Love Keeps Going

Love Keeps Going
Promotional poster for Love Keeps Going
Also known as	美樂。加油
Genre	Romance, Comedy
Directed by	Ke Hanchen
Starring	Mike He Cyndi Wang Eli Shih
Opening theme	"不哭" (Don't Cry) by Cyndi Wang
Ending theme	"黏黏黏黏" (Stick to You) by Cyndi Wang
Country of origin	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Original language(s)	Mandarin
No. of episodes	13
Production
Location(s)	Taiwan
Running time	90 mins (Sundays at 22:00 to 23:30)
Release
Original network	CTV Main Channel
Original release	5 June (2011-06-05) – 28 August 2011 (2011-08-28)
Chronology
Preceded by	Sunny Happiness (幸福最晴天)
Followed by	Love Recipe (料理情人夢)
External links
Official Website

Love Keeps Going (Chinese: 美樂。加油; literally: "Mei Le。Jia You") is a 2011 Taiwanese drama starring Cyndi Wang, Mike He and Eli Shih. It is based on Taiwanese novel, Wang's Love Song (Chinese: 王的戀歌; pinyin: Wáng de liàngē).

It was first broadcast in Taiwan on free-to-air China Television (CTV) from 5 June 2011, every Sunday at 22:00 to 23:30 and on cable TV Gala Television (GTV) Variety Show/CH 28 on 11 June 2011, every Sunday at 21:00 to 22:30. The premiere episode on CTV achieved an average rating of 1.84.^[1]

Synopsis

Zha Mei Le (Cyndi Wang) is illustrious, humble and hardworking. She's well behaved, obedient, caring and kind. Her impressive collection of certificates (including everything from IT expertise to a baking license) is testament to her tireless zest. Yet her faultless exterior hides a bittersweet past. An accidental incident of eavesdropping led her to discover that neither parents, while going through their divorce, wanted custody of her based purely on the fact that she was dumb. As a result, she has since worked hard to develop skills, gaining love and approval in the process.

Even her boyfriend, Han Yi Feng (Eli Shih) falls in love with her as a result of her mass abilities and generous nature. His mother and sister both are impressed by and greatly admire her from the start of their relationship. Mei Le even helps achieve what she thinks is Yi Feng's dream of opening and running a bakery. There is a slight marring of this idyllic plot with the introduction of Yi Feng's brother, the spoilt, rich and famous Han Yi Lie (Mike He). Mei Le makes a terrible first impression on him but she is determined to change that.

All seems well with the couple engaged to be married. However, in a cruel twist of fate Yi Feng shows his true colours and is not at all what Mei Le thought him to be. When she finds out that their relationship isn't as pure as she thought she is set with the difficult task of rediscovering herself (with some help!) and in the process, learns to trust and fall in love again.

Cast

Music

• Opening theme song: "不哭" (Don't Cry) by Cyndi Wang
• Ending theme song: "黏黏黏黏" (Stick to You) by Cyndi Wang

Insert song

• "下一頁的我" (The Next Page of Me) by Cyndi Wang
• "心中的花園" (Hearts Garden) by Mike He
• "寂寞暴風雨" (Lonely Storm) by Blue Bird Flying Fish (青鳥飛魚)
• "情人結" (To Love) by Jing Chang
• "起来" (Up) by Daniel Chan ([陳曉東)

Reception

Source：China Times

Rival dramas on air at the same time：

• Taiwan Television (TTV) (台視): Love You (醉後決定愛上你) / Office Girls (小資女孩向前衝)
• Chinese Television System (CTS) (華視): They Are Flying (飛行少年)
• Formosa Television (FTV) (民視): Together for Love (愛讓我們在一起) / Hayate the Combat Butler (旋風管家)

International broadcast

• Singapore - Channel U on 11 June 2011 from 21:30 to 23:00.^[4]
• Thailand - Channel 7 on 13 January 2014 from 02:00 to 03:00^[5]

References

External links

• (Chinese) Love Keeps Going at CTV
• (Chinese) Love Keeps Going at GTV