In my impression, the Taiwanese idol drama I watched when I was a child, the female protagonist is pure and cute or cheerful and funny, and the male protagonist is either domineering or a proper student bully.
In fact, the content of Taiwanese idol dramas was very rich, in addition to sweet and romantic, there were also a variety of dark, erotic, reflecting the social reality.
There are these 5 idol dramas that are different from the past, but reflect various problems of teenagers, full of darkness, violence and redemption, without saying much, let's watch it together!
1, "West Street Boy" 2003, 25 episodes
Starring: Sun Xiezhi / Liu Pinyan / Wang Xinling / Huo Jianhua / Chen Xiaoxuan
Wang Xinling, who has always been known for her sweetness, played a female aid Shen Yinhe in this drama.
Shen Yinhe, who was originally a top student, committed suicide and her father was disabled, leaving a group of younger siblings, as the eldest sister, she had to earn money to support her family and maintain her studies, and she had no choice but to sell her body.
She has also encountered love, but there are too many twists and turns. In order to stop her help, Gu Tianle, who loved her, robbed five banks in a row and was sentenced to 16 years in prison. When she waited for Gu Tianle, she met the genius Kuo Shao Xing Wang (played by Huo Jianhua) and was raised by him.
The two have mutual affection for each other in getting along, but Shen Yinhe's unbreakable friendship has made her life too tortuous, and love is mixed with many other things.
The relationship between Wang Xinling and Huo Jianhua in this drama is not the main line, but it is impressive. This is also the earliest work in Taiwanese idol dramas to design a black youth theme.
2, "God of War" 2004, 20 episodes
Starring: Zhou Yumin / Xu Xiyuan / Lai Yayan / An Junxuan / Xiu Jiekai
This drama has youth and campuses, but the background of these beautiful things is dark.
The male protagonist Zero played by Zhou Yumin, whose mother had an affair and his father died in an accident, leaving him and his twin Saint to rely on each other, but Saint committed suicide by jumping off the building in front of Zero's eyes.
Zero, who was originally strong and outgoing, became violent and promiscuous. Until one day he met Kiro played by Big S and was deeply attracted to her. In the process of communicating with Kiluo, it turned out that Kiluo also had a past that could not be looked back on.
Can two wounded people who warm each other and love each other overcome all kinds of misfortunes in the world?
Big S and Zhou Yumin's CP sense is very good, and the things discussed in this drama are also more realistic, which is a TV series worth watching!
3, "Betta" 2004, 20 episodes
Starring: Guo Pinchao / An Yixuan / Lan Zhenglong / Lu Mingjun / Zhang Xunjie
As introduced before, the good girl Pei Yuyan (played by An Yixuan) met the underworld gangster Yu Hao (played by Guo Pinchao), in addition to sweet love, the rest is only upheaval and darkness. The good girl Pei Yuyan back then has also become a swallow sister respected by her brothers.
In a word, stay away from the underworld, happy thousands of families!
4, Shinigami Girl, 2010, Vol. 20
Starring: Fang Siyu / Yan Yalun / Lin Chen / Chen Yi / Shen Jianhong and so on
There is a legend in Yushi High School that at the cost of her soul, she made a wish to the god of death girl Du (played by Fang Siyu), and she would help her fulfill her wish!
In fact, Du really exists, she can fulfill the wishes of the men and women of Yushi High School, and the only person who can see Du is Shen Qi (played by Yan Yalun), a student with a supernatural constitution.
At first, Shen Qi thought that all the misfortunes were caused by Du, but after deep contact, he found that Du was just helping everyone find themselves.
The drama is archetypal and deep, reflecting various problems faced by teenagers: homosexualism, school violence, domestic violence, love and academic troubles, etc.
Although the actor's acting skills are relatively young, it is also in line with the identity of a high school student, and the problems reflected in it are estimated to be not allowed to be broadcast now.
5, "Love Kills 17" 2006, 14 episodes
Starring: Zhang Shaohan / Shen Shihua / Lu Tingwei / Yang Shixuan / Zhang Shanjie
When the show was broadcast, it was also complained about for blood and violence, but it did not prevent its ratings from continuing to rise.
Zhang Shaohan is no longer the innocent and kind appearance in "Little Princess Sister", but one person plays two roles, the perfect student Yijing jumped to his death in the summer of 17 pairs, Zou Kejie (played by Zhang Shanjie) was mistaken for the murderer, and committed suicide in order to keep Yijing's secret.
Yijing's twin sister Yizhen and Zou Kejie's brother Zou Keqiang (played by Lu Tingwei) decided to track down the truth of the incident together. The more she investigates, the more she discovers that Yijing is not so perfect, and even some things make her evil.
Zhang Shaohan's acting skills in it are really good, and the perfect but dark Yijing on the surface and the cheerful and lively Yizhen are all interpreted well.
It's a pity that resources are hard to find now, in fact, this is a very good idol drama!