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User talk:Groink/Archive 1

2006-10-25T18:10:42Z

Hinako442003:

=== Suppression ===
There's 2 pages for the same tv-series: "Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi" & "A Million Stars Fall from the Sky".
However, "A Million Stars Fall from the Sky" seems more complete, so i think is better to delete the other one... And make something about the title.

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Yes, "Born" and "Date of Birth" are the same thing.

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LOL! Thank you for validating. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 16:21, 8 Dec 2005 (EST)

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I think it's safe to remove Zhang Ziyi off the list (read the discussion page) ---[[User:YtToshi|YtToshi]] 11:37, 24 Feb 2006 (EST)

Totally agree on the Zhang Ziyi artist removal. I think by now someone would have come up with at least one television drama for her, but I don't think she ever did one. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 15:25, 24 Feb 2006 (EST)

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== About romanization ==
Could you clarify a bit the comment on this [http://wiki.d-addicts.com/index.php?title=Matsumoto_Jun&curid=3189&diff=27210&oldid=27182&rcid=51499 change]? To the best of my knowledge [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepburn_romanization#Long_vowels] no variant of Hepburn prescribe to drop the double vowel without using the macron (''ou->ō''). I'm ok if the wiki is going to adopt the approach you used (it's probably a de facto standard) but in the case I'm right I think it should be stated clearly that it's not standard Hepburn. --[[User:Eej|Eej]] 08:36, 28 Apr 2006 (EDT)
:I don't know what you mean. The use of the character "o" versus "ō" does not make it non-Hepburn. We're using the Hepburn rules to establish the lettering, but we're also dropping the special characters like "ō" in order for the letters to be search compatible with various web search engines like Google. If you do not believe me, try this exercise: Log onto Google and perform two searches: "NHK Kōhaku" and "NHK Kohaku". As of this writing, there are 143 hits for "NHK Kōhaku", while there are 17,500 hits for "NHK Kohaku". This is because characters like "ō" differ from "o" in the ASCII chart, which is what computers use in comparison or sorting routines. You also have to remember that until the early 1990's, computer keyboards could not even produce the "ō" character, which is why a great number of articles and such do not use it.
:If you're comparing DramaWiki with Wikipedia, you're completely wrong. Wikpedia is based in the ideology that it is an encyclopedia, and that ALL content must be written in an encyclopedia format - including the choice of characters in words. DramaWiki is NOT an encyclopedia - it is basically a database of information. While Wikipedia does not care about searchability, DramaWiki DOES care because it allows for people to use 3rd-party search engines to perform searches against our database, not bogging down the server. And keeping all characters within the 26-letter alphabet keeps the searches accurate, with the DramaWiki content showing up.
:One last thing... The reason we do not use "ou" in the situation of おう is that most people in the Japanese drama community leave out the "u". Again, this is to make text within DramaWiki search compatible. If someone was trying to search for "Koumyou ga Tsuji", they might not have found us. Or "Itou Misaki". You can create an Internet-wide campaign to correct this, but you're going to lose. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 14:56, 28 Apr 2006 (EDT)

::None of the above. I was only saying that ''Kohaku'', in your example, is not, according to the official specifications, 'standard Hepburn'. That said, I'm perfectly fine with using ''Kohaku'' (as I wrote earlier I believe it is a de facto standard), I just think that the rules that DramaWiki has to follow should be defined and clearly stated, to avoid (or to reduce) chances of error due to misunderstendings, for the editor as for the reader. (Ex. ''we use Hepburn with (some) long vowels collapsed for reasons of compatibility/search and this others kind of exceptions'' or whatever).
::Again, I'm not contesting nor proposing any alternative. I just want to fully understand the rules I have (and want) to follow. If I gave another impression is probably because of my lack of English skills.
::And a related question. What about creating (many) pages with the different transcriptions redirecting to the 'canonical' one? Thank you for your patience. --[[User:Eej|Eej]] 15:38, 28 Apr 2006 (EDT)

:::I would not recommend it. If for any specific reason, it is to keep the wiki database from becoming too bloated. Currently there are 3943 valid articles on DramaWiki. There are actually 9111 articles, but almost two-thirds of that number could be re-directs to the 3943 articles. If we said it was okay to do so, we could see literally tens of thousands of redirect pages generated, which IMHO isn't something we really need here. Remember that DramaWiki is a division of D-Addicts. And the DramaWiki, D-Addicts message board, and the tracker all use the same resources. So basically we just stick with the most popular spelling of words and go with that. I also noticed someone created a redirect page for a nickname. I want to avoid creating those as well. We really don't need multiple pages for every canonical page. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 16:38, 28 Apr 2006 (EDT)
::::Ok. Got it.--[[User:Eej|Eej]] 03:06, 29 Apr 2006 (EDT)

== He's an actor ==

Hi Groink,
just wanna inform that Inoue Charu http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Inoue_Charu is actually a J-actor, not J-actress.

Thanks,
Darren
:I fixed this for you, groink. --[[User:YtToshi|YtToshi]] 10:58, 12 May 2006 (EDT)
::Well, that wasn't me who made the mistake anyway. Thanks for cleaning it up. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 15:05, 12 May 2006 (EDT)

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Yo!! "CM" is in every actor profile
Why do u take it out???
:I took it out because CM in the particular artist article was empty. You're wrong in that every article has it - it is only added if there is at least one CM entry to be made. We're trying to prevent blank headlines from existing on all articles. We do, however, allow blank headlines for External Links and TV dramas because they're fixed into the artist template. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 03:59, 24 May 2006 (EDT)
::-There're entries for this CM section but i don't put them because i wasn't sure for the translation. But they do exist,in the offical site!! [[User:Amano|Amano]]
:::When you do come up with "something", THEN you can add the CM header. Other editors won't go out of their way to do the research (ex: adding an artist with no dramas listed). [[User:Groink|Groink]] 18:50, 24 May 2006 (EDT)

== Sh15uya ==
It sounds like someone is unhappy with the criteria you listed in the [[Sh15uya]] discussion page. The user goes on explaining about "sentai" and "tokusatsu" and wants an explanation as to why they are not allowed on the DramaWiki. --[[User:YtToshi|YtToshi]] 04:14, 3 Jun 2006 (EDT)

== episode titles ==
Yeah, that looks a lot better. *slaps forehead* --[[User:Awrittensin|awrittensin]]

== Format of our wiki ==

I DID read the Help. And it seems to be outdated, if the edit you've done to my work would show. Seems there's where the confusion lies. If even you, in your capacity as the "watchdog of wiki", do not seem to be seen as strictly following the format (no where do I see Jpop Group in the artist profile...), then that leaves us to believe that we can improvise a little here and there as we deem fit. That was where I got confused, as I'd used a few of the existing pages as my reference, and almost ALL of them differ ever so slightly. Perhaps updating the help would really help us to keep to one format.

Cheers!

== NHK Asadora comment ==

groink, I just wanted to let you know that the entry "Haru yo, Raii" should be changed to "Haru yo, Koi." The correct reading of 来い is "koi" (こい). If you ever have any questions about the readings of titles for Asadora, I've found this page to be really helpful: [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHK朝の連続テレビ小説 Asadora wikipedia entry]. If you scroll down to the bottom and click on any given Asadora title, it will bring you to its individual entry, where the readings of the drama title are given in parenthesis. (So for example, 春よ、来い's entry says: "春よ、来い（はるよ、こい)." I hope that helps!

--[[User:Awrittensin|awrittensin]]

:Thanks for catching that. --[[User:Groink|Groink]]

== Junjo Kirari ==
In the "Episode Synopsis By Week" table there seems to be a one-week shift starting from Week 11 (Week 11 links to week 12 etc). --[[User:Gryzze|Gryzze]] 05:11, 8 Jul 2006 (EDT)

== Incomplete editing ==
All redirects have been fixed, so that all wiki-links in all the articles I have edited now redirect to the properly spelt articles. Now, the redirects containing the incorrect spellings can be deleted. --[[User:Ahbeng|Ahbeng]] 00:21, 24 Jul 2006 (EDT)

== No OVDs on DramaWiki ==
I saw your comment on OVDs and I have a question...

Would [[Tokyo Friends]] be considered an OVD?

I'm asking since I've been thinking on adding a similar drama. --[[User:Gryzze|Gryzze]] 08:41, 27 Jul 2006 (EDT)
:It looks like OVDs sit between a TV drama and a movie. As of right now, "''television-aired'' dramas" is what makes or breaks a show on DramaWiki, using the [[DramaWiki:About|About]] information. Looking at Tokyo Friends, it was created by Fuji TV - a television network. However, seeing it is a OVD, it was not aired on television. Was it ever shown in movie theaters? There are several other "movies" I know of that were also produced by TV networks but shown only on the big screen, such as "Danny the Dog" (TBS) starring some of the Morning Musume girls.
:The way I look at it, unless it is marketed as a TV drama and aired on TV, it should not be placed on DramaWiki. I may be reading into the [[DramaWiki:About|About]] information literally, but that's all I can do unless the admins re-write it. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 14:19, 27 Jul 2006 (EDT)
::Neither Tokyo Friends or the other drama I was thinking about has ever been shown in movie theaters. But I agree that they don't really fit into description given on the About page. --[[User:Gryzze|Gryzze]] 15:01, 27 Jul 2006 (EDT)
:::Well there are always exception and we can review them on a case by case basis since there aren't that many of them. If you didn't tell me anything about Tokyo Friends and just showed it to me I would of said its a jdrama so I have no problems with having it here. --[[User:Ruroshin|Ruroshin]] 03:28, 28 Jul 2006 (EDT)

== Apology ==

I've recently joined and is still abit confused about how this all works. I'm sorry if I caused any trouble for you, Groink. Please excuse me for not reading the rules carefully. LOL, and about the Minwoo page, I thought it wasn't editing so I retried over and over. Forgive me! >__< - Imy

== In reply to: ==
F_ucking dipshit!!!!!
DramaWiki is an EASTERN Asian TV drama site, for ENGLISH SPEAKING people. NO OTHER LANGUAGES ARE ALLOWED!!!!!!!!! TAKE YOUR VIET SHIT AND POST IT SOMEWHERE ELSE! Groink 15:05, 24 Oct 2006 (CDT)

I did not know I was not allowed to do that. Half of the ppl who watch Chinese series are Viets so all I wanted was to help ppl know the title for reference in case they wanted to rent the series dubbed. And yes, all I posted were the titles, nothing else. There was really no need to use the language you used. It won't happen again.
Hinako

User talk:Groink/Archive 1

2006-10-25T18:09:29Z

Hinako442003:

=== Suppression ===
There's 2 pages for the same tv-series: "Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi" & "A Million Stars Fall from the Sky".
However, "A Million Stars Fall from the Sky" seems more complete, so i think is better to delete the other one... And make something about the title.

----
Yes, "Born" and "Date of Birth" are the same thing.

----
LOL! Thank you for validating. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 16:21, 8 Dec 2005 (EST)

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I think it's safe to remove Zhang Ziyi off the list (read the discussion page) ---[[User:YtToshi|YtToshi]] 11:37, 24 Feb 2006 (EST)

Totally agree on the Zhang Ziyi artist removal. I think by now someone would have come up with at least one television drama for her, but I don't think she ever did one. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 15:25, 24 Feb 2006 (EST)

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== About romanization ==
Could you clarify a bit the comment on this [http://wiki.d-addicts.com/index.php?title=Matsumoto_Jun&curid=3189&diff=27210&oldid=27182&rcid=51499 change]? To the best of my knowledge [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepburn_romanization#Long_vowels] no variant of Hepburn prescribe to drop the double vowel without using the macron (''ou->ō''). I'm ok if the wiki is going to adopt the approach you used (it's probably a de facto standard) but in the case I'm right I think it should be stated clearly that it's not standard Hepburn. --[[User:Eej|Eej]] 08:36, 28 Apr 2006 (EDT)
:I don't know what you mean. The use of the character "o" versus "ō" does not make it non-Hepburn. We're using the Hepburn rules to establish the lettering, but we're also dropping the special characters like "ō" in order for the letters to be search compatible with various web search engines like Google. If you do not believe me, try this exercise: Log onto Google and perform two searches: "NHK Kōhaku" and "NHK Kohaku". As of this writing, there are 143 hits for "NHK Kōhaku", while there are 17,500 hits for "NHK Kohaku". This is because characters like "ō" differ from "o" in the ASCII chart, which is what computers use in comparison or sorting routines. You also have to remember that until the early 1990's, computer keyboards could not even produce the "ō" character, which is why a great number of articles and such do not use it.
:If you're comparing DramaWiki with Wikipedia, you're completely wrong. Wikpedia is based in the ideology that it is an encyclopedia, and that ALL content must be written in an encyclopedia format - including the choice of characters in words. DramaWiki is NOT an encyclopedia - it is basically a database of information. While Wikipedia does not care about searchability, DramaWiki DOES care because it allows for people to use 3rd-party search engines to perform searches against our database, not bogging down the server. And keeping all characters within the 26-letter alphabet keeps the searches accurate, with the DramaWiki content showing up.
:One last thing... The reason we do not use "ou" in the situation of おう is that most people in the Japanese drama community leave out the "u". Again, this is to make text within DramaWiki search compatible. If someone was trying to search for "Koumyou ga Tsuji", they might not have found us. Or "Itou Misaki". You can create an Internet-wide campaign to correct this, but you're going to lose. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 14:56, 28 Apr 2006 (EDT)

::None of the above. I was only saying that ''Kohaku'', in your example, is not, according to the official specifications, 'standard Hepburn'. That said, I'm perfectly fine with using ''Kohaku'' (as I wrote earlier I believe it is a de facto standard), I just think that the rules that DramaWiki has to follow should be defined and clearly stated, to avoid (or to reduce) chances of error due to misunderstendings, for the editor as for the reader. (Ex. ''we use Hepburn with (some) long vowels collapsed for reasons of compatibility/search and this others kind of exceptions'' or whatever).
::Again, I'm not contesting nor proposing any alternative. I just want to fully understand the rules I have (and want) to follow. If I gave another impression is probably because of my lack of English skills.
::And a related question. What about creating (many) pages with the different transcriptions redirecting to the 'canonical' one? Thank you for your patience. --[[User:Eej|Eej]] 15:38, 28 Apr 2006 (EDT)

:::I would not recommend it. If for any specific reason, it is to keep the wiki database from becoming too bloated. Currently there are 3943 valid articles on DramaWiki. There are actually 9111 articles, but almost two-thirds of that number could be re-directs to the 3943 articles. If we said it was okay to do so, we could see literally tens of thousands of redirect pages generated, which IMHO isn't something we really need here. Remember that DramaWiki is a division of D-Addicts. And the DramaWiki, D-Addicts message board, and the tracker all use the same resources. So basically we just stick with the most popular spelling of words and go with that. I also noticed someone created a redirect page for a nickname. I want to avoid creating those as well. We really don't need multiple pages for every canonical page. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 16:38, 28 Apr 2006 (EDT)
::::Ok. Got it.--[[User:Eej|Eej]] 03:06, 29 Apr 2006 (EDT)

== He's an actor ==

Hi Groink,
just wanna inform that Inoue Charu http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Inoue_Charu is actually a J-actor, not J-actress.

Thanks,
Darren
:I fixed this for you, groink. --[[User:YtToshi|YtToshi]] 10:58, 12 May 2006 (EDT)
::Well, that wasn't me who made the mistake anyway. Thanks for cleaning it up. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 15:05, 12 May 2006 (EDT)

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Yo!! "CM" is in every actor profile
Why do u take it out???
:I took it out because CM in the particular artist article was empty. You're wrong in that every article has it - it is only added if there is at least one CM entry to be made. We're trying to prevent blank headlines from existing on all articles. We do, however, allow blank headlines for External Links and TV dramas because they're fixed into the artist template. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 03:59, 24 May 2006 (EDT)
::-There're entries for this CM section but i don't put them because i wasn't sure for the translation. But they do exist,in the offical site!! [[User:Amano|Amano]]
:::When you do come up with "something", THEN you can add the CM header. Other editors won't go out of their way to do the research (ex: adding an artist with no dramas listed). [[User:Groink|Groink]] 18:50, 24 May 2006 (EDT)

== Sh15uya ==
It sounds like someone is unhappy with the criteria you listed in the [[Sh15uya]] discussion page. The user goes on explaining about "sentai" and "tokusatsu" and wants an explanation as to why they are not allowed on the DramaWiki. --[[User:YtToshi|YtToshi]] 04:14, 3 Jun 2006 (EDT)

== episode titles ==
Yeah, that looks a lot better. *slaps forehead* --[[User:Awrittensin|awrittensin]]

== Format of our wiki ==

I DID read the Help. And it seems to be outdated, if the edit you've done to my work would show. Seems there's where the confusion lies. If even you, in your capacity as the "watchdog of wiki", do not seem to be seen as strictly following the format (no where do I see Jpop Group in the artist profile...), then that leaves us to believe that we can improvise a little here and there as we deem fit. That was where I got confused, as I'd used a few of the existing pages as my reference, and almost ALL of them differ ever so slightly. Perhaps updating the help would really help us to keep to one format.

Cheers!

== NHK Asadora comment ==

groink, I just wanted to let you know that the entry "Haru yo, Raii" should be changed to "Haru yo, Koi." The correct reading of 来い is "koi" (こい). If you ever have any questions about the readings of titles for Asadora, I've found this page to be really helpful: [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHK朝の連続テレビ小説 Asadora wikipedia entry]. If you scroll down to the bottom and click on any given Asadora title, it will bring you to its individual entry, where the readings of the drama title are given in parenthesis. (So for example, 春よ、来い's entry says: "春よ、来い（はるよ、こい)." I hope that helps!

--[[User:Awrittensin|awrittensin]]

:Thanks for catching that. --[[User:Groink|Groink]]

== Junjo Kirari ==
In the "Episode Synopsis By Week" table there seems to be a one-week shift starting from Week 11 (Week 11 links to week 12 etc). --[[User:Gryzze|Gryzze]] 05:11, 8 Jul 2006 (EDT)

== Incomplete editing ==
All redirects have been fixed, so that all wiki-links in all the articles I have edited now redirect to the properly spelt articles. Now, the redirects containing the incorrect spellings can be deleted. --[[User:Ahbeng|Ahbeng]] 00:21, 24 Jul 2006 (EDT)

== No OVDs on DramaWiki ==
I saw your comment on OVDs and I have a question...

Would [[Tokyo Friends]] be considered an OVD?

I'm asking since I've been thinking on adding a similar drama. --[[User:Gryzze|Gryzze]] 08:41, 27 Jul 2006 (EDT)
:It looks like OVDs sit between a TV drama and a movie. As of right now, "''television-aired'' dramas" is what makes or breaks a show on DramaWiki, using the [[DramaWiki:About|About]] information. Looking at Tokyo Friends, it was created by Fuji TV - a television network. However, seeing it is a OVD, it was not aired on television. Was it ever shown in movie theaters? There are several other "movies" I know of that were also produced by TV networks but shown only on the big screen, such as "Danny the Dog" (TBS) starring some of the Morning Musume girls.
:The way I look at it, unless it is marketed as a TV drama and aired on TV, it should not be placed on DramaWiki. I may be reading into the [[DramaWiki:About|About]] information literally, but that's all I can do unless the admins re-write it. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 14:19, 27 Jul 2006 (EDT)
::Neither Tokyo Friends or the other drama I was thinking about has ever been shown in movie theaters. But I agree that they don't really fit into description given on the About page. --[[User:Gryzze|Gryzze]] 15:01, 27 Jul 2006 (EDT)
:::Well there are always exception and we can review them on a case by case basis since there aren't that many of them. If you didn't tell me anything about Tokyo Friends and just showed it to me I would of said its a jdrama so I have no problems with having it here. --[[User:Ruroshin|Ruroshin]] 03:28, 28 Jul 2006 (EDT)

== Apology ==

I've recently joined and is still abit confused about how this all works. I'm sorry if I caused any trouble for you, Groink. Please excuse me for not reading the rules carefully. LOL, and about the Minwoo page, I thought it wasn't editing so I retried over and over. Forgive me! >__< - Imy

== In reply to: ==

DramaWiki is an EASTERN Asian TV drama site, for ENGLISH SPEAKING people. NO OTHER LANGUAGES ARE ALLOWED!!!!!!!!! TAKE YOUR VIET SHIT AND POST IT SOMEWHERE ELSE! Groink 15:05, 24 Oct 2006 (CDT)

I did not know I was not allowed to do that. Half of the ppl who watch Chinese series are Viets so all I wanted was to help ppl know the title for reference in case they wanted to rent the series dubbed. And yes, all I posted were the titles, nothing else. There was really no need to use the language you used. It won't happen again.
Hinako

User talk:Hinako442003

2006-10-25T18:03:22Z

Hinako442003:

User talk:Hinako442003

2006-10-25T17:53:04Z

Hinako442003:

== F_ucking dipshit!!!!! ==
DramaWiki is an EASTERN Asian TV drama site, for ENGLISH SPEAKING people. NO OTHER LANGUAGES ARE ALLOWED!!!!!!!!! TAKE YOUR VIET SHIT AND POST IT SOMEWHERE ELSE! [[User:Groink|Groink]] 15:05, 24 Oct 2006 (CDT)

I didn't realize that wasn't allowed. I thought it would be a reference to help some Viet ppl to find out the title so they can go rent it. Didn't need to use that kind of language.
Hinako

User talk:Hinako442003

2006-10-25T17:52:39Z

Hinako442003:

Treacherous Waters

2006-10-24T18:55:12Z

Hinako442003:

[[File:1-031.jpg|thumb|300px|Gu Xi Zhao and his wife]]

==Details==
*'''Title:''' 逆水寒 / Ni Shui Han
*'''Viet title:''' Nghịch Thủy Hàn
*'''Also known as:''' Cool Sword
*'''Genre:''' Martial Arts
*'''Episodes:''' 40
*'''Broadcast network:''' CTV
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2004
*'''Air time:'''
*'''Opening theme song:'''
*'''Ending theme song:'''

==Synopsis==
Ni Shui Han is a wuxia drama that combines the delicacy of the character's internal struggles with the martial arts performances. Based on Wen Rui An's original novel, Ni Shui Han follows the journey of Qi Shao Shang (played by [[Julian Cheung]] Chilam) in his quest to find out the truth behind his sword, Ni shui han. Gu Xi Zhao (played by [[Wallace Chung]] Han Liang) is the antagonist in this story. He pursues after Qi Shao Shang in hopes of stopping him before he finds the truth of the sword. The characters, in their clashes and struggles, weighs the importance of loyalty and justice and the meaning of love and life. Ni Shui Han examines several layers of human feeling and the meaning of life for the characters; it is much more than simply a martial arts drama, it is a touching story about truth and life. ''---By NovaMania''

==Cast==
*[[Julian Cheung]]
*[[Wallace Chung]]
*[[Ben Wong]]
*[[Li Xiao Ran]]

==Production Credits==
*'''Writer:''' [[Wun Rui An]] (novel)
*'''Producer:'''
*'''Director:'''
*'''Screenwriter:'''
*'''Music:'''

==External Links==
*[http://www.chinatv.com.tw/event/2004/nishuihan/ CTV Official Site]

[[Category:TWDrama]] [[Category:TWDrama2004]] [[Category:CTV]]

Zai Sheng Yuan

2006-10-24T18:50:56Z

Hinako442003:

{{cleanup}}
==Details==
*'''Title:''' 再生緣 / Zai Sheng Yuan
*'''Genre:'''
*'''Episodes:'''
*'''Broadcast network:'''
*'''Broadcast period:'''
*'''Air time:'''
*'''Opening theme song:'''
*'''Ending theme song:'''

==Synopsis==
<insert synopsis here>

==Cast==
*[[Li Bing Bing]] as Meng Lijun
*[[Huang Hai Bing]] as Huangfu Shaohua

==Production Credits==
*'''Original writing:'''
*'''Screenwriter:'''
*'''Producer:'''
*'''Director:'''
*'''Music:'''

==External Links==
*[http://ent.sina.com.cn/v/m/f/zaishengyuan/index.html Sina]

[[Category:CDrama]]
{{cdrama-stub}}

Zai Sheng Yuan

2006-10-24T18:50:36Z

Hinako442003:

{{cleanup}}
==Details==
*'''Title:''' 再生緣 / Zai Sheng Yuan
*'''Genre:'''
*'''Episodes:'''
*'''Broadcast network:'''
*'''Broadcast period:'''
*'''Air time:'''
*'''Opening theme song:'''
*'''Ending theme song:'''

==Synopsis==
<insert synopsis here>

==Cast==
*[[Li Bing Bing]] as Meng Lijun
Huang Hai Bing as Huangfu Shaohua

==Production Credits==
*'''Original writing:'''
*'''Screenwriter:'''
*'''Producer:'''
*'''Director:'''
*'''Music:'''

==External Links==
*[http://ent.sina.com.cn/v/m/f/zaishengyuan/index.html Sina]

[[Category:CDrama]]
{{cdrama-stub}}

My Bratty Princess

2006-10-24T18:47:31Z

Hinako442003:

[[File:0510 7.jpg|thumb|350px|My Bratty Princess]]

==Details==
*'''Title:''' 刁蛮公主 / Diao Man Gong Zhu
*'''Viet title:''' Công Chúa Hiệp Nghĩa
*'''Episodes:''' 33 (Overseas version), 36 (China version)
*'''Broadcast network:'''
*'''Broadcast year:''' 2005
*'''Opening Theme Song:''' Fan Zhe Ba by Jang Nara & Alec Su
*'''Insert Song:''' Tian Bian by Jang Nara

==Synopsis==
[[Alec Su]] rose to fame with his [[Princess Returning Pearl]], co-starring [[Vicki Zhao Wei]], and now he takes up a similar role with the Korean popular actress [[Jang Nara]]. Also a period drama, [[Alec Su]] plays a young emperor who always sneaks out of the Palace, partly to tap public views on the royal court and partly to enjoy some freedom that he cannot have inside the Palace. He comes across a girl ([[Jang Nara]]), actually the princess of the previous dynasty, who loves to hang around dressed in men's clothes. They fall in love with each other - but the ex-princess seems too energetic to be confined in the Palace! Filled with hilarious jokes and splendid actions, this is an entertaining drama series suitable for all!

Source: [http://global.yesasia.com/en/Chinese/Videos.aspx YesAsia.com]

==Cast==
===Royal Family===
*[[Alec Su]] as Emperor Zhu Yun
*[[Bao Lei]](鲍蕾) as Princess An Ning
*[[Gu Yong Fei]](顾咏非) as Tai Hou (Empress Dowager)

===Situ Family===
*[[Jang Nara]] as Situ Jing/Xiao Longxia
*[[Wang Dao]](王道) as Situ Qing Yun
*[[Zhu Ya Ying]](朱亚英) as Mrs. Situ
*[[Lin Jiang Guo]](林江国) as Situ Jian Nan
*[[Jung Jae Yun]](정재연) as A Lian

===Wen Family===
*[[Wang Gang (2)|Wang Gang]](王刚) as Wen Zhang
*[[Chen Xiu Li]] as Wen Mei Er
*[[Gao Lu]](高露) as Wen Qiang
*[[Zhong Liang]](钟亮) as Wen Tao

===Others===
*[[Chen Ji Ming]](陈继铭) as Chen Lin
*[[Lu Xing]] as Bai Yunfei
*[[Wei Yi Bo]](韦弈波) as Bai Wu Shuang
*[[Catherine Hung Yan]](洪欣) as Jing Xiu
*[[Ma Dong Dong]](马冬冬) as Qiu Xin
*[[Zhang Rui Jia (actress)|Zhang Rui Jia]](张瑞珈) as Chu Chen
*[[Xia Zhi Xiang]](夏志祥) as Qi Guo Gong
*[[Tian Zhong]](田重) as Liang Jun Zhuo
*[[Wu Cheng]](吴成) as Xiao Shun Zi
*[[Zhang Li Wei]](张立威) as Wan Ren Di
*[[Ju Bo]](鞠波) as Ba Hu
*[[Yin Chong]](殷冲) as Xiong Er
*[[Zhao Ning]](赵宁) as A Qi

==Production Credits==
*'''Producer:''' [[Wu Dun]], Deng Jian Guo
*'''Director:''' [[Lai Shui Qing]]
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Ma Zhi Quan]]

==Notes==
*'''Started Filming on:''' April 30th 2005
*'''Ended Filming on:''' July 11th 2005

==External Links==
*[http://www.ctv.com.tw/event/2005/princess/ CTV: Official Site]
*[http://www.gtv.com.tw/Program/B051420060224U/index.htm GTV site]
*[http://ent.sina.com.cn/v/m/f/dmgz/index.html Official Sina Site]

[[Category:CDrama]] [[Category:CDrama2005]]

The Royal Swordsmen

2006-10-24T18:45:01Z

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==Details==
*'''Title:''' 天下第一 / Tian Xia Di Yi
*'''Viet title:''' Thiên Hạ Đệ Nhất
*'''Also known as:''' Number One in the World / World's Finest
*'''Episodes:''' 35
*'''Broadvast network:'''
*'''Broadcast year:''' 2004
*'''Opening theme song:''' 你的第一 (Ni de di yi) ''Your #1'' by [[Wallace Huo]]
*'''Ending theme song:''' 想我的理由 (Xiang wo de li you) ''Reason to think about me'' by [[Jeff Chang]]

==Synopsis==
The story is set in the middle of ancient China's Ming Dynasty: Four martial art experts, led by emperor's uncle, formed an imperial secret service, called them self "The Dragon's Protectors."

Immediately after they have foiled the assasination attempt of the emperor, a complex and devious conspiracy of treason, which involved a Japanese Samurai gang, was also unveiled. Just as the team head into the clues and investigate deeper into the web, they soon discover a small connection linking them back to their own organization. As in result, each prominent member of the Protectors team must to use their skill, wisdom and expertise, to solve the mystery that threatens the very existence of the "Dragon's Protectors."

Source: [http://www.kscitv.com/pages/127357.asp KSCI-TV]

==Cast==
*[[Li Ya Peng]] as Duan Tian Ya
*[[Wallace Huo]] as Gu Hai Yi da
*[[Gao Yuan Yuan]] as Liu Sen Phiau Xyi
*[[Michelle Yip]] as Shan Guan Hai Tan
*[[Roger Kwok]] as Cheng Shi Fei
*[[Chen Yi Rong]] as Yun Luo

==Production Credits==
*'''Producer:'''
*'''Director:'''
*'''Screenwriter:'''
*'''Music:'''

==External Links==
*[http://ent.sina.com.cn/v/f/txdy/index.html Sina.com.cn]
*[http://www.sonymusic.com.tw/pop/no1/ Sony Offical Site]

[[Category:CDrama]] [[Category:CDrama2004]]

The Proud Twins

2006-10-24T18:44:22Z

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==Details==
*'''Title:''' 小鱼儿与花无缺 / Xiao Yu Er Yu Hua Wu Que
*'''Viet title:''' Tiểu Ngư Nhi & Hoa Vô Khuyết
*'''Also known as:''' The Proud Twins, Proud of Twins, The Handsome Siblings, The Perfect Twins
*'''Genre:''' Wuxia, Comedy, Drama
*'''Episodes:''' 45
*'''Broadcast network:'''
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2005
*'''Air time:'''
*'''Opening theme song:'''
*'''Ending theme song:'''

==Synopsis==
Famous movie director Wong Jing adapts the classic sword and martial arts epic by Gu Long into a TV series, with Hong Kong pop idol Nicholas Tse and comedy star Dicky Cheung playing the legendary twin brothers separated at birth and trained by rival kung fu masters. They meet again 18 years later with no knowledge of their identities and become friends, but their stepfather's rivalry force them to be foes. When a conspiracy to take over the martial arts world emerges, however, the brothers must unite to defeat the invincible enemy.

The story of '''The Proud Twins''' has appeared on the silver and TV screens in a great many unforgettable versions under different titles such as The Proud of Twins and The Perfect Twins. Different versions of this martial arts classic have featured fabulous artists from Shek Sau, Hugo Ng, Tony Leung, Andy Lau since the 1980s to Jimmy Lin and Alec Su in the most recent Taiwan TV series.

(Source: [http://us.yesasia.com/en/PrdDept.aspx/code-c/version-all/section-videos/did-106/pid-1004482123 YesAsia.com])

==Cast==
*[[Dicky Cheung]] as Xiao Yu Er/小鱼儿
*[[Nicholas Tse]] as Hua Wu Que/花无缺
*[[Fan Bing Bing]] as Tie Xin Lan/铁心兰
*[[Yuan Quan]](袁泉) as Su Ying/苏樱
*[[Tsui Kam Kong]] as E Tong Tian/恶通天
*[[Wu Qing Zhe]](吴庆哲) as Yan Nan Tian/燕南天
*[[Bo Xue]](柏雪) as 小仙女
*[[Ni Jing Yang]](倪景阳) as 怜星宫主
*[[Sun Peng]](孙鹏) as 饰哈哈儿
*[[Cheng Long Kun]](程龙坤) as 李大嘴
*[[Sui Yong Qing]](隋永清) as 屠娇娇
*[[Bai Yu]](白玉) as 阴九幽
*[[Yang Xue]](杨雪) as 江玉燕

==Production Credits==
*'''Director:''' [[Wong Jing]]

==External Links==
*[http://ent.sina.com.cn/v/f/xyeyhwq/ Official Site]

[[Category:CDrama]] [[Category:CDrama2005]]

Legend of Dagger Li

2006-10-24T18:41:45Z

Hinako442003:

[[File:Xiao-li-fei-dao.jpg|300px|thumb]]

==Details==
*'''Chinese Title:''' 小李飛刀 / Xiao Li Fei Dao
*'''Viet title:''' Tiểu Lý Phi Đao
*'''Episodes:''' 40
*'''Broadcast year:''' 1999
*'''Ending Theme Song:''' "Without me, what would you do" sung by Peter Ho

==Casts & Credits==
===Director===
:[[Yuen Wo Ping]]

===Cast===
:[[Vincent Jiao]]
:[[Xiao Qiang]]
:[[Jason Wu]]
:[[Alyssa Chia]]
:[[Fan Bing Bing]]
:[[Ren Quan]]

==Synopsis==
Based on the popular martial art novel by the late, acclaimed Gu Long, Legend Of Dagger Lee is the melancholy tale of the brooding swordsman/scholar "Flying Dagger" Lee, whose disdain for the corrupt martial arts world conflicted with his affection for Sze-Yun, daughter of the powerful "Magic Blade" clan. Lee chose to renounce his love for Sze-Yun against his will, and together with his orphaned friend Fei, they embark on an agonizing quest to lead a tranquil life. Alas, an unexpected turn of event forces Lee and Fei to once again confront their mortal enemies. Filled with heart-aching drama and delicately staged duels, Legeng of Dagger Lee is a faithful and emotional rendition of Gu Long's timeless classics. [http://yesasia.com Yesasia]

[[Category:CDrama]]
[[Category:CDrama1999]]

Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (2003)

2006-10-24T18:40:35Z

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==Details==
<div style="display:inline; width:180px; float:right;">
[[File:Ten-01.jpg|thumb|160px|Japanese DVD Cover]]
[[File:Ten-02.jpg|thumb|160px|Japanese DVD Cover]]
[[File:Ten-03.jpg|thumb|160px|Japanese DVD Cover]]
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*'''Title:''' 天龍八部 / Tian Long Ba Bu
*'''Viet title:''' Thiên Long Bát Bộ
*'''Also known as:''' Demi Gods & Semi Devils / Heaven Dragon, The Eighth Episode
*'''Episodes:''' 40
*'''Genres:''' Adventure / Fantasy / Martial Arts
*'''Broadcasted by:''' CCTV
*'''Broadcast year:''' 2003
*'''Ending theme song:''' ''Forgiveness'' by [[Faye Wong]]

==Synopsis==
'''Tian Long Ba Bu''' is an adaption of a [[Wikipedia:Jinyong|Jin Yong]] novel of the same name. The epic centers around the Begger Leader Qiao Feng, the Dali Prince Duan Yu and the Shaolin Monk Xu Zhu. Each of their stories are interweaved throughout the show and finally clash and join at the climax of the story.

Qiao Feng's ([[Hu Jun]]) story is his quest to find his real identity and the mystery surrounding an event that occured 30 years prior that left him as an orphan. Duan Yu's ([[Jimmy Lin]]) story covers his meetings with many of his half sisters that he did not know he had (thanks to his adventurous dad during his young days) and the battle with Duan Yuan Qing as the rightful ruler of Dali. Xu Zhu ([[Gao Hu]]) is a lowly Shaolin Monk who gets caught in the middle of an internal struggle of the Care Free Sect, one of the most powerful and secretative sects around. Their stories take place during the Northern Song Dynasty and across warring kingdoms of Song, Liao, Dali, and Western Xia.

==Cast==
*[[Hu Jun]] as Qiao Feng
*[[Jimmy Lin]] as Duan Yu
*[[Gao Hu]] as Xu Zhu
*[[Crystal Liu]] as Wang Yu Yan
*[[Liu Tao]] as Ah Zhu
*[[Chen Hao]] as Ah Zi
*[[Xiu Qing]] as Mu Rong Fu
*[[Christy Chung]] as Ma Fu Ren
*[[Tong Zhen Zhong]] as Duan Zheng Chun
*[[Ji Chun Hua]] as Duan Yuan Qing
*[[Ma Yu Ke]] as You Tan Zhi
*[[Jiang Xin]] as Mu Wan Qing

==Production Credits==
*'''Producer:''' [[Zhang Ji Zhong]]
*'''Director:'''
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Chen Yi Xing]]
*'''Music:''' [[Zhao Ji Ping]]

==External Links==
*[http://www.ctv.com.tw/event/2004dragon/ CTV Offical Site]
*[http://ent.sina.com.cn/f/tlbb/index.html Sina Official Site]
*[[Wikipedia:Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils|Wikipedia Novel Article]]
*[http://www.spcnet.tv/reviews/review.php?rID=246 Review (spcnet.tv)]

[[Category:CDrama]] [[Category:CCTV]] [[Category:CDrama2003]]

Warriors of the Yang Clan

2006-10-24T18:39:04Z

Hinako442003:

[[File:Warrior.jpg|thumb|300px|Warriors of the Yang Clan]]

==Details==
*'''Title:''' 楊門虎將 / Yang Men Hu Jiang
*'''Viet title:''' Dương Môn Hổ Tướng
*'''Also known as:''' Yang Brothers, Yang Warrior
*'''Episodes:''' 33 (Overseas version), 36 (China version)
*'''Broadcast network:''' CTV
*'''Broadcast year:''' 2004
*'''Opening song:''' ''Ri Luo Jin Sha Tan'' by [[Zhou Xiao Ou]]
*'''Ending song:''' ''Yin Yin Zuo Tong'' by [[Sun Yue]]
*'''Insert song:''' ''Ni Ke Yi Bu Dong'' by [[Alec Su]]

==Synopsis==
''Warriors of the Yang Clan'', a costume drama on the topic of chivalry, is backed up by a 30-million production budget and the heart-wrenching storylines from celebrated Chinese operas including Si Lang Tan Mu, Jin Sha Tan Da Zhan and Si Lang Dao Gu. Exciting the audience with the awe-inspiring battle scenes on the one hand, the drama, on the other hand, touches your heart with the profound love between mother and son, lovers and among brothers. Of course no one can afford to miss the sparkling cast comprising household names from the mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea including [[Alec Su]], [[Chae Rim]], [[Angie Chiu Ngor Chi]], [[Hu Jing]] plus many more.

It is a story that takes place in the Sung Dynasty of China when the whole country enjoys the heydays under the administration of Emperor Tai Zong. As one of the most significant military generals, Yang Ye, the father of the influential Yang family, achieves glorious war exploits for the country and thus is awarded with Palace Tian Bo. However, his accomplishment immediately draws jealousy from another general Pan Ren-mei ([[Kou Zhen Hai]]) who has a graceful daughter Yu Yan ([[Chae Rim]]).

Among the brothers in the Yang family, Brother Four grows up with a handsome face but an unsociable character. Adored by his mother She Sai-hua ([[Angie Chiu Ngor Chi]]), he is, however, always caught up in confrontations with his father. Uncommunicative as he may appear, this shy hunk still cannot hide when love knocks at the door. But fate seems to play a trick on him as the girl he sees as his one and only turns out to be Yu Yan. Pan, Yan's father, finds it impossible to give her daughter away to the son of his archenemy. While the love between the two young fellows seems unbreakable, Brother Four, however, accidentally takes the life of Yan's brother Pan Bao. Now this pair of lovebirds becomes the Chinese version of Romeo and Juliet whose families share piled-up grievances.

Source: [http://global.yesasia.com/assocred.asp?KHTPXKIF+http://global.yesasia.com/ Yesasia.com]

[[File:Yangclan.jpg|152px|thumb|left|Poster]]
[[File:Silangyuyan.jpg|thumb|330px|left|Yang Si Lang & Pan Yu Yan]]
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==Cast==

===Yang Family===
*[[Alec Su]] as Yang Si Lang 楊四郎, Yang Yan Lang 楊延朗
*[[Di Long]] 狄龍 as Yang Ye 楊業　
*[[Angie Chiu Ngor Chi]] as She Sai Hua 佘賽花
*[[Lin Jiang Guo]] 林江國 as Yang Da Lang 楊大郎, Yang Yan Ping 楊延平
*[[Zhang Zi Chen]] 張梓宸 as Yang Er Lang 楊二郎, Yang Yan Guang 楊延廣
*[[Yu Xiao Wei]] as Yang San Lang 楊三郎, Yang Yan Qing 楊延慶
*[[Jeff Bao]] as Yang Wu Lang 楊五郎, Yang Yan De 楊延德
*[[Jia Nai Liang]] 賈乃亮 as Yang Liu Lang 楊六郎, Yang Yan Zhao 楊延昭
*[[Yan Kun]] 嚴崑 as Yang Qi Lang 楊七郎, Yang Yan Si 楊延嗣

===Girls related to Yang Siblings===
*[[Chae Rim]] as Pan Yu Yan 潘語嫣　
*[[Hu Jing]] as Princess Ming Ji 明姬公主　
*[[Wang Yan]] as Mao Xiao Ying 毛小英　
*[[Zhang Yi]] 張誼 as Yang Chu Chu 楊楚楚　
*[[Niu Meng Meng]] 牛萌萌 as Wen Yi 文意, Chai Jun Zhu 柴郡主
*[[Jiang Hong]] 姜鴻 as Yee Yun 漪雲　

===Pan Family===
*[[Chae Rim]] as Pan Yu Yan 潘語嫣　　
*[[Kou Zhen Hai]] 寇振海 as Pan Ren Mei 潘仁美
*[[Zhao Qian]] 趙強 as Pan Bao 潘豹

===The Song Kingdom===
*[[Fang Zhou Bo]] 方舟波 as Emperor 宋太宗
*[[Wang Shi Wen]] 王世文 as King Chai 柴王, Zong Xun 宗訓
*[[Shen Fu]] 沈浮 as King Ba Xian 八賢王, De Fang 德芳

===The Liao Kingdom===
*[[Qin Chuan]] 秦川 as King Liao 遼王
*[[Yang Chao]] 楊超 as Prince Ming De 明德太子　
*[[Hu Jing]] as Princess Ming Ji 明姬公主

==Production Credits==
*'''Producer:''' Zhao Yi Fang, Li Mi
*'''Director:'''
*'''Screenwriter:'''
*'''Music:'''

==External Links==
*[http://www.ctv.com.tw/event/2004/yang/ CTV Official Site]
*Sina's site ([http://ent.sina.com.cn/v/f/ymhj/index.html GB]/[http://china.sina.com.tw/ent/v/f/ymhj/ Big5])
*[http://ymhjfansite.tripod.com/ Warriors of the Yang Clan] (english fansite)

[[Category:CDrama]] [[Category:CDrama2004]] [[Category:CTV]]

The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber (2003)

2006-10-24T18:37:45Z

Hinako442003:

[[File:Ytttj.jpg|thumb|350px|倚天屠龙记 / The Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre]]

==Details==
*'''Title:''' 倚天屠龙记 / Yi Tian Tu Long Ji
*'''Viet title:''' Ỷ Thiên Đồ Long Ký
*'''Also known as:''' The Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre
*'''Episodes:''' 40
*'''Broadcast network:''' CTS
*'''Broadcast year:''' 2002
*'''Opening song:''' [[Xin Ai (song)|Xin Ai]] by Jin Xue Feng
*'''China Ending song:''' [[Ai Shang Zhang Wuji (song)|Ai Shang Zhang Wuji]] (To Fall in Love with Zhang Wuji) by Mao A Min
*'''Taiwan Ending song:''' [[Xue Lai de Shi Hou (song)|Xue Lai de Shi Hou]] (When the Snow Comes) by [[Alec Su]]

==Synopsis==
Based on the popular novel by [[Wikipedia:Jinyong|Jin Yong Kam Yung]] (aka Louis Cha). He also wrote [[Wikipedia:The Legend of the Condor Heroes|Legend of the Condor Heroes]] and [[Wikipedia:The Return of the Condor Heroes|Return of the Condor Heroes]]. '''The Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre''' takes place during 14th Century China during the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, roughly 100 years after the events of Return of the Condor Heroes. After decades of struggles, famine, and bitterness which the Chinese citizens blamed on the Yuan Dynasty's misgovernment, the Martial Arts sects have begun to rebel. Prince Ruyong asks Cheng Kun, a Shaolin monk with an ulterior motive, for a plan on how to deal with the rebels.

<nowiki>"The wielder of Heavenly Sword and/or Dragon Sabre rules the world." </nowiki>

This well known legend in the Martial Arts community is the impetus for the tale of Zhang Wuji. The story begins with how his parents met (episodes 1-3), then tells his trials as an adolescent (episodes 4-8), proceeds to relate his rise to prominence (episodes 9-23) and reveals the secret behind Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre (episode 23), and ends with the confluence of Wuji's love life, the Martial Arts sects' long standing grudges, and cruel fate.

==Cast==
*[[Alec Su]] 苏有朋 as Zhang Cui Shan / Zhang Wuji 张翠山 / 张无忌
*[[Alyssa Chia]] 贾静雯 as Zhao Min 赵　敏
*[[Gao Yuan Yuan]] 高圆圆 as Zhou Zhi Ruo 周芷若
*[[Zhang Tie Lin]] 张铁林 as Yang Xiao 杨　逍
*[[Bao Yi Lin]] as Yang Bu Hui
*[[Phyllis Quek]] 郭妃丽 as Yin Su Su 殷素素
*[[Florence Tan]] 陈秀丽 as Xiao Zhao 小　昭
*[[Xu Jin Jiang]] 徐锦江 as Xie Xin 谢　逊
*[[Zhang Guo Li]] 张国立 as Cheng Kun aka Yuan Zhen 圆　真
*[[Wang Gang (1948)|Wang Gang]] as Wang Shi 王　爷
*[[Dao Hong]] 陶　虹 as Ji Xiao Fu 纪晓芙
*[[Chen Sha Sha]] 陈莎莎 as Zhu Er 蛛　儿
*[[Yan Qing Yu]] 阎青妤 as Granny Golden Flower 金花婆婆
*[[Shi Xiao Long]] 释小龙 as Young Zhang Wuji 少年张无忌

==Production Credits==
*'''Original novel:''' [[Wikipedia:Jinyong|Jin Yong Kam Yung]]
*'''Screenwriter:'''
*'''Producer:'''
*'''Director:'''

==Review==
The special effects take the form of cheesy CG and green screen. The pacing of the story drags in parts, specially early on. The kid they got to play Wuji at age 10 looks like he's 15 or 16. But any flaws in execusion are overcome by the excellent plot and beautiful actresses. Just when you get tired of one hawt actress, the story introduces another one. Before I knew it, I was watching to see how the story unfolds instead of just watching the hawt actresses. Truly, this story is a Wuxia masterpiece where romance and kung fu are intricately intertwined. To quote the great rock band Queen, "Too much love will kill you."

==Songs==
This show was a China-Taiwan-Singapore co-production. It aired identically in all 3 regions except for the ending song. The Taiwanese show had an [[Xue Lai de Shi Hou (song)|ending song]] sung by Alec Su. There is also supposed to be an English version of the opening song. The [[Xin Ai (song)|opening song]] sings about a man willing to surrender to the woman who has captured his heart. The [[Ai Shang Zhang Wuji (song)|ending song]] which Alec Su didn't sing is about a woman who's unwilling to allow the man she loves to have another woman in his heart.

==External Links==
*[http://www.cts.com.tw/prog/drama/yi-tian/ CTS Offical Site]
*[http://ent.sina.com.cn/v/f/yttlj/ Sina Site]
*[[Wikipedia:The Heavenly Sword and the Dragon Saber|Wikipedia Page]]
*[http://www.wuxiapedia.com/novels/jin_yong/heavenly_sword_dragon_slaying_sabre/ Original novel info & translation]
*[http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:w1A9T3ssLCoJ:e.jeboo.com/program/movie_detail.php%3Fmovieid%3D30278+heavenly+sword+and+dragon+sabre+2002&hl=en&start=61/ Screenshots page] '''''WARNING''' Some of the screenshots are spoilers.''

[[Category:CDrama]] [[Category:CDrama2002]] [[Category:CTS]]

Cousin Ji Xiang

2006-10-24T18:36:59Z

Hinako442003:

[[File:jixia.jpg|thumb|350px|Cousin JiXiang]]

==Details==
*'''Title:''' 表妹吉祥 / Cousin Ji Xiang
*'''Viet title:''' Em Họ Cát Tường
*'''Also known as:''' 老房有喜 / Old House Has Joy
*'''Episodes:''' 25
*'''Broadcast year:''' 1999

==Synopsis==
Xiao Peng ([[Alec Su]]) follows his grandpa's instructions to claim back their estate, the property in which Ji Xiang ([[Vicki Zhao Wei]]) lives in. But instead of completing his duty, he falls head over heels for the beautiful and kind-hearted Ji Xiang. As their feelings deepened, the inevitable happened: Xiao Peng's arranged fiance comes. Soon, one obstacle stumbles upon another. And a great shock greets them: Xiao Peng and Ji Xiang are cousins...

Entertwined within the youthful romance is a forbidden love between Su San ([[Alec Su]]) and Li Mei ([[Vicki Zhao Wei]]), whose families are adversaries. Will they overcome their impediment? And how are they related to Xiao Peng and Ji Xiang?

==Cast==
*[[Alec Su]]
*[[Vicki Zhao Wei]]

==Production Credits==
*'''Producer:''' JianGuo Lai, ZhongJun Ma, YangGuo Ding
*'''Director:''' JianGuo Lai, ZhongJun Ma, YangGuo Ding
*'''Screenwriter:''' JianGuo Lai, ZhongJun Ma, YangGuo Ding

==External Links==
*[http://spcnet.tv/reviews/review.php?rID=543 Spcnet Review]

[[Category:CDrama]] [[Category:CDrama1999]]

Rage and Passion

2006-10-24T18:20:35Z

Hinako442003:

[[File:Rage and Passion.jpg|thumb|220px|Rage and Passion]]

==Details==
*'''Title:''' 中神通王重陽
*'''Cantonese/Mandarin:''' Jung Sun Tung Wong Chung Yeung / Zhong Shen Tong Wang Chong Yang
*'''Viet title:''' Cửu Âm Chân Kinh
*'''Episodes:''' 20
*'''Broadcast network:''' TVB
*'''Broadcast year:''' 1992

==Cast==
*[[Ekin Cheng|Ekin Cheng Yee Kin]] as Wong Chung Yeung
*[[Fiona Leung|Fiona Leung Ngai Ling]] as Lum Chiu Ying
*[[Gallen Lo|Gallen Lo Ka Leung]] as Yuen On Fung
*[[Money Lo|Money Lo Man Yee]] as Hok Mo Sheung
*[[Eddie Kwan|Eddie Kwan Lai Kit]] as Wong Tin Sang
*[[Vivian Chow|Vivian Chow Wai Man]] as Yeuk Si
*[[Lai Hon Chi]] as Seung Sang
*[[Mary Hon|Mary Hon Ma Lei]] as Lam Ying Siu
*[[Lam Seung Mo]] as Yuen Sang
*[[Lee Sing Cheung]] as Yin Sang
*[[Wayne Lai|Wayne Lai Yiu Cheung]] as Chow Bak Tung

==Review==
Beautiful young maiden's hair turns to white overnight after lover forsakes her and betrays their love. In a time when black hair was a trademark for beauty and youth, a head of white hair was considered hideous. It's a concept only seen in the wonderful world of wuxia, and probably where the English title for this series comes from. I believe this was borrowed from Gu Long's Romance of the White-Hair Maiden, but Rage and Passion is actually about the early life of Wong Chung Yeung, a respected Taoist leader. If this name sounds familiar, it's because this is one of the spin-offs TVB made based on characters from Jin Yong's Condor Heroes, but the story is purely fictional and not really consistent with Jin Yong's stories--one of these is Wong Chung Yeung and Lum Chiu Ying's love story. (Lum Chiu Ying is the Dragon Girl's master in "The Return of the Condor Heroes" who became extremely bitter after being rejected by Wong Chung Yeung, and it became a tradition for her disciples to spit on Wong Chung Yeung's portrait!)

The tone of the series is set by a brief story of the parent generation. Regardless of time, when there are such harsh lifestyle practices such as celibacy, there are bound to be challenges. Lum Ying Siu ([[Mary Hon]]) was a nun, but she was infatuated with a devoted Taoist named Wong Seung. Lum Ying Siu's ambitious brother Lum Yuen Sang "helped" them by drugging them with a aphrodisiac. His real intention was to lower Wong Seung's guard so he could steal the Tao sect's most powerful martial arts book "9 Yum Jen Ging." But as a result of the union, Ying Siu became pregnant with Lum Chiu Ying ([[Fiona Leung]]).

Facing the imminent death of the Taoist master, Wong Tin Sang ([[Eddie Kwan]]) was named in succession. At that time, he had already fallen in love with Yeuk Si ([[Vivian Chow]]), and they had also "did it" with the aid of Yuen Sang and his wretched aphrodisiac--but in this case, the love was reciprocal. Tin Sang promised Yeuk Si to leave the sect and live with her happily ever after, but when all these responsibilities were put upon Tin Sang, he didn't know what to do. Yuen Sang had his eye on the master's place all along and to learn "9 Yum" so he schemed to use Yeuk Si--this actually helped Tin Sang and Yeuk Si reunite and for a while, they lived happily in their own little world entrapped in an underground tomb. The happiness was short-lived when they left the tomb. Yuen Sang had allied with the Gum invaders, and the couple arrived just when the Taoist temple was being destroyed, and they died in it.

Wong Seung saved their baby son, Wong Chung Yeung ([[Ekin Cheng]]) and the "9 Yum" book, but was driven off a cliff by Yuen Sang while they struggling over the book. The book was torn and split among Wong Seung, Yuen Sang, and Ying Siu. After falling off the cliff, Wong Seung lost his memory and become a crazy man, but raised ah Yeung in the remote mountains. Wong Seung had still refused to accept Ying Siu after their drug-induced one night thing, so she vowed revenge. In order to do this, she practiced what she had of "9 Yum," but practicing martial arts required a clear state of mind-exactly what she didn't have--and this caused her hair to turn all to white overnight. She become even bitter towards Wong Seung for ruining her life, and plotted the ultimate revenge by having Wong Seung die by his own daugher's hand.

Twenty years later, ah Yeung had grown up to be the super nice guy, but because he had no contact with the outside world, he was very naive. Chiu Ying is now searching for Wong Seung to fulfill her mother's wishes (not knowing that he was her father). Chiu Ying is a kind-hearted, but saucy character, raised by her mother to hate men, especially Taoists. In the viewer's first impression of her, she is running after a Taoist to kill him for staring at her pervertedly. This is how she meets ah Yeung. She got by poisoned by the Taoist and ah Yeung brought her to a spring in a cave that had healing properties. You can't blame him for not knowing any social customs since the only living beings he'd been around was his father and a wolf, and this is why is unknowingly offends Chiu Ying by (1) undressing her, (2) walking around like it's nothing while she's nude in the pool. If she was going to kill someone for just staring at her, imagine what she planned to do to ah Yeung...

Luckily, ah Yeung was saved by a Gum prince named Yuen-on Fung ([[Gallen Lo]]). They quickly become buddies and ah Yeung finally gets to see the real world beyond the mountains. Once ah Fung saw a girl bathing in the river and falls in love with her at first sight. He and ah Yueng later both become attracted to this lovable girl named Hok Mo Sheung ([[Money Lo]]). Mo Sheung develops feelings for a masked man who wins a tug-a-war fashion competition and she thought it was ah Yueng. They start off on a prospective relationship, before she learns the masked man was actually ah Fung.

On the other hand, as ah Yeung gets to know Chiu Ying, he changes his view of her. When she became seriously injured by Yuen Sang, Chung Yeung is always there by her side to help her. At first, Chiu Ying refuses his help--her stubbornness is silly and makes us love her as well--in one scene, she tries to leave the Taoist temple, but is so weak she falls into a lake. Ah Yeung's playfulness brings out a different Chiu Ying. But Chiu Ying knew that Chung Yueng liked Mo Sheung. Later, fate brings them together when they get trapped in the same tomb that Chung Yueng's parents did.

Like Wong Chung Yeung's parents, if they stayed there for the rest of their lives, they might have lived in ignorant bliss, but they couldn't. And when they got out, Chiu Ying faced a dilemma. She knew that the person her mother wanted to kill was Wong Seung, and Wong Seung was even closer than a father to Chung Yueng. She couldn't kill him even under her mother's pressure, but Yuen Sang did. Chung Yeung arrived at the scene right when his godfather is killed, sees Chiu Ying there and lashes out at her for killing his godfather. He hurts her with his sword, but couldn't kill her. Chiu Ying's heart is more pained by Chung Yeung than her physical wound, and following her mother's footsteps, her hair turns all white overnight.

Chung Yeung still loved Chiu Ying, but he could not forgive her for killing his godfather. He loses all faith and decides to become a Taoist. More twists and turns create an even more tragic and sentimental ending for all this couple.

In the backdrop of the romance is the political division of Hans and the Gum invaders. Ah Fung is a Gum prince and the next successor. Mo Sheung's father is the leader of a rebel group resisting the Gum's takeover. In addition to this, Yuen Sang who has become a Gum advisor plots to take control by using the second prince as his puppet. They devise a plan to trick ah Fung, and he is framed for his father's murder. He becomes a fugitive on the run, but through Chung Yeung's help and support, he stands up as a man again and allies with the Han heroes/Gum rebels. In exchange for their help, he promises to retreat from Chinese territory if he can regain his throne. But when the time comes for him to deliver, maybe Mo Sheung's concerns towards ah Fung weren't unwarranted. But in order to shirk from this responsibility, he knew he had to get rid of his prime opponent, Mo Sheung's father...

[[Ekin Cheng]] played his part with ease. The young Wong Chung Yeung formed a new impression of the dull man who didn't know how to love. His partner, [[Fiona Leung]] may not be a great beauty, but like Ekin, this is her kind of role. I'm sure her performance in this series had some influence on her being cast in State of Divinity '96, which she also did a great job in. She has a very strong, independent appearance, but her voice and mannerisms are surprisingly feminine and gentle. Thinking of her makes me nostagic for SOD.

The other female actress, [[Money Lo]]'s character was supposed to be the kind of person everyone loves, but she was somewhat of a bore, when most of the scenes she was either love-sick or blindly in love. I didn't know what to say about [[Gallen Lo]], except that his attempt at an evil laugh was laughable. As the comic relief, [[Wayne Lai]] is a hoot as Chow Bak Tung. He actually played the same goofy character several times in spin-offs and in Return of the Condor Heroes '95 where he fights his own love dilemma.

''--clouds421''

==Production Credits==
*'''Producer:'''
*'''Director:'''
*'''Screenwriter:'''
*'''Music:'''

==External Links==
*[http://www.d-addicts.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14092 Discussion in forum]
*[http://www.spcnet.tv/tvb_rage.shtml Review (scpnet.tv)]
*[http://bluecrys.com/rev_rage.html Review, Synopsis]

[[Category:HKDrama]] [[Category:HKDrama1992]] [[Category:TVB]]

Twin of Brothers

2006-10-24T18:16:29Z

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==Details==
*'''Chinese Title:''' 大唐雙龍傳 (Da Tang Shuang Long Zhuan)
*'''Viet Title:''' Đại Đường Song Long
*'''Episodes:''' 41
*'''Broadcast network:''' TVB
*'''Broadcast year:''' 2004

==Synopsis==
Kau Jong and Tzi Ling are both orphens, one day, when they wre going to get themselves a martial arts lessons from the well known Sek Long. They found themselves stuck in the middle of a fight... a woman and ''their furture martial arts teacher''!! The woman, soon revealed as Fu Guan Cheuk, told Sek Long to give the "Cheong Sung Keut" back to her. Refusing, Sek Long was killed by self destruction. After losing thier martial arts teacher, Kau Jong and Tzi Ling ran away from the fight scene, only to be caught in a chase. Fu Guan Cheuk caught a ride in Kau Jong and Tzi Ling's carriage. The person chacing Fu Guan Cheuk was a man by the name of Yu Man Fat Kup and he was after the "Cheong Sung Kuet", as well. After Fu Guan Cheuk left Kau Jong and Tzi Ling, she left the "Cheong Sung Kuet" with them. When she had lost Yu Man Fat Kup, she ran after the two guys get the "Chueng Sung Kuet" back. After a series of struggling with the three people, Kau Jong and Tzi Ling activated the "Cheong Sung Kuit", and Fu Guan Chuek forced them to learn it [Cheong Sung Kiut].

==Cast==
*[[Raymond Lam]] as Kau Chong
*[[Ron Ng]] as Tzui Tzee Ling
*[[Tavia Yeung]] as Lee Sau Ling
*[[Li Qian]] as Sung Yuk Chi
*[[Leila Tong]] as See Fei Huan
*[[Nancy Wu]] as Wan Wan
*[[Christine Ng]] as Fu Guan Chek and Fu Guan Yu
*[[Waisee Lee]] as Yu Man Fa Kup
*[[Johnson Lee]] as Lee Sai Man

==Production Credits==
*'''Producer:'''
*'''Director:'''
*'''Screenwriter:'''
*'''Music:'''

==External Links==
*[http://www.spcnet.tv/reviews/review.php?rID=642 Spcnet.tv Review]

[[Category:HKDrama]] [[Category:HKDrama2004]] [[Category:TVB]]
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Crimson Sabre

2006-10-24T18:10:05Z

Hinako442003:

[[File:Crimsonsabre.jpg|thumb|250px|Crimson Sabre]]

==Details==
*'''Title:''' 碧血劍 / Bi Xue Jian
*'''Viet Title:''' Tân Bích Huyết Kiếm
*'''Episodes:''' 35
*'''Broadcast network:''' TVB
*'''Broadcast year:''' 2000

==Synopsis==
Crimson Sabre is based on [[Wikipedia:Jinyong|Jin Yong]]'s novel ''[[Wikipedia:Sword Stained with Royal Blood|The Sword Stained with Royal Blood]].'' It is set in the final years of the Ming Dynasty, under Emperor Chongzhen.

==Cast==
*[[Gordon Lam]] as Yuen Sing Chi
*[[Melissa Ng]] as Wan Yee / Wan Sin
*[[Kong Wah]] as Ha Suet Yee / Golden Snake Warrior
*[[Charmaine Sheh]] - Ah Gau / Princess Cheung Ping
*[[Sarah Au]] as Ha Ching Ching
*[[Emily Kwan]] as Ho Hung Yuet

==Setting==
Jin Yong had a penchant for integrating most of his stories seamlessly into China's history, from the Song Dynasty all the way to the Ching, and as far as I know the Crimson Sabre is the only story which deals with the fall of a dynasty within its story. The three-way power struggle between the Ming Dynasty, Li Zicheng and the Manchus was well-utilised, with characters from all three sides playing a major role in the story. From Yuan Chonghuan to Dorgon, the historical characters and fictitious characters complement each other, and make the story immensely believable. Major events like the death of Huang Taiji to minor issues like the rivalry between Li Yan and Niu Jinxing in the Dashun camp were portrayed and dramatised very well. Of course, this is more credit to Jin Yong than to TVB, but it definitely makes the show worth watching for historical value as well.

==Review==
I rate this series a 3.5. It's good entertainment, and you learn a fair bit about the fall of the Ming (it's *almost* accurate - Chongzhen is recorded as having died with a eunuch, not a general), but it's probably not good enough to merit watching more than once. I prefer it to the Wong Yat Wah version in the 1980s - I found the structure of that series not quite as easy to follow. Basically, Crimson Sabre is an enjoyable heroic story in which the good guy beats up the bad guy, most of his friends survive, and they all live happily ever after. The bad guys don't really stand a chance, and that's where the story fails a bit. The plot basically has to move along with the fall of the Ming, and as such doesn't really move much on its own. Sing Chi could have killed Chongzhen the moment he left Huashan, but history dictates that Sing Chi does not get that chance, and hence he has to go on little adventures to pass time while Li Zicheng builds up strength. The bits with Ha Suet Yee and Wan Yee/Wan Sin are the best moments in the show, but they are sadly too short.

Credits: [http://www.spcnet.tv/reviews/review.php?rID=742 Ian Liew]

==External Links==
*[http://tvcity.tvb.com/drama/drama1/bloodsword/ TVB Official Site]

[[Category:HKDrama]] [[Category:HKDrama2000]] [[Category:TVB]]

Lethal Weapons of Love and Passion

2006-10-24T18:08:41Z

Hinako442003:

==Details==
*'''Title:''' 覆雨翻雲
*'''Cantonese/Mandarin title:''' Fuk Yue Fan Wan / Fu Yu Fan Yun
*'''Viet title:''' Phúc Vũ Kiếm Phiên Vân Đao
*'''English title:''' Lethal Weapons of Love and Passion
*'''Genre:''' Martial arts
*'''Episodes:''' 40
*'''Broadcast network:''' TVB
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2005
*'''Opening theme song:'''
*'''Ending theme song:'''

==Synopsis==
The story starts off where Fung Hung Lit (Raymond) was already married to Gun Bing Wun (Sonija). She's helping Pong Ban (Derek) to recover Fung's memory and to practice his dark martial arts. Afterwards, Pong Ban starts going after Fung and Fung ends up being saved by Hon Pak (Bosco). The later become good friends.

In all of this, Fung meets Chun Mong Yiu (Charmaine) and their relationship grows everyday. Meanwhile, Hon Pak meets many people that are willing to teach him martial arts so he becomes really good. Hon Pak and Ye Yuut also turn from lovers to siblings. When they find out she was adopted, Ye Yuut has to choose between Lord Yin and Hon Pak.

Pong Ban manages to restore Fung's memory and they both think of plans to overturn the Ming Dynasty. Hon Pak also turns into Emperor Chu's most trusted person and since Fung wants to restore the Yuan dynasty, they go from being friends to being enemies. They end up having a war against each other with many innocent lives being lost. In the end, they have a one-on-one fight. The one that loses has to back down and let the other win the war.

==Cast==
*[[Raymond Lam]] as Fung Hung Lit
*[[Bosco Wong]] as Hon Pak
*[[Charmaine Sheh]] as Chun Mong Yiu
*[[Sonija Kwok]] as Gum Bing Wun
*[[Sharon Chan]] (陳敏之) as Hui Ye Yuut

==External Links==
*[http://tvcity.tvb.com/drama/lethal_weapon_of_love_and_passion/cast/ Official Website]
*[http://www.tvbsquare.com/TVBextras/LWOLAPse.htm TVB Square]

[[Category:HKDrama]] [[Category:HKDrama2005]] [[Category:TVB]]

Golden Snake Sword

2006-10-24T18:06:54Z

Hinako442003:

==Details==
*'''Title:''' 金蛇劍 (Kim She Geem/ Jin She Jian)
*'''Viet Title:''' Kim Xà Kiếm
*'''Episodes:'''
*'''Broadcasted by:''' TVB
*'''Broadcast period:'''

==Cast & Credits==
===Producer===

===Writer===

===Cast===
:[[Ekin Cheng]]
:[[Angela Pang]]

==Synopsis==
n/a

==Other Resources==
*[http://www.spcnet.tv/reviews/review.php?rID=663 spcnet.tv review]

[[Category:HKDrama]]
{{stub}}

Golden Snake Sword

2006-10-24T18:06:08Z

Hinako442003:

==Details==
*'''Title:金蛇劍 (Kim She Geem/ Jin She Jian) '''
*'''Viet Title: Kim Xà Kiếm'''
*'''Episodes:'''
*'''Broadcasted by: TVB'''
*'''Broadcast period:'''

==Cast & Credits==
===Producer===

===Writer===

===Cast===
:[[Ekin Cheng]]
:[[Angela Pang]]

==Synopsis==
n/a

==Other Resources==
*[http://www.spcnet.tv/reviews/review.php?rID=663 spcnet.tv review]

[[Category:HKDrama]]
{{stub}}

Eternal Happiness

2006-10-24T17:54:31Z

Hinako442003:

[[File:Eh2.jpg|frame|Eternal Happiness]]

==Details==
*'''Chinese Title:''' 再生緣 (Joi Sung Yuen/ Zai Sheng Yuan)
*'''Viet Title:''' Mạnh Lệ Quân / Tái Sanh Duyên
*'''Genre:''' Historical drama
*'''Episodes:''' 32
*'''Broadcast network:''' TVB
*'''Broadcast year:''' 2002

==Synopsis==
Mang Lai Kwan's ([[Michelle Yip]]) father Mang Si Yuen ([[Lo Hoi Pang]]) was a royal doctor for the previous dynasty and a learned man, but he is set in his ways and believes that women should not be educated. Kwan wants to seek knowledge and often dresses as a man to go to school. On her ventures, she meets the royal grandson Tit Muk Yi ([[Joe Ma]]) who is travelling in disguise and also a straight-up young hero Wong Po Siu Wah ([[Raymond Lam]]) and the three become adopted brothers. Yi sees through Kwan's disguise and knows she is a girl, but he does not reveal this; Kwan also has feelings for Yi. Yuen decides to marry Kwan to Wong Po Siu Wah, but at the same time, rich bully Lau Fui Bik ([[Cheung Chung Chi]]) asks for Kwan's hand in marriage. As the day of the marriage draws near, Kwan decides to tell Yi about her feelings towards him, but Yi is summoned back to the courts and asks Wah to take his place to meet Kwan. When Kwan is stood up, she is very disappointed and sends Wah away. Kwan runs away and on her travels, dressed as a man, causes many laughs and much trouble, getting involved in many different situations. Kwan's feelings develop for both Yi and Wah and are forever changing between the two, especially when she finds out that Wah is her fiance and Yi has become the emperor.

Source: [http://www.homestead.com/emspace/ss2.html TVB Series Summaries]

==Cast==
*[[Michelle Yip]] as Mang Lai Kuan
*[[Raymond Lam]] as Wong Poh Siu Wah
*[[Joe Ma]] as Tit Muk Ee
*[[Rain Lau]] as Weng Lan
*[[Tavia Yeung]] as Ying Suet/So Wan
*[[Mok Kar]] Yiu as Mang Chi Yu
*[[Myolie Wu]] as Lau Yin Yuk
*[[Natalie Ng]] as Fut Chan
*[[Lo Hoi Pang]] as Mang Si Yuen (Lai Kuan's father)

==External Links==
*[http://tvcity.tvb.com/drama/eternal_happiness/ Official Website]
*Reviews at spcnet.tv: [http://www.spcnet.tv/reviews/review.php?rID=81][http://www.spcnet.tv/tvb_eternalhappiness.shtml][http://www.spcnet.tv/tvb_eternalhappiness2.shtml][http://www.spcnet.tv/tvb_eternalhappiness3.shtml][http://www.spcnet.tv/tvb_eternalhappiness4.shtml][http://www.spcnet.tv/tvb_eternalhappiness5.shtml][http://www.spcnet.tv/tvb_eternalhappiness6.shtml]

[[Category:HKDrama]] [[Category:HKDrama2002]] [[Category:TVB]]