Fala Chen, Koni Lui, and Samantha Ko Voted TVB’s Most Revealing Actresses
William Chak sweeping the awards at the Mr. Hong Kong 2010 Contest was expected. Appearing in a red deep-V gown, MC Koni Lui Wai Yee, stole the limelight for the entire evening. Ten complaints were filed against Koni’s attire, stating that it was a poor influence on children. At the same time, many insiders supported Koni, praising her good figure.
In the sea of “talented” artists, it is not easy to stand out. Singtao Newspaper asked fifty Hong Kong pedestrians which TVB actress was most “open” and revealed the most amount of skin. The results were as follows:
#1 Fala Chen
Thirty-six percent of voters chose Fala Chen as TVB’s most revealing actress. Recently, Fala has displayed an elegant image. In her early series, The Family Link <師奶兵團>, she seduced Derek Kwok Ching Hung by asking him to apply suntan lotion on her bikini-clad body. In Heart of Greed <溏心風暴>, Fala appeared in a bikini onscreen. In 2009, Fala unbuttoned her shirt and revealed her bra in The Stew of Life <有 營煮婦> before millions of Hong Kong viewers. One voter said, “There will probably be more actresses who will follow Fala’s [stripping scene], but hers was the first! Even the first generation of revealing actresses, Deborah Dik, did not go so far!”
#2 Koni Lui
After Suki Chui Suk Man got married and had a daughter, there has been an empty slot for Koni Lui to move up. Since the beginning of her career, Koni exhibited a sexy image. Possessing a pair of forty-four inch legs, many people tend to focus on the bottom half of her anatomy instead. Revealing a large amount of cleavage in the Mr. Hong Kong 2010 Contest, Koni grabbed tabloid headlines. Her uninhibited nature may be a strong challenge towards Fala’s position. Her open image in OL Supreme <女王辦公室> as an unmarried mother further heightens her image as a bold woman.
#3 Samantha Ko
Samantha Ko insists that her 34D breasts are natural and hinted at other young models receiving plastic surgery and being artificial beauties. Prior to the 2008 Miss Hong Kong competition, Samantha posed for a topless photograph. Samantha said, “I don’t remember when the photograph was taken; I have a forgetful habit!” After the Miss Hong Kong competition, Samantha is often seen flaunting her figure at functions next to Chrissie Chau Sau Na and model, Jessica C.
#4 Jeanette Leung
Jeanette Leung entered TVB’s acting class in 2007. Before completing the class, Jeanette was already cast in Best Selling Secrets <同事三分親>, pursuing a pure image. After revealing her figure in the Super Trio Taiwan special, Jeanette was often spotted in bikinis flaunting her 34C figure. In high demand by sponsors, Jeanette often appears in the newspaper and is a dark horse candidate for TVB’s Most Revealing Actresses poll.
Forty-six percent of the respondents noted that the new wave of young models were even bolder than TVB actresses. “In some pictorials, the models’ clothes are torn, as if they are being raped. Or they will have ice cream dripping on their breasts. Some models have a sexually promiscuous reputation, which is a far cry from TVB actresses!”
Among the fifty pedestrians who responded, the following were the voting results for TVB’s Most Revealing Actress:
Fala Chen 36%
Koni Lui 24%
Samantha Ko 12%
Jeanette Leung 8%
Other 20%
Source: Singtao
Jayne: I agree with the above voting results. Bernice Liu also revealed an ample amount of cleavage at two previous TVB anniversary awards, but she has been covering up more lately.
Agree with the results, too. Fala’s past performances have definitely stirred up some discussion and controversy, but really they are nothing. But I guess for HK TV, it is different. I do think now that she is moving up the ranks, she is shifting towards a more elegant image, which is great as she is heading toward the right direction to become the next “fadan” Koni’s dress really did scare me and I think it was too revealing. Fala’s dress was sexy but elegant; Koni’s was way too revealing to the point where she can easily “reveal” herself. It’s great that these ladies have great figures and it’s ok to show them off a little but not using as the only asset they have to offer. In the end, they will never truly be taken seriously as a ‘good actress” because of the impression they give to the audience. They will always be stuck in the same type of roles if they don’t get out of that image because all people care about is looking at their skin and bodies. Honestly, I am glad Aimee Chan, even with her nice figure, went to the “tomboy” route rather than the sexy route. I think that has given her a chance to play better and likeable roles. But Koni, Queenie, and the others will always be cast in those types of roles because of the image that they have.
I believe Samantha Ko when she said her breasts are genuine. I remember she has especially bouncy breasts during the Miss HK pageant. Instead of firm unmoving breasts like others, hers look soft, making them bouncy when she walked.
I’ve watch ‘The Stew of Life’ and that particular scene that got a lot of complain. Maybe reveal one’s bra on TV is in appropriate, but, that scene was not meant to titillate. It’s not a sexy scene at all.
Maybe if Koni and Queenie sign an 8 years contract with TVB, they will be given better image. 😛
Fala in these past 2/3 years not as sexy anymore. Her roles also have variety and not only the bikini wearing girl or third party.
I thought Koni’s dress was sexy but it was done tastefully. I really liked her look on Mr HK night. Thumbs up to her. 🙂
I am attracted to Queenie Chu’s body. It’s actually hot. I think Queenie has a special charm.
samantha ko seems like she doesn’t have much talent to offer other than those assets.
fala – agree with kidd. if i’m one of the 50 polled, i will never pick fala in any of my choices.
koni – she doesn’t have very pretty features but she sure makes the best out of it. there’s a real attractive factor in her. plenty of men are simply in love with her.
queenie – she’s like a koni to me, very attractive but for some reason she’s ranked a little lower than koni in terms of looks. acting wise, she’s above koni right now.
jeanette leung – do not like her at all. she comes off as those “try too hard” to get attention. i can she her flirting her way up.
HK is too conservative. I dont find Fala bra scene revealing at all. MHK is more revealing and in recent years the contestants are ugly. At least Fala is cute and pretty.
I find Fala is really rising fast. She’s already better than Linda. Proven in MR, GW and CBML. She’s also better than Myolie in ITEOTB.
i agree with vivien. Fala definitely has upstaged Linda n also Myolie in terms of acting capabilities. it is more prevalent when u put fala and linda or fala and myolie in the same drama. she has improved a lot since moonlight resonance although i would the mark of improvement is shown too in an earlier drama “catch me now”. tavia n charmaine are in a league of their own although i would say charmaine did not have much ‘competition’ as she dabbled more in comedy in the past two years (her performance in BTROC is actually so-so only). tavia is much more in a delicate situation as she is always been put together with other established actresses n those who seems to have as much spotlight as she is but still can pull off brilliant performance.
therefore i would say after tavia n charmaine, it is Fala leading by miles over other actresses. her performance in ITEOTB n GW this year is simply great despite in the second female lead to Myolie n Linda respectively
^ so true. Fala stole the attention away from Linda and Myolie in GW and ITEOTB although she’s only second lead.
I’m not suprised if Fala again stole the limelight from Charmaine and Linda in CBML. Charmaine isn’t good at being funny and Linda is weaker than Fala.
the only reason why fala outshined linda was because of her role. Not her acting. Fala cant act. She has a very fake face, but wat she has is confidence, which linda doesnt have.And fala is very revealing in the begining of her career, she still is. But not as much because now that shes more famous she doesnt need to sell her body. But linda was never selling her body.
^ A good role can help but a bad actor won’t make a good role interesting too. Kate’s role in BOTG was good and is the main role but her acting made it annoying. It was because of Fala’s good acting too that she can outshine Linda and Myolie in her series. Fala of course lose to veterans but she already surpass Linda and Myolie.
“But linda was never selling her body.”
Because Linda is selling something else i.e. a jade girl image.
Linda is also lucky because she got the great love of Ms.Lok who promoted her like crazy earlier on and gave her lots of good likable roles. Fala, on the other hand, was given bitchy roles one after another until Moonlight Resonance.
The only reason why Fala’s dress doesn’t appear as sexy as Koni’s is because Koni’s cleavage is far bigger and va va voom!
“so true. Fala stole the attention away from Linda and Myolie in GW and ITEOTB although she’s only second lead.
I’m not suprised if Fala again stole the limelight from Charmaine and Linda in CBML. Charmaine isn’t good at being funny and Linda is weaker than Fala.”
@ Vivien, I couldn’t agree more. Fala has definitely proven that her acting has improved tremendously and yes, definitely surpassed both Linda and Myolie, and Kate too for that sake.
I don’t think she steals the spotlight from Charmaine in CBML, because they share it. They have excellent chemistry together – very cute, and definitely the highlight in the show. I don’t think the actual show is that good. Way over-hyped.
Kidd you gotta admit Fala has that haughty arrogant look whilst Linda has the “jade girl” looks
“I couldn’t agree more. Fala has definitely proven that her acting has improved tremendously and yes, definitely surpassed both Linda and Myolie, and Kate too for that sake.”
Maybe not Charmaine yet but Fala’s acting skills has surpassed Myolie, Kate and Linda is confirmed 🙂
@ Funn, I have to disagree. Fala had the “jade/good girl” look in MR and Linda was plenty haughty and arrogant in GOL. They are actresses. Linda has a image – the “jade girl”. But it’s just an image.
i don’t see the greatness in fala that everyone is seeing, ie the best of the new fa dans. she’s definitely a good actress but she’s got plenty of weaknesses as well.
remember, a lot of our favorite artist once turned into main leads suck tremendously. so we will have to see if she can take on the lead and still be liked.
and for the sake of sticking up for myolie, i’m crossing fingers for a break-through performance in her upcoming series. 😉 go Myolie!
Out of all, I think Fala is the cutest and I also like her acting skills. In this photo, with the red dress, is she Koni Lui? She looks like Shu Qi
@ Pandamao, sorry to say so but imo, Myolie’s acting has been pretty bad for a while. And Myolie’s not a new fa dan, she should more be compared to the likes of Tavia – and Tavia is definitely better than her hands down, even though I haven’t been impressed with Tavia’s acting either as of lately. Or Charmaine. Remember, Charmaine and Myolie were actually competing for a while for the top fa dan spot in TVB. I think it’s pretty clear who won – whether you like Charmaine or not.
Fala definitely still have weaknesses. But comparing her to her peers who’ve had the same promotion level or higher (Linda and Kate), I personally think she wins out as the one with most talent and most improvement. And I definitely see much more potential in her than either Linda and Kate.
I wouldn’t put Charmaine and Myolie in the same competitive field and I do think Charmaine has improved a lot. She’s actually a very good actress. There are occasions where I prefer her over the previous fa dans like Kenix.
Tavia went through a totally different route than most fa dans. She’s a versatile actress but she needs the good role w/o the pressure. When there’s pressure, she tends to overact.
Myolie should be categorized with Bernice and Sonija. They have relatively the same amount of exposure and experience. I find Myolie above the newer fa dans of kate and linda and relatively close to Fala with a little edge above Fala. She’s just not a very consistent actress.
Do you know which group Myolie belongs to? I think it’s Tommy and it seems like Tommy has been suffering from the sucky scripts ;(
There are a few fa dans w/ almost zero promotion value that are pretty darn good on the screen.
Elaine Yiu
Selena Li
Both are better than Linda and Kate as well.
I know Myolie has sucked for awhile .. 🙁
But i still have hopes for her to excel … she’s not a flora chan where acting was natural but hopefully she can be a charmaine 😉
I don’t think Myolie belongs with Bernice and Sonija. She’s had more breakthrough roles than both. She just had recently had a breakthrough in “A chip off the block”. The series is even rumored for a sequel and she was also praised in the mainland for her role in “Beauty Scheme”.
I wouldn’t put Charmaine and Myolie in the same competitive field either – anymore. But at one point, they were both being pushed for the top position – I think they were both favourites for the Best Actress Award. My point is that they were considered to be on the same level but obviously, Charmaine pulled ahead and now she is miles better than Myolie. That’s how much Charmaine has improved her acting vs. Myolie, whose acting has gone stale.
I love all the previous (90’s-mid 00’s) fa dans like Flora, Kenix, Ada etc. They are all versatile and strong actresses. Kenix is far better than you give her credit for imo. Charmaine too is a capable actress now, and I personally have always liked her right from the beginning in DIFIV.
I used to think very highly of Tavia too, but ever since TVB really started to promote her, she has disappointed me. She is not nearly as versatile as you claim imo, and she shines more in supporting roles than leads.
Perhaps Myolie should be put in the same category as Bernice and Sonija but that’s not to her credit. Both Bernice and Sonija have been hot favourites in TVB, mostly Bernice, while I think Sonija ruined her momentum with too much bad publicity kinda like Tracy Ip has. Now both Bernice and Sonija appear to be “frozen”. Bernice had limited screen time vs. Tavia in MOL and aside from DIE, Sonija hasn’t been in anything on people’s radars for a very long time. And I would say that both Bernice and Sonija’s acting too have gone stale like Myolie.
I predict that in the future some of the rising fa dans right now like Fala, Kate and Linda will end up in the same situation as Bernice, Sonija and Myolie. And one or more of them – my favourite is Fala – will pull a Charmaine.
Like I said, I don’t think Myolie’s problem is consistency, I think it’s the fact that her acting has gone stale. I would even argue that her acting has gotten worse. She used to be far more natural, now she’s exaggerates so much! According to Hyn5 – http://hyn5-hyn5.blogspot.com/2008/12/catherine-tsang-vs-tommy-leung.html – Myolie belongs to Tommy’s group of artistes.
I haven’t seen enough about Elaine to judge, but I agree about Selena and I would add Nancy and Leila (though not TVB contracted). Those three are also capable actresses and I see them more or less on the same level as Fala – they have a slight edge over Fala. But Fala has an advantage over them too, and that is TVB’s support. With TVB’s backing, she gets a lot of opportunities to improve and gain experience.
@ lol, whom aside from Myolie fans praised Myolie for “Schemes of a Beauty”? Personally, I didn’t see any outstanding acting from her. She looked very pretty, yes, but acting-wise, same as always. Imo, the true stand-outs in BoaS were Sammul, Ruby, the first crown prince and Ruby’s maid/bodyguard (forgotten their names).
I remember reading reports that the Mainland netizens praised Myolie in Beauty Scheme.
http://asianfanatics.net/forum/topic/716607-myolie-wus-performance-in-beautys-scheme-being-strongly-supported/
^Well, I can only speak for myself but I was not impressed by Myolie, Feng Shao Feng or their romance in BoaS. Not saying that they were necessarily bad, they were just overshadowed by Sammul and Ruby and their story.
And, furthermore, Myolie’s main audience is still the HK audience. It’s certainly great if she can raise her profile in Mainland, but it doesn’t change anything in HK.
yeah. that’s why i also added her recent breakthrough in “A Chip off the block”. I remember praises for her in hk forums. It just sucks that the series aired during holiday break so her breakthrough only reached a small audience.
^I didn’t watch “A Chip…” so I cannot comment on her acting in it, but I did watch “In the Eye of the Beholder” and I can definitely say that I thought her acting was atrocious. I couldn’t decide who was worse between her and Moses with all the crazy over-the-top acting. Fala easily stole the spotlight.
^ She was ok in ACOTOB, but terrible in ITEOTB which was this year’s series. Didn’t you know that the same HK forum also has negative response over her acting in ITEOTB and how she doesn’t suit her role?
I agree with Advo the standout of the series is Ruby with her powerful character and Sammul who is her husband, and maybe crown prince, also the bad girl. Myolie was forgettable despite the nice make up and beautiful costume.
To Jayne: When will Jayne-Style be coming out???
🙂 I intended to launch JayneStyle.com end of August, but we are running into last minute glitches. Hopefully in the next 2 to 3 weeks, the site will be ready. I will make the announcement when JayneStyle.com is ready.
I wonder, does revealing equal to sexy? Is the poll asking who is the sexiest actress or is it really just who wears less clothes? I know Fala tends to show a bit more skin but is she the most revealing? I thought Bernice also reveals a lot of skin and has a sexy image.
Sort of confused.
Myolie.. I really liked her when she first started, I thought she was different, she was fresh and she could really act. But I suppose fame can change someone. She tends to look too glamarous for simple characters (I blame the make up dept for that), her choice of roles aren’t limited or lesser but she is often pushed towards characters that don’t suit her. I am watching Burning Flame III now and for all the criticisms that she does not have chemistry with Wong Hei, she was very good in Doomed To Oblivion playing.. yes Wong Hei’s love interest.
So I wonder what happened? It’s not that she can’t act. She can, very well too. But I suppose I got annoyed with her when she was pushed to do comedy, then she made some comments when she was in swimsuit during filming of that Bridget Jones’-ish series and I was very very annoyed with that. And then thereafter I know she loves acting, she is a very pleasant friendly and intelligent girl out of screen but on screen…I see no more improvement when I expected great things from her. Maybe she should take a long long leave, and then come back with better character. Maybe that costume drama she is filming may be the one but again I feel she is a miscast. Maybe it is her voice. I don’t know! I don’t know!!
yes, if u have a good role and isnt a good actress its still not good. But falas acting isnt good, its jst ok . Its just her role that really got the attention since it is a much cuter lovable role. Lindas role on the other hand was like her roles before, boring and a emotional crybaby , but she is an okaii actress . I dont feel falas sadness when shes mad, she jst has a very fake loook. Whereas when linda cries she cries beautifully but still touches me. Also including the fact that when linda was filming ghost writers, she had insomnia so i give her props for still being able to act well . In the stew of life. Fala was main lead. But she sucked so much that even on the awards ceremony she was nominated in ” supporting actress” because her role was not appealing nor is she a good actress. And yes linda does sell a jade girl image, but fala is jst selling skin. Obviously skin gets more attention. And yes linda did get heavily promoted but she didnt fail either.
Sorry but I think Ruby Lin is a horrible actress even after having years and years of experience.Therefore, I don’t get why she stands out in Beauty Scheme. Maybe it is the credit of the script, story, production crew and the other cast. I think acting is something that you can improve on, but if you are not really naturally born with the talent, then regardless of how much experience you have you still cannot be as good as someone who naturally has the talent. I think acting is like singing in some ways because if you were not born with a good voice, you can practice and sing all you want. However, you cannot really match up the level of someone who is naturally born with it.
I personally think Myolie’s acting is average but isn’t that bad. I have not seen her that much, but enough to say that she does have potential to improve. Bernice is ok but not so great either. Charmaine’s acting is also average in my opinion but hey, maybe she is better due to experience?? But I can’t imagine her ever being that great either.
^Did you watch Ruby in BoaS?
I’ve already expressed that I thought Myolie was quite decent in the past. The problem is that she shows no more improvement. And you say you see potential to improve, but when was that? During one of her old, good shows or now, recently? Because you also say you haven’t seen that much of her.
“yes, if u have a good role and isnt a good actress its still not good. But falas acting isnt good, its jst ok . Its just her role that really got the attention since it is a much cuter lovable role. Lindas role on the other hand was like her roles before, boring and a emotional crybaby , but she is an okaii actress . I dont feel falas sadness when shes mad, she jst has a very fake loook. Whereas when linda cries she cries beautifully but still touches me. Also including the fact that when linda was filming ghost writers, she had insomnia so i give her props for still being able to act well . In the stew of life. Fala was main lead. But she sucked so much that even on the awards ceremony she was nominated in ” supporting actress” because her role was not appealing nor is she a good actress. And yes linda does sell a jade girl image, but fala is jst selling skin. Obviously skin gets more attention. And yes linda did get heavily promoted but she didnt fail either.”
Fala just selling skin? Have you watched MR?? She was covered up. GW? Covered up again! CBML? Also covered up . Fala’s role in GW is a cute fox but in CBML she’s a haughty strong fighter! What is so lovable about that? lol. Linda’s role in CBML should be more lovable because she’s a happy lost maid who’s really a princess.
” Fala was main lead. But she sucked so much that even on the awards ceremony she was nominated in ” supporting actress” because her role was not appealing nor is she a good actress.”
Maybe she was nominated for “supporting actress” because she is a supporting actress in that series? She is at most the the co-lead since this series is about 3 women. What makes her a main lead over Louise Lee and Christine Ng? Because she’s young? It’s ridiculous to say that someone who play lead got demoted to Best Supporting’ because she sucks. See Tavia got promoted to ‘Best Actress’ for her hugely successful performance in MR? See Tavia got demoted to ‘Best Supporting Actress’ after she acted badly in Beyond?
I don’t find anything wrong with Fala’s performance in ‘The Stew of Life’. Her acting in pretty natural in it. The only thing hindering her is her accent.
“And yes linda does sell a jade girl image, but fala is jst selling skin. Obviously skin gets more attention. And yes linda did get heavily promoted but she didnt fail either.”
You don’t get me. Linda can’t sell skin because she’s selling a jade girl image. It’s contradictory to sell skin and sell jade girl image at the same time. She has to maintain that image.
And please. In HK, a ‘jade girl’ image is the most lovable image. It’s a powerful image. Yeah, selling skin gets more attention. That’s why Linda got famous earlier and get more attention earlier while Fala is just catching up. Fala became popular after her role in MR where she got praised for acting well. So, her popularity is obviously not from ‘selling skin’.
And since Fala was well accepted by the majority of viewers when she is promoted now, she doesn’t fail either.
Linda’s acting was also not adequate when she first getting promoted. But, Ms.Lok and TVB gave her chances after chances and kept on promoting her until she became good.
I won’t deny that Linda’s acting is good now, though still inconsistent. But her success is due likable roles + jade girl image + hardwork. She didn’t sell skin to succeed, but, she sells something else.
To Advo,
Yes, I have seen Ruby in BS and she is the same old and same old that she always is.I saw her in Feng Shen Bang 2 as well and she was horrible as usual. I actually have seen Myolie more than I thought I did and her acting is decent and I personally feel(it is just my opinion ok?) that she does have the potential to improve. I have seen her from supporting to leading and she has improved a lot. But to me, Ruby is the same old in every series that I see her in. Once again, it is just MY personal opinion so you do not need to agree with me.
^I was not questioning “your opinion”. I was merely asking if you had seen it or not or was just judging based on previous experience with Ruby. I certainly agree that Ruby is not always good, but I thought she did very well in BoaS and that’s just MY opinion.
As for Myolie, like I said, her previous shows IMO conveyed more potential which I PERSONALLY feel she failed at delivering. And I think a lot of people agreed on her performance in ITEOTB, but you need not agree with me either.
I have only watched Ruby in Duke of Mt Deer and i felt she portrayed her role very well. Whether people find that challenging or not is another thing.
Pandamao, you haven’t seen Ruby in Huan Zhu Ge Ge? Perhaps her most famous role? She was ok there. But she was terrible in Romance In The Rain. She really isn’t that good.
True Fala was only popular after her acting got praised in MR. It’s because of her great acting not her selling skin. Linda’s image was created by TVB and her record company and that’s what make her so popular. Linda got promoted way earlier than Fala and got famous because of the promotion, but Fala is equal if not passing over her now and Fala isn’t promoted as much as Linda. She depends on her acting in MR, GW, CBML.
Myolie showed potential in GF. After she got popular TVB keep giving her leading roles in every series except DOL but these recent years her acting is OTT, bad and fake. She also has no looks that Fala and Linda has to back up her OTT acting.
In defence of Linda, I find her acting very good, and at times better than Fala. Yes she is promoted, heavily in fact, but that doesn’t negate the fact that she was excellent in Journey Of Life, she made her arrogant and unlikeable character in Gem of Life somewhat likeable in the end and in Moonlight Resonance, despite her constant crying, she was fabulous in conveying her character’s guilt and torment stuck between the family she likes and her mother whom she knew isn’t a good person. And whatever image TVB created for her, I genuinely like Linda and do think that the image you see is the image she is.
Yes Fala is on the way up but between these 2, I prefer Linda whom I think is deservingly one of the fastest rising star. And she is improving, I just hope she doesn’t go stagnant like Myolie and became too famous for her own good.
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Linda in Moonlight Resonance? I have to disagree. I think she sucks at this role and many have commented that she’s not symphatizing at all. She also has the same pattern of crying throughout the series. A better actress will not just cry but cry based on the situation.
Fala has more range and confidence than Linda. She also can sing better. Fala is convincing as a fighter in CBML while Linda’s fighting in 72 Tenants was fake and she made the filming crew annoyed by failing to execute the scene after 20 takes.
Quoting from Vivien
“Fala has more range and confidence than Linda. She also can sing better. Fala is convincing as a fighter in CBML while Linda’s fighting in 72 Tenants was fake and she made the filming crew annoyed by failing to execute the scene after 20 takes.”
that was really funny. i remember eric tsang’s face turned really BLACK over linda’s incapability to finish off the kungfu-ala-Ip Man scene for 72 Tenants..hehe
“She made her arrogant and unlikeable character in Gem of Life somewhat likeable in the end”
Well, her character turn good in the end, didn’t she?
I reiterate. Linda was ‘never selling her body’ because
1) She’s keeping a jade girl image
2) She didn’t need to because she was loved by Ms.Lok and TVB very early on in her career and was given good likeable roles that increase her popularity.
I don’t deny Linda’s hardwork and her improvement. She has improve a lot. But to put her high on the pedestal for ‘never selling skin’ while belittling someone else is like saying ‘that poor thief is so bad for stealing, that millionaire’s son never steal’.
Linda was shaky in the beginning of Journey, but she got better later. I remember telling sehseh ‘hei, Linda was good in Journey’, then the next day, after watching another episode, I told sehseh ‘I speak too early liao, Linda overacts and doesn’t seem natural’. I agree that Linda became very good as the series progress further and by the end of the series, I like her. But, Linda overreacted again in Gem and didn’t convey the Paris Hilton feel (she herself said her character is like Paris Hilton, so, she obvious in trying to emulate her), a rich spoiled brat. Linda just sound like a low class rude girl, which will suit her character in Journey but not Gem. I like her though in AWDT despite not being very convincing as a tomboy.
^ Hah now I think Linda’s problem is I never find her convincing in her characters. Both her roles in AJCL and GOL turns likeable and both has a shaky past and broken family to make her likeable. She was fresh in HOG, but now I think it was that role that suited her the most and before HOG her acting was very under average.
Linda is likeable to many but that credit need also go to her likeable characters and ‘jade girl image’ and not just her acting alone.
fala singing better? HAHAHAA u must b kidding me 🙂 its jst a joke right?
And yes Linda got promoted earlier, because she was in the industry earlier than fala. PLUS shes the winner of ms international . Wont it b more fair to promote LINDA?
And yeah lindas role in MR wasnt that great because she was crying for stupid reasons. BUT its not HER who wants to cry. Its the script that tells her to cry .
And tvb did promote linda alot in 2009 but in 2009 fala got promoted even more than linda. And this year there has been more news of Fala than Linda. TVB takes turn promoting ppl.
And yes linda has the jade girl image, and has nice roles. BUT dont u notice that evil roles are what catches more attention ?
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It’s not necessary. Fala’s role in GW was not evil but still catch attention more than Steven or Linda but if talking about Tavia in BTROC it does catch attention but depends on the actress too. Jessica was evil in SOP but only hyped before the series starts and the result is she doesn’t even create attention.