Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars S1E2 — The Most Familiar Stranger

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Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars•Season 1•Episode 2

The Most Familiar Stranger

9.0/10 · 19 votesMar 26, 202641 min

Ranked #2 of 12 in Season 1•+0.2 vs season avg

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Xian Yong wakes up to find himself transformed into a stranger named Zhong Xiao You. He crosses paths with Hao Wei, who has come to work at his father’s guesthouse. Meanwhile, Wan Zhe’s wish begins to take shape, as his Japanese friend and coworker Xiao

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Seasons1

All 1

Season 1 Episodes12

E1 8.1

A Wish Born from Despair

E2 9.0Now viewing

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 8.7

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

"The Most Familiar Stranger" is episode 2 of Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars season 1. It scored 9.0/10 from 19 votes, ranking #2 of 12 episodes this season (season average 8.8). It aired on March 26, 2026.

Next: E3 · A Confession from a Shooting Star Best of Season 1