The Prince Who Turns into a Frog

The Prince Who Turns into a Frog
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Also known as王子變青蛙
Wángzǐ biàn qīngwā
Frog Prince
Genre
Directed by
  • Chen Ming Zhang
  • Liu Jun Jie
Starring
Opening theme"迷魂計" (Enhancing Trick) by 183 Club
Ending theme"真愛" (True Love) by 183 Club
Country of originRepublic of China (Taiwan)
Original languageMandarin
No. of episodes30
Production
Production locationsTainan, Taiwan
Running time90 mins
Production companySanlih E-Television (SET)
Original release
NetworkTaiwan Television (TTV)
Release5 June (2005-06-05) –
16 October 2005 (2005-10-16)
Related
  • Mr Fighting (格鬥天王)
  • Green Forest My Home (綠光森林)
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The Prince Who Turns into a Frog (traditional Chinese: 王子變青蛙; simplified Chinese: 王子变青蛙; pinyin: Wángzǐ biàn qīngwā) is a 2005 Taiwanese drama starring Ming Dao, Joe Chen, Sam Wang and Joyce Chao. It was produced by Sanlih E-Television and directed by Chen Ming Zhang (陳銘章) and Liu Jun Jie (劉俊傑).

The series was first broadcast in Taiwan on free-to-air Taiwan Television (TTV) (台視) from 5 June 2005 to 16 October 2005, every Sunday at 21:30 and cable TV Sanlih E-Television (三立電視) from 11 June 2005 to 22 October 2005, every Saturday at 21:00. Episode seven was broadcast on 17 July 2005, which achieved an average rating of 7.05 and peaked at 8.05 and was the highest peak for a single episode for an idol drama until 2008.[1][2]

The series was well-received, became one of the most popular Taiwanese idol dramas throughout Asia and brought Ming Dao and Joe Chen to prominence.

  1. ^ (in Chinese) Xin Hua Net.com Prince broke Meteor Graden rating Retrieved 2011-06-21
  2. ^ (in Chinese) Fated to Love You surpassed Prince Who Turns Into a Frog record Archived 29 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. 27 May 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2008.