Glittering Days

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Glittering Days (東方之珠)

Genre	60s/70s Nostalgic Musical Drama
Starring	Liza Wang Roger Kwok Charmaine Sheh
Opening theme	"東方之珠" (Pearl of the East) by Liza Wang
Ending theme	"遙遙的祝勉" (Encouragements from Afar) by Charmaine Sheh & Wong Cho Lam "白雲天" (White Cloud Skies) by Lisa Wang & Wong Cho Lam
Country of origin	Hong Kong
Language(s)	Cantonese, some Shanghainese, Mandarin, and English
No. of episodes	30
Production
Running time	approx. 45 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	Television Broadcasts Limited
Original run	November 6, 2006 – December 15, 2006
External links
Official website

Glittering Days (also known as Pearl of the Orient) was a musical drama produced by TVB and released at the end of 2006 in Hong Kong.

1 Background
2 Synopsis
3 Cast
4 Ratings in Hong Kong
5 External links

[edit] Background

The plot of the show takes place post 1967 to early 1970s. While the story is fictional, the atmosphere replicates the mandopop club scene in Hong Kong genuinely. The show played a number of mandopop songs that originated from Taiwan. As much of the HK bar scenes were heavily dominated by mandopop music. Many of the sets and TV charity shows were televised at the time, and recreated for the series. Even MC Lydia Shum was acted out to replicate the time era.

[edit] Synopsis

Kam Yin (Liza Wang) plays a former renowned Shanghai singer along with (Susanna Kwan) that make the "Three Golden Flowers". In the description of the story, World War II broke out at that time, Kam Yin was separated from her son. Years later, Kam Yin was a teacher for a singing group in a Hong Kong bar. The prominent singer of the time, Ling Fung (Roger Kwok Jun On) and Kam Ying met, but they do not get along at all. Every time they meet, something happens. Whether it was an argument or a fight.

Laan (Charmaine Sheh) is Ling Fung's childhood friend who had a crush on him ever since. She makes her way out of the village side to find him, but there is something with her voice. When they first met, Laan was from mainland China who seemed woefully uneducated and naive about everything. Laan started off as Ling Fung's student, and she was shy at first. They would develop a romance relationship that hits on and off, with Ling Fung's singing career in the middle. Eventually Ling Fung would experience a reverse of fortune. Ling Fung would end up selling sugar cane for a living, while Laan became the popular popstar. Someone informs the police with indications that Fung is a swindler of love and money. The chief investigator chases this case until the death and because of this, Fung can no longer continue working in the musical world. At this time, Fung accidentally finds out that the person who informed the reporter was Yin! Later, Yin finds out that her long lost son was actually Ling Fung all along...