# Year of the Rain

Year of the Rain (Chinese: 那年，雨不停國) is a 2010 Taiwanese television series. The director of the TV series is Chen Wei-ling. It is co-produced by Vanness Wu.

## Introduction

Year of the Rain is the first TV series about the Typhoon Morakot disaster that happened in August, 2009 in Taiwan. It was directed by the director of Autumn's Concerto, Chen Wei-ling, and produced by singer/actor Vanness Wu. This was his first production. The main actors are Jian Man Shu and Zhang Shu Hao. It also features Liu Shui-Chi, Isa Hsieh, Yu An-shun and Ding Qiang.
Year of the Rain was created by the production team of Autumn's Concerto. There are 6 episodes.

## Cast
### Main characters

| Actors/Actresses | Roles | Introduction |
| Jian Man-shu | Lin Yu Jing | Female lead |
| Bryan Chang | Zhang Fu Hai | Male lead |
| Zhang Jie | Zhou Ming Huang | The keyboard player of the band. |
| Ko Shu-chin | Wang Xiao Ling | Lin Yu Jing's mother. She left her when she was young. She came back when Lin Yu Jing lost her father and her grandmother. Lin Yu Jing knew that her mother's life was a mess and she wanted to help her. But Wang Xiao Ling knew that she couldn't give Lin Yu Jing a good life, so she decided to change herself before she met Lin Yu Jing again. |
| Wu Pong-fong | Lin Jian Wen | Lin Yu Jing's uncle. |
| Xie Qiong Nuan | Li Xiu Ling | Lin Yu Jing's aunt. |
| Su Bing Xian | Lao Ai | The coach of the band. |

### Other characters

| Actors/Actresses | Roles | Introduction |
| Linda Liu | Chen Mei Fang | Zhang Fu Hai's mother. |
| Ding Qiang | Zhang Jia Hong | Zhang Fu Hai's father. |
| Zhang Pei Jie | | Zhang Fu Hai's sister. |
| Wang Man Jiao | Grandma | Lin Yu Jing's grandmother. |
| Yu An-shun | Liu Zheng Fa | Wang Xiao Ling's boyfriend. |
| Wang Nian Yu | Lin Jian Hong | Lin Yu Jing's father. |
| Lin Jun Yong | Chen Ying Jun | The leader of the band. |

## Awards and nominations
### Awards

2010: 45th Golden Bell Awards:
* Drama program guide (director) Award - Chen Wei-ling
* Channel Advertising Award

### Nominations

2010: 45th Golden Bell Awards:
* Drama program Award
* Best Actress Award for drama programs – Jian Man Shu
* Drama program for best supporting actress – Ke Shu Qin
* Drama programs Screenplay Award

## Other
### OST

* Open (Soundtrack)
* Rush Memory (Soundtrack)
* Father's song -Piano solo (Soundtrack)
* Leaving (Soundtrack)
* Yu Mei Ting Guo (Theme Song)
* Hao Xiang
* Oh Love
* A Thousand Wind

### DVD

* Name: Year of the Rain 3 DVD+ CD
* Issuing Company: Public Television Service
* Date: 2010/08/13
* Category: Video
* Total disc: 4
* Information About The Videos
* Running Time: 531 minutes
* Director: Chen Wei-ling
* Main Characters: Jian Man Shu, Zhang Shu Hao, Zhang Jie, Ke Shu Qin, Wu Peng Feng, Xie Qiong Nuan, Su Bing Xian
* Capacities: 2 discs of DVD5, 1 disc of DVD9, 1 CD
* Subtitles: Chinese
* Audio: Dolby 5.1

### Songs

* Title
* Open
* Rush Memory
* Dropping Silence
* Father's Song (Quartets version)
* Water Girl
* Little Stars (Big Band version)
* Conflict
* Father's Song (Piano Solo)
* Mother
* Mother and Girl
* Memory
* Pray
* Encounter
* Leaving
* Fruit Store
* Father's Song (Sax and Strings)
* Father's Song (Big Band)
* A Thousand Winds (Big Band)
* Coda

### Film Locations

* Datong High School, Taipei
* Sihjiaoting Station
* Wai-ao Station
* 228 Peace Memorial Park
* Lighthouse San-Diao-Jiao
* Siaolin, Kaohsiung
* Country Road 102 zh:縣道102號
* KHS, Fu-Xing Store
* The Yuanshan Veterans Hospital
* The Gongliao old bridge
* Gongliao Old Street
* Yonghe Sijhou market
* Ximending