Edan jokes off Kimura comparisons at drama launch
AM730 · 2 SOURCESabout 2 hours ago5 MIN
Summary
At the launch ceremony for MakerVille’s new drama Long Vacation, Edan Lui (呂爵安), Anson Kong (江𤒹生／江爗生), Ali Lee (李佳芯), Ashley Lin (林愷鈴) and Jace Chan (陳凱詠) appeared together as filming continued on the Hong Kong adaptation. Edan said his first collaboration with Ali had been comfortable and productive, while also dismissing any notion that he could be compared with Japanese star Takuya Kimura, the lead of the original version.
Key Points
- The outdoor blessing ceremony on September 12 was hit by heavy rain, forcing staff to erect a large tent while some cast members still had to pose and give interviews in the rain
- Edan and Ali both said their first on-screen partnership had gone smoothly, with Edan praising her as friendly and down-to-earth, and Ali saying he was prepared and communicative.
- Asked about comparisons with Kimura, Edan said he had no “Kimura baggage”, calling any comparison impossible and saying he was simply happy to use the role to sharpen his acting
- Edan said he has been practising piano for scenes in the drama and asked the director to let him perform those parts himself; Ali said she was surprised he could play all the songs from the original work
- The pair traded jokes about future romantic scenes, “unflattering” photos and overnight shoots, with Ali teasing Edan as a “green-tea flirt” after he claimed to have taken a bad photo of her that was not bad at all.
Why It Matters
The event offered one of the clearest early looks at how the Hong Kong version of Long Vacation is positioning its leads, especially with Edan directly addressing inevitable comparisons with the Japanese classic. Their easy banter, along with details about overnight filming, piano preparation and iconic scenes from the source material, is likely to shape audience expectations as production continues.