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*A Time of Love*
A Time of Love
Traditional Chinese	愛情來的時候
Simplified Chinese	爱情来的时候
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Ài qíng lái de shí hou
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	ngoi3 cing4 lai4 di1 si4 hau6

*A Time of Love*
A Time of Love
	A Time Of Love logo
Genre	Modern Romance
Created by	Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited
Starring	Ep.1 Malaysia: Kate Tsui 徐子珊, James Wen 温昇豪, Chris Wang 宥勝; Ep.2 Singapore: Charmaine Sheh 佘詩曼, Kenneth Ma 馬國明; Ep.3 Korea: Linda Chung 鍾嘉欣, Yeon Jung-hoon 延政勳 (연정훈); Ep.4 Japan: Wong Cho Lam 王祖藍, Aaron Yan 炎亞綸, Naomi Watanabe 渡邊直美 (渡辺直美), Ben Wong 黃智賢
Opening theme	Ep.1 Malaysia: Not to Forget Love (愛莫忘) by Joyce Cheng; Ep.2 Singapore: Pause (休止符) by Jinny Ng; Ep.3 Korea: Piano Cry (鋼琴哭) by Linda Chung
Country of origin	Hong Kong
Original languages	Cantonese, Mandarin, Korean, English, Japanese
No. of episodes	4
Production
Production locations	Malaysia, Singapore, Korea, Japan
Running time	45 minutes
Production company	TVB
Original release
Network	TVB Jade; HD Jade
Release	Lua error in mw.lua at line 143: field 'month' missing in date table.

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A Time of Love (Chinese: 愛情來的時候; Jyutping: Ngo Cing Lai Di Si Hau): is a 2014 Hong Kong micro film produced by TVB. The series is made up of four different stories varying from sad, urban, happy and cartoon theme. Kate Tsui and Taiwanese actors James Wen and Chris Wang will be entangled in a love triangle in the sad theme. Charmaine Sheh will be portraying Kenneth Ma's boss in the urban theme. The happy theme will be featuring Linda Chung and Korean actor singer Yeon Jung-hoon as a pair. In the last cartoon theme Wong Cho-lam will be playing various characters that help a couple played by Taiwanese actor singer Aaron Yan and Japanese comedian Naomi Watanabe get together.

Production

On 14 July 2013,^[1] it was announced that TVB will be producing a mini drama featuring current top fadans and siusangs as well as stars from other countries. In addition, TVB will be investing $65 million HKD in the production of the drama. Initially, Raymond Lam was set to play the leading role in the urban theme but withdrew from the project because of conflicts, his religious views and his role is instead replaced by Kenneth Ma.^[2]

Filming for the drama will take place in Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea and Japan ^[3]

Cast and Synopsis

Sorrow/Sad (Malaysia)

Theme Song: Not to Forget Love (愛莫忘) by Joyce Cheng
Starring:
- Kate Tsui 徐子珊 as Ah San/Kelly 珊
- James Wen 温昇豪 as Lee Tsz Hou 李子豪
- [[[Chris Wang (actor)|Chris Wang]] 宥勝 as John (Shing) 勝

Set in Malaysia, the movie begins with Ling Shan (Kate Tsui) suffering from amnesia after going through a vicious car accident. Though she forgets her family and loved ones, the only person Shan remembers is Shing (Chris Wang), who loses mobility in one of his legs while trying to save her. Feeling guilty and developing a deep admiration for Shing, Shan falls deeply in love with Shing and moves in with him. As Shan and Shing prepare for their marriage, Shan meets Ho, who claims to be her former boyfriend. Ho brings her to various places around the city to spark her memory, and Shan begins to feel a sense of familiarity.

Urban (Singapore)

Theme Song: Pause (休止符) by Jinny Ng
Starring:
- Charmaine Sheh 佘詩曼 as Crystal
- Kenneth Ma 馬國明 as Oscar

The Singapore segment of the film is a modern tale of a career-minded women, Crystal (Charmaine Sheh) who hires her subordinate Oscar (Kenneth Ma), as her temporary partner so she can use him to trash her ex-boyfriend’s wedding. To Crystal’s surprise, Oscar ends up falling in love with her.

Happiness (Korea)

Theme Song: Piano Cry (鋼琴哭) by Linda Chung
Starring:
- Linda Chung 鍾嘉欣 as Linda
- Yeon Jung-hoon 延政勳 (연정훈) as King (Kim Dong-seong) 金東城 (김동성)

The Korean segment tells the story of the professional Korean illustrator King (Yeong Jung Hoon), who also works as a part-time Korean-language teacher for foreigners. Wanting to spend a life with her boyfriend in Korea, flamboyant and spoiled Hong Kong girl Linda (Linda Chung) hires King as her Korean teacher. With their opposite personalities, King initially dislikes Linda, but for the sake of his job, he learns to cope with her. As the days go by, King begins to see a new, more likable side of Linda and slowly begins to fall in love with her. However, he also discovers a terrifying secret about her boyfriend, and he is at odds with himself over it.

Cartoon/Comic (Japan)

Starring:
- Wong Cho Lam 王祖藍 as Various Characters (Narrator, Yoshiko's female assistant, Rude Japanese teen, Wedding photographer)
- Aaron Yan 炎亞綸 as Chan Dai Tin 陳大天
- Naomi Watanabe 渡邊直美 (渡辺直美) as Wada Yoshiko 和田美子
- Ben Wong 黃智賢 as Peter/Yoshiko's uncle 和田八五郎

The Japanese segment of the film is a comedic tale of the narrator (Wong Cho Lam) telling the story of Chan Dai Tin (Aaron Yan) and Wada Yoshiko (Naomi Watanabe). Chan Dai Tin is a 3rd rate bread baker from Taiwan sent by Hong Kong's Cake Kingdom Peter to obtain the 300 year old family secret "wada ichigo" recipe from Yoshiko. Yoshiko is a plump girl that is the proprietor of the "wada ichigo" (a mochi sweets) business and the only one that knows the secret recipe to "wada ichigo". According to a family rule she must get married before age 30 or else she will lose the "wada ichigo" recipe and family business to her uncle. ^[4]

Viewership ratings & receptions

The first episode (Malaysia theme) received a total of 39 praises for Kate Tsui's excellent performance and the touching story.^[5]

Week	Episodes	Date	Average Points	Peaking Points
1	01	January 26, 2014	18	19
2	02	February 2, 2014	20	22
3	03	February 9, 2014	26	28
4	04	February 16, 2014	23	25

References

^ "TVB mini drama cast" (in Chinese).
^ "Kenneth Ma replace Raymond Lam".
^ "Raymond Lam and Linda Chung Join Korean, Japanese, and Taiwanese Stars in "Time of Love"".
^ "Synopsis for "A Time of Love"".
^ "Ratings report" (in Chinese).

External links

Offical Website

Template:2014 TVB

[1] "TVB mini drama cast" (in Chinese).

[2] "Kenneth Ma replace Raymond Lam".

[3] "Raymond Lam and Linda Chung Join Korean, Japanese, and Taiwanese Stars in "Time of Love"".

[4] "Synopsis for "A Time of Love"".

[5] "Ratings report" (in Chinese).

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+'''''A Time of Love''''' ({{zh|t=[[:zh:愛情來的時候|愛情來的時候]]|j=''Ngo Cing Lai Di Si Hau''|first=t}}): is a 2014 Hong Kong micro film produced by [[TVB]]. The series is made up of four different stories varying from sad, urban, happy and cartoon theme. [[Kate Tsui]] and Taiwanese actors [[James Wen]] and [[Chris Wang (actor)|Chris Wang]] will be entangled in a love triangle in the sad theme. [[Charmaine Sheh]] will be portraying [[Kenneth Ma]]'s boss in the urban theme. The happy theme will be featuring [[Linda Chung]] and Korean actor singer [[Yeon Jung-hoon]] as a pair. In the last cartoon theme [[Wong Cho-lam]] will be playing various characters that help a couple played by Taiwanese actor singer [[Aaron Yan]] and Japanese comedian [[Naomi Watanabe]] get together.
-The happy theme will be featuring [[Linda Chung]] and [[Yeon Jung-hoon]] as a pair. In the last cartoon theme [[Wong Cho-lam]] will be helping a couple.
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 *'''Theme Song:''' Not to Forget Love (愛莫忘) by Joyce Cheng
 *'''Starring:'''
-**[[Kate Tsui]] as  Ah San/Kelly
+**[[Kate Tsui]] 徐子珊 as  Ah San/Kelly 珊
-**[[James Wen]] as  Lee Tsz Hou
+**[[James Wen]] 温昇豪 as  Lee Tsz Hou 李子豪
-**[[Chris Wang (actor)|Chris Wang]] as John (Shing)
+**[[[Chris Wang (actor)|Chris Wang]] 宥勝 as John (Shing) 勝
 Set in Malaysia, the movie begins with Ling Shan (Kate Tsui) suffering from amnesia after going through a vicious car accident. Though she forgets her family and loved ones, the only person Shan remembers is Shing (Chris Wang), who loses mobility in one of his legs while trying to save her. Feeling guilty and developing a deep admiration for Shing, Shan falls deeply in love with Shing and moves in with him.
 As Shan and Shing prepare for their marriage, Shan meets Ho, who claims to be her former boyfriend. Ho brings her to various places around the city to spark her memory, and Shan begins to feel a sense of familiarity.
@@ Line 60: / Line 59: @@
 *'''Theme Song:''' Pause (休止符) by Jinny Ng
 *'''Starring:'''
-**[[Charmaine Sheh]] as Crystal
+**[[Charmaine Sheh]] 佘詩曼 as Crystal
-**[[Kenneth Ma]] as Oscar
+**[[Kenneth Ma]] 馬國明 as Oscar
 The Singapore segment of the film is a modern tale of a career-minded women, Crystal (Charmaine Sheh) who hires her subordinate Oscar (Kenneth Ma), as her temporary partner so she can use him to trash her ex-boyfriend’s wedding. To Crystal’s surprise, Oscar ends up falling in love with her.
@@ Line 67: / Line 66: @@
 *'''Theme Song:''' Piano Cry (鋼琴哭) by Linda Chung
 *'''Starring:'''
-**[[Linda Chung]] as Linda
+**[[Linda Chung]] 鍾嘉欣 as Linda
-**[[Yeon Jung-hoon]] as King
+**[[Yeon Jung-hoon]] 延政勳 (연정훈) as King (Kim Dong-seong) 金東城 (김동성)
 The Korean segment tells the story of the professional Korean illustrator King (Yeong Jung Hoon), who also works as a part-time Korean-language teacher for foreigners. Wanting to spend a life with her boyfriend in Korea, flamboyant and spoiled Hong Kong girl Linda (Linda Chung) hires King as her Korean teacher. With their opposite personalities, King initially dislikes Linda, but for the sake of his job, he learns to cope with her.
 As the days go by, King begins to see a new, more likable side of Linda and slowly begins to fall in love with her. However, he also discovers a terrifying secret about her boyfriend, and he is at odds with himself over it.
 ===Cartoon/Comic (Japan)===
 *'''Starring:'''
-**[[Wong Cho Lam]] as Various Characters (Narrator, Yoshiko's female assistant, Rude Japanese teen, Wedding photographer)
+**[[Wong Cho Lam]] 王祖藍 as Various Characters (Narrator, Yoshiko's female assistant, Rude Japanese teen, Wedding photographer)
-**[[Aaron Yan]] as Chan Dai Tin
+**[[Aaron Yan]] 炎亞綸 as Chan Dai Tin 陳大天
-**[[Naomi Watanabe]] as Wada Yoshiko
+**[[Naomi Watanabe]] 渡邊直美 (渡辺直美) as Wada Yoshiko 和田美子
-**[[Ben Wong]] as Peter/Yoshiko's uncle
+**[[Ben Wong]] 黃智賢 as Peter/Yoshiko's uncle 和田八五郎
-The Japanese segment of the film is a comedic tale of the narrator (Wong Cho Lam) telling the story of Chan Dai Tin (Aaron Yan) and Wada Yoshiko (Naomi Watanabe). Chan Dai Tin is a 3rd rate bread baker from Taiwan sent by Hong Kong's Cake King Peter to obtain the 300 year old family secret "wada ichigo" recipe from Yoshiko. Yoshiko is a plump girl that is the proprietor of the "wada ichigo" (a mochi sweets) business and the only one that knows the secret recipe to "wada ichigo". According to a family rule she must get married before age 30 or else she will lose the "wada ichigo" recipe and family business to her uncle.
+The Japanese segment of the film is a comedic tale of the narrator (Wong Cho Lam) telling the story of Chan Dai Tin (Aaron Yan) and Wada Yoshiko (Naomi Watanabe). Chan Dai Tin is a 3rd rate bread baker from Taiwan sent by Hong Kong's Cake Kingdom Peter to obtain the 300 year old family secret "wada ichigo" recipe from Yoshiko. Yoshiko is a plump girl that is the proprietor of the "wada ichigo" (a mochi sweets) business and the only one that knows the secret recipe to "wada ichigo". According to a family rule she must get married before age 30 or else she will lose the "wada ichigo" recipe and family business to her uncle.
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