Bull Fighting (Chinese: 鬥牛，要不要; pinyin: Dou Niu, Yao Bu Yao?; lit. 'Do you want a bull-fight'?) is a 2007 Taiwanese drama starring Mike He, Hebe Tien, and Lee Wei. The series was broadcast on free-to-air Taiwan Television (TTV) (台視) from 18 November 2007 to 9 March 2008, on Sunday at 22:00 and cable TV Sanlih E-Television (SET) (三立電視) from 24 November 2007 to 15 March 2008, on Saturday at 21:00. The word 鬥牛 in this context actually means street basketball.
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Cast
Mike He (賀軍翔) as Shen Ruo He 沈若赫
Hebe Tien (田馥甄)as Yi Sheng Xue 伊勝雪
Lee Wei (李威) as Jin Zi Cong 金子聰
Liang Zhe (亮哲) as Zhou Bi Shou 周必守
Huang Pai Jun (黃柏鈞) as Xu Zhe Kai 徐哲凱
Godfrey Gao (高以翔) as Tank 坦克
Ding Chun Cheng (丁春誠) as Roma
Cao Wei Xuan (曹維軒) as Mu Yu 木魚
George Zhang (張兆志) as Run Yi 潤乙
Chang Li Ren (張力仁) as Ah Jia 阿嘉
Jian Chang (檢場) as Yi Chuan Wu 伊全武
Cyndi Chaw (趙詠華) as Gao Jie Mei 高潔美
Ai Wei (艾偉) as Shen Guo Shen 沈國琛
Tan Ai Zhen (譚艾珍) as Mrs. Shen 沈老夫人
Xie Qi Wen (謝其文) as Sausage vendor 香腸伯
Hu Kang Xing (胡康星) as Bi Xiao Xiu 畢小修
Peggy Zheng (曾珮瑜) as Liang Yu Qin 梁羽親
Lin Shou Jun (林秀君) as President He 賀總裁
Wang De Sheng (王德生) as Butler Shi 石管家
Ke Huan Ru (柯奐如) as He Qian Na 賀千那
Chen Wei Han (陳威翰) as Jia Bao Bei 賈寶貝
Wang Xin Yi (王心宜) as Mei Fei 梅妃
Zhang Yong Zheng (張永正) as Uncle Louie
Wang Juan (王琄) as Bo Luo Shen 菠蘿嬸
Chien Te-men (乾德門) as School doctor
Zhu De Gang (朱德剛) as Guan Fu Lu 官福祿
Judy Zhou (周定緯) as Michael
Chen Han-dian as Unemployed man
Lene Lai (賴琳恩) as 學校秘書
Synopsis
In the annual basketball showdown held in a district, a young woman harbors a deep-rooted affection for the team called Trio, stemming from a childhood rescue by its players on the 13th Street Basketball Court years ago. However, when Trio's reign as champions is shattered, she finds herself disheartened. This year, three privileged friends from East Sun College represent Trio, but a chance encounter with the team's leader, Sheng Rou He, leads to an unexpected rivalry.
Unbeknownst to her, Sheng Xue's childhood friend and the leader of her protective entourage, Jin Zi Cong, played a role in Rou He's mishaps on the day of the match. What ensues is a series of revenge plots and unexpected twists, with Sheng Xue vowing to avenge Trio's loss.
Amidst the feud, Sheng Xue's feelings toward Rou He slowly transform, while Rou He is caught between familial obligations and his own complicated past. As the battle for control over the 13th Street unfolds, a fake relationship is forged, leading to a complex web of emotions that even Zi Cong watches with a heavy heart.
Soundtrack
Bull Fighting Original Soundtrack (CD+DVD) (鬥牛要不要 電視原聲帶) was released on 7 December 2007 by Various Artists under HIM International Music. It contains twenty songs, twelve of which are various instrumental versions of the eight original songs. The album also includes a DVD. The opening theme song is "Dou Niu Yao Bu Yao" or "Do You Want To Bull Fight?" by Tank, while the ending theme song is by S.H.E entitled "Zui Jing Hai Hao Ma?" or "How Are You Lately?".
The album won Best Original Soundtrack at the 2009 HITO Radio Music Awards presented by Taiwanese radio station Hit FM.
International broadcast
Bull Fighting aired in the Philippines in GMA Network from 2 November 2009 – 23 November 2009, in Tagalog-dubbed. Bull Fighting's name has been changed into Freestyle. Also, the original audio with English subtitles being broadcast in TeleAsia Chinese from 12 April 2014.