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Directed by
  
Ker Choon Hooi 郭春暉

Genre
  
Fantasy, Romance, Comedy

Written by
  
Yeh Feng-Ying 葉鳳英 (Screenwriter coordinator, ep 10-21) Chen Han Xuan 陳漢璿 (ep 1) Du Xin Yi 杜欣怡 (ep 1-2) Dai Jia Hong 戴嘉宏 (ep 1) Huang Ya Qin 黃雅勤 (ep 1) Lin Wan Qi 林婉琪 (ep 1) Liu Rui Xuan 劉蕊瑄 (ep 2-11) Ke Zun Ren 柯尊仁 (ep 3-5) Lan Meng He 藍夢荷 (ep 3-5) Lin Ya Chun 林雅淳 (ep 4-11) Luo Qian Ni 羅茜妮 (ep 6-21) Li Song Lin 李松霖 (ep 6-21) Zhang Ya Jun 張雅郡 (ep 10-21)

Starring
  
Marcus Chang 張立昂 Ivy Shao 邵雨薇 Mini Tsai 蔡黃汝 Yorke Sun 孫沁岳 Ray Yang 楊鎮 Chang Chieh 張捷

Opening theme
  
A Friend 我們是朋友 by Gary Chaw 曹格

Ending theme
  
Two People 兩個人 by Alien Huang 黃鴻升

Back to 1989 (Chinese: 1989一念間; pinyin: yī jiǔ bā jiǔ yī niàn jiān) is a 2016 Taiwanese fantasy, romance, comedy television series produced by Sanlih E-Television. It is adaptation from Huang Xin Jie's (一念間) who won the 6th Television Scriptwriting Award for creative popularity award held by Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development. Starring Marcus Chang, Ivy Shao, Mini Tsai, Yorke Sun, Ray Yang and Chang Chieh as the main cast. Filming began on December 28, 2015 and wrapped up in May 30, 2016. First original broadcast began on January 22, 2016 on SET Metro airing every Friday night at 10:00-11:30 pm.

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Synopsis

Chen Che doesn't know who his father was and the topic is a taboo in the Chen family. When an accident threw him back to 1989, a year before he was born, he gets a chance to find out himself. Before he could locate his mother, he first meets her best friend, Ye Zhen Zhen, a wholesome girl who helps him navigate the past while he helps her land big clients with his expert knowledge of stock market trend. Through her, he gets to know his younger, happier "mom" and the possible candidates for his father. He soon learns the reason his mother never talks about his father, and he is faced with a dilemma: He must choose between his mother's future and his very existence.

Main cast

  • Marcus Chang 張立昂 as Chen Che 陳澈
  • Liao Bai Xun 廖柏勛(Evan小勛)as Chen Che (3 years old)
  • Ceng Bai Wai 曾柏崴 as Chen Che (7 years old)
  • Ivy Shao 邵雨薇 as Ye Zhen Zhen 葉真真
  • Mini Tsai 蔡黃汝 as Chen Ya Juan 陳雅娟
  • Yorke Sun 孫沁岳 as Li Jin Qin 李進勤
  • Ray Yang 楊鎮 as Lin Xiao Long 林小龍
  • Chang Chieh 張捷 as Wang Zhong En 王忠恩
  • Supporting cast

  • Josie Leung 梁家榕 as Zhang Wan Ling 張婉玲
  • Yin Chao-te 尹昭德 as Cheo Guo Zhang 陳國章
  • Gail Lin 林嘉俐 as Huang Bao Yu 黃寶玉
  • Jian Chang 檢場 as Ye Qing Xiong 葉慶雄
  • Jacko Chiang 蔣偉文 as Jian Zhen Hua 簡振華
  • Tina Chou 周宜霈 as Hu Li Jing 胡麗菁
  • Liu Jin Wei 劉晉瑋 as Ye Guo An 葉國安
  • Kerr Hsu as adult Guo An
  • Kuo Hsuan-Chi 郭玄奇 as Zhao Zhi Cheng 趙志誠
  • Guo Pei Yu 郭沛昱 as Ah Wei 阿緯
  • Xu Shao Fen 許韶芬 as Xiao Qian 小倩
  • Wang Yue Feng 王岳豐 as Guo Sheng Tai 郭勝泰
  • Cameos

  • Lu Fu Ling 呂馥伶 as Wu Xiao Li 吳曉麗(Lily Wu)
  • Bamboo Chen 陳竹昇 as General Manager Tian
  • Jian Yi Zhe 簡義哲 as Li Da Zhong 李大忠
  • Chen Bor Jeng 陳博正 as President Wang
  • Xia Yi Li 夏以儷 as Chief Editor Zhang
  • Lin Shi En 林史恩 as Zhang Shun Fa 張順發
  • Lai Meng Jun 賴孟君 as Liu Shu Hui 劉淑惠
  • Xie Fei 謝飛 as Shun Fa and Shu Hui's son
  • Lan Jing Heng 蘭競恆 as David
  • Roger Wang 王中平 as Jin Qin's father
  • Tong Yi Jun 童毅軍 as psychic
  • Soundtrack

    Back to 1989 Original TV Soundtrack (OST) (1989一念間 電視原聲帶) was released on January 22, 2016 by various artists under Rock Records. It contains 12 tracks total, in which 6 songs are various instrumental versions of the songs. The opening theme "A Friend 我們是朋友" by Gary Chaw 曹格 is not featured on the official soundtrack CD. The closing theme is track 1 "Two People 兩個人" by Alien Huang 黃鴻升.

    Songs not featured on the official soundtrack album.

  • A Friend 我們是朋友 by Gary Chaw 曹格
  • Little 小小 by Gary Chaw 曹格
  • Life Is Beautiful 美麗人生 by Gary Chaw 曹格
  • I'm From A Star 我來自那顆星 by Alien Huang 黃鴻升
  • Fell In Love With You 愛上你 by Wendy Chen
  • Moving On 單身≠失戀 by Shi Shi 孫盛希
  • Episode ratings

    Competing dramas on rival channels airing at the same time slot were:

  • FTV - Justice Heroes, My Teacher Is Xiao-he
  • STAR Chinese Channel - Golden Darling
  • SET Taiwan - La Grande Chaumiere Violette
  • TTV - Shia Wa Se, Life List
  • ^Note 1 : The average rating calculation does not include special episode.

    References

    Back to 1989 Wikipedia