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Jin Lai Hao! (來！金來號！, Fired Up!) is a 2026 Taiwanese HBO Max drama, a 12-episode adaptation of the webtoon Itaewon Class, starring Eric Chou as a son running the family restaurant Chin Lai Hao.", "snippet": "Lai! Jin Lai Hao! (來！金來號！, Fired Up!) is a 2026 Taiwanese HBO Max drama, a 12-episode adaptation of the webtoon Itaewon Class, starring Eric Chou as a son running the family restaurant Chin Lai Hao.", "node": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.hong_kong_taiwan_drama", "markdown": "# Lai! Jin Lai Hao!\n\n**Lai! Jin Lai Hao!** (來！金來號！; English title *Fired Up!*) is a 2026 Taiwanese drama series adapted from the South Korean Kakao Webtoon *Itaewon Class*, released on [HBO Max](https://www.edgepedia.org/hbo-max) on July 31, 2026 in twelve weekly Friday episodes[1](https://www.vogue.com.tw/article/eric-chou-fired-up-itaewon-class-hbo-max) • [2](https://hk.ulifestyle.com.hk/topic/detail/20101686). It stars singer [Eric Chou](https://www.edgepedia.org/eric-chou) (周興哲) in his first television leading role as Chou Lu-yung (周路勇), who after his father's death runs the family Taiwanese stir-fry restaurant \"Chin Lai Hao\" (金來號) while investigating the truth behind the death, opposed by the large food corporation Changxin Group[3](https://www.cna.com.tw/news/amov/202607070248.aspx) • [4](https://dramago.ptsplus.tv/articles/27387/).\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Native title / English title | 來！金來號！ / *Fired Up!*[2](https://hk.ulifestyle.com.hk/topic/detail/20101686) |\n| Source material | Kakao Webtoon manhwa *Itaewon Class* (previously adapted as the 2020 JTBC drama of the same name)[1](https://www.vogue.com.tw/article/eric-chou-fired-up-itaewon-class-hbo-max) |\n| Run | July 31, 2026 premiere on HBO Max, 12 episodes, one per Friday; finale October 16, 2026[1](https://www.vogue.com.tw/article/eric-chou-fired-up-itaewon-class-hbo-max) • [5](https://www.owldrama.com/tv/%E4%BE%86-%E9%87%91%E4%BE%86%E8%99%9F-2026) |\n| Lead cast | Eric Chou as Chou Lu-yung; Yuen Lo-man (袁澧林) as Chao Yi-hsuan; Shao Yu-wei as Wu Hsiu-wen[1](https://www.vogue.com.tw/article/eric-chou-fired-up-itaewon-class-hbo-max) |\n| Directors and writers | Kao Ping-chuan (高炳權) and Tseng Ying-ting (曾英庭), co-directors; Chien Li-ying (簡莉穎) story creator and head writer; Feng Po-ti (馮勃棣) writer[1](https://www.vogue.com.tw/article/eric-chou-fired-up-itaewon-class-hbo-max) |\n| Production | DaMou Entertainment (大慕影藝); third HBO Asia original from DaMou with Warner Bros. Discovery[1](https://www.vogue.com.tw/article/eric-chou-fired-up-itaewon-class-hbo-max) • [6](https://www.rti.org.tw/news/view/id/2186185) |\n| Filming | Began December 2023; about four and a half months and more than 400 scenes[6](https://www.rti.org.tw/news/view/id/2186185) • [7](https://udn.com/news/story/7270/9417180) |\n| Theme song | Ending theme 〈殼〉 (\"Shell\") written and performed by Eric Chou[3](https://www.cna.com.tw/news/amov/202607070248.aspx) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Premise\n\nThe story follows Chou Lu-yung, who takes over his family restaurant after his father's death and, with a group of companions, fights to keep it running while seeking the truth of how his father died[1](https://www.vogue.com.tw/article/eric-chou-fired-up-itaewon-class-hbo-max). The restaurant is named Chin Lai Hao after his father Chou Chin-lai (周金來, played by Yu An-shun), and many of its dishes come from the son's childhood memories of his father; the paper-wrapped fish dish grew out of his father's signature milkfish congee[4](https://dramago.ptsplus.tv/articles/27387/). The family business stands against the food conglomerate Changxin Group (長鑫集團), a conflict framed as classic Taiwanese cooking versus creative [Taiwanese cuisine](https://www.edgepedia.org/taiwanese-cuisine) as well as a personal feud[4](https://dramago.ptsplus.tv/articles/27387/). As in the original webtoon, the protagonist is an ex-convict who builds a business after release, and the plot mixes revenge, business rivalry, and friendship[8](https://dramacool.casa/drama/fired-up).\n\n### Cast and characters\n\n- **Eric Chou** as Chou Lu-yung, the restaurant's owner[1](https://www.vogue.com.tw/article/eric-chou-fired-up-itaewon-class-hbo-max)\n- **Yuen Lo-man** as Chao Yi-hsuan (趙以瑄), a sharp, marketing-savvy figure who becomes the restaurant's manager[1](https://www.vogue.com.tw/article/eric-chou-fired-up-itaewon-class-hbo-max) • [5](https://www.owldrama.com/tv/%E4%BE%86-%E9%87%91%E4%BE%86%E8%99%9F-2026)\n- **Shao Yu-wei** as Wu Hsiu-wen (吳秀文), the restaurant's marketing manager[1](https://www.vogue.com.tw/article/eric-chou-fired-up-itaewon-class-hbo-max) • [9](https://woman.tvbs.com.tw/entertainment/66173)\n- **Wang Shih-hsien** as Chang Ta-chin (張大晉)[1](https://www.vogue.com.tw/article/eric-chou-fired-up-itaewon-class-hbo-max)\n- **Huang Kuan-chih** as Lin Chin-nan (林進南), a front-of-house server who knew Lu-yung in prison and joins the restaurant after release[1](https://www.vogue.com.tw/article/eric-chou-fired-up-itaewon-class-hbo-max) • [10](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E6%9D%A5%EF%BC%81%E9%87%91%E6%9D%A5%E5%8F%B7%EF%BC%81/63699248?fromModule=lemma_inlink)\n- **Lin Szu-yu** as [Ma Yu](https://www.edgepedia.org/ma-yu)-li (馬祐莉), the restaurant's head chef[1](https://www.vogue.com.tw/article/eric-chou-fired-up-itaewon-class-hbo-max) • [11](https://woman.udn.com/woman/story/123164/9416742)\n- **Lin Ching-lun** as Chang Chien-yuan (張建源), elder son of the Changxin family[1](https://www.vogue.com.tw/article/eric-chou-fired-up-itaewon-class-hbo-max)\n- **Wu Szu-hsien** as Chang Chien-wu (張建吾), the Changxin group's younger son[1](https://www.vogue.com.tw/article/eric-chou-fired-up-itaewon-class-hbo-max)\n\nYuen Lo-man, a Hong Kong actress previously nominated for Best Actress at the 59th Golden Horse Awards for *The Narrow Road*[12](https://www.bella.tw/articles/movies%26culture/58785/hbo-drama-fired-up), worked with a Mandarin coach to sound natural in Taiwanese speech; on set, fellow actors, especially Huang Kuan-chih, corrected her pronunciation[13](https://www.mirrormedia.mg/story/amp/20260727-193ent-160153). Eric Chou prepared for the chef role by studying cooking and shaved his hair very short for the part, a look he said he had never worn before[6](https://www.rti.org.tw/news/view/id/2186185).\n\n## Adaptation and localization\n\nThe series keeps the core of *Itaewon Class*, the 2020 JTBC drama based on Kwang Jin's webtoon, whose finale reached a rating of 18.328% in South Korea and whose lead [Kim Da-mi](https://www.edgepedia.org/kim-da-mi) won the Baeksang Arts Award for Best New Actress[14](https://tw.news.yahoo.com/news/%E3%80%8A%E6%A2%A8%E6%B3%B0%E9%99%A2class%E3%80%8B%E6%94%B9%E7%B7%A8%E5%8F%B0%E5%8A%87%E6%92%AD%E5%87%BA%EF%BC%81-%E3%80%8A%E4%BE%86%EF%BC%81%E9%87%91%E4%BE%86%E8%99%9F%EF%BC%81%E3%80%8B%E9%96%8B%E6%92%AD%E8%B3%87%E8%A8%8A%E6%90%B6%E5%85%88%E7%9C%8B-074922787.html). The Taiwanese version replaces the Seoul bar-district setting with Taiwanese food culture: the Korean bar becomes a Taiwanese stir-fry restaurant (熱炒), and the title uses the \"surname plus hao\" naming common to old Tainan shops rather than copying the original's place-name formula[15](https://woman.udn.com/woman/story/123164/9775744?from=udn-tagging_ch4087). The name \"Chin-lai\" also puns on the Taiwanese (Hokkien) phrase \"緊來,\" meaning \"come quickly,\" a wish for brisk business[6](https://www.rti.org.tw/news/view/id/2186185).\n\n**Food as drama.** The production treated the dishes as central to the localization. Directors wanted Chin Lai Hao's food to look homely and warm in contrast to the conglomerate's refined cuisine, and the menu drew on the protagonist's memories; a labor-intensive \"bagged chicken\" (布袋雞) written into the early script was replaced with \"five-color egg-yolk shrimp\" after discussion with food stylist Hsiao Wei-cheng, because the brown, soupy original was hard to film attractively and the fried shrimp suited the story's younger clientele[4](https://dramago.ptsplus.tv/articles/27387/). Kao Ping-chuan recalled that filming in late 2023 predated widespread AI-assisted production, so every food shot had to be captured for real, with two or three dishes completed per day[4](https://dramago.ptsplus.tv/articles/27387/).\n\n## Production\n\nDaMou [Entertainment](https://www.edgepedia.org/entertainment) announced the project in November 2023 as its first international collaboration with South Korea's Kakao Webtoon and its third HBO Asia original co-produced with [Warner Bros. Discovery](https://www.edgepedia.org/warner-bros-discovery); filming began in December 2023[6](https://www.rti.org.tw/news/view/id/2186185). Chien Li-ying, head writer of *[Wave Makers](https://www.edgepedia.org/wave-makers)*, led the story team, with Feng Po-ti as writer and the directing pair Kao Ping-chuan and Tseng Ying-ting, who had previously worked together on *Yong-jiu Grocery Store*[1](https://www.vogue.com.tw/article/eric-chou-fired-up-itaewon-class-hbo-max) • [4](https://dramago.ptsplus.tv/articles/27387/). The shoot ran about four and a half months with more than 400 scenes; Eric Chou described the experience as pushing him to his limits[7](https://udn.com/news/story/7270/9417180).\n\nThe release was originally planned for 2025, but the date remained unset as of April 2026 because of the platform's scheduling; it premiered on July 31, 2026[7](https://udn.com/news/story/7270/9417180) • [1](https://www.vogue.com.tw/article/eric-chou-fired-up-itaewon-class-hbo-max). Episodes 1 through 5 ran 43, 49, 55, 49, and 50 minutes respectively[16](https://fmdb.mov/en/series/239156).\n\n## Music\n\nEric Chou wrote and performed the ending theme 〈殼〉 (\"Shell\"); the soundtrack also includes 〈After [Everything](https://www.edgepedia.org/everything)〉 by Pets Tseng (曾沛慈) and 〈Dream Light〉 by [Li Yu](https://www.edgepedia.org/li-yu)-ting (李友廷)[1](https://www.vogue.com.tw/article/eric-chou-fired-up-itaewon-class-hbo-max). Chou said the ending song went through about three rounds of discussion without a result until he wrote it in Tokyo on an electronic keyboard[17](https://news.pchome.com.tw/entertainment/enews/20260809/index-78626300420034339006.html).\n\n## Reception\n\nThe series drew attention as a high-profile remake before broadcast and generated discussion after its July 31 debut[18](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP2HYvOA7rE). In a DailyView word-of-mouth ranking of Taiwanese dramas for September 23 to October 22, 2026, it placed 22nd, with 754 recorded mentions, 55% positive sentiment, and Eric Chou the most frequent keyword[19](https://dailyview.tw/top100/item/31952).\n\n## References\n\n1. [《來！金來號！》7月底HBO Max開播！周興哲、袁澧林主演台版《梨泰院Class》劇情卡司一覽, Vogue Taiwan](https://www.vogue.com.tw/article/eric-chou-fired-up-itaewon-class-hbo-max)\n2. [來金來號線上看｜HBO獨家播周興哲袁澧林台版《梨泰院Class》演員角色對比一文睇清, UHK 港生活](https://hk.ulifestyle.com.hk/topic/detail/20101686)\n3. [新劇改編漫畫梨泰院Class 男主周興哲創作演唱片尾曲, 中央社 CNA](https://www.cna.com.tw/news/amov/202607070248.aspx)\n4. [幕後｜食物也得會演戲！《來！金來號！》如何還原《梨泰院Class》場景也拍出台灣味？, 劇夠](https://dramago.ptsplus.tv/articles/27387/)\n5. [來！金來號！（2026）全12集線上看, 夜貓追劇](https://www.owldrama.com/tv/%E4%BE%86-%E9%87%91%E4%BE%86%E8%99%9F-2026)\n6. [台版《梨泰院》12月開鏡 周興哲扛男一重任, Rti 中央廣播電臺](https://www.rti.org.tw/news/view/id/2186185)\n7. [周興哲談「來！金來號！」全豁出去 邵雨薇被問吳慷仁新戲這樣說, 聯合新聞網](https://udn.com/news/story/7270/9417180)\n8. [Fired Up! (2026), Dramacool](https://dramacool.casa/drama/fired-up)\n9. [《來！金來號！》線上看6亮點！翻拍《梨泰院Class》周興哲追夢, 女人我最大](https://woman.tvbs.com.tw/entertainment/66173)\n10. [来！金来号！, 百度百科](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E6%9D%A5%EF%BC%81%E9%87%91%E6%9D%A5%E5%8F%B7%EF%BC%81/63699248?fromModule=lemma_inlink)\n11. [周興哲×邵雨薇首度同台！新戲《來！金來號！》未播先爆，劇情角色全曝光, udn 女子漾](https://woman.udn.com/woman/story/123164/9416742)\n12. [「台版梨泰院Class」《來！金來號！》本月開播！5大精彩亮點搶先看, Bella.tw儂儂](https://www.bella.tw/articles/movies%26culture/58785/hbo-drama-fired-up)\n13. [港星袁澧林拍台版《梨泰院》 被讚口音竟急要衛生紙, 鏡週刊](https://www.mirrormedia.mg/story/amp/20260727-193ent-160153)\n14. [《梨泰院Class》改編台劇播出！《來！金來號！》開播資訊搶先看, Yahoo奇摩新聞](https://tw.news.yahoo.com/news/%E3%80%8A%E6%A2%A8%E6%B3%B0%E9%99%A2class%E3%80%8B%E6%94%B9%E7%B7%A8%E5%8F%B0%E5%8A%87%E6%92%AD%E5%87%BA%EF%BC%81-%E3%80%8A%E4%BE%86%EF%BC%81%E9%87%91%E4%BE%86%E8%99%9F%EF%BC%81%E3%80%8B%E9%96%8B%E6%92%AD%E8%B3%87%E8%A8%8A%E6%90%B6%E5%85%88%E7%9C%8B-074922787.html)\n15. [《來！金來號！》台版梨泰院CLASS 熱血開張！, udn 女子漾](https://woman.udn.com/woman/story/123164/9775744?from=udn-tagging_ch4087)\n16. [來！金來號！ (2026), FMDb](https://fmdb.mov/en/series/239156)\n17. [《來！金來號！》片尾曲來回討論3次都沒結果 周興哲東京靠一台電子琴寫出〈殼〉, PChome 新聞](https://news.pchome.com.tw/entertainment/enews/20260809/index-78626300420034339006.html)\n18. [TVBS NEWS report on the series' debut, YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP2HYvOA7rE)\n19. 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