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
- 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.