Love & π

Love & π
愛的3.14159
Love & π; 愛的3.14159
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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
Release
Original network	TTV; EBC
Picture format	SDTV (480i); HDTV (1080i)
First shown in	Taiwan
Original release	21 July –; 11 November 2018
Chronology
Preceded by
Followed by

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[]

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[]

Main cast[]

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[]

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[]

Type	Title	Singer(s)
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	F.E.E.L
	當我想念你	Miu Chu
	Marching Forward 向前走	Lim Giong

Broadcast[]

Network	Country	Airing Date	Timeslot
TTV	Taiwan	July 21, 2018	Saturday 10:00-11:30 pm
LINE TV		July 21, 2018	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		July 23, 2018	Monday 12:00 pm
Golden Group		July 28, 2018	Saturday 8:30-10:00 pm
GMA News TV	Philippines	2021	TBA

Ratings[]

Air Date	Episode	Average Ratings	Rank
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[]

Year	Ceremony	Category	Nominee	Result
2019	54th Golden Bell Awards	Best Newcomer in a Television Series	Jenny Lee	Nominated

References[]

^ 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[]

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)

[1] 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.

[2] 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.

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