| Alt Name: | 戰神MARS Zhànshén MARS |
| Genre: | Romance Suspense Action |
| Director: | Cai Yuexun (蔡岳勳) |
| Starring: | Barbie Hsu Vic Chou |
| Opentheme: | "零" [Zero] by Alan Kuo (柯有倫) |
| Endtheme: | "讓我愛你" [Let Me Love You] - Vic Chou and Barbie Hsu |
| Country: | Taiwan |
| Language: | Mandarin |
| Num Episodes: | 21 |
| Producer: | Chai Zhi Ping (柴智屏) |
| Company: | Comic Ritz Production |
| Channel: | Chinese Television System (CTS) |
Mars is a Taiwanese drama starring Barbie Shu (aka Da S) and Vic Chou of F4 who reunited since Meteor Garden and its sequel Meteor Garden II. It is based on the Japanese shōjo manga series, Mars written by Fuyumi Soryo. It was produced by Comic Ritz International Production and Chai Zhi Ping as producer and directed by Cai Yuexun.[1]
The series was broadcast in Taiwan in 2004 on free-to-air Chinese Television System (CTS) and cable TV Gala Television (GTV) Variety Show/CH 28. It was the 2005 Most Popular Drama of the Year at the 40th Golden Bell Awards, Taiwan.[2]
In 2016 it remade with the same name in Japan.[3]
Chen Ling (陳零) and Chen Sheng (陳聖) (both by Vic Chou) are twin brothers born out of wedlock, by a father who is their mother's brother-in-law, and has died in a racing incident. Their one childhood memory of their mother is that of a medicated cold bed-bound woman, whose only words were that "in this world Sheng is the only one Ling can rely on and Ling is the only one Sheng can rely on".[1]
One day Ling meets Qi Luo, an introvert and a gentle girl, in a park where he asks her for directions. She draws the directions for Ling on the back of one of her sketches of a mother and child. Ling seeing her quietly drawing on a park bench reminds him of Sheng and becomes attracted to her. When Ling saves Qi Luo from being sexually harassed by their English teacher, she starts to open up to him. In exchange for the finished painting of 'Mother and Child', Ling promises to protect her.
Mars Original Soundtrack (戰神MARS 電視原聲帶)[4]
In Thailand, it aired on Channel 3 on Friday to Sunday at 22:05 p.m. to 22:50 p.m., from October 15, 2004.[6] and its re-run on Mondays to Thursdays at 2:15 a.m. to 3:00 a.m., from September 8 to October 27, 2015. This is the first rerun of this series in Thailand since its premiered 11 years ago.[7]