OMG!!! I can't believe I'm reading this in your journal. I was a HUGE fan of the Five Tigers. When I saw the first Legend of the Condor Heroes on TV (Felix and Barbara), I loved it so much that I couldn't wait for the next episode. I knew my parent had the novel so I went and asked them for the novel. That novel was the first full-length book I ever read, and that was when I was just 6-7 years old. Because of LoCH, I became a fan of Felix and Andy, and Barbara Yung was and remains my most favourite actress of all time. I still remember exactly when and where I first knew about her death. It was from a radio program I listened to in my mom's car when she just picked me up from my elementary school, and I just cried
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haha I think the Five Tigers was everyone's childhood across the South East Asian countries (for the 70s-80s born people), I believe TVB dramas after LoCH were really that big
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Was United We Stand the one where the setting was around the same time as Japan's Meiji era? I remember seeing that one but didn't like it much because it was not a wuxia drama. Can't remember exactly what the story was about.
My childhood! So nostalgic LOL tbh, I only know Andy Lau (coz of 4 heavenly king) and Tony Leung. Internal Affairs is one of my fave HK movies of all time. The intense acting and the plot stuck with me. they really should do a drama based on the romance of the 5 Tigers, I'll be sure to watch it XD.
yea, Infernal Affairs was awesome! I couldn't accept the Japanese remake, there's just something so wrong about Kagawa Teruyuki taking up Andy Lau's role... not that I have anything against Kagawa... but dunno... the movie is perfect as it is XD No one can beat Andy and Tony in playing their roles.
I still remember when I was young, my dad often rented video tapes of TVB's dramas back home and I loved watching it.
My favorite Five Tigers are Michael Miu, Felix Wong, and Tony Leung.
I watched Tony's Leung's drama Heaven Sword & Dragon Sabre for many times that I lost count. I love Legend of Condor Heroes of Felix and Michael the most among other versions.
I loooooooooooove HSDS too!!!!! Zhang Cuishan and Yin Susu will always be Simon Yam and Dodo Cheng for me XDDD I so love Tony Leung and Kitty Lai pairing and I really hated Sheren Tang's Zhou Zhiruo back then hahaa... When I watched it for the first time I really didn't know who's Wuji gonna end up with, so it was really a rollercoaster ride for me watching Wuji's love story... I felt sooooooooo glad in the end that Tony ended up with Kitty lol
HSDS was the first wuxia novel I read in full and I have probably memorized most of the contents by heart lol
Yup yup. I love Zhang Cuishan and Yin Susu of Simon Yam and Dodo Cheng the most. Dodo Cheng was just so beautiful. I think everyone loved Kitty Lai's character more than Sheren's Tang's character. But in my opinion, Sheren Tang made Zhou Zhiruo the best among other versions. She looked very fragile and innocent in the beginning, then after she was dumped at the wedding ceremony by Zhang Wujin, she totally looked evil. Good acting.
I still have vivid memory of Kitty Lai's character appearing on screen for the first time as she disguised herself as a man. Her encounter with Wujin was so good that I still remember clearly now. Ha ha ha...
Have you watched another Tony Leung's drama as he acted as twins with different characters? He paired up with Sheren Tang in that drama.
yeah, when I rewatched HSDS after I grew up, I realized Sheren made the best portrayal compared to other adaptations. Her expression when Wuji left her at the altar was really natural, and it was superb acting^^ No other Zhiruo can beat Sheren in that scene so far
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WHOA.. so nostalgic!! Iya gw inget banget waktu kecil nonton Andy Lau, Tony Leung, sama Felix Wong. I love To Liong To the best (yes I know it's not the official title, but it sticks with me until now xD)! Kadang2 suka gemes sendiri liat Wu Ji ga bisa milih antara 4 cewek, hahaha. I kinda ship Tony with Kitty Lai back then. And apparently they were dating? :O New fact!
As for Felix Wong, I adore him a lot in Legend of Condor Heroes <33 His portrayal of Kwee Cheng (is this the correct name? I only remember this!) was so cute and adorable. Sad that Barbara Yung committed suicide :'( Her Huang Rong is totally my favorite.
yeah I guess for us, it will always be Kwee Ceng, Oey Yong, Yo Ko, Thio Buki hahaaa... it's just a different of pronunciation of the names, I think our translators used Hokkien pronunciation back then. Kwee Ceng's mandarin is Guo Jing. But actually in Felix Wong's version, the pronunciation is Kwok Jing (cantonese/hongkong)^^ dulu suka diplesetin temen2, kwee ceng sodaranya kwee tiaw, lol
I am joining the crowd ans say that your post totally bring back the nostalgia. My mother was a big fan of tvb dramas and I often watched them all with her - the good old betamax days :P. I am so ashamed that I did not remember all of their name at all except Andy and Tony! But yes, the faces are totally familiar as I grew up with their historical setting drama series and how I ogled the costumes and even tried to imitate the hairstyle lol!
I was a big fan of Michael's playboy princely role in one of the drama, where he carries fan around, If my memory is right the fan is his weapon too. Sadly, I did not remember the title of the drama haha...
I think you're talking about Chor Lau Heung (Pendekar Harum), and yeah my memory also told me he brings a fan everywhere, but I'm surprised I'm rewatching the series now and he's not holding a fan at all instead of another character played by Simon Yam does. I don't get it... lol or maybe it was Adam Cheng's version of Chor Lau Heung who always bring a fan around lol
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tbh, I only know Andy Lau (coz of 4 heavenly king) and Tony Leung.
Internal Affairs is one of my fave HK movies of all time. The intense acting and the plot stuck with me.
they really should do a drama based on the romance of the 5 Tigers, I'll be sure to watch it XD.
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I still remember when I was young, my dad often rented video tapes of TVB's dramas back home and I loved watching it.
My favorite Five Tigers are Michael Miu, Felix Wong, and Tony Leung.
I watched Tony's Leung's drama Heaven Sword & Dragon Sabre for many times that I lost count. I love Legend of Condor Heroes of Felix and Michael the most among other versions.
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HSDS was the first wuxia novel I read in full and I have probably memorized most of the contents by heart lol
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I still have vivid memory of Kitty Lai's character appearing on screen for the first time as she disguised herself as a man. Her encounter with Wujin was so good that I still remember clearly now. Ha ha ha...
Have you watched another Tony Leung's drama as he acted as twins with different characters? He paired up with Sheren Tang in that drama.
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As for Felix Wong, I adore him a lot in Legend of Condor Heroes <33 His portrayal of Kwee Cheng (is this the correct name? I only remember this!) was so cute and adorable. Sad that Barbara Yung committed suicide :'( Her Huang Rong is totally my favorite.
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My mother was a big fan of tvb dramas and I often watched them all with her - the good old betamax days :P. I am so ashamed that I did not remember all of their name at all except Andy and Tony! But yes, the faces are totally familiar as I grew up with their historical setting drama series and how I ogled the costumes and even tried to imitate the hairstyle lol!
I was a big fan of Michael's playboy princely role in one of the drama, where he carries fan around, If my memory is right the fan is his weapon too. Sadly, I did not remember the title of the drama haha...
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or maybe it was Adam Cheng's version of Chor Lau Heung who always bring a fan around lol
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And you're right, the one with Michael did not carry fan but it was Adam's instead.... hmmm...
I am back to google to have a bit of nostalgic moment :)
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