Boysitter
Promotional poster
Also known asBad Romance
魔女搶頭婚
俏摩女搶頭婚
GenreRomance
Comedy
Created byTVBS
Written bySun Shi-fan 孫詩帆
Lai Yu-xuan 赖瑀瑄
Cai Fang-yun 蔡芳紜
Yu Yuan Yuan 禹元元
Directed byJim Wang 王傳宗
StarringAnnie Chen
River Huang
Melvin Sia
Nita Lei
Yang Qing
Gao Shan Feng
Opening themeBear Homie 熊麻吉 by 831 八三夭
Ending themeA Little Less Talent 少一點天份 by Shi Shi 孫盛希
Country of originTaiwan
Original languageMandarin
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes15
Production
Executive producersKe Ci-hui 柯慈輝
Wang Jia-Wen 王家文
Li Fang-yíng 李芳瑩
ProducerWang Pei-hua 王珮华
Production locationTaiwan
Running time90 minutes
Production companiesTVBS
Gu Jing Production 古鯨製作
Original release
NetworkTVBS
CTV
Release6 December 2014 (2014-12-06) –
14 March 2015 (2015-03-14)

Boysitter (Chinese: 俏摩女搶頭婚; pinyin: Qiào Mó Nǚ Qiǎng Tóu Hūn) is a 2014 Taiwanese romantic-comedy television series created and produced by TVBS. Starring Annie Chen, River Huang, Melvin Sia as the main leads with Nita Lei, Yang Qing and Gao Shan Feng as the main supporting cast.[1] The original title literally translates to "Pretty Woman Grabs First Marriage". Filming began in August 2014 and wrapped up on November 16, 2014. First original broadcast began on December 6, 2014, on both TVBS and CTV airing every Saturday night at 9:00-10:00 pm.

Synopsis

Six years ago Yuan Fei (Annie Chen) runs out on her immature longtime boyfriend Hao Jian Ren (River Huang), when he doesn't show up on their wedding day. Six years later the two meet again. Yuan Fei is now a career driven single mother and also Jian Ren's senior at work. The two get entangled in a love triangle when playboy Wen Hao Ran (Melvin Sia) comes into the picture. Soon Yuan Fei must choose between her still immature ex-boyfriend Jian Ren or Hao Ran who might just be ready to settle down.[2]

Plot summary

During a plane ride home, Hao Jian Ren who is sitting in coach spots a tall statuesque woman in first class who resembles his ex-girlfriend. He lies to the flight attendant that he thinks the woman in first class is his long lost sister and agrees to take the flight attendant out to dinner if she lets him go into first class to take a better look at the women. But as he is about to lift up the shades covering the mysterious woman's face the plane is preparing to land and he is asked to go back to his seat. The mysterious woman in first class is indeed his ex-girlfriend Yuan Fei, who ran out on him six years ago when he didn't show up to their wedding.

Six years ago Fei pressures Jian Ren into marrying her by withholding sex if he doesn't agree. Jian Ren who is immature and thinking about himself only agreed to Fei's proposal with sex on the line. However, on their wedding day Jian Ren does not show up. Embarrass and fed up with Jian ren's immature behavior, Fei runs out on him without a word. However these six years Fei is still keeping tabs on Jian Ren through mutual friends who tells her about Jian Ren's dating life. The two meet again when she becomes his senior at work, but she is now a career driven women with a child.[3]

Cast

Main cast

Supporting cast

  • Hsu Hsiao-shun as Qian Shu De
  • Kenny Kuo as An Di
  • Lia Lee as Barbie
  • Jun Dong as Zhang Wen Qing
  • Bebe Du as Zhang Wei Ting
  • Eason Yu as Yuan Shi Zu
  • Hsieh Li-Chin as Kuo Rui Huang

Guest role

Soundtrack

Boysitter
Original TV Soundtrack (OST)
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
Released5 December 2014
GenreMandopop
LanguageMandarin
LabelRock Records (TW)

Boysitter Original TV Soundtrack (OST) (摩女搶頭婚 電視原聲帶) was released on December 5, 2014, by various artists under Rock Records (TW) record label. It contains 14 tracks total. The opening theme is track 1 "Bear Homie" (熊麻吉) by 831 八三夭, while the closing theme is track 2 "A Little Less Talent" (少一點天份) by Shi Shi 孫盛希.

Track listing

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Bear Homie" (熊麻吉)831 八三夭3:56
2."A Little Less Talent" (少一點天份)Shi Shi 孫盛希4:34
3."Addiction" (癮)Genie Chuo 卓文萱4:04
4."Separated, Then Cried" (分開了,於是哭了)Instrumental2:51
5."Happiness, It Can Fight It?" (幸福，是可以爭取的嗎？)Instrumental2:16
6."Confessions Of An Ordinary Girl Mood" (普通女孩的告白心情)Instrumental2:14
7."The Boy And The Man's Fuzzy Boundaries, Romantic" (男孩與男人的模糊界限，浪漫)Instrumental3:15
8."So To Accompany You, Not Saying A Word" (就這樣陪伴著你，不發一語)Instrumental2:46
9."I Beg You Do Not Have Talent, I Love This" (求求你愛上這沒有天份的我)Instrumental2:21
10."Originally, You're My Best Best Friend" (原來，你是我最好的麻吉)Instrumental3:29
11."Silence Is My Anger Right" (沈默是我的憤怒權利)Instrumental2:41
12."Modern Woman What Conditions?" (摩女的條件是什麼？)Instrumental2:26
13."In Love Before, Each Girl Are Equal" (在愛情面前，每個女孩皆平等)Instrumental2:34
14."Less Talented, More Painful Scars" (少了天份，多了沈痛的傷痕)Instrumental2:37

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Broadcast

NetworkCountryAiring DateTimeslot
CTV TaiwanDecember 6, 2014
(until January 31, 2015)		Saturday 10:00-11:30 pm
February 6, 2015Friday 10:00-11:30 pm
TVBSDecember 6, 2014Saturday 10:00-11:30 pm
E City SingaporeDecember 12, 2014Friday 10:00-11:30 pm

Episode ratings

Competing dramas on rival channels airing at the same time slot were:

CTV

Air DateEpisodeAverage RatingsRank
December 6, 201410.531
December 13, 201420.481
December 20, 20143----
December 27, 201440.571
January 3, 201550.521
January 10, 201560.501
January 17, 201570.691
January 24, 201580.701
January 31, 20159----
February 7, 201510
February 14, 201511
February 21, 201512
February 28, 201513
March 7, 201514
March 14, 201515
Average ratings

References

  1. ↑ Archived 2014-08-26 at the Wayback Machine 陳庭妮新戲合作對象是黃河. Retrieved 12-21-2014 (in Chinese)
  2. ↑ "[Current Taiwanese Drama 2014] Boy Sitter 魔女搶頭婚 - soompi". Archived from the original on 2014-12-21. Retrieved 2014-12-21. Boysitter soompi page. Retrieved 12-21-2014
  3. ↑ Archived 2016-05-13 at the Wayback Machine Boysitter viki page. Retrieved 12-21-2014
  4. ↑ Archived 2014-12-21 at the Wayback Machine Soundtrack info. Retrieved 12-21-2014
  5. ↑ Archived 2015-01-16 at the Wayback Machine itunes OST info. Retrieved 12-21-2014
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