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Also known as
  
Judge BaoJustice Bao

First episode date
  
23 February 1993

Number of episodes
  
236

Number of seasons
  
10

8.2/10
IMDb

Mandarin
  
Bāo Qīng Tiān

Final episode date
  
18 January 1994

Director
  
Shu-Pei Sun

Network
  
Chinese Television System

Jin Chao-chun, Kenny Ho, and a woman wearing the traditional Chinese dress in the DVD cover of the 1993 tv series, Justice Pao

Genre
  
crime fiction historical fiction wuxiagong'an fiction fantasy

Starring
  
Jin Chao-chunKenny HoFan Hung-hsuan

Opening theme
  
"Bāo Qīng Tiān" (包青天) performed by Hu Kua

Ending theme
  
1. "New Dream of Butterfly Lovers" (新鴛鴦蝴蝶夢) performed by Huang An2. "Xié Shŏu Yóu Rén Jiān" (攜手遊人間) performed by Chang Chen

Cast
  
Kenny Ho, Jin Chao‑chun, Fan Hung‑hsuan, Tai Chih‑Yuan, Liu Ming


Similar
  
Book and Sword Chronicles, The Book and the Sword (1992 TV series), Chor Lau heung (1985 TV series)

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Justice Pao is a 236-episode television series from Taiwan, first airing on Chinese Television System (CTS) from February 1993 to January 1994. The show stars Jin Chao-chun as the legendary Song dynasty official Bao Zheng. It was hugely popular in many countries in East Asia and Southeast Asia.

Contents

Jin Chao-chun, Kenny Ho, and Fan Hung-hsuan wearing the traditional Chinese clothes in the DVD cover of the 1993 tv series, Justice Pao

The series was originally scheduled for just 15 episodes. However, the show garnered high ratings when the initial episodes aired. Due to its popularity, CTS expanded the show to 236 episodes.

Jin Chao-chun, Kenny Ho, and Fan Hung-hsuan wearing the traditional Chinese clothes in the DVD cover of the 1993 tv series, Justice Pao

The TVB and ATV Home networks in Hong Kong both bought the series in an attempt to gain viewers. Competition between the two networks during the showing of the series was so severe that identical episodes were shown on both channels on the same night. It was also one of the first dramas that used NICAM technology (Dual Sound Switch Cantonese/Mandarin).

Jin Chao-chun wearing a robe and headdress in the promotional poster of the 1993 tv series, Justice Pao

Cast

Note: Some cast members played multiple roles.

Awards

1995 – 30th Golden Bell Awards

Jin Chao-chun and the other cast of the 1993 tv series, Justice Pao

  • Won – Jin Chao-chun, Best Actor
  • Won – Tai Chih-yuan, Best Supporting Actor, for the portrayal of Guo Huai (Case 3)
  • Won – Liu Ming, Best Supporting Actress, for the portrayal of Bao Mian's mother (Case 8)

    • Theme songs

    Jin Chao-chun wearing a robe and headdress together with Kenny Ho, and Fan Hung-hsuan in the 1993 tv series, Justice Pao

    1. The opening theme, performed by Hu Kua, has the same title as the series. It was originally performed by Chiang Kuang-Chao for the earlier 1974 CTS series also of the same name.

  • A Cantonese cover ("願世間有青天") performed by George Lam with lyrics by Wong Jim was the opening theme of the series on TVB in Hong Kong. It was also the opening theme of the 1995 TVB series Justice Bao.
  • Another Cantonese cover by Ray Lui was the opening theme of the 1995 ATV series Justice Bao.
  • A Tagalog cover ("Judge Bao") was the opening theme of the series on ABC-5 in the Philippines.
  • Andy Lau covered the song in the 2003 Bao Zheng-related movie Cat and Mouse.

    • 2. The ending theme was "New Dream of the Butterfly Lovers" (Chinese: 新鴛鴦蝴蝶夢; pinyin: Xīn Yuānyāng Húdié Mèng), written and performed by Huang An.

  • This song became a huge hit in the Chinese-speaking world, and Huang's album with the same name became one of the best-selling albums in Taiwan, selling over a million copies.
  • Cover versions in many languages exist due to the show's influence in the region. Kenny Ho recorded a Cantonese version (also "新鴛鴦蝴蝶夢") with lyrics by Albert Leung, while Huang An and Loletta Lee each recorded a different Cantonese version (both titled "愛於錯誤年代" but the lyrics differ). A popular English version from the Singaporean band Tokyo Square was titled "Can't Let Go". Huang An's own English version was titled "When It Comes to Love". There are also versions in Hokkien ("鴛鴦蝴蝶夢" by Joice Lim), Thai ("สุดจะหยุดใจ" by Koong Tuangsith Reamchinda), Vietnamese ("Uyên Ương Hồ Điệp Mộng" by Dan Truong), Khmer ("ព្រួយ ជាមួយ ចន្ទ" by Khemarak Sereymon) and Indonesian ("Melody Memory" by Lavenia), among others.

    • 3. Another ending theme song used for some episodes was "Xiéshŏu Yóu Rénjiān" (Chinese: 攜手遊人間; literally: "Traveling the World Hand in Hand").

    International broadcast

    It first aired in Singapore on the Channel 12 (now Suria) a member of Singapore Television Twelve (STV12) (now MediaCorp TV12) was laumched on October 3, 1994 with Malay dubbing at 20:30 SST after Berita 12 programme.

    In Thailand first aired on Channel 3 on 1995, with reruns on same channel beginning October 1, 2015.

    References

    Justice Pao (1993 TV series) Wikipedia
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