Lost Romance (Chinese: 浪漫輸給你; pinyin: Làngmàn Shū Gěi Nǐ; lit. 'Romance Lost to You') is a 2020 Taiwanese romantic-fantasy television series created and produced by Sanlih E-Television. Starring Marcus Chang and Vivian Sung, it tells the story of an editor in a publishing company who magically finds herself transported into the pages of a romance novel – and comes face-to-face with the man of her dreams. The series premiered on Sundays at 10:00 p.m. on TTV in Taiwan from June 7, 2020, to October 18, 2020, and aired on Saturdays at 10:00 p.m. on cable television SET Metro from June 13, 2020, to October 24, 2020. The series was filmed as it aired. It is available for streaming internationally on Rakuten Viki, Vidol, and Netflix with multilingual subtitles for the global viewers.

DailyView ranked Lost Romance as the “Most Popular Taiwanese Drama of the Year.” It is also one of the highest-rated Taiwanese dramas on Viki, with a score of 9.6 out of 10. The behind-the-scenes clips were broadcast at the end of each episode under the name Encountering Romance Every Second. (Chinese: 遇見浪漫的每一秒).

Cast

Main cast

Supporting cast

  • Kelly Liao as He Mingli
  • Jason Hsu as He Tianjian/Situ Moran
  • Snowbaby Tsai as Ling Chuchu/Chu Chu
  • Tang Zhi Wei as Hu Chaoqin
  • Don Wong as He Zhaonan
  • Kiki Chen as Susanna/Susan
  • Pii as Lin Chuntian/Lin Qiutian
  • Sean Lin as Jason
  • Deyn Li as George
  • Hsu Yuan Kang as Yao Guping
  • Hsiao Yao as Xu Qiongmei
  • Feng Xian Bo as Chu Yun
  • Jacky Liu as Dr. Pan
  • Tannie Huang as Dr. Sun

Special appearances

Production

Marcus Chang had previously collaborated with director Eri Hao on the 2018 television series Between. Prior to filming, Marcus Chang had been actively doing weight training and going on a high-protein diet; hoping he could achieve the “cheetah-like” figure described in the script for his role as an overbearing CEO.

This marked Marcus Chang's second collaboration with Vivian Sung since their 2014 film Café. Waiting. Love and his fourth collaboration with Sanlih E-Television. The series is Vivian Sung's small screen comeback in Taiwan after five years.

The entire cast and crew attended the opening press conference held on April 14, 2020.

Filming took place almost entirely in Taichung as well as other locations in Taiwan including Nantou County, Changhua County, and Yunlin County.

Scenes from the wedding ceremony were filmed at the Vena Manor, a popular wedding venue in Changhua County.

The series was awarded $15 million NT in tax credits by the Ministry of Culture of Taiwan.

Pop Relevance

Fan meeting

With 2000 fans at the event, Marcus Chang, Vivian Sung, Simon Lien, and rest of the cast attended the Lost Romance fan meeting, which was held on August 1, 2020, at Chungyo Department Store in Taichung.

LINE stickers

In collaboration with LINE TV, Lost Romance launched its own LINE stickers, featuring Marcus Chang and Vivian Sung.

Soundtrack

TitleArtistLyricsMusicNotes
“Can’t Bear to Forget You”Ariel TsaiWu I-weiJerryC & Ariel TsaiOpening theme song
“Lose to You”Marcus ChangEnding theme song
“Tonight I’m Here”Insert song
“Talk to Me”
“The Lost Sea”Ariel TsaiGe Da-weiJerryC
“Long Distance”GJVivian Hsu Rap: GJGJ
“Loveseat”Ariel Tsai feat. PiHai RyanAriel Tsai, PiHai Ryan, JerryC

Episode ratings

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

Air DateChapterAverage RatingsRank
Jun 7, 202010.851
Jun 14, 202020.731
Jun 21, 202030.821
Jun 28, 202040.752
Jul 5, 202050.902
Jul 12, 202060.962
Jul 19, 202071.062
Jul 26, 202080.932
Aug 2, 202091.121
Aug 9, 2020101.221
Aug 16, 2020111.111
Aug 23, 2020121.181
Aug 30, 2020130.961
Sep 6, 2020140.921
Sep 13, 2020151.162
Sep 20, 2020160.981
Sep 27, 2020171.012
Oct 4, 2020181.061
Oct 11, 2020191.022
Oct 18, 2020201.271
Average ratings1.00--
  • Numbers in red denote the highest rating and numbers in blue denote the lowest rating for the drama's tenure.
  • Ratings are obtained from AGB Nielsen.

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyCategoryNomineeResult
2021Vidol Drama AwardsBest Kiss AwardMarcus Chang & Vivian SungWon
Best Love Scene AwardNominated
Best Actor AwardMarcus ChangWon
Best Actress AwardVivian SungWon
Seoul International Drama AwardsAsian Star PrizeMarcus ChangWon
Vivian SungNominated

Broadcast

NetworkCountryFirst AiredTimeslot
TTVTaiwanJune 7, 2020Sundays 10:00–11:30pm
SET MetroJune 13, 2020Saturdays 10:00–11:30pm
LINE TVJune 7, 2020New episode available every Sunday 12:00am
myVideoOctober 31, 2020All episodes available
NetflixNovember 1, 2020All episodes available
SET VarietyNovember 21, 2020Saturdays 8:00–10:00pm
VidolWorldwideJune 7, 2020New episode available every Sunday 11:30pm
VikiJune 10, 2020New episode available every Wednesday
Chunghwa TVSouth KoreaSeptember 28, 2020Monday–Thursday 11:00–12:00pm
CatchPlay+SingaporeSeptember 30, 2020Episodes 1–17; episodes 18–20 available every Thursdays
IndonesiaOctober 8, 202010/8 episodes 1–8 uploaded 10/15 episodes 9–16 uploaded 10/26 episodes 17–20 uploaded
BS11JapanApril 1, 2022Monday-Friday 1:00-1:30pm
YouTubeWorldwideJune 17, 2024All episodes available; 31 episodes total

External links

  • (TTV)
  • (SET Metro)
  • at IMDb