Always and Ever

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

For the Southern Sons song, see Always and Ever (song).
Always and Ever
情逆三世緣
Always and Ever promo poster
Also known asLove Reverses Three Lifetimes of Fate
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 language(s)Cantonese
No. of episodes31
Production
Producer(s)Chong Wai-kin
Production location(s)Hong Kong, Guangdong, Foshan
Running time45 Minute
Production company(s)TVB
Release
Original networkJade
HD Jade
Picture format576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Audio formatSurround
Original releaseAugust 12 (2013-08-12) –
September 22, 2013 (2013-09-22)
Chronology
Preceded byKarma Rider
Followed byBrother's Keeper
External links
Website

The drama follows a love story which spans three lifetimes, from Song dynasty in the 13th Century (Ep 1-13) to Hong Kong in the 1950s (Ep 13-30) and to modern Hong Kong (modern era, Ep 1, 30-31).[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 Kwai (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 (1950s); 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
WeekEpisodesDateAverage PointsPeaking Points
101－05August 12-August 16, 20132831
206－10August 19-August 23, 20132629
311－15August 26-August 30, 20132831
416－19September 2-September 5, 20132931
520－24September 9-September 13, 20132427
625－29September 16-September 20, 20132427
630September 21, 20132426
631September 22, 20133637
gollark: Ah, the e^xiπ thing.
gollark: Looks like series expansions of stuff.
gollark: Just use supercapacitors.
gollark: Using CLIP embeddings to filter for appropriate ones.
gollark: “Kit” can also retrieve images from the internet when conversationally relevant.
  • K-TVB.net English Synopsis

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. Archived from the original on 2013-01-31. 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. "Bobby Au Yeung Films "Love Reverses Three Lifetimes of Fate"". Jayne Stars. October 15, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.