Under the Canopy of Love
天幕下的戀人
GenreModern Drama
StarringKevin Cheng
Niki Chow
Bosco Wong
Opening theme"請講" by
Kevin Cheng & Niki Chow
Country of originHong Kong
Original languageCantonese
No. of episodes20
Production
ProducerAmy Wong
Running time45 minutes (approx.)
Original release
NetworkTVB
ReleaseFebruary 20 (2006-02-20) –
March 17, 2006 (2006-03-17)
Related
The Seventh Day (2008)

Under The Canopy of Love (Traditional Chinese: 天幕下的戀人) is a TVB modern drama series broadcast in February 2006.

Due to the success of the series, a related series retaining the original cast was created, known as The Seventh Day (最美麗的第七天), which was broadcast in 2008.

Synopsis

Because of a lost PDA, the lovely and childlike Fiona Ko Yat-Sze (Niki Chow) is brought together with her Prince Charming, a boy whom she had had a crush on since school days. Alan Shum Long (Kevin Cheng) is the Prince Charming, who, after graduation from school, lost touch with Sze. Their encounter takes place in a shopping mall, which is designed like a canopy.

Alan meets Nick Kuen Lik (Bosco Wong), a Taekwondo black belt who starts working as a security guard at the mall Alan works at. Nick develops deep respect for Alan and takes the initiative to acknowledge him as "big brother". The simple and honest Nick initially likes Sze's sister, who is a bit of a gold digger, but later falls for Sze. Meanwhile, another woman (Claire Yiu) falls for Long...

Later on, Nick is discovered to be the long lost son of the rich owner of the mall.

Cast

CastRoleDescription
Kevin ChengShum Long (Alan)
沈朗		Langham Place Operation Director
Ko Yat-Sze's lover.
Niki ChowKo Yat-Sze (C)
高逸詩		Jewellery Store Owner
Sum Lorng's lover.
Ko Yat-Ching and Ko Yat-Nam's sister.
Bosco WongKuen Lik (Nick)
權力		Langham Place Security Guard
Claire YiuYip ga-Wan (Karen)
葉嘉雲		Langham Corporation CEO
Yip Ji-Hong's older sister.
Charles Szeto (司徒瑞祈)Yip Ji-Hong (Jason)
葉志航		Magazine Photographer
Yip Ka-Wan's younger brother.
Ko Yat-Ching's husband.
Natalie TongKo Yat-Ching (CoCo)
高逸晴		Student
Ko Yat-Sze and Ko Yat-Nam's younger sister.
Yip Ji-Hong's wife.
Ha YuKo Pak-Fai (David)
高柏輝		Magazine Photographer
Ko Yat-Sze, Ko Yat-Ching, and Ko Yat-Nam's father.
Yvonne Ho (何綺雲)Ko Yat-Nam (Chris)
高逸嵐		Langham Place Marketing Director
Ko Yat-Sze and Ko Yat-Ching's older sister.
Benz HuiSum Sau-Ching
沈守正		Postman
Sum Lorng's father.
Angela TongMa Siu-Mui (Suki)
馬小梅
Karen Lee (李焯寧)Noel
黃玉娟		Langham Place employee.

Viewership ratings

Week Episode Average Points Peaking Points References
1
February 20–24, 2006 1 — 5
30
—
 [1]
2
February 27 - March 3, 2006 6 — 10
31
—
 [2]
3
March 6–10, 2006 11 — 15
31
35
 [3]
4
March 13–17, 2006 16 — 20
33
37
 [4]

Awards and nominations

Awards

39th TVB Anniversary Awards (2006)

  • "Best Actor in a Leading Role" (Kevin Cheng - Alan Shum Long)

Nominations

39th TVB Anniversary Awards (2006)

  • Nominated - "Best Drama"
  • Nominated - "Best Actor in a Leading Role" (Kevin Cheng - Alan Shum Long)
  • Nominated - "Best Actor in a Leading Role" (Bosco Wong - Nick Kuen Lik)
  • Nominated - "Best Actress in a Leading Role" (Niki Chow - Fiona Ko Yat-Sze)
  • Nominated - "Best Actor in a Supporting Role" (Ha Yu - David Ko Pak-Fai)
  • Nominated - "Best Actress in a Supporting Role" (Natalie Tong - CoCo Ko Yat-Ching)
  • Nominated - "Best Actress in a Supporting Role" (Yvonne Ho - Chris Ko Yat-Nam)
  • Nominated - "My Favourite Male Character Role" (Kevin Cheng - Alan Shum Long)
  • Nominated - "My Favourite Male Character Role" (Bosco Wong - Nick Kuen Lik)
  • Nominated - "My Favourite Female Character Role" (Niki Chow - Fiona Ko Yat-Sze)

Trivia

  • The opening theme of the drama can be seen in episode 7 of 2013's Reality Check, another TVB production.

References

  • TVB.com Under the Canopy of Love - Official Website (in Chinese)
  • TVBSquare.com Under the Canopy of Love - Review (in English)
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