General Discussion of Skip Beat (Extravagant Challenge) 華麗的挑戰 (Hua Li De Tiao Zhan)

Title: Skip Beat (Extravagant Challenge) traditional Chinese: 華麗的挑戰; pinyin: Hua Li De Tiao Zhan . Also known as Glamorous Challenge
Manga Title : Skip Beat! (スキップ・ビート! Sukippu Bīto) by Yoshiki Nakamura
Genre: Romance
Written by : Yoshiki Nakamura (manga)
Opening Theme : "S.O.L.O." by Super Junior-M
Ending theme : "Zhe Shi Ai" (這是愛) by Donghae
Origin : Taiwan
Language : Mandarin
Episodes : 15
Approximately running time : 70 minutes
official website : http://www.gtv.com.tw/Program/S051420111224U/

Broadcast start on :
Dec 18, 2011 - April 1, 2012 on FTV every Sundays 21:40 Taiwan local time
Dec 24, 2011 on GTV every Saturdays 22:30 Taiwan local time (cable channel)
Dec 25, 2011 - April 8, 2012 on Hong Kong's Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) - Cantonese-dubbed version every Sunday 20:30
Dec 18,2011 - April 1, 2012on E City, Singapore every Sunday 22:05

Synopsis :


Cast

sc_amber wrote:

This is from Bianca Bai's Weibo (April 5, 2011)

今天排戲順利結束！大家都越來越進入角色了！始源的中文越來越好都可以聊天了~我告訴東海中文要加油嘿 . 我跟 @陳意涵 剛排完哭戲眼睛都腫腫的 看我的臉跟薑餅人比圓的..
Today’s rehearsals have ended smoothly! Everybody’s more into their roles already! Siwon’s chinese is getting so much better that we can chat with each other ~ I I told Donghae to work on his Chinese even harder . Me and @Chen Yi han have just ended the crying scenes’ filming (and) now our eyes are swollen. Look at my face , (I’m) comparing its roundness with the gingerbread..

[TRANSLATOR'S NOTE]:
Actually i’m wondering if it’s just her typo or she’s really using that word. Because basically 排戲means rehearsal and it’s different with 拍戲 which has the meaning “filming” .

Translated by: yaywestwick @ sj-world.net
Re-up by sc_amber@siwonlover.com

Choi Si Won as 敦賀 蓮 Tsuruga, Ren, = Dun Helian (敦賀蓮)
Based on the manga :
Ren has an extremely kind and gentle persona. He takes his acting very seriously and expects professionalism from those around him. While he maintains a perfect public image, he has frequently shown his true face to Kyoko, failing to keep his polite facade in front of her. He was originally unhappy with Kyoko, and frequently found ways to annoy and tease her because of her impure reasons for joining show business. However, once he realized that her acting was more than a tool for revenge, he began to support her growth as a budding idol. Although at first in denial, he eventually came to terms with his love for Kyoko and grew as an actor as a result of the realization. He makes many attempts to express his love, but Kyoko is continuously blind to all romantic overtures. Ren was voted top male celebrity in Japan on the same poll ranking Shotaro seventh, causing the latter to have strong feelings of jealousy and rivalry towards him. Ren tends to become jealous whenever anything happens between Shō Fuwa and Kyoko due to their former relationship and now their frequent coincidental, and un-coincidental meetings, giving Sho multiple openings to cause him emotional distress. Despite the obvious obstruction of Shō's closeness to her, Ren has no intention of giving Kyoko over to him. Ren's hidden past is another obstruction to his romantic feelings towards Kyoko yet to be fully explored in the manga.

In Drama :
Siwon (voiced by Kunda) as Dun Helian (敦賀蓮), based on the manga character Ren Tsuruga:
A famous young actor who takes his profession very seriously. He is one of the biggest stars in Taiwan and is under the same talent agency as Gong Xi. Although he maintains a perfect public image, he initially shows signs of distaste towards Gong Xi, and is disgusted by her reasons for joining the show business. However, he soon realizes Gong Xi's talent in acting and begins to support her endeavors. He eventually falls in love with Gong Xi, but she is too concentrated on her motives to notice his pursuits.

Ivy Chen/Chen Yihan as Mogami, Kyoko = Gong Xi (宮囍)
Based on the manga :
Kyoko is a bright, intelligent girl bent on revenge against the boy that used her feelings of love and devotion for his own selfish gain. More vengeful than depressed, she swears to get even. Shōtaro, the one who used her, tells her that the only way to do this would be to beat him in show business. She changes her hair style (cutting her hair short and dyeing it orange), and her attitude and begins the task of applying to Shō's rival company, L.M.E. While her audition stood out, the president of the company realized that she lacked the key component needed to become an idol: love, as without genuine love for this profession and for the audience, she could not succeed. However, despite her failure, she had such an interesting audition (she did katsuramuki as her talent portion) that Kyoko was given a second chance. Thus, L.M.E.'s "Love Me" section was founded. Lory made a deal with Kyoko that if she completed all the jobs given to her as a Love-Me employee to the client's satisfaction (determined by points stamped into her record book), by the end of a certain period of time, having accumulated enough points, she would be given a grand debut. Having entered show business, Kyoko found a genuine love for acting and a rare talent for performing a great range of emotions and characters. Her professionalism, raw talent and willingness to give her all for her act eventually earn her the respect of those around her, including Tsuruga Ren and Kotonami Kanae. As a result of her box being opened, her personality is slightly twisted (vaguely reminiscent of Yukino from Kare Kano), and it is a recurring joke during the series that she uses voodoo dolls of Ren and Sho, though less for actual harm and more for purposes of impersonating what they would say in a situation.

In drama :
Ivy Chen as Gong Xi (宮囍), based on the manga character Kyoko Mogami:
A bright and intelligent high school graduate who gives up her chances for university to support her childhood friend and love interest, Bu Po Shang, in his pop idol career. She later finds out that Bu Po Shang only used her for his own selfish reasons and had no intentions to spend the rest of his life with her. Devastated and vengeful, Gong Xi vows that she will exact revenge. Bu Po Shang tells her that the only way to do this is to join the entertainment industry and defeat him. Gong Xi immediately auditions for L.M.E., Bu Po Shang's rival talent agency, and is accepted into the company's new-found department, Love Me (Chinese: 愛我吧部)


Lee Donghae as 不破 尚 Fuwa, Shō = Shang Jieyong (尚界勇) / Bu Po Shang (不破尚)
Based on the manga :
His real name is Shōtarō (松太郎?). He keeps it a secret because he finds it very old-fashioned. He is an extremely egotistical, extremely talented music star. Shō had no qualms about asking Kyoko to give up her life in Kyoto to become his unpaid servant, fully cognizant of her misconceptions of the nature of their relationship. After Kyoko's transformation, he is shocked and soon discovers he had more feelings for her than he originally thought. He has disliked seeing Kyoko's tears since childhood, knows her preferences in food, and of her love for fairy tales and things romantic in nature (even buying her an ornate, whimsical bouquet of blossoms and pearls to her specific tastes). Shō holds a great animosity towards Ren because he is hailed as the coolest, number one guy in Show Biz. Shō declared that he'd steal all of Ren's fans and the title of "The Coolest Male Celebrity" from him. He does not like Ren's closeness to Kyoko and he challenges Ren as he makes it known that he would not willingly give up his place in Kyoko's heart as the one she thinks of the most.

In drama :
Donghae as Bu Po Shang (不破尚; lit. "Unbreakable Shang"), based on the manga character Shō Fuwa:
Born Shang Jieyong (尚界勇), Bu Po Shang is Gong Xi's childhood friend and love interest. Although egotistical, arrogant, and cocky, he is an extremely talented musician. Fully aware of Gong Xi's romantic feelings for him, he successfully convinces Gong Xi to travel with him to Taipei to support him financially while he focuses on developing his singing career. He ruthlessly deserts Gong Xi after becoming famous, and tells her that she should join the entertainment industry if she wants revenge. Upon seeing Gong Xi's transformation, Bu Po Shang realizes that he had more feelings for her than he originally thought. He holds great animosity towards Dun Helian because of his popularity and his close relationship with Gong Xi.

Bianca Bai/ Bai Xin Hui as Kotonami, Kanae = Jiang Nanqin (江南琴)
Based on the manga :
When introduced, Kotonami's character looks to be the villain to Kyoko's heroine, but Kanae is much more sympathetic than she first appears. Kanae wants desperately to be a top-rate actress and was at the same audition as Kyoko. Although she made it further than Kyoko, she also failed for lack of love. Thus, she became the second member of Love Me. Kyoko calls her Moko. After their tag-team effort in winning an audition for a commercial, despite obvious differences in their personalities, both girls recognize that they are in fact very similar, leading them to become friends. Although her attitude towards Kyoko may seem aloof at times, it is clear that she values their friendship, as she reluctantly shares her secret with Kyoko when she fears her unwillingness to share her troubles might drive Kyoko away.

In drama :
Bianca Bai as Jiang Nanqin (江南琴), based on the manga character Kanae Kotonami:
A young rising star who attends the same auditions as Gong Xi. She is desperate for a successful acting career and initially despises Gong Xi for standing in her way. Similar to Gong Xi, she joins the "Love Me" department of L.M.E. to touch up on her acting ability. After working together in various projects, Gong Xi and Nanqin develop a deep friendship.

Production Credits :
Production Company: GTV(Gala Television), Comic Int'l Productions, Honto Productions
Producer: Kikuko Miyauchi
Executive Producer : Doze Niu
Director: Jerry Feng 馮家瑞
Shooting Location : Taiwan, Japan (in june)
Shooting Period : April - July 2011.
Estimated budget of over 100 million TWD (3.3 million USD)
Each episode cost about 4 million TWD (132,000 USD) to produce.

Filming Process :
http://www.siwonlover.com/t793-2011-skip-beat-extravagant-challenge-filming-location


TEASER

credits: Extravagant Challenge


credits: SMENTERTAINMENT official


PREMIERE & PRESS CONFERENCE
Press Conference , March 31, 2011 attended by over 100 reporters and fans :
http://www.siwonlover.com/t657-31-03-11-donghae-siwon-super-junior-m-skip-beat-movie-news-tv-press-conference-links
Premierre, Dec 14, 2011 :
http://www.siwonlover.com/t1275-14-12-11-skip-beat-s-premiere#7021

Official news page :
http://www.gtv.com.tw/News/20110303002/

RATING
Formosa TV (FTV) (民視) Ratings
Episode 1 : Dec 18,2011 Average : 1.35 Rank : #2
Episode 2 : Dec 25,2011 Average : 1.17 Rank : #2
Episode 3 : Jan 1 2012 Average : 0.97 Rank : #2
Episode 4 : Jan 8 2012 Average : 1.18 Rank : #2
Episode 5 : Jan 15 2012 Average : 1.44 Rank : #2
Episode 6 : Jan 29 2012 Average : 1.32 Rank : #2
Episode 7 : Feb 5 2012 Average : 1.46 Rank : #2
Episode 8 : Feb 12 2012 Average : 1.19 Rank : #2
Episode 9 : Feb 19 2012 Average : 1.39 Rank : #2
Episode 10 : Feb 26 2012 Average : 1.82 Rank : #2
Episode 11 : Mar 4 2012 Average : 1.75 Rank : #2
Episode 12 : Mar 11 2012 Average : 1.85 Rank : #2
Episode 13 : Mar 18 2012 Average : 1.95 Rank : #2
Episode 14 : Mar 25 2012 Average : Rank :
Episode 15 : Apr 1 2012 Average : Rank :

http://showbiz.chinatimes.com/2009Cti/Channel/Showbiz/showbiz-rank/0,5137,tv,00.html

omg!! I just can't wait for this drama. really anticipating for it

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DoramaCZ on Mar 5, 2011

i cant wait for this drama!! both siwon and donghae are my favourite~~ and of course siwon, he's the one that made my day everyday~~ <3
thanks for sharing~~

i can already imagine siwon as ren.. and.. i just know that he will be so cool.. x//D
i've watched the anime of skip beat before.. and im really anticipating this live action.. especially that siwon will take part in it.. !! >w<
and.. i really wanna see donghae (sho) jealous all over siwon's (ren) popularity..

Oh! i can't wait for this drama!

SM Entertainment have revealed that Super Junior Donghae and Siwon have already begin shooting for their first Taiwanese drama, "Extravagant Challenge," in mid-April. The two Super Junior members have been confirmed to have acquired the male lead roles for the Taiwanese drama.

"Extravagant Challenge," which is being produced by Doze Niu, is scheduled to air in Taiwan later this year on GTV. Donghae and Siwon joins Chinese actress Ivy Chen and Taiwanese actress Bianca Bai.

Siwon takes on the role of Don Haryeon, a top and talented actor, and Donghae will play Bul Pasang, a musically talented but self-centered playboy. "Extravagant Challenge" is a drama adaptation of the popular Japanese manga, "Skip Beat."

Source: 10Asia
Credit: Uni@ koreaboo.com
Shared by: avfh! (www.sup3rjunior.wordpress.com)

Promo Poster


cr:@sinyi88

I want this poster *o* !! Donghae & Siwon are amazing *________* Siwon's smile...*DEAD*

excited to watch this!
SiHae are so gorgeous! same with the girls, & the teaser Hae makes it look so ADORABLE! & why is Siwon's character always smiling isn't Ren always so GLOOMY? anyway can't wait for more updates...& ofc the drama itself

the filming has finished, now I just can't wait for the drama to be broadcasted.
I can see siwon is acting as the arrogant one right?! ahh~~ to see him teasing kyoko might be the scene I like the most... hahahhahaa.. can't wait!!