Showing posts with label Kristal Tin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kristal Tin. Show all posts

Sunday, August 18, 2019

Overview - Girlie Days



Reaching middle-aged and having laboured for half of her life, Kristal Tin's life is about to undergo drastic change! Divorced, unemployed, and with her daughter leaving home, Kristal feels lost. Although she tries to resist, her physical strength has deteriorated and she is out of touch with society. As someone's daughter, wife, and mother, she has forgotten about her days as a young girl, when she was a hot-blooded, brave, crazed fangirl of rock and roll! From the carefree days of twenty years ago to worrying about life's necessities twenty years later, the completely changed Kristal suddenly encounters her idol from years ago. But her idol has fallen on hard times and her relationship with her husband is on-again, off-again. The various setbacks force Kristal to face her past failures and pull herself together to motivate herself and the people around her. With inspiring songs, a group of dejected middle-aged men and women set off again, living one more time for themselves!


Monday, November 06, 2017

Overview - My Ages Apart



The mentor-mentee pair of Bobby Au-Yeung and Moses Chan are widely lauded in the banking industry. However, to advance his career, Moses purposefully transfers Bobby to a foreign office. Unfortunately, Bobby's plane crashes on the way there. When he awakens, he discovers that he is now in the body of an post-'90s youth, James Ng, who lives with his aunt, Maggie Siu. Bobby watches as Moses flirts with his wife, Kristal Tin, and wealthy heiress Ali Lee. As Bobby tries to figure out how to recover what he had lost, he meets a sixty year old man, Louis Cheung. The two click instantly. It turns out that Louis experienced the same fate of switching bodies. The two of them investigate how they can return to their own bodies. When Bobby discovers that James is actually the banker Benz Hui's illegitimate son, he and Louis plan a revenge scheme. But it unexpectedly causes Moses to fall from a building and suffer serious injuries. Bobby finally realizes that he misunderstood Moses. The three of them try to get close to Benz and his family. Bobby enters the bank and starts working from the bottom. Moses ruins the engagement between Ali and his friend Sammy Leung. Louis drives a wedge between Benz's second daughter Elena Kong and her husband Eddie Kwan. As this cross-generation battle gradually spreads, it builds a unexpected new world...


Monday, July 17, 2017

Overview - A General, A Scholar and A Eunuch



Three late-Ming Dynasty officials - Edwin Siu, Raymond Cho and Matthew Ho - accidentally travel forward four hundred years to modern-day Foshan. They meet Kristal Tin, who is searching for a hidden master chef. When they see a female celebrity on television who looks like the missing crown princess (Grace Wong), Kristal deceives them by saying she can arrange for them to meet her in Hong Kong. Desperate to save the princess, the three officials sign employment contracts and become waiters and a chef at Kristal's restaurant. It turns out that Kristal wants to use Matthew's superior cooking skills to save the restaurant's declining reputation. The three officials, using new names, join the restaurant and it quickly becomes famous as a "handsome men" restaurant. Other food corporations launch a money war. Luckily, Kristal is able to survive it with the help of Edwin. The two eventually develop a indescribable relationship. Meanwhile, as Raymond continues to investigate the identity of Grace, he discovers her secret and also learns about everyone's fate from history books. When the time to return to the Ming Dynasty comes, it is hard to choose...


Sunday, May 28, 2017

Overview - Phoenix Rising



Just before her wedding, wealthy heiress Louisa So is charged and imprisoned for murdering her adoptive mother. She encounters her long-lost sister Leila Tong, who is a corrections officer, and consequently, is reunited with elder sister Kristal Tin as well. Kristal and Leila run around to try to prove Louisa's innocence.

Unfortunately, things don't go as planned. After Kristal and her boyfriend Sunny Chan give birth to a son, she discovers that she is terminally ill. She decides to take the fall for Louisa and enters prison in her place. Leila continues investigating on her own and is shocked to discover that Kristal's medical report was actually a plot by Louisa. She finds it difficult to accept what her sister has done.

To prevent Kristal from suffering innocently in prison, Leila knowingly breaks the law and helps with Kristal's plan to escape. Louisa wants to eliminate all loose ends and ruthlessly goes after Kristal. But it causes her beloved husband's (Ben Wong) family to be ruined, making her feel extremely guilty. From then on, the three sisters' fate and safety is tied to the barred windows of prison...

Sunday, February 12, 2017

Overview - Destination Nowhere

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CID Inspector Kevin Cheng rose quickly through the police ranks due to luck. Ever since his brother and sister-in-law died in a car crash, he took on the responsibility of caring for his niece, Winki Lai. Thus, in every operation, he puts safety first. But while investigating a strange abduction case, Kevin, along with news reporter Kristal Tin, get caught up in a collusion scheme between government officials and businesses. Danger springs up all around. In the process, King Kong, a silly criminal who once blackmailed Kristal, and his friends, Louis Yuen and Tyson Chak, become murder suspects. Kristal and her mentee James Ng were going to expose the truth to the public, but they suddenly stop. Kevin tries to investigate further into the abduction case, but discovers that Kristal is concealing information. The two begin a hide-and-seek battle of the wits with a haze of ambiguity and suspicion...

Sunday, October 16, 2016

My Lover From the Planet Meow Theme Song

The theme song for My Lover From the Planet Meow is "Meow Meow" (喵喵), by Alvin Ng, Auston Lam and Penny Chan, featuring C Kwan and Moses Chan.



The ending theme song is "Favoured" (得寵), by Nancy Wu and Kristal Tin.




Friday, October 14, 2016

Overview - My Lover from the Planet Meow



Originally living on Planet Meow, Kristal Tin applies to return to Earth in human form, hoping to help physicist Moses Chan and Nancy Wu resolve their growing problems before it affects her young master Celine Yeung. Ten years ago, Kristal had been the family's pet cat and had established a deep relationship with them. Now she is looking for any way to remain on Earth and get close to them. Luckily, she meets Chinese chiropractor Mimi Chu, who takes her in. By chance, she joins Moses' scientific research company. With her knowledge of advanced technology from her home planet, Kristal immediately becomes a popular figure. Her cat-like instincts enable her to have supersonic hearing and be super agile. She discovers that senior executives Eddie Kwan and Vivien Yeo are plotting against Moses. She is eager to protect her master but unknowingly falls in love with him. It triggers the nerves that only women have in Nancy. At this time, her fellow inhabitants from Planet Meow suddenly appear and Kristal's secret is about to be exposed...


Sunday, August 28, 2016

Overview - Brother's Keeper II



After many hardships, Edwin Siu and Kristal Tin successfully establish the "Lo Shun Kei" brand in Hong Kong and Macau. However, this draws dissatisfaction from junket turned real estate developer Hugo Ng, who uses underhand tactics to suppress them. Edwin is betrayed by his trusted aide (Matt Yeung). Feeling that the world is too chaotic, Edwin travels to Japan to find a peaceful space. There, he falls in love with a mysterious girl (Grace Chan) and gets embroiled in a twenty-year old murder case! Meanwhile, Kristal's husband, Louis Yuen, suffers a brain injury from a plane accident and sees her as a stranger... In addition, Ruco Chan has returned to look for his old love, Linda Chung. Faced with these sudden attacks to their family, love life and business, how will Edwin and Kristal handle it?


Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Sunday, September 27, 2015

Overview - Under the Veil



Appearances are an illusion, reality is seen in the heart. Even if people have similar appearances, their minds can lead them to different actions and results. Through three folk tales, Under the Veil will bring out thought-provoking messages about the true meaning of life.

Hairpin Exchange
During the Song Dynasty, the Crown Prince (Stanley Cheung) suspects that one of the ministers is plotting treason. He secretly sends a spy (male Kristal Tin) to infiltrate the Liao state and collect evidence. The spy's twin sister (female Kristal) volunteers to act as her brother's double while he is away. Although they fool everyone else, the brother's wife grows suspicious. Kristal uses various methods to resolve her predicaments. At the same time, she re-encounters her ex-lover Raymond Wong, which throws her heart into upheaval. However, Raymond has suffered from amnesia after a serious illness and has forgotten everything from the past. The Crown Prince suddenly goes missing and a spirit bird (Katy Kung) delivers a message to Kristal's brother. The search for the Crown Prince is full of climactic moments. Kristal suffers a huge blow, which puts her life in danger. Raymond finally remembers everything and is heartbroken...




Justice Luk
When a flood in the capital damages the Ten Kings Temple, the scholar Wayne Lai does everything he can to save the statute of Justice Luk (Willie Wai), thereby forming a special bond with the Justice. After Wayne miraculously experiences resurrection after death, he returns home to his wife Sonija Kwok, but finds that they have nothing to say to each other. Wayne visits a brothel to drown his sorrows and meets a well-known prostitute (Sonija II), whom he instantly clicks with. Remarkably, Wayne asks the Justice to switch the heads of his wife and the prostitute. But later, Wayne finds himself missing his wife. Suddenly, a fire breaks out at the brothel and Wayne desperately tries to save his wife. He asks the Justice to switch their heads back, but runs into many difficulties...




Chasing Fish
Bosco Wong's family had fallen into financial trouble, yet the date of his arranged marriage to Eliza Sam is approaching. He travels to her home to explain the situation. Along the way, he saves a carp (Eliza II). Grateful towards her saviour, the carp secretly follows Bosco via a water route. At Eliza's house, the penniless Bosco is looked down upon and only provided with a shack to stay in. In order to get closer to Bosco, the carp transforms herself into Eliza and spends time with him at the shack. They slowly develop feelings for each other. Bosco unintentionally becomes a local hero after standing up against injustice for the villagers and Eliza suddenly shows interest in him again. Fearful that she will lose Bosco, the carp transforms herself into Eliza and causes trouble in her family. No one can differentiate between the real and fake Eliza. The carp willingly accepts heaven's test to prove her true love towards Bosco...




Friday, July 03, 2015

Overview - Ghost of Relativity




Newly hired by an architecture firm, Kristal Tin makes a mistake that causes architect Moses Chan to lose an international award. She is promptly fired by the administrative manager, Nancy Wu. Thereafter, she gets caught in a series of bizarre incidents. An electrical leak from her knock-off cellphone accidentally kills Nancy. But Nancy's soul remains inside the phone and only Kristal is able to see her. Nancy, who has a crush on Moses, returns to the firm through Kristal. She helps Kristal rise rapidly within the firm and they develop a mutually dependant bond. Nancy discovers a conspiracy between the general manager, Eddie Kwan, and board member Vivien Yeo. Luckily, with the help of hacker Ram Chiang, they can temporarily deal with the devious characters at the office. As Kristal exhibits shades of Nancy, Moses slowly develops feelings for her, which make Nancy jealous. However, her existence is closely related to the phone. Once the phone's battery dies, she will disappear and everything that Kristal has will also be lost...


Friday, June 26, 2015

Saturday, August 30, 2014

Black Heart White Soul Review



Producer: Amy Wong
Genre: Modern thriller
Cast: Roger Kwok, Kristal Tin, Ron Ng, Louis Cheung, Waise Lee, Leanne Li, Lisa Lau

Review:
Black Heart White Soul is a fast-paced gripping thriller. It has an intense plot with a lot of unexpected twists and brilliant schemes. The story follows along in a logical way with all the parts closely linked together. The characters are intriguing and fleshed out. Each of them has their own ulterior motives, which serves as the main driving force of the series. The police are still made to look incompetent, but at least the lawyers know how to make a proper rebuttal this time.

The series makes the point that no one is completely good or completely bad. For example, the villains still have a good side, showing their love towards their wife, lover or daughter. And the “righteous” hero, Ron Ng, still uses morally questionable tactics to achieve his goals. It illustrates that there are plenty of grey areas in life; sometimes good or bad depends on the circumstances or perspective. I love the ending where there isn't a sudden epiphany on the part of the bad guys and they all turn good.

Roger Kwok is the perfect fit for the role of “Matt”. He maintains a sincere outer appearance, while slowly letting his inner evilness seep through. I don’t know who else can do that sly smile as well as Roger. Kristal Tin’s role requires a lot of emotional scenes, which she handles well, but she was somewhat overshadowed by everyone else. Ron Ng is in yet another hot-headed police role, except this time he is an all-round jerk as well. He has the same facial expression throughout the whole drama, which is the exact same one he had in Ruse of Engagement. The only thing that changes is his hairstyle and not in a good way either.

Louis Cheung is an actor I quite admire. He has done a good job in every role he’s had so far and it’s no different in here. Leanne Li has improved as an actress; she was very into her character, especially in the last confrontation scene with her husband. Vivian Yeo has also improved, but unfortunately had a limited role to play. May Chan has a generally likeable character, but she is sometimes annoying for being so loud-mouthed. She makes a good couple with Ho Yuen Tung. As for Lisa Lau, to put it bluntly, her face was too distracting for me to notice her acting. Jason Chan had a minor role that disappeared after a few episodes, but even in that short amount of time, he manages to be the worst actor in the series. He acted nothing like a lawyer, let alone a hotshot one. Someone needs to glue his arms to his side.

Rating: 4.5/5


Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Overview - Black Heart White Soul



A single robbery case ends up tying together the fate of three people: wheelchair barrister Roger Kwok, Hong Kong girl Kristal Tin and CID detective Ron Ng. Implicated by her boyfriend, Kristal is found guilty of conspiring to commit robbery. Even though Roger, as her defence lawyer, is unable to help her win an acquittal, seeds of love are planted between the pair. Roger helps Kristal start a new life after prison. Meanwhile, Ron discovers that Roger was the bystander that he had mistakenly shot many years ago, causing Roger to become disabled. But instead of hatred, Roger treats Ron as his friend. Ever since Roger was injured, he was abandoned by his family and had to work twice as hard to survive. He finally makes a name for himself in the legal industry and is recruited by wealthy businessmen Louis Cheung and Waise Lee. However, whenever goodness is formed, there is evil. As Roger climbs higher, Ron becomes increasingly aware of his treachery. It seems like everyone, including Kristal, is falling into one trap after another, leaving a messy dilemma...


Wednesday, December 11, 2013

A TV Queen Indicator?

Is this the best predictor of who will win TV Queen?

 
2011 - Myolie Wu won TV Queen and Wish and Switch aired.


 
2012 - Tavia Yeung won TV Queen and Friendly Fire aired.


 
2013 - Kristal Tin won TV Queen and Return of the Silver Tongue aired.


 
2014 - The trend was officially broken when Charmaine Sheh won TV Queen, but Officer Geomancer, starring Joey Meng, was aired after the awards ceremony.


Another predictor for award winners: TVB vs Astro Awards
Nomination List & Predictions for TVB Awards 2014