Taiwanese television series
Light the Night
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Also known as
| Blue Hour
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Traditional Chinese
| 華燈初上
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Simplified Chinese
| ??初上
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Genre
| Drama
Mystery
Suspense
Thriller
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Developed by
| - FengCai Entertainment
- Domo
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Written by
| - Tu Cheng-che
- Hong Li-yen
- Lin Shao-chien
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Directed by
| Lien Yi-chi
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Presented by
| Mark Chang
Sammy Yang
Jason Chen
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Starring
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Country of origin
| Taiwan
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Original language
| Mandarin
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No.
of seasons
| 3
[1]
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No.
of episodes
| 24
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Executive producer
| Aben Lee
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Producers
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Cinematography
| Ming Wang
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Editor
| Chen Chun-hung
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Running time
| 45-55 minutes
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Production companies
| - Bossdom Digiinnovation
- Gift Pictures
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Budget
| NT$
250,000,000
[2]
(~
US$8.97 million
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Network
| Netflix
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Release
| 26 November 2021
(
2021-11-26
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?
March 18, 2022
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2022-03-18
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Light the Night
(
traditional Chinese
:
華燈初上
;
simplified Chinese
:
??初上
), previously known as
Blue Hour
, is a 2021 Taiwanese
Netflix original series
written by Ryan Tu and directed by Lien Yi-chi. The series stars
Ruby Lin
,
Yo Yang
,
Cheryl Yang
,
Rhydian Vaughan
,
Derek Chang
,
Puff Kuo
,
Esther Liu
, Cherry Hsieh and
Nikki Hsieh
.
Synopsis
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Season 1
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In 1988, teenagers find a dead body in the woods; months earlier, two madams at Light Bar struggle with the men in their lives.
Season 2
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At the end of the second season of
Light the Night
, Chiang Han is listening to a tape recorder handed over to him earlier by Rose. It has a recording of a woman panicking about another woman's death. Just as Chiang Han is on his way to meet Rose, he is hit by a speeding car and collapses on the road.
Season 3
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It is revealed that Rose came to work at Light after being released from prison, having taking the fall for her unscrupulous husband (Joseph Cheng). While serving time, Rose befriended Hana (Esther Liu), who also comes to work at Light upon her release.
Cast
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Main starring
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- Ruby Lin
as Lo Yu-nung a.k.a. Rose, the manager of 'Hikari'
- Yo Yang
as Pan Wen-cheng, a detective
- Cheryl Yang
as Su Ching-yi a.k.a. Sue, the owner of 'Hikari'
- Rhydian Vaughan
as Chiang Han, a famous television screenwriter
- Derek Chang
as He Yu-en, a college student
- Esther Liu
as Li Shu-hua a.k.a. Hana, a hostess of 'Hikari'
- Cherry Hsieh as Chi Man-ju a.k.a. Ah-chi, a hostess of 'Hikari'
- Nikki Hsieh
as Huang Pai-he a.k.a. Yuri, a hostess of 'Hikari'
- Puff Kuo
as Wang Ai-lien a.k.a. Aiko, a hostess of 'Hikari', Yu-en's classmate
Co-starring
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- Cammy Chiang as Lin Ya-wen a.k.a. Yaya, an accountant and a hostess of 'Hikari'
- Hu Wei-jie as Ting Chia-hao a.k.a. Hsiao-hao, a waiter of 'Hikari'
- Nash Zhang as Li Chien-ta a.k.a. Ah-ta, a detective
- Dora Hsieh as Yen Chiao-ju a.k.a. Mei-mei, a detective
- Jimmy Liu
as Wu Tsu-wei, Yu-nung and Shao-chiang's son
Guest-starring
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- Wallace Huo
as Ma Tien-hua a.k.a. Hinoki, Ching-yi's sworn brother, a notorious gangster
- Joseph Cheng
as Wu Shao-chiang, Yu-nung's husband (part 1, 3)
- Wang Po-chieh
as Henry, a host of 'Ciao' who is in love with Yu-ri
- Kai Hsiu as Ko Chih-hao, a prosecutor
- Lee Lee-zen
as Hsu Kuo-piao a.k.a. Piao-ke, a gangster (part 1)
- Kagami Tomohisa as Nakamura Masao, a customer of 'Hikari'
- Chu Chung-heng as Sun Ming-chang, Wen-cheng's superior
- Ken Lin as Feng, a television producer (part 1-2)
- Lorene Jen
as Hsiao Wan-jou, a famous actress (part 1-2)
- Wu Kang-ren
as Liu Pao-lung a.k.a. Pao-pao, the owner of 'Sugar', a cross-dressing hostess (part 2-3)
- Wang Ching-ying as Su Mei-yu, Ching-yi's mother (part 2-3)
- Yi Cheng as Chu Wen-hsiung, the neighbor of the Lo family, Mei-yu's ex-lover (part 2-3)
- Gingle Wang
as young Lo Yu-nung (part 2-3)
- Tseng Jing-hua
as young Wu Shao-chiang (part 2-3)
- Jean Ho as young Su Ching-yi (part 2)
Guest appearances
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- Greg Hsu
as Yu-en's classmate (part 1)
- Shen Meng-sheng as Lo Chun-sheng, Yu-nung's father (part 1-2)
- Moon Wang as Lo Hsieh Hsueh-ling, Yu-nung's mother (part 1-2)
- James Wen
as Lo Li-nung, Yu-nung's elder brother (part 1)
- June Tsai as Lo I-nung, Yu-nung's elder sister (part 1-2)
- Ma Nien-hsien
as Tsai Huo-wang, the owner of a
izakaya
- Heaven Hai
as Ko Hsiu-chih, the owner of a barbershop (part 1-2)
- Hans Chung as Kevin Cheng, the manager of 'Ciao' (part 1)
- Chen Bor-jeng as Shu-hua's father (part 1, 3)
- Fan Jui-chun as Ai-lien's mother (part 1, 3)
- JC Lin as a student of mountain climbing club who found dead body (part 1)
- Edison Song as a student of mountain climbing club who found dead body (part 1)
- Ying Tsai-ling as Zhang Yi-fen, the dean of orphanage (part 2-3)
- Kitamura Toyoharu as a customer of 'Hikari' (part 1)
- Berry Kuo as a cake shop clerk (part 2)
- Vivian Hsu
as Chiung-fang, the ex-owner of 'Hikari' (part 2)
- Chang Yung-cheng as president Fang, an advertisers who is Hsiao Wan-jou's boyfriend (part 2)
- Austin Lin
as magazine club senior (part 2-3)
- 9m88
a hostess of 'Hikari' (part 2)
- Tang Chih-wei as Li Ssu-ching, a host of television program (part 2)
- Emerson Tsai
as a customer of 'Sugar' (part 3)
- Ray Chang
as Shu-hua's ex-boyfriend (part 3)
Supporting
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- Chien Shao-feng as a student of mountain climbing club who found dead body (part 1)
- Wang Yu-hsuan as a student of mountain climbing club who found dead body (part 1)
- Wu Kun-da as Pai Lung, the owner of cafe (part 1)
Episodes
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Production
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Six female leads attended the press meeting held in Taipei on September 11, 2020. Also, unveiled their male actors line up on October 14, 2020.
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Over 250 million Taiwanese dollars were spent to produce the 24-episode series, which features extravagant sets and costumes.
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The original series planned to be broadcast only in
TVBS
, but the high-standard production and unique story themes attracted the attention of streaming platform
Netflix
, and finally they attained its overseas distribution rights for over 300 million Taiwanese dollars.
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Release
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Light the Night
Season 1 was released globally on November 26, 2021 on
Netflix
. The series' first season was released in three parts. On November 22, 2021, a few days before the series premiere, the first two episodes of the first part was screened at the 58th Taipei
Golden Horse Film Festival
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Awards and nominations
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Soundtrack
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Light the Night Original Soundtrack (OST)
(華燈初上影集原聲帶) was released on January 1, 2022 by various artists. It contains a total of 9 tracks. The OST album is available for streaming on various music streaming platforms
Title
| Lyrics
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1.
| "
The Moon Represents My Heart
" (Opening song)
| Sun Yi
| Weng Ching-hsi
| Ashin
| 03:48
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2.
| "Finally" (Ending song)
| Pan Yun-An
| Pan Yun-An
| Accusefive
| 04:55
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3.
| "Love, Loved, Loving"
| Wu Sheng-hao
| Lin Che-an
| Mixer
| 04:02
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4.
| "Rainy Night Flower"
| Chiu Thiam-ong
| Teng Yu-hsien
| Jiajia
| 03:21
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5.
| "Shattered"
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| Fran Chen
| 04:05
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6.
| "Don't Love Me, Please"
| Wu Sheng-hao
| Blackie Wu
| Ruby Lin
| 04:49
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7.
| "Alone"
| Ring
| Ring
| Ring
| 03:45
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8.
| "Place of First Love"
| Sun Yi
| Liu Chia-chang
| Jiajia
| 02:56
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9.
| "How Are You"
| Kidding Chiu
| Kidding Chiu
| Arrow Wei
| 04:28
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