Taste of Life
| Taste of Life | |
|---|---|
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| Chinese | 甘味人生 |
| Hokkien POJ | Kam-bī Jîn-seng |
| Genre | Taiwanese drama |
| Written by | Chu Guo Chen Hao Huang Yuqin Xiang Qi |
| Screenplay by | Chen Hui Zhen , Lai Wan Rong |
| Directed by | Lui Jian-Li Chen Jun-Ren Liao Feihong Zhang Yiteng |
| Starring | Wang Shih-hsien Athena Lee Yen Eric Huang Angel Han Vicky Ceng Carolyn Chen |
| Country of origin | Taiwan |
| Original language | Taiwanese Hokkien |
| No. of episodes | 491 (original run) 1100 (overseas version) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Kuo Chien-Hung Yu Weizhong |
| Running time | 150 minutes on Monday-Thursday, 135 minutes on Friday (with commercial breaks) |
| Production companies | Shenghua Entertainment Communication Co. Ltd. TransWorld Production Co. |
| Original release | |
| Network | SET Taiwan |
| Release | July 28, 2015 – June 14, 2017 |
Taste of Life (Chinese: 甘味人生; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kambi jinseng; literally "Sweet Taste of Life") is a Taiwanese Hokkien television drama that began airing on SET Taiwan in Taiwan on 28 July 2015, from Mondays to Fridays.[1]
Synopsis
[edit]Chu-Tsai, Chao and his wife have five children. Devoted all his life into developing soy sauce products, Chu-Tsai very much hopes that one of his kids can follow his footsteps and take over his business, but he also respects their own passions and aspirations. Because of their father's invention dream, the Chao brother's lives are about to change...
Cast
[edit]- Wang Shih-hsien as Zhao Xinda
- Athena Lee Yen as Chen Yixuan and Jiang Jiang hao
- Eric Huang as Zhao Yingkai
- Angel Han as Yang Zixin
- Vicky Ceng as Zhou Xiaojing
- Franco Chiang as Jiang Da Tong
- Carolyn Chen as Jiang Qian Qian
- Lung Shao-hua as King
- Miao Ke-li as Kayla (cameo)
- Frankie Huang as Hsien Ge (cameo)
- Grace Lin as Yan Qiao Ling
- Angus Hiseh as Gao Ke Wei
- Cocco Wu as An Chen Xi and Chen Yi Mei
- Norman Chen as Li Jia Liang and Zhuge Yu
- Chunya Chao as Luo Shou Zhen
- James Chen as Li Jia Ming
- Margaret Wang as Wang Le Le
- Ruby Lin as Gao Yuan Yuan
- Nic Chang as Shi Da Lin
- Elissa Liao as Lai Tian Jie
- Joyce Yu as Weng Mei Ji and Lin Qiu Ping
- Serene Wang as Liu Ya Lin
- Leo Ting as Huang Wen Chang
Broadcast
[edit]| Network | Country | Airing Date | Timeslot |
|---|---|---|---|
| SET Taiwan |  Taiwan |
July 28, 2015 | Monday to Thursday 8:00-10:30 pm Friday 8:00-10:15 pm |
| Drama SET | August 4, 2015 | Monday to Thursday 8:00-10:30 pm Friday 8:00-10:15 pm | |
| Jia Le Channel |  Singapore |
April 14, 2016 | Monday to Friday 7:00-9:15 pm |
| Mediacorp Channel 8 | November 7, 2018 | Monday to Friday 4.30-5.30 pm Tuesday to Saturday 4.00-5.00 am | |
| Astro Hua Hee Dai |  Malaysia |
July 24, 2016 | Sunday 4:30-6:30 pm |
| Echannel VTVCab 5 |  Vietnam |
September 1, 2016 | Everyday 6:00-8:00 pm |
International broadcast
[edit]Singapore broadcast
[edit]The series was broadcast on weekdays from 4.30pm to 5.30 pm due to local broadcast laws prohibiting radio or television broadcasts in Chinese dialects, the show was dubbed into Mandarin when it aired on Singapore's MediaCorp Channel 8, thus making it the first channel to broadcast the show in Mandarin.
Repeat Telecast (2019)
[edit]It repeated its run from Tuesday - Saturday from 4.00am to 6.00am, succeeding Mom's House. From 12 Jun 2020, it air from 4.00am to 5.00am, airing the previous weekday episode.
Repeat Telecast (2023)
[edit]It repeated its run from 14 September 2023 at 11.30am , succeeding Spring Flower which ended the same day. From 18 September 2023, it air from 10.30am to 12.30pm, airing 2 episodes.
References
[edit]- ^ "iSET-Program". Settv.com.tw. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
External links
[edit]- Taste of Life Website (in Chinese)
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