Back to 1989

Back to 1989 is a 2016 Taiwanese fantasy, romance, comedy television series produced by Sanlih E-Television. It is adaptation from Huang Xin Jie's (一念間) who won the 6th Television Scriptwriting Award for creative popularity award held by Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development. It stars Marcus Chang, Ivy Shao, Mini Tsai, Yorke Sun, Ray Yang and Chang Chieh (actor). Filming began on December 28, 2015, and wrapped up on May 30, 2016. First original broadcast began on January 22, 2016, on SET Metro airing every Friday night at 10:00-11:30 pm.

Netflix has 34 episodes

Synopsis
Chen Che doesn't know who his father was and the topic is a taboo in the Chen family. When an accident threw him back to 1989, a year before he was born, he gets a chance to find out himself. Before he could locate his mother, he first meets her best friend, Ye Zhen Zhen, a wholesome girl who helps him navigate the past while he helps her land big clients with his expert knowledge of stock market trend. Through her, he gets to know his younger, happier "mom" and the possible candidates for his father. He soon learns the reason his mother never talks about his father, and he is faced with a dilemma: He must choose between his mother's future and his very existence.

Main cast

 * Marcus Chang as Chen Che
 * Liao Bai Xun as Chen Che (3 years old)
 * Ceng Bai Wai as Chen Che (7 years old)
 * Ivy Shao as Ye Zhen Zhen
 * Mini Tsai as Chen Ya Juan
 * Yorke Sun as Li Jin Qin
 * Ray Yang as Lin Xiao Long
 * Chang Chieh (actor) as Wang Zhong En

Supporting cast

 * Josie Leung as Zhang Wan Ling
 * Yin Chao-te as Chen Guo Zhang
 * Gail Lin as Huang Bao Yu
 * Chien Chang (actor) as Ye Qing Xiong
 * Jacko Chiang as Jian Zhen Hua
 * Tina Chou as Hu Li Jing
 * Liu Jin Wei as Ye Guo An
 * Kerr Hsu as adult Guo An
 * Kuo Hsuan-chi as Zhao Zhi Cheng
 * Guo Pei Yu as Ah Wei
 * Xu Shao Fen as Xiao Qian
 * Wang Yue-feng as Guo Sheng Tai

Cameos

 * Lu Fu Ling as Wu Xiao Li （Lily Wu）
 * Bamboo Chen as General Manager Tian
 * Jian Yi Zhe as Li Da Zhong
 * Chen Bor-jeng as President Wang
 * Xia Yi Li as Chief Editor Zhang
 * Lin Shi En as Zhang Shun Fa
 * Lai Meng Jun as Liu Shu Hui
 * Xie Fei as Shun Fa and Shu Hui's son
 * Lan Jing Heng as David
 * Roger Wang (actor) as Jin Qin's father
 * Tong Yi Jun as psychic

Soundtrack
 Back to 1989 Original TV Soundtrack (OST) (1989一念間 電視原聲帶) was released on January 22, 2016, by various artists under Rock Records. It contains 12 tracks total, in which 6 songs are various instrumental versions of the songs. The opening theme "A Friend 我們是朋友" by Gary Chaw 曹格 is not featured on the official soundtrack CD. The closing theme is track 1 "Two People 兩個人" by Alien Huang 黃鴻升.

Track listing
Songs not featured on the official soundtrack album.
 * A Friend 我們是朋友 by Gary Chaw 曹格
 * Little 小小 by Gary Chaw 曹格
 * Life Is Beautiful 美麗人生 by Gary Chaw 曹格
 * I'm From A Star 我來自那顆星 by Alien Huang 黃鴻升
 * Fell In Love With You 愛上你 by Wendy Chen
 * Moving On 單身≠失戀 by Shi Shi 孫盛希

Episode ratings
Competing dramas on rival channels airing at the same time slot were:
 * FTV - Justice Heroes, My Teacher Is Xiao-he
 * STAR Chinese Channel - Golden Darling
 * SET Taiwan - La Grande Chaumiere Violette
 * TTV - Shia Wa Se, Life List