The Prince Who Turns into a Frog
| The Prince Who Turns into a Frog | |
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| Also known as | 王子變青蛙 Wángzǐ biàn qīngwā Frog Prince |
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| Opening theme | "迷魂計" (Enhancing Trick) by 183 Club |
| Ending theme | "真愛" (True Love) by 183 Club |
| Country of origin | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
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| Production locations | Tainan, Taiwan |
| Running time | 90 mins |
| Production company | Sanlih E-Television (SET) |
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| Network | Taiwan Television (TTV) |
| Release | 5 June – 16 October 2005 |
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The Prince Who Turns into a Frog (traditional Chinese: 王子變青蛙; simplified Chinese: 王子变青蛙; pinyin: Wángzǐ biàn qīngwā) is a 2005 Taiwanese drama starring Ming Dao, Joe Chen, Sam Wang and Joyce Chao. It was produced by Sanlih E-Television and directed by Chen Ming Zhang (陳銘章) and Liu Jun Jie (劉俊傑).
The series was first broadcast in Taiwan on free-to-air Taiwan Television (TTV) (台視) from 5 June 2005 to 16 October 2005, every Sunday at 21:30 and cable TV Sanlih E-Television (三立電視) from 11 June 2005 to 22 October 2005, every Saturday at 21:00. Episode seven was broadcast on 17 July 2005, which achieved an average rating of 7.05 and peaked at 8.05 and was the highest peak for a single episode for an idol drama until 2008.
The series was well-received, became one of the most popular Taiwanese idol dramas throughout Asia and brought Ming Dao and Joe Chen to prominence.