Featuring : Nancy Wu

Artist Featuring is a new feature I'm starting on this blog :) it resembles a lot at my usual "talks" where I write random things about everything I think of a certain artists;series, music, personal life, news,  etc. For this first time I want to feature Nancy Wu.

What made me chose her is this article that I read, about her thinking how she wasn't good enough. ->  http://asianuniverse.net/forums/Nancy_Wu_Am_I_That_Bad_t356873.html  I will come back to this later on in this post.

General 
I looked her up on Wikipedia. She was known through her participation in TVB's 18th Annual New Talent Singing Awards competition (Top 4) as well as TVB's 3rd Annual Cover Girl Competition (Where she won many things). Then, she enrolled in TVB's acting class.

I'm always very impressed by actress who actually "learned" acting and went into acting class. They seem to be like the ones who really worked hard for it and really want it. (I'm not criticizing actresses who entered to TVB after winning pageants.. .but in some way, they actors who studied acting do seem to know more about it)

Series 
Series I've seen of her ; Ten Brothers (Tong tong), Forensic Heroes III (Eva), Daddy Good Deeds (Wendy), Season Of Love (Chau Sang)

Ten Brothers is one of the series I watched a while ago, but I still remember her character well...because she had my chinese name in it :P She played a stubborn but kind girl in it. Her character seemed quite important since it was one of the only "girls" character in it (since there are 10 brothers; 10 guys) and I think she shared a good chemistry with Jack Wu. So she already left me a quite deep impression then, and even though I haven't watched any of her series from 2008-2011, I recognized her right away as "Tong Tong from 10 brothers" in Forensic Heroes 3. (which is rare because I didnt use to recognize people at that time) I saw her again last year in Daddy Good Deeds.

In both FH3 and DGD, she played the wife of someone. I could see that she made huge steps from Ten Brothers and her acting improved a lot :) Her scenes where she was mad & yelling, were very convincing. Eva, wife of Wayne Lai in FH3, was nice at first, then started to be irritating since she didn't seem to care about her family, but that was the goal and Nancy reached it. In DGD, she was the wife of Evergreen Mak and the sister in Law of Cilla Kung and Linda Chung. Together, they really looked like a real family :)

I recently watched Season Of Love and was happy to see Nancy again  in it. She seemed to have had a more important role and become the center of attention of the 5 episodes of the season since it was her life, that the whole story was around. Was interesting to see the 3 versions of her life, and I think she did well at showing the same character but with a different personality. Must not have been that easy since it had to look like the same person, but yet different. If you get what I mean.. :P
Even if I haven't saw the serie Gloves Come Off, I heard that she played a mute girl in it and used sign language. Once again, impressive :) I'm gald that she won Best Supporting actress for it at the TVB awards last december! It proves that she has the potential to act.

Singing

Another thing I wanted to mention is that..Nancy can sing!! I didn't knew she entered a tvb singing competition at first, so I was very impressed the first time I heard her singing at the New Year countdown. The song was really catchy and I enjoyed hearing Nancy sing it :) 

& when I heard her singing at the Starhub awards, I was like yup, she can really sing! Sorry bout the quality of the second video... its the only good one I found xD Im so happy she sang the themesong of THC cause it's one of my favorite serie:) Plus, heard the person recording (or someone near) saying that she sang quite well, hehe :) Nancy really sings better then I though! (And better then some tvb singers too...:P) 

News (article at top of the post) 

The only news article I want to talk about it the one I posted at the beginning (especially the first two parts..)  I know Nancy had other news/rumors of boyfriends and stuff, but I don't want to get into that, it would be way too long and I don't want to comment on her relationship since I do not know that much about it.. 

So, I felt really sad for Nancy after reading that article and seeing her low self-esteem. I don't like her saying that she is not pretty enough, cause she is beautiful! If not, she wouldn't even be where she is right now. She has all the acting skills that she needs, so soon enough, I believe that she will get bigger roles. I hope so! Quoting her :  "I cannot control the ability of others, so I can only control my own abilities. I will just have to try my best and let the audience recognize I am someone worthy of challenges." 

Love what she said :) She really seems to be really trying, so I wish all the best for her. Nancy, I support you lots!! The article also talked about how she could pair with Wayne, and I agree! She really looked like a great couple with him in FH3 and the two seemed to share a good chemistry. Hope that her pairing with Wayne can be advantageous for her by allowing her to have bigger roles in series :) Looking forward to see more from Nancy!! 

*When I write these kind of things, I sometimes secretly expect that the artist will read it, if ever they randomly google themselves and bump onto my website, haha. That's why I say "you" sometimes, like for "I support you" :P Just ignore it if you're a regular reader, hahahaha xD 

TVB Anniversary Awards- Thoughts + Fashion

I watched the TVB awards yesterday, and I'm satisfied with pretty much all results (: 

Results thoughts

I won't talk about those "variety show" or "programme" awards since I don't watch those xD But here's my thoughts on the other awards! I havent watched all the dramas, but I'll still make a comment on the important awards (: 

Best Actor in a Leading Role: Wayne Lai (The Confidant) 

I haven't watched The Confidant...but I know that Wayne probably deserves it! He's really a great award...no wonder he won it again! (Especially since so many artist left TVB...)

Best Actress in a Leading Role: Tavia Yeung (Silver Spoon, Sterling Shackles)

I knew Tavia would win it, but I thought it would be for her role in The Hippocratic Crush instead of Silver Spoon. I haven't watched this either, but it was really time for Tavia to get this award! She has probably been working for TVB the longest, out of all the other nominees. She wasn't a pageant winner, so she really worked to get this, she used to have tiny roles such as "news reporter", or "secretary" (according to wikipedia), but she climbed her way to get Best Actress! Congratz to Tavia!

Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Koo Ming Wa (Divas In Distress) 

I'm watching Divas right now, so I don't have too much to say...but he's quite funny xD I haven't noticed him much, I only remember him from the soldier in Ten Brothers!

Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Nancy Wu (Gloves Come Off)

I haven't watch this serie (Yes I know I seem like I haven't watched anything xD) but I have seen Nancy in many series for the past years, and finally, she got her best supporting role award! My best memory of her acting was in Forensic Heroes III where she was nominated for this award last year too, so I guess she stepped it up even more this time! And about the actual "giving" of the award, where they called out her and Mandy, it really showed who's newbie and who's been there for long...Mandy was soooo nervous!! Haha xD I was like awww omgg :P I found it so funny when Nancy started reading, and Mandy wasn't, so Nancy was like, "We're reading this together!!!" Just had to make a comment on that xD

My Favorite TV Male Character: Kenneth Ma (The Hippocratic Crush) 

Heyy, this is a serie that I did watch completly, yayy finally! :D I have seen Kenneth Ma for a long time, and I think it does show in THC that he really tried to give his best, so congratz for him! (: ...Anyone noticed how nervous he was when he was receiving that award & trying to thank everyone without forgetting anyone? :P he was so cute haha xD 

My Favorite TV Female Character: Kate Tsui (Highs and Lows) 

I haven't watched the serie xD But I was a bit disappointed about the nominations...thought Linda would be in! But I know Kate has been working hard in TVB...so yeahh (: 

Most Improved Actor: Oscar Leung (L'Escargot, The Confidant, Tiger Cubs)

I only watched L'Escargot of him, but I can tell he has put a lot of efforts in his acting (: I first remember him from Shine on You (2004) where he was a student....he has grown so much from then!!!

Most Improved Actress: Mandy Wong (L'Escargot, The Hippocratic Crush, Tiger Cubs, Divas In Distress) 

I don't think anyone could have deserved this award better then Mandy... I have watched a lot of her dramas and I can tell she has improved a lot. I have actually never noticed her in Ghetto Justice, but in The Hippocratic Crush, I was like wow, this new artist is really good! And in L'Escargot, even more with her role as the wife/mom. When I saw Lives of Omission afterward, I saw that she has grown a lot from 2011 to 2012. She was really in it! I'm currently watching Divas, can't wait to see more from her! :D 

Best Series: When Heaven Burns 

This serie is airing right now on Fairchild...I haven't paid much attention to it until I heard that it won Best Serie...mmm but I think it's so-so. I thought THC was going to win!. 

Fashion time (: 

My favorite dresses are definitely Tavia's, Aimee's, and Mandy's. The three of them have simple dresses, but they looked beautiful in it and really suited them for the event! 

Nice dresses (:

Could have chosen better...

Least favorites....

Character review: Lawyers

TVB loves legal dramas...and I do too... Eveb if some of them freak me out xD Some of them are not even legal dramas, but they lawyers play huge roles in it. I just felt like stating this list out, thought this could be pretty intersting :)

The female lawyers

Ella Koon in Survivor's Law II (2007)
Facts: Girly, rich, spoiled,stubborn, but kind in the end

Linda Chung in Heart of Greed (2007)
Facts: Lacks confidence, young, poor, pure and innocent, sweet, kind, willing to learn

Tavia Yeung in The Other Truth (2011)
Facts: Stubborn, strong, confident, follows the rules

Nancy Wu in Forensic Heroes III (2011)
Facts: Very stubborn, strong, confident, fearless, ambitious, likes to win

Kate Tsui in Lives of Omission (2011)
Facts: Selfish, cool, vilain

Myolie Wu in Ghetto Justice 1 & 2 (2011 & 2012)
Facts: Confident, kind, loves to help others, strong

Similars : 

Tavia Yeung, Myolie Wu and Nancy Wu. The three of them are so strong and confident. The three others are quite different!

The male lawyers

Kenneth Ma in Survivor's Law II (2007)
Facts: No manners, rough background

Raymond Lam in Heart of Greed (2007)
Facts: Intelligent, ambitous, unwilling to admit his mistakes, wants to be always right

Ruco Chan in The Other Truth (2011)
Facts: Does NOT follow the rules, likes to do everything his own way, ambitious, fearless, likes to help others

Raymond Wong in The Other Truth (2011)
Facts: Cunning, wealthy, isn't concentrated on his work, takes it easy, doesn't like his job too much

Kevin Cheng in Ghetto Justice 1 & 2 (2011 & 2012)
Facts: No manners, likes to help others, unorganized,

Smiliars

Kenneth Ma and Kevin! They remind me so much of each other.
Raymond Lam and Ruco Chan, both so ambitious!

+ One thing they all have in commun, males and females, they're all so smart and intelligent :)


If you have any other ideas of interesting lawyers, or have more facts/similarities to add, please comment below :) I'd be very interested to know what you think!