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| Also known as | 16 Summers | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 16個夏天 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 16个夏天 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | 16 Summers | ||||||||||
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| Genre | romance | ||||||||||
| Written by | Zheng-Zhe Du | ||||||||||
| Directed by | Fu-Hsiang Hsu | ||||||||||
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| Theme music composer | End theme by Eric Chou | ||||||||||
| Opening theme | "Langman Lai Xi" | ||||||||||
| Ending theme | Chinese: 以後別做朋友, romanized: Yihou Bie Zuo Pengyou, lit. 'Let's Not Be Friends Anymore' (known as "The Distance of Love" in English) | ||||||||||
| Country of origin | Taiwan | ||||||||||
| Original languages | Mandarin Taiwanese | ||||||||||
| No. of episodes | 16 | ||||||||||
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| Executive producer | Wang Zhuan Ren | ||||||||||
| Producers | Ruby Lin Lisa Tan | ||||||||||
| Production locations | Taiwan, Shanghai | ||||||||||
| Running time | 90 minutes (per episode) | ||||||||||
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| Network | TVBS Public Television Service | ||||||||||
| Release | 19 July – 1 November 2014 | ||||||||||
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The Way We Were (Chinese: 16個夏天; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Cha̍p-la̍k Ê Hā-thiⁿ), also known as 16 Summers, is a 2014 Taiwanese romance drama produced by Ruby Lin and Lisa Tan[1] and directed by Fu-Hsiang Hsu (許富翔; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Khó͘ Hù-siông). It stars Lin, Weber Yang, Ann Hsu, Melvin Sia and Jason Tsou (鄒承恩; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chau Sêng-un) as five friends who first met in college in late-1990s Taipei. In 16 episodes, the series narrates a love and friendship story that spans 16 years, from the summer of 1998 to 2014. It is set against major events that occurred in Taiwan during the 16 summers, such as the 729 blackout, 921 earthquake, SARS and the Financial crisis of 2007–08.[2]
According to online statistics collected by the website dailyview.tw, it was the most popular Taiwanese idol dramas in 2014.[3] Another website 7headlines.com ranked it the second most popular Taiwanese drama of 2014, after In a Good Way[4] (which began broadcasting in 2013 and was therefore not included in dailyview.tw's ranking). Google ranked it the second most-searched TV series in Taiwan in 2014, after the Korean drama Empress Ki.[5]
At the 50th Golden Bell Awards, the series won three out of seven nominations, including Best Television Series, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actress for Ann Hsu.[6][7]
- ^ Ruby Lin promotes TV series 'The Way We Were'. china daily. April 22, 2014.
- ^ 林心如自曝单身没追求者. Yule.com. June 11, 2014.
- ^ 年終回顧，2014十大人氣偶像劇！！
- ^ 台劇的逆襲！2014社群最火10大台劇
- ^ Google公布爆紅電視劇搜尋榜 《奇皇后》壓倒《16夏》
- ^ 50th Golden Bell Awards Nominations Yesasia. August 28, 2015.
- ^ 'The Way We Were' wins Golden Bell award for best television series Chinapost. September 27, 2015.