War and Beauty
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Details[edit]
- Title: 金枝慾孽 / 金枝欲孽
- Cantonese/Mandarin title: Gam Ji Yuk Yip / Jin Zhi Yu Nie
- English title: War and Beauty
- Genre: Ancient
- Episodes: 30
- Broadcast network: TVB
- Broadcast year: 2004
- Opening theme song: Children (兒女) by Bowie Lam
- Related drama: Beauty at War
Synopsis[edit]
Fifteen years after Qing Emperor Ka Hing (Qian Long) was crowned, the country appears to be in harmony. However, fights between the imperial concubines escalates. Beauty never lasts. All the imperial concubines, including the emperor's beloved Yu Fei (Sheren Tang), understands this and becomes nervous when the triennial imperial concubine election approaches. Yu Fei's position is threatened by an imperial descendant Yuk Ying (Gigi Lai), a powerful eunuch's adopted daughter Yi Sun (Charmaine Sheh) and an experienced imperial servant maid On Sin (Maggie Cheung Ho Yee). They are friends and enemies in the war for the emperor's love. Yi Sun later falls for imperial physician, Bak Yeung (Bowie Lam) who also stole the hearts of courtesan, Heung Fou (Patricia Liu), Lady Fuk (Jade Leung) as well as his lonely wife (Irene Wong) but Bak Yeung only has eyes for Yuk Ying, the woman who loved him the least. When she is still a palace maid, On Sin falls for imperial guard, Hung Mo (Moses Chan) but the latter keeps his distance from her when she becomes a Lady, the emperor's woman. Hung Mo then finds companionship with the lonely Yu Fei, who has fallen out of power.
Source: spcnet.tv
Cast[edit]
- Sheren Tang as Yu Yuet (Yu Fei) 如玥 (如妃)
- Gigi Lai as Yuk Ying 玉瑩
- Charmaine Sheh as Yi Sun 爾淳
- Maggie Cheung as On Sin 安茜
- Moses Chan as Hung Mou 孔武
- Bowie Lam as Sun Bak Yeung 孫白颺
- Jade Leung as Fuk Nga 福雅
- Rebecca Chan as Empress 皇后
- Henry Yue as Emperor Ka Hing 嘉慶皇帝
- Lo Hoi Pang as Eunuch Chui Man Tin 徐萬田
- Kenny Wong as Siu Luk Chi 小祿子
- Chan Hung Lit as Suen Ching Wah 孫清華
- June Chan as Suk Ling 淑寧
- Wai Ka Hung as Chan Song 陳爽
- Maria Chan as Bo Sim 寶嬋
- Irene Wong as Luk Ho Suet 陸皓雪
- Patricia Liu as Heung Fou 香浮
- Cha Cha Chan as Yuen Kei 沅淇
- Catherine Chau as Bak Lan 白蘭
- Karen Lee as Empress' personal servant, Suet Han 雪嫻
- Iris Wong as Bo Wai 葆蕙
Production Credits[edit]
- Producer: Chik Kei Yee (戚其義)
External Links[edit]
- Official Website
- Wikipedia
- Chinese Wikipedia
- Reviews (spcnet.tv) [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Sequel[edit]
A Sequel was made in 2012 titled Beauty at War which has only one recurred main character, Yu Yuet (Yu Fei) who is in a different portrayal.