Better Man (2016 TV series)

Better Man (Chinese: 我的極品男友; pinyin: wǒ de jípǐn nányǒu; literally "My Best Quality Boyfriend") is a 2016 Taiwanese romance, family television drama starring Lin Yo-Wei, Tender Huang, Jolin Chien, Cindy Lien, Shara Lin and Hope Lin. Filming began on May 5, 2016 and is filmed as it airs. The original broadcast began on June 1, 2016 on SET Metro, airing weekdays (Monday through Friday) at 8:00 pm.

Better Man
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我的極品男友
Genre	Romance, Family
Created by	Sanlih E-Television
Written by	Shao Hui Ting 邵慧婷 (Screenwriter coordinator ep 1, Script consultant ep 2-60) Zou Xiang Qin 鄒湘秦(Screenwriter coordinator) Gong Min Hui 龔敏惠 (Screenwriter coordinator) Zheng Han Wen 鄭涵文 Wu Xiang Ying 吳香穎 Li Ying Yuan 李盈緣
Directed by	Hao Xin Xiang 郝心翔 Jiang Bing Chen 姜秉辰 (ep 1-11)
Starring	Lin Yo-Wei 林佑威 Tender Huang 黃騰浩 Jolin Chien 簡宏霖 Cindy Lien 連俞涵 Shara Lin 林逸欣 Hope Lin 林可彤
Opening theme	Faded Pictures 屬於你和我之間的事 by Vanness Wu 吳建豪
Ending theme	All You Did 都是你害的 by Bii 畢書盡
Country of origin	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Original languages	Mandarin Taiwanese Hokkien
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	60
Production
Producers	Fang Xiao Ren 方孝仁 Rong Jun Yi 戎俊義
Production location	Taiwan
Camera setup	Multi camera
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	金牌合作影像製作股份有限公司 Golden Bloom Production Co., Ltd. 金牌風華影像製作股份有限公司 Sanlih E-Television 三立電視股份有限公司
Release
Original network	SET Metro EBC Variety
Picture format	SDTV (480i) HDTV (1080i)
Original release	1 June (2016-06-01) – 23 August 2016 (2016-08-23)

Synopsis

The Yang brothers have it all — good looks, brains and family background. But each shuns romantic entanglements for his own reasons. Yang Zhen Wei is the workaholic oldest brother who only has his mind set on expanding his catering business. Yang Zhen Hao is the middle brother who works in the entertainment industry and as a fitness instructor. Yang Zhen Kai is the meticulous youngest brother who has been given the position of CEO of the family empire. How will the brothers handle their emotions when they each meet a woman who turns their perfect worlds upside down?

Cast

Main cast

• Lin Yo-Wei 林佑威 as Yang Zhen Wei 楊振偉
• Tender Huang 黃騰浩 as Yang Zhen Hao 楊振浩 (Jerry Yang)
• Jolin Chien 簡宏霖 as Yang Zhen Kai 楊振凱
• Cindy Lien 連俞涵 as Wu Yi Xin 吾以心
• Shara Lin 林逸欣 as Wu Yi An 吾以安
• Hope Lin 林可彤 as Yao You Zhen 姚又真 (May Yao)

Supporting cast

• Shen Hairong 沈海蓉 as Yang Chen Shun Yu 楊孟舜玉
• Lia Lee 李相林 as Guan Mei Yu 關美妤
• Jian Chang 檢場 as Wu Jia Xing 吾家興
• Doris Kuang 況明潔 as Lin Hui Lan 林蕙蘭
• Bebe Chang 杜姸 as Ding Yu Chen 丁雨晨
• Don Wong 王道 as Yang Guo Zheng 楊國政
• Hu Pei Lien 胡佩蓮 as Xu Yu Fang 許毓芳

Cameos

• Awayne Liu [zh] as Liu Da Wei 劉大緯
• Hsu Shou-hung 鄒守宏 as Guan Qi Xiang 关啟祥
• Chang Kuang-chieh 張光傑 as Chen Qing Dong 陈慶東
• Chung Lun-li 鍾倫理 as factory manager
• Hank Wu [zh] as Zhang Wei De 張威德
• Yvonne Liang [zh] as Ding Yu Wei 丁雨薇 (photo only)
• Ying Tsai-ling [zh] as Rui Yi 瑞姨
• Nylon Chen as He Yan Zhi 何彥智
• Chen Ching-chieh [zh] as Jiang Ning 蔣甯
• ?? as Daniel
• ?? as Katy
• ?? as Zi Qi 子奇
• ?? Xu Xin Yan 徐欣妍

Soundtrack

Better Man Original TV Soundtrack (OST)
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	16 August 2016
Genre	Mandopop
Language	Mandarin
Label	Universal Music (TW)

Better Man Original TV Soundtrack (OST) (我的極品男友 電視原聲帶) was released on August 16, 2016 by various artists under Universal Music (TW). It contains 13 tracks total, in which 8 tracks are various instrumental versions of the songs. The opening theme is track 1 "Faded Pictures 屬於你和我之間的事" by Vanness Wu. The closing theme "All You Did 都是你害的" by Bii is not featured on the official soundtrack CD since singer Bii is signed exclusively to Linfair Records.

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Faded Pictures" (屬於你和我之間的事)	Vanness Wu 吳建豪	4:07
2.	"Restoration" (還原)	Rachel Liang 梁文音	3:21
3.	"Sweet Rope" (甜美的繩索)	Nana Lee 李千娜	4:15
4.	"You Already Know My Heart" (其實你已經知道)	Dawen 王大文	4:20
5.	"Big Confession" (大告白)	Da Mouth 大嘴巴	3:58
6.	"Faded Pictures (Heartwarming Lyrical ver.)" (屬於你我之間的事 暖心抒情版)	Liao Wei-Chieh	3:20
7.	"Unexpected Encounter (Tasted Happiness ver.)" (不期而遇 淺嚐幸福版)	Liao Wei-Chieh	3:19
8.	"Faded Pictures (Understanding Love ver.)" (屬於你和我之間的事 默契愛意版)	Liao Wei-Chieh	2:56
9.	"Faded Pictures (Innocent Playmates ver.)" (屬於你和我之間的事 兩小無猜版)	Liao Wei-Chieh	2:08
10.	"Unexpected Encounter (Lonely ver.)" (不期而遇 獨處孤寂版)	Liao Wei-Chieh	4:03
11.	"Unexpected Encounter (Heartbreaking ver.)" (不期而遇 痛徹心扉版)	Liao Wei-Chieh	3:54
12.	"Unexpected Encounter (Romantic Sweet ver.)" (不期而遇 浪漫甜美版)	Liao Wei-Chieh	2:58
13.	"Unexpected Encounter (Simple and Pure Love ver.)" (甜美的繩索 樸實純愛版)	Liao Wei-Chieh	3:48

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Songs not featured on the official soundtrack album.

• All You Did 都是你害的 by Bii 畢書盡
• 38 by Bii 畢書盡
• Maybe Baby by Bii 畢書盡
• That's Where I Wanna Be 想 by Dino Lee 李玉璽
• I Love You, I Do by Ian Chen 陳彥允
• Gonna Be OK by Nana Lee 李千娜
• Unexpected Encounter 不期而遇 by Rachel Liang 梁文音

Broadcast

Network	Country	Airing Date	Timeslot
SET Metro	Taiwan	June 1, 2016	Monday to Friday 8:00-9:00 pm
EBC Variety			Monday to Friday 9:00-10:00 pm
CTS		April 12, 2017	Monday to Friday 8:00-9:00 pm
Astro Shuang Xing	Malaysia	June 2, 2016	Monday to Friday 6:00-7:00 pm
VV Drama	Singapore	June 29, 2016	Monday to Friday 7:00-8:00 pm

Episode ratings

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

• SET Taiwan - Taste of Life
• FTV - Spring Flower
• TTV - Fighting Meiling
• CTV - Golden Darling, The Imperial Doctress, A Good Day
• CTS - The Legend of Mi Yue, Memory, Life As An Ocean
• GTV Variety - KO ONE Re-act (re-run), KO ONE: RE-MEMBER

Air Date	Episodes	Weekly Average Ratings	Rank
Jun 1-3, 2016	1-3	1.02	5
Jun 6-10, 2016	4-8	1.25	4
Jun 13-17, 2016	9-13	1.27	4
Jun 20-24, 2016	14-18	1.48	4
Jun 27-Jul 1, 2016	19-23	1.48	4
Jul 4-8, 2016	24-28	1.47	4
Jul 11-15, 2016	29-33	1.30	4
Jul 18-22, 2016	34-38	1.41	4
Jul 25-29, 2016	39-43	1.54	4
Agt 1-5, 2016	44-48	1.62	4
Agt 8-12, 2016	49-53	1.49	4
Agt 15-19, 2016	54-58	1.74	3
Agt 22-23, 2016	59-60	1.85	3
Average ratings

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Category	Nominee	Result
2016	2016 Sanlih Drama Awards	Viewers Choice Drama Award	Better Man	Nominated
		Best Actor Award	Lin Yo-Wei	Nominated
			Tender Huang	Nominated
		Best Actress Award	Shara Lin	Nominated
		Best Crying Award	Jolin Chien & Hope Lin	Nominated
		Best Kiss Award	Jolin Chien & Hope Lin	Nominated
		Best Potential Award	Cindy Lien	Nominated
		Best Powerful Performance Award	Jian Chang	Nominated
		Best Screen Couple Award	Lin Yo-Wei & Cindy Lien	Nominated
			Tender Huang & Shara Lin	Nominated
			Jolin Chien & Hope Lin	Nominated
		Vidol TV Best Drama Award	Better Man	Won
		Viewers Choice Drama's Song Award	"Faded Pictures" - Vanness Wu	Nominated
			"38" - Bii	Nominated

References

1. yesasia.com Better Man OST page Retrieved September 17, 2016
2. iTunes Better Man OST info Retrieved September 17, 2016

External links

• Better Man SETTV Official website (in Chinese)
• (in Chinese)
• Better Man on Facebook (in Chinese)