'Want to See You') is a Taiwanese TV drama released in 2019[1] directed by Huang Tien-jen (黃天仁), and stars Alice Ko, Greg Han, Patrick Shih and Kenny Yen.
It was produced by Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific, Hualien Media International, and Three Phoenixes Production Co. Ltd. (三鳳製作), and received NT$22 million in subsidy from the Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development.
[3] After its finale, Someday or One Day was screened on Star Chinese Channel every other Saturday, with behind-the-scenes footage titled "想見你 不見不散" (lit.
During the series' preview, Chien revealed the creative origins of Someday Or One Day and how one of the producers, Ma Yi-ting, wanted to create a "drama that would make people cry without knowing it".
One notable episode illustrates the toll of grief and the writers state "If you can't understand that kind of sadness as a screenwriter, you will never write a good script.
Likewise, a long time was spent scouting the record store, but ultimately, Huang decided on the final location as soon as he saw the place.
Huang wanted the props to be moved between scenes, as he felt it would be unrealistic, for example, if the shoes were always placed in the same spot, or for the calendar always stayed on the same page.
Ma said that she decided to build a house with white curtains combined with the static images and dynamic projection and found a team of concept artists to orchestrate the scene.
She emphasized that if the images projected on the walls were rendered by post-processing, the visual would be easily distorted, and Ko would have to rely on her imagination when acting out the scenes.
Ko said that she often felt weary while reading the script during that time, and she would walk around the neighborhood to relax and separate herself from Li and Mo, so it was a surprise to see them again when she opened the door.
Ma talked about the auditions conducted for the selection of the cast, and said that Ko's eyes were very clear and were not polluted by the environment even after working in the industry for so many years, which was needed for portraying the role of Chen in the drama.
The screenwriters said that Ko was the archetype that they had in mind at the time of writing the script because she has the traits of both characters, as they are different from one another: Yu-xuan is lively and confident, while Yun-ru is introverted and quiet.
Ko resonated with Chen's role because of her own experience: she said that she used to be very introverted during her school days, and always felt out of place, but interacted with people during work and turning to acting as an outlet for self-expression.
[30] Kenny Yen (顏毓麟), who portrayed Xieh Zong-ru (謝宗儒) and Xie Zhi-qi (謝芝齊), also worked with Huang before in Life Plan A and B.
He also shared the most difficult part of filming was when he had a scene where he felt his neck was being pinched by an "invisible power", and it was stopping him to speak his lines.
[32] Yen Yi-wen (嚴藝文), who won Best Actress in the 50th Golden Bell Awards for the drama Angel's Radio, played the role of Wu Ying-chan.
Yen Yi-wen explained that she has never had a child and could not fully understand the mentality of being a mother, but that she empathized with the sentiments she had while reading the script, and understood the messages her role was given to express, and tried to get it as close as possible.
[23][33][34] Han Chang (張翰), who portrayed the younger brother of Ying-chan, was shortlisted for the Golden Bell Award for the Taiwanese movie Upstream and a student showcase named One Step Away (一步之遙), which was broadcast on public television.
Lin said that he felt great pressure to interpret the role of a secondary school student, and was worried about acting like a fool just because of his young age.
[43][44] On 15 April 2020, a post-credits scene concert was held by TME Live, named "Want to See You Someday Or One Day", with cast members Ko, Hsu and Shih participating on the webcast.
The drama was repackaged in simplified Chinese when Mainland China streaming platforms began to air simultaneously with Taiwan after the fifth episode had been broadcast.
In order to respect and protect the efforts of creators and cast members, they urged the audience to not watch the leaked version and to not distribute the pirated links.
Ma expressed that they were upset and discouraged after receiving the news of pirated scenes being leaked out, and she called for a meeting of the whole crew on the day the statement was issued.
She believed that Someday Or One Day was the successor of The World Between Us, with high scores regardless of the aspects in terms of drama structure, overall completeness, and the performance of actors.
She expressed that the plot was much deeper and wider than she had imagined; initially believing the drama as a whole was quite average and error-free under the accommodation of multiple elements and performance.
In addition to his previous breakthrough performance in Nowhere Man, he believed that Hsu not only made a delicate distinction between Zi-wei and Quan-sheng, but also hid the complex memories and emotions in different periods of the character.
However, he believed that she got lightly laborious at the part of playing Yun-ru, but was integral for causing for the trio in high school throughout the drama, though this led to minor problems.
Drama critic Lin Mei-ling said that Someday Or One Day was second to none in terms of the theme of the story, the structure of the script, narrative method and the actors' performance.
Lin said that there was no sense of discomfort for performing different ages in the drama, and thought that its success was credited to having a great script and excellent actors.
[100] The series, written by Choi Hyo-bi, directed by Kim Jin-won, starring Ahn Hyo-seop, Jeon Yeo-been and Kang Hoon was released exclusively on Netflix on September 8, 2023.