Men in Pain
{{Infobox television
| native_name = 男人之苦
| image = MeninPainTVB.jpg
| caption = Promo poster
| genre = Modern Drama
| runtime = 45 minutes (approx.)
| creator =
| director =
| producer =
| writer =
| starring = Damian Lau
Ron Ng
Louisa So
Toby Leung
| opentheme =
| endtheme = "金剛" by
Ron Ng
| country = Hong Kong
| language = Cantonese
| network = TVB
| first_aired = {{start date|2006|6|13}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2006|7|9}}
| num_episodes = 21
| related = La Femme Desperado (2006)
}}
Men in Pain (Traditional Chinese: 男人之苦) is a TVB modern drama series broadcast in June 2006.
Synopsis
Hong Tin-Yam (Damian Lau) is happily married to his second wife Wong Dak-Kiu (Louisa So), but one day he discovers that he cannot perform in the bedroom. He asked a female friend, Au Yeung Lei-Lei (Akina Hong), to help him out and confirmed that he was in fact impotent. Tin-Yam did not want his wife to find out about his problem causes Dak-Kiu to think that he is cheating on her, and leading to their divorce.
On the other hand, Tin-Yam's son, Hong Sai-Hei (Ron Ng) spends a night with Dak-Kiu's student, Ko Fun (Toby Leung) during an excursion. Ko Fun discovers that she is pregnant and seeks Sai-Hei's help. Both their parents are furious but eventually the two young couples get married. Ko Fun is stressed with handling the baby and her school courseload, while Sai-Hei is worried that he cannot afford to put food on the table.
How will these two men overcome their pain of manhood...?
Cast
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! Cast !! Role !! Description | ||
| |Damian Lau | Hong Tin-Yam 康天任 | Wong Dak-Kiu's husband. Hong Sai-Hei's father. |
| |Louisa So | Wong Dak-Kiu 黃德蕎 | Teacher Hong Tin-Yam's second wife. Hong Sai-Hei's stepmother. |
| |Ron Ng | Hong Sai-Hei 康世熙 | Hong Tin-Yam's son. Ko Fun's husband. |
| |Toby Leung | Ko Fun 高芬 | Hong Sai-Hei's wife. |
| |Wu Fung | Wong Kai-Cheung 黃啟昌 | Wong Dak-Kiu, Wong Dak-Lan, and Wong Dak-Wai's father. |
| |Rebecca Chan | Wong Dak-Lan 黃德蘭 | Wong Dak-Kiu and Wong Dak-Wai's older sister. |
| |Lee Shing-Cheung | Li Chun-Chi 李振馳 | Wong Dak-Lan's husband. |
| |Florence Kwok | Wong Dak-Wai 黃德蕙 | Wong Dak-Kiu and Wong Dak-Lan's younger sister. |
| |Law Lok Lam (羅樂林) | Ko Wai 高威 | Ko Fun's father. |
| |Rocky Cheng (鄭健樂) | Shek Hak-Lung (Rocky) 石克龍 | Ko Fun's uncle. |
| |Patrick Dunn | Yeung Jin-Cheung 楊展翔 | Wong Dak-Kiu's colleague. |
| |Akina Hong (康華) | Au Yeung Lei-Lei 歐陽莉莉 | Hong Tin-Yam's friend. |
Viewership ratings
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| ! Week
! Episode ! Average Points ! Peaking Points ! References |
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| June 13–16, 2006 | 1 — 4 | {{center| 28}} | {{center| 29}} | [http://tvbchinesenews.blogspot.com/2006/06/ratings-report-12062006-18062006.html Week 1 Ratings] |
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| June 19–23, 2006 | 5 — 9 | {{center| 30}} | {{center| 34}} | [http://tvbchinesenews.blogspot.com/2006/06/rating-report-19062006-25062006.html Week 2 Ratings] |
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| June 26–30, 2006 | 10 — 14 | {{center| 32}} | {{center| 36}} | [http://tvbchinesenews.blogspot.com/2006/07/rating-report.html Week 3 Ratings] |
| {{center| 4}}
| July 3–7, 2006 | 15 — 19 | {{center| 32}} | {{center| 36}} | [http://tvbchinesenews.blogspot.com/2006/07/rating-report-03072006-09072006.html Week 4 Ratings] |
| {{center| 4}}
| July 9, 2006 | 20 — 21 | {{center| 38}} | {{center| 39}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://tvcity.tvb.com/drama/men_in_pain/frontpage/ TVB.com] Men in Pain - Official Website {{in lang|zh}}
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