Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars S1E1 — A Wish Born from Despair

8.1

Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars•Season 1•Episode 1

A Wish Born from Despair

8.1/10 · 23 votesMar 26, 202630 min

Ranked #12 of 12 in Season 1•−0.7 vs season avg

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After being wronged and mistreated at work, Xian Yong returns to his hometown carrying emotional scars. Beneath a night of shooting stars, he makes a desperate wish “to disappear,” while his friend wishes for a passionate love. Neither expects that this moment will mark the

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Season 1 Episodes12

E1 8.1Now viewing

A Wish Born from Despair

E2 9.0

The Most Familiar Stranger

E3 8.7

A Confession from a Shooting Star

E4 8.9

I Want to Catch You

E5 8.9

Shielding You from the World's Malice

E6 9.0

The blurrier it is, the clearer it becomes

E7 9.0

Torn Up Tenderness

E8 9.4

I Just Want to See You Now

E9 8.4

Prisoners of Time

E10 8.5

The Soul Has Cellular Memory

E11 8.7

Trading a Lifetime for Eternity

E12 8.6

I Want to Spend My Life With You

Cast9

Jed Chung

He Xiang-yong / Zhong Xiao-you

Chu Meng-hsuan

Chen Hao-wei

JN Yu

Li Wan-zhe

Kota Kagami

Aomi Hamaguchi / Xiao Hai

Max Kuo

Teenage Chen Hao-wei

Chen Yan-syu

Teenage He Xiang-yong

Darren Chiu

Uncle Hua

Lee Lee-zen

Old He

Tsao Lan

Angela

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Episode Summary

"A Wish Born from Despair" is episode 1 of Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars season 1. It scored 8.1/10 from 23 votes, ranking #12 of 12 episodes this season (season average 8.8). It aired on March 26, 2026.

Next: E2 · The Most Familiar Stranger Best of Season 1