YeinJee's Asian blog

Asian Culture, Lifestyle and Entertainment

Fala Chen (tag archives)

Fala Chen (Chinese: 陳法拉, born 24 February 1982) is an American Chinese actress who's active in Hong Kong. News and photos of Fala Chen.

Fala Chen talks about hometown Chengdu

by

Video of Chinese actress Fala Chen who shares some views about her hometown, Chengdu. Decent film but a bit long-winded, could have cramped more information in a three minutes video.

I always thought that she was born in America. Apparently she was born and raised in China instead, until she was 14 years old when she emigrated to the United States with her family.

Chen entered the show business after earning a place as 1st runner-up in the 2005 Miss Chinese International Pageant. She worked primarily with TVB in Hong Kong and starred in numerous TV drama series until her contract ended in 2013. She did quite well during that period.

The actress settled some personal matters and went back to school after that. She’s currently studying in Juilliard in New York; it’s one of the world’s leading drama, music, and dance school. She’s expected to graduate next year (with a postgraduate or master degree.)

Not sure when the video was made but it looks recent. I visited the city over two decades ago when China was still at early stage of its economic boom. A lot of things have changed, obviously. I’m thinking of revisiting the place for comparison sake, but there are other priorities at the moment.

Fala Chen – Cosmopolitan Hong Kong

by

Chinese actress Fala Chen in February 2016 issue of Cosmopolitan Magazine in Hong Kong. The 33-year-old is taking a break from acting to study on her postgraduate degree in Juilliard – one of the world’s leading drama, music and dance schools – in New York.

Fala Chen Hong Kong Cosmopolitan Magazine

This photo shoot is a rare public feature since late 2014. She’s likely to return to showbiz after her graduation (in 2018 if things go smoothly). It’s not clear whether she will be back to Hong Kong or try her luck in other places instead. She will probably branch out into directing too.

[Read more…] about Fala Chen – Cosmopolitan Hong Kong

Lives of Omission series preview

by

Lives of Omission is a Hong Kong TVB drama series. It’s a spin-off of crime drama E.U. (2009) with Michael Tse reprising his role as Laughing Gor, an undercover cop. His co-stars includes Bosco Wong, Fala Chen, Kate Tsui and Damian Lau. Premiering in Malaysia and Hong Kong next week.

TVD drama series Lives of Omission main cast

Laughing is an undercover officer who infiltrates a large triad in the original show. Gor literally means brother, a term for senior gang members. Laughing Gor becomes the right-hand man of the crime boss, and at some point it’s not certain whether he sees himself as a gangster or policeman.

His affiliation becomes clear when he sacrificed himself to save another cop late in the series. Despite not being THE main role, the character becomes so popular that TVB jointly produced a prequel/spin-off movie, Turning Point, shortly after the end of the show.

The film was a decent success and prompted TVB to revive the character in Lives of Omission. The loose sequel/spin-off follows Laughing after he completes his undercover mission. He joins the the Criminal Intelligence Bureau (CIB) and becomes the handler for other undercover agents instead.

Laughing is the only notable character from E.U. in the new series. Fala Chen – who starred in Turning Point as Karen, Laughing’s girlfriend – plays a different role as senior inspector of CIB who resembles her character from the film. The actress will also appear as Karen in some flashbacks.

The supporting cast includes Cheung Kwok-Keung, Elena Kong, Ben Wong, Derek Kok, MC Jin, Mandy Wong, Mary Hon, Daniel Chow, Bella Lum, Law Kwan Moon, Candy Yuen, Adrian Chau, Yu Yang, Sammy Sum, Det Dik, Eddie Li, Shermon Tang, Matthew Ko, Jim Tang and Marcus Kwok etc.

Some promotion images for the show below. Updated with news and short review.

Michael Tse Lives of Omission TVB drama series

Bosco Wong Lives of Omission TVB drama series

Fala Chen Lives of Omission TVB drama series

Kate Tsui Lives of Omission TVB drama series

ADVERTISEMENT


Ben Wong Lives of Omission TVB drama series

Michael Tse Laughing Gor Lives of Omission TVB

Fala Chen Madam Jodie Lives of Omission TVB

MC Jin Lives of Omission TVB drama series

Bosco Wong Kate Tsui Lives of Omission TVB

Michael Tse Bosco Wong Lives of Omission TVB

Updates 2012 – Great drama / sequel movie

Life of Omission is the second highest rating drama series of 2011 in Hong Kong. It also won the Best Drama at the 2011 TVB Anniversary Awards, with Ben Wong named as the Best Supporting Actor.

It’s a great drama series. Good plot, nice action and great overall performance from the cast. To be frank the Laughing character is not as amusing after he becomes a real cop. The likes of Bosco Wong and Ben Wong steals the show instead, and this is probably the best performance of Fala Chen to date.

Not a fan of the ending though, it’s a bit rush and messy. Apparently it’s to pave way for a followup movie, Turning Point II, which aired in December 2011. Haven’t watched the film so I can’t tell much, hope it provides better closure than the TV series.

Wayne Lai, Fala Chen, and Pierre Ngo meet fans in Malaysia

by

Hong Kong actors Wayne Lai, Fala Chen, and Pierre Ngo attended a fan meeting event in Kuala Lumpur last October to promote drama series No Regrets. The Cantonese drama series aired simultaneously on TVB channel in Hong Kong and Astro-on-Demand service in Malaysia. Photos by Lloyd.

TVB Astro No Regrets Malaysia fan meeting

[Read more…] about Wayne Lai, Fala Chen, and Pierre Ngo meet fans in Malaysia

Hong Kong TVB Calendar 2008

by

HD images of the 2008 calendar by Hong Kong broadcaster TVB, featuring the company’s contracted artists. The calendar is a popular annual feature by the television broadcasting company.

The pictorial also hints at the actors who are going to be the focus in coming year(s). TVB is the most dominant broadcaster in Hong Kong, so it’s a big deal for the artists to become a centre figure.

Cover picture

Fala Chen, Michael Miu, Bernice Liu, Sunny Chan, Yoyo Mung, Moses Chan, Charmaine Sheh, Bowie Lam, Roger Kwok, Gigi Lai, Myolie Wu, Kevin Cheng, Raymond Lam, Steven Ma, Kate Tsui, Linda Chung, Tavia Yeung, Bosco Wong, Sonija Kwok, and Ron Ng.

Hong Kong TVB calendar 2008 cover image

[Read more…] about Hong Kong TVB Calendar 2008

Fala Chen at i-One promotion event

by

Chinese actress Fala Chen at a promotion event for i-ONE in Hong Kong last August. That sweet smile =)

Fala Chen at i-ONE PlayStation 3 promotion event

Fala Chen entered showbiz from a beauty pageant in 2005. She started out as a TV host for e-news and variety shows on TVB channels; and she got into acting late last year in some drama series.

i-ONE is a large cyber café chain in Hong Kong. The event is to promote a PlayStation 3 café, said to be the first of its kind in Asia. Looks like she’s playing Resistance: Fall of Man in the picture.