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.
Sandrine Pinna, Nana Lee, Van Fan, Lin Ching-tai, Cyndi Chao, Suming, Mify Chen, Lin Zhong-yu
3:29
11.
"Golden Ratio 黃金比例"
Zhuang Juan-ying, Lin Zhong-yu, Paige Su, Sandrine Pinna, Nana Lee
5:14
12.
"Cupid Needs Love 丘比特也要愛"
Cyndi Chao, Lin Ching-tai, Zhuang Juan-ying, Lin Zhong-yu, Mify Chen, Suming
3:45
13.
"Not Too Late 來得及"
Mify Chen, Suming
2:23
14.
"When Fate Meets Chance 命運還是機會"
Lin Zhong-yu, Zhuang Juan-ying, Mify Chen, Suming
5:05
15.
"Ten Years 十年"
Suming
3:38
16.
"Big World, Small World 大世界小世界"
Van Fan
3:57
17.
"Du Lu Da La 愛情就是啦啦啦"
Lin Zhong-yu, Zhuang Juan-ying, Mify Chen, Suming
2:29
18.
"52Hz, I Love you (Bass Solo version) 52赫茲我愛你 (貝斯對話版)"
Lin Zhong-yu
3:31
Reception
Box office
As of 4 March 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).[2]
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.[4] It went on to make NT$22.8 million (US$730,000) in its opening weekend, ranking seventh at the Taipei box office.[5][6][7]
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.[2]
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."[8] 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".[3]
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