Back to 1989 (2016)

Back to 1989 (Chinese: 1989一念間; pinyin: yī jiǔ bā jiǔ yī niàn jiān) is a 2016 Taiwanese fantasy, romance, comedy television series produced by Sanlih E-Television. It is adaptation from Huang Xin Jie's (一念間) who won the 6th Television Scriptwriting Award for creative popularity award held by Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development. It stars Marcus Chang, Ivy Shao, Mini Tsai, Yorke Sun, Ray Yang and Chang Chieh. Filming began on December 28, 2015, and wrapped up on May 30, 2016. First original broadcast began on January 22, 2016, on SET Metro airing every Friday night at 10:00-11:30 pm.

Synopsis

Chen Che doesn't know who his father was and the topic is a taboo in the Chen family. When an accident threw him back to 1989, a year before he was born, he gets a chance to find out himself. Before he could locate his mother, he first meets her best friend, Ye Zhen Zhen, a wholesome girl who helps him navigate the past while he helps her land big clients with his expert knowledge of stock market trend. Through her, he gets to know his younger, happier "mom" and the possible candidates for his father. He soon learns the reason his mother never talks about his father, and he is faced with a dilemma: He must choose between his mother's future and his very existence.

Cast

Main cast

Marcus Chang as Chen Che

Liao Bai Xun as Chen Che (3 years old)

Ceng Bai Wai as Chen Che (7 years old)

Ivy Shao as Ye Zhen Zhen

Mini Tsai as Chen Ya Juan

Yorke Sun as Li Jin Qin

Ray Yang as Lin Xiao Long

Chang Chieh (actor) as Wang Zhong En

Supporting cast

Josie Leung as Zhang Wan Ling

Yin Chao-te as Chen Guo Zhang

Gail Lin as Huang Bao Yu

Chien Chang as Ye Qing Xiong

Jacko Chiang as Jian Zhen Hua

Tina Chou as Hu Li Jing

Liu Jin Wei as Ye Guo An

Kerr Hsu as adult Guo An

Kuo Hsuan-chi as Zhao Zhi Cheng

Guo Pei Yu as Ah Wei

Xu Shao Fen as Xiao Qian

Wang Yue-feng as Guo Sheng Tai

Cameos

Lu Fu Ling as Wu Xiao Li （Lily Wu）

Bamboo Chen as General Manager Tian

Jian Yi Zhe as Li Da Zhong

Chen Bor-jeng as President Wang

Xia Yi Li as Chief Editor Zhang

Lin Shi En as Zhang Shun Fa

Lai Meng Jun as Liu Shu Hui

Xie Fei as Shun Fa and Shu Hui's son

Lan Jing Heng as David

Roger Wang as Jin Qin's father

Tong Yi Jun as psychic

Soundtrack

Back to 1989 Original TV Soundtrack (OST) (1989一念間 電視原聲帶) was released on January 22, 2016, by various artists under Rock Records. It contains 12 tracks total, in which 6 songs are various instrumental versions of the songs. The opening theme "A Friend 我們是朋友" by Gary Chaw 曹格 is not featured on the official soundtrack CD. The closing theme is track 1 "Two People 兩個人" by Alien Huang 黃鴻升.

Track listing

Songs not featured on the official soundtrack album.

A Friend 我們是朋友 by Gary Chaw 曹格

Little 小小 by Gary Chaw 曹格

Life Is Beautiful 美麗人生 by Gary Chaw 曹格

I'm From A Star 我來自那顆星 by Alien Huang 黃鴻升

Fell In Love With You 愛上你 by Wendy Chen

Moving On 單身≠失戀 by Shi Shi 孫盛希

Broadcast

Episode ratings

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

FTV - Justice Heroes, My Teacher Is Xiao-he

STAR Chinese Channel - Golden Darling

SET Taiwan - La Grande Chaumiere Violette

TTV - Shia Wa Se, Life List

^Note 1: The average rating calculation does not include special episode.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Back to 1989 SETTV Website (in Chinese)

Back to 1989 SETTV New Website (in Chinese)

Back to 1989 EBC Website (in Chinese)

Back to 1989 on Facebook (in Chinese)