Dear My Friends (Chinese TV series)

*Dear My Friends*
Dear My Friends
	Promotional image
Also known as	Dear Them
Traditional Chinese	親愛的她們
Simplified Chinese	亲爱的她们
Hanyu Pinyin	Qīn'àidě Tāmēn
Genre	Drama
Based on	South Korea television series Dear My Friends
Written by	Zhao Xin; Yang Nannan; Ma Jian; Guo Shuang; Li Dimin
Directed by	Cui Liang
Starring	Song Dandan; Liu Lili; Vivian Wu; Zhu Yin; Yvonne Yung; Zhang Ruoyun
Opening theme	Only Love by He Jie
Ending theme	Dear My Friends by Liu Xin
Country of origin	China
Original language	Mandarin
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	41
Production
Executive producer	Li Zhanying
Production location	Shenzhen
Production companies	Dongyang Cultural Media Limited Company; China Wit Media Co., Ltd.; Juxing Tianxia Media Co., Ltd.
Original release
Network	Hunan Television; iQiyi
Release	December 10, 2017 –; January 1, 2018

Dear My Friends (Chinese: 亲爱的她们) is a 2017 Chinese drama television series directed by Cui Liang and starring Song Dandan, Liu Lili, Vivian Wu, Zhu Yin, Yvonne Yung and Zhang Ruoyun.^[1] The series is an adaptation of the 2016 South Korea television series Dear My Friends. The series premiered in China via iQiyi and Hunan Television starting December 10, 2017.^[2]

Synopsis

This drama describes the stories between Ma Weihua and her friends in their last years of life, people who say some words like "It is not the end, we're still alive".

Cast

Main

Song Dandan as Ma Weihua, landlady of a restaurant, divorced, Gu Jiayi's mother.
Liu Lili as Shi Huizhen, a retired housewife.
Vivian Wu as Qiu Ya, a celebrity.
Zhu Yin as Yan Shunhua, Ma Weihua's friend.
Yvonne Yung and She Muzi, landlady of a club.
Zhang Ruoyun as He An'ning, a popular cartoonist. Gu Jiayi's boyfriend.

Supporting

Jiang Yan as Gu Jiayi, Ma Weihua's daughter, He An'ning's girlfriend, an Internet writer.
Du Yuan as Xu Jianshe, Shi Huizhen's husband.
Qin Han as Song Shuhao
Yan Minqiu as Ji Shuying
Xu Li as Xu Jiawen
Qian Yongchen as Jing Hao
Wang Ce as Wang Weiguo
Qiu Yueli as Fu Gui
Qi Han as Ji Zijun
Cheng Qimeng as Xiao Pan
Yu Heng as Yu Deshui
Shu Yaoxuan as Ma Shouyi
Zhao Zhengyang as Guan Zhiqiang

Music

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singers
1.	"Only Love (《只因为爱》)" (Opening theme)	Li Ruoxi	Wang Zongxian	He Jie
2.	"Dear My Friends (《亲爱的她》)" (Ending theme)	Li Ruoxi	Wang Zongxian	Liu Xin
3.	"Anyhow (《无论如何》)" (Interlude)	Wang Zongxian	Wang Zongxian	Ye Yongxin
4.	"In My Own Hands (《由自己决定》)" (Interlude)	Li Ruoxi	Wang Zongxian	Jin Zhiwen
5.	"Time is Very Beautiful (《时间很美》)" (Interlude)	Mao Hui	Mao Hui	Ba Tu and Wang Sulong
6.	"When You Get Old (《当你老了》)" (Interlude)	Zhao Zhao	Zhao Zhao	Zhao Zhao
7.	"We are" (Interlude)	Mi Ya	Mi Ya	Mi Ya
8.	"If One Day (《如果有一天》)" (Interlude)	Liu Xin	Liu Xin	Liu Xin
9.	"Dawning Love-affair (《爱之初》)" (Interlude)	Wang Zongxian	Li Ruoxi	Li Ruoxi

Broadcast

Dear My Friends was released on December 10, 2017 in China. As of December 26, the series has had 3 million plays via iQiyi.^[3]

Reception

The drama received mixed reception. On Douban, the series has a score of 6.2 out of 10.^[4]

Ratings

Highest ratings are marked in red, lowest ratings are marked in blue

Broadcast date	Hunan Satellite TV CSM52 City ratings^[5]
Broadcast date	Ratings (%)	Audience share (%)	Rank
2017.12.10	0.727	2.41	4
2017.12.11	0.915	3.26	3
2017.12.12	0.99	3.48	3
2017.12.13	0.915	3.28	4
2017.12.14	1.143	4.04	3
2017.12.15	0.742	2.363	4
2017.12.16	0.796	2.565	3
2017.12.17	0.971	3.121	6
2017.12.18	1.309	4.76	1
2017.12.19	1.353	4.89	1
2017.12.20	1.344	4.85	1
2017.12.21	1.315	4.73	1
2017.12.22	0.961	3.22	2
2017.12.23	1.001	3.32	1
2017.12.24	0.988	3.23	2
2017.12.25	1.208	4.29	1
2017.12.26	1.204	4.26	1
2017.12.27	1.27	4.42	1
2017.12.28	1.176	4.06	1
2017.12.29	0.974	3.143	3
2017.12.30	0.966	3.121	4
2018.1.1	1.117	3.82	3