#Elvina Kong

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《女人俱樂部》 | 《Never Dance Alone》 (2014)

Had a recent rewatch after a good number of years. Still as enjoyable as ever. I was not wrong to include this as one of my favourite series from TVB, if not the ONLY one still, from post 2010 back then!

Eight years ago (has it been so long?!) when it first aired, this series pleasantly surprised me with its strong script, better than usual production standards and strong performances from almost everyone in the cast, even the young rookies playing the younger versions of the seven main female characters.

(TVB series were already steadily becoming irredeemable rubbish a few years prior, so going in with low, very low expectations and finding myself actually truly enjoying this series came as an unexpected welcome!)

That this series boasted the return of some actors — namely, Carman Lee 李若彤, Rachel Lee aka Loletta Lee 李麗珍, Fennie Yuen 袁潔瑩, Angie Cheong 張慧儀, Gloria Yip 葉蘊儀, Elvina Kong 江欣燕 and Flora Chan 陳慧珊 — who hadn't been seen onscreen for some years then, actors of whom I have fond memories of from my childhood, that was icing on the cake!

(Sadly, what was thought to be a second wind for some of these actors was not to be. With the exception of Carman Lee who had been and still is active in the Mainland China market, the others have more or less gone back into oblivion…)

And now, eight years later, this series' themes of time and friendships found, lost, and found again (if really lucky), are still as relatable and as relevant as ever.

Perhaps more so now than before, as I get even closer in age to the characters on the older side in this story.

Unofficially ‘inspired’ by the 2011 Korean film, “Sunny”), the story is well paced, the two different timelines of the late '80s and 2013 are interspersed well and complemented without over-shadowing each other.

A TV series also allowed for more development of the main characters (of which there were more than usual too) in this story and gave an audience time to know them better.

In all honesty, I thought this adaptation was better than the original movie in a lot of ways; I much preferred the lighter set up of “Never Dance Alone” for one, unlike the original where things tethered on the imminent passing of one of the friends, and the resolution for the friends in the movie had too much of a ‘fairy godmother saves the day with monetary and other tangible rewards’ cliché to it.

NDA's happier and more relatable conclusion resonates better with me.

I also appreciated the fact that efforts were made to cast younger actors who physically resembled their older counterparts. For one, it made relating between the past and present that much easier, and two, it also indicated that if someone in production cared enough about a not-too-crucial detail like that, it probably meant this production had more sincerity and earnestness in delivering a series to be remembered (which they succeeded, in my opinion).

In a culture where there is little room for fussiness, and TV series are churned out in quantity over quality — most meant to be watched and quickly forgotten as soon as the next one comes along — and certainly made more for entertainment value than any real artistic merit, “Never Dance Alone” stands out in being not just another ‘time-filler’ series but a series that strived to tell a good story and has much heart in it, even if its heart was transplanted from a donor named ‘Sunny’.

↑ Third bar from the top shows one of M Club's competitors to be a group called ‘Sunny’! Easter egg? :)

TVB may not have officially acknowledged ‘being inspired’ by the Korean film, but someone in production seemed to have stealthily done so through a blink-and-miss-it shot of the scoreboard from the dance competition the characters took part in in the finale episode.

[badmovieihave]

Bad movie I have Forbidden City Cop 1996

[twilightronin]

Police Story 2

[dramaclover]

Ending & Thoughts: Brutally Young

This was a drama I’ve been looking forward to watch since it was announced. It had a uniquely fresh cast. An awesome sounding storyline and intriguing drama title. The Chinese title roughly translates into “Confession of Murder: 18 Years Later”. I wish the English title was similar to it.

Okay acting wise, it’s pretty good. Mostly solid actors in this drama. One thing I’m confused about was the amount of praised that went towards Shaun Tams portrayal of Sam. Sam was a character that always stayed calm and smart. So Shaun didn’t really show his emotions. It didn’t involve a lot of acting skills? His voice was monotone the whole time. His facial expressions weren’t that impressive. I honestly think his acting here is no different from when he was in “The Stunt”. His character there was also just calm. But I think why people think he was great is cause of the character he protrayed. Sam ultimately became the underdog you wanted to root for. He had a strong sense of justice despite what happened 18 years ago. He was severely loyal, one of the biggest reason he never turned himself in is cause he didn’t want to drag the others with him. And you just felt bad for his character, he’s just as much as a victim. And we saw how he spiraled out of control cause of his guilt. The character is what made the audience sympathize him and looked beyond Shauns acting. I’ve always said acting doesn’t matter, what matters is what character you get. If Michael Tse never gotten the role of “Laughing gor” he’d still be acting in supporting roles. Hugo Wong was casted as the charming Caesar in “Airport Strikers” and guess what? Everyone forgot about what a douchebag he is in real life from cheating with a married woman to impregnating a fan. And so this also falls under the category of “likeable character with mediocre acting”. I mean Shaun Tam wasn’t bad, but he’s not Best Actor material that everyone says he is. I still think he was very wooden, he was only good towards the end when he was going crazy with guilt.

Mandy Wong was highly praised by the staff, so I was waiting to see the powerful acting they were raving about. I didn’t see it. I kept watching every episode to see it, but I never did. When she lost her Mom and was upset about her Dad... I didn’t feel her pain. Like I felt bad but not enough that it effected me. And her character went from super confident to strong to just being blind to everything else. Was it cause of her love for Sam? Was it cause losing her Mom effected the way she thinks? I don’t know but I was very disappointed that her character didn’t do more, she just took a backseat during the rest of the last episodes.

I was shocked that Elvina Kong had such a small role. It wasn’t even a special character and she got killed off so quickly. Vivien Yeo, Griselda Yeung we’re pretty useless characters. They were literally there for the sake of mandatory love interests. As much as I loved Viviens portrayal of Ah Seen as a deaf woman, her character was a bore. Sometimes her story with Joel’s Ah Yat didn’t mesh well with the drama. In fact I’m still wondering when Ah Yat even fell for her. I thought I missed an episode. Ah Seen always had a crush on him but for Ah Yat it came out of nowhere. I wish they had just taken out the romance factors and just stuck with bromance instead.

The bromance was what made me continue to watch. It was so fun to see the friends meet up again. Especially when Chui Siu shows up. The mini flashbacks to when they were all at high school hanging out together, shooting basketballs, and eating out it shows what a tight knit group of friends they were. They were so tight that they were willing to bury the body together as to not let any one of their friends get in trouble. And it shows even though they haven’t seen each other in 18 years, they were able to pick up where they left off. It just sucks how haunted they are from the incident years ago. I wonder if that night, they had all just sat down and talked to each other about what just happened... what would change? If Ah Yat had said “No I did not murder him, when I got here he was already dead”. What would’ve happened? Would they believe Ah Yat and call the cops? Would they be afraid of each other since that means between the 7 of them one was a murderer that was willing to pin it on someone else? Ah Yat, was such an amazing character. He took the blame all these years, when he didn’t even know who actually did it. He just thought one of the 7 did it but was too scared to admit to it, so he helped him. The friendship dynamic was interesting and I had wished that all 7 had gotten back together before the killing started. It would’ve been horror movie-esque if one by one they died. Unfortunately the first friend was killed off before the 5 could successfully gather together. While the second friend was murdered before meeting the final friend Daan Taat. So technically it was the 4 of them that remained in touched and trying to solve the mystery form 18 years ago. The 4 of them would cover for each other not just cause they’re scared of getting exposed but because they genuinely don’t want to see one another go to jail. I was especially touched by how Ah Yat was willing to go through lengths for his friends. 100% loyalty even though his character got the tragic ending.

The first 2 weeks were soooo gripping. They would show partial flashbacks of what happened that night. And on the side they’re trying to figure out why their friends are getting murdered. Absolutely what a thriller should be. But. But then they revealed the killer. Which I thought was too early, so I thought there would be a plot twist (there wasn’t any). I thought maybe Sam had a split personality disorder and was actually the murder. But that wasn’t it. It turned out to be a random schoolmate he invited to the bbq out of awkwardness. I got goosebumps when they suddenly remembered how there was an 8th person there that night. They were so caught up with the moment they completely forgot about him. After it was revealed he was the killer, the thriller factor was no longer there. It then shifted focus on to Sams murder and how he’s slowly going to the dark side. Which wasn’t that interesting to watch as we saw Mandys character getting more and more dumb. I really thought there would be more to the story from 18 years ago. Like maybe the person they buried wasn’t actually dead yet. Or it was actually an accidental death or something. But nope, there wasn’t any twists the mystery just got solved early. I also wished they had shown more flashbacks of the night. Like 7 different flashbacks to show the perspective of the 7 boys. It would’ve been thrilling to watch.

I knew from the beginning Ah Yat would die. He had all the characteristics in the making of someone who has to die in the end. Number 1, he’s in the triad. He’s never gonna make it out alive. Even if you quit and go into hiding, they will find you. You could never really “retire” from that life. Number 2, he’s that obligatory best friend of the lead that is fearlessly loyal. And number 3, he got his girlfriend preggo. In TVB world that means you’re public enemy number 1 and must die. I just didn’t calculate he would die from stopping Ah Yat from stabbing someone else. What good would that do? He still has to go to jail for stabbing you to death. Stabbing him or stabbing you it’s still murder. And if you think he’ll have “less regret” cause you’re the one that dies, is just wrong thinking. If anything it makes him even more regretful. He killed his best friend. You can’t even say “it’s cause of Ah Yats death he turned himself in” cause he didn’t. He got surrounded by cops and then got locked up. The end. He couldn’t spin his story. He had to tell the truth. So he didn’t “redeem” himself. They should’ve showed Ah Yat helping Sam get away and then succumb to his injuries. Let Sam go into hiding and have him think it through before coming out and surrendering instead. That would’ve been more impactful and redeeming.

I wonder if TVB ever decided to go down an alternative dark route. And when I say that, I mean Sam murders his girlfriend and her Dad because they now know the secret. His 3 friends arrive to see what he has done. What happens? The 4 of them buries the bodies, to defend his friend. That would’ve been full circle. First time, they did it cause they thought it happened. This time, they do it even after knowing what really happened. A testament of friendship and what they are willing to do for each other. But yeah. That ending would’ve been super controversial and might give some viewers nightmare. It would definitely be too dark but would’ve been such a compelling ending.

It actually ends with Sam going to jail for manslaughter, illegal disposal of body and forgery of documents. Even though he should be in jail for at least 40+ years he gets out after 25 years. Which is honestly realistic cause barely any criminals serve the full years they are given. When he gets out we learned his ex girlfriend resigned from her work and her father died. His friend Ah Fu was working at his Sushi restaurant but has retired and gotten married. Daan Taat passed away a year later after he went to jail. After Chiu Sui served his time in jail he moved to Thailand where he settled down and had a family. It ends with a wholesome alternate ending of what would’ve happened if back then they had called the cops instead. And in it they stayed friends all these years while also being alive and well instead of being overwhelmed with guilt. I love the statement Sam said which was “admitting to your mistakes lasts only a second, but having a guilty conscience lasts a lifetime”.

The 7 boys were so innocent. It was supposed to be a fun night out until Song Si came out of nowhere and started belittling them. Which lead to a fight and them splitting up in the woods. Seeing his dead body caused them to be so confused of what to do. Instead of figuring out what happened they just buried him. And the weight of the guilt followed them to the point they stopped being friends all these years. All this happened cause they didn’t want one of their friends to go to jail for murder. When the truth is none of them murdered Song Si. So it ended up with them being a victim too. In a way I’m glad TVB went down the route of a happy non-twisted ending instead. The 7 of them made a mistake back then and cause of that they suffered. At least the 3 still alive was able to serve their time and come back out to start over.

It’s not a drama filled with plot twists or backstabbing. But a human drama and the mistakes, the guilt, and the punishment that carries on you. The beginning was great, the ending episodes fell flat but it was still a great watch. And so far, this is the only good TVB drama this year. I wish this drama got more recognition it deserves.

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    Here’s a masterlist of over 420+ Chinese faceclaims with their age and ethnicity noted if there was a reliable source! If you have any suggestions or know any missing information feel free to send us an ask. Please give this post a like or reblog if you found it useful.

FEMALE:

Vera Wang (1949) — Fashion Designer

Liu Xiao Qing (1955) — Actor

Deng Jie (1957) — Actor

Velina Hasu Houston (1957) African-American, Pikuni Blackfoot, Japanese, Chinese, Native Hawaiian, Cuban, Argentinian, Brazilian, Armenian, Greek, German, English — Playwright and Author.

Jennifer Tilly (1958) ½ Chinese ½ Finnish, Irish, First Nations — Actor

Liu Xue Hua (1959) — Actor

Teresa Mo (1959) Hongkonger — Actor

Ding Jiali (1959) — Actor

Leanne Liu (1959) — Actor

Candice Yu (1959) Hongkonger — Actor

Kiki Sheung (1959) Hongkonger — Actor

Candice Yu (1959) Hongkonger — Actor and Singer

Ni Ping (1959) — Actor and TV Host.

Emily Chu (1960) Hongkonger — Actor

Lü Liping (1960) — Actor

Olivia Cheng (1960) Hongkonger — Actor

Kara Hui (1960) Manchu — Actor

Idy Chan (1960) Hongkonger  — Actor

Meg Tilly (1960) ½ Chinese ½ Finnish, Irish, First Nations — Actor

Rae Dawn Chong (1961) ½ Chinese, Scots-Irish ½ Black Canadian, Cherokee — Actor

Joan Chen (1961) — Actor

Song Dandan (1961) — Actor

Rae Dawn Chong (1961) Chinese, Scots-Irish / African-American — Actor

Joan Chen (1961) — Actor, Director, Screenwriter, and Producer

Mao Weitao (1962) — Actor and Singer

Hong Yue (1962)  — Actor

Rosamund Kwan (1962) Manchu / Chinese — Actor

Kingdom Yuen (1962) Hongkonger — Actor

Jaime Chik (1962) Hongkonger — Actor

Michelle Yeoh (1962) — Actor

Cecilia Yip (1963) Hongkonger — Actor

Ming Na Wen (1963) — Actor

Carrie Ng (1963) Hongkonger — Actor

Charlene Tse (1963) Hongkonger — Actor

Li Lingyu (1963) — Actor and Singer

He Saifei (1963) — Actor

Ming-Na Wen (1963) — Actor

Phoebe Cates (1963) ¾  Ashkenazi Jewish ¼  Chinese — Actor and Model

Maggie Cheung (1964) Hongkonger — Actor

Chen Jin (1964) — Actor

Esther Kwan (1964) Hongkonger — Actor

Fu Yiwei (1964) — Actor

Moon Lee (1964) Hongkonger — Actor

Carina Lau (1964) Hongkonger — Actor and Singer

Gong Li (1965) — Actor

Yu Hui (1965) — Actor

Maggie Shiu (1965) — Actor

Amy Yip (1965) Hongkonger — Actor

Kathy Chow (1966) Machu — Actor

Irene Wan (1966) Hongkonger — Actor

May Mei-Mei Lo (1966) Hongkonger — Actor

Sheren Tang (1966) Hongkonger — Actor

Bai Ling (1966) — Actor

Cutie Mui (1966) Hongkonger — Actor and TV Host

Loletta Lee (1966) Hongkonger — Actor

Vivian Wu (1966) — Actor

Monica Chan (1966) Hongkonger — Actor and Model

Ellen Chan (1966) Hongkonger — Actor

Shirley Kwan (1966) Hongkonger — Singer

Xu Fan (1967) — Actor

Celine Ma (1967) Hongkonger — Actor

Li Shengsu (1967) — Actor and Singer

Jin Xing (1967) — Dancer and Actress — Trans

Vivian Chow (1967) Hongkonger — Actor and Singer

Amy Kwok (1967) Hongkonger — Actor

Elvina Kong (1967) Hongkonger — Actor and Presenter

Florence Kwok (1968) Hongkonger — Actor

Chen Hong (1968) — Actor

Chingmy Yau (1968) Hongkonger — Actor

Ju Xue (1968) Chinese — Actor

Kelly Hu (1968) English, Chinese, Hawaiian — Actor

Louisa So (1968) Hongkonger — Actor

Yvonne Yung (1968) Hongkonger — Actor

Lucy Liu (1968) — Actor

Canny Leung (1968) Hongkonger — Singer and Author 

Boh Runga (1969) ½ Chinese ½ Māori — Singer

Kenix Kwok (1969) Hongkonger — Actor

Naomi Campbell (1970) Jamaican (African, ¼ Chinese, possibly other) — Actor and Model

Maxine Bahns (1971) ½ German ½ Chinese, Portuguese-Brazilian — Actor and Singer

Yuen Wing Yi (1971) — Actor

Li Bingbing (1973) — Actor

Sharin Foo (1973) 2/4 Danish,¼ Chinese — Musician

Natassia Malthe (1974) ½ Norwegian, ½ Chinese-Malaysian — Actor and Model

China Chow (1974) Chinese, Japanese, German — Model and Actor

Zhou Xun (1974) — Actor

Coco Lee (1975) ½ Hongkonger ½ Chinese — Singer, Dancer, and Actor

He Meitian (1975) — Actor

Katja Schuurman (1975) Chinese, Dutch, Surinamese — Actor, Singer and TV Personality. 

Sheh Charmaine (1975) Hongkonger — Actor

KT Tunstall (1975) ½ Chinese, Scottish ½ Irish — Singer

Bic Runga (1976) ½ Chinese ½ Māori — Singer

Zhao Wei (1976) — Actor

Li Xiao Ran (1976) — Actor

Chen Si Si (1976) — Actor

Yang Ming Na (1976) — Actor

Lu Min Tao (1978) — Actor

Gong Beibi (1978) — Actor

Nicole Lyn (1978) Afro-Jamaican, Chinese, Anglo — Actor

Liu Tao (1978) — Actor

Michaela Conlin (1978) ½ Chinese, ½ Irish — Actor

Zhang Ziyi (1979) — Actor

Bérénice Marlohe (1979) ½ Chinese, Cambodian ½ French — Actor

Chen Hao (1979) — Actor, Singer, and Model 

Elaine Tan (1979) — Actor

Chen Yao (1979) — Actor

Gao Yuan Yuan (1979) — Actor

Zhao Yuan Yuan (1979) — Actor

Wu Hang Yee / Wu Myolie (1979) Hongkonger — Actor

Yeung Yi / Tavia Yeung (1979) Hongkonger — Actor

Cecilia Cheung (1980) ¼ White British, ¾ Hongkonger — Actor

Lena Hall (1980) Filipino, Spanish, possibly Chinese, Swedish, English, possibly other — Actor and Singer

Chen Lili (1980) — Singer, Model and Actor — Trans

Mylène Jampanoï (1980) ½ Chinese ½ Breton — Actor

Olivia Munn (1980) ½ Chinese, ½ English, Scottish, German — Model and Actor 

Jolin Tsai (1980) 75% Han Chinese 25% Aboriginal Taiwanese (Papora) — Singer

Chung Ka Lai/Gillian Chung (1981) Hongkonger — Actor

Fan Bingbing (1981) — Actor

Liza Lapira (1981) Filipino, Spanish, Chinese — Actor

Zhang Meng/Zhang Alina (1988) — Actor

Yang Rong (1981) — Actor

Zhang Xin Yi (1981) — Actor

Francine Prieto (1982) ½ Filipino, Chinese ½ Norwegian — Actress, Singer, and Model

Gemma Chan (1982)  — Actor

Jia Xiao Chen/Jia JJ (1982) — Actor

Lee Kai Sum (1982) Hongkonger — Actor

Li Xiao Lu (1982) — Actor

Kristin Kreuk (1982) ½ Chinese, with some Scottish and African, ½ Dutch — Actor

Sun Li/Sun Betty (1982) — Actor

Constance Wu (1982) Han Chinese — Actor

Yan Yi Dan (1982) — Actor

Wang Ou/Angel Wang (1982) — Actor

Christina Chong (1983) ½ Chinese ½ English — Actor

Lan Xi (1983) — Actor

Tang Yan/Tiffany Tang (1983) — Actor

Teresa Castillo (1983) Mexican, Chinese, Spanish — Actor

Huang Lu (1983) — Actor

Alexa Chung (1983) 37.5% Chinese 62.5% English and Scottish — Fashion Designer, TV presenter, Model and Writer. 

Yasmin Lee (1983) Thai, Cambodian and Chinese — Model — Trans

Jiang Xin (1983) — Actor

Chung Ka Yan/Linda Chung (1984) Hongkonger — Actor and Singer

Bai Xui/Bai Fay (1984) — Actor

Wu You (1984) — Actor

Wang Li Kun (1985) — Actor

Li Cheng Yuan (1984) — Actor

Xhang Li (1984) — Actor

Hai Lu (1984) — Actor

Jane Zhang (1984) — Singer

Lu Jia Rong/Lu Kelsey (1984) — Actor

Tami Chynn (1984) Chinese, Cherokee, Afro-Jamaican, English — Singer and Dancer

Qi Wei (1984) — Actor and Singer

Du Ruo Xi (1985) — Actor

Heart Evangelista (1985) Filipino (Tagalog), Chinese, Spanish (Asturian) — Actor and Model.

Juliana Harkavy (1985) ½ Ashkenazi Jewish ½  Dominican Republic, African, Chinese — Actor

Celina Jade (1985) ½ Chinese ½ English, Irish, German, French — Actor, Singer, Model and Martial Artist 

Tong Yi La/Yi Yi (1989) — Actor

Angel Locsin (1985) Filipino (including Hiligaynon), Chinese, Spanish (Galician) — Actor

Jessica Lu (1985) ½ Chinese, Japanese ½ Chinese — Actor

Jing Lusi (1985) — Actor

Joséphine Jobert (1985) Sephardi Jewish / Martiniquais, Spanish, possibly Chinese — Actor

Kirby Ann Basken (1985) ½ Norwegian ½ Filipino (Tagalog), Chinese — Model

Li Sheng (1985) — Actor

Cindy Sun (1985) — Actor

Suzuki Emi (1985) — Model and Actor

Tong Yao (1985) — Actor

Tessanne Chin (1985) ½ Chinese, Cherokee Native American ½ Jewish, Afro-Jamaican, likely other — Singer

Tao Xin Ran (1986) — Actor

Michelle Bai (1986) — Actor

Gan Ting Ting (1986) — Actor

Jia Qing (1986) — Actor

Maggie Jiang (1986) — Actor

Lin Peng (1986) — Actor

Yang Mi (1986) — Actor

Mao Lin Lin/Nikia Mao (1986) — Actor

Liu Shishi (1987) — Actor

Victoria Song (1987)  — Actor and Idol.

Sun Yao Qi (1987) — Actor

Wang Olivia (1987) — Actor

Yuan Shan Shan/Mabel Yuan (1987) — Actor

Zhang Xin Yu/Zhang Viann (1987) — Actor

Cao Lu (1987) — Actor and Singer

Ellen Adarna (1988) 68.75% Filipino (Cebuano), 25% Chinese, 6.25% unknown — Actress and Model

Jiao Jun Yan (1987)  — Actor

Li Fei Er (1987) — Actor

Liu Yifei (1987) — Actor

Li Chun/Li Frida (1988) — Actor

Amanda Du-Pont (1988) Portuguese, Chinese, French and Swazi — Actor

Ma Si Chun/Sandra Ma (1988) — Actor

Mao Xiaotong (1988) — Actor

Wang Feifei (1987) — Actor and Idol

Zhao Li Ying (1987) — Actor

Crystal Yu (1988) Hongkonger — Actor

Feng Jing (1988) — Actor

Adesuwa Aighewi (1988) Nigerian / Chinese — Model

Han Qing Zi/Kan Adi (1988) — Actor

Hou Meng Yao (1988) — Actor

Jing Tian (1988) — Actor and Singer

Liu Wen (1988) — Model

Li Yi Xiao (1988) — Actor

Li Xi Rui/Sierra Li (1989) — Actor

Lou Yi Xiao (1988) — Actor

Ni Ni (1988) — Actor

Sarah Geronimo (1988) Filipino, Chinese — Singer and Actor

Wang Xiao Chen (1988) — Actor

Ying Liu/Ying Er (1988) — Actor

Zhang Meng/Zhang Lemon (1988) — Actor

Meng Jia (1989) — Actor and Singer

Helena Chan (1989) Swedish, Chinese — TV Presenter and Model

Anna Akana (1989) Japanese, Native Hawaiian, possibly English, Irish, German, French, Chinese / Filipino, possibly Spanish — Actor, Author and Comedian 

Ayesha Curry (1989) ½ Polish, African-American ½ Chinese, African-Jamaican — Actor

Sun Fei Fei (1989) — Model

Xi Mengyao/Ming Xi (1989) — Model

Angelababy (1989) ¼ German, ¼ Hongkonger, ½ Shanghainese — Actor

An Yue Xi (1989) — Actor

Sammi Maria (1989) English, Afro Guyanese, Chinese — YouTuber

He Sui (1989) — Model and Actor

Jiang Kai Tong (1989) — Actor

Jiang Meng Jie (1989) — Actor

Mi Lu/Mi Viola (1989) — Actor

Miller/Vespa Miller (1989) — Actor

Shen Meng Chen (1989) — Actor

Adrianne Ho (1989) Chinese, French — Model

Sui He (1989) — Actor and Model. 

Tang Yi Xin/Tang Tina (1989) — Actor

Xiao Wen Ju (1989) — Model

Awkwafina (1989) Chinese / Korean — Rapper and Actor

Zhang Han Yun/Zhang Baby (1989) — Actor

Zhang Tian Ai/Crystal Zhang (1990) — Actor

Li Yitong (1990) — Actor

Elizabeth Tan (1990) — Actor

Gong Mi (1990) — Actor

Jin Chen (1990) — Actor

Katie Findlay (1990) Portuguese, Chinese, English, Scottish — Actor

Li Qin (1990) — Actor

Li Xin Ai (1990) ¼ Russian, ¾ Chinese — Actor

Li Yi Tong (1990) — Actor and Idol

Phillipa Soo (1990) ½ Chinese ½ English, Scottish, Irish — Actor and Singer

Tan Song Yun (1990) — Actor

Zhao Ying Juan/Zhao Sarah (1990) — Actor

Malese Jow (1991) ½ Chinese ½ English, Scottish — Actor

Diane Nadia Adu-Gyamfi / Moko (1991) ¾ Ghanaian, ¼ Chinese — Singer

Hu Bing Qing (1992) — Actor

You Jing Ru/You Una (1992) — Actor

Liu Mei Han/Liu Mikan (1991) — Actor and Singer

Zheng Shuang (1991) — Actor

Zhou Dongyu (1992) — Actor

Hanli Hoefer (1992) Peranakan Chinese / White - VJ

Jessica Henwick (1992) ½ English, ½ Chinese-Singaporean — Actor

Janice Wu (1992) — Actor

Sveta Black (1992) African, Chinese — Model

Yang Zi (1992) — Actor

Maria Lynn Ehren (1992) Swedish / Thai Chinese — Actor and Model

Zhang Yu Xi (1993) — Actor

Hashimoto Tenka (1993) ½ Japanese, ½ Chinese — Actor

He Jia Ying (1993) — Actor

Qiao Xin (1993) — Actor

Sun Xiao Nu/Sun Yi (1993) — Actor

Jing Wen (1994)  — Model 

Cao Xi Yue (1994) — Actor

Natasha Liu Bordizzo (1994) 1/2 Chinese ½ Italian — Actor and Model.

Jessica Sula (1994) ½ Estonian, German ½ Afro-Trinidadian, Chinese — Actor

Ju Jing Yi (1994) — Actor and Idol

Liu Ying Lun (1994) — Actor

Wu Xuan Yi (1995) — Idol

Xing Fei/Xing Fair (1994) — Actor

Xu Lu/LuLu Xu (1994) — Actor

Zhou Yu Tong (1994) — Actor

Naiyu Xu (1995)  — Model 

Ou Yang Ni Ni (1996) — Actor

Qie Lu Tong (1995) — Actor

Feng Zhi Mo (1996) — Actor

Fernanda Ly (1996) stated as being “of Chinese descent” — Model

Cymphonique Miller (1996) Black, Filipino, French, Indian, Hawaiian, Spanish & Chinese  —  singer and actress. 

Lin Yun (1996) — Actor

Liu Xie Ning/Sally (1996) — Idol

Wong Viian/Vivi (1996) Hongkonger — Idol

Bea Binene (1997) ½ Chinese ½ Filipino — Actress and TV Host. 

Guan Xiao Tong (1997) — Actor

Wang Yu Wen (1997) — Actor

Amber Midthunder (1997 ) English, Hudeshabina Nakoda Sioux, Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux and Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Dakota Sioux — Actor

Xu Jiao (1997) — Actor

Zhang Xue Ying/Zhang Sophie (1997) — Actor

Brianne Tju (1998) Chinese, Indonesian — Actor

Cheng Xiao (1998) — Idol

Chong Ting Yan/Elkie Chong (1998) Hongkonger — Idol.

Meng Mei Qi (1998) — Idol

Zhao Jia Min (1998) — Actor and Idol

Zhou Jieqiong/Kyulkung (1998 ) — Idol

Tiffany Espensen (1999) — Actor

Xiao Cai Qi (1999) — Actor

Auli’i Cravalho (2000) Native Hawaiian, Portuguese, Puerto Rican, Irish, Chinese — Actress and Singer. 

Ou Yang Na Na (2000) — Actor

Haley Tju (2001) Chinese, Indonesian — Actor

Jiang Yi Yi (2001) — Actor

Liu Xin Qi (?) — Actor

Zang Hong Na (?) — Actor

Zhang Xin Yuan (?) — Model

Sijia Kang (?) — Model

Ling Chen (?) — Model 

Liu Shihan (?) — Model — Trans

Brandi Kinard (?) Muscogee, Chinese, Black, Irish — Model

Vanessa Hong (?) — Model

Xinzi Wang (?) — Model

Faye Kingslee (?) Chinese / White — Actor

Problematic:

Sandrine Holt (1972) ½ Chinese ½ French — Actor and Model  — played the character of Annuka, an Algonquin character. And in Pocahontas: The Legend. Pocahontas, a Pamunkey girl.

Kelsey Chow (1991) Chinese, English — Actor — claimed to be Cherokee and took Native roles when she is not. 

Chloe Bennet (1992) ½ White-American, ½ Chinese — Actor — supports Logan Paul.

Courtney Eaton (1996) ½ Chinese, Maori, Cook Islander ½ English — Actor — played an Egyptian.

MALE:

Tommy Chong (1938) Scottish-Irish, Chinese — Actor and Comedian

Kenny Ho (1959) Hongkonger — Actor

Waise Lee (1959) Hongkonger — Actor

Berg Ng (1960) Hongkonger — Actor

Robin Shou (1960) Hongkonger — Actor and Martial Artist 

Dayo Wong (1960) Hongkonger — Actor and Comedian 

Tin Kai-man (1961) Hongkonger — Actor 

Jacky Cheung (1961) — Actor and Singer

Felix Wong (1961) Hongkonger — Actor

Andy Lau (1961) Hongkonger  — Actor and Singer

Elvis Tsui (1961) — Actor

Anthony Wong (1961) — Actor

Tony Leung (1962) — Actor and Singer.

Tony Leung Chiu-wai (1962) Hongkonger — Actor

Stephen Chow (1962) Hongkonger — Actor

Alex To (1962) ½ Filipino ½  Chinese — Actor and Singer

Gilbert Lam (1962) Hongkonger — Actor

Gallen Lo (1962) Hongkonger — Actor and Singer

Russell Wong (1963) ½ Chinese ½ Dutch, French — Actor

Alex Fong (1963) Hongkonger — Actor and Singer

Chin Siu-ho (1963) — Actor and Martial Artist

Sun Xing (1963) Malaysian Chinese / Chinese — Actor and Singer

Roy Cheung (1963) Hongkonger — Actor

Donnie Yen (1963) — Actor and Martial Artist

Siu-Fai Cheung (1963) Hongkonger — Actor

Jet Li (1963) — Actor and Martial Artist

Tats Lau (1963) Hongkonger — Actor and Singer

Tse Kwan-ho (1963) Hongkonger — Actor 

Russell Wong (1963) ½ Chinese ½ Dutch, French — Actor

Kenneth Chan Kai-tai (1964) Hongkonger — Actor and TV Host

Roger Kwok (1964) Hongkonger — Actor 

Joe Ma (1964) Hongkonger — Actor 

David Siu (1964) Hongkonger �� Actor 

Lam Suet (1964) — Actor 

Deric Wan (1964) Hongkonger — Actor and Singer

Joey Leung (1964) Hongkonger — Actor 

Wayne Lai (1964) Hongkonger — Actor 

Bowie Lam (1964) Hongkonger — Actor

Ching Wan Lau (1964) Hongkonger — Actor

Derek Kok (1964) Hongkonger — Actor

Nick Cheung (1967) Hongkonger — Actor

Richard Yap (1967) — Actor and Model

Aaron Kwok (1965) Hongkonger — Actor, Singer and Dancer

Dicky Cheung (1965) Hongkonger — Actor and Singer

Vincent Kok (1965) Hongkonger — Actor

Hung Yan-yan (1965) — Actor, Martial Artist and Stuntman

Eric Kot (1966) Hongkonger — Actor and Singer

Leon Lai (1966) Hakka Chinese — Actor and Singer

Philip Keung (1965) Hongkonger — Actor

Wong He (1967) Hongkonger — Actor, Singer and Presenter

Stephen Au (1967) Hongkonger — Actor

Marco Ngai (1967) Hongkonger — Actor

Louis Yuen (1967) Hongkonger — Actor

Frankie Lam (1967) Hongkonger — Actor

Jan Lamb (1967) Hongkonger / Chinese — Actor and Singer

Byron Mann (1967) — Actor

Gordon Lam (1967) Hongkonger — Actor

Ben Wong (1967) Hongkonger — Actor

Evergreen Mak Cheung-ching (1967) Hongkonger. 

Sunny Chan (1967) — Actor

Andy Hui (1967) Hongkonger — Actor and Singer

Jordan Chan (1967) Hongkonger — Actor and Singer

Ekin Cheng (1967) — Actor and Singer

Hu Jun (1968) — Actor

Zhang Xiao Long (1969) — Actor

Joel de la Fuente (1969) Filipino, Chinese, Malaysian, Spanish, Portugese — Actor

Anthony Ruivivar (1970) ½ Filipino, Chinese, Spanish ½ German, Scottish — Actor

Huang Lei (1971) — Actor and Screenwriter

Tom Wu (1972) Hongkonger — Actor

Lau Hawick (1974) — Actor

Wallace Chung (1974) Hongkonger — Actor

Daniel Chan Hui Tung (1975) Hongkonger — Actor

Chen Kun (1976) — Actor

Feng Zu (1977) — Actor

Lu Yi (1976) — Actor

Jin Dong (1976) — Actor

Huang Xiao Ming (1977) — Actor

Qiao Zhen Yu (1978) —Actor

Wang Xiao (1978) — Actor

Yang Zhi Gang (1978) — Actor

Yan Kuan/Kevin Yan (1979) — Actor

Chen Hing Wa/Edison Chen (1980) 87.5% Hongkonger 12.5% Portuguese — Actor and Musician. 

Han Dong (1980) — Actor and Singer

Zhang Dan Feng/Zhang Andy (1981) — Actor

Li Guang Jie (1981) — Actor

Luo Jin (1981) — Actor and Singer

hou Yi Wei (1982) — Actor

Abe Tsuyoshi (1982) ¼ Japanese, ¾ Chinese — Actor

Harry Shum Jr. (1982) ½ Chinese ½ Hongkonger — Actor

Qi Ji (1982) — Actor

Wang Kai (1982) — Actor

Vincent Rodriguez III (1982) Filipino, Chinese, Spanish — Actor and Singer

Yuan Justin (1982) — Actor

Gao Wei Guang/Gao Vengo (1983) — Actor

Sun Jian (1983) — Actor

Sun Yi Zhou/Sean Sun (1983) — Actor

Xu Hai Qiao/Xu Joe (1983) — Actor

Zhang Xiao Chen/Edward Zhang (1983) — Actor

Song Min Yu (1984) — Actor

Dai Yang Tian/Dai Xiang Yu (1984) — Actor

Godfrey Gao (1984) ½ Taiwanese, ½ Peranakan Chinese — Actor

Liu Chang De (1984) — Actor

Ye Zu Xin (1984) — Actor

Zhang Han (1984) — Actor

Zhang He (1984) — Actor and Idol

Huang Xuan (1985) — Actor

Chen Wei Ting/William Chan (1985) Hongkonger — Actor

Max Minghella (1985) Italian, Hongkonger, Chinese, Jewish, Indian Parsi, English, Irish, Swedish  — Actor

Xu Zheng Xi/Tsui Jeremy (1985) — Actor

Wei Chen (1986) — Actor and Singer

Chan Ka Lok/Carlos Chan (1986) Hongkonger — Actor

Huang Ming (1986) — Actor

Jing Chao (1986) — Actor

Liu Chang (1986) — Actor and Model

Ma Tian Yu (1986) — Actor

Mao Zi Jun (1986) — Actor

Wang Zheng (1986) — Actor

Peng Guan Ying (1986) — Actor

Yin Zheng/Andrew Tin (1986) — Actor

Zheng Kai (1986) — Actor

Zhou Mi (1986) — Actor and Idol

Zhu Zi Xiao/Zhu Peer (1986) — Actor

Aarif Rahman (1987) Chinese, Arab-Malaysian, Hongkonger — Actor

Fu Xin Bo (1987) — Actor

Lewis Tan (1987) ½ Irish, ½ Chinese  — Actor

Shannon Kook (1987) ½ Chinese ½ Mixed South African — Actor

Wei Qian Xiang/Shawn Wei (1987) — Actor

Wu Hao Ze (1987) — Actor

Yang Le (1987) — Actor

Chen Xiao/Xiao Xiao (1987) — Actor

Guo Jia Hao (1987) — Actor

Li Yifeng (1987) — Actor

Ludi Lin (1987) — Actor

Yu Hao Ming (1987) — Actor and Singer

Jin Hao/Jin Vernon (1988) — Actor

Steven R. McQueen (1988) 75% mix of Scottish, English, German, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, distant Cornish, Dutch, and Welsh25% mix of Filipino [Kapampangan, Waray], Spanish, Catalan, Basque, Chinese — Actor

Lin Geng Xin (1988) — Actor

Meng Rui (1988) — Actor

Xu Feng (1988) — Actor

Zhang Yun Long/Zhang Leon (1988) — Actor

Dou Xiao (1988) — Actor

Fu Long Fei (1988) — Actor

Li Xin Liang (1988) — Actor

Nichkhun (1988) — Actor and Idol

Lou Yun Xi (1988) — Actor

Yu Meng Long/Alan Yu (1988) — Actor

Zhu Yi Long (1988) — Actor

Gao Han Yu (1989) — Actor

Chen Xiang/Sean Chen (1989) — Actor

Wang Yan Lin (1989) — Actor

Zhang Xiao Qian (1989) — Actor

Wei Da Xuan (1989) — Actor

Cui Hang (1989) — Actor

Xu Jia Wei (1989) — Actor

Henry Lau (1989) Hongkonger, Taiwanese —Actor and Idol

Jing Boran (1989) ⅛ Russian, ⅞ Chinese — Actor and Singer

Ren Jia Lun (1989) — Actor and Singer

Sam Tsui (1989) European, Hongkonger — Singer

Boran Jing (1989) — Singer and Actor

Bai yu/Bai White (1990) — Actor

Fu Jia (1990) — Actor

Hu Xia (1990) — Actor

Shu Ya Xin (1990) — Actor

Ma Ke/Mark Ma (1990) — Actor

Zhang Yu Jian (1990) — Actor

Chai Ge (1990) — Actor

Chen Xue Dong/Chen Cheney (1990) — Actor

Cheng Yi (1990) — Actor

Liu Rui Lin (1990) — Actor

Mai Heng Li/Prince Mak (1990) — Idol

Wu Yifan/Kris Wu (1990) — Actor and Singer

Xu Ke (1990) — Actor

Zhou Yixuan (1990) — Actor and Idol

Lu Han (1990) — Actor and Singer

Jiang Chao (1991) — Actor and Idol

Allen Ye (1991) — Model

Kong Chui Nan/Kong Korn (1991) — Actor

Gao Tai Yu (1991) — Actor

Han Cheng Yu (1991) — Actor

Jiang Jin Fu (1991) — Actor

Qin Jun Jie (1991) — Actor

Adam Chicksen (1991) English, Zimbabwean, Chinese — Footballer

Xiao Zhan (1991) — Actor

Yang Yang (1991) — Actor

Yao Lucas (1991) — Actor

Zhang Yixing/Lay (1991) — Actor and Idol

Zhang Zhe Han (1991) — Actor

Lu Zhuo (1992) — Actor

Fan Shi Qi/Fan Kris (1992) — Actor

AJ Muhlach (1992) Filipino (including Bicolano), Chinese, Spanish — Singer

Deng Lun (1992) — Actor

Feng Jian Yu (1992) — Actor

Bai Cheng Jun (1992) — Actor

Cai Zhao (1992) — Actor

Gong Jun (1992) — Actor

Han Dong Jun/Elvis Han (1992) — Actor

Huang Jing Yu/Huang Johnny (1992) — Actor

Niu Jun Feng (1992) — Actor

Ou Hao (1992) — Actor

Sheng Yi Lun/Peter Sheng (1992) — Actor

Zhang Bin Bin/Zhang Vin (1993) — Actor

Jia Zheng Yu (1993) — Actor

Tong Meng Shi (1993) — Actor

Wang Qing (1993) — Actor

Bai Jing Ting (1993) — Actor

Dong Zi Jian (1993) — Actor

Du Tian Hao (1993) — Actor

Huang Li Ge (1993) — Actor

Huang Zitao (1993) — Actor and Singer

Jin Han (1993) — Actor

Nomura Shuhei (1993) ¼ Chinese, ¾ Japanese — Actor

Pan Zi Jian (1993) — Actor

Wu Jia Cheng (1993) — Actor and Singer

Zheng Ye Cheng (1993) — Actor

Yang Xu Wen (1994) — Actor

Liu Dong Qin (1994) — Actor

Chen Qiu Shi (1994) — Actor

Chen Ruo Xuan (1994) — Actor

Li Wenhan (1994) — Actor and Idol

Peng Yu Chang (1994) — Actor

You Zhangjing (1994) — Singer

Wang Bo Wen (1994) — Actor and Singer

Xu Wei Zhou (1994) — Actor

Yan Zi Dong (1994) — Actor

Yang Ye Ming (1994) — Actor

Yu Xiao Tong (1994) — Actor

Guan Hong (1995) — Actor

Alen Rios (1995) Mexican, Guatemalan, Chinese, German — Actor

Jiang Zi Le (1995) — Actor

David Yang (1995) — Model

Brandon Soo Hoo (1995) — Actor

Chen Wen (1995) — Actor

Zhang Ming En (1995) — Actor

Lin Feng Song (1996) — Actor

Wen Junhui (1996) — Idol

Leo Sheng (1996) — Youtuber — Trans

Dong Sicheng/WinWin (1997) — Idol

Gong Zheng (1997) — Actor

Guo Jun Chen (1997) — Actor

Liu Hao Ran (1997) — Actor

Luo Yi Hang (1997) 

Wang Yibo (1997) — Actor and Idol

Xu Ming Hao (1997) — Idol

Zeng Shun Xi (1997) — Actor

Zhang Jiong Min (1997) — Actor

Yuan Bo (1997) — Model

Hu Xu Chen (1998) — Actor

Huang Jun Jie (1998) — Actor

Song Wei Long (1999) — Actor

Wang Jun Kai (1999) — Actor and Idol

Wu Lei/Leo Wu (1999) — Actor

Zhang Yi Jie (1999) — Actor

Song Weilong (1999)  — Actor and Model

Huang Ren Jun (2000) — Idol

Jackson Yi (2000) — Actor and Idol

Marius Yo (2000) Japanese, Chinese / German — Actor and Singer

Wang Yuan/Roy Wang (2000) — Actor and Idol

Gong Zheng Nan (?) — Actor

Ho Hou Man/Ho Dominic (?) — Idol and Actor

Liang Zhen Lun (?) — Actor

Xiao Meng (?) — Actor and Makeup Artist.

Hao Yun Xian (?) — Model

Akeem Osborne (?) Jamaican, British, Chinese — Model

Jaime M. Callica (?) Trinidadian, Chinese, Indian, Spanish — Actor

Problematic:

B.D. Wong (1960) — Actor — played trans woman. 

Ross Butler (1990) ½ Chinese-Malaysian ½ British Dutch — Actor — 13 Reason Why. 

Jackson Wang (1994) Hongkonger — Idol — cultural appropriation. . 

Non-Binary:

Chella Man (1998) Chinese, Jewish — Genderqueer (he/him) — deaf — Model

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xP The step-sisters, Diana and Queenie are fighting each other to protect their men! 

So cutee! I don't think the sister don't even know that their boyfriends are close friends now! >:O 

It's so funny~! 

-___-" The main girl's brother is so annoying though! >.>" 

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Ending & Thoughts: The Forgotten Day

I was highly looking forward to this drama. I really missed Roger Kwok & Shaun Tam has improved so much. And the theme is a thriller with comedic moments. With a total of 27 episodes which to me was a bad idea.

The Plot

So it’s mainly about Ng Yiu Chong (Roger Kwok) accidentally getting involved with the kidnapping of Ming Yat Yin (Shaun Tam). After Yat Yin is saved by his wife Freeya Yau (Grace Wong) who brought the ransom money & helped him escape he arrived home to his Dad Mung Kwan Sui (David Chiang) and in the span of 24 hours he argues with Freeya which culminates her into leaving & then he develops amnesia. Hence the forgotten day. Interesting storyline but it had too many filler episodes. The biggest plot line would be about what happened to Freeya? Where did she go? Why did she leave? And of course is she even alive? Unfortunately, they dragged it out so long that it got super boring & my patience was running out.

The beginning episodes were fun to watch as Yiu Chong tries so hard to not let Yat Yin know he was also involved with the kidnapping.

From episodes 1-10 it’s been pretty good as they set up the story but episodes 11- 23 were pretty tragic. Tragic as in pointless. We get tidbits of what possibly happened to Freeya but every time we learn something new the main villain Ye Wan Sze (Max Cheung) seemingly spoils it. & we start back at zero. It was honestly frustrating watching every episode cause at that point I only cared about what happened to Freeya. I don’t care about whether Yiu Chong & his ex wife Maya Sze (Zoie Tam) get back together or not (only cause it got draggy). I also don’t care about Yat Yins younger sister Siu Dous (Lisa Lau) random romantic storyline. Or even the pointless character of Nam Hoi Ching (Roxanne Tong). Literally the mystery of Freeya was what kept me going!

The Plot Twist

It really should’ve been 20 episodes, the filler storylines was just too much. It’s a pity cause from episode 24 onwards it gets real thrilling with a lot of plot twists. Episode 24 is when we finally find out that Freeya has indeed been dead the whole time. I was sad. Even though her dying made the most sense. I still secretly wished that maybe she was kidnapped & hidden somewhere. Ye Wan Sze whose literally been sketchy the whole friggin time turned out to be completely innocent of the crime. He was only involved with kidnapping Yat Yin, stealing & entrapping one of the kidnappers. I was actually so shocked that he was innocent. What a great fake out that the writers wrote in. I was so convinced he hid or murdered Freeya. But nope. All those time where the plan towards finding Freeya is spoiled, he just happened to be around.

Now I knew Yat Yin’s Dad is not innocent. Namely, cause he’s always acting weird. As in he doesn’t want to talk about kidnapping. Doesn’t want to go to the police about it. So I thought he was probably behind the kidnapping. But nope he has another ulterior motive. & that was Yat Yin was the one that caused Freeya’s death. It was pretty surprising for me at first. Cause my mind was just racking around it either being Ye Wan Sze, or Yiu Chongs sister Shun Mei (Elvina Kong). Mostly because Yat Yin dreamt him killing Freeya. After that part it spoiled it. That happened in episode 25. There’s still 2 episodes left, so it really spoiled it. The reveal would’ve been better if it had happened at 27. Because after he dreamt it in episode 25 it all made sense. Why his Dad is always persuading him to leave Hong Kong. Him telling Yat Yin to divorce his wife. Why he’s against him investigating in Freeya. But cause he dreamt it so early, what happens afterwards in 26 & 27 was no longer a surprise & we could easily interpret what happened.

And it was correct. He did chase Freeya down demanding for the money back (as he believes she took the money to leave with another man). As he chases her down he accidentally causes Freeya to fall down a dangerous slope hill & she dies. His Dad who followed from behind sees what happens & tries to cover up the crime. So it all became too predictable after that. Despite that it was written really well. I never suspected Yat Yin to be the one. Though he made the most sense since he randomly got amnesia after she went missing. But I was sooo focused on the other red herrings I forgot about him. Bravo. Very well done.

The Characters

Boy. This drama had way to many unnecessary characters. But first things first. TVB DID GRACE WONG SO WRONG. Why the eff did you name her the female lead & put her so high up in the poster when she barely gets 5 episodes of screentime in a 27 episode drama?? I knew this would be a male dominated drama but this was way too extreme. Like why? She appears semi prominently in the first 2-3 episodes and then after that just flashbacks. & most of the flashbacks are just rehash of the scenes we saw in the first couple of episodes! She can’t even be considered a “special guest star” because the amount she appeared was so pathetic. They could’ve literally casted some random newbie actress instead of wasting her time.

Freeya was such a tragic character though. She dearly loves her husband & does everything she can for him. She has thrown tantrums here and there but it was only to get Yat Yin’s attention. I’m so upset that they were convinced that she had an affair with another man & believes she took the money & ran. The fact Yat Yin believed it pisses me off. First of all, if she planned on running away with a man why should she risk her life to pay the ransom & save you? She literally could’ve used that time to take the money and run while everyone else is distracted. Secondly, the money that was taken out for ransom was the money she & Yat Yin saved. If she was selfish she wouldn’t have used that money. Third of all, how can you not tell how much she loved you? After all those years you actually can’t trust your wife at all? Freeya disappeared for 2 months & those 2 months she was painted as a money hungry adulteress. It’s ironic cause in these 2 months Yat Yin ends up having a one night stand with Hoi Ching. So in the end he’s the one that wasn’t faithful. She literally died cause she wanted to protect the only savings left she has with her husband. & the fact it was her own husband that helped cause her death is crushing. Her death was an accident as it was raining & she slipped but if Yat Yin had trusted her & actually listened to her this whole incident wouldn’t have happened. Justice for Freeya please.

The second female lead is played by Roxanne unfortunately she also barely got any screentime. What is with TVB and naming the 2 female leads as female leads when they really aren’t? Hoi Ching was such an unneeded character as well. Since she’s a therapist, I thought she would be the key to unlocking Yat Yin’s lost memories. But nope she didn’t. She wasn’t helpful at all except for the time she suggested to him to hire a private investigator. She was only there as a one sided love interest to Yat Yin. And that random one night stand was so dumb. What was the whole point of that? They don’t end up together & honestly her character sorta just disappeared towards the end & we don’t even know what happened to her. Her crush towards Yat Yin never solidified into anything. And the one night stand just leaves a bitter taste as she knows he isn’t over Freeya so she kinda took advantage of the moment. You can remove her character and it would not effect the storyline at all.

Siu Dou is the true female lead. She got the most screentime with her boring & unnecessary love line with a veterinary doctor. Her storyline never even connected with the main one. Her only connection was just being the sister of Yat Yin. She was only used to fill up the episode quota. The amount of times I’ve banged my head cause I had to sit through watching romance counterpart was deadly. Like it’s nice to see her struggle with her insecurity of being born with a birthmark and all. But I didn’t choose to watch this drama for her love line.

Maya also got way more screentime then the so called female leads. Sadly, her character was also annoying. She’s always just yelling at Yiu Chong. & Yiu Chong is not much better he’s always pestering her to get back together. And not taking no for an answer. I can’t blame her for not wanting to get back together with him since he’s always lying to her & gambled away their savings. And even though I liked them together as a couple the “will they or won’t they” get back together storyline was prolonged for way too long. And the appearance of the doctor who fell for Maya was so cringy. I even thought the doctor had something to do with Freeyas disappearance cause it was just so random how a smart rich doctor, fell for a soon to be divorced lady who has a husband following her around & a son that she shares with said husband. & remember this plot literally takes place within the 2 months Freeya went missing. & by then the doctor wants to PROPOSE?? Man they dated for like one month tops and he wants to propose? THE DIVORCE AINT EVEN FINALIZED YET. I felt icky whenever they show the doctor & Maya together cause it felt way too forced. And the doctor got way more screentime then needed. It took Maya too long to realize that she still wanted to be with Yiu Chong. I liked that they got back together as he only ever loved her & Maya never got over him she just wanted to move on with her life. It would’ve been nicer if they had Yiu Chong finally get a stable job & show Maya that he has changed and then finally get together.

The only female character that made the most sense & actually central to the story was Shun Mei. Cause she’s Ye Wan Sze ex wife & she secretly got back together with him. But her character is dumb too. She’s always getting fooled by him. He was only using her as a cover & for money since she like worships him. Her character is also besties with Freeya. I started suspecting she might be involved with Freeya’s disappearance as well cause she was acting weird. On the night Freeya went missing she was “going around door to door” looking for Ye Wan Sze. She didn’t have an alibi & she was gone for an hour. When she & Yiu Chong find Freeya’s lost bag that had a hidden camera. She wanted to be the one to uncover the footage & she was against Yiu Chong in giving the hidden camera to the police. But I guess all that we’re just things the writers wrote to throw the audiences off or the 3 episodes they cut out would’ve explained more. But she’s completely innocent whose loyal to her brothers despite how dumb she is in love. The siblings love was very endearing to watch. & I really liked how she as the sister was always trying to protect them.

Ye Wan Sze is literally one smart criminal. He outsmarted sooo many people. I have to give it to him he played the villain pretty well. I was also impressed with despite how he’s money hungry he would never turn to murder. Like he’ll do anything illegal but murder. & he semi redeemed himself when he chose not to reveal Yiu Chong as one of the kidnappers. He also helped take the suspicions off of Yiu Chong & Shun Mei by revealing that the cellphone must’ve been planted by Yat Yin’s Dad. I mean he could’ve just said that cellphone was planted by them. It would’ve been easier to just blame solely Yiu Chong & them as they have the motive. I thought his character would be like “since I’m going down, I’m taking you down with me” but I guess he was touched by Shun Mei’s love in the end?

The fatherly love Kwan Sui had with Yat Yin was amazing. The amount of work he put in just to hide the truth because he knew it would crush him. He literally pretended to be Freeya & got rid of evidence so Yat Yin could move on. & when Yat Yin turned against him, he didn’t say a word. He just wanted Yat Yin to be safe & didn’t care about what happened to him. He even took the fall for Freeya’s death, just cause he couldn’t bear for Yat Yin to know & go to jail. Even in the end he told Yiu Chong to take Yat Yin away from Hong Kong cause he doesn’t want him to ever remember what happened that day.

The Ending

I’m glad that in the end nobody died. Well other than Freeya which is so sad as she died trying to keep a bag of money that no longer had money in it. It could be cause I’m so used to people dying in these type of thriller dramas, I kept thinking “omg she’s gonna die next”. But nope I was wrong they all survived. No one ends up going to jail which is a bit unrealistic since Yat Yin’s Dad tried to hide the truth & got rid of evidence. I liked that Yat Yin was announced to not be the cause of Freeya’s death as it was considered accidental. And the cops couldn’t pin Yiu Chong down as one of the kidnappers as no one ratted him out? (I don’t really get it as one of the kidnappers did name him at first but when it got to trial he changed his statement & said he wasn’t involved). Maya realized she still loved Yiu Chong & seemingly gets back together with him. We don’t know what happened with Hoi Ching but my guess is she went separate ways with Yat Yin as he got his memories back & is still not over Freeya. It’s sad Hoi Chings character didn’t amount to anything & they didn’t talk about her at all. In the end she had a sorta relationship with Yat Yin so I’m surprised they didn’t address it at the end. But I also learned it was supposed to be 30 episodes but they cut out the last 3 so I guess in the midst of the editing of it, they decided it wasn’t important to include Hoi Ching in the epilogue. It ends with Yiu Chong & Yat Yin drinking coffee and saying how they will always be friends.

Overall. It’s hard for me to say it was a bad drama or not. It was way too unnecessarily draggy & the fillers were soo annoying to watch. Freeya’s disappearance was dragged out to death. The last couple of episodes were so well done with the plot twist & reveal it was so great to watch. They really should’ve had it be 20 episodes. It would’ve been more action packed and thrilling. I say watch the first 10 episodes then skip to 23 cause you won’t miss out much & still get what happens.

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