Hot Shot
Promotion poster
Also known as籃球火
Lan Qiu Huo
Basketball Fire
GenreSport, Comedy
Directed byLin He Long (林合隆)
StarringJerry Yan
Show Lo
Wu Chun
Opening theme"箇中強手" (Best of the Bunch – Hot Shot) by Show Lo
Ending theme"一半" Yi Ban by Jerry Yan
Country of originTaiwan
Original languageMandarin
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producerFung Jia Rei
Running time90 mins (Sundays at 22:00 to 23:30)
Production companyComic Ritz International Production
Original release
NetworkChina Television (CTV)
Release27 July (2008-07-27) –
9 November 2008 (2008-11-09)
Related

Hot Shot (Chinese: 籃球火; pinyin: Lan Qiu Huo; lit. 'Basketball Fire') is a Taiwanese drama starring Jerry Yan of F4, Show Lo, and Wu Chun of Fahrenheit. It was produced by Comic International Productions (可米國際影視事業股份有限公司)[1] and directed by Lin He Long (林合隆).

It was first broadcast in Taiwan on free-to-air China Television (CTV) (中視) from 27 July 2008[2] to 9 November 2008, on Sundays at 22:00 to 23:30 and cable TV Gala Television (GTV) Variety Show/CH 28 (八大綜合台) on 2 August 2008 to 15 November 2008, every Saturday at 21:30 to 23:00. This show was also broadcast in Hong Kong, China, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines.

Synopsis

In a school where academic reigns supreme and sports were relegated to a dusty corner of the campus, Li Ying vowed to revive the basketball team by volunteering to be the coach of the basketball team. Her first member was Yuan Da Ying, a boy from the countryside who was passionate for basketball but had no skills. Their recruitment went into a high gear when Dong Fang Xiang, a legendary basketball player, transferred to their school.

Around the same time, Yuan Da Ying fell for Zhan Jie Er, a scholarship student who reminds him of his childhood friend Gu Gu Ji. Things were complicated by the fact her family works for Dong Fang Xiang, who she also grew up with. Their encounter may just rewrite the school's basketball history.

Cast

Main cast

Supporting cast

Extended Cast

Cameo Roles

Soundtrack

Hot Shot
Soundtrack album by
Nese, Freya Lim, Adrian Fu
Released11 August 2008
GenreMandopop
LanguageMandarin
LabelSony Music Entertainment (Taiwan)

Hot Shot Code Original Soundtrack (CD+DVD) (籃球火音樂聖典) was released on 11 August 2008 by Freya Lim, Nese, and Adrian Fu under Sony Music Entertainment (Taiwan).[3] It contains ten songs, in which five songs are various instrumental versions of the five original songs. The album also includes a DVD.[4]

Track listing

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."U got me" (絕對無敵)Nese 
2."The crowd was rockin'" (霹靂決鬥 inst.)  
3."Superman"Nese 
4."Tunnel" (隧道)Freya Lim 
5."U got me – Hypertension" (絕對無敵之 箭在弦上 inst.)  
6."I'll Be Fine" (真的, 我沒事)Adrian Fu 
7."Don't Tell Me" (不要對我再說愛)Freya Lim 
8."Tunnel – End of the Rainbow" (甘草豬頭 inst.)  
9."I'll be fine – Dawn" (隧道之 彩虹盡頭 inst.)  
10."U got me – Hoop dreams" (絕對無敵之 inst.)  
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."TV Drama Behind-the-Scenes Footages" (30 mins.) 

In addition, there are three songs not included in the original soundtracks: The opening theme song, which is "箇中強手" or "Best of the Bunch – Hot Shot", and an insert song, "幸福不滅" or "Cause I Believe" by Show Lo from his Trendy Man album,[5] and the ending theme song by Jerry Yan entitled "Yi Ban", released in his Freedom album.[6]

Books

Awards

Year Ceremony Category Result
2009 44th Golden Bell Awards[7] Best ActorShow Lo Nominated

References

  1. ^ (in Chinese) Fahrenciti.com Wu Chun filmography profile info Retrieved 2010-11-11
  2. ^ (in Chinese) Ent.163.com 《篮球火》下重本力拼《命中注定我爱你》 17 June 2008. Retrieved 2011-06-12
  3. ^ (in Chinese) Sony Music Entertainment Taiwan Hot Shot Original Soundtrack album info Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine 11 August 2008. Retrieved 2010-12-17
  4. ^ Yesasia.com Hot Shot Code Original Soundtrack album info 11 August 2008. Retrieved 2010-12-17
  5. ^ Show Lo. Trendy Man. 2008. CD.
  6. ^ Jerry Yan. Freedom. 2009. CD.
  7. ^ 98年電視金鐘獎入圍得獎名單 (in Chinese). Taiwan Television. Retrieved 13 April 2012.