Life After Death (TV series)

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Life After Death

Also known as	那些我愛過的人
Genre	Melodrama
Starring	Frankie Lam Priscilla Wong Mark Ma Shiga Lin Yoyo Chen Kyle Li Zeno Koo Rainbow Ching
Original language	Cantonese
No. of episodes	25
Production
Producers	Kwan Shu-ming Kwan Man-sum
Production location	Hong Kong
Editor	Pang Mei-fung
Production company	TVB
Original release
Network	TVB Jade
Release	June 8 (2020-06-08) – July 10, 2020 (2020-07-10)

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-sum, the series premiered on TVB on June 8, 2020.^[1]^[2]

Synopsis

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.^[3]

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)

Themes

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.^[4]

Reception

The television series placed fifth in 2020 Yahoo Hong Kong "Top Ten Most Searched Television Dramas" Popularity list.^[5] It was also named by Hong Kong Economic Times as one among the most popular television series of the year.^[6]

Week	Episodes	Airing dates	Average ratings^[a]	Peak ratings	Ref.
1	1－5	June 8－12, 2020	25.9 points	27.8 points	^[8]
2	6－10	June 15–19, 2020	27.5 points	29.6 points	^[9]
3	11－15	June 22–26, 2020	26.8 points	28.3 points	^[10]
4	16－20	June 29 - July 3, 2020	28.0 points	28.6 points	^[11]
5	21－25	July 6–10, 2020	28.9 points	31.9 points	^[12]
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
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released	8 June 2020 (2020-06-08) & 15 June 2020 (2020-06-15)
Genre	Cantopop
Language	Cantonese
Label	The Voice Entertainment Group
Producer	Herman To & Joseph Wei

*Track Listing*
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Little Lies (小謊言)"	Cheung Mei-yin	Cheung Ka-sing	Shiga Lin	3:51^[13]
2.	"I Don't Wanna Lose (我輸不起)"	Cheung Mei-yin	Cheung Ka-sing	Hana Kuk	3:31^[14]
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^[15]
4.	"Flying Dreams (夢飛翔)"	Cheung Mei-yin	Cheung Ka-sing	Brian Tse & Joey Thye	3:57^[16]

Awards and nominations

Award	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
TVB Anniversary Awards	Drama of the Year	Life After Death	Nominated	^[17]
	Best Actor	Mark Ma	Nominated
	Best Actress	Priscilla Wong	Nominated
	Best Actress	Shiga Lin	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actor	Stephen Wong	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actress	Yoyo Chen	Nominated
	Most Popular TV Male Character	Mark Ma	Nominated
	Most Popular TV Female Character	Priscilla Wong	Nominated
		Shiga Lin	Nominated
		Yoyo Chen	Nominated
	Most Popular On-screen Partnership	Priscilla Wong, Shiga Lin and Yoyo Chen	Nominated
	Most Popular Themesong	"Little Lies"	Nominated
		"I Don't Wanna Lose"	Nominated
		"I Don't Miss You At All"	Nominated
		"Flying Dreams"	Nominated
TVB Star Awards Malaysia	Favorite Drama of the Year	Life After Death	Nominated	^[18]
	Favorite Actor	Mark Ma	Nominated	^[19]
	Favorite Actress	Priscilla Wong	Nominated	^[20]
	Favorite Actress	Shiga Lin	Nominated	^[20]

Notes

^ According to Hong Kong's Nielsen TV rating system, each rating point represents about 64,200 viewers.^[7]

References

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