Youth Power (Chinese: 哇!陳怡君; pinyin: Wa! Chen Yi Jun) is a 2015 Taiwanese political drama, comedy, romance television series created and produced by TVBS. It stars Tammy Chen, Yao Yuan Hao, Jason Tsou, and Nana Lee as the main cast.[1] Filming began on January 8, 2015 and wrapped up on July 21, 2015. First original broadcast began on May 1, 2015 on TTV airing every Friday night at 10:10-11:40 pm.

Youth Power
Promotional poster
Also known asI am Chen Yi Jun
哇!陳怡君
GenrePolitical drama, Comedy, Romance
Created byTVBS
Written byWu Luo Ying 吳洛纓
Directed byZero Chou 周美玲
Qu You Ning 瞿友寧
StarringTammy Chen 陳怡蓉
Yao Yuan Hao 姚元浩
Jason Tsou 鄒承恩
Nana Lee 李千娜
Opening themeLight and Heat 含廣告 by Wu Bai 伍佰
Ending themeRose's Diary 玫瑰日記 by Wu Bai 伍佰 feat. Nana Lee 李千娜
Country of originRepublic of China (Taiwan)
Original languagesMandarin
Hokkien
English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes21
Production
Executive producerDai Tian Yi 戴天易
ProducersKe Ci Hui 柯慈輝
Wang Xian Bin 王顯彬
Production locationsTaiwan
Sabah, Malaysia
London and Jurassic Coast, United Kingdom
Running time90 minutes
Production companiesFantastic Production Co., Ltd. 豐采節目製作股份有限公司
TVBS 聯意製作股份有限公司
Original release
NetworkTTV
TVBS
Release1 May (2015-05-01) –
18 September 2015 (2015-09-18)
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Synopsis

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Can three young people choose their own futures even when life sends them in an unexpected direction? Chen Yi Jun (Tammy Chen) grows up in a political family but detests politics and is determined to pursue her passion for music. But after college graduation, she is forced to return home and is thrown into the midst of her family drama. She teams up with her childhood friend Jiang Ye Qing (Yao Yuan Hao), who also grew up in a political family and thrives in it, and the social activist Huang Zhao Yuan (Jason Tsou). Forced to grow up among the pressures of the real world, can Yi Jun, Zhao Yuan and Ye Qing make the world bend to their own desires in life?[2]

Cast

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Main cast

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Supporting cast

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Special guest actors

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  • Kenji Chen [zh] as Xia Zhi Jie 夏志傑
  • Joseph Hsia [zh] as Du Shen 杜聲
  • Ma Hui-chen [zh] as Zhao Yuan's mother
  • Hero Tai [zh] as Chen Qi Long 陳其龍
  • Akio Chen as Wan Tong 萬通
  • Lung Tien-hsiang [zh] as Lin Xian Cai (Xian Zi) 林仙財(仙仔)
  • Jian Chang [zh] as Liu Guang Ming 劉光明
  • Wang Zi Qiang 王自強 as Ah Yong Bo 阿勇伯
  • Liu Hsiao-yi [zh] as Ah Zhu 阿珠
  • Cindy Yen 袁詠琳 as Su Fei 蘇菲(Sophie)
  • Ke Ci Hui 柯慈輝 as Brother Mao
  • Qu Xian Ping 曲獻平 as Leslie
  • Wang Hong Dao 王鴻道 as Li Gan Shi 李幹事
  • Chen Hui Wen 陳繪文 as Ah Hui 阿惠
  • Danny Liang [zh] as Lou Ri Xin 樓日新
  • Xu Zhi Wei 許志偉 as policemen
  • Jiang Rui Zhi 姜瑞智 as demonstrator

Special performances

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Soundtrack

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  • Light and Heat 含廣告 by Wu Bai 伍佰
  • Rose's Diary 玫瑰日記 by Wu Bai 伍佰 feat. Nana Lee 李千娜
  • It's All Good 一切安好 by Karen Mok 莫文蔚
  • Even If 哪怕 by Karen Mok 莫文蔚
  • Regardez 看看 by Karen Mok 莫文蔚
  • Fight For Dream 強心臟 by Boxing Yue Tuan Boxing樂團
  • Think of Home 思故鄉 by Boxing Yue Tuan Boxing樂團

Broadcast

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Network Country Airing Date Timeslot
TTV   Taiwan May 1, 2015
(until July 7, 2015)
Friday 10:10-11:40 pm
July 24, 2015
(until September 11, 2015)
Friday 10:15-11:45 pm
September 18, 2015 Friday 10:00-11:30 pm
TVBS May 2, 2015 Saturday 10:00-11:30 pm
Astro Shuang Xing   Malaysia September 10, 2015
(until September 24, 2015)
Sunday to Thursday 4:00-5:00 pm
September 25, 2015 Monday to Friday 4:00-5:00 pm

Episode ratings

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

Air Date Episode Average Ratings Rank
May 1, 2015 1 0.49 4
May 8, 2015 2 -- --
May 15, 2015 3 -- --
May 22, 2015 4 -- --
May 29, 2015 5 -- --
Jun 5, 2015 6 0.50 4
Jun 12, 2015 7 -- --
Jun 19, 2015 8 -- --
Jun 26, 2015 9 -- --
Jul 3, 2015 10 -- --
Jul 10, 2015 11 -- --
Jul 17, 2015 12 -- --
Jul 24, 2015 13 -- --
Jul 31, 2015 14 -- --
Aug 7, 2015 15 -- --
Aug 14, 2015 16 0.82 4
Aug 21, 2015 17 -- --
Aug 28, 2015 18 -- --
Sep 4, 2015 19 -- --
Sep 11, 2015 20 0.92 4
Sep 18, 2015 21 -- --
Average ratings 0.68

Awards and nominations

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Year Ceremony Category Nominee Result
2016 51st Golden Bell Awards Best Supporting Actor
in a Television Series
Jason Tsou Nominated
Best Supporting Actress
in a Television Series
Ke Shu Qin Nominated

References

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  1. ^ http://forums.soompi.com/en/topic/344857-current-taiwanese-drama-2015-youth-power-哇 [dead link]
  2. ^ "Youth Power". Viki.
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