Boysitter Explained

Native Name:俏摩女搶頭婚
Alt Name:Bad Romance
魔女搶頭婚
Genre:Romance
Comedy
Creator:TVBS
Director:Jim Wang 王傳宗
Starring:Annie Chen
River Huang
Melvin Sia
Nita Lei
Yang Qing
Gao Shan Feng
Opentheme:Bear Homie 熊麻吉 by 831 八三夭
Endtheme:A Little Less Talent 少一點天份 by Shi Shi 孫盛希
Country:Taiwan
Language:Mandarin
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:15
Executive Producer:Ke Ci-hui 柯慈輝
Wang Jia-Wen 王家文
Li Fang-yíng 李芳瑩
Producer:Wang Pei-hua 王珮华
Location:Taiwan
Runtime:90 minutes
Company:TVBS
Gu Jing Production 古鯨製作
Channel:TVBS
CTV

Boysitter 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) walks out on her immature longtime boyfriend Hao Jian Ren (River Huang), when he does not 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 return to his seat. The mysterious woman in first class is indeed his ex-girlfriend Yuan Fei, who walked out on him six years ago when he did not show up for their wedding.

Six years ago Fei pressures Jian Ren into marrying her by withholding sex if he does not 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. Embarrassed 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

Guest role

Soundtrack

Boysitter
Original TV Soundtrack (OST)
Type:soundtrack
Artist:Various artists
Released:5 December 2014
Genre:Mandopop
Language:Mandarin
Label:Rock 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

[4] [5]

Broadcast

NetworkCountryAiring DateTimeslot
CTVDecember 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 CityDecember 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, 20141 0.53 1
December 13, 20142 0.48 1
December 20, 20143 -- --
December 27, 20144 0.57 1
January 3, 20155 0.52 1
January 10, 20156 0.50 1
January 17, 20157 0.69 1
January 24, 20158 0.70 1
January 31, 20159 -- --
February 7, 201510
February 14, 201511
February 21, 201512
February 28, 201513
March 7, 201514
March 14, 201515
Average ratings

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ettoday.net/news/20140826/393963.htm
  2. Web site: [Current Taiwanese Drama 2014] Boy Sitter 魔女搶頭婚 - soompi . 2014-12-21 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141221150734/http://forums.soompi.com/en/discussion/2024421/current-taiwanese-drama-2014-boy-sitter-%E9%AD%94%E5%A5%B3%E6%90%B6%E9%A0%AD%E5%A9%9A . 2014-12-21 . Boysitter soompi page. Retrieved 12-21-2014
  3. http://www.viki.com/tv/25755c-boysitter
  4. http://www.yesasia.com/global/boysitter-original-tv-soundtrack-ost/1037646325-0-0-0-en/info.html
  5. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/qiao-mo-nu-qiang-tou-hun-dian/id948121012