Love in the Buff


Love in the Buff is a 2012 Hong Kong romantic comedy film directed by Pang Ho-cheung and starring Miriam Yeung and Shawn Yue. It is the sequel to the 2010 film Love in a Puff.
Principal photography began in mid-July 2011 at Hong Kong and was later moved to Beijing in early August, before finally wrapping up 30 August 2011. The film was released on 29 March 2012 in Hong Kong. The film won the Audience Award in the competition section of the Osaka Asian Film Festival in 2013.
For her performance in the film, Miriam Yeung won the Best Actress award at the 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards.
A third installment, Love Off the Cuff, was released on April 27, 2017.

Plot

Five months after the events in Love in a Puff, Jimmy is under much stress, working long hours. His previous boss, now working in Beijing, asks him to move there to work for him. The stress of his job and the decision to move to Beijing cause a rift in Cherie and his relationship. Eventually, they break up and he moves to Beijing.
On one of his business trips, he meets a flight attendant, You-you Shang, and they develop a romantic relationship.
Six months later, Cherie is also transferred to the company in Beijing. The two meet by chance but at this time, Cherie is also seeing a responsible and down-to-earth businessman, Sam. Jimmy and Cherie cheat behind Sam's and You-you's backs.

Cast

As of 3 April 2012, Love in the Buff has scored an 89% "Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Box office

After 4 days of its initial release in Hong Kong, the film has earned HK$9,301,112 in the box office and was no. 1 on the weekend of 31 March to 1 April at the Hong Kong box office.

Closing Credits

Shawn Yue's re-enactment of Linda Wong's '90s hit song "Don't Ask Who I Am" was shown along with the closing credits. In the video, Yue dressed very closely as Wong, as well as mimicked Wong's facial expressions and gestures in the original video. This video has gone viral on social networking sites.

Soundtrack album

A Love in the Buff original soundtrack was released on 30 March 2012.
Track listing:
  1. 法國人惹的禍
  2. Drenched
  3. Water Melon Bossa
  4. Chop Pig Chair
  5. 離開好地方
  6. 好地方（北京版）
  7. Rendezvous Valse
  8. 我的歌聲裡
  9. Anyway At All
  10. Smoky Memory
  11. He Said You Are Beautiful
  12. Date In Bed
  13. Queen Of Hea
  14. What's Behind
  15. Third Party
  16. Flirt Again
  17. Blind Date Club
  18. Who's 余春嬌?
  19. To Be Honest
  20. 草坪，野餐，好舒服
  21. 春天
  22. Transparent Secret
  23. Mirror Of You
  24. Why Couldn't Be Together Everyday?
  25. Time To Leave, Bye!
  26. Time To Chase You Back
  27. 掛住你呀！
  28. Love Means...
  29. Love In The Buff