Kids' Lives Matter

Kids' Lives Matter (Chinese: 星空下的仁醫; lit. Doctors Under The Stars) is a Hong Kong medical television series created and produced by television network TVB. Directed by Ben Fong, it premiered on 18 October 2021 and continued until 22 November 2021 for 25 episodes. With pediatric surgery as the backdrop and a cast starring Kevin Cheng, Kenneth Ma, Linda Chung, and Catherine Chau, the show chronicles the lives of the medical interns, residents, and attendings working and healing the sick children at the fictional Princess Anne Hospital.

Kids' Lives Matter
Also known as星空下的仁醫
Genre
Starring
Opening theme"Cherish"
by Linda Chung
Country of originHong Kong
Original languageCantonese
No. of episodes25
Production
Executive producerBen Fong
Production locationHong Kong
Editors
Running timeapprox. 45 minutes per episode
Production companyTVB
DistributorTVB
Release
Original networkTVB
Picture format1080p
Original releaseOctober 18 (2021-10-18) 
November 22, 2021 (2021-11-22)

Cast

  • Kevin Cheng as Dr. Johnathan Hui Gam-fung – pediatric surgeon[1]
  • Kenneth Ma as Dr. Amos Fong Chung-yan – pediatric surgeon and Consultant doctor[1]
  • Linda Chung as Dr. Eman Cheung Yi-sum – cardiothoracic surgeon[1]
  • Catherine Chau as Dr. Kay Mak Hoi-kei – chief of surgery[1]
  • Him Law as Dr. Max Man Pak-hei – resident specialist[1]
  • Mimi Kung as Dr. Flora Chung Wai-seung – Dean of School of Medicine[1]
  • Bowie Cheung as Dr. Candice Lin Cheuk-ying – medical intern[1]
  • Regina Ho as Dr. Esther Yu Chi-wa – medical intern[1]
  • Gabriel Harrison as Dr. Paul Chow Chun-yiu – Hospital Chief Executive[1]
  • Florence Kwok as Dr. Joey Kwok Bo-ying – anesthesiologist[1]

Plot

The story begins with a flashback in 2001 introducing Johnathan Hui, Amos Fong, and Eman Cheung as medical interns. An operation causes a rift between Hui and Fong, leading to them becoming estranged. Flash to the present, Hui and Fong are pediatric surgeons and work at NorthWest Hospital and Princess Anne Hospital, respectively. One day, Hui asks Fong to perform a liver transplant operation jointly. An anesthetic mistake occurs during the procedure where Cheung, a cardiothoracic surgeon, appears timely to rescue. She returns to Hong Kong after being a Doctor Without Borders and is now a newly contracted doctor at Princess Anne Hospital.
With the ambitious vision of building a pediatric facility, Fong uses tactics to make Hui join Princess Anne Hospital. He then recruits Hui, Cheung, and a few other doctors, including Max Man, a resident specialist, Kay Mak, chief of surgery and Fong's love–interest, and Joey Kwok, an anesthesiologist, to create an "elite" surgery team, building themselves an influential reputation to pave the way for Fong's vision. The team faces various obstacles during the process, with Hui and Fong reconciling their friendship. The truth of the operation incident in the past also gets revealed. Although Fong's vision is not yet realized towards the end of the series; the doctors experience growth in both their personal and professional lives.[2]

Production and background

The television series was directed by Ben Fong and is the first TVB's to use pediatric surgery as the main theme. The crew was assisted by a group of professional doctors in executing the technical aspect of the filming scenes.[3] The set for the fictional Princess Anne Hospital was built based on Hong Kong Children's Hospital.[4] Principal photography took place in August–December 2020.[5] It was Linda Chung's first television series after six years away from the entertainment industry.[6]

Music

The soundtrack consists of 4 individually released singles as follows:

Kids' Lives Matter
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
ReleasedOctober 2021 (2021-10)
GenreCantopop
LanguageCantonese, English
LabelThe Voice Entertainment Group
ProducerHerman To & Joseph Wei & Alex Lau
Track Listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtist(s)Length
1."Cherish (好好珍惜自己)"Cheung Mei-yinNick WongLinda Chung3:45[7]
2."Couldn't Tell (不敢開口)"Vivian KooAndy Ho & Johnny YimVivian Koo4:37[8]
3."Fear In My Heart (我會害怕)"Hayes YeungJohnny Yim & Alan CheungHana Kuk3:46[9]
4."Never Too Late"Quinn LuiKong Fai & Marley Chan & Chan Chung-waiQuinn Lui3:53[10]

Reception and ratings

Kids' Lives Matter garnered mainly positive reviews from the audience and media, who commented on the show's "convincing" acting and "moving" storyline.[11][12][13][14]

Week Episodes Airing dates Average ratings[lower-alpha 1] Ref.
11 – 518–22 October 202118.5 points[16]
26 – 1025–29 October 202118.9 points[17]
311 – 151–5 November 202119.4 points[18]
416 – 208–12 November 202119.3 points[19]
521 – 2415–18 November 202119.9 points[20]
62522 November 202122.8 points[21]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Results Ref.
2021 54th TVB Anniversary Awards My Favorite TV Drama (Malaysia) Itself Won [22]
My Favorite Actress In A Leading Role (Malaysia) Linda Chung Won [23]
My Favorite Male Character (Malaysia) Kenneth Ma Won [22]

Footnotes

  1. According to Hong Kong's Nielsen TV rating system, each rating point represents about 64,200 viewers.[15]

References

  1. "台慶劇《星空下的仁醫》 醫者童心 奇蹟降臨" [Kids' Lives Matter Characters]. TVB Weekly (in Chinese). 16 October 2021. Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  2. "星空下的仁醫.劇情︳雙視帝+回巢舊將主導 真係冇得輸?" [Kids' Lives Matter Episodes Summary]. Yahoo Hong Kong Entertainment (in Chinese). 21 November 2021. Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  3. Wong Yan-wa (19 October 2021). "星空下的仁醫︱首部定檔54周年台慶劇 鄭嘉穎回歸竟未算最大亮點" [Kids' Lives Matter is TVB's 54th Anniversary TV Series; Kevin Cheng's TV comeback is only one among other highlights of the show]. HK01 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  4. "星空下的仁醫|張寶兒曝光絕密拍攝場景 「安妮醫院」只有一樣唔係道具" [Bowie Cheung takes the audience to the set of Kids' Lives Matter]. Oriental Sunday (in Chinese). 2 November 2021. Archived from the original on 11 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  5. "【兒科醫生】鍾嘉欣回港拍劇與子女分隔兩地落淚 鄭嘉穎催馬國明:有仔趁嫩生【有片】" [Linda Chung returns to Hong Kong to film new pediatric TV series]. Hong Kong Economic Times (in Chinese). 22 August 2020. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  6. Chan, Ilsa (17 March 2022). "Linda Chung Turns Down Role In Sequel To TVB Drama Kids' Lives Matter". 8 Days. Media Corp. Archived from the original on 11 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  7. "Cherish (Theme from TV Drama Kids' Lives Matter) by Linda Chung on Apple Music". Apple Music. Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  8. "Couldn't Tell (Interlude from TV Drama Kids' Lives Matter) by Vivian Koo on Apple Music". Apple Music. Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  9. "Fear In My Heart (Ending theme from TV Drama Kids' Lives Matter) by Hana Kuk on Apple Music". Apple Music. Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  10. Never Too Late (Interlude from TV Drama Kids' Lives Matter) by Quinn Lui on YouTube. YouTube. Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  11. Cheryl (22 November 2021). "星空下的仁醫|大結局團圓誕生多對CP 揭20年前事故真相 罕有被讚平實出色" [Kids' Lives Matter happy ending; the truth of 20-year incident was uncovered; the television series was praised]. HolidaySmart (in Chinese). PressLogic. Archived from the original on 11 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  12. "【星空下的仁醫】鍾嘉欣演技大躍進挑戰視后寶座 病危星仔告別父母情節感人" [Kids' Lives Matter Linda Chung's acting was praised; moving scene of critically-ill patient bidding fairwell to his parents]. Hong Kong Economic Times (in Chinese). 23 October 2021. Archived from the original on 11 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  13. "細仔肉緊陪睇《星空下的仁醫》結局 鄭嘉穎大讚︰TVB製作進步咗" [Kids' Lives Matter finale; Kevin Cheng praised Kids' Lives Matter as a good TVB production]. ULifeStyle (in Chinese). 24 November 2021. Archived from the original on 11 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  14. "鬥氣冤家CP值爆燈 鄭嘉穎向大肚鍾嘉欣表白" [Kevin Cheng and Linda Chung play a couple in Kids' Lives Matter, showing their chemistry]. Oriental Daily News (in Chinese). 4 November 2021. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  15. Nip, Amy (9 August 2013). "Slide in television ratings is no drama, says TVB". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 22 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  16. "台慶劇收視出爐 《換命真相》揮低《仁醫》" [TV Ratings Report for Kids' Lives Matter and Take Two are released]. Oriental Daily News (in Chinese). 25 October 2021. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  17. Wong, Tsz-hang (2 November 2021). "三台收視報告|TVB劇集質數勝收視 ViuTV即將大爆發" [TV Ratings Report for the week of October 25–31, 2021]. HK01 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  18. Wong, Tsz-hang (9 November 2021). "三台收視報告|兩台交鋒第一輪成績 多咗觀眾睇電視唔係仲好咩?" [TV Ratings Report for the week of November 1–7, 2021]. HK01 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  19. Wong, Tsz-hang (16 November 2021). "三台收視報告|《演鬥聽》贏口碑 《全民造星IV》仲有得升" [TV Ratings Report for the week of November 8–14, 2021]. HK01 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  20. Wong, Tsz-hang (22 November 2021). "三台收視報告|《換命真相》暫排全年尾六 ViuTV下跌但不用緊張" [TV Ratings Report for the week of November 15–21, 2021]. HK01 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  21. Wong, Tsz-hang (6 December 2021). "三台收視報告|《拳王》令人跌眼鏡 《星空下的仁醫》暫排尾六" [TV Ratings Report for the week of November 22–28, 2021]. HK01 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  22. "Netizens Say Linda Chung Was "Robbed" Of Best Actress Award, Slam TVB For Giving It To Rosina Lam Instead". Today Online. 4 January 2022. Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  23. Lim Ruey Yan (4 January 2022). "Hong Kong's Linda Chung misses out on Best Actress award for 11th time". The Strait Times. Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
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