• Source: Forever Young at Heart

      • Forever Young at Heart (Chinese: 青春本我; lit. My Egoistic Youth) is a Hong Kong musical television series produced by television network TVB. It premiered on 5 December 2021 and continued until 13 February 2022 for 10 episodes. With school campus setting as the backdrop, the show chronicles the lives of a group of secondary school students and their internal struggles at the fictional Innovative Dreamers' College.


      Synopsis


      School life is often regarded as the most vibrant and carefree phase in a person's life. However, it is not without its share of psychological challenges. This plot revolves around the journey of a group of young secondary school students as they navigate the complexities of their family dynamics, relationships, friendships, bullying, and other issues that arise within the campus. Ultimately, they successfully overcome all the obstacles they encounter, demonstrating their personal growth.


      Cast


      Gigi Yim as Gigi Ho Chin-chin
      Chantel Yiu as Chantel Chan Ting
      Yumi Chung as Yumi Yip Man-yee
      Windy Zhan as Windy Ngai Wan-dik
      Aeren Man as Aeren Yeung Ngoi-lam
      Sherman Poon as Sherman Cheung Siu-man
      Kaitlyn Lam as Kaitlyn Lee Heung-lin
      Venus Lam as Venus Fung Lok-si
      Lolita Tsoi as Lolita Lo Lai-sing
      Aska Cheung as Aska Ngai Ka-dik
      Archie Sin as Archie Yip Ar-chee
      Rock Ho as Rock Mak Lok-hak
      Eden Lau as Eden Yan Yin-tang
      Lee Siu-kin as Lai Siu-kin
      Felix Lam as Felix Ko Fu-nik
      Steven Suen as Hu Ji
      Hugo Wong as Hugo Wu Hiu-kong


      = Supporting cast

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      Joey Wong as Miss Wong – a psychologist
      James Ng as Yip Sir – a music teacher
      Brian Chu as Chu Sir – a Chinese teacher
      Andy Lin as On Sir – a geography teacher
      Maverick Mak as Mak Sir – a PE teacher
      Jinny Ng as Miss Yim – a math teacher
      Tania Chan as Miss Man – an English teacher
      Wong Cho-lam as Chow Chi-ching – school chancellor
      Patrick Dunn Tse as O Lam – school principal
      Philip Keung
      Alice Chan
      Chin Ka-lok
      Angela Tong
      Strawberry Yeung


      Production and background


      TVB's singing competition television series Stars Academy was premiered in April–July 2021 to considerable popularity. In June 2021, the TVB's then-Deputy General Manager Eric Tsang had an idea to create a tailor-made musical television series starring the show's contestants after its conclusion. Some contestants from TVB's dancing competition show Dance for Life (2021) were also cast. He invited content creator Erica Li to be its creative director. The plotline contains psychological elements, including mental health issues teenagers experience during their adolescent years, infusing with singing and dancing in a secondary school setting. Screenwriting involved the help of counseling psychologists and the incorporation of real-life cases. As the cast transitioned from singing to their first attempt at acting, the writers closely followed the contestants' traits while creating the characters and plotline to match their background. Li personally met with the actors and was inspired by some of their own struggle stories.
      Principal photography ran through September–November 2021. Some of the school-age actors mainly filmed during the weekends to accommodate their academic schedules. The shooting took place at various school locations including Kowloon Tong and Sha Tin, Hong Kong. The series features various original songs with musician Johnny Yim serving as the musical director and Maverick Mak as the dance director. Several Stars Academy contestants were involved in the composition and writing process, including Archie Sin, Aska Cheung, Rock Ho, Kaitlyn Lam, and Aeren Man. The series featured supporting appearances by well-known Hong Kong singers, including JW (a Stars Academy coach), Jinny Ng, and James Ng.


      Music




      = Digital release

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      = Physical release

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      The physical soundtrack album was released on 14 February 2022 and contains all the digital released songs, excluding "BroMance" (Basketball dance Version) and "Had It All". It peaked at number one on Hong Kong Record Merchants Association chart. A second edition was released on 14 March 2022 following its first print's popularity and also peaked at number one on the same chart.


      List of cover songs


      "School Opening Ceremony" (開學禮) originally by Hacken Lee
      "Sunshine" (陽光) originally by Leon Lai
      "Little Story" (小故事) originally by JW
      "I Still Love You Without You" (沒有你還是愛你) originally by Sandy Lam
      "Unconditional" (無條件) originally by Eason Chan
      "Love Is Not Easy" (越難越愛) originally by Jinny Ng
      The Tales of Hoffmann ("Les oiseaux dans la charmille" aria)
      "Love Prediction" (戀愛預告) originally by Sandy Lamb
      "So She Doesn't Love Me Enough" (原來她不夠愛我) originally by James Ng
      "The Great Waterway" (偉大航道) originally by C Kwan
      "Puzzle" (拼圖) originally by Stars Academy contestants


      Viewership ratings




      Awards and nominations




      Footnotes




      References




      External links


      Official website

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