Marry Me, or Not? (Chinese: 必娶女人; pinyin: bì qǔ nǚ rén) is a 2015 Taiwanese romantic comedy television series created and produced by Eastern Television. Starring Roy Chiu, Ko Chia-yen, Joanne Tseng and Harry Chang, filming began on March 12, 2015 and wrapped up on June 14, 2015. The 15-episode series aired on CTV every Sunday at 10:00-11:30 pm from November 1, 2015 to February 14, 2016.

Marry Me, or Not?
Promotional poster
必娶女人
GenreRomantic comedy
Created byEastern Television
Written byJian Qi Feng (簡奇峰)
Lin Xin Hui (林欣慧)
Directed byYu Zhong Zhong (于中中)
StarringRoy Chiu
Ko Chia-yen
Joanne Tseng
Harry Chang
Opening themeLove’s Forever by Real feat. Joanne Tseng
Ending themeLinger On by Yoga Lin
Country of originRepublic of China (Taiwan)
Original languageMandarin
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes15
Production
Executive producersLai Xiu Zhen (賴秀貞)
Tong Han Xuan (童瀚萱)
Lin You Jie (林友潔)
ProducersJason Hsueh
Chen Zhi Han (陳芷涵)
Phoebe Ma (麻怡婷)
Production locationsTaiwan, South Korea
Running time90 minutes
Production companiesThree Phoenixes Production Co. Ltd. (三鳳製作)
Eastern Television
Original release
NetworkCTV
ETTV
Release1 November 2015 (2015-11-01) –
14 February 2016 (2016-02-14)
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Cast

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Main cast

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Supporting cast

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Cameo

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Soundtrack

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Marry Me or Not?
Original TV Soundtrack (OST)
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
Released27 November 2015
GenreMandopop
LanguageMandarin
LabelHIM International Music Inc.

Marry Me or Not? Original TV Soundtrack (OST) (必娶女人 電視原聲帶) was released on November 27, 2015 by various artists under HIM International Music Inc. It contains 10 tracks total. The opening theme is track 1 "Love’s Forever" by Real (F.I.R.) feat. Joanne Tseng, while the closing theme is track 2 "Linger On" by Yoga Lin.

Track listing

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No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Love’s Forever" (見招拆招)Real (F.I.R.) feat. Joanne Tseng4:23
2."Linger On" (兜圈)Yoga Lin4:03
3."Ask Why" (我何必)Janice Yan4:20
4."Lost Heartbeat" (不完美心跳)Power Station4:30
5."Conquered Love" (愛.接招)Popu Lady3:29
6."So Close" (幾乎)Joanne Tseng4:28
7."I Don’t Think I’m in Love with You" (我想我不會愛你)Hebe Tien4:41
8."Captain S.V" (思凡)Yoga Lin3:52
9."Leave Me Alone" (寂寞寂寞就好)Hebe Tien4:38
10."Mystery Guest" (神秘嘉賓)Yoga Lin5:30

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Songs not featured on the official soundtrack album.

  • I Won't Like You (我不會喜歡你) by Chen Bolin

Broadcast

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Network(s)/Station(s) Series premiere Airing dates Title
  Taiwan CTV November 1, 2015 – February 14, 2016 (Every Sunday 22:00-23:30) 必娶女人 (Marry Me, or Not?; lit: )
CTV Bravo November 1, 2015 – February 14, 2016 (Every Sunday 22:00-23:30) 必娶女人 (Marry Me, or Not?; lit: )
ETTV November 7, 2015 – February 20, 2016 (Every Saturday 10:00-11:30) 必娶女人 (Marry Me, or Not?; lit: )
EBC東森綜合 November 7, 2015 – February 20, 2016 (Every Saturday 22:00-23:30) 必娶女人 (Marry Me, or Not?; lit: )
CHT MOD November 21, 2015 – March 5, 2016 (Every Saturday 19:00-20:30 From December 26, it will be changed to 20:30-21:55) 必娶女人 (Marry Me, or Not?; lit: )
Golden Group December 6, 2015 – March 20, 2016 (Every Sunday 20:30-22:00) 必娶女人 (Marry Me, or Not?; lit: )
  Japan C-POP TV December 12, 2015 (Every Saturday 13:00-14:00) Marry Me, or Not? (Marry Me, or Not?; lit: )
  United States 超視六十二點六台 December 25, 2015 (Every Monday to Friday 20:00-21:30) Marry Me, or Not? (Marry Me, or Not?; lit: )
  Malaysia Astro Shuang Xing February 17, 2016 – March 22, 2016 (Every Monday to Friday 16:00-17:00) 必娶女人 (Marry Me, or Not?; lit: )
  Hong Kong ViuTV July 7, 2016 – August 20, 2016 (Every Thursday to Friday 20:30-22:00, Saturday, August 20 20:30-22:00) 必娶女人 (Marry Me, or Not?; lit: )
  Malaysia Astro Xi Yue HD January 31, 2019 – 2019 (Every Thursday to Friday 18:00-20:00) 必娶女人 (Marry Me, or Not?; lit: )
  Thailand Webside:MONOMAX September 7, 2017 – October 1, 2017 (Every 22:00-23:00) สงครามหัวใจของยัยเจ้าเล่ห์ (Marry Me, or Not?; lit: )
Channel 9 MCOT HD (30) November 2, 2020 - December 30, 2020 (Every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 23.05 - 00.00)
(Wednesday December 9; No Broadcasting)
(Monday December 21; No Broadcasting)
แต่งงานไหม หากใจตรงกัน (Marry Me, or Not?; lit: )

Episode ratings

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Competing dramas on rival channels airing at the same time slot were:

Air Date Episode Average Ratings Rank
Nov 1, 2015 1 1.18 2
Nov 8, 2015 2 1.50 2
Nov 15, 2015 3 1.59 2
Nov 22, 2015 4 1.62 2
Nov 29, 2015 5 1.45 2
Dec 6, 2015 6 1.48 2
Dec 13, 2015 7 1.66 2
Dec 20, 2015 8 1.68 2
Dec 27, 2015 9 1.63 2
Jan 3, 2016 10 1.46 2
Jan 10, 2016 11 1.36 3
Jan 17, 2016 12 1.77 2
Jan 24, 2016 13 1.70 2
Jan 31, 2016 14 1.57 2
February 7, 2016: No episode was aired due to CTV airing of Chinese New Year Special Program
Feb 14, 2016 15 1.95 2
Average ratings 1.57 --

Awards and nominations

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Year Ceremony Category Nominee Result
2016 51st Golden Bell Awards Best Television Series Marry Me, or Not? Nominated
Best Leading Actor in a Television Series Roy Chiu Nominated
Best Leading Actress in a Television Series Ko Chia-yen Won
Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series Joanne Tseng Nominated
Best Directing for a Television Series Yu Zhong Zhong Nominated
Best Writing for a Television Series Jian Qi Feng, Lin Xin Hui Nominated

References

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  1. ^ [1] Marry Me or Not? OST iTunes page. Retrieved June 25, 2016
  2. ^ [2] Yesasia.com Marry Me or Not? OST info. Retrieved June 25, 2015
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