Absolutely Charming

{{Short description|Singaporean TV series}} {{Infobox television | native_name = 糊里糊涂爱上它 | image = Absolutely Charming intertitle.jpg | caption = | genre = Comedy Fantasy Love triangles Romance Idol drama | runtime = approx. 45 minutes | creator = | director = Doreen Yap 叶佩娟 Lei Lai Ling | producer = Leong Lye Lin 梁来玲 | writer = Goh Chwee Chwee 吴翠翠 Chen Siew Khoon 陈秀群 | starring = {{ill|Cherry Hsia|zh|夏如芝}} Elvin Ng Zhou Ying Zhang Zhenhuan Rebecca Lim Richard Low Patricia Mok | open_theme = 爱上 by Matthew Teng | end_theme = 味道 by Deng Bi Yuan 糊里糊涂爱上它 by Deng Bi Yuan | country = Singapore | language = Chinese | network = MediaCorp Channel 8 | first_aired = {{start date|2012|5|1|df=y}} | last_aired = {{end date|2012|5|28|df=y}} | num_episodes = 20 | related = }}

'''''Absolutely Charming''''' ({{lang-zh|s=糊里糊涂爱上它}}) is a Singaporean Chinese fantasy drama which was telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8.<ref>{{cite news |last= Kwok|first= Kar Peng|date= 12 May 2012|title= Elvin will make the best beau|url= |work= The New Paper|location= Singapore|access-date= }}</ref> It stars {{ill|Cherry Hsia|zh|夏如芝}}, Elvin Ng, Zhou Ying, Zhang Zhenhuan, Rebecca Lim, Richard Low and Patricia Mok.<ref>{{cite news |last= Goh|first= Kenneth|date= 30 April 2012|title= Tough charm|url= |work= The Straits Times|location= Singapore|access-date= }}</ref>

==Plot== Hu Liqin, a Fox Spirit, is banished to Earth for being unable to suppress her feelings of love in heavens. The only way she would be permitted back to the Celestial Court was if she could find a man who is willing to sacrifice his life to love and protect her.

==Cast==

* {{ill|Cherry Hsia|zh|夏如芝}} as Hu Liqin, a fox spirit.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=叶 |first=伟强 |date=29 January 2012 |title=电视新剧女主角欧萱换夏如芝被影迷炮轰 |pages=2 |work=Shin Min Daily News}}</ref> * Elvin Ng as Song Haomin, one of the designers at Foxy<ref name=":0" /> * Zhou Ying as Xie Enlin, one of the designers at Foxy * Zhang Zhen Huan as Wu Zikang, one of the designers at Foxy * Rebecca Lim as Song Xinmei, owner of Fragrance Inn * Richard Low as Song Tiancheng * Patricia Mok as Liu Bingbing * Jason Lee Kok Yang as Song Renjie

== Production == The drama series was announced in August 2011 with Jeanette Aw and Tay Ping Hui as the main lead characters.<ref name=":0" /> In January 2012, it was announced that both Aw and Tay had been replaced by Cherry Hsia and Elvin Ng respectively.<ref>{{cite news |last= Chua|first= Charlene|date= 6 April 2012|title= Waiting for her ugly role|url= |work= The New Paper|location= Singapore|access-date= }}</ref> Channel 8 responded that they changed Aw out to prevent viewers' fatigue of constantly seeing Aw on television and also the network is producing a new series, ''Beyond'', which stars Aw.<ref>{{cite news |last= 康|first= 秀金|date= 29 April 2012|title= 《糊》换角有原因剧组怕观众看腻欧萱|url= |work= Shin Min Daily News|location= Singapore|access-date= }}</ref> Fans and viewers protested the reasoning, citing there was only two drama series, ''Rescue 995'' and ''Jump!'', featuring Aw on two different networks and comparing to Rui En, Rui En had more series showing on the same time period.<ref name=":0" />

The drama series was originally titled 我爱狐狸精 but was renamed 糊里糊涂爱上它 (''Absolutely Charming'').<ref name=":0" />

==Episodes== {{Episode table |overall= |title= |airdate= |altdate= |altdateT=Repeat telecast |prodcode= |prodcodeT=PSI reading (Repeat telecast) |episodes= {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=1 |Title=1 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|5|1}} |AltDate=June 13, 2013 |ProdCode= |LineColor=9d2d5b }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=2 |Title=2 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|5|2}} |AltDate=June 14, 2013 |ProdCode= |LineColor=9d2d5b }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=3 |Title=3 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|5|3}} PG Some Sexual References |AltDate=June 17, 2013 PG Some Sexual References |ProdCode= PSI: 110 - 111 |LineColor=9d2d5b }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=4 |Title=4 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|5|4}} |AltDate=June 18, 2013 |ProdCode= PSI: 81 - 82 |LineColor=9d2d5b }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=5 |Title=5 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|5|7}} PG |AltDate=June 19, 2013 PG |ProdCode= PSI: 146 - 144 |LineColor=9d2d5b }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=6 |Title=6 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|5|8}} PG |AltDate=June 20, 2013 PG |ProdCode= PSI: 268 - 310 |LineColor=9d2d5b }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=7 |Title=7 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|5|9}} |AltDate=June 21, 2013 |ProdCode= PSI: 143 - 139 |LineColor=9d2d5b }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=8 |Title=8 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|5|10}} |AltDate=June 24, 2013 |ProdCode= 3h PSI: 82 - 79, 24h PSI: 55 - 87 |LineColor=9d2d5b }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=9 |Title=9 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|5|11}} PG |AltDate=June 25, 2013 PG |ProdCode= 3h PSI: 73 - 66, 24h PSI: 52 - 65 |LineColor=9d2d5b }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=10 |Title=10 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|5|14}} PG |AltDate=June 26, 2013 PG |ProdCode= 3h PSI: 39 - 46, 24h PSI: 55 - 58 |LineColor=9d2d5b }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=11 |Title=11 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|5|15}} PG |AltDate=June 27, 2013 PG |ProdCode= 3h PSI: 67 - 68, 24h PSI: 57 - 64 |LineColor=9d2d5b }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=12 |Title=12 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|5|16}} PG |AltDate=June 28, 2013 PG |ProdCode= 3h PSI: , 24h PSI: |LineColor=9d2d5b }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=13 |Title=13 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|5|17}} PG |AltDate=July 1, 2013 PG |ProdCode= 3h PSI: , 24h PSI: |LineColor=9d2d5b }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=14 |Title=14 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|5|18}} PG |AltDate=July 2, 2013 PG |ProdCode= 3h PSI: , 24h PSI: |LineColor=9d2d5b }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=15 |Title=15 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|5|21}} PG Some Violence |AltDate=July 3, 2013 PG Some Violence |ProdCode= 3h PSI: , 24h PSI: |LineColor=9d2d5b }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=16 |Title=16 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|5|22}} PG Some Violence |AltDate=July 4, 2013 PG Some Violence |ProdCode= 3h PSI: , 24h PSI: |LineColor=9d2d5b }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=17 |Title=17 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|5|23}} PG Some Violence |AltDate=July 5, 2013 PG Some Violence |ProdCode= 3h PSI: , 24h PSI: |LineColor=9d2d5b }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=18 |Title=18 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|5|24}} PG Some Violence |AltDate=July 8, 2013 PG Some Violence |ProdCode= 3h PSI: , 24h PSI: |LineColor=9d2d5b }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=19 |Title=19 |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|5|25}} PG Some Violence |AltDate=July 9, 2013 PG Some Violence |ProdCode= 3h PSI: , 24h PSI: |LineColor=9d2d5b }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber=20 |Title=20 (Finale) |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2012|5|28}} PG |AltDate=July 10, 2013 PG |ProdCode= 3h PSI: , 24h PSI: |LineColor=9d2d5b }} }}

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Category:Singapore Chinese dramas Category:2012 Singaporean television series debuts Category:Channel 8 (Singapore) original programming