You Are the Apple of My Eye (Chinese: 那些年,我們一起追的女孩, Lit: In those years, the girl we all went after) is a 2011 Taiwanese romance film. The film is based on the semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by Taiwanese author Giddens Ko. Giddens also made his directorial debut when he directed this film. The film stars actor Ko Chen-tung, who plays Ko Ching-teng, a prankster and a mischievous student who eventually becomes a writer. Actress Michelle Chen stars as Shen Chia-yi, an honor student who is very popular amongst the boys in her class.You Are the Apple of My Eye was filmed entirely in locations throughout Changhua County, including the high school that Giddens attended.[6] The lyrics of the film''s main theme song, Those Years, was written by Giddens himself, and was well-received by the public. This song was also nominated for the Best Original Film Song at the 48th Golden Horse Awards.You Are the Apple of My Eye made its world premiere at the 13th Taipei Film Festival on June 25, 2011. It was subsequently released in Taiwanese cinemas on August 19, 2011. The film was well received by film critics, and it also set many box office records in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singaporean box offices. Actor Ko Chen-tung won the "Best Newcomer" award at the 48th Golden Horse Awards for his role in the film.
Theme song Childish (孩子氣), one of the film''s songs on the soundtrack, was completely self-composed and sung by actress Michelle Chen. Director Giddens was so touched by the song that he shed tears "on the spot" after hearing this song for the first time. In particular, he praised the song''s lyrics. He also praised Michelle''s dedication towards her role, saying that "I believe that the reason that she managed to get inspiration to write this song is because she likes her role [in this film]."
In addition, Giddens was also involved in some of this film''s theme songs; one of them is the song Those Years (那些年). At first, Giddens could not decide on the closing theme for this film, but after hearing one of the Japanese composer Mitsutoshi Kimura''s new compositions, he loved it so much that he chose this piece of music, and later filled in the lyrics of this song. The song The Lonely Caffeine (寂寞的咖啡因) was actually composed by Giddens for Shen Chia-Yi, his crush at that time. He requested for the male lead actor to sing this song for the film because he felt that this would convey the original purpose of the song.
The song Those Years became an instant hit. The official music video on the video-sharing website Youtube logged its 10 million viewer on 11 November 2011, leading the director to comment that this song "broke every notable viewership record set by a Chinese-language video on Youtube". In the Taiwanese KKBOX singles daily charts, Those Years remained at the top position for 64 consecutive days from 22 August 2011 to 22 October 2011. This broke the previous record of 45 consecutive days set previously on this charts. This song was also nominated for "Best Original Film Soundtrack" award at the 48th Golden Horse Awards.
Soundtrack
You Are the Apple of My Eye Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Various Artist
Released 5 August 2011
Label Sony Music Entertainment Taiwan
The original soundtrack album for the film You Are the Apple of My Eye was released by Sony Music Entertainment Taiwan on 5 August 2011. It contains 6 songs sung by various artists and another 9 accompanying soundtracks used in the film.
CD
No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Blue Dot on the Uniform" (制服上的藍點) 0:40
2. "Never Turning Back" (永遠不回頭) 4:15
3. "Jerking off" (打手槍) 1:04
4. "Love Syndrome" (戀愛症候群) Huang Su-jun 7:23
5. "That Girl''s Ponytail" (女孩的馬尾) 1:13
6. "The Final Spray" (最後的浪花) 1:41
7. "Everybody''s Own Wings" (各自的翅膀) 1:43
8. "Childish" (孩子氣) Michelle Chen Michelle Chen 4:15
9. "The Free-Fighting Match that is Dedicated to You" (獻給妳的格鬥賽) 2:17
10. "Stupid" (笨蛋) 1:36
11. "The Lonely Caffeine" (寂寞的咖啡因) Giddens Ko Ko Chen-tung 4:41
12. "My Youth Without You" (沒有你的青春) 1:26
13. "Seeing You in the Crowd" (人海中遇見你) Yin Cheng-yang (rewrite) Lin Yu-chun 3:54
14. "Those Years" (那些年) Giddens Ko Hu Xia 6:13
15. "Memories" (迴憶)
