Under the Veil
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Under the Veil official poster
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| Also known as | Double Fantasies |
| Genre | Period drama, Romance, Fantasy |
| Created by | Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited |
| Written by | Cheung Chung-yan |
| Directed by | Leung Yiu-kin, Cheng Wing-kei, Kwow Ka-hei, Lui Sui-lun |
| Starring | Wayne Lai Bosco Wong Kristal Tin Raymond Wong Sonija Kwok Eliza Sam Katy Kung Joseph Lee |
| Theme music composer | Alan Cheung |
| Opening theme | One and Only (獨一無二) by Vincy Chan |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language(s) | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Catherine Tsang |
| Producer(s) | Law Chun-ngok |
| Production location(s) | Hong Kong |
| Editor(s) | Siu Lei-king |
| Camera setup | Multi camera |
| Running time | 45 minutes (without commercials) |
| Production company(s) | TVB |
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| Original network | TVB Jade, HD Jade |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | 28 September – 23 October 2015 |
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Under the Veil (Chinese: 無雙譜; Jyutping: Mou4 Soeng1 Pou2; Cantonese Yale: Mòuh Sēung Póu; literally "Have no equal in this world" etymology from Chinese idiom 举世无双) is a 2015 Hong Kong period, fantasy, comedy drama produced by TVB, starring Wayne Lai, Bosco Wong, Kristal Tin, Raymond Wong Ho-yin, Sonija Kwok, Eliza Sam, Katy Kung and Joseph Lee as the main cast.[1] Filming took place from January to April 2014. The drama is broadcast on Hong Kong's Jade and HD Jade channels from September 28 till October 23, 2015 every Monday through Friday during its 8:30-9:30 pm timeslot with a total of 20 episodes.
The drama is the second of TVB's four 2015 grand anniversary dramas to be broadcast.[2]
Under the Veil is a remake of TVB's 1981 drama Double Fantasies (無雙譜), starring Louise Lee, Maggie Li, Andy Lau, Kent Tong.[3]
Contents
Synopsis
The drama is told in three separate folklore stories about love, lust, vanity, greed and selfishness.
- Changing Pins
Male and female fraternal twins, with the same appearance, fall in love with different people. The older male twin has an affair with a Princess of the Liao Kingdom, while the female twin falls in love with a poor scholar with amnesia.
Dyun Fung-Sam and Dyun So-Sei are boy-girl twins from the royal Dyun Family. Fung-Sam is an elder boy of the twins. He grew up with prince Sing-Chi. Sing-Chi suspect the old General Song Dak and his son are trying to rebel against the king and are secretly contacting the Liao Kingdom. Sing-Chi ask Fung-Sam to help them gain evidence of their treachery by becoming a spy in Liao.
Fung-Sam gets close to the princess of Liao to gather the intel and falls in love with her. After his success, the princess committed a suicide as an apology to her kingdom.
When Fung-Sam is back with evidence; a secret letter written by Song-Dak to the king of Liao which says if Song-Dak became the emperor, he would contribute the 16 States of Yanyun to Liao. Fung-Sam passes the evidence to prince Sing-Chi while Sing-chi is using the flood-control methods to avoid Song-Dak's spying.
When Sing-Chi and Fung-Sam are coming back to the capital by ships, they are under strike by Song-Dak's son, General Song-Lit. After the attack, only Fung-sam and the prince survives. However, Sing-Chi gets trapped in a cliff, and Fung-Sam comes back to the capital with a deadly injury.
So-Sei has been pretending to be her elder brother to cover up his disappearance while he was in Liao and being cured. So-Sei asks her master, who is also Fung-Sam's master, to save Fung-Sam. She falls in love with her childhood friend Yuen Sam-Yeung who is a poor artist.
Shi Loi-Fung, which is used to be a princess of Kucha Kingdom. Her kingdom prays to a devil. However when the devil asked their group to contribute ten virgin boys and girls as sacrifices, they refused. In response, the devil vanquished the nation and people. Princess Lap-ka survived in the form of a statue. When the prince of the Song Dynasty, Chiu Sing-Chin, attempts to rescue her, Lap-ka transforms into a bird. She is renamed Shi Loi-Fung by Chiu Sing-Chi.
During the strike on ships, she was trying to rescue Sing-Chi against Song-Lit's wizard-craft but lost. Later, she enters Fung-Sam's dream, calling the re-enforcement. Fung-Sam doesn't understand the bird language so she ask her master to help. With Loi-Fung's help, Fung-Sam and his master finally found out the cliff and saved Sing-Chi from the cliff.
Song-Lit and his father was trying to sue Fung-Sam when he was in curing. However, So-Sei replaced her brother to make Song-Lit's trick fail. This caused Song-Lit knows that So-Sei was representing her brother there and Fung-Sam was hidden. Song-Lit and his father got the intel from Fung-Sam's reckless wife who is also Song-Dak's nephew and breaks into the place. Sou-Sei trying to stop him to harm her brother but poisoned by Song-Lit's flying-dagger. Fung-Sam and his master came back from the saving Sing-Chi's life to stop Song-Lit's further damage.
So-Sei died in her lover's hand. The secret letter was finally delivered to the Emperor King-Hei. Song-dak was judged for betrayal and got to jail.
Chapter Story ends here.
- Judge Lu
A poor scholar has an affair with a courtesan that resembles his wife.
- Chasing Fish
A scholar becomes the object of affection to a fish spirit and human girl with the same face.[4]
Cast
Main cast
- Kristal Tin as Dyun Fung-Sam and Dyun So-Sei.
- Raymond Wong as Yuen Sam-Yueng.
- Katy Kung as princess Lap-Ka
- Wayne Lai as school student Chu Yi-Dan and also as Mr. Lui Yat Pan-Heung's husband (aka Dry Thunder)
- Sonija Kwok as prostitute Yat Pan-Heung and Chu's wife.
- Bosco Wong as poor scholar Cheung Chan
- Eliza Sam as rich girl Hung Mao-Dan and the carp spirit.
- Joseph Lee as Kau Tsin-Sui, a nine thousand year-old tortoise and Bao Zheng, a justice officer.
Extended cast
- Stanley Cheung as Chiu Shing Chi the Crown Prince
- Raymond Chiu as Song-Lit, a villain with martial arts and wizard-craft. Song Dak's son.
- Choi Kwok-Hing as Song-Dak, the main antagonist of Chapter One. Song Lit's father.
- Willie Wai as the red faced Deity who holds the book of Life and Death
- Joyce Koi as Kun-Yam
- Law Lok Lam
- Henry Lo as Miu Kwo-Tin, Fung-Sam and So-sei's master
- Ali Lee as So-Sei's maid
- Henry Yu as Emperor King-Hei, resembling the Chinese emperor Song Renzong in the history.
- Wong Chun
- Rainbow Ching
- Dickson Lee
- Sunny Tai
- Cindy Lee
- Adam Ip
- Anthony Ho
- Koo Koon-chung
- Cecilia Fong as Emperor King-Hei's wife, prince Sing-Chi's mother.
- Parkman Wong
- Janice Shum as Fung-Sam's wife.
- Eddie Ho
- Kong Fu Keung
- Kaka Chan
- Kayley Chung
- Osanna Chiu
- Lucy Li
- Rocky Cheng
- Alex Lam Tak Shun
- Kanice Lau
- Kiko Leung
- Darren Wong
- Kelvin Yuen
- Charles Fan
- Wong Kim Wai
- Hinson Chou
Development
- In December 2013, TVB announced they will be remaking their 1981 drama Double Fantasies.[5]
- The costume fitting ceremony was held on January 6, 2014 at 12:30 pm Tseung Kwan O TVB City Studio One.[6]
- The blessing ceremony took place on February 11, 2014 at 3:00 pm Tseung Kwan O TVB City Studio Thirteen.
- Filming took place from January to April 2014 , entirely on location in Hong Kong.
- In March 2014, Under the Veil was one of ten TVB dramas previewed at FILMART 2014.[7]
- A promo image of Under the Veil was featured in TVB's 2015 calendar for the month of August.[8]
Viewership ratings
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International broadcast
| Network | Country | Airing Date | Timeslot |
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| Astro On Demand |  Malaysia |
September 28, 2015 | Monday - Friday 8:30 - 9:15 pm |
| TVBJ |  Australia |
September 28, 2015 | Monday - Friday 11:30 pm – 12:30 am |
| Starhub TV |  Singapore |
January 21, 2016 | Monday - Friday 8:00 - 9:00 pm |
Awards & Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
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| 2015 | StarHub TVB Awards | My Favourite TVB Drama | Under the Veil | Nominated |
| My Favourite TVB Actor | Bosco Wong | Nominated | ||
| My Favourite TVB Actress | Eliza Sam | Nominated | ||
| My Favourite TVB Supporting Actress | Katy Kung | Nominated | ||
| My Favourite TVB Male TV Character | Bosco Wong | Nominated | ||
| My Favourite TVB Female TV Character | Eliza Sam | Won | ||
| TVB Star Awards Malaysia | My Favourite TVB Drama Series | Under the Veil | Nominated | |
| TVB Anniversary Awards | TVB Anniversary Award for Best Drama | Under the Veil | Nominated | |
| TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor | Bosco Wong | Nominated | ||
| TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress | Eliza Sam | Nominated | ||
| TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actor | Joseph Lee | Nominated | ||
| TVB Anniversary Award for Best Supporting Actress | Katy Kung | Nominated | ||
| TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Male Character | Bosco Wong | Nominated | ||
| Joseph Lee | Nominated | |||
| TVB Anniversary Award for Most Popular Female Character | Eliza Sam | Nominated | ||
| TVB Anniversary Award for Favourite Drama Song | One and Only (獨一無二) by Vincy Chan | Nominated |
References
- ↑ [1] Under the Veil AF page. Retrieved September 25, 2015
- ↑ [2] 2015 TVB Anniversary Dramas: 'Lord of Shanghai', 'Captain of Destiny', 'Under the Veil', 'With or Without You'. Retrieved September 25, 2015
- ↑ [3] Double Fantasies VCD info. Retrieved September 25, 2015
- ↑ [4] 2015年TVB台慶劇《梟雄》《張保仔》《無雙譜》《東坡家事》(Chinese). Retrieved September 25, 2015
- ↑ [5] Wayne Lai and Kristal Tin Star in “Double Fantasies” Remake. Retrieved September 25, 2015
- ↑ [6] 《無雙譜》 "Double Fantasies" Costume Fitting. Retrieved September 25, 2015
- ↑ [7] TVB Screens Upcoming Series at FILMART 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2015
- ↑ [8] TVB Calendar 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015
External links
- Official website (Chinese)
