City Beat | TV show gripping Hong Kong finds winning formula of a popular theme and quality production
This drama and another one captivating mainland viewers tap into the zeitgeist
Let’s take a break from politics for this week and talk about something more pleasant – women. Women on TV, to be more precise.
But over the weekend, egged on by friends, I managed to watch a few episodes of My Unfair Lady, a recent TVB drama that has been the talk of the town.
Premiering earlier this month, it has brought back the high ratings that TVB can no longer take for granted. And it has tapped into the zeitgeist, putting the focus on an interesting question: are Hong Kong women too strong and straightforward to know how to be “gentle” both at work and at home?
A direct translation of the title of the drama can be “Women who don’t know how to be cutesy”. That’s keeping in mind that it’s somewhat difficult to find an English word to match the Chinese term “sajiao”, meaning “cutesy”, or acting like a spoiled little girl in order to attract attention.