Ti Amo Chocolate

Ti Amo Chocolate (Chinese: 愛上巧克力) is a 2012 Taiwanese romantic-comedy television series. The television drama was produced by Sanlih E-Television and Taiwan Mobile Production, starring Vanness Wu and Joanne Tseng. It also stars Michael Zhang, Wang Zi, MC40, Kuo Shu-yao, and Dou Zhi Kong. The shooting started on February 12, 2012. It was first aired on April 10, 2012 on SETTV. It ended its run on July 30, 2012.[1]

Ti Amo Chocolate
愛上巧克力
Ti Amo Chocolate promotional poster
GenreRomance
Comedy
Written byYe Fengying
Shao Huiting
林珮瑜
蘆葦
Zheng Yingmin
Directed byDanny Dun
StarringVanness Wu
Joanne Tseng
Wang Zi
MC40
Michael Zhang
Opening theme"Undefeated" (不敗) by Vanness Wu and Junho
Ending theme"途中" (Tu Zhong) by Jane Huang
Country of originTaiwan
Original language(s)Mandarin
No. of series1
No. of episodes80
Production
Production location(s)Taiwan
Running time60 minutes
Production company(s)Sanlih E-Television
Taiwan Mobile Production
Release
Original networkSETTV
Picture formatSDTV (480i)
Audio formatAC3
First shown inTaiwan
Original release10 April (2012-04-10) –
30 July 2012 (2012-07-30)
Chronology
Preceded byInborn Pair
Followed bySweet Sweet Bodyguard
External links
Ti Amo Chocolate on SETTV

Ge Wei Ru was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress award at the 47th Golden Bell Awards.[2]

Synopsis

Fang Jia Hua (Vanness Wu) is the successor of his family's business. However, his dream is to open a chocolate store and be a chocolatier in the hope of finding his long lost mother. He ends up leaving his business and his family to fulfill his dream. Hong Xi En (Joanne Tseng) is someone who spent her days slogging and taking up part-time work for her family. One day, she ends up working with Fang Jia Hua in "Ti Amo Chocolate" shop, and above all, she has to dress herself as a man for the job.

Cast

Main cast

Extended cast
  • Ah Ben as Hong Xi Ping
  • Bu Xue Liang as Su Yi Cheng
  • Kuo Shu-yao as Hong Xi Hui
  • Dou Zhi Kong as Lu Zheng Ting
  • Lene Lai as Lu Zheng Jun
  • Ge Wei Ru as Ge Jia Yi
  • Jian Chang as Hong Zhong Xin
  • Doris Kuang as Ye Mei Ren
  • Shen Meng Sheng as Fang Pei Long
  • Zhou Dan Wei as Li Ru Yun
  • Angie Tang as Fang Lin Wen Yue
  • Zhong Xin Ling as Su Xiao Xiao
  • Zhao Shun as Flower store owner
  • Chien Te-men as Fortune teller
  • Na Wei Xun as Bakery store manager

Guest cast

Broadcast
NetworkCountry/LocationAiring DateTimeslot
SETTVTaiwanApril 10, 2012Mondays to Fridays, 10pm
東森綜合台April 10, 20129:00pm (until June 26)
10:00pm (June 27 onwards)
J2Hong KongJuly 10, 2012Mondays to Fridays, 7:30pm
星和都會台SingaporeJuly 20, 2012Mondays to Fridays, 7:00pm
MBCSouth KoreaSeptember 10, 2012Mondays to Fridays, 12:00am
AstroMalaysiaDecember 27, 2012Mondays to Fridays, 6:30pm

Soundtrack
Ti Amo Chocolate
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
ReleasedMay 25, 2012
GenreMandopop
LanguageMandarin
LabelUniversal Music (TW)

Ti Amo Chocolate Original Soundtrack (愛上巧克力 電視原聲帶) was released on May 25, 2012 by various artists under Universal Music Taiwan. It contains twelve songs, which includes the collaboration of Junho from 2PM and Vanness Wu. The opening theme song is "不敗" or "Undefeatable" by Junho and Vanness Wu, while the ending theme song is by Jane Huang entitled "Tu Zhong" or "En Route".[3]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSingerLength
1."Undefeated" (不敗（片頭）)余琛懋唐達Vanness Wu and Junho03:40
2."En Route" (途中（片尾）)陳信延李治逸Jane Huang04:02
3."Start Today" (今天開始)陳詠謙Paul Drew, Greig Watts, Pete Barringer, Chris WortleyVanness Wu04:12
4."Extras" (臨時演員)MC40, 葛大為MC40MC4003:43
5."Will You?" (你會不會)李焯雄宇珩Fish Leong03:57
6."Tiny Ants" (小小螞蟻)易家揚方大同Will Pan03:48
7."Love Chain" (愛鍊)陳天佑蘇亦承Jane Huang04:22
8."Love Me?" (愛不愛我)MC40阿弟仔Da Mouth03:43
9."Lover Friend" (情人知己)鄔裕康, 鄭淑妃趙倩Rachel Liang04:31
10."Rainbow live ver." (彩虹(Live版))Wu BaiWu BaiWu Bai03:53
11."Not Part of My Tears" (不屬於我的淚)Eric SuenEric SuenEric Suen04:59
12."Us" (我們)馬嵩惟左安安Rachel Liang05:07
Total length:47:17

Ratings

Ti Amo Chocolate ranked sixth in its pilot episode, which is also the lowest average rating of the series. However, it gradually goes up between third and fifth spots, with a total average of 1.87. The viewers survey was conducted by AGB Nielsen.[4]

Awards and nominations
YearAward CeremonyCategoryNomineeResult
201247th Golden Bell Awards[2]Best Supporting Actress in a Television SeriesGe Wei RuNominated
2012 Sanlih Drama AwardsBest Green Leaf AwardChung Hsin-LingWon
Most Popular Overseas AwardVanness WuWon
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References
  1. "Ti Amo Chocolate official website". SETTV. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
  2. (in Chinese)"第47屆金鐘獎得獎名單出爐".Apple Daily. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
  3. "Ti Amo Chocolate Original TV Soundtrack". YesAsia. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
  4. (in Chinese)"中時娛樂" Archived 2010-08-21 at the Wayback Machine. Showbiz Times.
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