Let's Talk About Chu
{{Short description|Taiwanese television series}}
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| country = Taiwan
| language = Mandarin
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| num_episodes = 8
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| producer = Huang Jie-yu
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| runtime = 43–58 minutes
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| network = Netflix
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Let's Talk About Chu (stylized as Let's Talk About CHU) ({{lang-zh|t=愛愛內含光}}) is a Taiwanese sex comedy television series directed by Huang Jie-yu and starring Chan Tzu-hsuan, Kai Ko, Wu Chien-ho, Kimi Hsia, Umin Boya and Miao Ke-li as the lead characters.{{cite web |title=Bold and Steamy: Taiwanese Comedy Series 'Let's Talk About CHU' Set to Warm Hearts on February 2|url=https://about.netflix.com/en/news/bold-and-steamy-taiwanese-comedy-series-lets-talk-about-chu |access-date=9 May 2024 |website= About Netflix |date=5 January 2024 }} The first season of the show consisted of eight episodes, premiering on Netflix on 2 February 2024.{{cite web |title=Fans Swipe Right on 'Let's Talk About CHU': Netflix Celebrates with Exclusive Cast Photos|url=https://about.netflix.com/en/news/fans-swipe-right-on-lets-talk-about-chu-netflix-celebrates-with-exclusive|access-date=9 May 2024 |website=About Netflix |date=6 February 2024 }}
Plot
The show follows the character of a waxer Chu Ai, who also runs a sex education vlog as a side hustle. Living by her motto of "Only Sex, No Love," she has a long-term sexual relationship with Ping-ke.{{cite web |title=Stream It Or Skip It: 'Let's Talk About CHU' On Netflix, About A Sex Advice Vlogger Who Has Trouble Navigating Her Own Love Life |url=https://decider.com/2024/02/02/lets-talk-about-chu-netflix-review/|access-date=9 May 2024 |website=Decider |date=2 February 2024 }} In the face of the challenges and conflicts that arise from the Chu family's, unfulfilled demands for sex and love, Chu Ai strives to find the answer to desire and self-discovery and start a relationship that goes beyond the physical.{{cite web |title=Netflix drama review: Let's Talk About Chu – Taiwanese sex comedy starring Chan Tzu-hsuan is a fun and surprisingly honest look at relationships |url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3250373/netflix-drama-review-lets-talk-about-chu-taiwanese-sex-comedy-starring-chan-tzu-hsuan-fun-and|access-date=9 May 2024 |website=South China Morning Post |date=1 February 2024 }}{{cite web |title=Let's Talk About CHU (Season 1): 'Netflix' Recap, & Ending Explained – Do Chu Ai & Ping Ke get back together in the end? |url=https://www.highonfilms.com/lets-talk-about-chu-season-1-netflix-recap-ending-explained/|access-date=9 May 2024 |website= High on Films |date=7 February 2024 }}
Cast
- Chan Tzu-hsuan as Chu Ai
- Kai Ko as Chou Ping-ke, Chu Ai's university classmate and 'friend with benefits'
- Wu Chien-ho as A-yu, casino manager
- Kimi Hsia as Chu Wei, Chu Ai's elder sister, who works as an administrative counter in the school library, married Lin Shijie, a professor at the school, and her life became less and less "sexual" due to the age gap
- Umin Boya as Lin Shijie, Chu Wei's husband, school professor
- Miao Ke-li as Chu Ye Meizhi, Chi’s mother is a very traditional conservative mother.
- Wang Yu-xuan as An-ni, a student who has a sexual relationship with Lin Shijie
Reception
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Category:2024 Taiwanese television series debuts
Category:2020s comedy-drama television series
Category:2020s sex comedy television series
Category:Taiwanese comedy-drama television series
Category:Netflix television dramas
Category:Mandarin-language television shows