Battle of the Seven Sisters

Battle of the Seven Sisters (Chinese: 七公主; lit. Seven Princesses) is a 2021 comedy, family and romance drama series produced by TVB. The series stars Priscilla Wong, Rosina Lam and Samantha Ko as the main leads. The producer is Chan Wai-kwun.[2][3]

Battle of the Seven Sisters
Also known asSeven Princesses
七公主
Genre
Created byTVB
Starring
Country of originHong Kong
Original languageCantonese
No. of episodes26[1]
Production
ProducerJoe Chan Wai-kwun
Production locationsHong Kong, Foshan China
EditorCheng Shing-mo
Camera setupMulti camera
Running time45 minutes
Production companyTVB
Original release
NetworkTVB Jade
Release9 August (2021-08-09) –
11 September 2021 (2021-09-11)

This drama won the Best Drama award and Rosina Lam won the Best Actress award with this drama at the 2021 TVB Anniversary Awards. However, this stirred up controversies among netizens and audience in both Hong Kong and mainland China.[4]

Production

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The shooting lasted from May to September 2020. A costume fitting press conference was held on 14 May 2020.[5]

Synopsis

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The drama series is about seven women of different ages completing missions assigned by their deceased father to obtain his legacy and to reconcile with their family.

Cast and Character

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Koo Family

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Cast Role Notes
Lau Dan Koo Bak-fong
(顧百方)
An invisible rich
Kung Lai's ex-husband
Alison, Ching, Grace, Hailey and Moon's father
Suffered from lung cancer, died in Ep. 1
Assigned missions for his daughters to obtain his inheritance
Helen Ma Kung Lai
(龔儷)
A retired barrister
Koo Bak-fong's ex-wife
Alison, Ching and Hailey's mother
Priscilla Wong Alison Koo Ling-shan
(顧靈珊)
First Princess
A barrister
Koo Bak-fong and Kung Lai's oldest daughter
Ching and Hailey's eldest sister
Grace and Sung Kei's eldest half sister
Moon's eldest adopted sister
Has a bad relationship with Ching and Grace, later reconciled
Duncan's mistress, later broke up
Aden's love interest
Samantha Ko "Ching" Koo Ching-tung
(顧青桐)
Second Princess
A Uber driver / Amateur writer
Koo Bak-fong and Kung Lai's second daughter
Alison's younger sister
Hailey's older sister
Grace and Sung Kei's elder half sister
Moon's second eldest adopted sister
Had a close relationship with her father, but has a bad relationship with Alison, later reconciled
Rosina Lam Grace Koo Yu-yin
(顧語嫣)
Third Princess
A manager of a communal space
Koo Bak-fong third daughter
Alison and Ching's younger half sister
Hailey and Sung Kei's elder half sister
Moon's third eldest adopted sister
Had a bad relationship with Alison, later reconciled
Cannot let go of her husband's death
Kaman Kong Hailey Koo Sheung-yi
(顧雙兒)
Fourth Princess
A piano teacher who taught with a fake degree
Koo Bak-fong's fourth daughter and Kung Lai's youngest daughter
Alison and Ching's younger sister
Grace's younger half sister
Moon's older half adopted sister
Sung Kei's elder half sister
Jeannie Chan Moon Chiu Kwan-yuet
(趙君月)
Fifth Princess
A convenience store staff
Koo Bak-fong's adopted fifth daughter
Alison, Ching, Grace and Hailey's younger adopted sister.
Sung Kei's adopted fifth elder sister
She sought revenge on the Koo Family due to her mother's tragic life.
Judy Kwong Jasmine Fong Chor-yu
(方楚瑜)
Sixth Princess
A trainee solicitor
Koo Bak-fong's foster daughter
Moon's good friend
She is interested in fencing and has a crush on Aden.
Karl Ting Song Wan-kei
(宋允基)
Seventh Prince
A Korean Chinese who worked in the same company as Grace
Koo Bak-fong's only son
Alison, Ching, Grace and Hailey's younger half brother
Moon's younger adopted brother
Childhood friends with Maya

Other cast

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  • Gilbert Lam as Matthew Szeto But (司徒北), Solicitor and Jasmine's mentor. Koo Bak-fong's good friend who was charge of carrying out his will after his death. He was adopted by the Koo family as their "eldest brother" in episode 26.
  • Timothy Cheng as Philip Sum Chiu-yin (沈昭然), Grace's supervisor who has a crush on her. He was an expert in fencing.
  • Tsui Wing as Gordon Wong Nam (王男), a street artist who looked identical to Grace's deceased husband.
  • Felix Ng as Aden Cheung Man-ho (張文豪), a physiotherapist who was interested in fencing and joined the same fencing club as Jasmine. He was Alison's former student and has a crush on her.
  • Luk Wing as Hanson Ma (馬崎駿), nicknamed "Fifteenth Young Master (十五少)", an aspiring comic book artist who becomes friends with Ching. He has four older sisters who run a burger restaurant.
  • Moon Lau as Maya Cheuk Mei-nga (卓美雅), a model in Korea and Sung Wan-kei's best friend until she later falsely accused him of rape. (Introduced in Ep. 21)
  • Hera Chan as Wu Ying Suet (胡映雪) aka Miss Y (Y小姐), a victim of a sexual assault case which Alison lost as the prosecutor; later committed suicide (Ep. 8-10). Became Alison's visual hallucination when Alison began suffering from psychosis as a result of work related stress and family guilt.

Guest appearance

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  • Ben Wong as Barrister Fan (范大狀).
  • Joel Chan as Duncan Yip Chi-lai (葉子禮), Alison's university classmate with whom he had an affair.
  • Katy Kung as Josephine Kam Sin-yan (金倩欣), Duncan’s wife.

References

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  1. ^ "劇集: 七公主(26集)(HD)(PG)(S)(星期一至五播出)].新時代電視2台 節目表". Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  2. ^ 【七公主】林夏薇預告新劇「激戰」徐榮 直接回應林峯太太張馨月懷孕傳聞, 2020-05-13, retrieved 2021-08-30
  3. ^ "無綫開拍《七公主》名單首曝光 高海寧剪短髮紮胸上陣演麻甩司機". 2020-04-07. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  4. ^ "林夏薇得「視后」引起中港網友憤怒情緒:下次別忽悠鍾嘉欣拍戲了" (in Chinese). 3 January 2022. hk01 02-01-2022
  5. ^ 《七公主》姊妹淘成生路, 2020-05-14, retrieved 2021-08-30