Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars

Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars

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Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars (向流星許願的我們, Xiàng Liú Xīng Xǔ Yuàn De Wǒ Men) is a 2026 Taiwanese BL fantasy romance adapted from Chung Min-jui's award-winning 2019 short story The Correct Way to Watch a Shooting Star. He Xiang-yong (Jed Chung) is a timid Taipei office worker who loses his job and retreats to his hometown on the fictional Xingpu Island with nothing to show for years of trying. Standing on the shore during a meteor shower, worn down by shame, he wishes only to disappear, and local legend holds that a stone thrown into the sea on such a night grants any wish for a price. He wakes the next morning wearing another man's face, known to everyone as Zhong Xiao-you (Jed Chung), a stranger his own father turns away at the door.

Only his oldest friend Li Wan-zhe (JN Yu) senses that something is badly wrong and stays close without understanding why. Working at a local bed and breakfast under his borrowed name, Xiao-you finds himself pulled toward a new arrival: Chen Hao-wei (Chu Meng-hsuan), the high-school crush he never confessed to, who has come back to the island and is drawn to this stranger he has never met. Rounding out the group is Aomi Hamaguchi (Kota Kagami), a Japanese visitor the islanders know as Xiao Hai. As the summer builds toward the next meteor shower, the wish starts to collect its price: staying as Xiao-you means keeping a face that was never his and a love built on a lie, while reclaiming his own name means giving up the only version of himself anyone has managed to love.

Directed by Golden Bell winner Ray Jiang (Chiang Jui-chih), who also directed We Best Love, and produced by The Idea Production with Calf Film, the series was filmed over roughly sixty days across Chiayi, Kaohsiung, Pingtung and Liuqiu Island. The four leads were promoted together as the Meteor Four. It premiered on 26 March 2026 after a Taipei launch event and streamed weekly on Thursdays, with GagaOOLala as the primary global platform alongside Rakuten Viki and iQIYI, closing its first season on 4 June 2026.

CONTENT DETAILS

Native Title
向流星許願的我們
Original Title
Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars
Also Known As
向流星許願的我們, 向流星许愿的我们, Xiang Liu Xing Xu Yuan De Wo Men, Hsiang Liu Hsing Hsv Yvan Te Wo Men, Desejo sob estrelas cadentes, คำอธิษฐานสุดท้าย…ที่ปลายดาว, Hướng Về Sao Băng Cầu Nguyện, Chúng Ta Ước Nguyện Với Sao Băng
Adaptation
Adapted from the Taiwanese short story 觀看流星的正確方式 (The Correct Way to Watch a Shooting Star, Wade-Giles: Kuan Kan Liu Hsing Te Cheng Chueh Fang Shih) by Taiwanese author Chung Min-Jui (鍾旻瑞), originally published in 2019. The source story is award-winning prose that blends magical realism with quiet emotional introspection. Director Ray Jiang and the production team expanded the original short story into a 12-episode television adaptation, retaining the central wish-and-cost premise while developing the relationship arc between He Xiang-yong and Chen Hao-wei.
Themes
Key Themes
Body SwapIdentity LossSecond ChancesHealingSelf-AcceptanceHigh School CrushComing HomeMagical RealismFound FamilyCoastal TaiwanWishing on StarsMeteor ShowerXingpu Island
Country
Language
Mandarin
Producer
Vera Hsu
Seasons
1
Episodes
12
Duration
36 min
Aired Start
Aired End
Release Year
Content Rating
MA

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MAIN CAST & CHARACTERS

Before You Watch

  • Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars is a 2026 Taiwanese BL fantasy-romance produced by The Idea Production and Calf Film, with 12 episodes that aired every Thursday from March 26 to June 4, 2026 on GagaOOLala, Viki, and iQIYI.
  • Directed by Golden Bell Award winner Ray Jiang (江睿之 / Chiang Jui-chih), who also directed We Best Love (2021). Filming took 60 days across Chiayi, Kaohsiung, Pingtung, and Liuqiu Island.
  • The ‘Meteor Four’ lead cast: Jed Chung as He Xiang-yong (and his alternate identity Xiao-you), Chu Meng-hsuan as Chen Hao-wei, JN Yu as Li Wan-zhe, and Japanese actor Kota Kagami as Aomi Hamaguchi (Xiao Hai).
  • Adapted from a 2019 award-winning short story 觀看流星的正確方式 (The Correct Way to Watch a Shooting Star) by Taiwanese author Chung Min-Jui (鍾旻瑞).
  • Body-swap fantasy premise: a salaryman wishes to disappear, wakes up with a different face and life, and must rebuild a relationship with his high school crush as a stranger.
  • Where to watch Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars with English subtitles: GagaOOLala, Rakuten Viki and iQIYI, the last two by subscription.

Reviewed by Renkaze

8/10

Ever wished you could just vanish for a while? He Xiang-yong does, out loud, on a beach, during a meteor shower. Bad idea. The island legend says a stone thrown into the sea on that kind of night grants any wish for a price, and the next morning he has a stranger's face, a stranger's name, and a father who shuts the door on him.

Careful What You Throw Into the Sea

I have a soft spot for fantasy that uses its magic for feelings, and this one does exactly that. The body swap is not played for slapstick. It is a lonely, slightly eerie setup: a man who lost his Taipei job and slunk home to the fictional Xingpu Island now gets to watch his own life from the outside. Jed Chung plays both He Xiang-yong and his borrowed self, Zhong Xiao-you, which means one actor has to make you believe in two versions of the same sad, hopeful guy.

The Crush Who Fell for the Wrong Face

Here is the twist that will hook slow burn fans. Chen Hao-wei (Chu Meng-hsuan), the high-school crush Xiang-yong never confessed to, comes back to the island and falls for "Xiao-you", not for the boy he actually knew. Delicious and painful in equal measure. If you like second chance romance with a big secret sitting in the middle of it, you are in the right place. Meanwhile JN Yu's Li Wan-zhe, the oldest friend, is the only one who senses something is off, so childhood friends fans get their own thread to clutch. Kota Kagami rounds out the Meteor Four as Aomi Hamaguchi, the Japanese visitor the islanders call Xiao Hai.

Summer Jobs and Shooting Stars

The mood is coastal, warm and a bit melancholy. Xiao-you ends up working at a bed and breakfast, and the whole season leans toward the next meteor shower, when the wish comes to collect. Director Ray Jiang, a Golden Bell winner, also made We Best Love, so if that series is on your shelf, this is a natural next pick with a more magical flavour. The show was filmed across Chiayi, Kaohsiung, Pingtung and Liuqiu Island, and the sea is practically a fifth lead.

How to Fit It Into Your Week

Twelve episodes of about 36 minutes, and the run opened with two at once on 26 March 2026 before going weekly on Thursdays until 4 June. That length is perfect for an evening of "okay, one more." You can find it on GagaOOLala, Rakuten Viki and iQIYI. It comes from Chung Min-jui's 2019 short story, which makes it a nice contrast with Sammy's Children's Day, another 2026 series that grew out of a web novel.

Who will love this? Anyone who wants a tender, slightly bittersweet BL with fantasy rules, a hidden identity, and a love story that has to answer one hard question: would you keep a face that was never yours if it was the one someone finally loved?

Final Score: 8/10

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Episode guide: Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars

12 / 12 episodes aired · Completed
EP 1
26 Mar 2026
Aired
EP 2
26 Mar 2026
Aired
EP 3
02 Apr 2026
Aired
EP 4
09 Apr 2026
Aired
EP 5
16 Apr 2026
Aired
EP 6
23 Apr 2026
Aired
EP 7
30 Apr 2026
Aired
EP 8
07 May 2026
Aired
EP 9
14 May 2026
Aired
EP 10
21 May 2026
Aired
EP 11
28 May 2026
Aired
EP 12
04 Jun 2026
Aired

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Which word in the source title holds the idea?

Correct. The short story is called 觀看流星的正確方式, The Correct Way to Watch a Shooting Star, and Chung Min-jui frames wishing as a procedure with a right method, not as a hope expressed. The island legend the series uses inherits that framing.

How much was added to the original?

A great deal. The source is a single short story, published in Taiwan in 2019 by Chiu Ko Publishing House, and the production expanded it into twelve episodes, keeping the wish-and-cost idea while developing the relationship between He Xiang-yong and Chen Hao-wei.

Are the leads played by more than one actor each?

Yes, teenage counterparts are credited separately. Jed Chung plays He Xiang Yong with Chen Yan-syu as his teenage self, and Chu Meng-hsuan plays Chen Hao Wei with Max Kuo as the younger version.

Who else appears?

JN Yu plays Li Wan Zhe and Kota Kagami plays Hamaguchi Aomi, with Darren Chiu as Uncle Hua, Lee Lee-zen as Old He, Tsao Lan as Angela and Andy Wu as Brother Hong. Sammi Pan and Vera Hsu produced.

Did the run open with a single episode?

No, two arrived together on 26 March 2026, after which the series settled into weekly Thursdays through to 4 June. Episodes run about 36 minutes.

How large is the soundtrack?

Eleven tracks. It opens with 頻率, performed by Xiao Bingchih, and closes with 吹散, performed by Hong Weizhe.

Is the director credited under one name?

Two. He appears as Chiang Jui-chih and as Jiang Ruizhi, and is credited internationally as Ray Jiang. The producers likewise appear as Sammi Pan and Vera Hsu and as Pan Xinhui and Xu Weiting.

Which services carry it?

Viki, GagaOOLala and iQIYI.

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