Threesome (Hong Kong TV series)
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| Threesome | |
|---|---|
| 三個女人一個「因」 | |
| Genre | Modern Legal Comedy |
| Written by | Steffie Lai Sin-yi |
| Starring | Mandy Wong Benjamin Yuen Jason Chan Arnold Kwok Snow Suen Joseph Lee Gigi Wong Lam King-ching Kirby Lam |
| Opening theme | "Uniquely Me" (無雙) by Miriam Yeung |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 18 20 (Original Version) |
| Production | |
| Producer | Poon Ka-tak |
| Production location | Hong Kong |
| Production company | Television Broadcasts Limited |
| Original release | |
| Network | TVB Jade |
| Release | 18 February – 15 April 2018 |
Threesome (Chinese: 三個女人一個「因」), is a 2018 legal comedy drama produced by TVB. It stars Mandy Wong, Benjamin Yuen and Jason Chan as the main cast, with Arnold Kwok, Snow Suen, Joseph Lee, Gigi Wong, Lam King-ching and Kirby Lam as the major supporting cast.[1][2]
The drama earned critical acclaim and won My Favourite TV Drama in both Malaysia and Singapore in 2018 TVB 51st Anniversary Gala. Mandy Wong earned critical acclaim for her performance in the drama, playing Evie Fong Yee-yan, a barrister with dissociative identity disorder, along with Evie's two other personalities, Piña Colada and Sau Mak Mak, winning Favourite TVB Actress in a Leading Role in both Malaysia and Singapore in 2018 TVB 51st Anniversary Gala.[3]
Synopsis
[edit]Evie Fong Yee-yan (Mandy Wong) is a well-known barrister. In fact, she suffers from Dissociative Identity Disorder. Although Evie keeps this secret from everyone, Lee Tong-kai (Benjamin Yuen), Evie's childhood friend, finds out she suffers from DID by chance. In order to marry Theo Kei Hiu-yung (Jason Chan Chi-san), Evie accepts Kai as her apprentice and Kai must not reveal her secret to anyone.
Cast
[edit]Main cast
[edit]| Cast | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mandy Wong | Evie Fong Yee-yan (方以因) |
A competitive barrister Suffered from Dissociative Identity Disorder and had lost her memory before the age of ten, but kept this as a secret from everyone Kai's childhood friend, becomes his pupil master after he found out that she has DID in order to prevent him from revealing her secret Theo's fiancée, broke up with him after knowing his biggest fear is DID patient |
| Piña Colada (菠蘿椰奶) |
One of the split personalities of Evie Wild, vigorous and likes to drink alcohol Did not get along with Evie Befriended with Kai Hated Wa Yee-sze Got marry with Dominic after drunk, later divorces | |
| Sau Mak Mak (愁擘擘) |
Another split personality of Evie Pessimistic and timid Had a crush on Kai | |
| Benjamin Yuen | Lee Tung-kai (利東佳) |
A law student, became Evie's apprentice after finding out she had DID Cleared up the mess made by Evie's split personalities and prevented the others from knowing that she has DID, later befriended with Piña and Sau Mak Mak Persuaded Evie to seek help from Dr. Bean |
| Jason Chan | Theo Kei Hiu-yung (紀驍勇) | A rich CEO Suffered from Panic Disorder, feared of height, darkness, blood and ghost, biggest fear is DID sufferer, later sought help from Dr. Bean Evie's fiancé, later broke up her without knowing that she suffered from DID |
Major Supporting Cast
[edit]- Arnold Kwok as Dominic Tong Mai-ni (唐米尼), a model. He got marry with Piña after they were drunk in Las Vegas.
- Snow Suen as Dr. Bean Siu-dou (邊小豆), a psychotherapist who had a crush on Theo.
- Joseph Lee as Au-yeung Yat-bor (歐陽一波), a prosecutor from the Deputy of Justice and Evie's master.
- Gigi Wong as Easy Wah Yee-sze (華綺思), Evie's mother who treated her harshly.
- Lam King-ching as Bowin Bak Bo-wun (白保運), Evie's apprentice.
- Kirby Lam as Lee Tung-ling (利東伶), Kai's youngest sister.
Awards and nominations
[edit]TVB Anniversary Awards 2018
[edit]| Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Favourite TVB Drama in Malaysia | Threesome | Won |
| Favourite TVB Drama in Singapore | Won | |
| Favourite TVB Actress in Malaysia | Mandy Wong as "Fong Yee-yan (Evie)" | Won |
| Favourite TVB Actress in Singapore | Won | |
| Best Drama | Threesome | Nominated |
| Best Actress | Mandy Wong as "Fong Yee-yan (Evie)" | Nominated (Top 5) |
| Most Popular Female Character | Nominated (Top 5) | |
| Most Popular Drama Theme Song | Uniquely Me by Miriam Yeung | Nominated |
| Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|
| People's Choice Best Drama | Threesome | Top 5 (Ranked 2nd) |
| People's Choice Best Script | Won | |
| People's Choice Best Actor | Benjamin Yuen as "Lee Tung-kai" | Top 5 (Ranked 3rd) |
| People's Choice Best Actress | Mandy Wong as "Fong Yee-yan (Evie)" | Won |
| People's Choice Most Improved Male Artiste | Arnold Kwok as "Tong Mai-ni (Dominic)" | Top 5 (Ranked 5th) |
| People's Choice Most Improved Female Artiste | Kirby Lam as "Lee Tung-ling" | Won |
| People's Choice Best TV Drama Partnership | Mandy Wong as "Fong Yee-yan (Evie)" and Benjamin Yuen as "Lee Tong-kai" | Top 6 (Ranked 3rd) |
| People's Choice Best TV Drama Theme Song | Uniquely Me by Miriam Yeung | Won |
| Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Best Drama[5] | Threesome | Won |
| Best Leading Actor in Drama Series | Benjamin Yuen as "Lee Tung-kai" | Top 5 (Ranked 2nd) |
| Best Leading Actress in Drama Series[6] | Mandy Wong as "Fong Yee-yan (Evie)" | Won |
| Best Supporting Actress in Drama Series | Kirby Lam as "Lee Tung-ling" | Top 4 (Ranked 4th) |
| Best Drama Theme Song | Uniquely Me by Miriam Yeung | Top 5 (Ranked 4th) |
References
[edit]- ^ "《 三個女人一個 「因」》黃智雯 袁偉豪 陳智燊 方以因反轉再反轉". March 2018.
- ^ "《三個女人一個「因」》 黃智雯一人分飾三角 反轉法庭 情挑男神". 13 February 2018.
- ^ "袁偉豪黃智雯得獎打孖上 膺星馬雙料視帝視-{后}-" (in Chinese). Mingpao OL 20-11-2018
- ^ "People's Choice Television Awards 2018 Winners List". Facebook (in Chinese).
- ^ "Hong Kong Television Awards 2018 —— Best Drama" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2021-12-26.
- ^ "Hong Kong Television Awards 2018 —— Best Leading Actress in Drama Series" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2021-12-26.