# Starlight BnB (光开门就很忙了)
**Starlight BnB** (光开门就很忙了) is a 2023 Taiwanese reality show in which seven entertainers, led by chief producer [Ruby Lin](https://www.edgepedia.org/ruby-lin) (林心如), run a pet-friendly bed and breakfast on the coast of Taitung County for two weeks. It is the second installment of the "Light" (光) series of reality shows spun off from the drama *[Light the Night](https://www.edgepedia.org/light-the-night)* (华灯初上), following the camping show *Light the Wild* (光露营就很忙了).[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E3%80%8A%E5%85%89%E5%BC%80%E9%97%A8%E5%B0%B1%E5%BE%88%E5%BF%99%E4%BA%86%E3%80%8B/63149249?fromModule=lemma_inlink) • [2](https://www.ttv.com.tw/drama23/StarlightBnB/default.asp)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Format | Reality show; the cast runs a pet-friendly guesthouse in Taitung for two weeks, handling cleaning, cooking, and guest activities[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E3%80%8A%E5%85%89%E5%BC%80%E9%97%A8%E5%B0%B1%E5%BE%88%E5%BF%99%E4%BA%86%E3%80%8B/63149249?fromModule=lemma_inlink) |
| Premiere | June 25, 2023, on TVBS欢乐台 and other channels; 13 episodes of 94 minutes each[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E3%80%8A%E5%85%89%E5%BC%80%E9%97%A8%E5%B0%B1%E5%BE%88%E5%BF%99%E4%BA%86%E3%80%8B/63149249?fromModule=lemma_inlink) |
| Streaming | Netflix worldwide, Tencent Video and Bilibili in mainland China (from November 16, 2023), Astro in Malaysia[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E3%80%8A%E5%85%89%E5%BC%80%E9%97%A8%E5%B0%B1%E5%BE%88%E5%BF%99%E4%BA%86%E3%80%8B/63149249?fromModule=lemma_inlink) |
| Chief producer and manager | Ruby Lin, who also serves as the guesthouse manager[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E3%80%8A%E5%85%89%E5%BC%80%E9%97%A8%E5%B0%B1%E5%BE%88%E5%BF%99%E4%BA%86%E3%80%8B/63149249?fromModule=lemma_inlink) |
| Cast | Cheryl Yang (杨谨华), Puff Kuo (郭雪芙), Ivy Chen (陈意涵), Edward Chen (陈昊森), Eric Chou (周兴哲), Chang Kuang-chen (章广辰), plus pets Duanduan and Nini[2](https://www.ttv.com.tw/drama23/StarlightBnB/default.asp) • [3](https://thetvdb.com/series/436593-series) |
| First-week reception | The premiere reached No. 2 on Netflix in Taiwan, No. 5 in Hong Kong, and No. 6 in Singapore[4](https://www.zaobao.com.sg/entertainment/story20230708-1411715) |
| Ending theme | 《光爱你就很忙了》, sung by Gary Chaw (曹格), created by Chaw, Tu Hui-yuan (涂惠源), and Cui Weikai (崔惟楷)[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E3%80%8A%E5%85%89%E5%BC%80%E9%97%A8%E5%B0%B1%E5%BE%88%E5%BF%99%E4%BA%86%E3%80%8B/63149249?fromModule=lemma_inlink) |
## Spoilers
### Premise and cast roles
The premise places the cast, described on Taiwan Television's official site as new members joining the "Light universe," at a seaside guesthouse in Taitung at the owner's request for a two-week operation.[2](https://www.ttv.com.tw/drama23/StarlightBnB/default.asp) Each member holds a defined job:[2](https://www.ttv.com.tw/drama23/StarlightBnB/default.asp)
- **Ruby Lin**, guesthouse manager: daily operations and main reception.
- **Cheryl Yang**, aesthetics director: overall styling and staff well-being.
- **Ivy Chen**, activities minister: planning events and customized services for guests.
- **Edward Chen**, pet butler: playing with the animals and maintaining equipment.
- **Chang Kuang-chen**, housekeeping manager: guest-room service and facilities.
- **Eric Chou**, head chef: cooking, menu development, and staff meals.
- **Puff Kuo**, dessert duty: drinks and sweets.
Sources differ on two assignments. Mirror Media's launch report listed Chang Kuang-chen as head chef and Edward Chen as housekeeping manager, with [Eric Chou](https://www.edgepedia.org/eric-chou) as catering director.[6](https://www.mirrormedia.mg/story/20230531insight004) The Taiwan Television official character page, cited above, instead assigns the pet butler role to Edward Chen and housekeeping to Chang Kuang-chen, with Chou as head chef.
### Content and guests
The show records the members cleaning, decorating, cooking, and organizing activities for paying guests, many of them fellow entertainers. The first two episodes' guests included [Hsia Yu](https://www.edgepedia.org/hsia-yu)-chiao (夏于乔), [Vivian Sung](https://www.edgepedia.org/vivian-sung) (宋芸桦), and Ko Hsin-ping, director of the Taiwan Insect Museum, who arrived with his daughter and brought snakes, insects, rats, and a hedgehog; the female members handled the animals curiously while Eric Chou and Edward Chen kept their distance.[4](https://www.zaobao.com.sg/entertainment/story20230708-1411715) In the premiere, Hsia played a deliberately demanding customer, insisting on a 7:30 dinner against the offered 6:00 or 6:30 seating, and Lin declared a five-star guest rating as the house's operating goal.[7](https://news.tvbs.com.tw/entertainment/2160006)
Activities took guests on land, sea, and air excursions: building hermit-crab shelters on the beach, canoeing, a hot-air-balloon sunrise, a tribal culture visit, and, in episode 7, real flying lessons that Ivy Chen arranged for guests [Li Li](https://www.edgepedia.org/li-li)-jen, Hsiu Chieh-kai, and Yang Ming-wei.[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E3%80%8A%E5%85%89%E5%BC%80%E9%97%A8%E5%B0%B1%E5%BE%88%E5%BF%99%E4%BA%86%E3%80%8B/63149249?fromModule=lemma_inlink) Later guests included Ruby Lin's *Princess Pearl* co-star Alec Su (苏有朋), who appeared in episode 12 and photographed the cast's farewell trip in the finale, and [Hsu Wei-ning](https://www.edgepedia.org/hsu-wei-ning) (许玮宁).[2](https://www.ttv.com.tw/drama23/StarlightBnB/default.asp) • [8](https://news.tvbs.com.tw/entertainment/2186546) Ren Jia-xuan (Selina) appeared as a surprise guest while three months pregnant, with her sister Ren Rong-xuan preparing the surprise.[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E3%80%8A%E5%85%89%E5%BC%80%E9%97%A8%E5%B0%B1%E5%BE%88%E5%BF%99%E4%BA%86%E3%80%8B/63149249?fromModule=lemma_inlink) When Lin took a leave during the run, Eric Chou served as acting manager.[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E3%80%8A%E5%85%89%E5%BC%80%E9%97%A8%E5%B0%B1%E5%BE%88%E5%BF%99%E4%BA%86%E3%80%8B/63149249?fromModule=lemma_inlink)
## Origin in the "Light" series
The show grew out of *Light the Night*, the 2021 TVBS and Baoyu Digital drama whose "Light" hotel is the story's central setting. After the drama ended, TVBS marketing and public relations director Tai Tian-yi (戴天易), who was also the drama's chief producer, and Ruby Lin brainstormed how to extend the property beyond a film or sequel and settled on the reality format 《光〇〇就很忙了》, with Lin as chief producer and Yao Shih-hsueh (姚世学), a variety producer with more than 20 years of experience on shows such as 《食尚玩家—鱼肉乡民》, executing the series.[5](https://www.thenewslens.com/column/varietyshow/190640) Yao said the name came from the pun on the "Light" hotel and the many chores of the chosen activity, a formula that could be varied for later seasons.[5](https://www.thenewslens.com/column/varietyshow/190640)
The first season, *Light the Wild*, aired from April 2023 and became the first Taiwanese variety show to sell global rights to Netflix.[5](https://www.thenewslens.com/column/varietyshow/190640) Lin said the two seasons were planned together: the first took the cast outdoors camping, while the second gave them a fixed base, drawing on her own enjoyment of travel and of staying in guesthouses.[4](https://www.zaobao.com.sg/entertainment/story20230708-1411715)
## Broadcast and reception
The 13-episode run premiered on June 25, 2023, airing Sundays at 10 p.m. on Taiwan Television's main channel and on TVBS channels, with weekly updates at noon on Thursdays on some platforms, and concluded in September 2023.[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E3%80%8A%E5%85%89%E5%BC%80%E9%97%A8%E5%B0%B1%E5%BE%88%E5%BF%99%E4%BA%86%E3%80%8B/63149249?fromModule=lemma_inlink) • [2](https://www.ttv.com.tw/drama23/StarlightBnB/default.asp) • [3](https://thetvdb.com/series/436593-series) Netflix lists the series with all 13 episodes and describes it as the popular *Light the Night* cast reuniting to run a guesthouse.[9](https://qr.netflix.com/tw/title/81702995) The premiere immediately entered Netflix's top rankings in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore.[4](https://www.zaobao.com.sg/entertainment/story20230708-1411715) In mainland China, the show was uploaded to [Tencent Video](https://www.edgepedia.org/tencent-video) on November 16, 2023.[1](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E3%80%8A%E5%85%89%E5%BC%80%E9%97%A8%E5%B0%B1%E5%BE%88%E5%BF%99%E4%BA%86%E3%80%8B/63149249?fromModule=lemma_inlink)
## References
1. [《光开门就很忙了》, Baidu Baike](https://bkso.baidu.com/item/%E3%80%8A%E5%85%89%E5%BC%80%E9%97%A8%E5%B0%B1%E5%BE%88%E5%BF%99%E4%BA%86%E3%80%8B/63149249?fromModule=lemma_inlink)
2. [《光開門就很忙了》節目大綱與人物介紹, 台視官網](https://www.ttv.com.tw/drama23/StarlightBnB/default.asp)
3. [光開門就很忙, TheTVDB.com](https://thetvdb.com/series/436593-series)
4. [林心如带队开民宿 美食美景添点"火药味", 联合早报 (2023-07-08)](https://www.zaobao.com.sg/entertainment/story20230708-1411715)
5. [〖關鍵專訪〗《光開門就很忙了》製作人姚世學, The News Lens 關鍵評論網 (2023-08-22)](https://www.thenewslens.com/column/varietyshow/190640)
6. [《光開門就很忙了》明星分工掌管民宿, 鏡週刊 Mirror Media (2023-05-31)](https://www.mirrormedia.mg/story/20230531insight004)
7. [《光開門就很忙了》來囉！寵物民宿床位喬不定 夏于喬當奧客槓林心如, TVBS新聞 (2023-06-23)](https://news.tvbs.com.tw/entertainment/2160006)
8. [許瑋甯造訪《光開門就很忙了》, TVBS新聞](https://news.tvbs.com.tw/entertainment/2186546)
9. [觀賞《光開門就很忙了》, Netflix](https://qr.netflix.com/tw/title/81702995)
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