Strokes of Life (Chinese: 金枝玉葉; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kim-ki-gio̍k-hio̍h; lit. 'Golden Branch Jade Leaf') is a costume Hokkien drama set in 1917, then 1940. It was produced by Formosa Television in Taiwan and was broadcast in 2001. It starred Ye Huan, Lin Wei, Wang Mei Jun and Chen Guang.[1]

Strokes of Life
Traditional Chinese金枝玉葉
Simplified Chinese金枝玉叶
Hanyu PinyinJīn Zhī Yù Yè
Hokkien POJKim-ki-gio̍k-hio̍h
StarringYe Huan
Lin Wei
Wang Mei Jun
Chen Guang
Opening themeJin Zhi Yu Ye by Ye Huan
Lin Wei
Wang Mei Jun
Chen Guang
Ending themeGeneration Girl,
Lie

by Ye Huan
Country of originTaiwan
Original languageHokkien
No. of episodes94
Production
Running time60 minutes (approx.)
Original release
Networkntv7 (Malaysia)
Release30 December 2009 (2009-12-30)

Plot

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Season 1

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Two brides, Yu Ye (Ye Huan) and Jin Feng (Mei Jun) met each other while on their way to their future husband. According to the costume, two brides meeting each other on their wedding day will bring bad luck. Thus, Yu Ye and Jin Feng wish each other a good marriage ahead. When Yu Ye reached her husband's house, Jin Feng was there also. Meanwhile, Shi Hua (Lin Wei) had no idea that he will have a double wedding that day.[2]

Season 2

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Season 2 remarks the appearance of Qiong Mei (played by Ye Huan), Yu Ye's twin sister. She came to Taiwan as a Japanese woman with her fiancée, Zheng Chuan. It was discovered that she had lost her memory when Zheng Guang attacked Yong Hui.

Season 3

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Season 3 remarks the aftermath of Qiong Mei's suicide and the rising Of Wang Ying Tai.

Season 4

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23 years later, in 1940. Jin Feng is mentally unstable. She hates Ming Feng (her son with Ying Tai) but focused all her motherly love to Jia Sheng.

Cast

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Main characters

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Original

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Actor Character Earlier Plot Later Plot
Ye Huan Hong Yu Ye
Protagonist, Shi Hua's second wife lost her daughter when Ying Tai sets fire on her house, went to other town with Yong hui to visit her mother
Lin Wei Lin Shi Hua Protagonist, Husband of Jin Feng & Yu Ye shot by Ying Tai, sent to Malaysia
Wang Mei Jun Wu Jin Feng Shi Hua's first wife, Yu Ye's step sister, hates Yu Ye, later reconciles with Yu Ye during Lin family's destroyal rapped by Ying tai while asking about Shi Hua, 23 years later, has mental problem, hates her son (Ming Feng) of Ying Tai's seed
Chen Guang Xie Yong Hui Qiong Mei's fiancée Brings Yu Ye to live with Cai Lian in other town

Secondary characters

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Reprising characters

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Character(s) Descriptions
Wang Ying Tai Antagonist, obsessed with Jin Feng, destroyed Lin family.
Qiu Yue Jin Feng's maid, wants to be Shi Hua's third wife
Hong Cai Lian Mother of Yu Ye and Qiong Mei.
Huang Xiu Duan owner of Xiu Duan Feng, saved Yu Ye' s life, helped Yu Ye a lot
Guo Tuo Dong a trader from China, helps Cai Lian and Yu Ye often, later helps Xiu Duan at her restaurant
Wu Jian Tang Father of Jin Feng, Qiong Mei and Yu Ye, Cai Lian's ex-husband
Kao Shin Shin Lin Li Hua Shi Hua's elder sister
Jin Shu Helper of Lin's family
Song Yimin Ah Guo Xiu Duan's ex-fiancée, left Xiu Duan on their wedding day, father of Tian Shui
Mrs. Lin Mother of Li Hua and Shi Hua
Liao Chun Sheng villain in earlier episodes, cheats Li Hua's money, changed later after the death of his wife, helped Lin family but killed by Wang Ying Tai
Mrs. Wu Mother of Jin Feng, Jian Tang's first wife

New generation characters

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Appeared in Season 4

Actor Character(s) Descriptions
Huang Wei De Lin Jia Sheng In love with Shu Jun, Believed himself as the child of Jin Feng and Shi Hua although his biological parents are Qiu Yue and Ying Tai, hated by Ying Tai and Ming Feng as Jin Feng only cares about him
Chen Shu Jun In love with Jia Sheng, came to the city to find her real parents with the jade
Liao Huang Tian Shui Xiu Duan's son, likes Siu
Linjian Hua Wang Ming Feng In love with Shu jun, hates Jia Sheng (his half brother)
Han Yu Li Ling daughter of a wealthy merchant, dying, likes Jia Sheng, forced to marry Ming Feng
Chen Xianmei Mei Lan escaped from her marriage proposed by her father, likes Ming Feng

Tertiary characters

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Special characters

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Appeared in Season 2

Actor Character(s) Descriptions
Chen Zheng Guang Yong hui's ex-best friend, hates Yong Hui because he thought Yong Hui didn't protect his mother, later gave his company to Chun Sheng
Ye Huan Qiong Mei (Fu Mei Zi) Yong Hui's fiancée, Yu Ye's twin sister, Jin Feng's step sister, Cai Lian's daughter, (lost memory: Fu Mei Zi, used by Zheng Chuang to revenge against Yong Hui, rebellion, disguised as Yu Ye to give Jin Feng lessons), committed suicide but her body is missing

Theme songs

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Opening theme

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Also used as post-commercial eye catch throughout the series
Song: "Jin Zhi Yu Ye" [1]
Singers: Ye Huan, Lin Wei, Wang Mei Jun, Chen Guang
Language: Hokkien
Trivia: Voices appearances

  • Verse 1
    • Part 1-2: Ye Huan
    • Line 3-4: Lin Wei
    • Line 5-6: Wang Mei Jun
    • Line 7-8: Chen Guang
  • Chorus
    • Parts 1 & 2: Ye Huan & Mei Jun
    • Parts 3 & 4: Lin Wei & Chen Guang
    • Parts 5: Ye Huan & Mei Jun
    • Parts 6: Lin Wei & Chen Guang
  • Verse 2
    • Line 1-2: Ye Huan
    • Line 3-4: Chen Guang

Ending theme (Season 1)

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Also used as pre-commercial eye catch throughout the series
Song: "Generation of Beautiful Woman"
Singer: Ye Huan
Language: Mandarin

Ending theme (Seasons 2 - 4)

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Song: "Lie"
Singer: Ye Huan
Language: Hokkien

References

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  1. ^ "ntv7 悲情连续剧《金枝玉叶》". Spotlite. 2009-12-23. Archived from the original on 2012-03-03.
  2. ^ "Ntv7《金枝玉葉》·民初愛情悲劇 | LifeTV". Archived from the original on 2010-05-11. Retrieved 2010-04-18.