The Ex-Man
The Ex-Man (Chinese: 前男友不是人) is a 2018 Taiwanese television series starring Rainie Yang, Lan Cheng-lung, Johnny Lu and Li Xing. Filming started on 27 July 2017 and ended on 15 November 2017. The first original broadcast was on TTV every Friday at 10:00 pm starting 18 May 2018.[1][2]
| The Ex-Man | |
|---|---|
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| Chinese | 前男友不是人 |
| Mandarin | Qiánnányǒu Bùshì Rén |
| Genre | Romance, Fantasy |
| Written by | Yang Wan Ru Yang Bi Feng Wu Mei Zhi Lian Kai Hong Heaven Hai Li Wen Yi Yang Hui Juan Chen Pei Yao |
| Directed by | Danny Teng |
| Starring | Rainie Yang Lan Cheng-lung Johnny Lu Li Xing |
| Opening theme | 猴lonely by Harlem Yu |
| Ending theme | Lessons In Love 忘課 by Rainie Yang |
| Country of origin | Taiwan |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Tang Sheng Rong |
| Production companies | Gala Television Greener Grass Production Third Man Entertainment |
| Distributor | TTV GTV |
| Release | |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital |
| Original release | May 18 – August 10, 2018 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Plot
Li Qin Ai (Rainie Yang) is a 31-year-old magazine photographer who is happy with her career and her relationship with her boyfriend, Zhou Li Yang (Johnny Lu). She has tried hard to forget her first love, Dai Hai An (Lan Cheng-lung), after they broke up 10 years ago. When Hai An reappears in Qin Ai's life unexpectedly, some things are just not right with him. First of all, he is still his 18-year-old self from their youth, and he is “half-transparent”.
Qin Ai begins to wonder why she is the only person who can “see” Hai An and if he's actually dead and appearing before her as a ghost. Whatever may be going on, it's obvious that Hai An has no intention of leaving her alone and negotiates with Qin Ai to live with her. Could this be Hai An's way of reconciling his past with Qin Ai, or could this strange situation make Qin Ai question the certainty of her future?
Cast
Main cast
- Rainie Yang as Li Qin Ai 黎親愛
- Lan Cheng-lung as Dai Hai An 戴海安
- Johnny Lu as Zhou Li Yang 周立陽
- Li Xing as Zhong Shu Ying 鍾書盈
Supporting cast
- Heaven Hai as Chen Da Fa 陳大發
- MC40 as Xu Sheng Ren 許聖仁
- Kerr Hsu as editor-in-chief
- Hsieh Chiung-hsuan as Li Wang Hua 黎王花
- Cai Ah Bao as Li Yu Shu 黎玉樹
- He Yi Qi as Shan Ling 閃靈
- Duke Wu as Li Bao Bei 黎寶貝
- Long Chen Han (隆宸翰) as Steve
- Yu Chen (雨晨) as Huang Mei Zhen (Xiao Mei) 黃美珍 (小美)
- Yu Yan Chen (余彥宸) as Zhong Zi Qi (Qi Qi) 鍾子奇 (奇奇)
- Alice Huang as Joyce
Soundtrack
- (猴lonely) by Harlem Yu
- Lessons In Love (忘課) by Rainie Yang
- Courage (勇氣) by Chang Chen-yue
- Youth Lies Within (青春住了誰) by Rainie Yang
- There'll Be A Day (總有一天) by Fang Wu
- Process of Love (陶瓷) by Rennie Wang
- Don't Love Him (沒那麼愛他) by Christine Fan
- (壞東西) by Makiyo Kawashima
- You Love Her So Much (你那麼愛她) by Kevin Lin feat. Sam Lee
- I Wanna Be With You by Jill Hsu
- It's You (就是你) by Christine Fan
Ratings
Competing dramas on rival channels airing at the same time slot were:
- FTV - Intern Doctor
- SET Metro - Between (re-run)
- SET Taiwan - Father's Wish (re-run)
| Air Date | Episode | Episode Title | Average Ratings |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2018 | 1 | Arch-enemy vs. Fiance 大魔王 vs. 未婚夫 | 0.73 |
| May 25, 2018 | 2 | Stay attached vs. Let go 眷戀 vs. 放下 | 0.72 |
| June 1, 2018 | 3 | Courage vs. Loyalty 勇氣 vs. 義氣 | 0.58 |
| June 8, 2018 | 4 | Need for Love vs. Marriage Proposal 求愛 vs. 求婚 | -- |
| June 15, 2018 | 5 | Add as friend, End relationship 加入好友, 解除關係 | 0.64 |
| June 22, 2018 | 6 | Marriage for Women vs. Confusion for Men 女婚 vs. 男昏 | -- |
| June 29, 2018 | 7 | Li Qin Ai vs. Sorting Out a Relationship 黎親愛 vs. 釐清愛 | 0.55 |
| July 6, 2018 | 8 | Love vs. Betrayal 被愛 vs. 背叛 | -- |
| July 13, 2018 | 9 | A Short While vs. A Lifetime 一陣子 vs. 一輩子 | 0.75 |
| July 20, 2018 | 10 | Going Closer to You vs. Leaving You 走近你 vs. 離開你 | 0.62 |
| July 27, 2018 | 11 | Love is Tiring vs. Love is Blind 愛好忙 vs. 愛很茫 | 0.59 |
| August 3, 2018 | 12 | 愛情裡的你 vs. 工作裡的我 | 0.51 |
| August 10, 2018 | 13 | Goodbye, Hello | -- |
Broadcast information
| Network | Country | Airing Date | Timeslot |
|---|---|---|---|
| TTV Main Channel |  Taiwan |
May 18, 2018 | Friday 10:00-11:30 pm |
| GTV Drama | May 19, 2018 | Saturday 8:00-9:30 pm | |
| UNTV |  Philippines |
This 2021 | TBA |
References
- "| | 噓！星聞". stars.udn.com. 1970. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
- "職場愛情偶像劇《前男友不是人》，好爸爸藍正龍再度挑戰演高中生|娛樂新聞-VOGUE時尚網". vogue.com.tw. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
External links
- The Ex Man TTV Official Website (in Chinese)
- The Ex Man GTV Official Website (in Chinese)
- The Ex-Man on Facebook (in Chinese)
- The Ex-Man on Instagram (in Chinese)