# My Girlfriend is an Alien (外星女生柴小七)
**My Girlfriend is an Alien** (外星女生柴小七) is a 2019 Chinese fantasy romantic comedy web series in which an alien girl stranded on Earth falls in love with a chief executive who forgets every woman near him whenever it rains. It premiered on [Tencent Video](https://www.edgepedia.org/tencent-video) on August 19, 2019, ran 28 episodes, and was followed by a second season in 2022.[1](https://wapbaike.baidu.com/item/%E5%A4%96%E6%98%9F%E5%A5%B3%E7%94%9F%E6%9F%B4%E5%B0%8F%E4%B8%83/23118289) • [2](https://www.kinoafisha.info/en/series/10125/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Native title / English title | 外星女生柴小七 / My Girlfriend is an Alien[1](https://wapbaike.baidu.com/item/%E5%A4%96%E6%98%9F%E5%A5%B3%E7%94%9F%E6%9F%B4%E5%B0%8F%E4%B8%83/23118289) |
| Genre and format | Fantasy, romance, comedy; 28 episodes, mainland China, Mandarin[1](https://wapbaike.baidu.com/item/%E5%A4%96%E6%98%9F%E5%A5%B3%E7%94%9F%E6%9F%B4%E5%B0%8F%E4%B8%83/23118289) • [3](https://www.tvmao.com/drama/W2FfY28m/actors) |
| Premiere | August 19, 2019, Tencent Video (exclusive)[1](https://wapbaike.baidu.com/item/%E5%A4%96%E6%98%9F%E5%A5%B3%E7%94%9F%E6%9F%B4%E5%B0%8F%E4%B8%83/23118289) • [4](https://fun.youth.cn/gnzx/201901/t20190107_11836619.htm) |
| Main cast | Bie Thassapak Hsu (Fang Leng), Wan Peng (Chai Xiaoqi), Yang Yue, Wang Youjun, Shu Yaxin, Wang Haozhen; special appearances by Zhang Meng and Li Mingshun[5](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niz0Wmig2XQ) |
| Directors | Gao Congkai and Liu Hanyang per Baidu Baike and Sogou Baike; Tencent Video's own promotion credits Deng Ke and Gao Congkai as co-directors[1](https://wapbaike.baidu.com/item/%E5%A4%96%E6%98%9F%E5%A5%B3%E7%94%9F%E6%9F%B4%E5%B0%8F%E4%B8%83/23118289) • [5](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niz0Wmig2XQ) • [6](https://baike.sogou.com/v177327116.htm) |
| Production | Shanghai Tencent Penguin Pictures and Wuxi Zhonglian Chuandong; chief producers Li Eryun and Zhang Xinyu; filmed in Shenzhen[1](https://wapbaike.baidu.com/item/%E5%A4%96%E6%98%9F%E5%A5%B3%E7%94%9F%E6%9F%B4%E5%B0%8F%E4%B8%83/23118289) • [4](https://fun.youth.cn/gnzx/201901/t20190107_11836619.htm) |
| Reception | IMDb 8.1/10 from about 3,200 user ratings; season 2 released in 2022 with 30 episodes[7](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10874298/ratings/) • [2](https://www.kinoafisha.info/en/series/10125/) |
## Spoilers
### Premise
The story follows Chai Xiaoqi (played by Wan Peng), a girl from a planet called "Cape Town Planet" (开普敦星球) whose spacecraft malfunctions and drops her on Earth. She loses the signal device she needs to return home and is forced to stay, taking a job as a delivery girl at a restaurant while searching for the device.[8](https://linshuhaos.com/tv/waixingnvshengchaixiaoqi/) • [9](https://www.sohu.com/a/244350371_99932294)
She meets Fang Leng (Bie Thassapak Hsu), a wealthy, cold-faced chief executive of the F Group who suffers from a condition the series calls "rainy-day amnesia of the opposite sex": whenever it rains, he forgets every woman around him. Chai Xiaoqi is the exception, and Fang Leng, who holds her signal device, uses her as a pretend girlfriend while trying to cure himself, then falls in love in earnest.[9](https://www.sohu.com/a/244350371_99932294) • [1](https://wapbaike.baidu.com/item/%E5%A4%96%E6%98%9F%E5%A5%B3%E7%94%9F%E6%9F%B4%E5%B0%8F%E4%B8%83/23118289)
Chai Xiaoqi's alien nature drives the comedy. She is allergic to the hormones given off by Earth men, and inhaling them throws her into a dazed, infatuated state that produces most of the show's farcical situations. She also uses her superpowers to get out of one accidental trouble after another while learning what love is.[10](https://wetv.vip/zh-cn/play/tfzx5m7vesn1tjv) • [9](https://www.sohu.com/a/244350371_99932294)
### Cast and characters
The supporting cast, as described in the production's casting notice and press coverage, includes:[9](https://www.sohu.com/a/244350371_99932294) • [4](https://fun.youth.cn/gnzx/201901/t20190107_11836619.htm)
- **Fang Lie** (Wang Youjun), Fang Leng's younger half-brother, a talented painter who falls for Chai Xiaoqi and forms a love triangle with his brother.
- **Jiang Xue** (Yang Yue), a domineering heiress who has loved Fang Leng since school and returns to win him back.
- **Han Jinming**, Fang Leng's loyal assistant, who knows his secret and quietly matchmaking.
- **Fang Shida** (Li Mingshun, special appearance), chairman of the F Group and Fang Leng's father, estranged from his son over the death of Fang Leng's mother.
- **Sister Chai** (Zhang Meng, special appearance), the sharp-tongued but kind restaurant owner who takes in Chai Xiaoqi.
- **Dr. Zhang** (Shu Yaxin), Fang Leng's psychologist and friend.
- **Uncle Kang**, Zhou Siqin's brother and an F Group executive, scheming against Fang Leng.
### Season 2
A second season, 外星女生柴小七2, reunited the original cast and premiered in 2022. Its promotional campaign ran from the wrap posters of January 18, 2022 through a premiere announcement on September 16, 2022, and the season ran 30 episodes.[11](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E5%A4%96%E6%98%9F%E5%A5%B3%E7%94%9F%E6%9F%B4%E5%B0%8F%E4%B8%832/58982368?fromModule=lemma_inlink) • [2](https://www.kinoafisha.info/en/series/10125/)
## Production and release
Filming took place in Shenzhen and Zhuhai with a planned 80-day schedule beginning in early October 2018; the production announced its cast call in July 2018.[9](https://www.sohu.com/a/244350371_99932294) The series wrapped on January 4, 2019, after about two and a half months of shooting, with chief producers Li Eryun and Zhang Xinyu and directors Deng Ke and Gao Congkai leading the closing ceremony alongside the cast.[4](https://fun.youth.cn/gnzx/201901/t20190107_11836619.htm)
Tencent Video released the series exclusively on August 19, 2019, and promoted it internationally through its WeTV service in English, Thai, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Arabic, and Spanish versions.[1](https://wapbaike.baidu.com/item/%E5%A4%96%E6%98%9F%E5%A5%B3%E7%94%9F%E6%9F%B4%E5%B0%8F%E4%B8%83/23118289) • [5](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niz0Wmig2XQ) The official soundtrack album was released on August 27, 2019, with music by Xie Nan, Peng Xiong-yinan, Zhang Bolun, and shigiYK.[1](https://wapbaike.baidu.com/item/%E5%A4%96%E6%98%9F%E5%A5%B3%E7%94%9F%E6%9F%B4%E5%B0%8F%E4%B8%83/23118289)
## Reception
On IMDb the series holds a weighted rating of 8.1/10 from about 3,200 users, with an unweighted mean of 8.8; the most ratings come from India, the United States, the United Kingdom, Bangladesh, and Indonesia.[7](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10874298/ratings/) On Rakuten Viki, season 1 carries a 9.4 rating from more than 60,000 users.[12](https://www.viki.com/tv/38703c-my-girlfriend-is-an-alien-series?locale=en)
## References
1. [外星女生柴小七, Baidu Baike](https://wapbaike.baidu.com/item/%E5%A4%96%E6%98%9F%E5%A5%B3%E7%94%9F%E6%9F%B4%E5%B0%8F%E4%B8%83/23118289)
2. [My Girlfriend is an Alien (2019–2022), Kinoafisha](https://www.kinoafisha.info/en/series/10125/)
3. [外星女生柴小七演员表, 电视猫](https://www.tvmao.com/drama/W2FfY28m/actors)
4. [邓科新作《外星女生柴小七》杀青 甜蜜跨星恋, 中国青年网 (2019-01-07)](https://fun.youth.cn/gnzx/201901/t20190107_11836619.htm)
5. [《外星女生柴小七》定档预告, Tencent Video official YouTube (2019-08-19)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niz0Wmig2XQ)
6. [外星女生柴小七, Sogou Baike](https://baike.sogou.com/v177327116.htm)
7. [My Girlfriend Is an Alien – Ratings, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10874298/ratings/)
8. [电视剧外星女生柴小七剧情简介, 林书豪剧情网](https://linshuhaos.com/tv/waixingnvshengchaixiaoqi/)
9. [组讯·更新丨都市奇幻爱情剧《外星女生柴小七》, 搜狐/金牌经纪人 (2018-07-31)](https://www.sohu.com/a/244350371_99932294)
10. [外星女生柴小七 EP1, WeTV](https://wetv.vip/zh-cn/play/tfzx5m7vesn1tjv)
11. [外星女生柴小七2, Baidu Baike](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E5%A4%96%E6%98%9F%E5%A5%B3%E7%94%9F%E6%9F%B4%E5%B0%8F%E4%B8%832/58982368?fromModule=lemma_inlink)
12. [My Girlfriend is an Alien, Rakuten Viki](https://www.viki.com/tv/38703c-my-girlfriend-is-an-alien-series?locale=en)
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