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The Rose (2003)

The Rose poster
Original title
薔薇之戀
Directed by
Qu You Ning
Cast
Ella Chen, Jerry Huang, Joe Cheng, Joelle Lu, Cecilia Yip, Billie, Selina Jen, Hebe Tien
Genre
romance television series
Country
Taiwan
Length
1 season, 41 episodes
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman with low self-esteem moves in with her glamorous but distant relatives after her grandmother's death. She navigates complicated family dynamics and unexpected romance.

melodramaticromanticemotionaltenderbittersweetfamily-centeredsoapy

What happens

The Rose (traditional Chinese: 薔薇之戀; simplified Chinese: 蔷薇之恋; pinyin: Qiáng Wéi Zhī Liàn) is a 2003 Taiwanese drama starring Ella Chen, Jerry Huang, Joe Cheng, Joelle Lu and Cecilia Yip. It was based on the Japanese josei manga, Bara no Tame ni (薔薇のために; lit. For the Roses' Sake), written by Akemi Yoshimura and directed by Chu Yu-ning (瞿友寧). It was broadcast on Taiwan Television (TTV) (台視) from 25 May 2003 to 23 November 2003. The series won Most Popular Drama of the Year at the 2004 Golden Bell Awards, Taiwan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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