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Apple Hong
Apple Hong (; born 31 October 1978) is a Malaysia-Born Singaporean actress and singer. She was a Mediacorp artiste from 1999 to 2011 but continues to film on TV and ad-hoc basis. Career Hong was first runner-up in the Malaysian edition of Star Search 1999 and moved to Singapore after being offered a contract by TCS (now MediaCorp). She was then known as the ‘Malaysian Shu Qi’ due to her slight resemblance to the Hong Kong actress. Several years later she moved to SPH MediaWorks but was transferred back to MediaCorp when both companies merged in 2005. She made her cinema debut in Jack Neo's 2005 film '' One More Chance'', starring as Mark Lee's on-screen wife. Besides acting, Hong was also a prominent face on magazine covers, print ads and television commercials in both Singapore and Malaysia. As an artist in a wide range of areas, Hong's next venture is to release her debut music EP in Singapore and Malaysia. The EP concept consisting of 8-tracks with various musical genres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong (surname)
Hong is the pinyin romanization of Chinese, romanization of the Chinese surname (''Hóng''). It was listed 184th among the Song dynasty, Song-era ''Hundred Family Surnames''. Today it is not among the list of common Chinese surnames, 100 most common surnames in mainland China but it was the list of common Taiwanese surnames, 15th-most-common surname in Taiwan in 2005. As counted by a Chinese census, Taiwan Province, People's Republic of China, Taiwan is the area with the largest number of people with the name. It is also the pinyin romanization of a number of less-common names including ''Hóng'' (), ''Hóng'' (traditional characters, t , simplified characters, s ), and ''Hóng'' (). All of those names are romanized as Hung in Wade-Giles. "Hong" is also one spelling employed for the Cantonese language, Cantonese pronunciation of the surname Xiong (surname), Xiong (). The Hokkien language, Hokkien and Teochew dialect, Teochew romanization of Hong (that uses the character 洪) is Ang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heroes In Black
''Heroes in Black'' is a Singaporean television series loosely inspired by a Chinese short story in ''Xie Shi'' (諧史) by the Song dynasty writer Shen Shu (沈淑). The story is about a thief known as "Wolaiye" (我来也; literally "Here I Come") who stole from many wealthy households in the capital during the Southern Song dynasty. In this series, "Wolaiye" is the alter ego of a constable, who teams up a magistrate to fight injustice in the county. Both of them also become love rivals because they both fall in love with a lady boss of a restaurant. The series was produced by MediaCorp and starred Bobby Au-yeung, Li Nanxing and Fann Wong in the lead roles. It was first aired on MediaCorp Channel 8 in Singapore in 2001. Plot The main character in the series is a masked thief called "Wolaiye" (literally "Here I Come") who steals from corrupt officials in a city, Zhencheng, to help the poor. The citizens regard him as their hero. Wolaiye is actually the alter ego of Song Dou, a cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The In-Laws (TV Series)
''The In-Laws'' (simplified Chinese: 麻婆斗妇) is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It stars Louise Lee, Rui En, Pierre Png, Cynthia Koh, Darren Lim, Belinda Lee & Jin Yinji as the casts of the series. It made its debut on 12 April 2011 and has ended on 30 May 2011. This drama serial consists of 35 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm. This drama serial was repeated on every Monday to Wednesday at 3:30 pm. It stars the award-winning veteran Hong Kong actress Louise Lee who also acted in the locally produced ''Portrait of Home'' back in 2005. The series title 麻婆斗妇 (ma po dou fu, literally translates as "old lady fights daughter-in-law") is a play on a spicy tofu and beef dish from Sichuan Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Be Happy (TV Series)
''Be Happy'' () is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It stars Fann Wong , Chen Hanwei , Zhang Yaodong , Paige Chua , Guo Liang , Vivian Lai , Zen Chong , Apple Hong & Wayne Chua as the casts of the series. It made its debut on 15 March 2011 and ended on 11 April 2011. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9.00 pm. This drama would be the second drama to be broadcast in Dolby Digital after ''Breakout''. Synopsis 40-year-old Zhang Weijian is a copywriter in an advertising firm, whom suffers in silence under his abusive boss Ken all because he lacks paper qualifications. Having made plans for his retirement, he is penny-pinching and shuns credit cards. Weijian's nondescript life ends when he is diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and given less than a year to live. Rather than wasting time and money on painful treatments, he keeps his illness to himself and goes on a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mrs P
MrsP.com is a free children's entertainment website. It stars actress Kathy Kinney as Mrs. P, a redheaded Irishwoman who reads classic children's stories from her "Magic Library." The target audience for the website is kids between the ages of 3-12, and its goal is to "encourage a lifetime love of reading." It has no advertising and no subscription fees. The site is produced by Mrs P Enterprises, LLC and was created by Kinney, who played Mimi on ''The Drew Carey Show'', TV writer and producer Clay Graham, and former entertainment and New Media executive Dana Plautz. Content The primary content offered on MrsP.com is a library of streaming video episodes. The episodes range in length from 5–30 minutes and feature the Mrs. P character seated near a fire in her "Magic Library." She offers a short, often humorous introduction, usually based on one of her youthful adventures and related in some way to the story she is about to read. She then reads the story directly to the ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy Family (Singaporean TV Series)
''Happy Family'' (simplified Chinese: 过好年) is a Singaporean family-themed Chinese drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It stars Rui En, Chen Shucheng, Ann Kok, Darren Lim, Cynthia Koh, Shaun Chen, Chen Tianwen and Pan Lingling as the casts of the series. It made its debut on 19 January 2010 and ended on 16 February 2010. This drama series consists of 20 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm. Cast Dong Family * Yang Xiaodong/Dingdong (portrayed by Rui En) - a happy-go-lucky girl who simply enjoys life as it is. She was adopted by Dong Jianye (Chen Shucheng) 19 years ago. Now, she is set to bring back the Dong family (Ann Kok, Darren Lim and Chen Tianwen) before Chinese New Year. *Dong Jianye/Old Fogey (portrayed by Chen Shucheng) - the father of three and adoptive grandfather of Xiaodong. He chases his own children out of his house when they each did something against him. He later adopts Xiaodong. Since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baby Bonus (TV Series)
Baby Bonus (simplified Chinese: 添丁发财) is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It stars Felicia Chin, Tay Ping Hui, Jesseca Liu & Darren Lim as the casts of the series. It made its debut on 30 September 2009 and ended on 30 October 2009. This drama serial consists of 23 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm. Cast Main * Felicia Chin as 黄丽萍 Huang Li Ping * Jesseca Liu as 郑晓阳 Zheng Xiao Yang * Darren Lim as 郑国安 Zheng Guo An * Tay Ping Hui as 李佳城 Li Jiacheng, Li is a simple and good-natured person who is in love with Zheng Xiao Yang but is taking care of Huang's child. * Leroy Chng Leroy or Le Roy may refer to: People * Leroy (name), a given name and surname * Leroy (musician), American musician * Leroy (sailor), French sailor Places United States * Leroy, Alabama * Le Roy, Illinois * Le Roy, Iowa * Le Roy, Kansas * Le Roy ... as Olympic Supporting * App ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My School Daze
My School Daze (simplified Chinese: 书包太重) is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, Mediacorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 29 April 2009 and ended on 26 May 2009. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm. It reflects the education system in Singapore. It repeat its telecast on weekends at 7am - 9am in 2018 and is currently on Monday’s 2am - 4am after succeeding My Mighty-in-Laws. Cast Supporting cast Synopsis Tan Xiangchun is a traditional, Chinese-educated senior teacher who deeply feels unappreciated at work because of his poor command of the English language. The younger generation no longer sees the importance of their mother tongue and moral education. As such, they despise and disrespect him. Gradually, Xiangchun becomes disillusioned with education and upon facing some health issues, dejectedly leaves the teaching line. Xiangchun's wife, Kang Qiaozhen, us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Little Nyonya
''The Little Nyonya'' ( zh, c= ) is a 2008 drama serial on Singapore's free-to-air MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It stars Jeanette Aw, Qi Yuwu, Dai Xiangyu, Lin Meijiao, Pan Lingling, Cynthia Koh, Pierre Png, Joanne Peh, Desmond Sim, Eelyn Kok, Andie Chen, Ng Hui and Xiang Yun as the casts of the series. The storyline, which circles around the biographical flashback of an extended Peranakan family in Malacca, is set in the 1930s and spans to over 70 years and several generations of three families. It debuted on 25 November 2008 and concluded its run on 5 January 2009. It was shown on weekdays at 9pm. The series was partly sponsored by the Media Development Authority of Singapore. Produced by MediaCorp in commemoration of the channel's 45th anniversary, ''The Little Nyonya'' is widely regarded as one of the greatest television series on Channel 8. It has been acclaimed by viewers and critics, and ranked the highest viewership in the country in 14 years. The success of ''The Little Ny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welcome Home, My Love
Welcome Home, My Love (simplified Chinese: :zh:快乐一家) is a Mandarin Chinese episodic drama produced jointly by Malaysian broadcaster Media Prima Berhad and Singaporean broadcaster MediaCorp TV. This drama serial consists of 25 episodes. It was the 14th joint production between the two companies, although the story lines are set in the suburbs of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It airs every Monday to Thursday, at 10:00 pm on ntv7. It also screened in Singapore on 5 October 2009 and ended on 6 November 2009 on every weekday night at 7:00 pm. Filmed in the Klang Valley area of Kuala Lumpur for three months from late October 2008, the 25-episode series brings together cast members from Malaysia, Hong Kong and Singapore. Cast The Jiang family Other cast Synopsis Nowadays, the young and ambitious focus on the pursuit of their goals and achieve successes at the expense of their families. Yet, when the going gets tough, people realise that nothing beats having the affectionate sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just In Singapore
Just in Singapore (simplified Chinese: 一房半厅一水缸, literally "One Room, Half a Living Room, and a Water Basin") is a Singaporean Chinese modern comedic drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 25 February 2008 and ended on 4 April 2008. This drama serial consists of 30 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm. The series was repeated at 2 am on Sundays. Cast Main cast *Chen Liping as Nancy *Huang Wenyong as Lin Bang (Francis) *Fiona Xie as Lin Xiu Ming *Kang Cheng Xi as Su Ding Yi *Li Yinzhu as Zi Dong Sao ("Automatic Auntie") Supporting Cast * Jimmy Nah (MC King) as San Wan ''(Actor died during period of filming)'' * Apple Hong as Qian Qian * Paige Chua as Lin Xiu Zhen * Hong Huifang as Wang Jiao * Adam Chen as Ma Zhi Gang * Patricia Mok as Ma Li (Mary) * Nelson Chia as Luo Ba (Robert) * Liang Tian as Kopi Shu * He Bing as Kopi Sao * Ong Ai Leng as Shu Min * Rayson Tan as Jian H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
