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Two bros, one girl, zero chill — Hong Kong's messiest love triangle.
TMDB
57
Rotten Tomatoes
27
Audience Score
27

Comic King (2001)

chaotic bromance90s HK nostalgiacringe romance

Overview

DramaRomance

Two popular comic writers who are good friends start a comic publishing company but fall in love with the secretary, simultaneously, creating a rivalry that threatens to split their friendship and destroy their business.

Flag of HKHKCantonese
Content warning
creative rivalryfriendship vs ambitionunrequited loveartistic integrity

Standout Aspects

Acting

Nicholas Tse and Julian Cheung's chaotic bestie energy.

Production

Authentic comic industry setting, rare for the era.

Best for:Solo: For when you want cringe romance without witnesses.·Friends: Roast the love triangle choices together.·Streaming: Perfect 90s deep cut for Hong Kong cinema fans.
O Sing-Pui

Director

O Sing-Pui

ReleasedJan 19, 2001
Runtime1h 34m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelmedium

Top Cast

Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung

Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung

Knife / Ho Nam

Julian Cheung Chi-Lam

Julian Cheung Chi-Lam

Fung Yip

Eason Chan Yik-Shun

Eason Chan Yik-Shun

Mo Wan

Ruby Lin

Ruby Lin

Mandy

Hacken Lee

Hacken Lee

Young Lo

Liu Wai-Hung

Liu Wai-Hung

Lo Siu-Wah

Jerry Lamb Hiu-Fung

Jerry Lamb Hiu-Fung

Raymond Wong Pak-Ming

Raymond Wong Pak-Ming

Helena Law Lan

Helena Law Lan

Tats Lau Yee-Tat

Tats Lau Yee-Tat

Spencer Lam Seung-Yi

Spencer Lam Seung-Yi

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Nicholas Tse and Julian Cheung were real-life labelmates at Emperor Entertainment, making their on-screen rivalry extra meta.

Cultural

The film captures Hong Kong's comic industry boom before digital killed print manhua culture — Young and Dangerous references everywhere.

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