Swimming Battle

Swimming Battle
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飛魚高校生
GenreRomance
Sports
Created bySanlih E-Television
Written byLuise
Chen Qun
Directed byWu Meng En
StarringKingone Wang
Mandy Wei
Enson Chang
Cindy Yen
Opening theme"Handsome to Break Up 帥到分手" by Nick Chou
Ending theme"When You Are Gone 餘波盪漾" by Hebe Tien
Country of originTaiwan
Original languagesMandarin
English
Taiwanese
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes18
Production
ProducersYang Hong Zhi
Lin Yan Shen
Production locationTaiwan
Running time90 minutes
Production companiesSanlih E-Television
Deepwaters Digital Support Inc.
Original release
NetworkSET Metro
EBC Variety
Release8 July (2016-07-08) –
4 November 2016 (2016-11-04)
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Swimming Battle (Chinese: 飛魚高校生; pinyin: fēi yú gāo xiào shēng) is a 2016 Taiwanese romance, sports television series created and produced by Sanlih E-Television. It stars Kingone Wang, Mandy Wei, Enson Chang and Cindy Yen. Filming began on June 1, 2016 and wrapped up in October 20, 2016.[1] First original broadcast began on July 8, 2016 on SET Metro airing every Friday night at 10:00-11:30 pm.

Synopsis

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Can a woman who can’t remember her past and a man who is trying to hide his true identity break a swim team’s losing streak? Yu Die (Mandy Wei) was a genius child prodigy who lost everything she loved. Yu Die’s mother drowned while trying to save Yu Die and, in one very bad day, Yu Die lost her mother, her memory and her ability to swim. Years later, she crosses paths with Gao Hai Fei (Kingone Wang), the CEO of a multibillion corporation. Intrigued by Yu Die’s lost memories, Hai Fei hides his true identity from her and gets mistaken for a professional part-time worker who is a jack-of-all-trades. Yu Die asks Hai Fei for his help with the “Flying Fish” Men’s Swim Team, which has never been able to win a meet and is the laughing stock of the sport of swimming. With Hai Fei searching for a “mermaid” crush from his past, will he agree to help Yu Die turn the losing swim team around?

Cast

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Main cast

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Supporting cast

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Cameos

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  • Chang Fu-chien as school principal
  • Gao Wei Teng as director of student affairs
  • Tu Kai Xiang as section manager
  • Lu Wen Xue as Fang Jia Hao
  • Jennifer Yin [zh] as Sandy Wang
  • Lin Hai Er as Ke Le's mother
  • Wu Shi Wei as Mr. Cheng
  • Yang Li-yin as Auntie Hua Zhi
  • Zhang Chang Mian as Qing Fang
  • Chen Wan Hao as Uncle Black Carp
  • Zhuang Zhuang as Reporter Wang
  • Li Bo Ming as reporter
  • Tan Ai-chen as Gao Yan Ming Zhu
  • Darren Do [zh] as Lei Long En
  • Michael Tao [zh] as Fei Tian Ci

Soundtrack

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  • Handsome to Break Up 帥到分手 by Nick Chou
  • When You Are Gone 餘波盪漾 by Hebe Tien
  • Every Day is a Miracle 人間煙火 by Hebe Tien
  • A Dream Where You Dreamt of Me 我夢見你夢見我 by Yoga Lin
  • Unshakeable Rascals 熱血無賴 by Yoga Lin
  • Spoiled Innocence 天真有邪 by Yoga Lin
  • Structure of the Heart 心的構造 by Nicola Tsang
  • What Is The Shape Of Your Love 你的愛是甚麼形狀 by J.Arie

Broadcast

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Network Country Airing Date Timeslot
SET Metro  Taiwan July 8, 2016 Friday 10:00-11:30 pm
EBC Variety July 9, 2016 Saturday 10:00-11:30 pm
Astro Shuang Xing  Malaysia July 8, 2016 Friday 10:00-11:30 pm
E City  Singapore July 17, 2016 Sunday 10:00-11:30 pm
True Asian Series HD  Thailand Nov 18, 2017 Saturday to Sunday 8:00-9:00 pm
UNTV  Philippines This 2021 TBA

Episode ratings

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

Air Date Episode Average Ratings Rank
Jul 8, 2016 1 1.40 1
Jul 15, 2016 2 1.25 1
Jul 22, 2016 3 1.45 1
Jul 29, 2016 4 1.36 1
Aug 5, 2016 5 3
Aug 12, 2016 6 1.18 3
Aug 19, 2016 7 1.41 3
Aug 26, 2016 8 1.29 3
Sep 2, 2016 9 1.38 2
Sep 9, 2016 10 0.96 3
Sep 16, 2016 11 1.27 3
Sep 23, 2016 12 1.37 2
Sep 30, 2016 13 1.38 3
Oct 7, 2016 14 1.47 2
Oct 14, 2016 15 1.42 2
Oct 21, 2016 16 1.38 2
Oct 28, 2016 17 1.26 2
Nov 4, 2016 18 1.62 2
Average ratings

Awards and nominations

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Year Ceremony Category Nominee Result
2016 2016 Sanlih Drama Awards Viewers Choice Drama Award Swimming Battle Nominated
Best Actor Award Kingone Wang Won
Best Actress Award Mandy Wei Nominated
Best Potential Award Peter Guan Nominated
Best Crying Award Kingone Wang & Mandy Wei Nominated
Best Kiss Award Kingone Wang & Mandy Wei Nominated
Best Screen Couple Award Kingone Wang & Mandy Wei Nominated
Viewers Choice Drama's Song Award "Handsome to Break Up" - Nick Chou Won
"Unshakeable Rascals" - Yoga Lin Nominated

References

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