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Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars (向流星许愿的我们)

Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars (向流星許願的我們) is a 2026 Taiwanese fantasy BL television series in which a despairing young man wishes on a shooting star to disappear, wakes the next morning as a stranger the world has forgotten, and must choose between illusion and reality when his secret crush begins to recognize him.¹ Adapted from the title story of Chung Min-jui's (鍾旻瑞) collection The Correct Way to Watch a Shooting Star (《觀看流星的正確方式》), it was directed by the Golden Bell-winning director Chiang Jui-chih (姜瑞智) and ran for 12 episodes on LINE TV from March 26 to June 4, 2026.²^•³^•⁴^•⁵

Key fact	Detail
Format	12-episode Taiwanese fantasy BL series; individual episodes run from 30 to 44 minutes¹
Broadcast	LINE TV exclusive premiere in Taiwan, Thursdays at 8:00 pm, March 26 to June 4, 2026; simulcast on Rakuten TV in Japan, Heavenly in Korea, and GagaOOLala, iQIYI, and Viki overseas⁵
Source	Adapted from the title story of Chung Min-jui's collection, published by Chiu Ko Publishing House; Chung was the youngest first-prize winner in the history of the Lin Rung-san Literary Award⁴
Director and producers	Chiang Jui-chih (director); Sammi Pan and Hsu Wei-ting (supervising producers)³^•⁵
Lead cast	Jed Chung (鍾岳軒) as He Xiang-yong / Zhong Xiao-you; Chu Meng-hsuan (初孟軒) as Chen Hao-wei; JN Yu (余杰恩) as Li Wan-zhe; Kota Kagami (各務孝太) as Aomi Hamaguchi / Xiao Hai⁶
Ratings	7.5 on IMDb; 9.0 from 3,021 users on Rakuten Viki⁶^•⁷

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Premise

The story is set on the fictional Starpura Island (星浦嶼), where a legend holds that anyone who throws a stone into the sea and makes a wish beneath the shooting stars may see that wish granted.⁸

He Xiang-yong, an office worker crushed by workplace bullying and failure, returns to his hometown island and, after clashing with his father, wishes on a shooting star to disappear.¹ The next morning he wakes as a different person, Zhong Xiao-you (鍾小右), whom no one in the world remembers; only his best friend Li Wan-zhe realizes who he really is.¹ Meanwhile Chen Hao-wei, Xiang-yong's high school crush, returns to the island to work at a guesthouse and finds himself drawn to the changed Xiao-you.¹ On the night of a meteor shower, Wan-zhe wishes for a passionate romance, which summons the mysterious fisherman Aomi Hamaguchi, known as Xiao Hai.¹

As the two relationships deepen, the cost of the wishes surfaces: memories and identities begin to erode, and the four must choose between illusion and reality in what the production calls a healing story of fantasy and self-redemption.¹^•³ In the later episodes everyone's memories of He Xiang-yong vanish and Hao-wei loses his recollections entirely, and Xiang-yong tries to help his family, friend, and lover recover what they shared.⁹

Cast and characters

Jed Chung (鍾岳軒) as He Xiang-yong, who after his wish exists as Zhong Xiao-you⁶
Chu Meng-hsuan (初孟軒) as Chen Hao-wei, Xiang-yong's high school crush, who returns to the island carrying psychological wounds⁶^•¹
JN Yu (余杰恩) as Li Wan-zhe, Xiang-yong's best friend and the only person who knows his true identity⁶
Kota Kagami (各務孝太) as Aomi Hamaguchi (濱口蒼海), a ferry crew member called Xiao Hai who ardently pursues Wan-zhe⁶^•⁹
Supporting cast includes Lee Lee-zen (李李仁) as Old He, Tsao Lan (曹蘭) as Angela, Darren Chiu (邱凱偉) as Uncle Hua, Max Kuo as teenage Chen Hao-wei, and Chen Yan-syu as teenage He Xiang-yong⁶

The opening theme is "頻率 (Tuned to You)" by Xiao Bing Chih; insert songs include "瓶中信" and "送你一朵花" by the band 齒科護衛隊, and the closing theme is "吹散" by Hung Wei-che.⁹

Adaptation and production

The series adapts the title story of Chung Min-jui's collection The Correct Way to Watch a Shooting Star, published by Chiu Ko Publishing House. In the original work Chung recalls watching a meteor shower with a lover and overlaps the image of the meteor with unfulfilled wishes.⁴ In 2023 the project was selected for the "Project to Screen: Series" unit of the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) run by TAICCA, a first step in taking the story to screen.¹⁰

Production companies. The series was produced by Yoiisz International Media (有意思國際傳媒) and Calfilms Asia (犢影制作), with TAICCA and United Digital Creative among the co-presenters.³^•⁵ Chiang Jui-chih had previously directed the BL series HIStory 3: Make Our Days Count-era follow-ups We Best Love and My Tooth Your Love (see note below); the official credits list him as director and name the screenwriting team as Cheng Han-wen (lead), with Huang Shi-ting, Wang Tzu-hua, and Chen Yu-hao.¹¹

Recasting. Teddy Chen (陳向熙) was originally cast in the role eventually played by Chu Meng-hsuan. After Chen became involved in a military draft-evasion scandal in 2025, the production replaced him with Chu, who had already been among the actors considered for the part, and reshot roughly ten days of completed footage.¹²

Filming. The series was filmed over about 60 days across Chiayi, Kaohsiung, Liuqiu Island, and Pingtung.¹³ In Chiayi City, locations included the former Chiayi Prison, Beisiang Lake Park, Culture Park, the Central First Shopping Arcade, the Wenhua Road night market, and Lantan Lake; the city government promoted the filming as part of its screen-tourism program.⁵

Release and reception

The series premiered on March 26, 2026 at 8:00 pm on LINE TV in Taiwan, with simultaneous releases on Rakuten TV in Japan, Heavenly in Korea, and GagaOOLala, iQIYI, and Viki for overseas audiences; the finale aired June 4, 2026.⁵^•² In the United States it streams on Rakuten Viki, by subscription or free with ads.⁶

Reception was broadly positive. On Rakuten Viki the series holds a 9.0 rating from 3,021 users, and IMDb lists 7.5.⁷^•⁶ Reviewers praised the chemistry between the two lead actors and the coastal cinematography; BL Watcher called the production quality superb while finding the memory-loss plot device occasionally frustrating.¹⁴ A PTT reviewer who scored the series 75 out of 100 praised the cast and scenery but criticized the script's structure and some musical choices in the later episodes, while calling it a sincere Taiwanese production.¹⁵ A Taiwanese commentary argued that the series expands the BL genre by letting the romance between two men arise naturally within a fantasy story that also gives weight to family and friendship.¹⁶ In DailyView's Taiwan-drama word-of-mouth ranking it placed 24th for the month ending September 29, 2026, with 524 mentions, 62 percent of them positive.¹⁷

References

Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 3, 2026; Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 3, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026