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Happy Mother-in-Law, Pretty Daughter-in-Law | |
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Also known as | 八星報喜賜良緣(in Hong Kong) |
Genre | Costume drama Comedy drama |
Created by | Yu Zheng |
Directed by | Yeung Chi-kin Zhou Jiawen |
Starring | Kingdom Yuen Shirley Dai Mickey He Hawick Lau Myolie Wu Gao Hao Yang Rong |
Opening theme | "Huan Xi Ge" (欢喜歌) by Mickey He & Myolie Wu |
Ending theme | "Li Hai Liao" (厉害了) by Mickey He |
Country of origin | China |
Original language | Mandarin |
No. of episodes | 33 |
Production | |
Producers | Yu Zheng Moren Cao Zhe |
Production location | Shanghai |
Camera setup | Multi camera |
Running time | 40 minutes (per episode) |
Production companies | Yu Zheng Workshop Zijun Brilliance |
Release | |
Original network | Shenzhen TV |
Original release | October 10 – October 20, 2010 |
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Traditional Chinese | 歡喜婆婆俏媳婦 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 欢喜婆婆俏媳妇 | ||||||||||
Literal meaning | Happy Mother-in-Law, Pretty Daughter-in-Law | ||||||||||
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Huan Xi Popo Qiao Xifu,also known by its literal English title Happy Mother-in-Law,Pretty Daughter-in-Law,is a Chinese television comedy-drama serial created by Yu Zheng. The drama is a produced by Yu Zheng Workshop and Zijun Brilliance,directed by Yeung Chi-kin and Zhou Jiawen,and features cast members from both Mainland China and Hong Kong. [1] The drama originally broadcast in 33 episodes (though 35 episodes were produced) on Shenzhen TV from October 10 to 20,2010,airing three consecutive episodes a night. Taiwan's China Television (CTV) aired the drama one episode per night,starting from December 8,2010. Southern China's Guangdong Television debuted the drama on January 26,2011,airing in double episodes per night. Shanxi Television debuted the drama on January 29,2011,and the drama began airing on Jiangsu Television (JSTV) starting February 3,2011. Hong Kong's i-Cable Entertainment Channel aired the Cantonese dubbed version starting January 31,2011,renaming the title to 8 Stars (八星報喜賜良緣) due to its Lunar New Year time slot.
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