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[[File:smilepasta.jpg|thumb|320px|Smiling Pasta]] | [[File:smilepasta.jpg|thumb|320px|Smiling Pasta]] | ||
==Details== | ==Details== | ||
| − | *'''Title:''' 微笑 Pasta / Wei Xiao Pasta | + | *'''Title:''' 微笑 Pasta / Wei Hsiao Pasta (Wei Xiao Pasta) |
| − | *'''Also known as:''' Smiling Pasta / Smile Pasta | + | *'''Also known as:''' Smiling Pasta / Smile Pasta / Sonria Pasta |
*'''Genre:''' Romance / Comedy | *'''Genre:''' Romance / Comedy | ||
| − | *'''Episodes:''' | + | *'''Episodes:''' 17 |
| − | *'''Broadcast network:''' TTV | + | *'''Broadcast network:''' TTV |
| − | *'''Broadcast period:''' 2006 Jul 16 - | + | *'''Broadcast period:''' 2006-Jul-16 to 2006-Nov-05 |
| − | *'''Air time:''' 21:30 | + | *'''Air time:''' [[List of Dramas aired in Taiwan by TTV#Sun2200|Sunday 21:30]] |
| − | *'''Opening theme song:''' | + | *'''Opening theme song:''' [[Smiling Pasta OST#01: 彩虹的微笑|Cai Hong De Wei Xiao]] by [[Cyndi Wang]] |
| − | *'''Ending theme song:''' | + | *'''Ending theme song:''' [[Smiling Pasta OST#02: 北极星的眼泪|Bei Ji Xing De Yan Lei]] by [[Nicholas Teo]] |
| + | *'''Insert songs:''' See [[Smiling Pasta OST]] | ||
| + | *'''Drama slogan:''' 一段愛與Smile的故事 (A story about love and smile) | ||
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| + | ==Synopsis== | ||
| + | Xiao Shi is a girl who has gone through 17 relationships,but always broke up by the third month, she was cursed with a three-month curse by Ah Zhe. After being dumped by her 17th boyfriend, she gave up on hope to love another guy. At that time, a famous idol, He Qun runs past, bumps into Xiao Shi, and they end up "kissing" on the street. Paparazzi swarmed by and titled the kiss as secret affair behind He Qun's girlfriend Rita, to not make He Qun look bad, his manager declared Xiao Shi as He Qun's girlfriend of one year and fiancée. Thus, a love contract was made. This story is about how the "Fake" couple learns to like each other after having disagreements in the beginning, as well as fighting the injustices the media throw at them. Even Ah Zhe and Rita come back into the love triangle! Everyone want to find love, will He Qun and Xiao Shi be together, or will the be parted by Ah Zhe and Rita and will Xiao Shi finally break her 3 month curse? Find Out on Smiling Pasta... | ||
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| + | ==User/Viewer Ratings== | ||
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| + | ==Cast== | ||
| + | *[[Cyndi Wang]] as Cheng Xiao Shi | ||
| + | *[[Nicholas Teo]] as He Qun | ||
| + | *[[Gino]] as He Rui Zhe / Ah Zhe | ||
| + | *[[Joyce Chao]] as Rita | ||
| + | *[[Jian Chang]] as Cheng Gang | ||
| + | *[[Zhao Shun]] as Cheng Jin | ||
| + | *[[Wang Juan]] as Chen Lin Ma Li | ||
| + | *[[Hu Kang Xing]] (胡康星) as Cheng Ming | ||
| + | *[[Song Zhi Ai]] as Huang Qian Hui | ||
| + | *[[Wu Jen Ya]] as Lei Long | ||
| + | *[[Shen Meng Sheng]] as He Meng Yuan | ||
| + | *[[Bao Zheng Fang]] (鲍正芳) as Bi Li Ling | ||
| + | *[[Di Zhi Jie]] as Vincent | ||
| + | *[[Doris Lai]] as Xiao Rou | ||
| + | *[[Darren]] as Wei Zai | ||
| + | *[[Ge Lei]] as principal | ||
| + | *[[Hsu Ke]] as Liang Liang | ||
| + | *[[Vivienne Lee]] as Xing Ren Cha | ||
| + | *[[Yan Jia Le]] as Ling Jie | ||
| + | *[[Chen Jun Sheng]] as CK Liang | ||
| + | ;Special Appearance | ||
| + | *[[Ivy Chen]] as Tian Xin (ep 15) | ||
| + | *[[Leon Jay Williams]] as Xia Tian (ep 15) | ||
| + | *[[Joy Pan]] as Betty (ep 15) | ||
| + | *[[Fang Zi Xuan]] as Shi Jing Wen (ep 14) | ||
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| + | ==Production Credits== | ||
| + | *'''Producer:''' [[Hu Han Xing]], [[Wang Li Ming]] | ||
| + | *'''Director:''' [[Ding Yang Guo]], [[Shen Yi]] | ||
| + | *'''Screenwriter:''' [[Luo Cai Juan]], [[Jia Fei Yin]] 珈啡因 | ||
| − | == | + | ==Trivia== |
| − | * | + | * The producer said Smiling Pasta is a taiwanese remake of ''Full House''. But with the media playing a larger role. |
| − | + | * Premiere of this drama received a high rating of 5.37 | |
| − | + | ==Review by Mei== | |
| − | the | + | This drama is lighthearted and very enjoyable. Plus the music is also very happy, which lightens the mood of the drama even more. |
| − | + | First off, there are many similarities to the Korean Drama Full House, featuring Rain and Song Hye Kyo. Both presented a love contract between a famous star and a commoner. The main girl characters are both pure in heart and have good intentions. The media served as the antagonist of both dramas, although more expressed in Smiling Pasta than Full House. The difference is that Xiao Shi wanted to impress her family so she entered the love contract whereas Han Ji Eun needed her "Full House" back. There was a conflict between the two brothers (Young-Jae considered Min-Hyuk his brother) and the girl the main character liked initially left them to be with the other guy. Both dramas explored the central themes very well – love, influence of media, and power of family. | |
| − | + | Let's start with Nicholas Teo's performance. He is a big shot star, and he acted so. He can show his mischievous side as well as his caring side. A native Malaysian, even though his Mandarin was very good, you could still get a sense that he was not a native of Taiwan. This served a little problem because his accent and his brother's accent were different even though they came from the same families. I think this part made the drama less credible, but it did not affect the overall quality of the drama. | |
| − | + | Cyndi Wang's performance was very convincing as well. She portrayed an innocent girl, although a little unsophisticated at times. She acted very cute and adorable, just as her character ought supposed to be. | |
| − | + | The other two characters, Gino and Zhang Hong Qiao complemented the drama very well. Gino was fierce and unforgiving, but also has a caring side for people close to him. And Hong Qiao's character, the "evil other-woman" was carried out flawlessly. She was not too scheming, which was the right amount for the drama, or else it would have changed the feel of the drama. | |
| − | + | The songs from the OST mirrored the happy image the drama sought to give. The introduction of the drama illustrated the importance of smiling, one of the central themes of the story. The slow and sometimes somber songs depicted the tragedies in the drama, which was portrayed perfectly. If you like happy music, this is something you should get. | |
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| − | + | Overall rating: 4.5/5. Definitely worth watching, the performances of the actors will make you want to get to the next episode and finish the whole thing. I know I stayed up until 3 AM to watch it, and even then I forced myself to sleep =]. | |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://www.ttv.com.tw/drama/2006/pasta/newstory.asp TTV Official Homepage] | *[http://www.ttv.com.tw/drama/2006/pasta/newstory.asp TTV Official Homepage] | ||
| − | *[ | + | *[[wikipedia:zh:微笑PASTA|Chinese Wikipedia]] |
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| + | {{DramaRing|TTV|Sunday 21:30|[[The Magicians of Love]]|[[Engagement for Love]]}} | ||
| − | [[Category:TWDrama]][[Category:TWDrama2006]][[Category:TTV | + | [[Category:TWDrama]] [[Category:TWDrama2006]] [[Category:TTV]] |
Latest revision as of 09:33, 22 August 2024
Contents
Details
- Title: 微笑 Pasta / Wei Hsiao Pasta (Wei Xiao Pasta)
- Also known as: Smiling Pasta / Smile Pasta / Sonria Pasta
- Genre: Romance / Comedy
- Episodes: 17
- Broadcast network: TTV
- Broadcast period: 2006-Jul-16 to 2006-Nov-05
- Air time: Sunday 21:30
- Opening theme song: Cai Hong De Wei Xiao by Cyndi Wang
- Ending theme song: Bei Ji Xing De Yan Lei by Nicholas Teo
- Insert songs: See Smiling Pasta OST
- Drama slogan: 一段愛與Smile的故事 (A story about love and smile)
Synopsis
Xiao Shi is a girl who has gone through 17 relationships,but always broke up by the third month, she was cursed with a three-month curse by Ah Zhe. After being dumped by her 17th boyfriend, she gave up on hope to love another guy. At that time, a famous idol, He Qun runs past, bumps into Xiao Shi, and they end up "kissing" on the street. Paparazzi swarmed by and titled the kiss as secret affair behind He Qun's girlfriend Rita, to not make He Qun look bad, his manager declared Xiao Shi as He Qun's girlfriend of one year and fiancée. Thus, a love contract was made. This story is about how the "Fake" couple learns to like each other after having disagreements in the beginning, as well as fighting the injustices the media throw at them. Even Ah Zhe and Rita come back into the love triangle! Everyone want to find love, will He Qun and Xiao Shi be together, or will the be parted by Ah Zhe and Rita and will Xiao Shi finally break her 3 month curse? Find Out on Smiling Pasta...
User/Viewer Ratings
Cast
- Cyndi Wang as Cheng Xiao Shi
- Nicholas Teo as He Qun
- Gino as He Rui Zhe / Ah Zhe
- Joyce Chao as Rita
- Jian Chang as Cheng Gang
- Zhao Shun as Cheng Jin
- Wang Juan as Chen Lin Ma Li
- Hu Kang Xing (胡康星) as Cheng Ming
- Song Zhi Ai as Huang Qian Hui
- Wu Jen Ya as Lei Long
- Shen Meng Sheng as He Meng Yuan
- Bao Zheng Fang (鲍正芳) as Bi Li Ling
- Di Zhi Jie as Vincent
- Doris Lai as Xiao Rou
- Darren as Wei Zai
- Ge Lei as principal
- Hsu Ke as Liang Liang
- Vivienne Lee as Xing Ren Cha
- Yan Jia Le as Ling Jie
- Chen Jun Sheng as CK Liang
- Special Appearance
- Ivy Chen as Tian Xin (ep 15)
- Leon Jay Williams as Xia Tian (ep 15)
- Joy Pan as Betty (ep 15)
- Fang Zi Xuan as Shi Jing Wen (ep 14)
Production Credits
- Producer: Hu Han Xing, Wang Li Ming
- Director: Ding Yang Guo, Shen Yi
- Screenwriter: Luo Cai Juan, Jia Fei Yin 珈啡因
Trivia
- The producer said Smiling Pasta is a taiwanese remake of Full House. But with the media playing a larger role.
- Premiere of this drama received a high rating of 5.37
Review by Mei
This drama is lighthearted and very enjoyable. Plus the music is also very happy, which lightens the mood of the drama even more.
First off, there are many similarities to the Korean Drama Full House, featuring Rain and Song Hye Kyo. Both presented a love contract between a famous star and a commoner. The main girl characters are both pure in heart and have good intentions. The media served as the antagonist of both dramas, although more expressed in Smiling Pasta than Full House. The difference is that Xiao Shi wanted to impress her family so she entered the love contract whereas Han Ji Eun needed her "Full House" back. There was a conflict between the two brothers (Young-Jae considered Min-Hyuk his brother) and the girl the main character liked initially left them to be with the other guy. Both dramas explored the central themes very well – love, influence of media, and power of family.
Let's start with Nicholas Teo's performance. He is a big shot star, and he acted so. He can show his mischievous side as well as his caring side. A native Malaysian, even though his Mandarin was very good, you could still get a sense that he was not a native of Taiwan. This served a little problem because his accent and his brother's accent were different even though they came from the same families. I think this part made the drama less credible, but it did not affect the overall quality of the drama.
Cyndi Wang's performance was very convincing as well. She portrayed an innocent girl, although a little unsophisticated at times. She acted very cute and adorable, just as her character ought supposed to be.
The other two characters, Gino and Zhang Hong Qiao complemented the drama very well. Gino was fierce and unforgiving, but also has a caring side for people close to him. And Hong Qiao's character, the "evil other-woman" was carried out flawlessly. She was not too scheming, which was the right amount for the drama, or else it would have changed the feel of the drama.
The songs from the OST mirrored the happy image the drama sought to give. The introduction of the drama illustrated the importance of smiling, one of the central themes of the story. The slow and sometimes somber songs depicted the tragedies in the drama, which was portrayed perfectly. If you like happy music, this is something you should get.
Overall rating: 4.5/5. Definitely worth watching, the performances of the actors will make you want to get to the next episode and finish the whole thing. I know I stayed up until 3 AM to watch it, and even then I forced myself to sleep =].
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