Westside Story (Taiwanese Television Series)

Westside Story, known in Chinese as Xi Jie Shao Nian, is a 16-episode Taiwanese television drama series broadcast on the SETTV network. The series premiered on August 9, 2003, and blends elements of action, comedy, and romance.

Promotional poster for Westside Story featuring the main cast members. — Promotional poster for Westside Story.

Plot and Production Details

The narrative centers on a group of high school seniors in their third year who form the 203 group, led by a character known as You Ya Yu. The story explores themes of youth, romance, friendship, and generational perspectives, following the characters as they navigate personal growth, responsibility, and relationships.

Cast

Tony Sun as You Ya Yu
Wallace Huo as Xing Wang
Esther Liu as Lan Yu Li
Cyndi Wang as Shen Yin He

The extended cast features Zhou Li Cen, Jason Hsu, Zax Wang, Wu Huai En, Zhang Yu Hao, Zhong Qin, Li Zhi Xi, Renzo Liu, Vicky Chen, Li Xing Wen, Sam Wang, and Patrick Tam.

Music

The series features musical contributions from the group 5566, who performed both the opening theme song, Chuan Shuo, and the ending theme song, Cun Zai. Additionally, Tony Sun and Cyndi Wang collaborated on the insert song Jian Ao.