Devil Beside You
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Details
- Title: 惡魔在身邊 / E Mo Zai Shen Bian
- Also known as: Devil Beside You, Devils do exist
- Genre: Romance, Human drama,Comedy
- Episodes: 20 (Broadcasted on TV)/14 (DVD version)
- Broadcast network: CTV
- Broadcast year: 2005
- Theme song: 臭男人 (Chou Nan Ren) Jerk by Huang Yida
- Closing theme song: 暧昧 (Ai Mei) Ambigious by Rainie Yang
- Other songs:
- 理想情人 (Li Xiang Qing Ren) Ideal Lover by Rainie Yang
- Set Me Free by Huang Yida
- 一秒的安慰 (Yi Miao De An Wei) A Moment's Consolation by Huang Yida
Synopsis
Qi Yue (Rainie Yang) is a cheerful college girl who harbors a massive crush on the captain of the basketball team, Yuan Yi (Kingone Wang). With the encouragement of her friends, she decides to confess her feelings. However, the next day, with her love letter in her outstretched hands and her head bent, Yuan Yi walks right by her. Qi Yue looks up to find Jiang Meng (Mike He), the school director's son, who has a devilish reputation and a penchant to bully girls. Terrified, she drops the letter and scoots away.
True to his nickname, the devil orders Qi Yue to be his personal servant, else her letter will be revealed to the entire college. Embarrassed and angry, Qi Yue has no choice but to follow in his shadow. In an attempt to get rid of the 'devil,' she decides to confess to Yuan Yi herself. With all the doubts put aside, she tells Yuan Yi and has her feelings returned. Now, with the devil off her shoulders, she is able to live happily. Unfortunately, that doesn't come so easily. Right after, his and her confessions, her love letter is exposed to the entire college campus. However, throughout all the embarrassment, Yuan stays by her, to comfort her. Happy ever after now? Well sort of. A bizarre twist later occurs, her mother is getting married! And to none other than the school principal, Meng's father!
How will she cope when they're about to become brother and sister? And what happens when an arranged marriage and an old love enters both of their already complicated lives?
Cast
- Rainie Yang as Qi Yue
- Mike He as Jiang Meng
- Kingone Wang as Yuan Yi
- Tsai Pei Lin as Qing Zi
- Ivy Fan Xiao Fan as Xin Li Xiang
- He Du Lin as Jiang You Hui
- Ge Wei Ru as Huang Xue Wei
- Masuyama Yuki as Yu Yang Ping
- Yuan Jun Hao as Guo Kai
- Figaro Ceng as Yuan Chuan Rang
- Katherine Wang Kai Di as Liu Mei Di
- Fu Xiao Yun as Xiao Cai
- Wu Zhong Tian as Tian Si Shen
- Wang Jian Min as Chui Ming
- Tang Qi as Grandma Jiang
- Meng Ting Li as Yuan Mei Jin
Production Credits
- Original novel (manga): Takanashi Mitsuba
- Screenwriter:
- Producer: Angie Cai
- Director:
- Music:
Trivia
- The series was based on the Japanese shoujo manga "Akuma de Soro" (Devil Does Exist) by Takanashi Mitsuba licensed by CMX. Other Takanashi works include the popular shoujo manga Crimson Hero, featured in Viz's monthly magazine Shojobeat.