# Apple in Your Eye

Apple in Your Eye (Chinese: 妹妹; pinyin: Mèimei) is a 2014 Taiwanese television series. The series was produced by Qinai Studio Ltd. It stars Lan Cheng-lung, Amber An, Christina Mok [zh] and An He as the main leads. It was first aired on August 8, 2014 on TTV Main Channel after Prince William. The 13th and final episode aired on November 7, 2014.

## Synopsis

The Zhou family has high hopes in giving birth to a son, but was disappointed when Zhou Ji Wei was born a girl, making her the third daughter in line. Because she was a disappointment to the family, she was only ever given hand me downs from her sisters. She felt no love from her family, but luckily she feels the love of a family from her neighbor especially Dai Nai Nai. There she meets her 'brother' Dai Yao Qi and follows him around trying to be the best sister ever, however he has never wanted to have a sister. As she tries her best to be close to him as his sister, she slowly realizes the feelings she holds for him are not love for a brother but something more.

## Cast
### Main cast

* Lan Cheng-lung as Dai Yao Qi
* Amber An as Zhou Ji Wei
* Christina Mok [zh] as Fang Shao Min
* An He as Yuan Fang

### Extended cast

* Wu Ding Qian as A Bin
* Lai Pei Ying as Zhou Ji Xuan
* Patty Wu as Chou Chi-ju
* Li Zheng Da as Li Zheng
* Zhou Ming Fu as A Guang
* Zhang Ting Hu as Xiao Se
* Liu Lu Cun as Xiao Suang
* Yang Xiao Jun as Xiao Feng
* Bamboo Chen as Chou Chi-ju's fiancé
* Lin Mei-hsiu as Mei
* Winnie Chang as A&Z employee
* Hsia Ching Ting
* Phoebe Huang
* Wu Ding Qian
* Ding Ye Tian
* Jag Huang as San-mi (Chou Kuan-hsiung)
* Zhong Xin Ling

## Broadcast

| Channel | Country | Broadcast date | Timeslot |
| TTV/TTV HD | Taiwan | August 8, 2014 | Friday 10:00-11:30 pm |
| GTV | Taiwan | August 9, 2014 | Saturday 10:00-11:30 pm |
| 8TV | Malaysia | August 9, 2014 | Saturday 6:30-8:00 pm |
| Channel U | Singapore | August 30, 2014 | Saturday 9:00-11:30 pm |
| KTSF | United States | December 2, 2014 | Monday to Friday 9:00-10:00 pm |
| TVB Korean Drama | Hong Kong | January 8, 2015 | Monday to Friday 12:30-1:30 pm |
| LA18 TV | United States | January 18, 2015 | Monday to Friday 09:00-10:00 pm |
| Asia Dramatic TV | Japan | March 21, 2015 | |
| TVBS | Taiwan | March 25, 2015 | Monday to Friday 20:00-21:00 pm |

## Episode ratings

Competing dramas on rival channels airing at the same time slot were:
* SETTV – Pleasantly Surprised
* SET - Once Upon a Time in Beitou [zh], Our Mother [zh]
* FTV - Independent Heroes [zh]
* CTS - Lovestore at the Corner [zh]
* CTV – God's Gift – 14 Days
| Air Date | Episode | Average Ratings | Rank |
| August 8, 2014 | 1 | 0.82 | 4 |
| August 15, 2014 | 2 | 0.60 | 4 |
| August 22, 2014 | 3 | 0.84 | 4 |
| August 29, 2014 | 4 | 0.82 | 4 |
| September 5, 2014 | 5 | 0.89 | 4 |
| September 12, 2014 | 6 | 1.05 | 4 |
| September 19, 2014 | 7 | 0.87 | 4 |
| September 26, 2014 | 8 | 0.90 | 4 |
| October 3, 2014 | 9 | 0.86 | 4 |
| October 10, 2014 | 10 | 1.30 | 2 |
| October 17, 2014 | 11 | 1.13 | 2 |
| October 24, 2014 | 12 | 1.24 | 2 |
| October 31, 2014 | 13 | 1.29 | 2 |
| Average ratings | Average ratings | 0.97 | |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
| 2015 | 50th Golden Bell Awards | Best Television Series | Apple in Your Eye | Nominated |
| 2015 | 50th Golden Bell Awards | Best Actor | Lan Cheng-lung | Won |
| 2015 | 50th Golden Bell Awards | Best Directing | Chen Rong Hui | Nominated |
| 2015 | 50th Golden Bell Awards | Best Writing | Mag Hsu [zh] | Nominated |