Recently watched dramas:
1. 怒火街头 Ghetto Justice
Episodes:20
Genre: Suspense, Legal (Hong Kong)
Casts: Kevin Cheng, Myolie Wu, Sam Lee, Eddie Kwan, Jazz Lam, Shek Sau, Joyce Tang, Sharon Chan
Synopsis: Law Lik-ah (aka LA Law) (Kevin Cheng) is a Barrister who used to practice law for personal fame and glory but after setting up a Legal Advice Centre with his cousin George Mike (Jazz Lam) and his good friend Tin Ka-fu (aka Nail) (Sam Lee) in Sham Shui Po, LA changes his mind and realizes that legal representation is not only a privilege of the rich. Eventually LA becomes the Peoples’ Hero of Sham Shui Po, helping grassroots groups fight against injustice with unconventional tactics.
On the other hand, Barrister Kris Wong Si-fu (Myolie Wu), who used to admire LA for his invincible performances, starts to disdain him for downgrading to a ghetto lawyer. However, after a few court cases with him, the two start to appreciate each other and fall in love.
Besides succeeding in her relationship, Kris tries to become an elite practitioner in town. In order to gain advancement, she seizes every chance to get close to the renowned barrister Spencer Cheung Pak-kei (Shek Sau). As Spencer enjoys getting people into trouble, he makes sure Kris is accidentally embroiled in a lawsuit.
In order to save Kris, LA has no choice but to challenge the law.
Review: Love how Kevin Cheng protrays his role as an indifferent Barrister! In fact, I think he is an excellent actor! :) A different ending, depends on how you look at it, I don't really like the ending.
2. 团圆 Wax and Wane
Episodes:30
Genre: Family (Hong Kong)
Casts: Roger Kwok, Sunny Chan, Ron Ng, Kate Tsui, Derek Kok, Florence Kwok, Toby Leung, Him Law
Synopsis: Yung Shing-fun (Lau Siu-ming) and his cousin Man Wing-cheong (Chow Chung) have been at odds for years, over the trade name rights of their family's noodle shop.
Eugene (Roger Kwok), Fun's eldest son engages in a property development project in order to solve the problem. Unwillingly, he offers to buy out the location of Cheong's noodle shop with his company's shares. He also invites Cheong and his son, Fung (Sunny Chan), to join the company's management.
Eugene actually has ulterior motives for doing this, as he hates Fung to the core for marrying his girlfriend Ko Wai-ting (Florence Kwok). On top of this, Eugene's younger brother, Gary (Ron Ng), is going out with Cheong's second daughter, Peace (Kate Tsui), regardless of his family's opposition.
Now, Eugene is at his wits' end as he has to handle his family issues single-handedly. He never understood what family ties really meant, nor had he the courage to try to find it out, until now.
Review: A family drama, can be dramatic and draggy at times. Look out for Roger Kwok's character, the baddie doesn't turn out that bad in the end.
3. 我的公主 My Princess
Episodes:16
Genre: Romance, Comedy (Korean)
Casts: Kim Tae Hee, Song Seung Hun, Ryu Soo Young, Park Ye Jin
Synopsis: An ordinary college student, Lee Seol, finds out she's a princess. The grandson of Daehan Group, Park Hae Young, is put in charge of educating Seol on proper etiquette. However, Hae Young is put in a precarious situation when he finds himself drawn to Seol, the girl who will take away his inheritance if the monarchy is restored.
Review: Nice cast, nice costume. I love how Song Seung Hun looks now!
4. 潜行狙击 Lives of Omission
Episodes: 30
Genre: Action, Police (Hong Kong)
Casts: Michael Tse, Bosco Wong, Damian Lau, Fala Chen, Kate Tsui
Synopsis: Working as an undercover for many years, Laughing (Michael Tse) escapes from all calamity. Two years ago, he underwent special training to become a mute and worked in mainland China as an undercover. Closely working with the mainland Chinese police, Laughing successfully busts an illegal armed weaponry organisation and resumes his identity as a police officer in Hong Kong. He is appointed as head instructor of the Criminal Intelligence Bureau (CIB), specialising in seeking and training CIB recruits in undercover work.
Laughing, however, is unable to adapt to the stress in the discipline of police life and becomes a rogue cop. To get his jobs done quicker, he hires the gangster Michael So (Bosco Wong) as his informant. On the surface, Laughing and Michael appear to be good brothers, but in fact both have their own purpose, mutually taking advantage of one another. Feeling as if Laughing is holding him back from "moving up" in the triad, Michael betrays Laughing and decides to work alone. To tackle down the triad's crimes, Laughing applies to be an undercover once again.
Review: Laughing Sir Strikes again! Love him but not the ending.
5. 雷普利小姐 Miss Ripley
Episodes: 16
Genre: Melodrama, romance (Korean)
Casts: Lee Da Hae, Micky Yoochun, Kim Seung Woo, Kang Hye Jung
Synopsis: Two very different men fall in love with Jang Mi Ri, a woman whose life is a complicated web of lies, propelled by her greedy desires that stem from an unfortunate childhood. Jang Myung Hoon is an ambitious hotelier who maintains perfect control of himself and his life, while Yutaka is the warm and gentle heir of a Korean-Japanese hotel conglomerate. Their love for Mi Ri and her tragic ambition eventually leads them down the path of destruction.
Review: I was quite attracted by the female lead in the first few episodes, then I got really put off by her. Towards the end, I actually fast forwarded it. Watch only if you like Lee Da Hae (a beauty, and she looks sooo different in My Girl!).
6. 城市猎人 City Hunter (Now watching)
Episodes: 20
Genre: Action, Suspense, Romance (Korean)
Casts: Lee Min Ho, Park Min Young, Lee Joon Hyuk
Synopsis: The story takes place in Seoul, 2011. Lee Yoon Sung is a talented MIT-graduate who works on the international communications team in the Blue House. He plans revenge on five politicians who caused his father's death with his surrogate father Lee Jin Pyo and eventually becomes a "City Hunter."
Review: In the midst of watching Ep 5. So far, I'm loving the plot and the male lead! ;D
7. 女拳 Grace Under Fire (Now watching by DC)
Episodes: 32
Genre: Martial Arts, Period Drama
Casts: Liu Xuan, Kenneth Ma, Fala Chen, Bosco Wong, Dominic Lam, John Chiang, Elliot Ngok, Eddie Kwan
Synopsis: Grace Under Fire is a 2011 Hong Kong martial arts television drama. It takes place in the early 1920s in Foshan and Guangzhou during the Republic of China era, and follows a fictional account of Mok Kwai-lan (portrayed by Liu Xuan), the last wife of Chinese martial arts folk hero Wong Fei-hung (portrayed by John Chiang).
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