Monday 2 January 2023

Love Endures

Drama: Love Endures / Stories of Youth and Love
Chinese Title: 要久久爱 / Yao Jiu Jiu Ai / 199爱 / 199 Ai
Broadcast Network: Jiangsu TV
Broadcast Website: Youku

Broadcast Date: January 20, 2024

Air Time: Daily Primetime Drama 19:30, 18:00 online for VIP (See Viewing Calendar)
Genre: Modern, Romance, Youth
Language: Mandarin
Episodes: 32
Director: Niu Chao
Production Company: iQIYI, Yulele
Executive Producer: Guo Feng
Chief Producer: Yang Chao
Origin: China
Source: Adapted from the novel Seventeen Years Old Who Do You Like (十七岁你喜欢谁) by Ying Shi Liu

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Synopsis and Plot Summary

In an aerospace city in the north, seven children who were born an only child became closer than siblings and called themselves "The Big Dipper." They all promised to conquer the college entrance examinations so they can go to Beijing together but seventeen came and went and only Huang Yingzi made it.

"The Big Dipper" was no more as everyone parted ways. Huang Yingzi (Yang Zi) went to Beijing for school and Jiang Yi (Fan Chengcheng) left for the States. "Who do you like at the age of seventeen" has become a mystery lingering in the hearts of the seven people. As newcomers in the workplace, they were bruised and battered from the skirmishes between their ideals and reality. Their once pure emotions are like shining stars in the night sky. Huang Yingzi (Yang Zi) wants to reunite the group only to realize that there a question remains. Meanwhile, Jiang Yi and the others have already been presented their answer.

Fun Facts

The title translates to, "199 Love".
The boot ceremony was held at 9:09am sharp on December 29, 2022.
Jin Shijia takes a special starring role.
199 Love which is pronounced "Yao Jiu Jiu Ai" sounds like "To Love for a Very Long Time" in Chinese.
Yang Zi is eight years older than Fan Chengcheng.
Filming wrapped after 100 days on April 7, 2023.
Singer Stephanie Sun makes a cameo in her first Chinese drama.

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