''(Sex) Appeal'' (Taiwan: , China: ) is a 2014 Taiwanese-Chinese youth

romance Romance (from Vulgar Latin , "in the Roman language", i.e., "Latin") may refer to: Common meanings * Romance (love), emotional attraction towards another person and the courtship behaviors undertaken to express the feelings * Romance languages, ...

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directed by Wang Wei-ming. It was released in Taiwan and China on October 24, 2014.

Cast

Vivian Hsu Vivian Hsu ( Atayal: ; ; born March 19, 1975) is a Taiwanese singer and actress. Hsu rose to prominence in Japan, where she made her first appearance in 1995 and has become a highly recognized celebrity with her countless appearances in media dur ...

as Fang An-yu *

Alyssa Chia Alyssa Chia Ching-wen (; born 7 October 1974) is a Taiwanese actress and television host. She is known for her roles in television series such as the period dramas ''The Prince of Han Dynasty'', ''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber'' and '' Lady W ...

as Lin An-ni *

Amber Kuo Kuo Tsai-chieh (, born 19 February 1986), also known as Amber Kuo, is a Taiwanese singer and actress. Career Kuo made her debut in the music video of "我們小時候" (When We Were Young) by Taiwanese singer Tank (Taiwanese singer), Tank. She ...

as Pai Hui-hua *

Leon Dai Leon Dai (, born 27 July 1966) is a Taiwanese actor and film director. His film ''Cannot Live Without You'' was Taiwan's submission to the 82nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The film also won two awards at the 46th Golden Hor ...

as Li Jen-fang *Jade Chou as Wang Wen-hui * Sean Huang *

Lene Lai Lene Lai (; born 6 June 1989) is a Taiwanese actress and model. She was the 2nd runner-up of the Miss Asia Pageant 2008. Life and career Lai studied at Tainan University of Technology, but she has since put her study on hold. She participated ...

as Li Ya *Fion Fu as Fu Hsiao-ling

Reception

Critical response

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, Derek Elley gave it a 7 out of 10, calling it a "notable, if over-dense, drama centred on a teacher-student "rape"

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raises the Taiwan bar."

Accolades

References

External links

* 2014 romantic drama films Taiwanese romantic drama films Chinese romantic drama films 2010s Mandarin-language films {{2010s-romantic-drama-film-stub