The Asian Obsessed blog: Ron vs. Bosco

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Saturday, August 27, 2005

Ron vs. Bosco

Lets evaluate 2 of the most promising young actors in TVB this recent year (excluding Raymond). The two persons pop up in mind is Ron Ng and Bosco Wong. Both are young and came out almost at the same time - but got promoted at different time. Lets take a look at the reasons why most peoples think Ron Ng is overrated and Bosco is underrated (and start to picking up).
The acting. A lot of anti-Ron choose this reason as the main reason why Ron Ng is overrated. I personally thought that Ron Ng's acting is decent and is not bad as other peoples made it to be. It is true that he is overrated, but there is no way that his acting is the worst and the most terrible in TVB. I personally thought his debut "large" role in Triumph in the Skies as Isaac was convincing and decent for a newcomer. His acting in later series, like Twin of Brothers and Lost in the Chamber of Love was acceptable and pretty decent. I think he is a little stiff at expressing his emotions, but I did see some improvements and his acting is really, really not that bad like what other critics said. However, is his acting good enough to be in simultaneously 4/5 series this year? Definitely not. But, you cannot blame Ron Ng for being overrated. Just think about this: TVB give you job and you get money - do you just not take it? TVB is to blame for the whole Ron-is-overrated issue.

Bosco Wong, on the other hand, is an even more decent actor than Ron. Even though Ron's acting isn't really bad, Bosco's acting is very likeable and convincing. In Aqua Heroes, i was telling to mysel that, oh, he is another young actor tvb can use to do these players, spoil brat roles. I was wrong when i watched To Love with No Regrets and Wong Fei Hung - Master of Kungfu. Not only Bosco seems passionate about his roles but he can also pull off many emotions. He can act very well and in contrast of Ron, he has no difficulties showing his emotions at all. Recently Bosco is getting more noticed because of his role in War of In-laws. I personally had only watched the first episode in Cantonese, because i am still waiting for the Viet-dubbed version to understand the series. From what i seen and heard, he was offer a very likable role, and he pull it off very well. I, thank god, that TVB is offering him this role - because this may be his lucky chance to shine in the future, like Ron's lucky chance in Triumph of the Skies.
Overall, i believe that Ron Ng's acting is acceptable, while Bosco's acting is way far above acceptable. I don't wish for Ron to be forever out of the televesion business, but i hope that TVB can give all of their actors opportunities and chances like what they gave Ron.

The characters. I think Ron Ng's most decent character is his debut in Triumph in the Skies. That role landed him so much opportunities and fans. I do admit that it is a very likeable role and he did well in there. The worst gotta be in The Academy. Not only this character is childish, annoying, irritating, but also is very immature. Sammul Chan totally shines in this series because of the dull character of Ron.
Bosco Wong's most likeable character, to most peoples, is in War of In-Laws. Since i haven't watch that series yet, i think his most decent character is in Wong Fei Hung. I enjoy his relationship with his father, his aunt, and Rain Li. He did very well in here. He can look serious when it is necessary, but also caring and loveable when the time is appropriate. The least favorite character of Bosco gotta be....nothing. He is just too likeable in all the series that i seen him in. Oh, the worst character is probably in The Last Breakthrough. Why? Because he got such a small role in there =(

The role as an actor. I heard that Bosco had only learn kung fu recently, but he seems very professional and passionate in Wong Fei Hung. This is what i call versatile because it seems that he prepare well. Also, he seems very funny and friendly outside. Ron? all i really heard about is how arrogant and late he was toward work. But, this is all rumors due to his popularity, so i won't count on it. I don't know, but to me, Bosco seems enthuthiastic in his work, while Ron is just acting the role.

The singing. It is incredibly depressing to see that giving the amount of teeny bopper in the Hong Kong music industry that only have looks and no voice, this year, Ron Ng can also be added to this list. His singing is not bad, but it is obvious that BMA is trying to sell his popularity and looks, other than his music. Ron Ng is extremely lucky, so i hope he realize his chance and be more serious about singing. The Hong Kong music industry is almost unbearable due to all the little kiddos singers who can't sing but is doing successful - while the talented, serious one are getting no work from their company just because they don't look as good.
I had heard Ron sing and I think he has somewhat potential, but not good enough. I think if he is serious toward singing, then i have no problem with him joining the music industry.
I just heard Bosco's 2 cartoon songs and i think Bosco is a better candidate for a singer, if they must really have to choose an actor to become a singer. He sounds more energetic and is very, very decent for a newcomer. He probably can sing better than a lot of young singers in Hong Kong. Too bad he didn't have the chance.

The looks. Extremely controversial. First of all, i honestly don't think Ron is that handsome and hot like many girls made him to be, and i am a girl myself. He is good looking and has an attractive figure, but there are way too many other Hk celebrities who are just as handsome. Here is what i think: a lot of peoples like Ron because he is one of the few above-average looking guy who is in their 20's in TVB. I mean, if you look, all the other TVB actors are l ike 30 years old - Bowie, Sunny, Moses, Michael Tao, Frankie, Bobby....the list go on.. The 20's years old are Ron, Raymond, Bosco, Kenneth, Sammul, Lai Lok Yi, Jack Wu, etc. Other than Raymond, Ron, and Bosco, the rest are out of the question because they had never given a leading role and isn't just noticeable enough (even though Jack Wu is one HOT dude).
Raymond had already have a large fan base and is already popular. So they can only pick Ron and Bosco. Most choose Ron because Ron is photogenetic and is more popular. Other than that, i don't see Ron as the most handsome actor in Hong Kong, not in another 50 years. If Louis Koo, Daniel Wu, Nicholas Tse, Aaron Kwok, etc are still alive, Ron can only be one of the most hottest actor in TVB. In Hong Kong? that is out of the question.
Bosco Wong might not be photogenetic (can barely find any good pictures), but he is adorable and just as handsome on TV. I think we all have different opinions about looks, so i understand the fact that most peoples thought Ron is more good-looking. In my personal view, Bosco is very cute and handsome, and is equal or even above Ron in term of looks.

In conclusion. I think we should all accept the fact that Ron is being promoted into one of the top actors. Why? because you don't want to forever watch Michael Tao and Bobby Au on your tv screen, even though they are both well-beloved and good actors. Once they retire, someone just have to take over their place. Kenneth, Sammul, Lai Lok Yi are good actors and should give more roles, but in TVB eyes, they are not leading actors material. That is why Raymond, Ron, and Bosco are being promoted. Back then TVB also promoted Raymond from newcomer to leading actor. But i think Raymond is gifted in acting, so there are not many complaints or talks about him being overrated. Ron Ng is getting promoted, and that just the way it is. He isn't gifted as acting like Raymond - so there are talks about him being overrated.
Bosco , on the other hand, is getting to be promoted. After War of in-laws, there are many Bosco series coming up. So lets all pray that TVB will give Bosco the same chance as they did with Ron. Bosco likers and fans should be happy that he might get this same opportunity soon.

By the way, i hope i'm making sense when writing this entry. My thoughts just went around and i started to type things randomly =D These are all base on my opinions so I am sorry that you don't agree with me. I am not intending to forcing anyone to agree with me.

posted by asian obsessed @ 12:30 PM

11 Comments:

At 10:34 PM, Caitie said…

hehehehehehee i can sure tell u are in favor in Bosco! LOL but you are defending Ron being promoted and all :) It just seem to me Ron is getting too much attention and doesn't value the opportunities that TVB is giving him
At 2:12 AM, Hester said…

I disagree that Ron doesn't value the opportunities TVB gave him. If u have read or heard some of his interviews, u will know that he did study his roles before he acted them out. But understanding a role and able to act it out is 2 different things. Like myself. I totally understand what the lyrics of a song is talking about and know what emotions I need to include when singing said song. But many a time, I cannot sing out the song the way I want it. Bosco just has more natural talent in acting than Ron, thus is able to potray his roles better. But that does not mean Ron didn't work hard.

Personally, I am a Bosco fan. Twice, I've watch I series I won't normally watch just because Bosco is in it (and will continue to do so in Bosco's future series). But I have to say that Ron is better looking than Bosco. Bosco does not look good in photo because he really isn't that good looking. Every time I watch a new series of his, I have to get use to his looks all over again. But each time, he looks better and better as I watch more of the series. I believe Bosco's cuteness and handsomeness comes from his personality. His more expressive personality give character to his face. This guy just has loads of charisma and screen presence.
At 9:09 AM, Jadedreams said…

great post about the actors. that comment about ron not being the hottest guy in hk is funny lol

In my opinion, I think both actors and other younger actors like Raymond, Sammul, Lai Lok Yi, Jack Wu are TVB's best of the younger generation. With the variety of younger guys, some with talent, some with passion, some with good lucks, etc, it's safe to say that each of these guys have their own fanbase or growing fanbase (even Joel, and new newcomers like Stephen Wong and Fred Cheung?) TVB is very good at finding people and promoting people. I hope they dont waste the talents of raymond, sammul, lai lok yi, kenneth, and jack wu, with just promoting ron and bosco. I am afraid Raymond and others may leave to pursue other aspects if they start neglecting him, and IF Raymond doesn't get any awards at the anniversary...who knows what he might do? Oh wells, look forward to your other posts on tvb. :)
At 6:47 PM, Anonymous said…

HEY i totally agree with you... very nicely written!
At 6:07 PM, Danielle said…

Same here I TOTALLY AGREE. I've heard bad things about Ron too and I personally think people just judge him by his good looks but don't seem to see what's actually in him. I have to say.............
He is good looking but..not as good looking as RAY!!!

RLFLUVA!!!!!:)
At 8:56 PM, Anonymous said…

i can tell you are a Bosco fan...lol, well, i so so agree with you on the "look" part. I don't think Ron is that handsome at all...honestly, he's just normal, nothing special but girls go crazy for him, as if he is the hottest man...and that drives me nut. I don't know about the other parts, because i'm not their fan or TVB drama fans...but i watched Bosco once, and sure he does have a friendly and loveable look that i like...lol
At 3:47 PM, Anonymous said…

haha.. i think that you are leaning towards Bosco more. Ron is handsome, but to me, his looks are the same, as for bosco, he is so cute, and he has diffrent expressions.i do agree that he does haVe alot of charisma on tv. he is so cute but out of personality. i am such a big fan of Bosco's now that i've seen Wars Of In Laws. i cant wait for his other series.....
At 4:21 PM, terly said…

i totally disagree with you. i think both ron and bosco are as good as each other. moreover, they are both cute and handsome. news are not true, ppl just made it up, so we shouldn't listen to the news and judge people like that. ron's songs are pretty good, i heard that, i wish he will have his own album soon. i never heard bosco's song, i think he will have a chance to become a singer later because he is getting famous now. he just got the most improvement actor in TVB. who says sammul chan should get promoted? i don't think he is that good. he is not manly enough. i dont like him when i first see him in 2003's movie. i dont remember the name of the movie.
At 4:07 AM, Anonymous said…

Hey.. Nice written!! Really~ I agree with you everything about Bosco.. I watched the War Of In-Laws already. And it was awesome!! The Bosco's role.. He is so cute in that series.. Hope you watched it too.. He is even cuter than Ron.. Well.. I admit than Ron has the look. But for me, Bosco is always more handsome.. I wonder why the girls are so crazy in Ron since he has just such a normal look. Compared to Bosco, he has no match for it.. Bosco has the charisma on TV. And also has a unique voice. Try to listen to the War Of In-Laws theme song.. His voice is so so sweet.. I hope Bosco will be acting in more TV series next year.. He really have the charisma and the look.. and.. the most important thing.. his talent!!
At 12:50 AM, Anonymous said…

all of this is my opinion but if u really adore tvb actors/actrices, you shouldn't give them so much stress! i mean, they have a lot of things going on in their lives already, why make more problems for them. They are friends, are we trying to ruin their friendship by comparing who's better than who?
At 7:43 PM, artistic dreamer said…

hey, it seems like you really thought this through, and in my opinion, i think Bosoc is a much better actor, don't get me wrong, i like ron too, he's a good actor and he's hot! lol, but when i see bosoc acting, he seems to be able to pull off a lot more personalities, like in To love with no regrets, he has this childish personality, but in life made simple, he's sophisticated and smart, and in dicey business, he has this lonely, mysterious, scared sorta personality, he pulls it off really well, and his facial expression...i love his facial expressions! first off, he's hot, so i like looking at his face, haha, but he has so many different expressions, it makes his acting real,
but Ron on the other hand...he seems to always have the same sorta role, loud, obnoxious, acts before he thinks, you know? sorry my comment is turning out to be so long, but really quick, in THe Academy, his character is so...rude sorta, always rushes through things, same with RDOV, he once again has a role where he acts without thinking, to put it simply, his roles don't really have that big of a contrast, and i can never tell what he's thinking during his acting, so yeah...enough ranting, you're probably bored by now, haha, and btw, i love your blog!