Series synopsis
Lovely Villain, also known as 親愛壞蛋 is a drama mystery television series that premiered on Sanlih E-Television on April 21, 2023. It ended on June 9, 2023. It stars Sonia Sui, James Wen, June Tsai and Shiou Chieh-kai.
Possessing nothing after repaying her debts, HAN Zhen-zhen moves to her sister’s fancy neighborhood with her husband, ZHUANG Jun-jie, and daughter, ZHUANG Ying-wen, and wishes to start a new life. However, she accidentally gets involved in the neighborhood’s power struggle and the seemingly hopeful future becomes uncertain.Meanwhile, Ying-wen, struggling to cope with the trauma of being bullied in the past, is sexually assaulted soon after moving to the neighborhood. The anguished father Jun-jie ...
Premise
Possessing nothing after repaying her debts, HAN Zhen-zhen moves to her sister’s fancy neighborhood with her husband, ZHUANG Jun-jie, and daughter, ZHUANG Ying-wen, and wishes to start a new life. However, she accidentally gets involved in the neighborhood’s power struggle and the seemingly hopeful future becomes uncertain.Meanwhile, Ying-wen, struggling to cope with the trauma of being bullied in the past, is sexually assaulted soon after moving to the neighborhood. The anguished father Jun-jie accuses another new resident, JIANG Zheng-ming, a baseball star, of being the culprit. Suddenly, the swayed public opinion followed by rumors and cyberbullying renders Zheng-ming helpless. All he can do is proclaim his innocence before reporters. Who is the true culprit? What is the truth?
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Sonia Sui as Zhen-Zhen Han
- James Wen as Jun-Jie Zhuang
- June Tsai as Xiang-Ting Lu
- Shiou Chieh-kai as Yong-Cheng Fan
- Chloe Xiang as Ying-Wen Zhuang
- Lin Hui-min as Yan-Zhi Fan
- Bruce He as Zheng-Ming Jiang
Guest cast
- Chang Pen-Yu as Shan-Mei Han
- Sean Lin as An-Ke
- Vickey Liu as Qiu-Yun Wang Lin
- Helena Hsu as Wan-Qing Ye
- Dora Hsieh as Yi-Jia Xu
- Shin Ma as Kim
- Chang Ning as An-Qi Zeng
- Vicky Tseng as Pei-Zhi Wang
- Chen Chia-kuei as Ivan
- Chang Tsai-hsing as Debt collector
- Li Hsuan as Chun-Yun Fan
- Joe Lin as Jing Li
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 9 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 9 | April 21, 2023 | June 9, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 After clearing their debts, a family moves into a luxurious house where they find themselves in a world that far surpasses their financial means. |
April 21, 2023 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Chen-chen gets more involved in power struggles within her new community. Later, a shocking discovery sparks a conflict between her and Hsiang-ting. |
April 21, 2023 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | April 28, 2023 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Sanlih E-Television |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 21, 2023 |
| Last aired | June 9, 2023 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | ended |