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.

Love & π
Promotional poster
愛的3.14159
GenreRomance, Friendship, Slice of life
Created byEBC
Written byZou Wei-gang, Lin Wei-ting, Gong Min-hui
Directed byChen Bao-zhong, Ye Hong-wei
StarringIvy 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 originTaiwan
Original languagesMandarin
Taiwanese
English
No. of episodes17
Production
ProducerLiu Yu-cheng
Production locationTaiwan
Running time75 minutes
Original release
NetworkTTV
EBC
Release21 July (2018-07-21) –
11 November 2018 (2018-11-11)
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Synopsis

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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

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Main cast

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Supporting cast

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Soundtrack

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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
當我想念你 Miu Chu
Marching Forward
向前走
Lim Giong

Broadcast

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Network Country Airing Date Timeslot
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

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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

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

References

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  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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