ViuTV's Hong Kong Remake of 'Long Vacation' Hit by Typo Scandal Before Trailer Debut
SingTao · 1 SOURCESabout 2 hours ago4 MIN
Summary
ViuTV's officially licensed Hong Kong remake of the 1990s Japanese classic 'Long Vacation' (悠長假期) has been caught in a typographical storm even before its first trailer drops. A promotional poster for the highly anticipated drama—featuring four prominent leads including Mirror member Edan Lui (呂爵安), Ali Lee (李佳芯), AK from ERROR (江𤒹生), and Ashley Lam (林愷鈴)—was found to contain an erroneous character, sparking widespread mockery online .
Key Points
- ViuTV obtained official licensing from Fuji TV to remake the iconic 1990s Japanese drama 'Long Vacation' for Hong Kong audiences .
- The four lead actors are Edan Lui (呂爵安), Ali Lee (李佳芯), AK (江𤒹生), and Ashley Lam (林愷鈴), forming a star-studded cast .
- The typo occurred in the character meaning 'vacation period,' where the moon radical mistakenly contained three strokes instead of two .
- Hong Kong netizens flooded Threads and other social platforms with screenshots, questioning how such a basic mistake slipped through quality control .
- Humorous netizens joked that the three-stroke moon radical represented taking an additional Monday off, suggesting it was an intentional 'design concept' .
Why It Matters
The controversy highlights growing concerns about AI-generated design work lacking proper human proofreading, as some netizens speculated the error stemmed from AI-generated promotional materials . For Hong Kong's competitive TV industry, such avoidable mistakes can damage credibility just as promotional campaigns begin, raising questions about quality control standards in an era of increasingly outsourced creative work.
The controversy highlights growing concerns about AI-generated design work lacking proper human proofreading, as some netizens speculated the error stemmed from AI-generated promotional materials . For Hong Kong's competitive TV industry, such avoidable mistakes can damage credibility just as promotional campaigns begin, raising questions about quality control standards in an era of increasingly outsourced creative work.