My Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ 1/2 9.5/10 It's great to watch something realistic once in awhile in this land of dramas. My friend heard good things about this movie so we decided to give a try and I'm glad we did. Life is full of twists and turns and perfection is usually what makes life unrealistic. Everyone is flawed in their own ways, but it's...
Synopsis: Hoping to inherit the Ding's family business, Ding Chi purposely caused her niece Ding Aijia to fall from the cliff. But after knowing that her father will donate his entire fortune to charity, she searched for her to prevent that from happening. After finding her, Ding Chi decided to switch the real Ding Aijia with Yu Youmei, the daughter of the family...
Synopsis: This drama takes place in Tong Sai during the 1930s, an era of corruption and human trafficking. Kam Wah (Louis Cheung) is a corrupted officer from the start who takes bribes and collects tributes from commoners. But he begins to change when he meets righteous cop Sum Yat Yin (Matt Yeung) and gets embroiled in the investigation of human trafficking. As he finds his conscience, he...
I decided to watch this drama after my interest in The Journey of Flower has started to dwindle. Initially unwilling to watch this due to its genre (horror), I gave it a try after my sister wanted to watch it with me to improve her Chinese. First off, this is not much of a horror drama compared to the horror movies out in...
Synopsis: Originally a highly-ranked imperial police in the government, Li Ge Xiao (Wallace Huo) becomes the top-wanted fugitive after being framed by corrupted official, Yan Song (Deng Li Min) and losing his wife. With the brains and highly-skilled martial arts, he is persuaded by his former colleague, Ying Wu Qiu (Edwin Siu) to come out of hiding and help the people. To succeed,...
Synopsis: Former undercover police Pau Kai Chung (Chin Siu Ho) escapes to the Wudang Mountains after experiencing a severe setback in life. His senior Mo Yee Shan (Yuen Qiu), whom he has known since his youth, hires him as a chef for her lodging establishment in Wudang. She also takes in the mysterious and mentally ill Ho Ching Tung (Derek Kok), who was...
Synopsis: Tang Dou Dou (Li Qin) sells tofu for a living and often dreams about marrying a first-ranked scholar. Master Shen and Madame Shen is so impressed by Dou Dou's eloquence and wits that they want her to marry their son Shen Bo Nan who was coined as the child prodigy of Jiangnan for passing the exam at a young age. Unfortunately, she...
Synopsis: Li Yi Feng plays a sweet, rich young master, while William Chan takes on the cold, heroic, investigator. On the ladies’ side, Tang Yan embodies the spirit of a sweet, strong willed Chinese Woman, in contrast to the nobly charming young mistress of Shu Chang. Moreover, the two ladies often find their interests in conflict with each other. Aside from that, the...
Summary: Adapted from Korean drama My Daughter Seo Young, The Wife's Lies tells the story of a girl named Li Xiaxi who lives a tough life due to her father's constant gambling habit. After her mother dies from a heart condition, she blames her father for her mother's death and holds a grudge towards him. She takes on a position as tutor for...
Synopsis: Li Yi Feng plays a sweet, rich young master, while William Chan takes on the cold, heroic, investigator. On the ladies’ side, Tang Yan embodies the spirit of a sweet, strong willed Chinese Woman, in contrast to the nobly charming young mistress of Shu Chang. Moreover, the two ladies often find their interests in conflict with each other. Aside from that, the...
Watched this because a big fan of Tavia and this series did not disappoint! Synopsis: To Zan Feng is the illegitimate second son of wealthy banker To Co Nan. He operates a bank that loans out equipments and lands rather than money, hoping that people can grow their own food and support themselves by selling the food as well as eventually return the...
During my winter break, I've began watching the newest adaptation of Louis Cha/Jin Yong's wuxia novel, The Deer and the Cauldron. I haven't watched the previous version except remember bits and pieces from the 2000 Duke of Mount Deer version, starring Dicky Cheung. But I want to say this new one is really vibrant (costumes and accessories) and actually entertaining. As a fan...
This TV series is adapted from a popular novel also written by the author (Gu Man) who wrote Shan Shan, Come and Eat (Boss and Me). The production team that brought to us Boss and Me also had the honor in producing this drama. Synopsis: While studying at university, Zhao Mosheng (Tiffany Tang) fell in love at first sight with law student He...
