Perfect Couple (TV series)
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| Perfect Couple | |
|---|---|
Shenzhen TV | |
| Release | 21 April – 7 May 2014 |
Perfect Couple (
Synopsis
During the Ming Dynasty, Yu Qi Ling (Tiffany Tang) heads to the capital with only her adoptive mother's belongings to find her mother's biological son. She encounters Jin Yuan Bao (Wallace Huo), a rich young master who works at the Detective Bureau and was on a case of capturing a man - the thief that Yu Qi Ling was chasing. It turns out that the thief was part of a kidnapping ring, and it led the protagonists to the Thousand Beauties Chamber where Chu Chu, the supposed leader was.
Meanwhile, the Empress Dowager has bestowed a marriage between Jin Yuan Bao and Jiang Xiao Xuan to prevent the Second Prince from usurping the throne from the Crowned Prince. When Jin Yuan Bao's intended bride runs away before the night of the wedding, Yu Qi Ling assumes Jiang Xiao Xuan's identity and marries into the Jin family.
Upon realizing that Jin Yuan Bao was indeed her adoptive mother's biological son, she schemes to reunite him with her mother. However, she runs into many obstacles as she cannot reveal that she and Jiang Xiao Xuan had switched identities. This leads to many misunderstandings and many quarrels between Jin Yuan Bao and Yu Qi Ling.
At the same time, Jin Yuan Bao's cousin, Liu Wen Chao, plans multiple assassination attempts on Jin Yuan Bao's life because he has desires of rising up and owning the Jin Manor and was conspiring with the Second Prince. He strangles Jiang Xiao Xuan's maid, Xi Er, to death because she found out about their scheming during Madam Jin's birthday. He plants his own spies in the Bureau of Weaponry so he would one day take control once he gets rid of Jin Yuan Bao. He desires Yu Qi Ling although she was his cousin's wife. Eventually, he finds out about the identity switch between Yu Qi Ling and Jiang Xiao Xuan and Jin Yuan Bao's true origins and made use of this to torture the protagonists and their families.
When the Empress Dowager learns that the Jin family and Yu Qi Ling has committed lese-majesty, she jails them. However, she knows that the Second Prince and Liu Wen Chao were in cahoots so she had Jin Yuan Bao investigate the truth. With the truth and evidence, the two villains did not stand a chance.
Cast
Main
| Actor | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wallace Huo | Jin Yuan Bao | The spoilt young master of the Jin Family, and number one detective in the province. |
| Tiffany Tang | Yu Qi Ling | An adopted orphan, who is highly skilled in martial arts. In order to help her adoptive mother find her son, she encounters Jin Yuan Bao and marries into the Jin Family. |
| Huang Ming | Gu Chang Feng | Jin Yuan Bao's good friend, a cute and bubbly man. A physician who is earnest at his job, but lacks the ability for it. |
| Angela Gong | Jiang Xiao Xuan | The young mistress of Jiang family, who was bestowed to Jin Yuan Bao. However, she runs away from the marriage. She ends up meeting and falling in love with Gu Chang Feng. |
Supporting
| Actor | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Wang Yang | Liu Wen Chao | Jin Yuan Bao's cousin, head housekeeper of Jin Family. An ambitious man who aspires to restore the Liu Family. He colludes on many occasions with the Second Prince to cause the marriage between the Jin and Jiang family to fail so that they can both rise to power. However, his many attempts on Jin Yuan Bao's life continuously fail, angering the Prince. He initially plans to harm Yu Qi Ling, Jin Yuan Bao's wife, but he later falls in love with her due to her caring nature. |
| Vivian Wu | Liu Ruyue (Madam Jin) | Jin Yuan Bao's adoptive mother. She wants Jin Yuan Bao to take over the family business, the Bureau of Weaponry. |
| Wendy Wang | Liu Qian Qian | Liu Wen Chao's younger sister. She likes Jin Yuan Bao. She was accidentally killed by her brother when she protected Jin Yuan Bao from his wrath. |
| Zhang Tianyang | Fu Wang | Second Prince. He wants to rebel and usurp the throne. |
| Fan Haolun | Ah Gui | Jin Family's head guard. Liu Wen Chao's right-hand man. When he was caught in one of the schemes, he purposely blamed Madam Jin for ordering him to do so. In the end, he committed suicide so that Liu Wen Chao would not be implicated with kidnapping and murder. |
| Zhou Xiaoli | Wang Huilan | Jin Yuan Bao's birth mother and Yu Qi Ling's adoptive mother. She was killed by Liu Wen Chao. |
| Dai Changjiang | Wen Qiang | Jin Yuan Bao's right-hand man. |
| Zhang Renbo | Ma Zhong | Jin Yuan Bao's right-hand man. |
| Bo Hong | Lady Gu | Gu Chang Feng's mother, Madam Jin's maid. She knows the truth about Jin Yuan Bao's birth. |
| Zheng Long | Ah Fu | Jin Yuan Bao's underling. He is the comic relief in the series. |
| Xiang Dong | Xi'er | Jiang Xiao Xuan's maid. She was murdered by the Second Prince and Liu Wenchao after being caught for overhearing their collusion. Her body was later found under the lotus pond. |
| Tao Huimin | Empress Dowager | Madam Liu's aunt. |
Soundtrack
| Title | Singer |
|---|---|
| Good Times (好時光) | Della Ding
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| Perfect Couple (金玉良緣) | Li Qi |
| Perfect Couple (金玉良緣) | Jia Qing |
| Phoenix (鳳凰) | Alan |
| Vega (織女星) | Shin |
| Obsessed (癡) | Wang Andi |
Ratings
| CSM50 City premiere ratings[1] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air date | Episode | Jiangsu Satellite TV | Shenzhen Satellite TV | ||||
| Ratings (%) | Audience share (%) | Rank | Ratings (%) | Audience share (%) | Rank | ||
| 2014.04.21 | 1-3 | 0.793 | 2.18 | 5 | 0.469 | 1.28 | 13 |
| 2014.04.22 | 4-6 | 0.658 | 1.83 | 7 | 0.454 | 1.26 | 11 |
| 2014.04.23 | 7-9 | 0.748 | 2.09 | 6 | 0.494 | 1.38 | 9 |
| 2014.04.24 | 10-12 | 0.678 | 1.88 | 6 | 0.464 | 1.28 | 10 |
| 2014.04.25 | 13-15 | 0.822 | 2.22 | 5 | 0.419 | 1.13 | 15 |
| 2014.04.26 | 16-17 | 0.824 | 2.21 | 5 | 0.362 | 0.97 | 17 |
| 2014.04.27 | 18-19 | 0.771 | 2.09 | 5 | 0.435 | 1.18 | 11 |
| 2014.04.28 | 20-22 | 0.737 | 2.06 | 7 | 0.400 | 1.12 | 15 |
| 2014.04.29 | 23-25 | 0.721 | 2.02 | 7 | 0.411 | 1.15 | 16 |
| 2014.04.30 | 26-28 | 0.853 | 2.35 | 5 | 0.498 | 1.37 | 10 |
| 2014.05.01 | 29-31 | 0.716 | 2.09 | 5 | 0.492 | 1.45 | 10 |
| 2014.05.02 | 32-34 | 0.722 | 2.07 | 5 | 0.438 | 1.27 | 16 |
| 2014.05.03 | 35-36 | 0.726 | 1.96 | 4 | 0.387 | 1.05 | 13 |
| 2014.05.04 | 37-38 | 0.837 | 2.29 | 5 | 0.541 | 1.49 | 11 |
| 2014.05.05 | 39-41 | 0.886 | 2.50 | 3 | 0.544 | 1.52 | 10 |
| 2014.05.06 | 42-44 | 0.944 | 2.64 | 3 | 0.539 | 1.50 | 11 |
| 2014.05.07 | 45 | 0.902 | 2.58 | 5 | 0.699 | 1.93 | 10 |
| Total | 13.338 | 37.06 | - | 8.046 | 22.33 | - | |
| Average | 0.785 | 2.18 | - | 0.473 | 1.314 | - | |
- Highest ratings are marked in red, lowest ratings are marked in blue
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5th China Student Television Festival | Most Anticipated Historical Drama | Won | ||
| Most Popular Actor | Wallace Huo | Won | |||
| Most Popular Actress | Tiffany Tang | Won | [2] | ||
| iQiyi All-star Carnival | Chinese Drama of the Year | Won | |||
| 6th China TV Drama Awards | Most Popular Actor (Hong Kong/Taiwan) | Wallace Huo | Won | ||
| Most Popular Couple | Wallace Huo & Tiffany Tang | Won |
International broadcast
| Date | Country | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 6, 2014 |  United States |
KSCI | |
| July 9, 2014 |  Canada |
Talentvision | |
| August 12, 2014 |  Taiwan |
CTV | |
| September 8, 2014 |  Malaysia |
Astro |
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| October 16, 2014 | Taiwan |
CTi TV | |
| November 27, 2014 |  Japan |
NOTTV1 | |
| January 31, 2015 |  Hong Kong |
Drama Channel | |
| October 27, 2015 |  South Korea |
AsiaN | |
| May 21, 2015 | Japan |
Asia Dramatic TV | |
| October 5, 2015 | Taiwan |
TTV Main Channel | |
| February 3, 2016 |  Thailand |
Thairath TV | |
| April 6, 2016 | Malaysia |
8TV |
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| December 8, 2021 |  Vietnam |
SCTV Asia Top Series |
References
- ^ "电视剧收视率排行榜 | 收视率排行" (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ^ "2014中国大学生电视节最受欢迎女演员唐嫣". Retrieved 2017-02-22.