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Rookies' Diary (2010)

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Original title
新兵日記
Directed by
Wang Wei
Cast
Li Xing Wen, Yao Yuan Hao, Liu Xiang Ci, Huang Di Jun, Zhao Jun Ya, Pang Yong Zhi, Lin Ruo Ya, Jacky Zhu
Country
Taiwan
Length
2 seasons, 65 episodes
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This series follows a group of teenagers going through 36 days of military training as recruits. It is a satirical comedy about their experiences in the army.

satiricalcomediclightheartedbouncyplayfulfast-pacedmock-serious

What happens

Rookies' Diary is a satirical military comedy television series and drama created in Taiwan. It has a total of 43 episodes of approximately 1 hour each. It aired from July 2, 2010 to April 22, 2011. The series is about how a group of teenagers whom are training in the military or army as recruits for 36 days. The director of the series is Wang Wei. It was also one of the most popular and well known dramas in Taiwan, because of it based on military and army just like the Singapore's military movies Ah Boys to Men and Ah Boys to Men 2 from the Ah Boys to Men film series, which was directed by popular and successful local film director Jack Neo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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