Happy Michelin Kitchen

Taiwanese TV series or program
Happy Michelin Kitchen
Promotional poster
Also known as幸福我不讓
Happy Michelin 3
幸福三顆星
GenreRomance
Comedy
Directed byTzu-Ping Lin (林子平)
StarringLan Cheng-lung
Cheryl Yang
Li Jin Ming
Wu Jian Fei
Opening theme"這一次愛妳" (Zhe Yi Ci Ai Ni) by COLOR Band
Ending theme"說愛 不愛" (Shuo Ai Bu Ai) by Chen Si Han
Country of originTaiwan
Original languageMandarin
No. of series1
No. of episodes32
Production
Producers羅法平, 陳燕萍
Production locationTaiwan
Running time120 minutes
Production companyAnhui Television International Media Ltd.
Original release
NetworkCTV; Anhui Television
Release23 January (2012-01-23) –
17 March 2012 (2012-03-17)
Related
Happy and Love Forever, Sunny Happiness

Happy Michelin Kitchen (Chinese: 幸福三顆星) is a 2012 Taiwanese romantic-comedy television series. The television drama was produced by Anhui Television International Media Ltd., starring Lan Cheng-lung and Cheryl Yang. The shooting began during mid-June 2011, and first aired on January 23, 2012 on Anhui Television.[1]

Synopsis

An Shao Cheng (Lan Cheng Long) is a second generation restaurateur who is supposed to take over their restaurant after he was fooled about his mother's death. He, then meets and falls in love with an ordinary looking but extraordinarily skilled chef, Xin Duo Duo (Cheryl Yang).

Cast

Main

  • Lan Cheng-lung as An Shao Cheng
  • Cheryl Yang as Xin Duo Duo
  • Li Jin Ming as Li Ru Zhen
  • Wu Jian Fei as Gu Da Peng
  • Ying Er as Zhou Jia Qi
  • Li Zhi Nan as Ding Wei Gang

Supporting

  • Li Yi Feng as Xiang Yu Chao
  • Liu Chao as Ding Wei Ming
  • Lu Yi-ching as Xiao Qing
  • Li Sheng Rong as Li Yi Yang
  • Xu Zhi He as Xiao Qiang
  • Fan Xiao Po as Lu Mei Ci
  • Zhou Da Qing as Zhou Jing
  • Yan Jing Yao (as Ye Min Fang
  • Dong Zhi Cheng as Na Bai Chuang
  • Chen You Fang as Zeng Cui Hua
  • Marie Zhuge as Cai Shan
  • An Dong Ni as Tao Zhe Ming
  • Wang Jing Qiao as Meng Xiao Fei
  • Abe Tsuyoshi as store manager
  • Lu Jia Xing as Song Xin Xin

Guest appearances

from Happy and Love Forever
from Sunny Happiness

Broadcast

Network Country/Location Airing Date Timeslot
Anhui Television Mainland China January 23, 2012 Daily, 7:30-9:30pm
CTV Taiwan March 18, 2012 Sundays, 10pm-12am

Multimedia

Happy Michelin Kitchen (幸福三顆星) did not release any soundtrack. However, there are songs used in the series. In particular, the series had nine songs from different artists, released in their respective albums. The opening theme song used is "This Time: :Love You" or "Zhe Yi Ci Ai Ni" by COLOR band,[2] while the ending theme song used is by Chen Si Han entitled "Shuo Ai Bu Ai".

Track listing

No.TitleSinger - AlbumLength
1."Dream Now" (這一次愛妳 Meng Xiang Qian Xing)COLOR Band 
2."King of Kung Fu Restaurant" (Gong Fu Liao Li Wang)COLOR Band 
3."This Time: :Love You" (這一次愛妳)COLOR Band - Color Man 
4."Luxury And Happiness" (Xing Fu Wei Xiao Qu)Chen Si Han 
5."Happy Smile Song" (She Chi De Xing Fu)Chen Si Han 
6."Say Love Is Not Love" (Shuo Ai Bu Ai)Chen Si Han 
7."Gentle Star" (Wen Rou De Xing Xing)Wu Jian Fei - Jarvis[3] 
8."No One" (Mei You Ren)Jie Wei Ling 
9."If You Say You Love MeWo" (Ru Guo Ni Shuo Ai)Kimi Li 

Episode ratings

Happy Michelin Kitchen ranked fourth in its pilot episode, until it gradually goes to the third spot in the last series, with a total average of 0.56. Its drama competitors were TTV's Love Forward, CTS's I Love You So Much and Alice in Wonder City, and FTV's Skip Beat! and Absolute Darling. The viewers survey was conducted by AGB Nielsen.[4]

Air Date Episode Average Ratings Rank Remarks
March 18, 2012 01 0.71 4
March 25, 2012 02 0.60 4
April 1, 2012 03 0.53 4
April 8, 2012 04 0.56 4
April 15, 2012 05 0.49 4
April 22, 2012 06 0.45 4
April 29, 2012 07 0.60 4
May 6, 2012 08 0.47 4
May 13, 2012 09 0.49 4
May 20, 2012 10 0.58 4
May 27, 2012 11 0.50 4
June 3, 2012 12 0.61 3
June 10, 2012 13 0.63 2
June 17, 2012 14 0.69 3 Last episode
Average rating 0.56

Further reading

  • 楊謹華拍戲求逼真 遭酒瓶砸身
  • 情人節藍正龍曾下廚 楊謹華愛煮夫
  • 3生3旦捧《三顆星》

References

  1. ^ "Happy Michelin Kitchen" Archived 2013-09-01 at the Wayback Machine. Anhui TV. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
  2. ^ COLOR band. Color Man. 2011. CD.
  3. ^ Jarvis Debut Album (Hong Kong Version). Yesasia. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
  4. ^ (in Chinese)"中時娛樂" Archived 2013-01-26 at the Wayback Machine. Showbiz Times.

External links

  • Happy Michelin Kitchen Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine on CTV
  • Happy Michelin Kitchen on Sina
  • Happy Michelin Kitchen on Anhui Television
  • Happy Michelin Kitchen on Facebook
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