When We Were Young (TV series) explained
| Director: | Deng Ke
Roger Lau |
| Opentheme: | "Northern District 4th Floor" (Chinese: 北区楼四) by Liu Houlin |
| Endtheme: | "In Youth" (Chinese: 少年时) by Hou Minghao |
| Country: | China |
| Language: | Mandarin |
| Num Episodes: | 24 |
| Executive Producer: | Han Zhi Jie |
| Producer: | Wang Rouxuan
Li Er Yun |
| Runtime: | 45 minutes |
| Company: | Tencent Penguin Pictures
Shanghai Yaoke Media Co., Ltd. |
| Channel: | Tencent Video
Mango TV |
When We Were Young is a 2018 Chinese streaming television series starring Hou Minghao, Wan Peng, and Zhang Yao. Based on the novel of the same name, it tells a nostalgic story that revolves around high school students during the year 1996. It premiered on Tencent Video, Mango TV and WeTV on November 22, 2018 until December 8, 2018.[1]
Cast
Main
- Hou Minghao as Hua Biao[2]
- Wan Peng as Yang Xi[3] [4]
- Li Yazhen as child Yang Xi
- Zhang Yao as Li Yu[5]
- Wei Renhao as child Li Yu
- Pan Meiye as Yangxiao Hemei
- Li Mingde as Situ Er Tiao
Supporting
- Dai Luwa as Huang Deng Deng
- Chen Xijun as Yang Chao, Yangxi's brother
- Wang Sen as Kong Xiaojun
- Wu Yanshu as Shi Junfang, Hua Biao's grandmother
- Tian Miao as Du Yuemei, Yangxi's mother
- Wei Yibo as Yang Weiguo, Yangxi's father
- Sun Shuaihang as Director of Li Gun'er
- Wei Zixin as Li Yu's father
- Wang Xiuzhu as Xiao Hongbai
- Guo Zhongyou as Situ Dong Feng
- Su Xin as He Mei's mother
- Chen Huijuan as Situ Er Tiao's mother
- Yu Xinhe as Xiao Lan
- Sun Letian as Pang Tuotuo
- Ning Xiaohua as Wang Laowu
Others
- Feng Bo as Li Yu's mother
- Du Heqian as Huang Dengdeng's mother
- Zhao Ziqi as Yang Ming
- Man Jianwu (满建武) as Xiao Lan's younger brother
- Wang Siqin (王思钦) as Aunt Huang
- Tian Shuang as Yang Ming's aunt
- Song Jingao (宋景奥) as Hua Biao's father
- Long Xinyue as Hua Biao's mother
- Yao Bing as He Mei's father
- Liu Yingjie (刘英杰) as Gao Zhihang
- Zhang Chenlu (张晨璐) as Liu Beisi
- Zhao Bowen (肇博文) as Bai Yunpeng
- Xiao Wei as Biology Teacher
- Chen Yijun (陈怡君) as Liu Dan
- Yao Yiqi as Bicycle thief
Soundtrack
| No. | English Title | Chinese Title | Artist | Notes | |
|---|
| 1. | Northern District 4th Floor | 北区楼四 | Liu Houlin | Opening theme song | [6] |
| 2. | In Youth | 少年时 | Hou Minghao | Ending theme song |
| 3. | When We Were Young | 人不彪悍枉少年 | |
| 4. | Companion | 相伴 | Hou Minghao, Zhang Yao, Li Mingde | |
| 5. | Grateful | 感谢 | Li Ziting | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: 《人不彪悍枉少年》开机 邓科钦点侯明昊. zh. December 29, 2017. November 14, 2021.
- Web site: http://ent.qq.com/a/20180118/016263.htm#p=1. zh:《人不彪悍枉少年》"冬日暖心"海报侯明昊领衔. 28 January 2018. Tencent. zh.
- Web site: 万鹏《人不彪悍枉少年》热播 彪悍杨夕获观众初好感. November 29, 2018. ifeng. zh.
- Web site: 万鹏《人不彪悍枉少年》正式收官 新人演员展现坚持与成长. December 21, 2018. Tom.com. zh.
- Web site: 《白玉思无暇》定档，万鹏张耀陷入恋爱三角题，这对CP又甜又可爱. April 10, 2021. Sohu. zh.
- Web site: When We Were Young OST. zh. QQ Music. November 14, 2021.
