Curse of the Royal Harem

Cast:
Sunny Chan as Emperor Do Kwong
Myolie Wu as Empress Hao Sun
Jessica Hsuan as Niuhuru Yee Lan, later Concubine Tsuen
Gigi Wong as Empress Dowager Gong Chi
Joel Chan as Prince Rui
Sire Ma as Princess Rui
Elena Kong
Nancy Wu
Vivien Yeo
Rebecca Chan
Gordon Liu
Kwok Fung
Ben Wong
Jess Shum
Macy Chan

Total Episodes: 31 episodes
Aired Dates: October 31 to December 9, 2011
Time Slot: Mondays to Fridays, 8.30pm
Channel: Astro Channel 901

Synopsis:
Emperor Do Kwong accended the throne after the disappearance of his elder brother Prince Muk while at war. Although the Emperor ordered for the search of Prince Muk, deep down, the royal family, including his consort, Niuhuru Yee Lan, knows that Prince Muk has died.

Emperess Dowager Gong Chi ordered that Nuihuru Yee Lan be buried alive to appease the soul of Prince Muk. The Emperor found out about the Empress Dowager's decree at the coronation ceremony of his Empress, Empress Hao Sun. In his rush to save Niuhuru Yee Lan, the Emperor disrupt the Empress coronation ceremony much to the disappointment of Empress Hao Sun as well as the Empress Dowager.

To save Niuhuru Yee Lan from further punishement from the Empress Dowager, the emperor decided to take his sister-in-law as his Concubine. This enraged both the Empress Dowager and Empress Hao Sun who sees Yee Lan as her main rival for the Emperor's affection.
The two women began to manipulate and outsmart each other.

caught between the woman he loves and his Empress, the Emperor is tired and exhausted and wished for calm and peace. Unfortunately, things took a turn for the worse when rumours of an affair between the Empress and Prince Rui, the emperor's younger brother, surfaced.

Although Nuihuru Yee Lan (now Concubine Tsuen) is the favoured concubine of the Emperor, she is constantly oppressed by the Empress Dowager and the Empress. Concubine Tsuen turned from a simple-minded and kind hearted lady into a sophisticated and manipulative women. She refused to be a victim of fate and decides to put her own fate in her own hands. She is ready to take anyone who stand in her way down.

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Men with No Shadows

Cast:
Bobby Au Yeung as Dr Kong Tung Kin, Omar
Raymond Lam as Satan/ Toi Fung, Typhoon
Tavia Yeung as Fong Siu Fong
Power Chan as Vincent Tong
John Chiang as Tong King Tin
Gigi Wong as Sung Chor Kiu
Mandy Wong as Toi Yan
Sire Ma as Kong Wai Mui

Total Episodes: 20 episodes
Aired Dates: September 12 to October 7, 2011
Time Slot: Mondays to Fridays, 9.30pm
Channel: Astro Channel 921

Synopsis:
It is part of the human life-cycle to experience birth, illness, old-age and death. But who controls these life changing events?

Kong Tung Kin, Dr. O is a well respected doctor who researches new medicine and cures. He started his own private practice after a failed drug trial incident.

One day, he faced with a deadly car accident and finds himself facing death. After much negotiation with the Devil, he gets a second chance to live, but with conditions.

He has to find someone he deemed to be a "bad person" to replace him in death. Dr O could not submit anone's name to the Devil and at the last minute decides to submit his own name.

The Devil was impressed and decides to spare Dr O his life. The Devil decides to live as a human and experience life. He befriends Dr O and moves within Dr O's circle of family and friends.

To experience love, the Devil persues Fong Siu Fong, Dr O's patient and love interest. Later, Dr O comes to an agreement with the Devil - his soul for fame and fortune. Eventually Dr O becomes a changed man, his kindness and compassion slowly drains from him without himself realising it.

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Gigi Wong reunites with John Chiang

Gigi Wong reunites with John Chiang when they were filming new TVB drama, The Truth Father of Him [巴不得爸爸]. Gigi was excited about the reunion, "I had filmed with John a long time ago and now I had a chance to film with him again. And I believe I can produce filming reaction with John Chiang again. And really respect him as the King of Asian Actor."

Gigi revealed that she decided to film the drama because she wanted to film again with John, Sunny Chan and Shirley Yeung. She hope to create new chemistry with them. There are also some old faces whom Gigi had collaborated with previously including Myolie Wu (Golden Faith, The Drive of Life), Nancy Wu (Tiger Wong Snatches the Bride), Ron Ng (Golden Faith, The Drive of Life) and Louise Lee (The Colourful Life)

Source: Gigi Wong's Blog with translations by jse@AsianFanatics.net