Back to 1989


Back to 1989 is a 2016 Taiwanese fantasy, romance, comedy television series produced by Sanlih E-Television. It is adaptation from Huang Xin Jie's who won the 6th Television Scriptwriting Award for creative popularity award held by Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development. It stars Marcus Chang, Ivy Shao, Mini Tsai, Yorke Sun, and. Filming began on December 28, 2015, and wrapped up on May 30, 2016. First original broadcast began on January 22, 2016, on SET Metro airing every Friday night at 10:00-11:30 pm.
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Synopsis

Chen Che doesn't know who his father was and the topic is a taboo in the Chen family. When an accident threw him back to 1989, a year before he was born, he gets a chance to find out himself. Before he could locate his mother, he first meets her best friend, Ye Zhen Zhen, a wholesome girl who helps him navigate the past while he helps her land big clients with his expert knowledge of stock market trend. Through her, he gets to know his younger, happier "mom" and the possible candidates for his father. He soon learns the reason his mother never talks about his father, and he is faced with a dilemma: He must choose between his mother's future and his very existence.

Cast

Main cast

Supporting cast

  • as Zhang Wan Ling
  • as Chen Guo Zhang
  • as Huang Bao Yu
  • as Ye Qing Xiong
  • as Jian Zhen Hua
  • as Hu Li Jing
  • Liu Jin Wei as Ye Guo An
  • * as adult Guo An
  • as Zhao Zhi Cheng
  • Guo Pei Yu as Ah Wei
  • Xu Shao Fen as Xiao Qian
  • as Guo Sheng Tai

Cameos

  • Lu Fu Ling as Wu Xiao Li （Lily Wu）
  • Bamboo Chen as General Manager Tian
  • Jian Yi Zhe as Li Da Zhong
  • as President Wang
  • Xia Yi Li as Chief Editor Zhang
  • Lin Shi En as Zhang Shun Fa
  • Lai Meng Jun as Liu Shu Hui
  • Xie Fei as Shun Fa and Shu Hui's son
  • Lan Jing Heng as David
  • as Jin Qin's father
  • Tong Yi Jun as psychic

Soundtrack

Back to 1989 Original TV Soundtrack was released on January 22, 2016, by various artists under Rock Records. It contains 12 tracks total, in which 6 songs are various instrumental versions of the songs. The opening theme "A Friend 我們是朋友" by Gary Chaw 曹格 is not featured on the official soundtrack CD. The closing theme is track 1 "Two People 兩個人" by Alien Huang 黃鴻升.

Track listing

Songs not featured on the official soundtrack album.

Episode ratings

Competing dramas on rival channels airing at the same time slot were: