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Always and Ever
Always and Ever promo poster
GenreRomance
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Created byHong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited
StarringBobby Au-yeung
Esther Kwan
Opening themeIt's a Coincidence 實屬巧合 by Shirley Kwan
Ending themeUnexpected 意想不到 by Pierre Ngo
Country of originHong Kong
Original languageCantonese
No. of episodes30
Production
ProducerChong Wai-kin
Production locationsHong Kong, Guangdong, Foshan
Running time45 Minute
Production companyTVB
Original release
NetworkJade
HD Jade
ReleaseAugust 12 (2013-08-12) –
September 22, 2013 (2013-09-22)

Always and Ever (simplified Chinese: 情逆三世缘; traditional Chinese: 情逆三世緣; pinyin: qíng nì sānshì yuán) is an 2013 Hong Kong TVB television romance drama serial starring Bobby Au-yeung and Esther Kwan and produced by Chong Wai-kin.

The drama follows a love story which spans three lifetimes, from Song dynasty in the 13th Century to Hong Kong in the 1950s and to modern Hong Kong (modern era).[1] It is the first on-screen pairing of Au-yeung and Kwan in ten years,[2] with Kwan not frequently acting due to the personal implication of taking care of her daughter.[3]

Plot Overview

During an operation, CIB officer, Circle Yuen (Bobby Au Yeung) accidentally kills his girlfriend, Phoenix Yeung (Esther Kwan). In his remorse, he finds himself mysteriously sent back in time to the Song Dynasty, where he is known as the imperial official Bao Zheng. He meets Han Sheung-Sheung (Esther Kwan), who looks exactly like Phoenix; despite Sheung-Sheung's reservations, they fall in love and agree to marry. However, Sheung-Sheung's childhood friend and adoptive brother, Ko Yiu-On (Ben Wong), out of ambition and jealousy that Sheung-Sheung refuses to marry him, forces her into casting a curse upon herself that she will always be killed by the man she loves. Soon afterward, Yiu-On orchestrates a situation where Bao Zheng is forced into executing Sheung-Sheung.

When time shifts into the 1950s, Circle becomes Inspector Wah Lung-Piew and meets Tin Chau-Fung (Esther Kwan), the leader of a triad group who resembles Sheung-Sheung and Phoenix. However, their relationship inhibited by the fact that Chau-Fung mistakenly believes the inspector as her husband's murderer and has ordered a citywide chase for his head. While desperately trying to prove his innocence as Lung-Piew, he meets Lam Yim-Fong (Rebecca Zhu) and Yuen Kui (Pierre Ngo), who will become Circle's parents, but is dismayed to find Yim-Fong falling in love with him as he tries to learn why his mother abruptly left his family. When fate intervenes and Lung-Piew accidentally kills Chau-Fung again, the cycle of her curse is finally broken and Circle returns to modern day Hong Kong where he is given a second chance to change his and Phoenix's fates.

Cast

Note: the names of most Song Chinese characters are transliterated by TVB according to their Cantonese Chinese pronunciation; the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation of those characters' names are provided in brackets for reference if it differs from the transliteration based on Cantonese Chinese pronunciation

Main Characters

  • Bobby Au-yeung as Justice Pao Cheng (13th Century); Wah Long-Biu, an inspector (1950s); Circle Yuen, a police inspector from CIB (modern era)
  • Esther Kwan as Hon Seung-Seung (Han Shang-shang), a talented scholar (13th Century); Tin Chau-Fung, a popular triad leader (1960s); Phoenix Yeung, a reporter (modern era)

13th Century

  • Ben Wong as Ko Kai-On (Kao Chi-an), Sheung-Sheung's childhood friend (13th Century)
  • Ram Chiang as Advisor Gongsun (Kung-sun), a famed political advisor for Justice Pao (13th Century)
  • Benjamin Yuen as Chin Chiu (Chan Chao), a royal guard (13th Century)
  • Christine Kuo[4] as Princess Hing Sau (Princess Ching-shou) (13th Century)
  • JJ Jia as Consort Yin (13th Century)
  • Vivien Yeo as Consort Suk (Consort Shu) (13th Century)

1950s

  • Mandy Wong as Tin Chau-Ngan, an exotic dancer who becomes a police officer in order to kill her sister Chau-Fung (1950s)[5]
  • Pierre Ngo Ka-nin as Yuen Kwai, a police officer and radio broadcaster who becomes Circle's father (1950s, retired in modern era) [5]
  • Rebecca Zhu as Lam Yim-Fong, an exotic dancer who eventually becomes Circle's mother (1950s)
  • Derek Kok as Cho Pao (1950s)
  • Sammy Sum as Lau Chuen, a police officer (1950s)

Viewership ratings

Week Episodes Date Average Points Peaking Points
1 01－05 August 12-August 16, 2013 28 31
2 06－10 August 19-August 23, 2013 26 29
3 11－15 August 26-August 30, 2013 28 31
4 16－19 September 2-September 5, 2013 29 31
5 20－24 September 9-September 13, 2013 24 27
6 25－29 September 16-September 20, 2013 24 27
6 30 September 21, 2013 24 26
6 31 September 22, 2013 36 37

See also

References

  1. ^ "關詠荷寸歐陽震華NG王". Oriental Daily (in Chinese). December 11, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  2. ^ "TVB Drama "Love Reverses Three Lifetimes of Fate" Costume Fitting". Popular Asians. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  3. ^ "關詠荷睇Bobby份上出山拍劇". Oriental Daily (in Chinese). October 9, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
  4. ^ Christine Kuo's voice was dubbed over by voice actress Yan Wong, allegedly due to Kuo's heavily accented Cantonese.
  5. ^ a b "Bobby Au Yeung Films "Love Reverses Three Lifetimes of Fate"". Jayne Stars. October 15, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2012.

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