What Is Love (TV series)
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What Is Love promotional poster
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| Genre | Romance, Comedy |
| Written by | Jane Qi (簡奇峰), Xinhui Lin (林欣慧) |
| Directed by | Huang Tian Ren (黃天仁) |
| Starring |
Chris Wu Jade Chou |
| Opening theme | "單身美好" (Shining Single Life) by Claire Kuo |
| Ending theme | "再痛也沒關係" (It Can Hurt More) by Andrew Tan |
| Country of origin | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Original language(s) | Mandarin |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Huang Wan Bo |
| Location(s) | Taiwan |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Bethel Video Productions Ltd. |
| Release | |
| Original network | TTV |
| First shown in | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Original release | 20 July – 9 November 2012 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | In Between |
| Followed by | An Innocent Mistake |
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| What Is Love on TTV | |
| Production website | |
| What Is Love | |
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| Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
| Released | August 14, 2012 |
| Genre | Mandopop |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Label | Linfair Records |
What Is Love (Chinese: 花是愛) is a 2012 Taiwanese idol romantic-comedy television series. The television drama was produced by Bethel Video Productions Ltd. starring Chris Wu as the male main lead and Jade Chou as the female main lead. The shooting began on April 9, 2012, and first aired on July 20, 2012 on TTV.
Thirty-two-year-old Li Yi Hua (Jade Chou) is longing for a romantic relationship and wants to marry a good man. Along comes Bai Zong You (Chris Wu), who breaks women's hearts with one-night stands. Bai Zong You sets his sights on wooing Li Yi Hua next.
The following are the cast of What Is Love series:
Kenting Beach was used as a background scene for the opening theme of the program as well as the location of the montages used during the last episodes of the series. Various areas around Miramar Entertainment Park were used when the characters walk to and from their workplaces. Other filming locations include: Taipei City Hall, 三星張 Bed and Breakfast Meihua Lake, Cingjing Farm, Songshan Cultural and Creative Park, Diamond Tony's Italian Bistro, The Villa Herbs Restaurant, Cingjing National Hotel, and Yue Ying Landscape Holiday Villas.
The director once had Chris Wu do a scene, in which he carries Jade Chou to the hospital, fifteen times. As a result, Wu's arms eventually got sore and his legs became so weak that Chou was accidentally hit by a wheelchair. Chou did not sustain serious injuries. During the shooting of the last scene of the last episode, Wu accidentally pulled Chou's miniskirt upwards while kissing her, causing her underwear to show up in the midst of the city.
The plush sheep doll seen in the later episodes was made specially by the production team, as it was inconvenient for them to shoot the real sheep, seen during the first episodes, on set.
In an interview, Jade Chou was asked about her comparison with the character that she was playing. Then around thirty and still single, her similarity with character Li Yi Hua, who is longing for love and wanting to get married, was noted. She answered, "I am also at the stage where people would often ask me about marriage. However, I want to enjoy my life, every single bit of it, no matter if I'm already 35 years old already. Since I was too busy during my twenties, I think that I'm still missing a lot of things. I want to learn even more".
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