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| Also known as | Extravagant Challenge Glamorous Challenge |
| Genre | Teen drama |
| Based on | Skip Beat! by Yoshiki Nakamura |
| Developed by | Doze Niu |
| Written by | Yoshiki Nakamura (manga) Tseng Li-ting Wen Yu-fang Huang Shin-kao Peng Sheng-ching Fang Ching-i Ouyang Pai-lin |
| Directed by | Jerry Feng |
| Starring | Ivy Chen Choi Si-won Lee Donghae Allen Chao Bianca Bai Charge Pu King Chin |
| Opening theme | "S.O.L.O." by Super Junior-M |
| Ending theme | "That's Love" by Donghae with Henry |
| Country of origin | Taiwan |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
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| Executive producers | Doze Niu Chiu Shan-i Tsai Jo-chin Chen Chih-hao Fang Ko-jen |
| Producers | Jerry Feng Kuo Tzu-chi Fang Hsiao-jen Kikuko Miyauchi |
| Production locations | Taiwan Tokyo, Japan |
| Running time | 70 minutes |
| Production companies | Gala Television Formosa Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | FTV Main Channel GTV Variety Show |
| Release | 18 December 2011 – 1 April 2012 |
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| Traditional Chinese | 華麗的挑戰 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 华丽的挑战 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "challenge of splendor" | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Kana | スキップ・ビート! | ||||||||||||||||||
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Skip Beat! (Chinese: 華麗的挑戰) is a Taiwanese television series based on the manga of the same name by Yoshiki Nakamura. It premiered on 18 December 2011 on FTV Main Channel and 24 December 2011 on GTV Variety Show. Skip Beat! is a joint production between Taiwan and Japan, and is produced by Gala Television under executive producer Doze Niu.
Development of Skip Beat! began on 1 January 2008 after the casting of Ariel Lin and Jerry Yan in the main roles. On 1 January 2009, Gala Television had to indefinitely postpone the production due to several financial setbacks and script rewrites, causing Yan to drop out of the project.
Skip Beat! was brought back into production following the signing of Super Junior members' Choi Si-won and Lee Donghae in the main roles on 1 May 2010. On 1 February 2011, one month before filming, Ivy Chen replaced Lin, who had already signed to film another production when Skip Beat! was languishing in development hell.
Filming officially began on 1 April 2011 with locations in Taipei and Tokyo. It entered post-production at the conclusion of filming on 1 July 2011.