Linda Chung Will Miss Charmaine Sheh’s Departure from TVB
Rumors circulated that Charmaine Sheh Si Man will not be renewing her TVB management contract upon its April expiration date. Allegedly, Charmaine was offered a $15 million (HKD) contract by a mainland production company interested in signing her. Charmaine’s former Can’t Buy Me Love <公主嫁到 >co-star, Linda Chung Ka Yan, congratulated Charmaine while indicating that her departure will be truly missed if the news turned out to be true.
At a Commercial Radio interview, Linda said, “I will miss Charmaine!” (Does Linda also want to do the same?) “I also want to earn some Yuan. Two years ago, I was offered a role in a modern mainland drama. The filming fee was quite good.” (TVB did not allow you time to film the drama?) “No, that was not the reason. God will make arrangements.”
With Charmaine leaving TVB, this will increase Linda’s opportunities within TVB? Linda replied, “Every year, there are a lot of new female artists entering TVB. [With Charmaine’s departure], there will be one less good actress.”
There were rumors that Charmaine was being pursued by a wealthy heir. Was Linda interested in dating a rich man as well? “Since I was raised in Canada , I would prefer a man who can speak English more.”
Source: Orientaldaily
Jayne: There will not be closure on whether Charmaine Sheh will truly leave TVB until April, when her contract will expire. IMO, I think the chances are very high. She’s been at TVB long enough and her popularity is still at its peak. If she stays at TVB, perhaps she can sustain her popularity level in Hong Kong and score more advertisement deals. She has a lot more to gain economically by filming in China and perhaps sign a per series contract with TVB instead.
If Charmaine were to truly leave, which actress do you think would be a good successor to be TVB’s #1 Sister? Who can pull the popularity and draw the audience on par with Charmaine?
Among the younger actresses, I find Tavia Yeung’s acting to be the strongest but she has yet to demonstrate that she can carry a series based on her popularity alone without an overly popular male co-star such as Raymond Lam or Moses Chan. Long ago, TVB set Myolie Wu on the track of becoming “Queen of Romantic Comedy,” which was a key fault because her performances have not been diversified enough. Her recent series have not been blockbusters in ratings. Unless “The Rippling Blossom” pulls in significant ratings towards its finale, I do sense that Myolie’s popularity has slipped since “War of In-Laws.” Linda Chung is very promising, but I do think she needs a little more time and diverse range of roles to prove herself more. Fala Chen is on the rise but in 2011, she noted that she will focus on her singing career and perhaps the film market. The audience’s reaction towards Kate Tsui seems quite divided as well.
Of course among the older fadans, we still have Jessica Hsuan, Maggie Cheung, and Liza Wang anchoring some series. Who will lead the next generation though?
In the late 90’s the top 5 fadans of TVB were Ada, Jessica, Kenix, Maggie and Flora. Then in the 2000s, Charmaine really dominated TVB when these fadans started to fade away. Other actresses that got promoted during Charmaine’s time were not as succesful as she was. Anne Heung and Sonija Kwok’s did not have the spark that Charmaine did. IMO, if Charmaine does leave, my predictions of the top 5 actresses at TVB will be Tavia, Myolie, Linda, Fala, and Kate. They all have areas of improvement of course and still need to prove themselves competent in leading the series, but they all have potential and fanbase. So far, of the 5, I think Tavia’s acting is the best, but in terms of leading a series, I think Linda has done the best. The other great actresses at TVB are considered veterans now and will not have as much marketing value as these 5. There will always be new actresses every year, so we’ll see new blood all the time and TVB will decide who can lead a series.
I also see a promising future for Mandy Wong. She’s been given a lot more roles and have proved herself to be quite versatile in her acting and the characters she plays. She’s quite natural and not OTT with her acting. And although she may not be the prettiest actress, she has this onscreen presence that makes her quite charismatic. It may take her a few years to get to where the other 5 are at since they entered the industry before she did. But I like her the most of the newcomers. Aimee Chan portrays the same roles and it becomes annoying. Christine Kuo and Oceane Zhu need to work on their Cantonese before they can given characters with more depth.
I see the bright light of Mandy Wong, too. Actually, among the new names of TVB, I like Mandy, Doris (she still has small cameo roles but I see the ability in her), Macy and Ocean. Well, to the supporting, I like Yoyo Chen and Catherine. Esp Yoyo, from the Four leaves series, I notice her and her ability. In BTROC, I think her acting is more natural than TY. But she lacks something to be famous. Maybe luck.
in acting or looks i dislike tavia,myolie fala kate. The only actresses with potential to lead Series is Linda Chung, Michelle Ye (Yip Suen) , and Ivy Chen. Out of those 3 actresses in acting i support Michelle Ye (Yip Suen). Looking innocent and kind I support Linda chung. For looking Cute i support Ivy Chen.
I hate Tavia but agree her acting is the best among the gangs Tavia, Myolie, Linda, Fala, and Kate, if count of serious roles only. Myolie has the charm of comedy actress and she is doing very well in this path. Linda, Fala and Kate, their fans can excuse that they joined industry after Myolie and Tavia so their acting are worse, that’s why the future can’t be predicted by now.
To a TVB life, Tavia is leading Linda, Fala and Kate, but she’ll reach to her peak very soon and that’s all. However, Linda, Myolie, Fala and Kate will have better development because they are contributing time to their singing, movies career at the same time. I mean Tavia only has TVB as basement, her goal is TVB Best actress and end up with that. The rest will have better development as they are working in a variety of jobs. In HK, a B-list singer/movie artist is ranked higher than an A-list TVB artist. Being TVB artist means you can be famous faster yet rank lower. Tavia only has acting. She is even not casted in movies (I heard that she has 2 cameos in movies only). If she wanna get out of the current status, she has to request TVB to give her works in other paths.
@ Aly: Agree with you. Linda can lead a series herself despite the fact that her acting is raw. Maybe her pure princess image helped. I watched L for love and L for life, in my opinion, Kate is still a better movie artist.
I guess the new wave of TVB will start with Mag. TVB is highly promoting her at the moment. Mag has ability. Too bad she is fond of singing than acting or we will see how TVB pushes her in TV series.
I also see your point for Tavia. Her focus on acting for TVB will benefit her like it benefitted Charmaine. Because Charmaine did not try to branch out too much into acting and singing, this gave her an advantage in that her acting improved, and also increased her exposure to the TVB audience, so the audience grew to love her. That’s why Tavia will most likely be the first of these 5 to win Best Actress. In the long run, yes, she might miss out on other money making opportunities because she doesn’t release albums or do movies. I think it’s a choice that each of them will need to make to see what’s more important to them.
I think it’s depends. When Charmaine is in TY’s age now, she has already received TVB Best Actress (2005) and yet do a movie with Hacken Lee (it’s failed but it proved that have company invited Charmaine to be the leading role of a movie). TY might get the Best Actress sooner than the rest but it’s not a “sure to be”. Myolie is the black horse.
I wonder why TVB push Linda, Kate and Fala to the movie industry but not Tavia. I also wonder why TVB push Linda, Kate and Myolie to the music industry but not Tavia. Why?
After Tavia won the Best Supporting Actress award, there were news that TVB was going to promote her as singer as well. But, it came to nothing.
They let her sing themesongs, but, didn’t help her secure an album deal like they help Kate, who has even less experience in singing than Tavia.
I guess because Kate at least can dance while Tavia can’t do anything. Her voice isn’t good or any outstanding. In my opinion, her voice is a bit too low. Moreover, she doesn’t have any singing or dancing or performing technique as well as didn’t take any class of these field. At least Kate took part in a dancing class before she joined TVB. One more reason, she is not super cute/pretty to be an idol. That’s why the music industry isn’t the world for her.
As for movie industry, no idea. Maybe no movie company invited her?
Tavia is a good dramatic actress. I think she can act well in serious movie if given the chance.
Yes she is, except that her crying is overused these days. Haven’t seen her in a movie so no comment. Like you said before, movie and series are different, some artists don’t have movie smell. She is a dramatic actress on series, doesn’t mean she can be that in a movie. Also curious to see what she can do in a movie.
I just realized that Tavia was never casted in any TVB movies. Why is that?
Kate’s singing career unfortunately have ended prematurely.
TVB movies are likely controlled by Tommy Leung so of course he promotes his side more than Catherine’ side.
Agree with your observations Jayne. Truth is very few can carry a series, irrespective whether they can act or not. Sorry Tavia fans but I find her not very captivating. Myolie.. is getting worse. It doesn’t matter. Whoever TVB wants, public will get. It is who they want to promote. That was how Charmaine rise up in the first place and when someone is long enough on TV every single night, I think viewers will grow familiar with them in the end.
I think both Myolie and Tavia will end up at the top with Linda, Fala and Kate below them in terms of rank.
It seems like Myolie’s current character on Rippling Blossom is pretty popular, which is good since she’s been away from being seen on TVB for about a year. I think she’s capable of leading series and has great onscreen presence to me.
I really like Nancy Wu. She is similar to Fala and can play the evil, sexy, innocent role. and Nancy can pull off being a professional as well (laywer/police). she’s more versatile than Fala. Her voice is more strong and prominent.
My top choices are Nancy, Linda, Fala, Tavia, Mandy.
+1. I think Nancy, Linda, and Fala may be next. I also see a lot of potential for Yoyo Chen and after watching A Great Way to Care, Vivian Yeo.
Myolie is a big question mark.
Kate is too hated now to really make a dent in the fadan shop.
Actually, many commentators who’s been watching “The Rippling Blossom” has been complimenting how subtle her acting as Keung Keung is. Also, viewers seem to be interested in the chilam and myolie’s storyline more than michael & tavia’s.
Tavia is very pretty to look at but her acting is mediocre. The same with Fala Chen who I absolutely despise – I’m sick and tired of seeing her half naked all the time.
Charmaine isn’t an amazing actress but she is extremely likable and can play comedy roles really well. Myolie on the other hand is quite good. She’s very versatile though some of her crying scenes can get a bit annoying.
I think that in the end, it will be Linda, Fala, Tavia, Myolie, Mandy. No offence to any of Tavia or Kate fans, but their acting is kinda annoying, sepecially Tavia, she OVER ACTS all the time, she makes the simplest thing, the most dramatic thing ever, I guess that’s what some would call good acting, but it’s kinda dry. Just like in MOL, her chemistry with Raymond Lam was try same with her character, if she was truly a good actress, she could create some chemistry on screen. But I believe that Linda is on the rise. She might need some more experience in other roles besides the good girl, but she can still act the villian-ish ones, like in The Gem of Life. But other than her, Fala is also doing really well these days, and is starting to get challenged as well. As for Mandy, I think her acting is really good, and she’s only been in “this circle” for a couple years. As for Kate, I dunno if it’s her luck or something, but none of her series are actully that popular, when she is the main actress. So I believe over time, Linda will end up taking Charmaine spot, IF(highlight the IF) she leaves. Even if she was raised in Canada(GO CANADA!), but her chinese has really improved since Virtues.
Myolie and her comedic series failure were not all because of her. I’m certain that even if she was replaced with someone else, the same ratings, if not worse, will result.
Myolie sucks at picking good scripts, her number pitfall.
For most tvb artists, they have to accept what series are assigned to them. They don’t really have a choice.
This is TVB. No one gets to pick and choose scripts. 90% of times, they film what they are given. Only actresses signed per series like Sheren, Maggie, Jessica, Flora etc. can pick scripts.
Myolie’s recently is getting better at choosing her characters and series. ACOTOB and TRB are very good, funny and enjoyable series and Myolie are very likeable in both of them.
what happen to ada choi ?
it will take a few yrs after Charmaine leaves to get the top fadans aligned and in shape to fight for best actress.
my takes are: tavia, myolie, linda, fala, selena li (why did nobody mention her??) kate, nancy wu (bernice perhaps)
the 2nd line actresses will remain the same. e.g. yoyo chen, charmaine li, claire yiu, natalie tong, sharon chan, katy kung, elaine yiu…
from the newer actresses joining tvb, i think it’s pretty obvious already and a lot of people are supporting here already. Many Wong, but i am concerned she will end up as a 2nd line actress, with her current age, and with all the current 1st line actresses lining up for the fadan spots already.
I have to agree on whT you said about Mandy’s age, I mean she’s older than Linda Chung! So she might not make it to a best actress spot but she’ll do as a supporting or second line actress as well.
Yes!! Finally someone said something about Selena Li!! I have always been hoping that she could be recognised someday! And I’m ahppy someone actually said she can take up the place of tge Leading Fadan. I really think Selena is a good actress. I love her chemistry with Kenneth Ma. 🙂 It’s absolutely amazing. I do hope after ‘Thunder’, she’ll slowly get more recognised.
“Who will lead the next generation though?”
Excellent question, Jayne. And it’s exactly why I think TVB will be in an interesting situation IF Charmaine chooses not to sign a long-term contract.
Imo, Charmaine leaving will affect TVB more than previous fa dans’ departure. Not because Charmaine is more popular or more talented, but because Charmaine is the last fa dans with as much commercial value. No other TVB actress can compare atm. In the past, there were ready fa dans to take over right away and they didn’t all leave at once. But TVB doesn’t have a viable replacement for Charmaine right away. Linda, Fala, Tavia, Kate, Myolie etc. None of them can compare to Charmaine’s value. And it will take time!
I’d say none of them can really carry a series on their own. All of them (some A LOT more than others) need to polish their acting. Others like Selena and Nancy are not promoted enough for consideration. And then there are the “disgraced” ones like Myolie (maybe she’s making a comeback?), Sonija, Bernice… The point is, Charmaine’s departure would leave a hole because TVB won’t have any contracted first tier actresses.
They can still hire old fa dans, and Charmaine might even film per series, but we all know that TVB see much less value in those contracts.
No one can carry a series alone yet to replace Charmaine. Not even Tavia, Myolie or Sonija. Fala and Linda still need time although they have the looks.
Bernice is tainted. Her acting isn’t improving but now her image has also went downhill after the scandal with Moses.
i completely agree… before when for example flora left there was still jessica, ada etc. and when jessica left there was still other fadans.
but now, theres NO top top fadans left except from charmaine. shes been the top earner for tvb for a few years and the ‘upcoming’ fadans r just not up to par. even if the ‘older’ fadans come bk, i.e jessica, ada, maggie etc. they no longer have that commercial value and the likability that charmaine holds within the HK audience.
Linda is pretty. She can’t sing at all. Tavia is pretty and talented. Um…fala is pretty as well and Kate looks seductive. Myolie is cute. Charmaine should just get marry. I love tavia the most though. As for flora chan she’s ugly and I hate her father.
Who is her father and what did her father do?
Linda can sing and she is a lot better then tavia,myolie, kate and the rest. I love her music, Swear , I be waiting for you, Missing you day and night, I dont understand you, Actually im unhappy,and two people world. If linda couldn’t sing her albums wouldn’t be selling across the world.
TVB has tried to make Myolie a big fadan in the fat girl series which Myolie has for herself but the series failed terribly and Myolie’s performance was terrible. She also has no chemistry with Andy Hui. It might be too early for Myolie to carry a series by herself at that time.
I disagree. Myolie gave a competent performance in the series. The problem was not Myolie but the character and the story. The storyline sux and Myolie’s character was unlikeable.
If a character is that awful maybe the actress herself could not make the character likeable therefore it is the actress’ incompetence?
I don’t know what’s wrong with Myolie. You know I was a big fan but she has not improved. She did not deprove but let’s just say she has not improved at all. She looks far too glamarous for a lot of roles. Maybe it is time to cast her as the glamourous character, then perhaps we may see the old myolie.
“If a character is that awful maybe the actress herself could not make the character likeable therefore it is the actress’ incompetence?”
No. This is not the case. I have seen instances where Myolie’s acting failed the character. But, in this case, it’s the character that failed the actress.
I quit watching the series after episode 8. So, I don’t know how much the character will evolve. That’s is how much I cannot stand the storyline and character.
But, I was fine with Myolie’s performance.
A name to carry a series, not many TVB actresses can do it at this moment. Most the A-list TVB actresses need A-list actors to help him to carry the series.
there isnt much actress atm that is popular with the audiences of all ages, charmaine is really loved by families, old + young.
to b the #1 fadan, they would have to follow what charmaine did, and NOT vent paths outside of dramas, i.e. sing, movies etc. fully concentrate on acting so that the audience hav the perception that they are serious in that field.
currently tavia seems to b the front runner, but to b a diverse actress i dont think her comedy acting is up to scratch, and as u said, she hasnt been able to carry a series solely on her own yet.
if charmaine does leave, theres no doubt that there will be an empty void. but u cnt really blame her as she is already at her peak in HK, and she cant really go higher than her current position. staying in HK will just mean she will b acting in the limited resources within tvb, and the scripts seems to b quite generic now. while theres a lot more challenges in mainland, changing to a per series contract is better, but even if she just goes to mainland for 1-2 years then comeback, there wouldnt b much loss for her.
i wish her all the best 😀
“TVB movies are likely controlled by Tommy Leung so of course he promotes his side more than Catherine’ side”
Fala is in Catherine’s side but she’s promoted highly in TVB movies. She also get to pair with HK Film awards winner Aarif lee
Fala is in Catherine’s side? In my memory, she is in Tommy’s side :P.
Lol, if you highly put Aarif like that, Kate should by highly put by you as you won the same award with Aarif :P.
Kate was good in that one movie, yes but everything goes downhill after that one award for Kate.
Aarif’s career on the other hand is steadily rising and he’s getting a lot of advertisements on his hands now and a lot of movies coming as first lead. More than EEG idol star William Chan whom EEG is spending a lot of resources to promote on.
If I recall correctly most of Linda and Fala’s series are on Catherine’s side yet they are featured mostly in TVB movies especially Fala. Kate’s also in most of them. Tavia also makes many series for Tommy.
Moses might make your statement makes sense however since he’s in Catherine’s side and is not in any TVB movies.
Didn’t Moses in 72 Tenants?
BTW, TVB’s new shaw only has 5 movies on hands up to this moment :P.
However, it’s my guess. Maybe the movie directors don’t want Tavia so she can’t be in any movie. My guess again :P.
Haha, watever Kate won the same award with Aarif.
I agree with a lot of the comments that Charmaine will be difficult to replace because not many TVB actresses have the ability to lead a series on their own yet. It is still unclear who is going to be the number one ‘fadan’ out of the younger generation. At the moment, I think the actresses with the highest chances are Tavia, Linda and Fala because they seem to be the most popular. I haven’t seen Myolie in as many TVB series lately and I think her popularity has somewhat decreased. Kate has been a quite a few series, but I think she has less supporters than Tavia, Linda and Fala even though she has been in some movies.
Selena Li and Nancy Wu are often cast as supporting actresses, but I think if they were promoted more, they could also become good leading actresses for the younger generation.
To talk about the fanbase:
Myolie’s popularity decreased after Taichi and somewhat of ITEOTB. However, ACOTOB and current series TRB brings fans back to her. Especially TRB where she is highly praised over the second lead actress Tavia. The mainland series about mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of her and Feng Shao Feng is also loved and helped her to gain Mainland fans. So actually her fanbase isn’t any smaller than the rest.
Kate also dun have that less of fans. Her fans rose after the success of her role in the movie with Wu Chun as well as some likable recent roles. AGWTC is praised on her improvement.
Tavia and Linda seem to have the most supporters, but the number isn’t too far from the rest. Linda with her pure princess image gained her a lot of fans.
Fala is the new risen stars, her fans are not stable :P.
However, the number of the fans of all 5 can’t compare with Charmaine. Charmaine still have more supporters.
Selena Li and Nancy wu are likeable but the true test of their rapport with the viewers and their star quality is when they’re leads. I am sorry to say, acting wise they are not there yet, leading actress wise I doubt that unless it is a career making role. TVB has stopped making career making roles, these days with the usual characters in very strange predicament which in the end is just the same old boring storyline.
Except that they are never allowed to lead? I do agree that the true test comes when they are allowed to lead. E.g Tavia is someone who was considered strong due to her good and stable acting in supporting roles. Unfortunately, once TVB put her in leads and let her carry a show, she started to drown. That’s not to say she can’t become a capable actress with time.
But Selena and Nancy are two actresses who are very capable in supporting so there’s a bigger chance that they could develop their skills and become leads one day than plucking another young pretty thing and create more Lindas.
I also think leading and carrying a show is a skill that could even be considered separate from acting. Someone like Linda who’s been given leads almost from the beginning will have more experience with leading a show than someone like Fala who’s just gotten her first lead role or Nancy and Selena who’s (never?) lead before. But there’s no doubt in my mind that Linda is still a very, very weak actress.
Funn if you watched Gun Metal Grey, Nancy actually triumphed over Jessica who is the lead of the series.
TVB just never give Nancy a chance that they give to Fala, Linda, Kate, Tavia and Myolie. Tavia’s now showing that she’s still not capable of carrying a series as the lead but after a while I think she’ll improve.
Yes I totally agree. Actually honestly speaking. I prefer Selena more than Nancy. Sorry to Nancy fans. I like both of them, but to compare their acting, I would like Selena more as she look more comfortable to me. TVB should really give both of them more leading roles, because we can’t compare both of them to Linda, Fala, Myolie, Tavia and Kate. Nancy and Selena don’t even have the chance to lead (Selena has just gotten one; ‘Thunder’, but it’s a male-oreiented series). If they both have more exposure, I’m sure they will not lose to Linda, Fala, Myolie, Tavia and Kate. They can equally be strong actresses.
For some reason I see Nancy as a future Sheren or Maggie Siu. I think she has acting / presence potential but her one fallback is that she has this offscreen persona that seems cold (aloof? arrogant?) when she isn’t speaking, which is the exact impression that Maggie Siu gives me. Nancy may not get the fanbase to become a true leading lady or the endorsements or Charmaine because of this one and this may hurt her. Who knows? Time will tell.
By the way that is awful picture of Linda
awful? How so… I think it’s pretty decent. unless you’re calling her ugly.
“I also think leading and carrying a show is a skill that could even be considered separate from acting. Someone like Linda who’s been given leads almost from the beginning will have more experience with leading a show than someone like Fala who’s just gotten her first lead role or Nancy and Selena who’s (never?) lead before. But there’s no doubt in my mind that Linda is still a very, very weak actress.”
Linda’s one of the actress with the most leading roles in her resume. Of course the audience will associate her with lead roles since that’s what she’s been given since the beginning. Now she has improved from what she show us in Always Ready but she’s still weak.
Yes. I like Linda, but I would hope that TVB give Selena more chances. I’m a big-tome fan of Selena.
Wow lots of opinions! I’m almost afraid to say something because I don’t know the actresses, series, and fans like you guys do lol.
IMHO Linda is very likable, but she does not strike me as a talented actress. I’m a pretty casual series watcher, so I don’t really think critically while watching the series, but Linda has never impressed or moved me as say, Fala Chen or Nancy Wu. I agree that Linda does have a pristine princess image and for me personally, it’s a little bit pretentious. She does seem like a genuine nice person, but I don’t want to see that image all the time. For Linda, even though she’s been given leading lady parts, but she’s just not captivating to me…in fact, she reminds me of the image of a geeky smart girl that I might of went to secondary school with.
As far as future leading ladies, I love Myolie, Fala, Tavia, and Nancy in that order. I think all of these ladies have “presence”. In addition, I think that they are all quite versatile.
And what happened to Bernice Liu?
“And what happened to Bernice Liu?”
Bernice can’t act and isn’t improving after so many years and after the latest scandal with Moses and the wealthy heir she has negative image.
Out of Tavia, Myolie, Fala, Linda, Nancy, Selena:
Fala might be the most successful in everything and most versatile
Myolie might be first sister in TVB and successful in mainland
Tavia might be the first sister too nd sharing position with Myolie
Linda is weak now so I’m not sure
Nancy and Selena aren’t promoted by TVB
i agree with you as well.
nancy is replaceable. she’s created an image that can’t really move upwards in tvb.
linda – without those grand productions, she’s a nobody. her recent series all failed to capture anyone’s attention.
tavia – she’s got skills but tvb does not love her. it seems like she’s got a mind of her own, which is not the tvb mold.
myolie – obedient and can act fairly well. once charmaine leaves, she’ll have the opportunity to do better series.
fala – she wants bigger and better things. tvb is not enough for her ego!
selena – her fate is set already. she moved on to that make up thing and is willing to try other stuff.
In term of status Myolie is still leading above Tavia. We can see this in The Rippling Blossoms. Myolie also has a music career, while it’s not successful but Tavia doesn’t have any chance to promoted for another career.
Nancy is getting older and I’m afraid if TVB wait longer she will be too late to start as a first leading lady. Selena might find more success in that make up thing.
Fala is very popular now in HK.
Selena have moved on to her maake-up school, but she’s still filming series. If TVB promotes her. I’m sure she can be a strong actress.
You sounds negative about Fala.
Fala is a very pretty woman and she’s very talented. She showed her talents in MR and GW. She acts better than Linda in both series.
Fala is too talented and too pretty to stay in TVB until she gets old. She might move out for bigger things soon and now she’s a famous name in HK and very popular among guys.
I think I’m the only one here who think Linda’s acting improved a lot. She is still raw but her improvement is able to see by eyes. Just finish Twilight Investigation and I like Linda in this one. She can act in comedy, not being fixed with one type of role like Tavia now (cry and cry all the time).
Nancy is getting older and I’m afraid if TVB wait longer she will be too late to start as a first leading lady. Selena might find more success in that make up thing.
Maybe 15 years later she’ll become Sheren Tang?
tavia – she’s got skills but tvb does not love her. it seems like she’s got a mind of her own, which is not the tvb mold.
Wow, with a number of series on hands now, do you really think TVB is maltreated Tavia? I don’t get why Tavia fans always complain that TVB don’t love her. She has more series than any actress in TVB, and she is now giving leading roles. If it’s maltreatment then I know tons of other actresses who wanna have that maltreatment.
I completely agree with you Linda Chung has improved a LOT since her first series but I don’t like she will ever be the first sister because she is from other countries that aren’t in Asia. So people like her Bernice Liu don’t have that much opportunities compared to the Hong Kong born ones, like Tavia, Myolie or Kate. And your right the only roles that Tavia gets, no matter what position supporting or leading she ALWAYS cries it’s like her thing, TVB she try giving her other roles, like in comedies because she is not that good when it comes to leading a series that is really dramatic and you feel pitty for her character. But as for Selena and Nancy I think they’ll have their chance one day I mean Selena still has to win her most improved actress award…But in TVB no one can replace ah sheh in that yut jeh spot look at Liza Wang to this fay she is still ah Jeh and the only one. Oh and yea there needs to be more new siu snags I mean the youngest – Bosco is already 30.
I don’t think whether Linda was born in Hong Kong or not affects her status. Sure, she’ll probably need a little more time to adapt, but she’s been gaining the audiences’ favour as time goes on. But I do agree that she probably won’t be TVB’s number one sister first. It’s just that her birth outside Hong Kong is probably not the main factor to this. She can speak cantonese well and can adapt to Asian cultures. She just needs more time until she can bring out a major role that will rise her popularity as much as it did for Tavia in BTROC.
Oh and Twilight Investigation was a really good series it had all the fun comedic parts!! And Linda’s character was really original and different (something you don’t see normally for TVB) I hope she can win the My Favorite Character with this character or Duk Jei! One of my favorite series of 2010.
I am actually a Linda fan, especially when she acts against type. I don’t understand the hype about Fala, even if I do like her, Myolie has passed her prime and is sinking and Tavia, who should be a veteran doesn’t have the leading actress quality, however decent her performances may be and I am one of the minority who thinks she is ok, not great (and I hate how she speaks her lines very loudly). Linda right now has yet to reach her peak, and she is mixing it up with varied roles, and whilst her acting skills is debatable, her onscreen persona is undeniable. I am excited at what she is going to do next.
Another one who grew on me because she is now quiet and understated in her performances as opposed to the past where she was promoted to death is Sonija. She has matured as an actress, still a terrible actress but tolerable than she was in the past but what I like about her now is she is taking on smaller productions, more in the background than in your face.
However much I like Nancy, I don’t see her as a leading actress, not yet. Don’t mistake being a good actress as having a strong onscreen presence, both can be mutually exclusive. Selena is pretty but her acting is at times cringe worthy because she is inconsistent.
Time will prove their acting capabilities but there isn’t another Felix Wong in these recent batch, one that screams out LEADING MATERIAL even when their acting is pretty raw. Linda is an exception. But just don’t match her with Ray again. Give her someone else.
@ Funn: I agree with you on the loud voice of Tavia. She often shouts the script. A way to make it more convincing? Hmm, it’s kinda annoying to me. When she cries, her voice is loud, too. Her acting can be considered as good. Hehe, I’m a hater but what she can do, I admit. Linda still has her room to improve and she seems to be a hard working girl. This road is a long run so who will be the latest winner, only time can answer.
As I said before, Linda, Myolie, Kate, Fala’s paths are longer than Tavia’s as they are contributing in different fields.
Uhm, Rayda don’t pair for 3 years :P. I don’t think they’ll pair up again soon. Soonest might be 2012, means 4 years after their last pair up. He doesn’t film many TVB series now, so their chances to meet are lower.
BTW, I hope to see him in new fresh pairing, not the old pairing again and again anymore.
@ Fox
Wow, Tavia’s recent disappointing performance in leading roles has turn you from a fan to a hater? You used to like Tavia and think highly of her capabilities, right? I remember you said so.
Personally, I think that the fadan most likely to take Charmaine’s place in Tavia. Her path is the most similar to Charmaine now, keeping it with TVB. The other fadans dabble in too many different fields. I admit that Tavia’s performance in BTROC and MOL disappointed me, but, I still have confidence that she will improve as she get used to being in the lead role and in the limelight. She has never disappointed me before BTROC. Can’t give her the death sentence just because of 2 series. I think she just over exert herself because the focus was very much on her in the two series. Expectation was high. Some feel that she doesn’t have leading actress quality. But, I don’t see that. I think she leads well in the Salt series and in TOB.
@Kidd
I agree that Tavia will probably be TVB’s number one sister. The number of series she’s in this year really shows how much her popularity rised, esp. after BTROC. She has come a long way, starting from scratch to where she is now today, so I think that she deserves all this. Starting from scratch really proves that she has the abilities. Many other artists who began from step one like her just either faded away or gave up their career. She is quite different from most others, which mostly made their way to TVB through the beauty industries.
@ Funn Lim
“However much I like Nancy, I don’t see her as a leading actress, not yet. Don’t mistake being a good actress as having a strong onscreen presence, both can be mutually exclusive. Selena is pretty but her acting is at times cringe worthy because she is inconsistent.”
I disagree that Linda has screen presence. At most, she has the experience of leading because she’s been given so many leads. But she does not lead well, and she is not a good actress either. It’s quite likely that she has improved. But then again, since she painfully bad when she first started, it doesn’t say much about her abilities. My biggest problem with Linda is exactly that her roles are always bigger than her abilities. It’s one thing to be bad, but another to be bad AND take up too much screen time.
I don’t see Nancy as a leading actress either. Mostly because she’s never had a lead role.
@ all of you tavia sucks i hate her acting so badly. why would you actually like her acting. her acting is not natural at all. i support linda always, innocent sweat and kind.
I agree with you. Why do Tavia fans still think that she’s maltreated and unloved despite the promotion TVB has given her? TVB even created an award specifically for her. What more do the fans want?
As for the argument that Tavia was unloved because she has a mind of her own and it’s not the tvb mold, I don’t see how that is the case. Other than her choosing to enter TVB through acting class instead of the pageant like the other fadans her age, I don’t see other instances where she has a mind of her own more than the other actresses. She seem pretty obedient to me.
@ kidd:
Reply to the first post: Actually I’m not fan of any actress, hehe. I prefer actors than actresses, maybe because I’m a girl. To actress, I’m not fan, just like – neutral – dislike. There are many reasons for me to hate Tavia, from her personality, her fans to her current series, not only the acting in BTROC, CS and MOL :P. I still think highly on her acting in serious roles. It’s something she is good at, I admit. However, I never think highly or like her voice, not only in singing but also in the series. Her voice when she cries irks me a lot. Like Funn said, it’s loud. She gives me a “ew” to her “try to hard to be a villain” in BTROC. However, to compare her acting with others like Kate, Fala or Linda, I still think her acting is more natural. I liked her, up to now still kinda like, in VF, GF and W-file. Maybe DB as well but I don’t really pay attention on her. I kinda like her acting in HOG. You might say “weird” if I tell you that I start to be irked by her acting from MR – where she is praised. I just don’t like the character Yuet and find Yuet is kinda annoying in her own way. However, her performance in MOL is the most disappointed series to me. I don’t find SLM any cute or pitiful (except eps 12-13 when she just started the love with Kingsley, kinda adorable). I don’t see the chemistry of FY in MOL (which I saw in GF and a little in TOB). To me, Tavia’s peak is HOG – on look and on acting. After that, she downhill.
I haven’t watched the Salt series so no comment, but I saw she failed in leading in MOL and CS.
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Reply to the second post: I can see that fans always want to see more and more of their fave. I’m not any different :). However, highly promoted is still highly promoted. I like LF and I admit that he is highly promoted. That’s good for him. I can’t get why Tavia fans have to complain continuously for years on how TVB maltreated and unloved Tavia than A, B or C (you name the actresses’ names on this). It’s quite obvious now that Tavia is one of most promoted actress on TV. I don’t know but must have reason for them to not pull her to other fields. Maybe they think she can’t do that. However, on TV, she is highly promoted. She filmed more series than any actress, have series after series and A-list/heavily promoted actors to pair with her.
I also can’t get why ppl complain that much on actresses from MHK/MCI and from acting class. It’s not a crime to join TVB through MHK/MCI and it’s not the fault of any girl when TVB prefer MHK/MCI than acting class. MHK/MCI have raw acting, but with time, they can improve. The improvement is what an artist need. Their careers are not 1-2 days or 1-2 years, so how they improve is more important than what they start up with. It’s my opinion.
I agree with you on the mind of her own. She seems to be obedient like anyone else. Lol, actually her current status doesn’t allow her to have a mind of her own. When she reaches to a status that TVB wants her more than she needs TVB, then she can have a mind of her own. Not now. If she decides to sign contract per series at this moment, she’ll end up like Leila, or even worse. Charmaine reaches to this status, that’s why she now have the right to decide “go out – stay in”. That’s why Tavia is still signing 10 year contract with TVB (according to Face – she signed a 10 year contract with TVB which will end on 2018).
@Kidd – regarding the mold comment i made. i’ve tried figuring what it is but i can’t pinpoint what caused me to feel such a way.
tavia just gives me the vibe of maggie cheung ho yee and sheren tang more than someone like charmaine, myolie and linda.
I was watching some episodes in The Rippling Blossom, which is an interesting series to watch for the different styles of acting among the leads. Since we are on the topic of Tavia and Myolie’s leading lady qualities, this series is an interesting contrast between the two actresses.
Tavia excels at playing tragic and grievous characters. She is a very capable dramatic actress. Her crying skills are powerful, although a little overly used lately. I find her deep voice very capable in delivering emotion and her eyes speak volumes! She does have a tendency to shout in her scenes, perhaps a way to make sure her low voice can be heard or to make sure her voice doesn’t come across as weak. In the last few years, her acting has matured and has a lot more confidence in it. However, she lacks a certain subtlety and tends to approach scenes in more of an experienced, tried and worked method, thus the criticism of her OTT acting.
Myolie’s built her career along a completely different track. Personally, I find that she’s a little too old to be always playing the sassy, but kind hearted girl with constant wide eyed look. Although these characters bring joy to the audience, Myolie’s acting is really no longer a surprise. What’s different is only the different gag lines delivered. Since she is acting alongside Chilam and they have good chemistry in The Rippling Blossom, it’s a good partnership. However, judging on Myolie’s acting along, I didn’t sense that her character was any different than others she’s played in the past. Personally, I felt that she should have pushed her princess character to be a lot more obnoxious and arrogant. Although the dialogue is snappy (thanks to the scriptwriters), she seems to be the same kind hearted girl as all her past portrayals.
In terms of conveying wide range of raw emotions, I think that Tavia is more skilled. She really had the benefit of playing a diverse range of roles few actresses her age can compare with. Like I said many times, Myolie got pegged early in her career, but fans want her to diversify and deliver performances against type.
To use an analogy, I would compare Tavia to Liza Wang, an actress who won the audience over by playing wide range of dramatic roles, especially tearjerkers. (let’s not discuss Liza’s recent comedic roles as I find them totally unsuitable for her).
Myolie is more of a Nancy Sit, who although is a capable actress, is most well loved by audience’s for her comedic roles. But fans want Myolie to turn into a “Liza Wang” type of actress, which I find the crossover is very hard. Can Nancy turn into Liza Wang and deliver the same dramatic feel? No and Liza doesn’t do well when she’s acting in comedies that Nancy would have done more justice to.
Tavia and Myolie are both high caliber actresses, but on different career tracks and Deliver such a different end result to the audience. Personally, I believe that Tavia has a more marketable set of dramatic skills to lead her to the top fad an spot.
In the past, I would agree that TVB had neglected Tavia a bit by giving more prominent roles and costars to Myolie instead, but the reverse seems to be true now. (keep in mind that The Rippling Blossom was filmed in 2009). Tavia has the acting skills to succeed, I think she just needs to be more personable and increase her affinity to the audience.
Linda is also a close contender as TVB is breeding her along the lines of a serious dramatic actress. The packaging of grand production dramas
I think what you’re saying is Tavia has the chops but not the personality. Myolie has the personality but failed to deliver.
I disagree on Myolie. She is a far better actress than Nancy Sit whose entire career is built on her likeable bubbly personality. Whoever that has followed Myolie early in her career can see that she can deliver the acting chops. I rewatched an episode or two of Triumph In The Skies, she was so young but she was fresh and she delivered. After watching that I realised what’s wrong with her. It has nothing to do with her wide eyed character or her age (she is still young – if you must say who can no longer do the wide eyed innocence, then Charmaine Sheh is a better candidate for criticism) or her ability to act. It has to do simply with fame.
After being famous, she rightfully packaged herself rather like a star. Problem is her ability to be chameleon-like fails and she is now too glamarous for those ordinary girl sort of role. I find her unbelievable and the more she does those comedic roles the more annoyed I am because her strength is not acting cute or being funny; those are just by the way. Her strength lies in dramatic role who happens to have some light hearted moment. She has lost that ordinariness. She needs to stop and go back to basics. She can act, but she seems so out of touch you know.
Am I one of those who thinks Liza Wang is overrated as an actress? She can act, she is good but not that great. Tavia to me is a capable actress. I believe she is now given prominent roles, leading roles in big production and she is looking more and more like a glamarous star. But to me she is a good secondary actress, or one like Moses who works well with other more prominent leading actors/actresses but not by herself. I find her boring by herself. She just lacks that onscreen presence which is very important for a leading actress. I believe she has already had her breakout role in Vigilante Force. She cries hard, true, I can’t think of her in comedy so drama is her forte but she cries like those Korean actresses. Much too loud. She speaks too loud. Like you said she lacks subtlety and I find therefore her performance lacking elegance except for one performance which she was graceful. Land Of Wealth I believe but after that she went back to not having gracefulness in her performances. That was before she hit it big time. I am on the fence with Tavia. Until and unless she headlines a series on her own, I can’t see her as TVB’s big sister by right, if any it will be TVB telling us she is, and so she shall be.
Funn, yes that’s what I meant to say about Tavia. I do find that she does not posses a very distinct personality or projected public persona. When she first started, her roles seem to be almost played with a sense of shyness and lack of confidence. In some old televised interviews, she seemed a little awkward in the sense that she didn’t know what to say about herself, similar to Ron Ng’s awkwardness in interviews. Both of them do not have a very clear, projected public persona.
No doubt actors bring a sliver of their own personalities into their onscreen personas. Stephen Chow, Alex Man, Sean Lau are some successful examples. With Tavia, her acting is a sort of well executed acting, but still missing that special spark. Looks wise, I find her very glamorous looking these days…I think it is that special edge or fire inside herself. In fact, I find her tendencies to shout, cry loudly and cold stares a direct reversal of that shy actress when she first emerged. These seem like mechanisms developed over time to reverse those perceived weak traits in her early days.
Myolie struggled with issues of reaching fame too early. Bosco once said that Myolie has very high expectations of herself and gives herself a lot of stress. Bosco also said that the real Myolie is actually quieter in real life and unlike the sassy characters she plays. Her genuine kindness does come through, that much I believe is a true part of her personality, which is why fans find her so likeAble. At the same time, she’s be playing the same bubbly personas (not true to her real self) for close to a decade. I feel that she’s constructed a formula for these type of roles, certain patterns of speech, walk, mean stares, eye popping etc that are automatically turned on.
Did anyone see Liza Wang in “Yesterday’s Glitter?” She plays strong characters with such dignity. I find that similarity close to this strong onscreen presence that Sheren Tang is able to exhibit in recent years. I find Liza was more remarkable in her earlier career, since those roles seem better fleshed out to her. The Liza today seems to enjoy filming comedies because emotionally, these roles are lighter and happier to film. Again, I don’t find these roles suitable for her at all.
I’ve also heard Myolie said this about herself. She said in real life, she’s actually not like the bubbly optimistic person she appear onscreen. She’s actually someone who worries a lot.
I think Liza Wang is highly rated because she’s a survivor – in terms of looks, public relations and being in demand for hosting, acting, commercials etc even at her age. Think Andy Lau at TV scale.
Ironically Myolie’s silent in real life but her potrayal of silent, non bubbly girl is fake and unconvincing onscreen(BF3).
While Tavia is a bubbly girl in real life her potrayal of a bubbly girl in MOL is OTT and unconvincing too.
I want Myolie to be a Dodo Cheng more than anything else. Lol.
One thing for sure is – there’s not many that can follow Myolie’s career path.
Thanks for the analogy. Keep watching the series. I actually like it a lot.
Pandamao, I think Jessica Hsuan was as close to Dodo Cheng as any actress got. They both portray smart, strong willed characters well. They can also take on comedic roles well.
I watched up to episode 7 of The Rippling Blossom. The plot is a little contrived and I find the endless sushi competitions to be boring. To be honest, I am only watching this for Chilam. I like his sunshine character, but find his acting very similar to his Shades of Truth character.
Dodo Cheng is a far better actress than Jess can ever hope to be. I think a lot of actresses would want to be Dodo Cheng. A pity about the looks though.
Even though Jess is far from Dodo Cheng, I do agree she came closest.
Dodo is hard to beat though.
The series won’t get much better if you didn’t like it already.
I enjoy Damian, Chilam and Myolie’s interaction. I don’t think people will compliment Chilam and Myolie’s chemistry if Damien Lau wasn’t cast in the story.
I do admire Damian in this drama 😀
The packaging of grand production dramas such as Moonlight Resonance would make most capable actress win tons of fans. TVB’s marketing (pairing Linda with Raymond and packaging her as a pure and virgin-like) certainly helped. I’ll like to add that to Kate and Fala’s careers so far. These actresses have been highly marketed by TVB and benefit from given good opportunities. But more time is needed to prove whether they have that extra spark required to make them shine the brightest. Personally, I think Tavia and Myolie are still ahead.
If TVB aimed to package Linda as some virgin like innocent character in Moonlight Resonance then TVB is mistaken because I never thought of her character in there virgin like or innocent. Why I find her performance heartfelt was her scenes with Michelle. She may cry a lot but for a very valid reason. I think many may dismiss Linda as fluff because her acting is soft, gentle but I believe given the right nurture and dedication, she can be an acting force to be reckoned with. She should therefore stop singing and just concentrate on acting because singing may be the one killing her credibility.
I don’t think Jayne means her character in MR is virgin like. It’s her overall image. Linda has a jade girl image.
Linda does give me an impression she is a nice polite well mannered virginal type girl but then who are we to know.
@Funn Lim; I’ve always liked linda and I think she is the most real actress out of all TVB. Of course, that is only my assumption… but now I’m 100% im accurate, Linda is that jade girl image. Infact she is still a virgin =P … The DJ’s on the chinese radio the other day was mentioning about linda, and how the DJ said that linda is some a good girl, etc. But to be honest, It wasn’t that surprising… Linda is a very filial girl as well. And as much as we know, she had one boyfriend back when she was in her senior year of highschool, and then she entered the showbiz at age 19~20. I assume she didn’t date anyone else in these six years of her career, considering how she always says that she was so busy in the first few years when she moved to Hong Kong, Etc. And even if she was dating someone, I don’t think she’ll be at the point where she’ll lose her virginity right? Anyways… Here’s the link if anyone is curious to know.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VePbo9stSoI
That’s why I always love and will love Linda. Not like I’m that big fond of her acting or singing but she’s a great person overall, beautiful inside and out..
Linda is also very hardworking and has infact improved. We all know that linda is the quiet, good girl type.. so it’ll definitely take her some type until she is kinda “outta that shell”, which would also give her more confidence and stuff. Also don’t forget her role in Gem Of Life, where she portrayed as a “naughty girl”.. That series wasn’t that good.. But it was definitely still one of my favourite roles of her. Not only was she not portraying that cliche “good girl” like she does in almost every other series… her acting was convincing. Yes, she is still kinda weak at times, but I think she is still capable of doing powerful roles. And please… don’t pair linda with Steven Ma again!!! He’s so old for her, and how many series have they cooperated??? Even more than with raymond!
Jayne and Funn: Imo, Heart of Greed is a successful TVB packaging of Linda in a well made character. Her character in Heart of Greed is poor, a victim of a love triangle, lost a boyfriend, abused by brother and despite all this is strong willed and a thriving young lawyer, and don’t forget a nice hairstyle. This is a good image for a young woman and I’m not surprised Linda can achive popularity after this series.
However Moonlight Resonance brings Linda down. How would woman audience identify with a rich, weak weeping character who fails to walk out from a forbidden relationship with a man whom she knows is a despicable cheater(Ling B)? It’s worse when Raymond’s character who’s loving her is a saint, this makes her Chau despicable until she “redeemed” herself in the final episode. Moonlight Resonance couldn’t make Linda any more popular, instead it brings a counter-effect.
However I admit that Linda is quite blessed in getting a variety type of roles and is not being typecasted by TVB into a single mold.
I add more to Linda’s demise in Moonlight Resonance: She’s also a weak doctor and has an unflattering hairstyle.
Jayne: I’m continuing The Rippling Blossoms for the sake of an eye candy that is Chilam too. I love his sunshine character too. While the series is getting recognition and praises for the adorable gags, fresh sceneries and mouth watering sushis, the storyline and fluffiness isn’t exactly my cup of tea. I must have developing a queer taste lately since I found myself enjoying I Love Hong Kong the slapstick movie. Oh em gee.
Masaharu, Chilam’s sunshine character is pleasant to watch and I am just curious about his acting since I have not seen his acting in years. He is quite natural in this role because it seems a little close to his real self joker side. I suspect he also injected his own brand of humor by adding some of his gag lines.
The problem with casting Chilam in such a role is his age. How old is his character supposed to be? As a 30 something man, how can he be such a dreamer and still carry such a long crush over his junior high school crush (Tavia’s character). I just can’t suspend my belief in this sense because I find that the way the character is written, it is more suitable for a 20 something actor.
Considering Chilam is a baby faced 40 year old man, audience won’t care much about his age, but I admit that it’s a little “distracting” for us who knew their real ages. I admit that at times I can’t help being distracted by Chilam and Myolie’s banterings because I was thinking about a 31 year old woman and 40 year old man bickering like teenagers.
Jayne, TVB doesn’t have a 20-something year old actor. Law Chung Him and Vincent Wong are still too raw.
Age is always a problem with TVB dramas. The actors and actresses have to act much younger. For example, in the sitcom Some Day, Teresa Mo is 52 years old in real life but she acts as 35 years old in the sitcom. I had reservations watching her character in it too.
Am I the only one that thinks that Chilam has aged a little? He’s still very baby faced but his complexion seems duller etc etc.
“Am I the only one that thinks that Chilam has aged a little? He’s still very baby faced but his complexion seems duller etc etc.”
You are not the only one. I notice that too.
Me second :).
Everyone aged but Chilam is still baby faced. He does look younger than Michael
Of course he has aged. He has this youthful look but yes he has aged. But he still looks good for his age.
According to TVB’s website.
Chilam’s character – 30 years old
Micheal’s character – 35 years old
Tavia’s character – 25 years old
Myolie’s character – 28 years old
TVB’s character profile not necessarily accurate. Because the final product is sometime different from the character profile. Sometimes they just simply put. I remember Pak Kiu was same age has Lap Man in TA, but, become 1 year older than him in OTFB.
Actually I’m a bit shocked to this info. I thought that TY’s chac is older than Myolie’s chac.
And please… don’t pair linda with Steven Ma again!!! He’s so old for her, and how many series have they cooperated??? Even more than with raymond
I thought I’m the only one who thought that Steven is ageing. I realized this while watching Seven Days In Life, his face doesn’t look as boyish anymore. I didn’t realize this in Ghost Writer maybe because ancient dramas have more makeup on.
But they have such chemistry together. I would think they look more like a couple than she with Ray.
Help, I’ve been informed and I can’t bmceoe ignorant.
I’m guess I’m the only one who think Damien’s character in TRB is annoying. I really love Damien and his old roles but I can’t help myself to annoy with Damien’s role in the series. He is too OTT.
I agree. I also like Damian usually, but think that his role in Rippling Blossom is just not “him” – to me he seems to be trying to portray a stereotypical Japanese man, but he ends up behaving oddly with facial expressions that aren’t convincing.
I agree with Star that Linda did put up a good potrayal of a ‘bad girl’ image in GOL and her performance in MR was okay but was
probably overshadowed by the strong performance of Moses,Louise and Ha Yu(old hands). Overall, to be at this level in terms of singing and acting, is indeed a remarkable achievement and she is still young to improve and better herself. Linda, you have my backing in whatever you endeavour.
Maybe Linda? Or Fala? Or Kate? I predict this 3.
Going to film in mainland CHina can be both a good and a bad thing. The good thing is of course more money and opportunities, but you can film in China and work for TVB as well. Ada Choi and many other former TVB actresses do that.
The bad thing about filming in China are the really cold conditions that artists from Hk may not be used to.Also in mainland China, there are already a lot of great actresses and actors that are trained in acting and look good too. Therefore, you will wonder if Charmaine or any other HK actors/actresses can compete against them???
No need to compete. China is so big, there will be room for them. If Hawick Lau, who was not really a big name in HK, can make it there, surely Charmaine can.
China is big, but there are many and I mean many new talented stars arising all the time. As my mom says, actors/actresses arise just like mushrooms growing… It also varies from person to person…
Personally, I think that Linda has a lot of potential – she is praised a lot by the older generation of actors and actresses and actually puts a ton of effort into her chosen profession – she can even write songs. She is diverse and her popularity is on the rise.
TVB seems to not have much intention of promoting Tavia since after Beyond we really haven’t seen her very much and her name is after Myolie’s in Rippling.
Myolie, I’m sorry to say, is on the decline. None of my friends or family think that she is a good actress because she hasn’t improved at all. TO be honest, she was better at acting when she first entered TVB. Also, when I was in HK for a month, I went to heaps of shops and that, and her CD’s were just getting reduced and reduced and reduced until they were like $70, which is just sad, honestly. On the other hand, Linda’s CD’s were like, rising majorly in price…it went from $99 to $135 in one week after it was proclaimed GOLD.
Kate – I don’t really like the way she delivers her lines or her looks. She should also think about what she’s saying before she makes a comment (ie at the 2010 TVB Awards – that was awkward for her). Her singing career didn’t do great either – she couldn’t even sing on key for crying out loud and they were all her songs!
Fala – she has potential, like Linda and I think they will soon be leading the new generation. They’re also the youngest out of the five.
So I think, in this order, that Linda & Fala, Kate, Tavia and Myolie, have the most potential to be the next leading FaDan.
Finally someone who agrees with me, all this time I thought that Linda and Falabhave the most potential and they are the most promoted out of the five. Again they are the youngest too, so maybe that why TVB wants to promote them so much. Not only do they both have the best acting skills, Cantonese (out of the ones from outside – Canada or us), but they are both really good singers and have a good fan base. As for Tavia she is a good actress just her range is only dramatic roles I really can’t see her in. Comedic role…but Linda and Fala have shown they can do drama and comedy. Not only this maybe the new generations of actresses in TVB have to be really talented to make it big. For me my order would be actully by age from youngest to older…this is just a “Hao hup” 1. Linda 2. Fala 3. Kate 4. Tavia 5. Myolie I rely hate to put Kate and Tavia before Myolie but they are promoted more than her…and his is just TVB IT’S AALL ABOUT THE POLITICS…
sorry but regarding Kate, she strikes me as someone who is just not cultureed as the others, she doesnt have smarts when she talks and never uses her brain, she try too hard to be a seductive woman but cant exude that naturalness. Kate also doesnt do anything well with what is given to her. She gets half ass results, sadly. the thing is secretly, i do want to like her but then she opens her mouth and says yet another dumb thing. One thing i will give her is that she has potential in dancing but cant do much but be a backup dancer, which wont give her the fame they looking for. but damn, when she acts or sings, how many more gotta suffer. She invites more criticism than Myolie, who have none as far as i know lately or haven’t reached me. im fond of her but sometimes have good and bad days with her too, if i were to give my honest assessment, i admit her acting didnt catch up to her roles(but acting is not easy, not like she has mirror infront for her to change this and that), but she has her entertainment value.
have to skip Kate for her bad progress, so my prediction is Myolie the next one after Charmaine, then Linda, Fala, Tavia probably last if ever at all.
someone said TVB dont like Tavia because her mind too different from the others. yeah she the most varied in her acting out of them but hard to understand like the engrossed engineer that good at inventing a breakthrough but didnt advertise so i dont think of her first. she good but maybe she too into acting and got too learned, so boss dont like that. best advice is to play it down, listen with no opinion, do whatever they want socially, get with the picture. i know she got her people that like her too so even if TVB dont like, will still keep at bay just in case others didnt turn out successful.
i prefer the ones that look cute, like Myolie, that is why i forgive her most times. i see and know she try so that enough. plus, can see her expression immediately, dont have to watch too close, TV is not meant to make me think too much. its just all for TV, Myolie is a smart business woman outside, that how to achieve, she nothing like Kate, who is dense onscreen and off. will talk another time about Linda, Fala.