Hungry Souls
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- Title: 味盡緣 (味尽缘) / Wei Chin Yuan (Wei Jin Yuan)
- English title: Hungry Souls
- Also known as: Hungry Souls: From Hell, With Love / Hungry Ghosts
- Genre: Fantasy, romance
- Episodes: 5
- Broadcast network:
- CHT MOD, HamiVideo, TVBS (Taiwan)
- SingtelTV e-Le, TV GO, CAST.sg (Singapore)
- Broadcast period: 2024-Mar-23; 2024-Mar-24 to 2024-Apr-21 (TVBS)
- Air time: Sunday 20:00 (TVBS)
- Original soundtrack: Hungry Souls OST
Synopsis
Bao, a young chef with the ability to see ghosts, keeps a low profile to avoid wandering souls, a challenging task during the Hungry Ghost Festival. His life takes a turn when he encounters Soo Lian, a wandering ghost who refuses reincarnation and seeks Bao's assistance in reuniting with her lover, Hock.
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Cast
- Main Cast
- Christina Mok as Soo Lian
- Lee Poh Siang as Bao
- Nicolas Lim (林道銳) as young Bao
- Supporting Cast
- Zheng Ren Shuo as Hock
- Shi Hao Xiang (施皓翔) as young Hock
- Ayden Sng as Kok Yew
- Max Xavier Kellady (正勇) as young Kok Yew
- Richard Low as Mr. Teo
- Choo Siew Fong as Bao's grandma
- Fang Rong as Molly
- Joel Choo as Jim
- Hayley Woo as Mei Lan
- Peter Yu as Old Shirmp
- Constance Lau (劉佳鎂) as white deity
- Louis Wu (伍洛毅) as black deity
- Present Day
- Gisele Chiam (詹欣萱) as winner at singing competition
- Adele Wong (王益珊) as Wen Hui
- Tuen Wai Meng (段偉明) as old couple
- Kwan Seck Mui (管雪梅) as old couple
- Irene Ang as (洪愛玲) gossiping ghost
- Gim Goh as (吳運凱) gossiping ghost
- Maguire Jian (簡照恩) as loanshark boss
- Larry Low (劉龍偉) as loanshark
- Javier Ong (王宇靖) as loanshark
- Koh Chang Wu (高崇悟) as chef
- Tay Ke Xin (鄭可心) as getai singer
- Jessiee Yeong (楊千莊) as getai singer
- James Yeo (楊劍龍) as shaman
- Prakash Somosundram as Bao's neighbour
- Carey Ou (歐燕菁) as nurse
- Isabelle Tay (鄭佳瑩) as young girl ghost
- Seet Keng Yew (薛麻耀) as ghost security guard
- Lim Poh Huat (林寶發) as ghost at void deck
- Kelvin Yee (茹廣堅) as ghost at void deck
- Ng Sway Ah (黃小阿) as ghost at void deck
- Cindy Goh (吳靜) as Ah Hu's wife
- Mike Koh (許木銓) as Ah Hu
- Mok Tye Par (莫泰豹) as spitting old man
- Larence Yang (楊國耀) as widowed husband (Wen Hui's husband)
- Yulin Ng (黃鈺霖) as wife of widowed husband
- Tan Jun Quan (陳鈞銓) as little boy
- Welyn Cat (翁慧霖) as naggy woman
- 1970s
- Vincent Tee (池素寶) as noodle stall vendor
- Johnny Ng (黃家強) as Brother Lee Hong
- Jerrold Chong (曾源培) as getai customer
- Hendri Pribadi as gangster
- Wilson as gangster
- Asep as gangster
- Dody Mulyono as gangster
- Elisabet as getai singer
- Antoni as band member
- Erik Sebastian as band member
- Hendra Ramadhanny as band member
Production Credits
- Directors: Meng Ong (王明), Caleb Huang (黄洵)
- Screenwriters: Eric Khoo (邱金海), Darryl Yeo (楊佳術), Ho Yu Hang (何宇恆), Dust (小塵), Ang Siew Hoong (翁秀紅)
- Producers: Ottylia Liu (劉彤), Darryl Yeo, Ham Jae Yeon (咸哉延), Natalie Cheung (張嘉恒), Li Huan Wen (李歡文), Angie Pay (白杰遠)
- Executive producers: Eric Khoo, Mickey Ong (汪建偉), Tan Fong Cheng (陳封偵), Lee Lau (劉燊榮)
- Companies: CJ ENM HK, Zhao Wei Films, Infocomm Media Development Authority
Notes
- The is based on the Chinese mythological characters, Zhi Nv and Niu Lang, protagonists of 'The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl,' and their annual reunion during the Hungry Ghost Festival (Qixi Festival).
- A co-production between Singapore and Taiwan, it was one of the four dramas invested in by the South Korean subsidiary CJ ENM HK.