Lin Chris Wang |
Country of origin | Taiwan |
Original language | Mandarin |
No. of episodes | 26 |
Production | |
Producers | Ruby Lin Lai Cong-bi |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production companies | Comic Productions Co. Gala Television Bossdom Digiinnovation Co., Ltd. |
Original release | |
Network | GTV Drama IQIYI |
Release | 31 January 25 April 2021 | –
The Arc of Life (traditional Chinese: 她們創業的那些鳥事; simplified Chinese: 她们创业的那些鸟事) is a 2021 Taiwanese television series written by Lu Shih-Yuan and directed by Hsu Chao-Jen. The series stars Ruby Lin, Ivy Chen, Jian Man-shu, Roy Chiu and Chris Wang. It premiered on GTV and IQIYI on 31 January 2021.[2]
Synopsis
[edit]An inspirational story that revolves around 3 female entrepreneurs in the age of 'Female Power, treating each other sincerely'
Cast
[edit]Main
[edit]Actor | Drama character | Manga character |
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Ruby Lin | Gong Ye Xiao Niao (公冶小蔦) | Kotori Nojima |
Ivy Chen | Xia Zhi (夏芷) | Natsuko Ota |
Jian Man-shu | Lin Mei Ji (林美季) | Miki Kamoshita |
Roy Chiu | Zheng Yi Nan (鄭義男) | Shinichiro Nagase |
Chris Wang | Yu Long Jie (庾龍玠) | Ryusuke Mitsugi |
JC Lin | Lin Chuan Xiang (藺川想) | Yodogawa Hibiki |
Alan Ko | Jiang Wushu (江武樹) | Yasunori Mitsugi |
Supporting
[edit]- Sara Yu
- Li Kwok-Chiu
- Ha Hsiao-Yuan
- Ma Kuo-Bi
- Jack Kao
- Tou Chung-hua
- Josie Leung
- Bryan Chang
- Matilda Tao
- Chang Han
- Brando Huang
- Lung Shao-hua
- Luo Shih-feng
- Jane Liao
Special guests
[edit]- Lee Li-chun as Xia Yutian (Xia Zhi's father)
- Pauline Lan as Hao Qinglang (Xia Zhi's Mother)
Soundtrack
[edit]Type | Title | Singer(s) | Lyricist | Songwriter |
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Opening Song | "Wú Jiàn Niǎo" (無間鳥; Little Bird) |
Ian Chen Bessy Tung |
Jerry Feng Ian Chen |
Jam Hsiao, Ian Chen Hsu Wei-Hung |
Ending Song | "Xiǎng A,Xiǎng Zhù Nǐ" (想啊,想著你; Thinking About You) |
Fang Wu | ||
Insert Songs | "Over Love" | Sunset Rollercoaster | Tseng Kuo-Hung | |
"Wǒ Hǎo Jì Mò" (我好寂寞; I Get Longly) |
A'N'D | Shu Chen | ||
"Xiǎng Yào Nì Zài Yì Qǐ" (想要膩在一起) |
Tseng Yu-Jia | Jerry Feng | Feifei | |
"Guò Qù" (過去; Past The Past) |
Sharon Lee | Jerry Feng Luo Qiao-Bi |
Rennie Wang | |
"Ai Shàng Nǐ Wǒ Néng Bù Néng Hòu Huǐ" (愛上你我能不能後悔; Love Hurts) |
Jesslyn | Jesslyn | ||
"Yǐn Xíng De Chì Bǎng" (隱形的翅膀; Invisible Wings) |
Bessy Tung | 王雅君 | ||
"Ai Rén Cuò Guò" (愛人錯過; Somewhere In Time) |
Accusefive | Edward Pan Pan Ann | ||
"Dài Wǒ Qù Zhǎo Yè Shēng Huó" (帶我去找夜生活; Night Life.Take us to the Light) | ||||
"Zài Zhè Zuò Chéng Shì Yí Shī Le Nǐ" (在這座城市遺失了你; Where I Lost Us) | ||||
"Lèi Guāng Shǎn Shǎn" (淚光閃閃; Nada Sou Sou) |
Hayley Westenra | Ryoko Moriyama |
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Production
[edit]The 26-episode series began filming at Taichung on February 2, 2020 and wrapped up production on June 9, 2020.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "2億天價製作費!與惡編劇新作《她們創業的那些鳥事》集結3大咖女神". ETtoday (in Chinese). June 3, 2020.
- ^ "林心如「創業」海報曝光 導演爆3女神吵架最難拍". udn.com (in Chinese). January 16, 2021.
External links
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