Annie Chen and George Hu Reunited!

Fresh off their recent daily drama, Annie Chen and George Hu are set to work together again on the next SETTV produced drama, Love Around (tentatively from the FB link address) or True Love, Black & White (a literal translation from the Chinese title 真愛黑白配).

 

It is quite interesting that this pair is thrown together again so soon after their last drama. I mean, yea we know the circle of actors in Taiwan isn't that big and repeat pairings do happen, but I think this is the one of, if not, the soonest I've seen actors paired together again. 

Love, Now Episodes 31-33

Big, big sorry to fellow LNAAs... I know I haven't posted anything for agggessss... But aside from uni, I also got distracted into watching The Big Bang Theory (marathoned till Season 4), School 2013 (which is awesome), The Lizzie Bennet Diaries (need the next episode!!) and... anyway, you probably don't need to hear this. I haven't exactly caught up to the series myself, so hopefully what I'm writing will still be from a non-spoilery perspective. (And hopefully comments will stay that way too!)

Ahhh... I have missed the sugar rush from our favourite OTP.

Snow is:   *whistling from the candy overdose*

Love, Now Episode 29-30

*School has started, so slow as the recaps already are, I'm afraid we're gonna get even slower *sobs* But the anticipation shall be greater! And I shall try to be more concise (what I tell myself every time lol).

We continue dealing with the fall-out from formed and broken relationships - which means general mopiness save some words of wisdom. Qi Ming spirals further into despair; Yi Ru finds support and tries to reach out to him. Fortunately, we have our increasingly reliable dose of OTP cuteness and dorkiness. People always talk about ladies who glow when in love. Methinks Shi De is the one glowing all the time now. Heehee.

Snow is:  cheering them on!

In which Ice Sculpture CEO finds his idol roots

I know it's not the 1st, but HAPPY NEW YEAR folks! SETTV sent the main actors from their stable of daily dramas down to Kaohsiung for the countdown party - George Hu, Annie Chen, Chris Wang, and Xiao Yu (Lollipop-F) were there to keep things high.

So I knew they were performing, but aside from the one idol singer in the line-up, I was wondering what sort of performance would the other three be included in. And then I saw this:

*jaw drop* WHO IS THIS?! Our adorkable ice sculpture is not only melted but BLAZING HOT!

Love, Now OST: Blank Spaces (Tian Kong) by Jia Jia

Fellow LNAAs may have noticed a mysterious song that keeps repeating throughout many emotional scenes in recent episodes. Well - the mystery is resolved with the release of Jia Jia's (家家) new album "Unforgettable", in which is the single 填空 / Tian Kong, "Blank Spaces" (unofficial English title translated by moi, literally Fill in the Blanks).

Hailed as Taiwan's Adele, Jia Jia is known for the R&B quality she brings to her songs. I really like her soulful voice, which is apparent in this song as well as the song she's most famous for, the mellow ballad rendition of Mayday's "Zhi Zu" which appeared in their 3DNA movie as well as the drama "Ring Ring Bell" last year. She is signed to Bin Music, which must now be the king of OSTs with their artists (Yen-j, Della Ding, Magic Power, Victor Wong, Mayday) contributing to practically every SETTV drama soundtrack.

Love, Now Episode 28

I'm writing furiously these days since we're behind because I really want to get to the juicy and exciting parts that's been happening XD *tells self* you can do eeet! SO.

Maybe the drama producers decided we had an overload of cheese sugar in the previous episode, so we're in for the somber in this one. Since our OTP is officially together, that means someone else has to lick his wounds. He should probably join in with the other one, who gets no third chance. And oh! They sneakily put in the L-word, which we haven't heard despite all the drama.

Snow is:*tying on her headband*

Love, Now Episode 27

NEED I WORDS??

Snow is:rewarded *yes!!*

Love, Now Episode 26

Snow:  Hi everyone! I'm so excited to be helping out with the recaps - I've always wanted to do this but never had the balls to run a whole blog. I don't think I can be as funny, and I'll try not to be too long-winded, but I hope you guys enjoy reading this too.

[hellochloe: Bah, as if! I wouldn't be surprised if you end up stealing my thunder. Dear readers, please give a warm welcome to Snow, whom you may recognize as one of the frequent commenter here and a die-hard member of LNAA. I am so lucky to have her here, I enjoyed this post mucho and I hope you do too.]

This episode was a sort of turning point for all relationships in the show. People get rejected, people smile, people cry, people can't stop smiling, people fall sick, people worry. Kinda like those necessary set-up episodes for the fall-outs and resolutions coming. Decisions, decisions.

Snow is:preparing for the awesome.

Love, Now: Episode 25

Step back guys, make way for the new and improved Qi Ming. Actually, I'm not so sure about the "improved" part, but one thing's clear: the man had a personality makeover and is totally subdued and void of witty repartees now. Omigosh, who are you and what've you done to Qi Ming??? What happened to the sassy and boisterous character we've come to know and love? 

Love, it's a scary thing.

Chlo-Meter:

Love, Now: Episode 24

Back! Hi, my homies, how ya doin? Sorry for being MIA these past few days. Now that my exams are over, my PS addiction (PHOTOSHOP, not the Ji Sung movie title) has hit me full force. It's so hard to stop playing with pretty people T_T

Solli! But I won't forget: Monday night is here, which means The George Hu Show is on. Ohhhhh, time to watch my cutie pie. Let's get started, shall we?

Chlo-Meter:addiction, the highway to hell.

Love, Now: Episode 23

Scenes tally up:
OTP cuddling in bed = 0
Qi Ming and Shi De = 1

Chlo-Meter:otp what otp  ♥__♥

Love, Now: Episode 22

aka. "It's you!" "No, YOU!"

Once again romance takes the back burner as the Sherlock brotherhood sets out to investigate the mystery of their drunken night at the hotel. Long hair, nice voice, calls him "General Manager." It's SO related to Shi De ('cause who the heck calls Qi Ming by that title), and ten bucks say it's Shi De's employee, Albee. She had dropped them off at the hotel, leaving behind a shoe and err, pantyhose. Of course, nothing explicit ever happened.

Right, right??? I swear, if this sets back my OTP in any way...

Chlo-Meter: anxious, dammit.

Love, Now: Episode 21

aka. Will The Owner of The Red Shoe Please Stand Up?

If dramas were to be believed, hotels in Taiwan must be a virtuous place where people check-in only to spend the night sleeping. Really! Nothing happened! Orgies, what orgies?

Chlo-Meter: suuuure.

Love, Now: Episode 20

KEEP YOUR SMILE. 

I will, Shi De, I will. If you keep those English words coming. And racy scenes with Qi Ming.

Chlo-Meter:resistance is futile.

Think I'm trippin'? Then tie my shoes.

A longer version of next episode's preview is here, which can only mean...

SPAZ TIME!!! All bets are off as Qi Ming tells Shi De he won't hand Yi Ru over to him. Say what? Are you saying that as a capacity of a "big brother" or have you finally realize where your true feelings lie? Guess this will be the end of their coffee dates (I'm quite disappointed.)

EPISODE 20 PLEASE BE GOOD.

Love, Now: Episode 19

You know what they say, three rescues and you are destined for me. 

We geddit, Show, thanks for confirming! 

Chlo-Meter:this post is Kang Shu approved.

Love, Now: Episode 18

Although Papa Yang is on Team Qi Ming (who's flabbergasted?), I've found signs of higher power - this shows how compatible dad and his future son-in-law are:

Papa Yang's SHOCKFACE.

Shi De's SHOCKFACE.

Coincidence? I think not. 

Chlo-Meter: jolly

Love, Now: Episode 17

*passes out from the awesome*

Although Yi Ru's reluctance is a head-scratcher, I'm really loving how the drama is addressing my biggest worry: Shi De being a dickhead to Yi Ru every time something untoward happens. Although only time will tell, he is taking that first step to better himself, so PROGRESS. Hurrah to Show for not glossing over this issue with the OTP's fantastic chemistry. Or Shi De in a vest. Shi De in general *__*

Chlo-Meter: SHIP IT LIKE FED EX. 

Love, Now: Episode 16

This week, members of LNAA (Love Now Addicts Anonymous) face our hardest tribulation yet: The glory of Shi De in a workshirt. HOTDAMN. Guys, you don't need your ovaries any more, right? Because it just exploded. 

P.S: If it didn't, you're a cyborg.

Chlo-Meter:nipples!

Love, Now OST: "Hold This Hand" by Victor Wong

When I first heard this song in its entirety, my first thought was: "David and Jolin's Marry Me Today." How many ways can you say FOREVER in Chinese? As it turns out, a whole freaking lot.

Chlo-Meter:I love you like a love song, baby!