# The Love Song (TV series)

The Love Song (Chinese: 大人情歌; pinyin: dà rén qíng gē; literally "Adult Love Song") is a 2016 Taiwanese romance, television series starring Miao Ke-li, Lu Hsueh-Feng, Vivi Lee, Darren Chiu, Tracy Chou, Sean Lee, Steven Sun and Julie Ting. Shooting began on January 15, 2016 and episodes aired as soon as the shoot finished. The original broadcast began on February 24, 2016 on SET Metro, airing weekdays (Monday through Friday) at 8:00 pm.

## Synopsis

Loneliness sometimes puts strange ideas into your head. Jiang Hsiao Chien is a married woman who is lonely most of the time because her husband works in Mainland China. In order to feel less alone, Hsiao Chien establishes her own community apartment so that she can surround herself with people and create a warm sense of home. But Ho Hsiao Chuen, Hsiao Chien’s first love and ex-boyfriend, becomes one of her new neighbors. As the two begin to interact with each other again under the same roof, their feelings for each other return. What will Hsiao Chien do when she is faced with the choice of following her heart or staying true to her marriage?

## Cast
### Main cast

* Miao Ke-li as Tao Xiu Qiong
* Lu Hsueh-feng [zh] 呂雪鳳 as Gao Lin Man Man 高林滿滿
* Vivi Lee [zh] 李維維 as Jiang Xiao Qian 蔣曉茜
* Darren Chiu [zh] 邱凱偉 as He Xiao Quan 何孝權
* Tracy Chou as Xia Yi Qing 夏以晴
* Sean Lee [zh] 邵翔 as Gao Ding Ya 高定亞
* Steven Sun [zh] 孫其君 as He Xiao Kang 何孝康
* Julie Ting [zh] 丁巧唯 as Xu Tong 許彤

### Supporting cast

* Shen Meng-sheng [zh] 沈孟生 as Xu Jian Chang 許建昌
* Dabe Chen [zh] 安婕希 as Xiao An 小安
* Zhan Jia Ru 詹佳儒 as Hou Zi Da 侯子達
* Tannie Huang 黃妤榛 as Yang Ru Ru 楊如如
* Zhou Ying 周颖 as Hua Ke Xin 華可欣
* Chris Huang 黃書維 as Wang Da Shu 王大樹
* Ma Ya 馬雅 as Xiao Mao 小毛
* Stanley Mei [zh] 梅賢治 as Ah Li 阿力

### Cameo

* Gabriel Lan [zh] 藍鈞天 as Bai Shao Qi 白紹祺
* Ma Chi-chin [zh] 馬之秦 as Bai Li Bing Yu 白李冰玉
* Lai Pei-ying 賴佩瑩 as Shao Qi's employee
* Lin Chun-yung [zh] 綠茶 as He Bi Sheng 何畢昇
* Zooey Tseng [zh] 曾允柔 as Xiao Ya 小雅
* Vicky Huang [zh] 黃沐妍 as Li Li 麗麗
* Huang Hsin-ti [zh] 黃心娣 as Zhen Ni Hua 珍妮花
* David Lin [zh] 博焱 as Gao Ding Yu 高定宇
* Kang Yin-yin [zh] 康茵茵 as Xiao Ting Ru 蕭亭如
* Yu Yen-chen 余彥宸 as Gao Wei Wei 高唯唯
* Angela Lee [zh] 李佳豫 as Wu Zi Zi 吳姿姿
* Titan Huang [zh] 黃泰安 as Mr. Ke
* Debbie Yao [zh] 姚黛瑋 as 金飾店老闆娘
* Ada Pan [zh] 潘慧如 as Liu Tian Ling 劉天凌
* Xenia Yang [zh] 楊雅筑 as Xiao Mei 小美
* Lu Wen-hsueh 魯文學 as Wang Yong Da 王永達
* Lu Chen-hsi 陸侲曦 as Jian Qi Shou 健氣受
* Edison Wang [zh] 王家梁
* Yang Li-yin 楊麗音 as Xiao Quan and Xiao Kang's mother

## Soundtrack

* Give Me One Love 想戀一個愛 by Della Ding 丁噹
* The Mask 面具 by Gary Chaw 曹格
* Ten Years Later 十年後 by Rene Liu 劉若英
* Love Myself More 只是不夠愛自己 by Della Ding 丁噹
* Are You Willing? 妳願不願意 by Gary Chaw 曹格
* 往前跑 by Gary Chaw 曹格
* Starry Sky 星空 by Mayday 五月天
* Orange Jasmine 七里香 by Jay Chou 周杰倫
* And You? 那你呢 by CosmosPeople 宇宙人
* Talk 說 by Murmurshow 慢慢說樂團
* Differences by Murmurshow 慢慢說樂團
* Love Staying at Home 喜歡待在家 by Murmurshow 慢慢說樂團

## Broadcast

| Network | Country | Airing Date | Timeslot |
| SET Metro | Taiwan | February 24, 2016 | Monday to Friday 8:00-9:00 pm |
| EBC Variety | Taiwan | February 24, 2016 | Monday to Friday 9:00-10:00 pm |
| Astro Shuang Xing | Malaysia | February 25, 2016 | Monday to Friday 6:00-7:00 pm |
| VV Drama | Singapore | March 23, 2016 | Monday to Friday 7:00-8:00 pm |
| UNTV | Philippines | This 2021 | TBA |

## Episode ratings

Competing dramas on rival channels airing at the same time slot were:
* SET Taiwan - Taste of Life
* FTV - Dowry, Spring Flower
* TTV - HARU (re-run), Fighting Meiling
* CTV - Love Yunge from the Desert, Golden Darling
* CTS - Thank You for You Have Loved Me, Nirvana in Fire (re-run), The Legend of Mi Yue
* GTV Variety - War Family
| Air Date | Episodes | Weekly Average Ratings | Rank |
| Feb 24-26, 2016 | 1-3 | 0.84 | 4 |
| Feb 29-Mar 4, 2016 | 4-8 | 0.96 | 3 |
| Mar 7-11, 2016 | 9-13 | 1.02 | 3 |
| Mar 14-18, 2016 | 14-18 | 1.13 | 4 |
| Mar 21-25, 2016 | 19-23 | 1.07 | 4 |
| Mar 28-Apr 1, 2016 | 24-28 | 1.07 | 4 |
| Apr 4-8, 2016 | 29-33 | 0.94 | 5 |
| Apr 11-15, 2016 | 34-38 | 0.95 | 5 |
| Apr 18-22, 2016 | 39-43 | 0.95 | 5 |
| Apr 25-29, 2016 | 44-48 | 1.03 | 5 |
| May 2–6, 2016 | 49-53 | 0.98 | 5 |
| May 9–13, 2016 | 54-58 | 0.91 | 4 |
| May 16–20, 2016 | 59-63 | 1.02 | 4 |
| May 23–27, 2016 | 64-68 | 1.10 | 4 |
| May 30–31, 2016 | 69-70 | 1.09 | 4 |
| Average ratings | Average ratings | | |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
| 2016 | 2016 Sanlih Drama Awards | Viewers Choice Drama Award | The Love Song | Nominated |
| 2016 | 2016 Sanlih Drama Awards | Best Actor Award | Darren Chiu | Nominated |
| 2016 | 2016 Sanlih Drama Awards | Best Actress Award | Vivi Lee | Nominated |
| 2016 | 2016 Sanlih Drama Awards | Best Powerful Performance Award | Miao Ke-Li | Nominated |
| 2016 | 2016 Sanlih Drama Awards | Best Crying Award | Miao Ke-Li & Lu Hsueh-Feng | Won |
| 2016 | 2016 Sanlih Drama Awards | Best Kiss Award | Darren Chiu & Vivi Lee | Nominated |
| 2016 | 2016 Sanlih Drama Awards | Best Screen Couple Award | Darren Chiu & Vivi Lee | Nominated |
| 2016 | 2016 Sanlih Drama Awards | Viewers Choice Drama's Song Award | "Give Me One Love" - Della Ding | Nominated |