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D.I.E.
''D.I.E.'' or Death Investigation Extension (Traditional Chinese: 古靈精探) is a TVB modern comedy-action series broadcast in March 2008. It stars Roger Kwok , Sonija Kwok , Kenneth Ma & Margie Tsang. TVB began filming '' D.I.E. Again'' ( 古靈精探B), the sequel, in November 2008. Synopsis In the police force, "Death Investigation Extension" or "D.I.E." was established to accommodate those who have been sent away by their supervisors. As everybody knows, members of the Extension are to investigate unsolved cold cases. Yue Chi-Long (Roger Kwok), who has cracked a large number of difficult cases by extrasensory means, is assigned to the D.I.E. because his superiors find him strange for falling asleep constantly on the job. New appointee Ying Jing-Jing (Sonija Kwok) is a good-looking girl but she takes an uncompromising stand over every case she deals with. Initially unaccepting of a division made of incompetent detectives, she is tricked into staying by her former supervisor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of TVB Series (2008)
This is a list of series released by TVB in 2008. Top ten drama series in ratings The following is a list of TVB's top serial dramas in 2008 by average ratings. The list includes premiere week and final week ratings, as well as the average overall count of live Hong Kong viewers (in millions). Awards First line series These dramas air in Hong Kong from 8:00pm to 8:30pm, Monday to Friday on TVB. Second line series These dramas air in Hong Kong from 8:30pm to 9:30pm, Monday to Friday on TVB. Third line series These dramas air in Hong Kong from 9:30pm to 10:30pm, Monday to Friday on TVB. Weekend Dramas Saturday series These dramas aired in Hong Kong from 10:30pm to 11:00pm, Saturday on TVB. References External links *TVB.com {{List of TVB series 2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonija Kwok
Sonija Kwok Sin-nei (, born 22 July 1974) is a Hong Kong actress who worked with TVB from 1999 to 2015. Since 2015, she has been managed by GAIA Entertainment. Early life Kwok was born in Hong Kong and is of mixed three quarters Cantonese and one quarter English parentage. Kwok immigrated to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from Hong Kong. She initially attended the University of British Columbia, but transferred to Simon Fraser University where she completed her BA major in Psychology. After obtaining her degree, Kwok joined Cathay Pacific as a flight attendant. Career After a short stint as a flight attendant, Kwok returned to Hong Kong in 1999 and competed in the 1999 Miss Hong Kong pageant. During the semi-final, she won the Miss Photogenic award making her a favourite to win Miss Hong Kong following the precedent since 1996. She subsequently won the title "Miss Hong Kong" in July 1999 as well as Miss International Goodwill and Miss Intelligence. Coincidentally, all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mimi Lo
Mimi Lo Man-chong (born 30 December 1974), is a cantopop singer, actress, and radio DJ, having released 11 studio albums and appearing in numerous films, television dramas and stage productions, currently affiliated with TVB in Hong Kong. Biography Early singing career Lo was signed to Warner Music Hong Kong in 1995 and released her debut EP and studio album, which brought her immediate attention in the music industry with her breakthrough hit and signature song, "挑戰者 The Challenger". She won the silver award for Most Promising Newcomer at the 1995 Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation.Face Magazine Article – 女人的大志 羅敏莊 Retrieved on 29 August 2010. In Chinese However, with personnel issues at Warner Music in 1996, her second album was delayed indefinitely. It was fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Kwok
Roger Kwok Chun-on is a Hong Kong television actor and former singer, who works for the TV station TVB. Kwok was born in Hong Kong, and his native family roots are in Zhongshan, Guangdong. He is one of the three actors who won Best Actor three times at the TVB Anniversary Awards. Career Roger Kwok has worked for TVB for many years, and received moderate fame in dramas such as ''Detective Investigation Files IV'' (1999), ''At the Threshold of an Era'' (1999-2000) and ''Law Enforcers'' (2002), but it was not until he played the role of the low-IQ Ding Sheung Wong (丁常旺) in the hugely popular drama ''Square Pegs'' (2002-2003) did he reach stardom, and went on to win Best Actor at the 2003 TVB Anniversary Awards. After appearing in the moderately popular dramas '' Not Just a Pretty Face'' (美麗在望) (2003) and ''To Get Unstuck in Time'' (2004), Kwok reprised his role as Wong in the modernized version of ''Square Pegs'', ''Life Made Simple'', in 2005, which again was a huge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryan Leung
Bryan Leung Kar-yan (Chinese: , born 20 January 1948) is a Hong Kong film and television actor and film director who has played roles in numerous acclaimed martial arts films. He is affectionately known as "Beardy" due to his trademark facial hair. He also has characteristic hyper-extendable fingers, which can be observed when he has his palms open and his fingers outstretched. Despite being one of the most well-known faces in Hong Kong action cinema, he had no formal martial arts training, relying on his talents at mimicry to imitate the moves shown to him by the action directors.Leung Kar Yan – A Forgotten Hero He had |
Joe Junior
Joe Junior (born Jose Maria Rodrigues Jr.) is a Hong Kong English pop singer from Macau who as active during the 1960s in Hong Kong, 1960s. He has since been in a number of Television Broadcasts Limited, TVB drama series in the 1990s and 2000s playing older character roles. He has regularly appeared on TV music programs as a host and performer. Some of his notable singles are: Here's a Heart, Deborah, Voice of Love, The End, and I Got To Find a Cupid. Rodrigues' family is from Macau Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a pop ... and is of Macanese people, Macanese (mixed Chinese and Portuguese people, Portuguese) ancestry. Filmography *''Security Unlimited'' (1981) *''Cageman'' (1992) * SDU'97 "特種飛虎" (1997) *''The Duke of Mount Deer (1998 TV series), The Duke of Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitty Yuen
Kitty Yuen (; born 23 November 1970) is a Hong Kong radio DJ, television host and actress. At 148 cm tall, she is one of the most petite entertainers in the Hong Kong entertainment industry. Life and career Yuen studied at the Sacred Heart Canossian College and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University Design Department. She is best known for hosting the variety food reality television series '' Neighborhood Gourmet'' with Taiwanese host King Kong Lee Lee Hsin Chiao (李信樵), known professionally by his stage name King Kong Lee (; born 19 January 1981), is a Taiwanese actor and comedian. He hosted the popular '' Super Trio series'' and has played some notable roles in some dramas such as .... TV series Host References External links * * * TVB actors Living people 1970 births Hong Kong radio presenters Hong Kong women radio presenters Hong Kong television actresses 21st-century Hong Kong actresses 20th-century Hong Kong actresses Hong Kong televis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryan Leung Kar Yan
Bryan Leung Kar-yan (Chinese: , born 20 January 1948) is a Hong Kong film and television actor and film director who has played roles in numerous acclaimed martial arts films. He is affectionately known as "Beardy" due to his trademark facial hair. He also has characteristic hyper-extendable fingers, which can be observed when he has his palms open and his fingers outstretched. Despite being one of the most well-known faces in Hong Kong action cinema, he had no formal martial arts training, relying on his talents at mimicry to imitate the moves shown to him by the action directors.Leung Kar Yan – A Forgotten Hero He had |
Derek Kok
Derek Kok Jing-hung (, born 18 November 1964) is a Hong Kong actor who had worked for TVB from 1986 to 2015. He filmed over 70 dramas. He is specialised in action and Chinese Kung Fu performance. Career His career started when he entered the New Talent Singing Awards in 1985. Even though he only made it through to the semi-finals, his stage performance, including the acrobatics he demonstrated throughout his performance impressed the folks at TVB. He then entered the TVB Artiste Training Class in 1985 and was signed with the station after completion of the program. The first notable role he played was Lee Yuen Ba in The Grand Canal. He left TVB in 2015 to sign a contract with a mainland Chinese company. In 2020, he also signed a contract with Shaw Brothers. Personal life Between 2007 and 2010, Kok was rumoured to be involved with actress Joyce Tang, but both have insisted to have only been good friends. He has been married with his current wife since 2011 and has two daughter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margie Tsang
Margie Tsang Wah Sin () (born 6 August 1965) is a Hong Kong actress and TV programme host. Career When Tsang was 17 years old in 1982, she took part in TVB's 12th annual artist training class. After she signed a contract with TVB, the company immediately listed her as an important actress to promote, according to Phoenix Television. She repeatedly appeared on the children's TV show ''430 Space Shuttle'' and played Miu Yuek-lan in the TV series ''The Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain (1985 TV series), The Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain''. Tsang acted in the TV series ''Police Cadet '85'' and ''The Yang's Saga'' among many others. Filmography * ''The Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain (1985 TV series), The Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain'' (1985) (TV series) as Miu Yuek-lan * ''Police Cadet '85'' (1985) (TV series) as Yip How Yee * ''Young Cops'' (1985) * ''The Dragon Sword'' (1986) * ''New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre'' (1986) (TV series) as Kwok Seung (cameo) * ''The Yang's Saga'' (1986) (TV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Ma
Kenneth Ma Kwok-ming (born 13 February 1974) is a Hong Kong actor contracted to TVB. Ma had won the Most Popular Male Character award at the TVB Anniversary Awards for four times in 2012, 2017, 2018 and 2021 respectively, becoming the TVB actor with the most wins in that category. In 2019, he won the TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor with his role in the drama '' Big White Duel''. Early life As the youngest of a family of three children, Kenneth Ma has two older twin sisters. He attended Salesian English School before immigrating with his family to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1992. His father, who worked as a mechanical engineer, would travel back and forth between Hong Kong and Vancouver for work. At first his family lived in Richmond before settling in Port Coquitlam. After attending one semester at Douglas College, he transferred to University of British Columbia majoring in mechanical engineering. During college, Ma joined an acting troupe that would perform s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |