52Hz, I Love You
# 52Hz, I Love You

52 Hz, I Love You (Chinese: 52赫茲我愛你) is a 2017 Taiwanese musical drama film directed by Wei Te-sheng. It was released on January 26, 2017.

## Premise

52Hz, I Love You comprises various love stories set in modern Taipei City on Valentine's Day. The title of the film references the 52-hertz whale, described as "the world's loneliest whale" as no other whales can hear its unusual frequency call. This serves as a metaphor for loneliness and finding love.

## Cast

* Lin Zhong-yu as Ang
* Zhuang Juan-ying as Xin
* Suming as Da-he
* Mify Chen as Lei

### Cameo appearance

* Sandrine Pinna as Qi
* Nana Lee as Mei
* Lin Ching-tai as Dong
* Cyndi Chao as Xin's Aunt
* Cheng Wei-da as Xin's Brother
* Sun Ruei as Girlfriend of Xin's Brother
* Van Fan as Band Member
* Ma Nien-hsien as Band Member
* Min Hsiung as Band Member
* Ying Wei-min as Band Member
* Chie Tanaka as Server
* Shino Lin as Server
* Joanne Yang as Server
* Ma Ju-lung as Customer
* Pei Hsiao-lan as Customer
* Ko Wen-je as himself
* Allison Limmer as extra

## Reception

### Box office

As of March 4, 2017, 52Hz, I Love You grossed NT$45.5 million (US$1.5 million), against a production budget of NT$80 million (US$2.6 million).

In Taiwan, 52Hz, I Love You was released alongside domestic productions The Village of No Return and Hanky Panky, and Hollywood films Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, Moana and Hidden Figures, and was projected to gross NT$100 million over the Lunar New Year holiday frame. It went on to make NT$22.8 million (US$730,000) in its opening weekend, ranking seventh at the Taipei box office.

With the film's box office performance in Taiwan, the film was considered a box office disappointment, making it one of the lowest-grossing films from Wei Te-sheng. The filmmaker had previously directed the financially successful Cape No. 7 (2008) and Seediq Bale (2011), namely the highest and second-highest grossing domestic film of all time at the Taiwan box office. In an interview, Wei stated that the film's overall financial success will depend on its international distribution and VOD sales, as well as merchandising sales revenue.

### Critical response

Elizabeth Kerr of The Hollywood Reporter said, "predictable though it may be, Wei has been careful to replicate the whimsical ebbs, flows and beats required of the form, and 52Hz, I Love You captures the cotton candy essence of the musical romance rather effectively." Edmund Lee of South China Morning Post rated it 2.5/5 stars and wrote that the film "proves to be a pleasant trifle, which does a far more effective job of pleasing the ear than stirring the heart".

