Life After Death (TV series)
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- Keung Chun-kit
- Ho Man-yi
- Lee Ho-kei
- Ng Tsz-lung
- Tsang Man-shan
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| Also known as | 那些我愛過的人 |
| Genre | Melodrama |
| Written by | Pang Mei-fung |
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| Original language | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
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| Production location | Hong Kong |
| Production company | TVB |
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| Network | TVB Jade |
| Release | June 8 – July 10, 2020 |
Life After Death (Chinese: 那些我愛過的人; lit. The People I Have Loved) is a 2020 Hong Kong romantic melodrama television series starring Frankie Lam, Priscilla Wong, Mark Ma and Shiga Lin. Produced by Kwan Shu-ming and Kwan Man-shum, the series premiered on TVB on June 8, 2020.
A deadly car accident leaves both Keung Yuk-sing (Frankie Lam) and Laura Fong Lok-man (Priscilla Wong) widowed. Seven years later, another accident has Yuk-sing encounter Laura. Laura rekindles her bond with her estranged sister Sherman Fong Shu-man (Shiga Lin) with the help of Dr. Koo Hei-sun (Mark Ma), who has Asperger syndrome. Laura grieves the passing of her mother-in-law and is trying to taking care of her daughter Chu Hang-yee and stepson Chu Ka-bing, while Yuk-sing struggles to understand the needs of his teenage daughter Keung Chi-yau. As Ka-bing and Chi-yau get closer, their mutual friend Eden Mok Yu-him creates more problems for their relationship, and the truth of the car accident gradually surfaces, forcing everyone to face changes again.[1]
Cast and characters
- Frankie Lam as Keung Yuk-sing, a boxing instructor
- Priscilla Wong as Laura Fong Lok-man, an insurance agent
- Mark Ma as Koo Hei-sun, a family doctor with Asperger syndrome; a colleague of Sherman.
- Shiga Lin as Sherman Fong Shu-man, Laura’s younger sister, an obstetrician and gynecologist
- Yoyo Chen as Sabrina Chin Li-woon, a manager at Laura's insurance company, Laura and Sherman’s close friend
- Stephen Wong as Kung Ka-ho, a trading company CEO
- Kyle Li as Eden Mok Yu-him, a student at Yuk-sing's boxing club
- Chloe So as Yoyo Keung Tsz-yau, Yuk-sing's teenage daughter
- Zeno Koo as Ben Chu Ka-bing, a high school student and Laura's stepson
- Rainbow Ching as Au Lai-hing, Hei-sun’s mother
- Grace Wong Chi-ching as Chu Hang-yee, Laura's daughter
- Erin Wong as Kung Chin-chin
- Griselda Yeung (special guest star) as Mavis, deceased wife of Yuk-sing
- William Chak (special guest star) as Chu Hon-fai, deceased husband of Laura
- Mary Hon as Mavis' mother
- James Ng as himself (guest appearance)
- Andrew Yuen as a dog trainer (guest appearance)
Production and themes
The series was produced by Kwan Shu-ming and Kwan Man-shum and script supervised by Pang Mei-fung, with direction handled by a rotating team.[2][3][4]
The theme, revolving around family relationships, highlights conflicts caused by miscommunication. It uses the event of a car accident to symbolize the hardships encountered in life and how one overcomes them.[5]
Reception
The television series placed fifth in 2020 Yahoo Hong Kong "Top Ten Most Searched Television Dramas" Popularity list.[6] It was also named by Hong Kong Economic Times as one of the most popular television series of the year.[7]
| Week | Episodes | Airing dates | Average ratings[a] | Peak ratings | Ref. |
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| 1 | 1－5 | June 8－12, 2020 | 25.9 points | 27.8 points | [9] |
| 2 | 6－10 | June 15–19, 2020 | 27.5 points | 29.6 points | [10] |
| 3 | 11－15 | June 22–26, 2020 | 26.8 points | 28.3 points | [11] |
| 4 | 16－20 | June 29 – July 3, 2020 | 28.0 points | 28.6 points | [12] |
| 5 | 21－25 | July 6–10, 2020 | 28.9 points | 31.9 points | [13] |
| Average Total: | 27.4 points | 31.9 points | |||
Music
The soundtrack for Life After Death consists of 4 individually released singles as follows:
| Life After Death | |
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| Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
| Released | June 8, 2020 & June 15, 2020 |
| Genre | Cantopop |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Label | The Voice Entertainment Group |
| Producer | Herman To & Joseph Wei |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Little Lies (小謊言)" | Cheung Mei-yin | Cheung Ka-sing | Shiga Lin | 3:51[14] |
| 2. | "I Don't Wanna Lose (我輸不起)" | Cheung Mei-yin | Cheung Ka-sing | Hana Kuk | 3:31[15] |
| 3. | "I Don't Miss You At All (沒有你並無掛念)" | Yeung Hei | Tsui Lok-cheung & Johnny Yim | Jinny Ng | 4:31[16] |
| 4. | "Flying Dreams (夢飛翔)" | Cheung Mei-yin | Cheung Ka-sing | Brian Tse & Joey Thye | 3:57[17] |