Kay Tse’s acting debut receives mixed reactions
HONG KONG: Kay Tse might be one of Cantopop’s most beloved pop stars, but her acting skill has received mixed responses from netizens.
Kay’s acting debut in television drama Blue Veins has received widepread online criticism. While netizens said they are impressed with the unique tone of the show, their response to Kay’s acting was less than stellar, criticising her stiff dialogue delivery and her overthe-top “cute” acting. Some went further to suggest that she should take pointers from her actor-singer husband Louis Cheung, who has received acting nominations from both the Hong Kong Film Awards and the TVB Anniversary Awards.
Nonetheless, some netizens lend their support to Kay, saying that she is a singer first and foremost, and that acting has never been her strongest suits. Kay’s performance on the show is definitely passable, and that it feels good to see a new face on television, they added.
Netizens then compared her with co-star Grace Chan, who has yet to appear on the show. There is a general consensus among netizens that Kay’s performance on the show already far exceeded Grace’s performance in last year’s Captain of Destiny, adding that they believe Kay’s performance will improve in later episodes.
Blue Veins centres on a century-old conflict between vampires and the undead, an immortal superhuman species. Ying Wut-cheuk (Kevin Cheng), an undead warrior, falls in love with Lam Mung-nam (Kay Tse), who turns out to be an ancient vampire.
The show has been compared with ATV’s My Date With a Vampire, a horror fantasy drama that blends Chinese mythology with western vampires. Blue Veins also takes an artistic departure from TVB’s earlier action dramas, as many of the action sequences in the show involved CGI.’
It premiered on Apr 11.