Absolutely Charming
Absolutely Charming (Chinese: 糊里糊涂爱上它) is a Singaporean Chinese fantasy drama which was telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8.[1] It stars Cherry Hsia, Elvin Ng, Zhou Ying, Zhang Zhenhuan, Rebecca Lim, Richard Low and Patricia Mok.[2]
| Absolutely Charming | |
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| 糊里糊涂爱上它 | |
| Genre | Comedy Fantasy Love triangles Romance Idol drama |
| Written by | Goh Chwee Chwee 吴翠翠 Chen Siew Khoon 陈秀群 |
| Directed by | Doreen Yap 叶佩娟 Lei Lai Ling |
| Starring | Cherry Hsia Elvin Ng Zhou Ying Zhang Zhenhuan Rebecca Lim Richard Low Patricia Mok |
| Opening theme | 爱上 by Matthew Teng |
| Ending theme | 味道 by Deng Bi Yuan 糊里糊涂爱上它 by Deng Bi Yuan |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| Original language | Chinese |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Leong Lye Lin 梁来玲 |
| Running time | approx. 45 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | MediaCorp Channel 8 |
| Original release | 1 May – 28 May 2012 |
Plot
Hu Liqin, a Fox Spirit, is banished to Earth for being unable to suppress her feelings of love in heavens. The only way she would be permitted back to the Celestial Court was if she could find a man who is willing to sacrifice his life to love and protect her.
Cast
- Cherry Hsia as Hu Liqin, a fox spirit.[3]
- Elvin Ng as Song Haomin, one of the designers at Foxy[3]
- Zhou Ying as Xie Enlin, one of the designers at Foxy
- Zhang Zhen Huan as Wu Zikang, one of the designers at Foxy
- Rebecca Lim as Song Xinmei, owner of Fragrance Inn
- Richard Low as Song Tiancheng
- Patricia Mok as Liu Bingbing
- Jason Lee Kok Yang as Song Renjie
Production
The drama series was announced in August 2011 with Jeanette Aw and Tay Ping Hui as the main lead characters.[3] In January 2012, it was announced that both Aw and Tay had been replaced by Cherry Hsia and Elvin Ng respectively.[4] Channel 8 responded that they changed Aw out to prevent viewers' fatigue of constantly seeing Aw on television and also the network is producing a new series, Beyond, which stars Aw.[5] Fans and viewers protested the reasoning, citing there was only two drama series, Rescue 995 and Jump!, featuring Aw on two different networks and comparing to Rui En, Rui En had more series showing on the same time period.[3]
The drama series was originally titled 我爱狐狸精 but was renamed 糊里糊涂爱上它 (Absolutely Charming).[3]
Episodes
| Episode | Title | Original airdate | Repeat telecast | PSI reading (Repeat telecast) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "1" | May 1, 2012 | June 13, 2013 | TBA |
| 2 | "2" | May 2, 2012 | June 14, 2013 | TBA |
| 3 | "3" | May 3, 2012 PG Some Sexual References | June 17, 2013 PG Some Sexual References | PSI: 110 - 111 |
| 4 | "4" | May 4, 2012 | June 18, 2013 | PSI: 81 - 82 |
| 5 | "5" | May 7, 2012 PG | June 19, 2013 PG | PSI: 146 - 144 |
| 6 | "6" | May 8, 2012 PG | June 20, 2013 PG | PSI: 268 - 310 |
| 7 | "7" | May 9, 2012 | June 21, 2013 | PSI: 143 - 139 |
| 8 | "8" | May 10, 2012 | June 24, 2013 | 3h PSI: 82 - 79, 24h PSI: 55 - 87 |
| 9 | "9" | May 11, 2012 PG | June 25, 2013 PG | 3h PSI: 73 - 66, 24h PSI: 52 - 65 |
| 10 | "10" | May 14, 2012 PG | June 26, 2013 PG | 3h PSI: 39 - 46, 24h PSI: 55 - 58 |
| 11 | "11" | May 15, 2012 PG | June 27, 2013 PG | 3h PSI: 67 - 68, 24h PSI: 57 - 64 |
| 12 | "12" | May 16, 2012 PG | June 28, 2013 PG | 3h PSI: , 24h PSI: |
| 13 | "13" | May 17, 2012 PG | July 1, 2013 PG | 3h PSI: , 24h PSI: |
| 14 | "14" | May 18, 2012 PG | July 2, 2013 PG | 3h PSI: , 24h PSI: |
| 15 | "15" | May 21, 2012 PG Some Violence | July 3, 2013 PG Some Violence | 3h PSI: , 24h PSI: |
| 16 | "16" | May 22, 2012 PG Some Violence | July 4, 2013 PG Some Violence | 3h PSI: , 24h PSI: |
| 17 | "17" | May 23, 2012 PG Some Violence | July 5, 2013 PG Some Violence | 3h PSI: , 24h PSI: |
| 18 | "18" | May 24, 2012 PG Some Violence | July 8, 2013 PG Some Violence | 3h PSI: , 24h PSI: |
| 19 | "19" | May 25, 2012 PG Some Violence | July 9, 2013 PG Some Violence | 3h PSI: , 24h PSI: |
| 20 | "20 (Finale)" | May 28, 2012 PG | July 10, 2013 PG | 3h PSI: , 24h PSI: |
References
- Kwok, Kar Peng (12 May 2012). "Elvin will make the best beau". The New Paper. Singapore.
- Goh, Kenneth (30 April 2012). "Tough charm". The Straits Times. Singapore.
- 叶, 伟强 (29 January 2012). "电视新剧女主角 欧萱换夏如芝 被影迷炮轰". Shin Min Daily News. p. 2.
- Chua, Charlene (6 April 2012). "Waiting for her ugly role". The New Paper. Singapore.
- 康, 秀金 (29 April 2012). "《糊》换角有原因 剧组怕观众看腻欧萱". Shin Min Daily News. Singapore.