Friday, 16 November 2018

Second Time is a Charm

Drama: Second Time is a Charm
Chinese Title: 第二次也很美 / Di Er Ci Ye Hen Mei
Broadcast Network: Dragon TV
Broadcast Website: iQIYI, Tencent, Youku

Broadcast Period: November 20, 2019 - December 19, 2019

Air Time: Daily Primetime Drama 19:30 (2 eps) (See Viewing Calendar)
Genre: Modern, Romance
Language: Mandarin
Episodes: 56
Director: Chen Mingzhang
Production Company: Tencent Pictures
Production Date: 2018
Origin: China

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Synopsis and Plot Summary

A cute and bubbly divorced mom faces life's challenges head on and works hard to turn her dreams into reality. She meets a single dad, thus beginning a story about two families coming together.

An An (Olivia Wang) is a young mom in her twenties. She got married right after graduating from college and had a kid right after marriage. When her son turned 5, her picture perfect life as a housewife was shattered when her marriage fell apart. Xu Lang (Zhang Luyi) is a man in his thirties and a prodigy in the legal world. Having never been married before, he ends up becoming a single dad due to a car accident.

He had planned to take the truth of the car accident to his grave as he single-handedly raises his 5-year-old daughter. However, an unexpected meeting with An An and her son breaks the tranquility in his once peaceful life. Two completely different families start to nurture and heal each other by learning from their misunderstandings and finding love.

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Cast

	Ava Wang Ziwen as An An
	Edward Zhang Luyi as Xu Lang
	Yu Xiaowei as Yu Feifan
	Lorla Yu Mingjia as Chen Yilin

Supporting Cast

Xu Hao as Wang Lei
Xie Shuai as Lei Yuhao
Xia Zitong as Qiu Tian
Li Tingzhe as Feng Li
Li Qinqin as Qin Pei
Liu Wei as Cheng Yong
Qiu Enze as Yu Doudou
Ling Cen as Xu Guo
Cheng Yong as Xu Jinsong
Rong Rong as Qiu Tianma
Xiong Xiaowen as Zhang Wei
Zi as Su Shan
Paul Chun Pui as Yu Desheng
Dong Li as Daniel
Zhang Benyu as Tang Xiaoquan
Shi Xiaoqun as Da Wang

Soundtracks

Di Er Ci (第二次) by Yan Yi Dan (严艺丹)
Ha Ha Ha (哈哈哈) by Yan Yi Dan (严艺丹)
Ha Ha Ha ( Xiang Qin Ban ) (哈哈哈(箱琴版)) by Yan Yi Dan (严艺丹)
Wo Hui ( Nan Sheng Ban ) (我会(男声版)) by Guan Hao Yi (关皓译)
It s You ( Nan Sheng Ban ) (It\'s You(男声版)) by Li Ruo Chen (李若尘)
It s You ( Nu Sheng Ban ) (It\'s You(女声版)) by Lorla Yu Mingjia (于明加)
Bing Huan (病患) by Yan Yi Dan & Li Ruo Chen (严艺丹&李若尘)
Wo Hui ( Nu Sheng Ban ) (我会(女声版)) by Yan Yi Dan (严艺丹)

Episode Ratings

Dragon TV
Date	Episode	CSM59 Cities (%)			CSM Nationwide (%)
Date	Episode	Ratings	Audience Share	Ranking	Ratings	Audience Share	Ranking
2019-11-20	1-2	1.069	3.912	4	0.450	1.840	6
2019-11-21	3-4	1.120	4.071	4	0.520	2.120	4
2019-11-22	5-6	1.231	4.350	2	0.550	2.110	4
2019-11-23	7	1.333	4.600	2	0.610	2.300	2
2019-11-24	8-9	1.534	5.150	1	0.670	2.530	2
2019-11-25	10-11	1.344	4.790	3	0.620	2.470	3
2019-11-26	12-13	1.402	4.968	2	0.680	2.750	3
2019-11-27	14-15	1.423	5.040	2	0.660	2.640	4
2019-11-28	16-17	1.410	5.002	3	0.660	2.670	3
2019-11-29	18-19	1.378	4.778	2	0.640	2.390	4
2019-11-30	20	1.535	5.114	1	0.650	2.350	3
2019-12-01	21-22	1.642	5.409	1	0.750	2.770	2
2019-12-02	23-24	1.575	5.558	1	0.660	2.660	3
2019-12-03	25-26	1.394	4.956	2	0.610	2.410	4
2019-12-04	27-28	1.559	5.526	1	0.700	2.850	3
2019-12-05	29-30	1.585	5.603	1	0.690	2.750	3
2019-12-06	31-32	1.584	5.505	1	0.690	2.630	3
2019-12-07	33	1.662	5.708	1	0.740	2.750	2
2019-12-08	34-35	1.669	5.716	1	0.720	2.830	2
2019-12-09	36-37	1.526	5.481	2	0.700	2.830	2
2019-12-10	38-39	1.518	5.386	2	0.710	2.900	2
2019-12-11	40-41	1.476	5.229	2	0.690	2.790	4
2019-12-12	42-43	1.597	5.645	2	0.700	2.800	4
2019-12-13	44-45	1.469	5.214	2	0.630	2.480	3
2019-12-14	46	1.375	4.746	2	0.590	2.200	4
2019-12-15	47-48	1.517	5.089	2	0.680	2.560	3
2019-12-16	49-50	1.333	4.715	2	0.630	2.520	3
2019-12-17	51-52	1.598	5.463	2	0.710	2.770	3
2019-12-18	53-54	1.385	4.806	2	0.660	2.600	3
2019-12-19	55-56	1.728	5.916	2	0.770	3.060	3
Average	1 - 56	1.466	5.115		0.658	2.578