50-510: Our Times ( Chinese : 我的少女時代 ; pinyin : Wǒ De Shàonǚ Shídài , literally "The Time of My Maiden Years") is a 2015 Taiwanese teen romantic comedy-drama film directed by Frankie Chen. It is the directorial debut of Chen, who previously directed television dramas. The film stars Vivian Sung as Lin Cheng-hsin, an ordinary school-girl, Darren Wang as Hsu Tai-yu, the school's notorious gang leader, and Dino Lee as Ouyang Fei-Fan,
100-509: A certain extent in South Korea , remain virtually identical to traditional characters, with variations between the two forms largely stylistic. There has historically been a debate on traditional and simplified Chinese characters . Because the simplifications are fairly systematic, it is possible to convert computer-encoded characters between the two sets, with the main issue being ambiguities in simplified representations resulting from
150-600: A conversation between Min-min and Ouyang and discovers that they are in a secret relationship. Dejected, she creates an alliance with Hsu Tai-yu, who likes Tao Min-min, to break the couple up. While looking through Ouyang's past year book, Lin Truly discovers that both Ouyang and Tai-yu were once classmates. She then proceeds to ask Ouyang about it; He reveals that both him and Tai-yu were once both good friends. However, after one of their friends tragic death, Tai-yu became withdrawn and transferred out of their school, eventually becoming
200-422: A punch for capturing the bittersweet feelings of youthful love". On 20 August 2016, "A Little Happiness" performed by Hebe Tien reached 100 million views on YouTube, making her the first Chinese-language singer with more than 100 million views. Traditional Chinese characters Traditional Chinese characters are a standard set of Chinese character forms used to write Chinese languages . In Taiwan ,
250-509: A rating of 3 out of 5 stars. It described the film's plot-line as "excessively saccharine will-they-won’t-they affair" and advised viewers "to simply surrender to the wave of sentimentality". However, it added that the film's "fairy-tale ending might feel hugely cathartic for the already converted". Similarly, the Taipei Times reviewer Ho Yi criticised the film's plot-line, saying that it "become repetitive at times, adding no new meaning to
300-410: A recording from Tai-yu as a present, which she is to listen only after the university entrance exam. On her birthday, Lin Truly sees Tai-yu and eagerly drags him aside to let him sign her yearbook. However, Tao Min-min suddenly shows up by his side. Tai-yu explains that she confessed to him earlier that she likes him and that they are now together, before wishing Lin Truly the best with Ouyang. Lin Truly
350-631: A remake of the 2009 Korean hit drama Brilliant Legacy . The series reached 100 million views on Youku , and topped the ratings charts for numerous weeks. The same year, he won Best Asian Star at the Asia Model Awards held in Seoul. In 2012, Jerry starred in Taiwan's costume film Ripples of Desire , directed by Zero Chou. In 2014, Jerry starred in the romance melodrama Loving, Never Forgetting opposite Chinese actress Tong Liya , playing
400-635: A single father. The same year, he starred in the Japanese heist film Lupin III: Necklace of Cleopatra based on the manga of the same name alongside Shun Oguri , the lead actor of the Japanese version of Meteor Garden , and Kim Joon , one of the lead actors of the Korean version of Meteor Garden . In 2015, Jerry made a special appearance in the highly popular youth movie Our Times as
450-869: Is 産 (also the accepted form in Japan and Korea), while in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan the accepted form is 產 (also the accepted form in Vietnamese chữ Nôm ). The PRC tends to print material intended for people in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, and overseas Chinese in traditional characters. For example, versions of the People's Daily are printed in traditional characters, and both People's Daily and Xinhua have traditional character versions of their website available, using Big5 encoding. Mainland companies selling products in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan use traditional characters in order to communicate with consumers;
500-615: Is devastated, and after congrajulating Tai-yu, breaks down in tears alone. Hsu Tai-yu later discovers that he has a blood clot in his brain, caused by the car accident and further exacerbated by his frequent brawling and falls. His parents decide to send him overseas, leaving Lin Truly with no way to contact him. After the university entrance exams, Lin Truly decides to listen to the recording. In it, Tai-yu says that although they both fulfilled their initial promise to court both Ouyang and Tao Min-min, Tai-yu admits to his feelings for Lin Truly, and asks her to always remember him in her heart. In
550-529: Is of Atayal and Hakka descent. Yan became a model in 2000, after winning the 1998 TVBS Modelling Competition and Men's UNO modelling competition. He filmed advertisements and starred in music videos. He began his acting career in 2000, with a supporting role in Spicy Teacher . With his role as Daoming Si in the highly popular Taiwanese drama Meteor Garden and its sequel Meteor Garden II , Jerry shot to fame and became popular across Asia. After
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#1732794157361600-493: The Chinese Commercial News , World News , and United Daily News all use traditional characters, as do some Hong Kong–based magazines such as Yazhou Zhoukan . The Philippine Chinese Daily uses simplified characters. DVDs are usually subtitled using traditional characters, influenced by media from Taiwan as well as by the two countries sharing the same DVD region , 3. With most having immigrated to
650-600: The Kensiu language . Jerry Yan Jerry Yan ( Chinese : 言承旭 ; pinyin : Yán Chéngxù ), born Liao Yangzhen ( Chinese : 廖洋震 ; pinyin : Liào Yángzhèn ), is a Taiwanese actor, model and singer. A former member of boy band group F4 , Yan is known for his lead role as Daoming Si in the Taiwanese drama Meteor Garden and its sequel . Jerry Yan was born Liao Yangzhen in Taoyuan , Taiwan. He
700-640: The Shanghainese -language character U+20C8E 𠲎 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-20C8E —a composition of 伐 with the ⼝ 'MOUTH' radical—used instead of the Standard Chinese 嗎 ; 吗 . Typefaces often use the initialism TC to signify the use of traditional Chinese characters, as well as SC for simplified Chinese characters . In addition, the Noto, Italy family of typefaces, for example, also provides separate fonts for
750-555: The People's Republic of China, traditional Chinese characters are standardised according to the Table of Comparison between Standard, Traditional and Variant Chinese Characters . Dictionaries published in mainland China generally show both simplified and their traditional counterparts. There are differences between the accepted traditional forms in mainland China and elsewhere, for example the accepted traditional form of 产 in mainland China
800-484: The Sky Perfect TV Award. The same year, Jerry released his second solo album titled, Freedom . According to Taiwan's G-Music chart the album is the ninth best selling album in Taiwan in 2009. The Japanese version ranked No. 2 on the daily chart and No. 8 on the weekly chart in Japan's Oricon Chart . He then held a solo concert in Japan; Due to high demand, two additional shows were added. Jerry became
850-587: The United States during the second half of the 19th century, Chinese Americans have long used traditional characters. When not providing both, US public notices and signs in Chinese are generally written in traditional characters, more often than in simplified characters. In the past, traditional Chinese was most often encoded on computers using the Big5 standard, which favored traditional characters. However,
900-739: The Year" at the IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards, presented by the Hong Kong branch of IFPI . He also won the "Best Album" and "Best Newcomer" (for the Hong Kong/Taiwan region) awards at the China Top Music Awards. The same year, he starred in the Hong Kong romantic comedy Magic Kitchen alongside Andy Lau and Sammi Cheng , marking his film debut. In 2006, Jerry starred in the critically acclaimed Taiwanese medical drama The Hospital . It
950-467: The adult version of the male protagonist, Xu Taiyu. He then starred in the Chinese television series My Best Ex-Boyfriend . In 2019, Jerry was cast in the romance film Matchmaking Battle . In 2020, Jerry starred in the romantic comedy drama Count Your Lucky Stars alongside Shen Yue . In 2021, he joined the cast of Call Me By Fire as a contestant. In 2023, Jerry starred in the romantic drama The Forbidden Flower with Xu Ruohan . Jerry
1000-565: The concert begins, Lin Truly calls the number, who is revealed to be Hsu Tai-yu ( Jerry Yan ). Hsu Tai-yu tells that he can finally fulfill his promise made in High School of getting Andy Lau to sing for her, and they both reunite. Our Times is the directorial debut for Frankie Chen, who previously produced Taiwanese television dramas. Outside of Taiwan, Our Times was released in Hong Kong and Macau box office on 15 October 2015. It
1050-456: The exam despite not having proof. Tai-yu is forced to run 50 rounds around the school's running track, which causes him to collapse due to heat stroke. Angered by the unfairness of the Director, Lin Truly starts a campaign within the school to raise awareness about the Director's mistreatment of Tai-yu and the students in general. This comes to a head during the school's festival event, whereby
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#17327941573611100-581: The film had grossed over NT$ 156 million at the Taiwanese box office. Our Times performed well in Singapore as well, clinching the box office champion in just the second week of its release. On its first four days at the mainland Chinese box office, the film grossed CN¥110 million. It is the highest-grossing film from Taiwan at the mainland Chinese box office. Our Times received lukewarm critical reviews. The South China Morning Post gave Our Times
1150-653: The first-place spot among TV show ratings. He then released his third album, My Secret Lover , which included soundtracks of The Hospital and Hot Shot sung by Jerry. At the Yahoo! Asia Buzz Awards, Jerry was chosen as "Most Popular Taiwan Singer in Korea". He was also named as one of the "Top 10 Singers" in Singapore and Taiwan. He placed 6th on Channel V 's Fresh Asia Charts, being the highest ranking for Taiwanese singers. In 2011, Jerry starred in My Splendid Life ,
1200-515: The gangster boss in High School. Later, Lin Truly challenges Tai-yu to a roller-skating race, whereby the winner can ask the loser to fulfill a request. She manages to win the race, before admitting to Tai-yu that she knows about his past from Ouyang. She then requests that Tai-yu goes back to the person he was before, and not the gangster boss he is now. Moved by Lin Truly's words, Tai-yu starts improving his behaviour in school. He also starts studying with Lin Truly during and after school. Throughout
1250-493: The inverse is equally true as well. In digital media, many cultural phenomena imported from Hong Kong and Taiwan into mainland China, such as music videos, karaoke videos, subtitled movies, and subtitled dramas, use traditional Chinese characters. In Hong Kong and Macau , traditional characters were retained during the colonial period, while the mainland adopted simplified characters. Simplified characters are contemporaneously used to accommodate immigrants and tourists, often from
1300-725: The mainland. The increasing use of simplified characters has led to concern among residents regarding protecting what they see as their local heritage. Taiwan has never adopted simplified characters. The use of simplified characters in government documents and educational settings is discouraged by the government of Taiwan. Nevertheless, with sufficient context simplified characters are likely to be successfully read by those used to traditional characters, especially given some previous exposure. Many simplified characters were previously variants that had long been in some use, with systematic stroke simplifications used in folk handwriting since antiquity. Traditional characters were recognized as
1350-682: The majority of Chinese text in mainland China are simplified characters , there is no legislation prohibiting the use of traditional Chinese characters, and often traditional Chinese characters remain in use for stylistic and commercial purposes, such as in shopfront displays and advertising. Traditional Chinese characters remain ubiquitous on buildings that predate the promulgation of the current simplification scheme, such as former government buildings, religious buildings, educational institutions, and historical monuments. Traditional Chinese characters continue to be used for ceremonial, cultural, scholarly/academic research, and artistic/decorative purposes. In
1400-983: The merging of previously distinct character forms. Many Chinese online newspapers allow users to switch between these character sets. Traditional characters are known by different names throughout the Chinese-speaking world. The government of Taiwan officially refers to traditional Chinese characters as 正體字 ; 正体字 ; zhèngtǐzì ; 'orthodox characters'. This term is also used outside Taiwan to distinguish standard characters, including both simplified, and traditional, from other variants and idiomatic characters . Users of traditional characters elsewhere, as well as those using simplified characters, call traditional characters 繁體字 ; 繁体字 ; fántǐzì ; 'complex characters', 老字 ; lǎozì ; 'old characters', or 全體字 ; 全体字 ; quántǐzì ; 'full characters' to distinguish them from simplified characters. Some argue that since traditional characters are often
1450-499: The narrative". However, Yi praised the cast members, in particular Vivan Sung, whom she complimented as "playing her role well with the comic effect without caricaturing her role." Yi also felt that the director has done a fine job with her attention to detail of the era which the film was set in. In Singapore, The New Paper gave the film a rating of 5 out of 5, describing the film as "an irresistible combination of nostalgia, humour and heartfelt emotions" and praising it for "pack[ing]
1500-620: The official script in Singapore until 1969, when the government officially adopted Simplified characters. Traditional characters still are widely used in contexts such as in baby and corporation names, advertisements, decorations, official documents and in newspapers. The Chinese Filipino community continues to be one of the most conservative in Southeast Asia regarding simplification. Although major public universities teach in simplified characters, many well-established Chinese schools still use traditional characters. Publications such as
1550-639: The only Taiwanese artist to win "Best International Artist" at the Best Jeanist Awards. He also won "Asia's Most Popular Singer" at the South East Music Chart Awards. He also won Best Actor at The Best International Foreign Drama Awards. In 2010, Jerry starred in the China-Taiwan co-production Down with Love alongside Ella Chen of S.H.E . Despite having its episodes leaked in Taiwan, it still managed to reach
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1600-700: The original standard forms, they should not be called 'complex'. Conversely, there is a common objection to the description of traditional characters as 'standard', due to them not being used by a large population of Chinese speakers. Additionally, as the process of Chinese character creation often made many characters more elaborate over time, there is sometimes a hesitation to characterize them as 'traditional'. Some people refer to traditional characters as 'proper characters' ( 正字 ; zhèngzì or 正寫 ; zhèngxiě ) and to simplified characters as 簡筆字 ; 简笔字 ; jiǎnbǐzì ; 'simplified-stroke characters' or 減筆字 ; 减笔字 ; jiǎnbǐzì ; 'reduced-stroke characters', as
1650-833: The predominant forms. Simplified characters as codified by the People's Republic of China are predominantly used in mainland China , Malaysia, and Singapore. "Traditional" as such is a retronym applied to non-simplified character sets in the wake of widespread use of simplified characters. Traditional characters are commonly used in Taiwan , Hong Kong , and Macau , as well as in most overseas Chinese communities outside of Southeast Asia. As for non-Chinese languages written using Chinese characters, Japanese kanji include many simplified characters known as shinjitai standardized after World War II, sometimes distinct from their simplified Chinese counterparts . Korean hanja , still used to
1700-461: The present day, Lin Truly leaves her job and relationship upon having rediscovered herself. She is still unable to book a ticket to an Andy Lau concert that is set to take place in Taipei. While buying a drink outside the concert venue, she happens to bump into Andy Lau himself. Seeing that Lin Truly is a huge fan of his, Andy Lau gives her the contact of a person who can get her into the concert. Before
1750-475: The release of box office results so that it could falsify reports of the film's box office performance. Notwithstanding the dispute over the film's box office gross, Our Times performed well at the Taiwanese box office. The film grossed over NT$ 5,000,000 from its sneak preview screenings prior to its official box office launch. In the first week of its release in Taiwan, the film achieved a box office gross of over 100 million New Taiwan dollars. As of 13 October,
1800-480: The same time period (1990s). The Associated Press characterised the film as "the female version" of You Are the Apple of My Eye. However, the director and cast members dismiss this comparison, with director Chen questioning "How can my youth be the same as someone else's?". As of 20 January 2016, the film has grossed $ 84,400,000 world-wide, with its largest territory being mainland China with $ 54,800,000. Our Times
1850-440: The school's most popular male student. The film opens in the present day, where Lin Truly ( Joe Chen ) is an ordinary office worker who leads a stressful life. Her name, "Truly", literally means "sincere of heart", reflecting her hard-working nature which often gets her ridiculed by her younger subordinates. Dejected, she listens to a cassette recording of an old Andy Lau song. This brings her back to her high school days, when she
1900-419: The school's notorious gangster boss, her math teacher and Tao Min-min ( Dewi Chien ), the school's most popular girl. While Hsu Tai-yu reads the letter, he gets hit by a car. After weeding out the letter's sender, the angry Hsu Tai-yu makes Lin Truly his 'friend' and forces her to run errands for him in exchange for leaving Ouyang alone, thus making her his errand-girl. By chance, Lin Truly accidentally overhears
1950-474: The series' conclusion, Jerry and the other cast members of Meteor Garden ; Vic Chou , Vanness Wu and Ken Chu continued to perform together and released three studio albums as the quartet boy band F4 . In 2002, his television series, Love Scar garnered over 10% ratings. In 2004, Jerry released his debut solo album, Jerry for You . The album was awarded as one of the "Top 10 Selling Mandarin Albums of
2000-521: The set of traditional characters is regulated by the Ministry of Education and standardized in the Standard Form of National Characters . These forms were predominant in written Chinese until the middle of the 20th century, when various countries that use Chinese characters began standardizing simplified sets of characters, often with characters that existed before as well-known variants of
2050-405: The students led by Lin Truly intentionally commit various school offenses in jest as protest against the Director, ultimately causing the school's Principal to give in to their demands. During a camping trip together with their friends, Lin Truly and Tai-yu both promise to never forget each other after they go their separate ways after high school. The day before Lin Truly's birthday, she receives
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2100-528: The traditional character set used in Taiwan ( TC ) and the set used in Hong Kong ( HK ). Most Chinese-language webpages now use Unicode for their text. The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) recommends the use of the language tag zh-Hant to specify webpage content written with traditional characters. In the Japanese writing system , kyujitai are traditional forms, which were simplified to create shinjitai for standardized Japanese use following World War II. Kyūjitai are mostly congruent with
2150-985: The traditional characters in Chinese, save for minor stylistic variation. Characters that are not included in the jōyō kanji list are generally recommended to be printed in their traditional forms, with a few exceptions. Additionally, there are kokuji , which are kanji wholly created in Japan, rather than originally being borrowed from China. In the Korean writing system , hanja —replaced almost entirely by hangul in South Korea and totally replaced in North Korea —are mostly identical with their traditional counterparts, save minor stylistic variations. As with Japanese, there are autochthonous hanja, known as gukja . Traditional Chinese characters are also used by non-Chinese ethnic groups. The Maniq people living in Thailand and Malaysia use Chinese characters to write
2200-518: The ubiquitous Unicode standard gives equal weight to simplified and traditional Chinese characters, and has become by far the most popular encoding for Chinese-language text. There are various input method editors (IMEs) available for the input of Chinese characters . Many characters, often dialectical variants, are encoded in Unicode but cannot be inputted using certain IMEs, with one example being
2250-587: The words for simplified and reduced are homophonous in Standard Chinese , both pronounced as jiǎn . The modern shapes of traditional Chinese characters first appeared with the emergence of the clerical script during the Han dynasty c. 200 BCE , with the sets of forms and norms more or less stable since the Southern and Northern dynasties period c. the 5th century . Although
2300-439: The year, Lin Truly and Hsu Tai-yu begin to understand each other better, and their friendship evolves as they began to learn a thing or two about true love. Eventually, Lin truly starts developing romantic feelings for Hsu Tai-yu. Tai-yu manages to place 10th in the school's mock exam, much to the surprise of his classmates. However, the school's new Director is skeptical of his improvement and punishes him for allegedly cheating in
2350-407: Was an ordinary high-school girl, who idolized Lau and lived a simple, care-free life. She had a crush on Ouyang Fei-Fan, ( Dino Lee ), the school's most popular male student, and had two good girl friends. One day, seventeen-year-old Lin ( Vivian Sung ) receives a chain letter , warning her of impending doom if she does not pass the message on. Naively, she passes it on to Hsu Tai-yu ( Darren Wang ),
2400-583: Was drawn into a box office dispute when the Taipei Theater Association, who distributes box office data, stopped publishing such data shortly before this film was released. Despite the absence of official box office data, the film's distributor, Hualien International Film, announced publicly that the film topped the Taiwanese box office. This has led to accusations that Hualien International Film, which counts major Taiwanese cinema chains Ambassador and Showtime as investors, deliberately stopped
2450-499: Was the first Taiwanese series to be imported by Japan's NHK for broadcast. In 2008, Jerry starred in the sports comedy Hot Shot alongside Wu Chun of Fahrenheit and Show Lo . In 2009, Jerry starred in Starlit , co-produced by China's China Central Television , Taiwan's Jam Entertainment and Japan's Geneon Entertainment. Broadcasting rights to the show were sold to 15 countries. The series also won "Best Overseas Drama" at
2500-589: Was then simultaneously released in both Singapore and Malaysia on 22 October 2015. The film was released in China on 19 November 2015. Out of Asia, Our Times was screened during the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival on 8 November 2015. Our Times has often been compared to the 2011 hit romance film You Are the Apple of My Eye , which features a similar school-based romance plot line and takes places in
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