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Dear My Friends (Chinese TV series)
Dear My Friends (Chinese: 亲爱的她们) is a 2017 Chinese drama television series directed by Cui Liang and starring Song Dandan, Liu Lili, Vivian Wu, Zhu Yin, Yvonne Yung and Zhang Ruoyun.[1] The series is an adaptation of the 2016 South Korea television series Dear My Friends. The series premiered in China via iQiyi and Hunan Television starting December 10, 2017.[2]
| Dear My Friends | |
|---|---|
Promotional image | |
| Also known as | Dear Them |
| Traditional Chinese | 親愛的她們 |
| Simplified Chinese | 亲爱的她们 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Qīn'àidě Tāmēn |
| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | South Korea television series Dear My Friends |
| Written by | Zhao Xin Yang Nannan Ma Jian Guo Shuang Li Dimin |
| Directed by | Cui Liang |
| Starring | Song Dandan Liu Lili Vivian Wu Zhu Yin Yvonne Yung Zhang Ruoyun |
| Opening theme | Only Love by He Jie |
| Ending theme | Dear My Friends by Liu Xin |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 41 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Li Zhanying |
| Production location | Shenzhen |
| Production companies | Dongyang Cultural Media Limited Company China Wit Media Co., Ltd. Juxing Tianxia Media Co., Ltd. |
| Release | |
| Original network | Hunan Television iQiyi |
| Original release | December 10, 2017 – January 1, 2018 |
Synopsis edit
This drama describes the stories between Ma Weihua and her friends in their last years of life, people who say some words like "It is not the end, we're still alive".
Cast edit
Main edit
- Song Dandan as Ma Weihua, landlady of a restaurant, divorced, Gu Jiayi's mother.
- Liu Lili as Shi Huizhen, a retired housewife.
- Vivian Wu as Qiu Ya, a celebrity.
- Zhu Yin as Yan Shunhua, Ma Weihua's friend.
- Yvonne Yung and She Muzi, landlady of a club.
- Zhang Ruoyun as He An'ning, a popular cartoonist. Gu Jiayi's boyfriend.
Supporting edit
- Jiang Yan as Gu Jiayi, Ma Weihua's daughter, He An'ning's girlfriend, an Internet writer.
- Du Yuan as Xu Jianshe, Shi Huizhen's husband.
- Qin Han as Song Shuhao
- Yan Minqiu as Ji Shuying
- Xu Li as Xu Jiawen
- Qian Yongchen as Jing Hao
- Wang Ce as Wang Weiguo
- Qiu Yueli as Fu Gui
- Qi Han as Ji Zijun
- Cheng Qimeng as Xiao Pan
- Yu Heng as Yu Deshui
- Shu Yaoxuan as Ma Shouyi
- Zhao Zhengyang as Guan Zhiqiang
Music edit
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singers | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Only Love (《只因为爱》)" (Opening theme) | Li Ruoxi | Wang Zongxian | He Jie | |
| 2. | "Dear My Friends (《亲爱的她》)" (Ending theme) | Li Ruoxi | Wang Zongxian | Liu Xin | |
| 3. | "Anyhow (《无论如何》)" (Interlude) | Wang Zongxian | Wang Zongxian | Ye Yongxin | |
| 4. | "In My Own Hands (《由自己决定》)" (Interlude) | Li Ruoxi | Wang Zongxian | Jin Zhiwen | |
| 5. | "Time is Very Beautiful (《时间很美》)" (Interlude) | Mao Hui | Mao Hui | Ba Tu and Wang Sulong | |
| 6. | "When You Get Old (《当你老了》)" (Interlude) | Zhao Zhao | Zhao Zhao | Zhao Zhao | |
| 7. | "We are" (Interlude) | Mi Ya | Mi Ya | Mi Ya | |
| 8. | "If One Day (《如果有一天》)" (Interlude) | Liu Xin | Liu Xin | Liu Xin | |
| 9. | "Dawning Love-affair (《爱之初》)" (Interlude) | Wang Zongxian | Li Ruoxi | Li Ruoxi |
Broadcast edit
Dear My Friends was released on December 10, 2017 in China. As of December 26, the series has had 3 million plays via iQiyi.[3]
Reception edit
The drama received mixed reception. On Douban, the series has a score of 6.2 out of 10.[4]
Ratings edit
- Highest ratings are marked in red, lowest ratings are marked in blue
| Broadcast date | Hunan Satellite TV CSM52 City ratings[5] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ratings (%) | Audience share (%) | Rank | |
| 2017.12.10 | 0.727 | 2.41 | 4 |
| 2017.12.11 | 0.915 | 3.26 | 3 |
| 2017.12.12 | 0.99 | 3.48 | 3 |
| 2017.12.13 | 0.915 | 3.28 | 4 |
| 2017.12.14 | 1.143 | 4.04 | 3 |
| 2017.12.15 | 0.742 | 2.363 | 4 |
| 2017.12.16 | 0.796 | 2.565 | 3 |
| 2017.12.17 | 0.971 | 3.121 | 6 |
| 2017.12.18 | 1.309 | 4.76 | 1 |
| 2017.12.19 | 1.353 | 4.89 | 1 |
| 2017.12.20 | 1.344 | 4.85 | 1 |
| 2017.12.21 | 1.315 | 4.73 | 1 |
| 2017.12.22 | 0.961 | 3.22 | 2 |
| 2017.12.23 | 1.001 | 3.32 | 1 |
| 2017.12.24 | 0.988 | 3.23 | 2 |
| 2017.12.25 | 1.208 | 4.29 | 1 |
| 2017.12.26 | 1.204 | 4.26 | 1 |
| 2017.12.27 | 1.27 | 4.42 | 1 |
| 2017.12.28 | 1.176 | 4.06 | 1 |
| 2017.12.29 | 0.974 | 3.143 | 3 |
| 2017.12.30 | 0.966 | 3.121 | 4 |
| 2018.1.1 | 1.117 | 3.82 | 3 |
References edit
- ^ "The new play is about to poke the screen out of the chin, and what time does Song Dandan's hard - to - be dry daughter come to stop her face". bestchinanews.com. 2017-12-15.
- ^ 《亲爱的她们》今晚收官 闺蜜团最终结局引期待. 163 (in Chinese). 2018-01-01.
- ^ 《亲爱的她们》网络播放量破3亿 口碑收视双丰收. 163 (in Chinese). 2017-12-26.
- ^ "亲爱的她们 (豆瓣)". movie.douban.com. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ^ "电视剧收视率排行榜 | 收视率排行" (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2020-06-27.