Ossan's Love (2021 TV series)

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Ossan's Love
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Traditional Chinese 大叔的愛
Simplified Chinese 大叔的爱
Literal meaningUncle's Love
Jyutping daai6 suk1 dik1 oi3
Genre Comedy
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Based on Ossan's Love
Written byTommy Lo
Chan Tsz-chun
Ho Siu-hong
Directed byKwok Ka-hei
Starring Kenny Wong
Edan Lui
Anson Lo
ComposerChoi Ching-hong
Country of originHong Kong
Original languageCantonese
No. of episodes15
Production
Executive producerLo Ting-fai
ProducerTommy Lo
Running time60 minutes (including commercials)
Production company HK Television Entertainment
Original release
Network ViuTV
Release28 June (2021-06-28) –
16 July 2021 (2021-07-16)

Ossan's Love, also known as Ossan's Love HK, is a 2021 Hong Kong television drama produced by HK Television Entertainment for the broadcaster ViuTV. It is an adaptation of the 2018 Japanese television drama of the same name, a story about a young man who finds himself caught in a love triangle between his boss and his roommate. Both the original Japanese version and the Hong Kong adaptation are noted to be the first mainstream television dramas to feature gay romance as the central storyline in their respective regions.

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Synopsis

Tin (Edan Lui) has been single his whole life and unsuccessful in getting a girlfriend. One day, he discovers that his boss KK (Kenny Wong) secretly collects images of him, and learns that KK is in love with him. KK confesses, telling Tin that he will soon divorce his wife of 20 years, Francesca (Rachel Kan), to be with him. Tin confides to his friends, only to discover that his co-worker and flatmate, Muk (Anson Lo) is also in love with him. Deeply unsettled by their romantic pursuits, he follows advice from his childhood friend Tze-chin (Asha Cuthbert), admitting to KK that his only feelings toward him is that of respect and admiration for a mentor. Even though Tin has never ever thought about dating another man, he finds himself slowly falling for the caring and understanding Muk.

Cast and characters

Production

On 13 January 2021, Hong Kong media reported ViuTV's intentions of adapting Asahi TV's hit 2018 television series Ossan's Love , [1] which was an expansion of the 2016 television special of the same name. The original Ossan's Love was inspired by producer Sari Kijima's own experience of being pursued by a female friend. [2] Rather than writing the series as a forbidden love affair between men, scriptwriter Koji Tokuo shaped the story as a genuine romance featuring men instead of a cis male-female couple, therefore avoiding depictions of homophobia. [3]

Ossan's Love quietly commenced filming in late January, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] On 8 February 2021, ViuTV confirmed the adaptation through a press conference, officially announcing the casting of Kenny Wong and Mirror members Edan Lui and Anson Lo. [5] Per producer and writer Tommy Lo, the HK version is an expanded version of the original 7-part series, extending the story to 15 one-hour episodes whilst adding more subplots involving its secondary characters. [6]

Anson Lo was the first to be cast, followed by Edan Lui. [6] Kenny Wong was the first choice to play KK. Rachel Kan, who has been living in Vancouver, flew back to Hong Kong to film the show and had to undergo a three-week quarantine. Ossan's Love is Kan's first ViuTV drama.

Soundtrack

Background tracks are written by Choi Ching-hong. The opening theme "Sudden Feeling of a Heartbeat" (突如其來的心跳感覺) is performed by main leads Edan Lui and Anson Lo, written by Raymond Wan with lyrics by T-rexx. The ending theme (since episode 8) is "Unlovable Leader" (不可愛教主) performed by Anson Lo, written by Key Ng and Y.Siu, with lyrics by Riley Lam.

Episodes

  1. ↑ "傳ViuTV拍港版《大叔的愛》 網民熱議7大選角 最想睇劉丹拍BL？" [ViuTV rumored to be filming HK version of 'Ossan's Love']. HK 01 (in Traditional Chinese). 13 January 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "『おっさんずラブ』28歳若手Pが語る、大反響の裏側 「テーマは"働く今どきの男女の恋愛観"」". Real Sound (in Japanese). 2 June 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  3. ↑ Okimoto, Shigeyoshi (2 June 2018). "「おっさんずラブ」胸キュン必至な物語はどうつくられたのか？ 脚本・徳尾浩司インタビュー". AnimeAnime.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "'Ossan's Love' confirms full cast". HK01 (in Traditional Chinese). 7 February 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Japanese media leaves out Anson Lo when reporting official casting of 'Ossan's Love'". HK01 (in Traditional Chinese). 10 February 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  6. 1 2 "'Ossan's Love' press conference". ViuTV @ YouTube (in Traditional Chinese). 8 February 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "'Ossan's Love' competes against 'Murder Diary', achieves 6.4 points the first week". Mingpao (in Traditional Chinese). 5 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Ratings report: 'Murder Diary' relies on online viewership, 'Ossan's Love' continues to rise". HK01 (in Traditional Chinese). 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "Ratings report: Viu TV inches closer to TVB". HK01 (in Traditional Chinese). 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  10. 1 2 Lau, Chris (25 July 2021). "Ossan's Love: does Hong Kong television rom-com featuring Canto-pop stars from Mirror mark a shift in city attitudes to gay relationships?". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  11. ↑ Hui, Sophie (19 July 2021). "No love from Ho for hit gay series". The Standard . Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  12. ↑ "Popular show doesn't mean HK people accept gays: CE". RTHK. 20 July 2021.
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