Now this is how you milk a new couple on the biggest stage of the year. For Hunan TV‘s annual Lunar New Year program, the network got newly outed couple Hawick Lau and Yang Mi to perform the duet theme song “Mistaken Love” from their upcoming period C-drama Ru Yi. While I think Yang Mi needs to stick to her day job as an actress, as her voice is tinny and vaguely birdlike, I actually really liked this performance. Hawick has a wonderfully rich deep voice, and paired with his ladylove, they manage to pull off the song, which is actually quite lovely. I’m surprised I liked it so much, since most C-drama theme songs are dreadful these days.
Of course the couple put on a show for the audience, with plenty of hand holding and deep soulful stares during their song. So cute! What’s amusing to hear is the C-gossip rags alleging that the couple went public on account of Yang Mi giving Hawick pressure to out them so Hunan TV would invite them as a couple, rather than the original offer to have Hawick sing a duet with Ying Er, his leading lady in Sealed with a Kiss. If true, talk about “hands off my man” type of meowr going on. I think everyone wins out either way, since this is great publicity for the couples various dramas plus the network gets a hot-off-the-presses real life couple to liven up the proceedings. See more cute pictures and watch the performance below.
I absolutely LOVE Yang Mi’s dress, make up, and hairstyle. She is perfection from top-to-bottom. Normally I would loathe her tights, but it’s perfect for the occasion since she needs the red as the color for Lunar New Year. And Hawick’s beanie is covering his newly shorn head for a Qing dynasty drama he’s filmed, but he can not go wrong with a classy all-black outfit. At least he’s dressing his age instead of like a boybander. I dream of the day China will ban backup dancers, but until then, we must all suffer their existence as always.
Yang Mi and Hawick sings “Mistaken Love” from their upcoming drama Ru Yi:
How cute! Maybe I will finally be able to erase the horror that was Sealed with a Kiss from my mind.
The background dancers remind me of those from Russian restaurants.
I think of Hawick in SwaK akin to Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lector, it’s just a fabulous performance of a barf-inducing character. So I still can easily enjoy him outside of his Mo Shao Qian persona.
They really are super cute together, aren’t they? I think Ru Yi will rock on chemistry alone even if the story sucks. As for the dancers, they are a staple of Mainland Chinese stage performances. Taiwan used to have them but stopped around the mid-90s, mostly because they realize how dorky and hokey it was.
her voice does not match his voice at all. hawick sounds lovely. yangmi’s is too pitchy and off tone and not good.
I actually wouldn’t mind seeing Hawick performing with Ying Er. Oh well…can’t blame Yang Mi for being all worried…cause Hawick is pretty hot atm.
Omgosh, you are so right.
Yang Mi’s voice is so…squeaky!! Thank God for Hawick’s voice — swoons <3.
I think Yang Mi really need her singing skills. It’s so terrible.
On the other hand the last time Hawick sing with Ying Er both voice actually complements each other so well. Anyway Hawick is taken already so I guess those C gossip paper jus tlove to juice up thing
In these pictures, again, there’s something that reminds me of Audrey Hepburn about Yang Mi! D:
I think it’s cute they agreed to do this, as opposed to going crazy if they are ever seen together in public ^^
YM’s singing voice is very tragic. It’s so tiny and childlike. I don’t particular care for her technique either. And I have to disagree, that their pairing makes the song good. I do like Hawick singing voice, it’s very strong and has presence. But exactly because of this, I thought it overwhelmed over YM even more. That said, they are a terribly cute couple. Hope it lasts and look forward to Ru Yi. Last note, love YM’s outfit. She looked beautiful.
Yang Mi needs a voice acting coach and a singing coach.
Terrible voice of yang mi. Not match at all with hawick’s voice.
HAWICK LAU YOU ARE MY FAN I LIKE YOU