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Under the Canopy of Love

Written by krystal

Cast: Kevin Cheng, Niki Chow, Bosco Wong, Claire Yiu, Natalie Tong, Charles Szeto
Length: 20 episodes
Genre: Modern, Romance, Drama
Producer: Amy Wong
Scriptwriter: Wong Wai Keung

Synopsis:

Because of a PDA, the lively and childlike Ko Yat Sze (Niki Chow) is bought together with Shum Long (Kevin Cheng), her Prince Charming back to her school days. Their encounter takes place in a shopping mall, which design is like a canopy. The romance that started out but not yet accomplished in the old days continues now. Meanwhile, also under the canopy of love, Sze meets Kuen Lik (Bosco Wong), a guy who is loyal and devoted to friends.

Sze believes that love outweighs bread and butter. However, Long can do anything for becoming rich. On the other hand, the simple and honest Lik reminds Sze of the Long in the good old days… What kind of story will these three youngsters tell under the canopy of love?

Credits: K for TVB

Weekly Ratings:
Episodes 01-05: 30 points
Episodes 06-10: 31 points
Episodes 11-15: 31 points
Episodes 16-20: 33 points

Awards:
TVB 39th Anniversary Awards (2006) – Best Actor in a Leading Role: Kevin Cheng

Astro Wah Lai Toi Drama Awards 2007:
My Favourite Theme Song – Please Speak by Kevin Cheng & Niki Chow
My Favourite Couple – Kevin Cheng & Niki Chow
My Favourite Characters (2 out of 12) – Kevin Cheng as Shum Long; Bosco Wong as Kuen Lik

Official Website: tvb.com

Trailers
Trailer 1 (Niki, Kevin, Bosco)
Trailer 2 (Kevin & Niki)
Trailer 3
Trailer 4
Mandarin Trailer A
Mandarin Trailer B

Promotions, News Clips, Interviews, Behind the Scenes
Character Introductions
Kevin & Niki interview
Kevin, Niki & Bosco interview with Amigo Chui
News: interview & clips from the series
Behind the Scenes: swimming pool scene
Behind the Scenes: wedding scene

News Articles
[Niki, Bosco & Kevin Talk About "Under the Canopy of Love"] from Jayne Stars

Image Gallery
Official TVB images

Soundtrack
Please Speak by Kevin Cheng & Niki Chow (Chinese/pinyin lyrics)
Official TVB MV

Special Write Ups
[why i gave "under the canopy of love" a chance] from TVB Musings
about the title from TVB Musings
analysis of Claire Yiu’s character from TVB Musings
Kevin & Niki Scene: Cold War from djfrostbite
Kevin & Bosco Scene: Misunderstanding from djfrostbite

Reviews
tvbsquare from TVFANSQUARE
3 reviews from SPCNET TV
frostbite from djfrostbite
Christine from extrovertplayer

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Categories: Drama, Modern, Romance

Feb
09

Steps

Written by Rachel

Cast: Steven Ma, Bernice Liu, Kate Tsui, Wayne Lai, Fala Chen
Length: 20 episodes
Genre: Modern Drama, Romance
Producer: Leung Choi Yuen
Scriptwriter: Kar Wai Nam

Synopsis:

Exotic Salsa
Fussy CHA CHA CHA
Flirtatious Tango
A Mixture of Dancing Harmony

Ballroom dancing emphasizes rhythm and mutual trust between the partners. If we can apply the same philosophy to our daily communication practices, we are likely to find ourselves in greater harmony and our lives will surely be enriched.

Dance lover Lee Sum Ying (Bernice Liu) is going to audition for a place in the Hong Kong Dance Company. Before the audition starts, she bumps into her brother Le Lik Keung (Wayne Lai) and his colleague Ching Ka Tsun (Steven Ma) at a supermarket, where she is accidentally run over by Tsun’s trolley and hurts herself. Due to her leg injury, Ying does not perform well in the audition and fails the assessment. At the invitation of Tsun’s mother, Ying goes to teach Latin dance at a local community center, in the hope that she can save up enough money for further studies abroad. Ying has a very warm personality and is well-liked by many of her students. Her popularity eventually lands her a teaching job at a dance workshop, which makes another dance tutor Ching Ka Man (Fala Chen) incredibly jealous. Man dislikes Ying so much that she means to make things difficult for her in every possible way.

Yeung Sze Man (Kate Tsui), the daughter of Tsun’s boss, is appointed to take charge of the company. In order to improve staff morale, Man has announced a series of reforms. She needs her staff to learn dancing so that they can get more physical exercise. Ying is hired as the dance teacher of Tsun and his colleagues. Tsun, who has some knowledge in dancing, has soon resumed his interest in this expressive form of art. Ying and Tsun have gradually developed a close bond with each other and even decided to take part in an international dance competition as partners. But the pair’s relationship is put to the test when Tsun and Keung later fall out over business matters. The discord between the two men has put Ying in dilemma …

Credits: Astro On Demand

Weekly Ratings:
Episodes 01-05: 31 points
Episodes 06-10: 30 points
Episodes 11-15: 29 points
Episodes 16-20: 32 points

Awards:
TVB 2007 Anniversary Awards: Best Supporting Actress – Fala Chen

Official Website: tvb.com

Trailers
Bernice and Steven
Bernice vs. Fala
Dance!
Kate, Bernice, and Steven Narrating
Steven & Kate Dancing in the Streets
Wayne & Bernice Dancing in the Streets

Promotions/News Clips/Interviews
Bernice Singing ‘I’m So In Love With You’
Steps Promotion at the Mall
Steps Cast Performs at TVB Anniversary
Blessing Ceremony-Everybody is Sick?
Visiting the Filming for the Finale Scene
Steven Ma Interviewed on Ebuzz

Episodic Thoughts
Episodes 01-10: KTVB

Image Gallery
Final Episode 20-Screencaptures
Opening Screencaptures

Soundtrack
I’m So In Love With You (Bernice Liu)
Fireflies (Noella Choi)

Special Write Ups
Episode 10-Fireflies
I’m So In Love With ‘Steps’
MetalAZNWarrior’s Series Info & Thoughts

Reviews
Iris from TVB Interaction
MetalAZNWarrior from TVB Musings
PL0X from TVFanSquare

0 Comments

Categories: Drama, Modern, Romance

Feb
04

Cupid Stupid

Written by Lee

Casts: Steven Ma, Tavia Yeung, Michael Tse, Mandy Cho, Kingdom Yeun, Ruco Chan, Susan Tse, Lee Kwok Lun
Length: 20 episodes
Genre: Modern Drama
Producer: Tsui Yue On
Scriptwriters: Chan Ching Yee & Lau Chi Wah

Synopsis:

How would one’s horoscope be interpreted and affect one’s love life? A simple note that reads “Getting to meet the most important person in your life” is strong enough to draw fishmonger Chi Yat Po (Steven Ma), toy shop assistant Kan Ngo Lam (Tavia Yeung) and toy designer Koon Sing Ho (Michael Tse) into a torrid love triangle. When making their way out of the maze, the three of them begin to hesitate. Can one’s love life really be predicted?

Unlike his childhood friend Lam, Po does not believe in horoscopes. But this does not affect their friendship at all and they are even closer than ever. Po is held up to ridicule while trying to save Lam from her lovelorn woe. Believing that Po is her Mr. Right, Lam seeks every opportunity to express her love for him. Sadly Po has realized this too late, and Lam is already going out with Ho, with whom she is very compatible in terms of star signs, personalities and interests. Ho’s ex-girlfriend Fong Cheuk Kei (Mandy Cho) cannot bear to part from the man, forcing Lam to give up on the relationship reluctantly. During this most difficult time, Po has once again stood by Lam with tender loving care. As time goes by, the pair has gradually developed a genuine affection for each other. All of a sudden, Ho turns up and asks to get back with Lam. To Lam, Ho is a dream while Po helps keep her feet on the ground. Who is she going to stay with in the end?

Credits: Astro On Demand

Weekly Ratings:
Unavailable as this series is warehoused

Official Website:
Unavailable as this series is warehoused

Promotions/News Clips
TVB8 – Costume Fitting
Disney Filming (Fan Video)

Interviews
Michael Tse’s Blog
Tavia Yeung’s Blog

Image Gallery
Costume Fitting from TVB: A Way of Thinking

Soundtracks
Heard (Steven Ma) K for TVB

Episodic Summaries
Episode 01: Lee from TVB Central | Annisa from Ever Star | TVB Horizon
Episode 02: Lee from TVB Central | TVB Horizon
Episode 03: Lee from TVB Central
Episode 04: Lee from TVB Central
Episode 05: Lee from TVB Central

Special Write Ups
Cupid Stupid (Alternative) Ending from TVB Guide

Reviews
foreverloveTVB from ForeverLoveTVB
Lynne from TVB Horizon

To be updated…

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Categories: Modern, Romance

Feb
03

The Seventh Day

Written by Rachel

Cast: Kevin Cheng, Niki Chow, Bosco Wong, Natalie Tong
Length: 20 episodes
Genre: Modern Drama/Romance/Tragedy
Producer: Wong Sum Wai
Scriptwriter: Wong Wai Keung

Synopsis:

Unforgettable encounter
Two people with the same birthday
Finding a true heart as the greatest love of all

Yau Chi Wing (Kevin Cheng Ka Wing) and Hui Wai Yan (Bosco Wong Chung Chak) were both born on the seventh day of August, but one takes relationships seriously while the other is very money-minded and sees love as a tool to get higher up the social ladder.

The tale begins on the seventh of August, when Wing and Yan first encounter their own dream girl on the island. Wing works as a lifeguard on the outlying island. He gets to know pet shop assistant Ling Ka Yan (Niki Chow Lai Kei) by chance and is soon mesmerized by her endearing personality. Yan works at a coffee shop and meets a romance comic artist called Wong Chi Kwan (Natalie Tong Sze Wing). Being misled into believing that the girl is from a rich family, Yan decides to chase her. He would never have thought that someone as calculating as himself would end up falling into a love trap.

Credits: Astro On Demand

Weekly Ratings:
Episodes 01-04: 27 points
Episodes 05-09: 27 points
Episodes 11-14: 27 points
Episodes 15-19: 28 points
Episode 20: 34 points

Awards:
None

Official Website: tvb.com

Trailers
Chi Wing & Ka Yan’s Story
February Romance Anticipation
The Story Starts Today
The Wishing Tree
Same Birthday, Different Personalities and Lives
Wai Yan & Chi Kwan’s Story

Promotions/News Clips/Interviews
Costume Fitting
Filming in Japan
Kevin & Niki at Jade Solid Gold
Kevin & Niki Interview with Ebuzz
Kevin & Niki Interview with Pleasure & Leisure
Kevin & Niki Sings ‘Embracing Air’ at Seventh Day Promotion
Kevin’s Interview with Ebuzz
Seventh Day Actors Get Ready to go to Japan
Valentines Day ‘Seventh Day’ Promotion

Episodic Summaries
Episode 01: Sugar
Episode 04: Sugar
Episode 05: Sharon
Episode 06: Sugar
Episode 08: Sugar | Sharon
Episode 09: Sugar | Sharon
Episode 10: Sugar
Episode 11: Sugar