Story / Plot and Cast: As a remake of the original Japanese series Ossan’s Love, expectations on this are significantly higher and, of course, slightly different from that on the original show. The reviewer had not yet watched the original Ossan’s Love. The series revolved around Tin Yat Hung [abbreviated as Tin] (Edan Lui), and the two who like him: Ling Siu Muk [abbreviated as Muk] (Anson Lo) and Chak Kwok Keung [abbreviated as KK] (Kenny Wong). Below, comments will be solely given without comparison to the original series.

Tin: I am not going to lie, the character of Tin is really not the best one you could find. Tin remained very innocent and naïve. Now, the ability to take care of himself is only minor (no, this is not a Marie Kondo show). We can see that Tin did not have a strong opinion on many issues. This may also be accounted for by the fact that he has no experience of dating prior to all this. He spits out words before he could think; this is reflected in the show at least two times (and both were important to the progression of the story!). This vagueness in feeling and lack of motivation to clarify matters eventually led him into the dilemma at the end where he has to reject KK just to find Muk. Only then can we say he is truly clear about his feeling, but don’t we all wish this can happen earlier just to prevent the mess. Tin may also have misunderstandings about love and dating in my opinion. Someone who can take care of him (and actually do so) only points to the fact that the person likes him (or, the person is simply very caring). Whether Tin allows the person to take care of him can only mean that Tin can trust the person; this is not love or anything of that sort! I think this misconception is most pronounced when he was with KK in Taiwan. There are some nice endings at last, and this may well help to restore a likeable character for Tin! (Thanks, I don’t need to be reminded that I sobbed when Tin was crying outside Muk’s room.) Casting is great! (This is going to be some biased comments! You know why.) Edan (Lui Cheuk On) truly displays the side of Tin that is messy and chaotic (at least externally). Finally, I need no more explanation to convince you that Edan is good-looking and hot.

Muk: How do we review the character of Muk? Sure, he is caring. He took care of Tin after he moved in with Tin. One thing I want to point out is that Muk really likes to keep things to himself; he tells no one, including his boyfriend (?) then. I am not trying to condemn this behaviour. I myself keep things to myself, and so do many. Yet, I think we need to realise this may not be healthy to communicate. Keeping things to oneself not only makes one sad on his/her own, and unfortunately can’t help to solve anything. I think it is also obvious that Muk is somewhat pessimistic; he thought of the bad side more and then disapprove or dismiss the whole thing. Sometimes, doing things “for the good of one” cannot turn out to be good for the one. For the cast, Anson Lo (Lo Hon Ting) looks warm and is very eye-catching. He is also the vocal of the songs in the show, and this will be discussed below.

KK, Francesca and Louis: KK is not an easy character to decipher. KK always take care of Tin no matter in Hong Kong or Taiwan. However, is taking care of someone enough to turn itself into love? You can see it in the show. But one thing we know is that KK really likes Tin, so much that he gave up his wife Francesca. Francesca is also an interesting character, as she supports KK to court Tin even when KK is not in Hong Kong. On the other hand, KK supports Francesca to have a relationship with Louis, one of the sales under KK’s branch. This has to be the healthiest relationship between a divorced couple in drama I have seen in my life! We can also see how Louis changed. He used to be a player, but he fell in love with Francesca and decided that he was serious about her. KK is played by Kenny Wong (Wong Tak Bun); Francesca by Rachel Kan (Kan Mo Wah) and Louis by Stanley Yau (Yau Sze Chun). KK is eye-catching although occasionally embarrassing (the wedding gown!); Francesca looks gorgeous and Louis is handsome. They all played a great role in this.

Tsz Tsin, Ah Ping and Carmen: Tsz Tsin is the childhood friend of Tin; Ah Ping is the brother of Tsz Tsin and Carmen is Tin’s co-worker. The reason for Tsz Tsin to confess to Tin is somewhat puzzling, as this does not seem too appropriate in the normal context of a couple. However, Tsz Tsin is one of the crucial characters who caused Tin to clarify his feelings. Ah Ping and Carmen are really funny! (I mean it!) Tsz Tsin is played by Asha Cuthbert; Ah Ping by Alan Yeung (Yeung Wai Lun) and Carmen by Florica Lin (Lin Mei Kuen). Even though they may not play a large portion of the show, they contributed significantly to the progression of the story.

Music: The theme song of the series is突如其來的心跳感覺 [literally, a sudden feeling of heartbeat] by Anson Lo and Edan Lui. Another song is不可愛教主 [literally, an unlovable leader] by Anson Lo. Both songs are light and catchy. I would recommend the two songs to every audience!

TV shows and drama series obviously influence, but this is usually minor. For most shows, we look at the show per se, about the character development and the cast, etc. For this drama, in particular, it is worth noting that this is the first locally produced BL show in Hong Kong. Pride month is over, but that doesn’t mean we are going to allow illogical arguments and unreasonable beliefs to persist. Efforts were paid, and now what we see is a new climate that LGBT stereotypes were erased and intimacy became universal - love is love, we say. This show is going to be a remarkable one in the history of entertainment in Hong Kong.