The Masked Lover (TV series)

The Masked Lover (Chinese: 我的愛情不平凡; pinyin: wǒ de àiqíng bù píngfán; literally "My Extraordinary Love") is a 2017 Taiwanese romantic-comedy television series created and produced by Sanlih E-Television. Starring Weber Yang, Mini Tsai, Kurt Chou and Genie Chen as the main cast.^[1][2][3] Filming began on February 20, 2017 and wrapped up on July 17, 2017. First original broadcast on TTV every Sunday at 10:00 pm started March 26, 2017, with the last of the 19 episodes airing on July 30, 2017.^[4][5]

The Masked Lover
Promotional poster
我的愛情不平凡
Genre	Romance Comedy
Created by	Sanlih E-Television
Written by	Zhang Fang Ying 張芳瑛 (Screenwriter coordinator) Shao Hui Ting 邵慧婷 (Ep. 1-2) Ma Qian Dai 馬千代 (Ep. 4-19)
Directed by	Zhang Jin Rong 張晉榮
Starring	Weber Yang Mini Tsai Kurt Chou Genie Chen
Opening theme	My Extraordinary Love 我的愛情不平凡 by Lin Yu-pin
Ending theme	I’m Burning by Ian Chen
Country of origin	Taiwan
Original language	Mandarin
No. of episodes	19
Production
Producer	Cheng Chih-wei
Production location	Taiwan
Running time	90 minutes
Production companies	Sanlih E-Television Dasiang Communication Co., Ltd. Hong Dou Communication Co., Ltd.
Original release
Network	TTV SET Metro
Release	26 March (2017-03-26) – 30 July 2017 (2017-07-30)
Related
Behind Your Smile Memory Love

Cast

Main cast

• Weber Yang as Gu Le Jun
• Mini Tsai as Wu Ping Fan / Wu Ping An
  • Rose Qiu as young Ping Fan
  • Melody Qiu as young Ping An
• Kurt Chou as Zhao Tian Xing
• Genie Chen as Gu Jing Xuan

Supporting cast

• Lin Yu-pin as He Mi Qi
• Deyn Lee as Li Da Qiang (Xiao Zhi)
• Chiung-Tzu Chang as Ye Feng Jiao
• Chang Fu-chien as captain
• Fu Lei as Gu Zheng Yi
• Hui Hsiao as Wang Yu Ling
• Elten Ting as Wang Hui Lan
• Paul Hsu as Ceng Guo Hao
• Calvin Lee as Zhuang Jing Fan
• Knox Chen as Ah Liang
• Yue-Feng Wang as Xiao Min Qian (Hei Biao)
• Zhuang Xin Yu as Wu Xiao Jing
• Lung Shao-hua as Rong Fu Xiong
• Ed Chan as Da Fei

Special appearances

• Frankie Huang as Ah Gou
• Wang Dao-Nan as He Jian Min
• Wu Kang-jen as Huo Ting En
• Enson Chang as Jiang Sheng Xi
• Huang Xin Di as Li Wan Yu

Soundtrack

• My Extraordinary Love 我的愛情不平凡 by Lin Yu-pin 阿喜
• I'm Burning by Ian Chen 陳彥允
• Dream Lover 夢中情人 by Ian Chen 陳彥允
• Lonely Planet 寂寞星球 by Ian Chen 陳彥允
• Adventure Novel 冒險小說 by Ian Chen 陳彥允
• Being Happy to the Point of Impossibility 快樂到不可能的事 by Lin Yu-pin 阿喜
• Love & Hug 你的擁抱 by JR 紀言愷 & Lin Yu-pin 阿喜
• Sparkling Fireworks I Love You 煙火燦爛我愛你 by JR 紀言愷

Broadcast

Network	Country	Airing Date	Timeslot
TTV	Taiwan	March 26, 2017	Sunday 10:00-11:30 pm
SET Metro		April 1, 2017	Saturday 10:00-11:30 pm
TVB Chinese Drama	Hong Kong	May 20, 2017	Saturday 1:00-2:30 pm
Astro Shuang Xing	Malaysia	August 21, 2017	Monday to Friday 4:00-5:00 pm
Hub E City	Singapore	September 24, 2017	Sunday 9:30-11:00 pm
TVB Chinese Drama	Hong Kong	June 20, 2020	Saturday 6:00-8:30 am
UNTV	Philippines	This 2020	TBA

Episode ratings

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

• FTV - She's Family, Far and Away, The Best of Youth
• EBC Variety - The King of Romance, Love, Timeless
• PTS - The Teenage Psychic
• CTS - Doctors
• CTV - Attention, Love!

Air Date	Episode	Average Ratings [citation needed]	Rank
Mar 26, 2017	1	1.02	2
Apr 2, 2017	2	1.11	2
Apr 9, 2017	3	1.22	2
Apr 16, 2017	4	1.34	1
Apr 23, 2017	5	1.38	1
Apr 30, 2017	6	1.12	2
May 7, 2017	7	1.24	2
May 14, 2017	8	1.05	2
May 21, 2017	9	1.02	2
May 28, 2017	10	1.25	1
Jun 4, 2017	11	1.06	2
Jun 11, 2017	12	1.12	1
Jun 18, 2017	13	1.26	1
Jun 25, 2017	14	1.01	1
Jul 2, 2017	15		1
Jul 9, 2017	16	1.09	1
Jul 16, 2017	17	1.18	1
Jul 23, 2017	18	1.28	1
Jul 30, 2017	19	1.46	1
Average ratings		1.17	--

Crossover episodes

On April 16, 2017, The Masked Lover had a crossover with The Perfect Match.