Third time's the charm? These chaotic idiots are back to choose between romance and rent.
Season 1 • Episode 12
LatestLove or Bread is a 2008 Taiwanese drama starring Joe Cheng and Ariel Lin. It was produced by Gala Television and driected by Lin He Long. This marks the third drama that Cheng and Lin have co-starred together, after It Started With a Kiss in 2005 and its sequel They Kiss Again in 2007. It was first broadcast in Taiwan on free-to-air China Television from 16 November 2008 to 8 February 2009, every Sunday at 22:00 and cable TV GTV Variety Show/CH 28 on 22 November 2008 to 14 February 2009, every Saturday at 21:30.
Acting
Cheng and Lin's effortless chemistry from two prior dramas together.
Production
Quaint 2008 Taiwan aesthetic before streaming polished everything.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This completed an unofficial trilogy with It Started With a Kiss and They Kiss Again, making Cheng and Lin one of Taiwan's most iconic on-screen pairs of the 2000s.
The 'rich man, poor woman' trope dominated Taiwanese rom-coms of this era, reflecting economic anxiety during the 2008 financial crisis.
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