Taiwan is very similar to Korea in the sense that in both countries there are a select group of actors who do exclusively or mostly movies. In the cinematic world they get more critical acclaim along with a smaller fanbase. I find some actors or actresses much better suited for the big screen due to their onscreen presence and acting … Continue reading →
My Office Girls recapping project is one where I have promised to finish and I know the raw files for the last two episodes are still sitting there just reminding me of what a slacker I am. Even as I’m addicted to Miss Rose and have completely disassociated Roy Qiu as Gao Cheng Kuan from his character of Qin Zi … Continue reading →
Next week is the premiere of SETTV‘s new 9 pm daily drama called Gong Hay Fat Choy (if you’re Cantonese, I don’t need to explain this to you). The Chinese title is 我們發財了 (literal translation is we got rich), and the English translation is the Cantonese greeting during Chinese New Year wishing folks prosperity and wealth (means congratulations on getting … Continue reading →
SETTV really is striking while the iron is hot, and right now its daily dramas have been kicking ass left and right. Inborn Pair with Chris Wang and Annie Chen started the trend, and even Vanness Wu‘s Ti Amo Chocolate is continuing the trend. The network has decided to launch a 9 pm daily drama (the others all air at … Continue reading →
Before I watched Office Girls, I was one of the many Roy Qiu fans all aflutter that his upcoming leading lady Alice Ke seemed……bland. If he was a five course meal, I worried she’d be like white toast. But then OG started, and against all my preconceived notions of Alice as Ethan Ruan‘s forgettable dead girlfriend in My Queen, she … Continue reading →
I don’t subscribe much too coincidences until it happens to me. Just a mere day after I posted about Alice Ke and Roy Qiu doing their own separate things but combining it into one post because I’m still missing my Office Girls OTP dearly, the two of them make it easy for me by doing a couples endorsement for the … Continue reading →
Kyaaaaa, my babies Roy and Alice are so purty it hurts my eyes. This was actually a news worthy week for the former cast members of Office Girls. Roy Qiu was off shilling Tumi luggage, while his leading lady Alice Ke released a book of her acting projects paired with her writing, where she got her other OG co-star James … Continue reading →
Before she rocketed to stardom with Office Girls, Alice Ke was actually a bona fide budding movie star in Taiwan. Much like Joseph Chang was before he became a household name after Drunken to Love You. Both have that indie cred behind them, with their drama success really the icing on the cake to their already well established film careers. … Continue reading →
Roy Qiu isn’t the only one benefiting from the popularity of Office Girls. His leading lady Alice Ke is also red hot in Taiwan right now, and she’s been quite busy since wrapping OG. She was off promoting her quirky movie Bear It with Dylan Kuo, doing various endorsements and charitable events, heading overseas to promote OG, and finally taking … Continue reading →
The final episode of Office Girls aired while I was freaking across the Pacific Ocean on a flight to HK. I landed, ran to the lounge, and immediately watched it. Oh yum yum yum, what a wonderfully satisfying ending. Not terribly substantive, but wholly consistent with the breezy and cute vibe of the show. Plus Roy Qiu and Alice Ke … Continue reading →
This is way too cute, seeing SETTV‘s current batch of hot drama leads together and hitting the Hong Kong stage for promotions. TVB will begin airing Office Girls and Inborn Pair at the end of February, and the network managed to lure Roy Qiu, Alice Ke, and Chris Wang to visit Hong Kong ahead of the premiere. To be sure, … Continue reading →
Alice Ke currently sports a simple and slightly drab image for her down-to-earth character of Shen Xing Ren in the drama Office Girls. She’s about to show a completely different side to herself in the movie Bear It (熊熊爱上你) with Dylan Kuo (who I call Taiwan’s version of Hayami Mokomichi) that will finally be released next month. The director of … Continue reading →
You know a drama has been filming for quite a long time if both leads manage to celebrate their birthday on the set. Office Girls has been filming for over half a year now, and first Roy Qiu celebrated turning 30, now he’s followed by his leading lady Alice Ke celebrating turning 27. I can’t image a better way to … Continue reading →