Season 1 • Episode 20
LatestBetter Halves is a TVB costume television series, premiered in 2003. Theme song "Beautiful Fate" composition and arrangement by Joseph Koo, lyricist by Wong Jim, sung by Steven Ma.
Acting
Maggie Cheung Ho-Yee absolutely owns the tomboy warrior energy.
Score
Joseph Koo's 'Beautiful Fate' will live rent-free in your head.
Steven Ma Chun-Wai
Chuen Ka Fok
Maggie Cheung Ho-Yee
Lien Bak Hap
Moses Chan Ho
Ko Fei
Joyce Koi
Ling-Wu Hei
Cerina da Graça
Sang Seung Seung
Auguste Kwan Tak-Fai
Ping On
Choi Kwok-Hing
Chuen Cho Yan
Angelina Lo
Wan Leung
Candy Chiu Ching-Yee
Ling-Wu Hung
Samantha Chuk Man-Kwan
Ling Wu Gon
Chow Hoi-San
Ling Wu Yeung
Lo Meng
Ching Dak
Sam Leung Kin-Ping
Chow Kit
Mak Ka Lun
Fong Tin Chi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
TVB's 2003 wuxia rom-coms pioneered the 'strong female lead marries down' trope that dominated Hong Kong television for a decade. Maggie Cheung's pants-wearing, sword-swinging performance directly influenced later dramas like 'The Gentle Crackdown.'
Steven Ma and Maggie Cheung had such natural chemistry that fans petitioned for a reunion—though they wouldn't share lead billing again until 2012's 'The Last Steep Ascent.' The 'Beautiful Fate' theme became Ma's signature concert closer for nearly 15 years.
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