Taste of Life explained

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C:甘味人生
Poj:Kam-bī Jîn-seng
Genre:Taiwanese drama
Screenplay:Chen Hui Zhen, Lai Wan Rong
Director:Lui Jian-Li
Chen Jun-Ren
Liao Feihong
Zhang Yiteng
Starring:Wang Shih-hsien
Athena Lee Yen
Eric Huang
Angel Han
Vicky Ceng
Carolyn Chen
Country:Taiwan
Num Episodes:491 (original run)
1100 (overseas version)
Language:Taiwanese Hokkien
Executive Producer:Kuo Chien-Hung
Yu Weizhong
Runtime:150 minutes on Monday-Thursday, 135 minutes on Friday (with commercial breaks)
Company:Shenghua Entertainment Communication Co. Ltd.
TransWorld Production Co.
Network:SET Taiwan

Taste of Life is a Taiwanese Hokkien television drama that began airing on SET Taiwan in Taiwan on 28 July 2015, from Mondays to Fridays.[1]

Synopsis

Chu-Tsai, Chao and his wife have five children. Devoted all his life into developing soy sauce products, Chu-Tsai very much hopes that one of his kids can follow his footsteps and take over his business, but he also respects their own passions and aspirations. Because of their father's invention dream, the Chao brother's lives are about to change...

Cast

Broadcast

NetworkCountryAiring DateTimeslot
SET TaiwanJuly 28, 2015Monday to Thursday 8:00-10:30 pm
Friday 8:00-10:15 pm
Drama SETAugust 4, 2015Monday to Thursday 8:00-10:30 pm
Friday 8:00-10:15 pm
Jia Le ChannelApril 14, 2016Monday to Friday 7:00-9:15 pm
Mediacorp Channel 8November 7, 2018 Monday to Friday 4.30-5.30 pm
Tuesday to Saturday 4.00-5.00 am
Astro Hua Hee DaiJuly 24, 2016Sunday 4:30-6:30 pm
Echannel VTVCab 5September 1, 2016Everyday 6:00-8:00 pm

International broadcast

Singapore broadcast

The series was broadcast on weekdays from 4.30pm to 5.30 pm due to local broadcast laws prohibiting radio or television broadcasts in Chinese dialects, the show was dubbed into Mandarin when it aired on Singapore's MediaCorp Channel 8, thus making it the first channel to broadcast the show in Mandarin.

Repeat Telecast (2019)

It repeated its run from Tuesday - Saturday from 4.00am to 6.00am, succeeding Mom's House.From 12 Jun 2020, it air from 4.00am to 5.00am, airing the previous weekday episode.

Repeat Telecast (2023)

It repeated its run from 14 September 2023 at 11.30am, succeeding Spring Flower which ended the same day.From 18 September 2023, it air from 10.30am to 12.30pm, airing 2 episodes.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: iSET-Program. Settv.com.tw. 30 March 2019.