Name: Tiny Times 1.0
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Released: 2013-06-16
Rating: 8.6
Cast: Bea Hayden, Amber Kuo, Yang Mi, Evonne Hsieh, Chen Tung Ko

Bea Hayden is a Taiwanese actress and model who is one-quarter American. Born on January 16, 1984, she began her career as a model in 2002. She went on to appear in music videos and then made her acting debut in the 2006 television drama “Golden Age.” She has since appeared in many popular films and television series, including “The Starry Night, The Starry Sea” (2017).

Bea Hayden

Amber Kuo is a Taiwanese singer and actress born in Taipei, Taiwan, on February 19, 1986. She first got a break in the entertainment industry when she appeared in 2006 music videos for singers Tank, Stefanie Sun, and Real. The following year she released her debut solo album “Invisible Superman.” She made her movie debut in “Au Revoir Taipei” (2010), and later the same year voiced the character Astrid in the Taiwanese version of “How to Train Your Dragon.” She starred in “Tiny Times 1.0” and “Tiny Times 2.0” in 2013, and also appeared in the subsequent installments in the series, “Tiny Times 3.0” in 2014, and “Tiny Times 4.0” in 2015. More recently, she has appeared in the movies “Lord of Shanghai” (2017) and “Always Miss You” (2019).

Amber Kuo

Yang Mi is a Chinese actress and singer who was ranked seventh on the China Celebrity List by Forbes China in 2014 and was named Influential Woman of the Year at the 2015 Women’s Media Awards. Born on September 12, 1986, Yang Mi also goes by the name Mimi Yang. She made her acting debut at the age of 4 when she appeared in the historical television drama “Tang Ming Huang” in 1990. After a few other roles, Yang Mi focused on her studies until she returned to acting in 2004. She rose to fame with her role in the 2006 television drama “The Return of the Condor Heroes” and has since starred in many popular films and dramas, including “Palace” (2011), “Beijing Love Story” (2012), “Clear Midsummers Night” (2013), “Legend of the Ancient Sword” (2014), “The Micro Era of Love” (2014), “The Interpreter” (2016), “Eternal Love” (2017) and “Legend of Fuyao” (2018). Yang Mi married Hong Kong actor Hawick Lau in 2014 and her father-in-law is actor Lau Don.

Yang Mi

Evonne Hsieh, or Xie Yi Lin, as she's also known, is a Taiwanese actress. She was born in Yuli, Hualien, Taiwan, on March 19, 1990 and made her debut in the entertainment world in 2012. Since debut, she has appeared in various films and television dramas, including “Tiny Times 1.0” (2013) and “Women Who Flirt” (2014).

Evonne Hsieh

Tang Wanru

Chen Tung Ko is a Taiwanese actor and singer born on June 18, 1991, in Penghu County, Taiwan. He made his entertainment business debut with a leading role in the 2011 movie “You Are the Apple of My Eye,” for which he won the Best New Performer prizes at both the Golden Horse Awards and the Chinese Film Media Awards. The film also won him a Best Actor nomination at the Changchun Film Festival. Later the same year, he released a full-length studio album entitled “Be Yourself” – his only musical release to date. He has since gone on to appear in hit movie titles, including the “Tiny Times” series, as well as “The Road to Mandalay” (2016).

Chen Tung Ko

Li Yue Ming is a Chinese actor born on January 5, 1985, in Hangzhou, China. He attended the Beijing Film Academy, graduating in 2003. He went on to make his debut in the drama “Fire Blue Blade” in 2012. The following year, he appeared in both “Tiny Times 1.0” and the follow-up “Tiny Times 2.0.” In 2014, he landed his first leading role, appearing as one half of a campus couple in the movie “Zero Point Five Love.”

Li Yue Ming

Rhydian Vaughan is a Taiwanese-British actor born on March 10, 1988, in Llanidloes, Wales. He spent most of his youth in the United Kingdom, where he attended the drama academy East 15 Acting School. He started his career in earnest when he appeared in two music videos for Taiwanese solo singer Rainie Yang in 2006. He made his full-length movie debut in “Winds of September” (2008). He then went on to appear in “Love” (2012) and the first two of the “Tiny Times” series of movies in 2013. More recently, he appeared in the movies “Lord of Shanghai” (2017) and “Reborn” (2018).

Rhydian Vaughan

Cheney Chen, who also is known as Chen Xue Dong, is a Chinese actor and singer. Born on June 28, 1990, he originally began his career as a music trainee under Cube Entertainment but dropped out to return to China to pursue acting. He made his acting debut in the 2013 film “Tiny Times” and went on to star in the many sequels. He also has starred in “Bad Sister” (2014), “Oh My God” (2015), “Decoded” (2016) and “L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties” (2016).

Cheney Chen

Jiang Chao is a Chinese singer and actor. Born on August 12, 1991, he launched his career after winning a local singing contest in 2010. He branched into acting in films and television dramas starting in 2011 and is best known for his roles in the “Tiny Times” film series. He also has starred in the television dramas “Ice Fantasy”, “The Fox’s Summer” (2017) and “The Fox’s Summer Season 2” (2017).

Jiang Chao

Wang Lin is a Chinese actor and variety TV star born on August 24, 1970. She made her debut in 1999, starring in a leading role in “Fascination Amour,” following up in 2001 with her drama debut in 2001 series “Romance in the Rain.” She then went on to appear in Ang Lee’s internationally acclaimed 2007 movie “Lust, Caution” in 2007. She has continued to appear in hit movie titles, including “Tiny Times 1.0” (2013) and one of its sequels, “Tiny Times 3.0” in 2014. More recently, she appeared in “Son of a Hero” (2019).

Wang Lin

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Lin Xiao (Yang Mi) is a recent graduate of Shanghai University. She still lives with her college roommates, three friends she has known since her high school days. The group includes the super-organized Gu Li (Amber Kuo), aspiring designer Nan Xiang (Bea Hayden), and serial worrier Tang Wanru (Evonne Hsieh).

Lin Xiao is also still dating her high school boyfriend.

But life starts to change pace when she takes a job as an editorial assistant at a popular fashion magazine. She soon finds that her demanding and aloof manager Gong Ming (Rhydian Vaughan) is a very hard person to please.

It looks like adjusting to the high-pressure world of high fashion may be harder than Lin Xiao first thought.

Can she really make it in the fashion world? Will the job take its toll on her love life? Or will her friendship with her three best friends help her pull through?

“Tiny Times 1.0” is a 2013 Chinese movie written, produced, and directed by Guo Jingming.

Tiny Times 1.0

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