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Rogue Emperor
流氓皇帝
Rogue Emperor official poster
Also known asThe Misadventure of Zoo 2015
GenrePre-modern Drama, Comedy, Romance
Created byHong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited
Written byCheng Chung Tai, Cheung Suet Guk, Au Yin Yuan, Wong Sau Ching, Wan Kam Fung
Directed byLam Chi Yan, Chin Wing- Chi
StarringKenneth Ma
Niki Chow
Mandy Wong
Benjamin Yuen
Koo Ming Wah
Brian Tse
Theme music composerDamon Chui
Opening themeWander (四方) by Hoffman Cheng
Ending themeLove from Heart (心暖) by Kenneth Ma & Niki Chow
Country of originHong Kong
Original languageCantonese
No. of episodes17
Production
Executive producerCatherine Tsang
ProducerPoon Ka Tak
Production locationHong Kong
EditorChan Kam Ling
Camera setupMulti camera
Running time45 minutes
Production companyTVB
Original release
NetworkTVB Jade
Release12 December 2016 –
1 January 2017
Rogue Emperor
Chinese流氓皇帝
Cantonese YaleLàuhmàhn Wòhngdai
Literal meaning"Rogue Emperor"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLiúmáng Huángdì
Bopomofoㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄉㄧˋ
IPA[ljǒu.mǎŋ xwǎŋ.tî]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationLàuhmàhn Wòhngdai
JyutpingLau4man4 Wong4dai3
IPA[lɐ̭u.mɐ̭n wɔ̭ːŋ.tɐ̄i]

Rogue Emperor (Chinese: 流氓皇帝; literally "Rogue Emperor") is a 2016 Hong Kong pre-modern romantic-comedy television drama created and produced by TVB, starring Kenneth Ma, Niki Chow, Mandy Wong, Benjamin Yuen, Koo Ming Wah and Brian Tse as the main cast.[1] Filming took place from April till June 2014. The drama was originally scheduled to broadcast after "Master of Destiny" on Hong Kong's TVB Jade and HD Jade channels on August 3, 2015 every Monday through Friday during its 8:30-9:30 pm timeslot with a total of 20 episodes.[2] On July 8, 2015 the drama was shelved again with no scheduled date of when it will be broadcast.[3] In November 2016, it was announced that the drama will finally have an air date of 12 December 2016, with the number of episodes decreasing to 17.

Rogue Emperor is a remake of TVB's 1981 drama The Misadventure of Zoo, which starred Adam Cheng and Louise Lee as the leads.[4]

Synopsis

Poor village boy Chu Gam Chun (Kenneth Ma), lives with his step-mother Yau Yue Si (Rainbow Ching), the village matchmaker and half-brother Chu Cheung Fun (Benjamin Yuen), a woodcutter that is jinxed with finding love. Gam Chun has been in-love with his childhood friend and next-door neighbor Yi Yung Yung (Niki Chow) since they were young, but her grandfather Yi Sang Kei Joseph Lee, a well-to-do merchant that owns the village pawn shop forbids them from associating with each other. When Gam Chun finds out his step-mother has match-made Yung Yung with an older rich villager, he sabotages it and then asks Yung Yung's grandfather for permission to marry her. Yung Yung's grandfather is highly against Gam Chun's proposal and demands a high dowry if he wants to marry Yung Yung. Determined to marry Yung Yung, Gam Chun takes on many odd jobs in order to earn the needed dowry money. His many odd jobs soon leads him on many adventures, from becoming the leader of mountain bandits to the Emperor of China.

Cast

Chu family

Chu Gam Chun's step-mother and Chu Cheung Fun's mother. She favors her biological son Cheung Fun more than Gam Chun, such as giving Cheung Fun more food during meals. Yue Si is the villager matchmaker, who for a large sum payment will do despicable acts to break up a promised marriage agreement.
  • Kenneth Ma as Chu Gam Chun (朱錦春; homophone to "stupid as a pig")
Yau Yue Si's step-son and Chu Cheung Fu's older half-brother. He has been in-love with Yung Yung since they were children because she always treated him kindly, however her grandfather has been against their friendship and association because he is poor. In order to marry Yung Yung, Gam Chun takes on many odd jobs which leads him on different adventures.
Yau Yue Si's son and Chu Gam Chun's younger half-brother. With his handsome looks and physique, Cheung Fun is the most eligible woodcutter bachelor in the village and he has many female admirers. However, because he is jinxed from love, every female that becomes or tries to become romantic with him dies, and so none of the females in the village want to go near him.

Yi family and household

Yi Yung Yung's grandfather and the Chu's next door neighbor. He is a well-to-do local pawn shop owner who swindles the villagers that pawn their goods at his shop. He is also highly against Gam Chun's friendship with Yung Yung because Gam Chun is poor. He is so highly against the two associating with each other that he built a brick wall between their shared yard.
Yi Suk Kung's granddaughter and Gam Chun's neighbor, childhood friend and love interest. Yung Yung was the only person who has always been extra kind to Gam Chun, which is why he is so in love with her. When her grandfather sets her up on a matchmaking marriage, Gam Chun purposes marriage to her but is denied by her grandfather——unless he is able to provide his requested dowry amount.
  • Snow Suen as Siu Wan (小環). She works for the Yi family and has a crush on Yi Suk Kung, hoping he would marry her into the family.

Ng family

  • Koo Ming Wah as Ng Do Ho (吳多好; homophone to "no good"), a somewhat educated man who takes care of the village temple. He is in the process of earning money to buy back his sister Ng Do Yu's "body contract" from the Dung family so that she can be free.
  • Mandy Wong as Ng Do Yu (吳多茹, homophone to "not redundant"), the shy and demure younger sister of Ng Do Ho. She is sold to the Dung family to works as a maid. Her love interest is Dung Zan Bong.

Extended cast

  • Brian Tse as Ngau Yuk Gon (牛玉乾; homophone to "beef jerky"), a physician and close friend of Gam Chun. His love interest is Ng Do-yu.
  • Luk Wing Kuen as Dung Zan Bong (董振邦). He comes back after receiving education from abroad and is a forward-thinking individual. He joins an underground organization in hopes of bringing change and is ranked 99, later promoted to 98.
  • Harriet Yeung as Lung Chuen Fung (龍川鳯), the head of the mountain bandits.
  • Joe Tay as Ngau Lik (牛力), friend of Chu Gam Chun. He becomes the "lord of Shanghai" and was set to marry Yung Yung, but is later murdered by Che Dai Pau.
  • Pal Sinn as Che Dai Pau (車大炮, Cantonese slang for "telling lies").
  • Lau Kong as Ngau Baak Yip (牛栢葉), father of Ngau Yuk Gon. He is an experienced physician.
  • Henry Lo as Dung Geoi Jan (董舉仁). He is the village mayor and father of Dung Zan Bong.
  • Kirby Lam as Lung Lei (龍梨). The third-in-command of the mountain bandits.
  • Kimmi Tsui as Lung Sou (龍蘇). The second-in-command of the mountain bandits.
  • Alan Tam Kwan-lun as Ying Seng Cung (應聲叢, homophone to "bug that always answers back"), one of Che Dai Pau's men.
  • Adam Ip as Syu Ming Hou (舒明浩, homophone to guillement). He is ranked 98 in the underground organization, and is later promoted to number 89.
  • Aaryn Cheung as Fat Zai (發仔)
  • Hinson Chou as Shanghai singer (上海歌星)
  • Kelvin Yuen as Bou (寶)
  • Quinn Ho as Biu (標)
  • Lily Ho as Siu Yuk (小玉), Chu Cheung Fun's lover. They later break up as he failed to save her when she nearly died from drowning.
  • Tracy Chu as Fung Siu Yung (馮小融), a volunteer who tries to help Chu Gam Chun move into a senior home.

Soundtrack

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Wander" (四方)Hayes YeungDamon ChuiHoffman Cheng3:00
2."Heart Warm" (心暖)Hayes YeungDamon ChuiKenneth Ma & Niki Chow2:53
3."Cheers" (乾杯)Hayes YeungDamon ChuiRonald Law, Hoffman Cheng & Yao Bin2:58

Development

TVB 2015 calendar, March image. From left to right: Benjamin Yuen, Kenneth Ma, Mandy Wong, Brian Tse.
  • Tavia Yeung was considered for the lead actress role by executive producer Catherine Tsang during early development of the drama.[5]
  • Niki Chow was confirmed as the lead actress during the costume fitting ceremony held in March 2014.[6][7]
  • The costume fitting ceremony was held on March 27, 2014 at 12:30 pm Tseung Kwan O TVB City Studio One.[8]
  • The blessing and opening lens ceremony was held on April 15, 2014 at 12:30 pm Tseung Kwan O TVB City Ancient Street.[9]
  • Filming of the drama took place from April till June 2014.
  • On June 26, 2014, a banquet was held at a restaurant in Tsim Sha Tsui to celebrate the completion of the filming of the drama.[10][11]
  • A promo image of Rogue Emperor was featured in TVB's 2015 calendar for the month of March. Female lead Niki Chow was not featured on the image since she is not a contractual TVB artiste.[12]
  • In early July 2015, Kenneth Ma and Niki Chow resumed their characters from the drama to film promotional clips when it was announced the drama would begin broadcast on August 3, 2015. On July 8, 2015 TVB shelved the drama to be air at a later unscheduled date in order to accommodate earlier broadcast of The Fixer (拆局專家) on August 10, 2015 9:30 pm timeslot. With The Fixer taking over the 9:30 timeslot, Brick Slaves was then moved to the 8:30 timeslot, taking over Rogue Emperor's original broadcast position.[13] The drama is now set to air from 12 December 2016, with 17 episodes.

Viewership Ratings

# Timeslot (HKT) Week Episode(s) Average points Peaking points
1
Mon – Fri
(8:30-9:30 pm)
20:30–21:30
12 – 16 Dec 2016
1 — 5
22
28
2
19 – 23 Dec 2016
6 — 10
22
--
3
26 – 30 Dec 2016
11 — 15
19
--
4
01 Jan 2017
16 & 17
20
--
Total average
21
28

Awards and nominations

Association Category Nominee Result
StarHub TVB Awards My Favourite TVB Actress Niki Chow Nominated
TVB Star Awards Malaysia My Favourite TVB Drama Series Nominated
My Favourite TVB Actress in a Leading Role Niki Chow Nominated
My Favourite TVB Most Improved Actor Brian Tse Nominated
TVB Anniversary Awards Best Drama Nominated
Most Popular Drama Theme Song "四方" (Four Sides) by Hoffman Cheng Nominated
"心暖" (Love from Heart) by Kenneth Ma and Nikki Chow Nominated
"乾杯" (Cheers) by Hoffman Cheng, Ronald Law, and Yao Bin Nominated

References

  1. ^ [1] Rogue Emperor soompi page. Retrieved July 10, 2015
  2. ^ [2] “The Misadventure of Zoo” to Save TVB’s Poor Viewership Ratings?. Retrieved July 10, 2015
  3. ^ [3] 《流氓皇帝》被抽 《樓奴》頂上 (in Chinese). Retrieved July 11, 2015
  4. ^ [4] “The Misadventure of Zoo” Completes Filming. Retrieved July 10, 2015
  5. ^ [5] Tavia Yeung and Kenneth Ma to Star in TVB Drama Remakes. Retrieved July 10, 2015
  6. ^ [6] 馬國明發達身痕對周麗淇不忠 (in Chinese). Retrieved July 10, 2015
  7. ^ [7] Niki Chow, Kenneth Ma at “The Misadventure of Zoo” Costume Fitting. Retrieved July 10, 2015
  8. ^ [8] "The Misadventure of Zoo" Costume Fitting. Retrieved July 10, 2015
  9. ^ [9] "The Misadventure of Zoo" Blessing Ceremony. Retrieved July 10, 2015
  10. ^ [10] “The Misadventure of Zoo” Completes Filming. Retrieved July 10, 2015
  11. ^ [11] "The Misadventure of Zoo" Completion Banquet. Retrieved July 10, 2015
  12. ^ [12] TVB Calendar 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015
  13. ^ [13] 馬國明爆周麗淇想搵外國人生B (in Chinese). Retrieved July 11, 2015
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