It's original, the actors are great even 2nd line, music is awesome. The best part is I grew to love the series more and more as series went on. No real bad tangents , etc. I have to say Jake Hsu grew on me too. At first I thought he was ok as each episode pasted I grew to love him so much. He really should have won awards for his performance. I really want to watch this series again. I'm sure I will. I laughed I cried, I was shocked and surprised and most of all was totally engaged into the story and the characters. Bravo!