Oriental Daily Interview with Michael Tao & Kenix Kwok

陶大宇郭可盈 舊相好爆當年情

陶大宇及郭可盈日前敍舊，爆當年大家只差一步便能發展成為情侶。

大宇與可盈重遇，大家仍然雞啄唔斷。

郭可盈現在以家庭為重，要遇到好劇本才考慮拍劇。

陶大宇自爆當年對郭可盈曾有遐想。

郭可盈與林文龍經常被拍到一家共享天倫。

一對經歷十七年的螢幕情侶陶大宇和郭可盈，憑95－97年間三輯多達100集的《刑事偵緝檔案》合作而結緣。「高婕」可盈早前在洪天明婚宴遇上「大勇」大宇，他們興奮合照上載微博，瞬間引爆粉絲對這Pair經典情侶之懷念，這對「舊相好」日前敍舊，竟然驚爆當年大家只差一步便能發展感情，可盈還笑指大宇不夠積極。

婚宴遇上合照瘋傳

陶：陶大宇　郭：郭可盈

陶：隔咁多年見你仍然好靚，眼前更多咗一份成熟美！我哋喺天明婚宴上再碰上，好意外！

郭：你都無變，一樣係開懷大笑！其實上次合照上載到微博都係徇眾要求，再加粉絲評論，簡直係瘋傳！當年我拍《刑》劇系列仍係一個新人，好似一舊雲，呢個劇亦係我事業轉捩點！

陶：一張白紙先可吸收得最多！「高婕」個角色先可以如此自然演繹！

郭：其實我入行第一部劇《Catwalk俏佳人》都係同你合作，我處女作亦係畀咗你呢！緊接開咗三輯《刑》，第一輯我戇居居，第二輯就係徇眾要求開拍，因為當時好多觀眾睇完結局唔開心，要寫信去K-100投訴，當時監製潘嘉德特別設計結局，寫我失憶要離開，喺機場轉頭望住「大勇」…………之後完場，好多觀眾都好心痛！

陶：監製好聰明，如此設計就可以開第三輯！不過，第三輯我哋去北京外景，記得你好慘…………肚屙！天氣凍至零下十多廿度，你又要做兩個角色，場場都有你，我又愛莫能助！

郭：幫到我嘅只有「止屙藥」！我記得有一朝早要出外景，但我肚屙，你仲叩門問我係咪唔舒服……不過，都捱過咗。

陶：辛苦都值得，十幾年後，依家返內地工作演出，好多觀眾仲記得「大勇」、「高婕」這對經典組合！

經典情侶難得咁夾

郭：我倆絕對係經典情侶，你係我經典拍檔！我哋嗰種「夾」，唔係指人靚，其實靚人呢個圈好多，但要相襯就唔多，我同你嘅配對真係好「受」！最初我面對你嘅感覺，有兩種Feel，一種係大哥哥，好有耐性教我，另一種係大明星！

陶：大明星？你講真？我覺得自己當年仲戇居居！

郭：點戇居？你入行已一段時間，你係我拍過嘅男演員最深刻嘅一個，簡直陪我成長！

陶：我都經歷過「白紙」年代，不過可盈你好聰明，吸收快、戰鬥力強，又有一種不忿氣性格！你試過喺我面前喊，我知你非易喊嘅人，你有呢個表現，證明你對我信任！

郭：係呀！我好硬頸！我記得當年為咗被屈遲到嘅事，其實有錯我一定認，嗰次後我倆感情邁進一大步。

陶：有好多人問，我倆日對夜對點會唔「撻着」？

郭：照正來說，應該會！哈哈……我仲記得我倆都有緋聞，既然演得情侶，嗰時我倆未婚，但始終都冇「撻着」，我諗因為我當時太專注工作，忙讀劇本，連補妝都無時間，所以無留意身邊呢位俊男而錯過了！但我估你應該對我有遐想啩？

約完睇戲再冇下文

陶：當日你「卜卜脆」，點敢話無遐想！可能大家都忙，無行前多一步，可能就係欠呢一步！

郭：就係欠呢一點點啦……不過，我有記憶我倆曾經相約睇戲！我記得拍《Catwalk》時，睇《侏羅紀公園》！嗰次係我約你……點解你會應約？

陶：冇咩特別就應約啦！睇戲都唔代表咩，睇完戲就Bye　Bye，冇下文！不過記得拍《青出於藍》時，一場廚房戲我曾經問你，如果我當初（指拍《刑》）「溝」你估會點呢？

郭：我都記得……拍《刑》時你都問過我呢條問題，但我當時同文龍拍拖尚未公開，我記得你仲問我，如果唔係文龍已出現，唔知你會唔會有機會？

陶：你當時點答？

郭：我話：「唔知呢？」但最後你都冇追我，證明你冇爭取！不過，你知我性格係點，跟你一樣都係「凸」，一齊就如火星撞地球，如果真係一齊，我相信會唔開心收場！

陶：我倆能夠有今日嘅和諧關係，證明當初我決定係冇錯，唔係依家可能反面！依家大家再見面，可以緬懷當時一齊捱、一齊攞獎（情侶組合）嘅美好回憶！

陶大宇: 這是大勇和高婕在東方日報專訪時的合照[嘻嘻][嘻嘻][嘻嘻]！！為了答謝粉絲們多年的支持，送上一張没有登出的相片，希望你們喜歡[心][心][心][心][心][心][心]!!

Personal Note: This interview was done over two months ago...have been waiting so long for it!

Kenix should be referring to the second installment's cliffhanger ending (didn't know that viewers wrote complaints to "K-100" back then...miss this programme's exclusive coverage). The ending of part two was definitely very memorable (i.e., Tai Yung yelling, "Jesse, if you remember me, come back!")...I remember being very immersed when watching it, telling Jesse to turn back.

Ha ha.... Kenix said that she and Michael have the same personality in real life, so it wouldn't work out; however, Jesse and Tai Yung are also of the same personality (both are strong-headed, loyal in love, and righteous), but they are the perfect onscreen pairing! :D Definitely a well-loved classic couple...my favourite onscreen pairing of all-time! :D

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'TVB Top Ten Onscreen Couples' @ 《TVB Weekly》 Issue 765

01. Bosco Wong & Myolie Wu @ "Wars of In-Laws" (2005)
02. Wayne Lai & Sheren Tang @ "Rosy Business" (2009)
03. Moses Chan & Charmaine Sheh @ "Can't Buy Me Love" (2010)
04. Raymond Lam & Linda Chung @ "Moonlight Resonance" (2008)
05. Kevin Cheng & Myolie Wu @ "Ghetto Justice" (2011)
06. Kevin Cheng & Niki Chow @ "Under the Canopy of Love" (2006)
07. Andy Lau & Idy Chan @ "The Return of the Condor Heroes" (1983)
08. Roger Kwok & Jessica Hsuan @ "Square Pegs" (2002)
09. Moses Chan & Linda Chung @ "Heart of Greed" (2007)
10. Chow Yun Fat & Angie Chiu @ "The Bund" (1980)

Related post: TVB Onscreen Couples @ 《TVB Weekly》 Issue 760

*Credits to myoliewu.org

TVB Onscreen Couples @ 《TVB Weekly》 Issue 760

To welcome 2012's 'Season of Love', TVB is specially holding a 'TVB Top Ten Onscreen Couples Voting' so that viewers can vote for their most classic top ten onscreen couples through TVB Weekly, tvb.com, and TVB fun. The pair with the most votes will become 'My Favourite Supreme Onscreen Couple'. The results will be revealed on February 19th.

Personal Note: Because only one couple was chosen to represent each year, many classic pairings were left out (while some pairings wouldn't even be considered to be 'classic'). Especially surprised that the successful pairing of Michael Tao/Kenix Kwok in the "Detective Investigation Files" franchise was excluded (from the title of this poll, I automatically thought of them; they are also my favourite pairing of all time); don't know why the pairing of Gallen Lo/Kathy Chow in "Plain Love" was selected instead.

Also surprised about the exclusions of Damian Lau/Liza Wang, Felix Wong/Barbara Yung, Gallen Lo/Maggie Cheung, Bowie Lam/Flora Chan, Louis Koo/Jessica Hsuan (their pairing in "Detective", in particular, was definitely more well-liked than Tim and Helen in "A Threshold of an Era"), and Julian Cheung/Charmaine Sheh.

Although "Square Pegs" was aired on December 30th, 2002, the majority of the series was aired in 2003, so it would make more sense for Ah Wong and Choi Fung to represent 2003. When "Triumph in the Skies" aired, the Sam-Belle and Vincent-Belle pairings were definitely more well-received than Sam-Zoe....

Many of my favourite (and definitely deemed to be classic) couples are already out of the running, but I guess I can still vote for Bobby Au Yeung/Esther Kwan and Lawrence Ng/Ada Choi. ;)

*Credits to myoliewu.org and HKLOVE.org

"Healing Hands II" - Miracle

In "Healing Hands II", Jackie Tong (Ada Choi) waking up from her coma and being able to spend time with her most loved, Paul Ching (Lawrence Ng), is a wonderful miracle.

Paul: I believe miracles exist in this world.
Jackie: I, too, believe because there is you.

Although their time together was short in "Healing Hands II", every moment will be cherished and not forgotten.

*Credits to tvb

Best Onscreen Couples III

Gallen Lo & Maggie Cheung Ho Yee

Collaborations: 6

Gallen and Maggie have worked together in four series ("Cold Blood Warm Heart", "Mystery Files", "Old Time Buddies", and "Old Time Buddies - To Catch a Thief"), one musical ("Old Time Buddies Musical"), and one movie ("Those Were the Days"). Their most classic pairing would have to be the "Old Time Buddies" series, where they played Lee Kei and Ching Bo Chu.

Kwong Wa & Anne Heung

Collaborations: 4

Kwong Wa & Melissa Ng

Collaborations: 5

It does not matter if Kwong Wa is in ATV or in TVB because he is always paired up with the same female co-stars. In ATV, he worked with Erica Choi Hui Yee and Joey Meng Yee Man four times (probably even more). When he 'jumped' television stations to TVB, he was paired up with Mariane Chan, Esther Kwan, Nadia Chan, and Maggie Cheung, but for the majority of the time, he was paired up with Anne and Melissa. I really miss Kwong Wa! I hope he will return and film for TVB soon because TVB is really running low on male leads, since so many of them are either filming in the 60-episode long drama or will soon to be cast in the 80-episode long drama.

Okay, that's all of the 'Best Onscreen Couples'. KW & Anne & Melissa are on the list because they have filmed so many series together. Once a male artiste and a female artiste start to pair up in their first series together, the number of times they will pair up again would be endless. The audience will love them, and then TVB will continue to pair them up or cast them in the same series. Bobby is now filming another series with Yoyo, and this is their third collaboration. Bobby and Ada have filmed three series together. Kevin Cheng and Niki Chow: four times. Bosco and Tavia: three times. Ron/Kate, Ron/Shirley, and Ron/Toby Leung: two times. Steven and Bernice: two times. Melissa would have worked with Sunny in four series together, but she has turned down ??? and ????. Bowie and Gigi are going to be in four series together because the both of them are cast in Chik Kei Yi's 80-episode long drama.

It wouldn't kill TVB to have different pairings, will it? Steven has been pairing up with the younger generation of female artistes. I would love to see him pair up with Anne or Yoyo. He and Anne showed great chemistry on the game show "Trio Delights". Steven and Yoyo actually filmed a movie together back in 2000, but that was a long time ago.

I have already complained about TVB pairing up onscreen couples according to status and not compatibility or matching, but the pairings are just too repetitive now. There is no freshness or surprise anymore. TVB is just playing it safe by saying, "Since a couple has been paired up once and they were well-accepted, let's pair them up again". Duh!

Best Onscreen Couples II

Louis Koo & Jessica Hsuan

Collaborations: 6

Louis and Jessica have been in "Happy Harmony", "Class of Distinction", "Cold Blood Warm Heart", "A Recipe of the Heart", "Man's Best Friend", "Detective Investigation Files IV", and "A Step into the Past." However, they were only paired up in the last three series. Louis and Jessica are very good friends on screen and off screen. Many fans have hoped that they would really "hook up", but in reality they would not consider each other because they know each other too well. Louis once said that he likes girls more on the quiet side and not much talk at all. Jessica is the total opposite of what Louis is looking for in a significant other. Jessica also said that she would not consider Louis either. Anyway, Jessica is definitely the best partner for Louis. She is able to bring out a different side of Louis. He is very comfortable around her. It is like magic! They are very compatible in series.

Julian Cheung & Charmaine Sheh

Collaborations: 4

Chi Lam and Charmaine have paired up in two TVB series and two movies since the year 2000. After "Return of the Cuckoo", I knew that they would fall in my favourite couple category. Too bad they did not end up in the series though. Charmaine for sure has the most chemistry with Chi Lam. It seems to me that she is more comfortable in falling in love with Chi Lam in series than her more recent co-stars. Charmaine said in an interview that Sunny Chan had taught her to fall in love with her co-stars by finding their positive traits. After the completion of a series, the person must know how to leave the character by finding their negative traits. Sunny still uses this method because Melissa Ng said that he taught her the same thing while filming "Love Guaranteed". Anyway, when Chi Lam and Charmaine film together, they always seem to have the puppy love relationship. That is what makes their partnership so sweet. I love this coupling!

Bowie Lam & Flora Chan

Collaborations: 5

Although Bowie and Flora have worked together five times, they were only paired up in "Untraceable Evidence I & II" and "Healing Hands I & II". For the longest time, I only liked Bowie because of his pairing with Flora. Just like Ada, Flora works well with her all her male co-stars because she has great 人緣. Bowie and Flora have great chemistry because they have known each other since "The File of Justice V", and that was Flora's first television series. In fact, Bowie and Jessica helped Flora with her dialogue. Bowie and Flora always play professional roles as a couple, so they always have this 'cool/cold' personality. They give off a very nice mature look as a couple. Well, except in HH because Bowie's character, Henry, was a player and only showed his maturity during his work. Even though Bowie was my first favourite partner for Flora, I have longed switched to the duo of FloMo--Moses that is.

Best Onscreen Couples I

Michael Tao & Kenix Kwok

Collaborations: 6

After Kenix participated in Miss Hong Kong 1993, she worked on her first series, "Catwalk俏佳人", and was paired up with Michael. They were also paired up "Detective Investigation Files I to III", "Shine on You" and "Love Bond". In television history, Michael and Kenix have been coupled up the most times. Their most classic pairing would have to be the DIF series. How can anyone not love Cheung Tai Yung and Jesse Ko? They were once voted 'Best Onscreen Couple' for three consecutive years by the media and audience. Talk about chemistry, eh? I can honestly say they are one of my favourite couples of all time.

Bobby Au Yeung & Esther Kwan

Collaborations: 5

Bobby and Esther were labelled as the 'Funniest Onscreen Couple'. Their comedy flame just seems to spark when they are a couple. Out of the 'fa dans', Esther is the only one with natural comedic skills. She does not overact or exaggerate in comedies or in dramas. She is just that good! You can just tell how perfect the duo of Bobby and Esther really are when they are paired up. They will make you laugh until your sides split.

Lawrence Ng & Ada Choi

Collaborations: 6

Lawrence and Ada have worked together a total of six times now. They were in four TVB series, one Mainland production, and one movie. It is evident that their most memorable collaboration is "Healing Hands I & II". They have won the award for 'Best Couple' and 'Most Favourite Couple' for those series. Jackie makes Paul come out of his boring shell. Ada seems to work well with her male co-stars. She has great chemistry with Steven Ma, Bobby Au Yeung, and even Dayo Wong. In 2003, she and Dayo received the award for 'Most Favourite Couple' for "To Catch the Uncatchable". Thus, no matter who she is paired up with, she is always able to bring new blaze to add to the chemistry. Anyway, Lawrence and Ada are definitely one of my favourite couples because I just love Paul and Jackie!