Reaching for the Stars (2005)

Original title

真命天女

Cast

Ella Chen, Hebe Tien, Selina Jen, Anthony Kuo, Chen Zhi Kai, Yu Jin, Xu Nai Lin, Xu Gui Ying

Genre

romance film

Country

Taiwan

Length

1 season, 25 episodes

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Taiwanese drama featuring the girl group S.H.E. It follows young women navigating love and personal challenges. The series had modest ratings but earned a lead actress nomination for a major award.

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What happens

Reaching for the Stars (Chinese: 真命天女; pinyin: zhēn míng tiān nǚ) is a 2005 Taiwanese drama broadcast by CTS. This drama casts Taiwanese girl-group S.H.E, Anthony Guo, Chen Zhi Kai, and many others. The soundtrack was released in late 2005, the female leads S.H.E also contributed to the soundtrack. Reaching for the Stars aired its pilot episode during the final episode of The Prince Turned Into A Frog (王子變青蛙) series. The average rating of the pilot episode in Reaching for the Stars was about 1.17, while the final episode of The Prince Turned Into A Frog set a 2005 record for the highest average episode rating (6.93) and the highest episode rating (11.35). Reaching for the Stars only received mediocre television ratings. However, the lead actress Ella was nominated for Best Actress at the 41st Golden Bell Awards in 2006. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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