Categories: TW & C dramas

Gorgeous Alice in Wonder City Premieres this Sunday on CTS

Please be good, Alice in Wonder City, please be good. It’s been a veritable unending desert of no good dramas from Taiwan in the last few months. And no, I don’t think its any oxymoron, I sincerely believe there are entertaining and worthwhile TW-dramas out there. Fondant Garden I liked initially because it was cute and had potential, but has since taken a nose-dive into insanity whereby I’m thisclose to pulling the plug. Everything else has majorly sucked in every way possible, so I’m at my wits end here. I like to keep at least one TW-drama on my watch list just because its different and is a nice weekend treat. Premiering this Sunday on CTS will be Alice starring Aaron Yan, Xiu Jie Kai, Lara, and Tracy Chou. From the scriptwriter who did Black & White and The Hospital, I’m banking on her track record in delivering solid storytelling to gamble on Alice being good. The final long trailer is out and I still love everything I see. The fantastic cinematography, the classical music that pays homage to Nodame Cantabile, and the four-way love triangle all hook me right and proper from the get go. You’ll hear from me next week if this baby delivers, otherwise expect radio silence.

Trailer for Alice in Wonder City:

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  • OMG ORCHESTRA! I'm a cellist and I will watch just to hear/see what they do with it. The only reason I watched BV and the initial reason I watched Nodame...which quickly became a favorite. I'll keep a close eye on your posts! :D Thanks!

  • Nodame was epic (though I haven't watched the movies)

    I love both male leads so I'll at least tune in...

    I do not know what Fondant Garden is doing either. When the episode ended with my darling Jung Min being...you know what...I almost quit. I'll tune in to see if that wakes up her emotions or what.

  • Hello Ockoala,

    Retrieved from " http://sugoideas.com/drama-2012/alice-in-wonder-city/". Please translate.

    Description of Alice in Wonder City / 給愛麗絲的奇蹟:

    他們都住在這個大城市裡,懷著一顆名為夢想的種子 期待更一天能開花結果。
    一個在街頭與翹家小孩賽跑的老社工–金莉莎
    一個從嘉義來台北闖蕩的小提琴手–陳海傑
    一個從日本來參加花博技術支援的園藝師–野藤文(伊藤聖子)
    一個生長於台北癡狂於音樂的首席小提琴家–賀霆宇
    一個從不知道自己擁有絕對音感歌聲魅人的女孩–藍蝶菲
    一個眼中只有成功、財富與名望,卻對愛情執著的藝術經紀人–唐晉滄
    一個專門販售豪宅與奢華生活的房屋仲介員–湯百駿
    一個把夢中的家化成現實的女人–童寶雲
    一個流盪於街頭充滿好奇的國中女生–蘇美玫
    勇氣、 忍耐、挫折、努力、 希望、 笑聲、 眼淚像一陣雨般從天空落下 把整座城澆灌成夢的花園 那顆珍貴的種子,就在這個城市一角植下 他們相信總一天, 在十字交錯的道路 在老城牆與堤岸草原上 在看起來陰灰黯沉的天空 會 開滿各式各樣的花朵 香氛四溢、色澤繽紛 整座城就毫不客氣地快樂起來了。
    剛從海外巡演回來的首席小提琴家賀霆宇,市價將近五百萬台幣的琴不翼而飛,那是現代小提琴手製名師約一百多年前的得意之作,還為它取了名字叫作海鷗。
    經紀人唐晉滄立刻做出危機處理,叫一旁的女孩(藍蝶菲)去找一把首席可用的琴來,情急之下,藍蝶菲抓了在展演門口鬼祟的陳海傑,就這樣陳海傑的琴,在賀霆宇的舞台上舞動著…,結束之後,賀霆宇邀陳海傑參加年度招考,準備力捧陳海傑……
    一個帶著滄桑又充滿幹勁的中年女人金莉莎,除了開這了一間名為ALICE CAFÉ的咖啡廳之外,她最大的興趣是…幫助街上迷途的逃家孩子們,幫助他們回家、幫助他們找到方向。
    一個年輕女孩飛鳥文(伊藤聖子)從機場出來,她眼神堅定,臉上幾乎沒有太多表情,她打了電話回日本,用簡潔的日文應答,我會盡快完成任務的。咖啡廳裡,聖子用日文輕緩的對著金莉莎說:「歐卡桑,我是你的女兒,伊藤聖子。」
    一年前,陳海傑認識了飛鳥文,他們一見鍾情,在一起相處了五天。五天後,陳海傑就再也找不到飛鳥文,他想起她說過她住在日本的愛媛松山,他想,到那裏應該找得到她吧!?
    在這個大城市裡,他們都懷著一顆名為夢想的種子,期待有一天能開花結果。

    • They all live in this big city, each holding on to a seed named dreams, waiting to see it blossom one day.

      One old social worker in the streets racing with kids who play truant - Jin Li Sha
      One violinist who comes from Jia Yi to Taipei as a wanderer - Chen Hai Jie
      One gardener from Japan to participate in a flower expo's technical support - Ye Teng Wen (Seiko Ito)
      One chief violinist that grew up in Taipei and crazy about music - He Ting Yu
      One girl with a devilish singing voice that never knew she had absolute sense of music - Land Die Fei
      One artist manager whose eyes are focused only on success, wealth and fame but persistent towards love - Tang Jin Cang
      One real estate agent who specializes in selling mansions and luxurious lives - Tang Bai Jun
      One woman who turns her dream home into reality - Tong Bao Yun
      One China girl filled with curiosity roaming the streets - Su Mei Gui

      Courage, endurance, setbacks, hard work, hope, laughter,
      Tears like a rain shower falling from the sky
      Watering the entire city into a garden of hope
      That precious seed
      Planted in a corner of this city
      They believe that one day,
      At the cross road
      At the old city wall and grass beds
      At the sky the looks like grey sinking clouds
      Will blossom into all kinds of flowers
      Fragrance all around, luster everywhere
      The whole city is just turns happy.

      A chief violinist that just returned from an overseas performance, He Ting Yu's violin that values at nearly five hundred thousand taiwan dollars goes missing. That modern violinist was handmade by a someone violin maker about more than a hundred years ago, his masterpiece, which he even named seagull.

      His manager, Tang Jin Cang does some crisis management, asking a girl by the side (Lan Die Fei) to find a violin that can be used by the chief violinist. In the an urgent situation, Lan Die Fei grabs someone who suspiciously stands at the concert theatre's entrance, Chen Hai Jie. Just like this, Chen Hai Jie's violin dances on He Ting Yu's stage… After the performance, He Ting Yu invites Chen Hai Jie to participate in their annual entrance examination, preparing to scout Chen Hai Jie…

      A middle aged woman with vicissitude and filled with zeal, Jin Li Sha, apart from opening this coffeehouse named ALICE CAFE, her greatest interest is… to help the kids who play truancy from school, help them to go home, help them to find direction.

      A young woman, Ye Teng Wen (Seiko Ito) comes out from the airport. Her eyes are firm, face with barely any expressions. She makes a call back to Japan, using succinct Japanese to respond, I will quickly finish this task. In the coffeehouse, Seiko Ito uses Japanese and says leisurely to Jin Li She: "Auntie, I am your daughter, Seiko Ito."

      One year ago, Chen Hai Jie got to know Ye Teng Wen, they fell in love at first sight and spent five days together. Five days later, CHen Hai Jie never saw Ye Teng Wen again. He remembered that she once said she lives in Japan's Ai Nuan Song Mountain. He thought, if he goes there he should be able to find her right?!

      In this big city, they are each holding onto a seed named dreams, anticipating for it to blossom one day.

      (:

  • The poster reminded me of Van Ness Wu's failed effort to pretend mastering this instrument in Material Queen when he clearly could not even play a single note. ^_^

    I feel like watching Mars again, all because of the mention of Xiu Jie Kai and that black-and-white header starring our dear Zai Zai. ^_^

  • Fully Agree that fondant garden has lost its sizzle.. :3 I'm already on my way to opt out of it.. :P

    But this new show doesn't look that impressive either.. Sigh..

    Will await your review if it meets the mark. :)

  • I am not getting burned again. I'm still watching Fondant Garden but what the heck? The Ai Ling/ HX storyline is just so messed up to me. The series is almost over so I'll stick it out to the end. Sigh... i have given up again. I'm bummed that LF turned out to be so blah for me... it had potential for a little while, and then I just plain stopped caring, even about the characters that I did think were interesting.

    This one does not interest me in the slightest. I'll wait until the verdict is out after a few episodes have aired. I might try it when i can marathon it.

  • I DO love Taiwan dramas, agree some are just too painful to watch. Liked Fondant Garden but now the story isn't as inspiring. But discovered a 2009 Taiwan drama called "Letter 1949"... which is great acting, great storylines, everything is wonderful. However, I could only watch up to the 10th episode on viki. Please if anyone can tell me how to find the rest of the episodes my Mom and I will forever be grateful. "Letter 1949" starring Lin YoWei and Dai Jun Zhu where are you?

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