Love & π
Love & π | |
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愛的3.14159 | |
Genre | Romance, Friendship, Slice of life |
Created by | EBC |
Written by | Zou Wei-gang, Lin Wei-ting, Gong Min-hui |
Directed by | Chen Bao-zhong, Ye Hong-wei |
Starring | Ivy Shao, Ben Wu, Daniel Chen, Candy Yang |
Opening theme | "Think of You" (愛你剛剛好) by Ben Wu |
Ending theme | "The Closest Thing To Eternal" (最接近永恆的事情) by Ivy Shao |
Country of origin | Taiwan |
Original languages | Mandarin Taiwanese English |
No. of episodes | 17 |
Production | |
Producer | Liu Yu-cheng |
Production location | Taiwan |
Running time | 75 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | TTV EBC |
Release | 21 July 11 November 2018 | –
Related | |
Love & π (Chinese: 愛的3.14159; pinyin: aì de 3.14159; literally "The Pi of Love") is a 2018 Taiwanese television series created and produced by EBC. It stars Ivy Shao, Ben Wu, Daniel Chen and Candy Yang as the main cast.[1] Filming began on 28 May 2018 [2] and ended on 4 November 2018. It was first broadcast on 21 July 2018 on EBC and aired every Saturday night from 10pm to 11.30pm.
Synopsis
[edit]Zhao Wu Xian, Zhao Yuan Man, Hou Zi Cheng and Lin Mei Xin are good friends who grew up together in the same orphanage in Yun Lin. In year 2009, Wu Xian, Yuan Man and Zi Cheng went to Taipei to pursue their dreams. They will be facing some challenges on the way, how will they overcome it?
Yuan Man thinks of her relationship with Wu Xian as siblings whereas Wu Xian does not. He wants to protect Yuan Man forever and would like her to be his partner. However this journey of love is not smooth, and may even reach bottleneck. However, their “Love” will definitely follow the “Circle” (Yuan/π) and back on its path again.
Cast
[edit]Main cast
[edit]- Ivy Shao as Zhao Yuan-man
- Ben Wu as Zhao Wu-xian
- Daniel Chen as Hou Zi-cheng
- Candy Yang as Lin Mei-xin
Supporting cast
[edit]- Jenny Lee as Zhang Ruo-yun
- Blue Lan as Liang Yi-qing
- Kerr Hsu as Xu Shi-ming
- Wasir Chou as Bai Wei-guang
- Jian Chang as Dean Zhao (Dean of the orphanage)
- Andrew Liu as Zhang Hai-ping
Soundtrack
[edit]Type | Title | Singer(s) |
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Opening Theme | Think of You 愛你剛剛好 |
Ben Wu |
Ending Theme | The Closest Thing To Eternal 最接近永恆的事情 |
Ivy Shao |
Insert song | 到不了的以後 | Ben Wu |
Stay Away From Me 離我遠一點 |
Ivy Shao | |
Thick Lines 粗線條 |
F.E.E.L | |
To Be Continued 未完待續 | ||
當我想念你 | Miu Chu | |
Marching Forward 向前走 |
Lim Giong |
Broadcast
[edit]Network | Country | Airing Date | Timeslot |
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TTV | Taiwan | July 21, 2018 | Saturday 10:00-11:30 pm |
LINE TV | Saturday 11:30 pm | ||
EBC Variety | July 22, 2018 | Sunday 10:00-11:30 pm | |
iQiyi | Sunday 10:00 pm | ||
KKTV | Sunday 11:30 pm | ||
CHOCO TV | July 23, 2018 | Monday 12:00 pm | |
LiTV | |||
Golden Group | July 28, 2018 | Saturday 8:30-10:00 pm | |
GMA News TV | Philippines | 2021 | TBA |
Ratings
[edit]Air Date | Episode | Average Ratings | Rank |
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Jul 21, 2018 | 1 | 0.94 | 4 |
Jul 28, 2018 | 2 | 0.86 | 4 |
Aug 4, 2018 | 3 | 0.55 | 4 |
Aug 11, 2018 | 4 | 0.79 | 4 |
Aug 18, 2018 | 5 | 0.71 | 4 |
Aug 25, 2018 | 6 | 0.83 | 4 |
Sep 1, 2018 | 7 | 0.88 | 4 |
Sep 8, 2018 | 8 | 0.81 | 4 |
Sep 15, 2018 | 9 | 1.12 | 3 |
Sep 22, 2018 | 10 | 0.80 | 4 |
Sep 29, 2018 | 11 | 1.06 | 4 |
Oct 6, 2018 | 12 | 0.80 | 4 |
Oct 13, 2018 | 13 | 1.02 | 3 |
Oct 20, 2018 | 14 | 0.93 | 4 |
Oct 27, 2018 | 15 | 0.98 | 4 |
Nov 3, 2018 | 16 | 0.94 | 4 |
Nov 11, 2018 | 17 | 1.10 | 3 |
Average ratings | 0.89 | -- |
Awards and nominations
[edit]Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
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2019 | 54th Golden Bell Awards | Best Newcomer in a Television Series | Jenny Lee | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ 邵雨薇暴瘦只剩38公斤!吳思賢挺身護花:寫我就好了. ET Today (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ 影/邵雨薇穿學生短裙 風一吹趕緊做這動作. UDN News (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 February 2019.
External links
[edit]- Love & π TTV Official Website (in Chinese)
- Love & π EBC Official Website (in Chinese)
- Love & π on Facebook (in Chinese)
- Love & π LineTV Official Website (in Chinese)
- Love & π LineTV (New version) Official Website (in Chinese)