Kenneth Ma's Relationships

I have constructed a relationship tree for the female artistes who have worked with Ma Ming the most or have the most chemistry with. The identity is given to the girls according to my feelings toward their cooperation.

Sharon Chan - Good Friend
Collaboration: "Survivor's Law", "Summer Heat", "Dream of Colours", and hosting events.

Out of the eight girls on here, Ma Ming has taken four of the girls' first onscreen kiss, and Sharon's first onscreen kiss went to Ma Ming in "Dream of Colours". Although Sharon has worked with Ma Ming in three series, they seem more like friends than a couple. Her best pairing would have to be Ma Ming though.

Nancy Wu - 師妹 (Si Mui, pupil of the same master - Little Sister)
Collaboration: Hosting programmes, wedding catwalk, "D.I.E.", and "Strictly Come Dancing II".

Ma Ming and Nancy have this 師兄師妹 look. In "Strictly Come Dancing II", they both learned dance routines together and gave each other support throughout the rounds. The dance instructors at the time seemed to have been their master of training. They would be perfect to play these roles in an ancient series together.

Cherie Kong - Crush on Ma Ming
Collaboration: "Scavengers' Paradise" and "Love Guaranteed".

Cherie's first onscreen kiss with a guy went to Ma Ming in "Love Guaranteed". The couple had a lot of chemistry in the two series they worked together in. In SP, Ma Ming had a crush on her, while in LG, Cherie had a crush on him. Even though they ended up in both series, the word 'crush' is where it all started from.

Kate Tsui - Sister
Collaboration: TVB safety programme, "La Femme Desperado", "The Brink of Law", "Man in Charge", "Speech of Silence", and "The Four".

Kate was the third girl who give her first onscreen kiss to Ma Ming in "La Femme Desperado". Within a year's time frame, Kate and Ma Ming filmed three series back-to-back. However, "Man in Charge" is yet to be aired. Kate has been related to Ma Ming in all of their series together. She has been his girlfriend, sister, wife, lover, and even sort of an enemy and sister-in-law in "The Four". To me, Ma Ming and Kate's outer appearance seem like brother and sister more than anything else.

Bernice Liu - First Love
Collaboration: "Into Thin Air", TVB estate programme (along with Sammul Chan and Heidi Chu), "The Brink of Law", and possibly Gallen Lo's 40-episode drama, "The Money Temptation of Crime" (literally translated from 金錢誘罪).

There is a sweetness to their coupling that reminds me of puppy love. They match perfectly, and Bernice definitely has a lot of chemistry with Ma Ming.

Myolie Wu - Soul Mate
Collaboration: "Survivor's Law", "Triumph in the Skies", "Net Deception", "Dream of Colours", "Lost in the Chamber of Love", "Scavengers' Paradise", "The Master of Tai Chi", "To Grow with Love", and "Strictly Come Dancing II".

Ma Ming and Myolie seem to be predestined to work with each other. They both entered the business in 1999, worked in eight series together (but only paired up once), and even went dancing together. How much more fate do you expect? She would be classified as Ma Ming's soul mate.

Ella Koon - Lover
Collaboration: TVB outside game show (along with Sammul Chan and Shirley Yeung) and "Survivor's Law II".

There were, without a doubt, sparks flying in the air for MK Sun and Lily Suen in "Survivor's Law II". Ma Ming and Ella had a ton of chemistry, and they were a perfectly matched couple. On top of that, they were sweet and funny. Their characters were written to perfection for another.

Selena Li - Wife
Collaboration: "The Herbalist's Manuel", "The Master of Tai Chi", "To Grow with Love", "Survivor's Law II", and "The Four".

Selena's personality and character are very suited to be classified as Ma Ming's wife because she is very innocent and pure. Selena happens to be the fourth girl who gave her first onscreen kiss to Ma Ming. Judging from their outer appearance, many people didn't expect a good coupling out of them (not me because I've already liked them together in "The Herbalist's Manuel"), but that is the magic of it. All of the sparks and magic happen when it is least expected. Iron Fist and Lam Yeuk Fei are super, super sweet in "The Four". They have a great amount of chemistry after working together in five series. Also, Selena was supposed to go dancing (Nancy Wu replaced her), but was pulled out because of the filming of "When Easterly Showers Fall on the Sunny West". In Selena's words commenting on what kind of roles they have played, "(In series) I like him, he likes me, we both like each other, and we get married and have kids".

Sammul Chan's "The Four" Personal Photo Album 1 & 2

Cold-Blooded's stunt double and my stunt double are using hair dryers to make the effect of my fast running.


I remember this scene was filmed when I had to save Iron Fist from getting executed.


The person fixing my hair is not the hairstylist, but he is our very fun director, Siu Lung.


Is this real life or in the series? I don't know.


This is our marital arts instructor, Tai Jeung.


After learning the moves with Ma Ming, it is time for us to compare!


We are very serious when we are watching the playback...... hehe




Handsome look!


Who is the person with only the top of the head showing?


I look very serious when Ma Ming is being rescued.


竹間直人系良耳才女豸皃......haha (I have no clue what Sammul is saying here.)


Isn't Siu Do cute in person?


Excuse me, Mr. Leng Ling Hei (Cold-Blooded), what do you want to do with your hair clip?


Can you find me in three seconds?


Just as I was having the best nap ever, a hair-clipped male fly poses beside me! And Ma Ming is still the only one smiling......


Just let him take the picture! I'm hungry, so I have to go to find something to eat!


那裡來的手卒金咼！呵呵呵！Do you recognize the earphones and the white down jacket?


Oh, the cute Lung! He is the number one bape fan!

"The Four" Episode 23

"The Four" Episode 24

"The Four" Episode 25

*Credits to sammulblog

"Shades of Truth" on DVD

Cast: Julian Cheung, Wong He, Gigi Lai, Tavia Yeung
Duration: 25 episodes
Producer: Siu Hin Fai
Air Date: December 27, 2004 - January 29, 2005

Synopsis:

Mo Chung and Lam Chung were best friends in their past lives. After generations, they meet again. Mo Song is reborn as Ha Chung Yum, and Lam Chung is reborn as Lam Ji Chung. Chung Yum joins the triads, while Ji Chung is a cop. Chung Yum gets his past memories back and tries to convince Ji Chung that he is his long lost brother, Lam Chung. Will they stay friends or will they become enemies?

My Thoughts:
The series was about to be warehoused because "Shades" producer Siu Hin Fai was no longer a TVB producer, and it was only aired because of Gigi's 'My Favourite Actress' award win for "War and Beauty". I remember I was really excited when I first heard that both Chi Lam and Ah He were in it because they are one of my favourites. With so much anticipation before watching it, there was absolutely no possible way I was going to miss this series. However, after watching it, I was very disappointed. Maybe I was thrown off by the Chinese title, which is a mixture of an old Chinese tale, "Siu Wu Juen", and the movie "Infernal Affairs". I was expecting a lot from the series. The writing was not great, especially the ending was a bit rushed and everything was explained in the final episode. [The writers for the show were Chan Jing Yee and Ng Siu Tung. Chan was one of the writers for "The King of Yesterday and Tomorrow" and Ng wrote "Family Man" (the only series that I can think of off the top of my head)].

Despite the not-so-incredible storyline, I found it was still enough to keep me entertained. I can't lie; it was all because of Chi Lam, Ah He, and Tavia. However, the HK audience was not so hot about this series. There were two main reasons why people didn't watch the series. One, the series was aired during the holidays. The average for the first week of airing was 26 points, and the last week's average was 28 points. It peaked at 31 points, and the overall average was only 26 points. Two, people were still upset about Gigi winning the award over Sheren Tang.

Since Gigi has announced her retirement, is TVB trying to pull a marketing scheme by releasing "Shades of Truth" on DVD? I am not sure, but I will not exclude any possibilities, since this is TVB we are talking about.

NOTE:

Chi Lam will be returning to TVB at the end of the year to film with Tavia (maybe Steven Ma as well). He was spotted at TVB, and he revealed that the series will be produced by Tsui Yu On and it will be a love story revolving around horoscopes. Can't wait!

Check out "Shades of Truth" at YesAsia!

*Credits to tvb.com

靚相館 - 黃宗澤 Bosco Wong

Personal Note: I liked the Bosco in "Find the Light". I don't know what happened to him after that series because it doesn't seem as though he is not improving at all. He is stuck in one spot right now. Now, he is signed to East Asia Music and he will be releasing music albums. 仲要係走偶像派實力歌手. Plus, he is going to dance as well. I don't know about that.... We'll see how he does.

*Credits to baidu