Love or Spend

Love or Spend
戀愛鄰距離

Love or Spend promo poster
Genre Romance, Comedy, Family
Created by Sanlih E-Television
Written by Xu Gui Ying (徐珪瑩) (Screenwriter coordinator, ep 1-2)
Ou Lai En (歐萊恩) (Screenwriter coordinator, ep 1-)
Yan Yi Fan (顏一帆) (Screenwriter coordinator, ep 6-)
Wu De Yuan (吳德元) (ep 6-)
Zheng Ying Min (鄭英敏) (ep 6-)
Cao Yi He (曹頤和)(ep 31-)
Directed by Hao Xin Xiang (郝心翔)
Starring Kingone Wang
Ling Hung
Jolin Chien
Dayuan Lin
Li Jing Tian (李京恬)
Opening theme Can't Lose You Now (保護你) by Patrick Brasca (派偉俊)
Ending theme Don't Say Goodbye (我不要) by Popu Lady
Country of origin Republic of China (Taiwan)
Original language(s) Mandarin
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 77 + 2 specials
Production
Executive producer(s) Liu Qiu Ping (劉秋平)
Xu Shi Qi (徐詩淇)
Producer(s) Liang Han Hui (梁漢輝)
Xu Zhi Yi (徐志怡)
Location(s) Taiwan
Camera setup Multi camera
Running time 60 minutes
Production company(s) Sanlih E-Television
Eastern Shine Production Co., Ltd. (東映製作有限公司)
Release
Original network SETTV
Picture format SDTV (480i)
HDTV (1080i)
First shown in Republic of China (Taiwan)
Original release 4 November 2015 (2015-11-04) – 23 March 2016 (2016-03-23)
Chronology
Preceded by Bitter Sweet
Followed by The Love Song
External links
Official Website
Production website

Love or Spend (Chinese: 戀愛鄰距離; pinyin: liàn'ài lín jù lí; literally "Love the Neighbor Distance") is a 2015 Taiwanese family television drama starring Kingone Wang, Ling Hung, Jolin Chien, Dayuan Lin and Li Jing Tian. Shooting began on October 23, 2015, and wrapped up on February 22, 2016. The original broadcast began on November 4, 2015, on SETTV, airing weekdays (Monday through Friday) at 8:00 pm.

Premise

Close friends often confuse each other for lovers, but not Pie Zhang Xi (Kin-gone Wang) and Mo Cheng Zen (Jennifer Hong). Their mothers are best friends, so they've been close since childhood. Zhang and Zen's mothers have always hoped their kids would fall in love and marry each other some day, but the two share no romantic feelings despite having known each other for decades. Ultimately, their mothers convince them to explore their individual love lives and find their soul mates by their 32nd birthdays. If they fail to find their matches, they have to marry each other.

Cast

Main cast

Supporting cast

Cameo

Soundtrack

Title (English) Title (Chinese) Performer
(Chinese name
in parenthesis)
"Can't Lose You Now" 保護你 Patrick Brasca (派偉俊)
"Don't Say Goodbye" 我不要 Popu Lady
"Love Addiction" 信愛成癮 Ella Chen
"Age of 30" 30啊 Ella Chen
"The Nearness of Distance" 親密的疏離 Celeste Syn (冼佩瑾)
"Jessika" Celeste Syn (冼佩瑾)
"Throw You in the River" 把你丟進淡水河裡 Celeste Syn (冼佩瑾)
"My Time" 我的時代 Patrick Brasca (派偉俊)
"I Like You" 我喜歡你 Patrick Brasca (派偉俊)
"Wooden Man" 木頭人 Aaron Yan
"Love Against the Flow" 逆流愛情 Power Station
"Rainbows" Andrew Yeh (葉懷佩)

Broadcast

NetworkCountryAiring DateTimeslot
SETTV TaiwanNovember 4, 2015Monday to Friday 8:00-9:00 pm
ETTVMonday to Friday 9:00-10:00 pm
Astro Shuang Xing MalaysiaNovember 5, 2015Monday to Friday 6:00-7:00 pm
VV Drama SingaporeDecember 7, 2015Monday to Friday 7:00-8:00 pm

Episode ratings

Competing dramas on rival channels airing at the same time slot were:

Air DateEpisodesWeekly Average RatingsRank
Nov 4–6, 2015 1–3 1.55 4
Nov 9–13, 2015 4–8 1.33 4
Nov 16–20, 2015 9–13 1.41 3
Nov 23–27, 2015 14–18 1.40 3
Nov 30–Dec 4, 2015 19–23 1.27 4
Dec 7–11, 2015 24–28 1.42 3
Dec 14–18, 2015 29–33 1.54 3
Dec 21–25, 2015 34–38 1.66 3
Dec 28, 2015 – Jan 1, 20161 39–42 1.53 3
Jan 4–8, 2016 43–47 1.72 3
Jan 11–15, 2016 48–52 1.53 3
Jan 18–22, 2016 53–57 1.52 3
Jan 25–29, 2016 58–62 1.72 3
Feb 1–5, 2016 63–67 1.80 3
Feb 8–12, 2016 Special Ep 1–2 1.25 3
68–70
Feb 15–19, 2016 71–75 1.75 3
Feb 22–23, 2016 76–77 1.73 3
Average ratings 1.54

^Note 1 : No episode was aired on December 31, 2015 due to SETTV airing New Year's Eve countdown special show.

Awards and nominations

Ceremony Category Nominee Result
2015 Sanlih Drama Awards Best Actor Award Kingone Wang Nominated
Best Actress Award Ling Hung Nominated
Best Potential Award Dayuan Lin Nominated
China Wave Award Kingone Wang Won
Viewers Choice Drama Award Love or Spend Nominated

External links

References

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