Hearts of Fencing

Hearts of Fencing (當四葉草碰上劍尖時) was a 2003 television drama on Hong Kong station Television Broadcasts Limited. The series, targeted at an audience of teenagers and young adults, focused on the lives of students from an international school, with a heavy theme of fencing.

Description

This series is based on college life, love, and one sport - fencing. Also the four-leaf clover has a special part in this drama. The Legend of the Four-Leaf Clover goes as each of the four leaves represents love, hope, happiness, and luck. Lam Lam (Race Wong), Ah Lok (Don Li) and Ah Yat (Lai Lok-yi) share a memory of their childhood in which Lam Lam falls off her bicycle and Ah Yat and Ah Lok help her. Ah Yat gives her a four-leaf clover and Ah Lok helps her bandage her cut. Lam Lam thought Ah Yat and Ah Lok were the same person because they wore the same outfit. The story starts off with Cheng Ka Lam and her aunt, Mei/Miss. Cheng, trying to put together a newspaper group with at least 5 people for the school magazine. Lam makes a bet with her aunt and ends up winning with 5 people joining: "Man Man" (Elaine Yiu), "Ah Ching" (Natalie Tong), who are Lam's best friends, and two more girls, "Dai Sik Mui" (Renee Dai), and "13 Mui". These 5 girls work together to create the school's magazines and soon become best friends.

Four guys, Ah Yat, Ah Lok, Don (Eddie Lee) and Ah Lung (Sam Chan), all got off to a rough start. Like most siblings, Ah Yat, and Ah Lok sometimes bicker, but they are loving brothers who get along well most of the time, although Ah Yat sometimes tries to use his age as an advantage. Don and Ah Lung have been friends since they were little, but Ah Lung is more of Don's little sidekick/lapdog. Ah Lung is very loyal to Don. These two "teams" were rivals and disliked each other, but Fencing coach "Mr. Sword" (Edmond Leung), knows about this, and tries his best to make the "teams" work together by testing them in different ways.

Characters

-Lam Lam (Race Wong) Although she is the love interest of Ah Lok and Don, she has her eye out for Ah Yat. Lam Lam enters the drama on the first day of school as she slips on a banana peel dropped by Ah Yat. She likes sodas, and she hiccups every time she hears the word "water". She also likes four-leaf clovers as a result of a childhood memory which involves Ah Yat and Ah Lok.

-Man Man (Elaine Yiu) Man Man is a nerdy girl with glasses who has a crush on Ah Lung.

-Ah Ching (Natalie Tong) Man Man and Lam Lam's best friend who has a crush on Don; Lam Lam's love rival.

-Dai Sik Mui (Renne Dai) Short, chubby, happy girl who enjoys the culinary arts. She is also obsessed with eating.

-13 Mui (Kelly Fu) A pretty girl who usually has a train of boys following her who are desperate for a chance. She likes fashion, style, and relationships. She is the only girl with previous boy/dating experience.

-Ah Yat (Lai Lok-yi) He is the older brother of Ah Lok. He is very lazy and does whatever he can to just scrape by.

-Ah Lok (Don Li) He is "the cutest guy of the year" and the younger brother of Ah Yat. He a higher achiever than his brother and is also a better fencer. Also he is desperately in love with Lam Lam

-Ah Lung (Sam Chan) Don's loyal "servant" and childhood friend. He comes from a poorer village family, but is used to the high-life due to hanging with Ah Don.

-Don(Eddie Lee) A self-centered "useless rich guy" who is very materialistic and thinks money is everything. And fights over Lam Lam with Ah Lok.

Reception

This series has be heavily criticized for its inaccurate portrayal of fencing techniques and scoring methods. For example, one does not slash repeatedly with a foil, and hits should register immediately without delay.

External links

• Official Site
• Review (spcnet.tv)
• TVB Fan Square
• TVB Fan Square
• Hearts of Fencing and Sunshine Heartbeat