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Adam Chen
Adam Chen (born 24 June 1976) is a Singaporean television and film actor. Early life Chen was educated at The Chinese High School and Hwa Chong Junior College. Whilst a civil engineering student at the National University of Singapore he did some modelling and joined ''Route to Glamour'', a talent show organised by SPH MediaWorks. He was offered a contract and joined MediaWorks after graduating. Acting career Before going into acting, Chen worked as a model for numerous print and television commercials in Singapore. In 2001, Chen participated in the Chinese talent competition, ''Route to Glamour'', by SPH MediaWorks' Channel U. He was then signed by SPH Mediaworks to be an artiste for Channel U. In 2003, Chen extended his contract with SPH Mediaworks for one year and then in 2004, extended for another three years. He earned himself a role in the Singapore-Hong Kong co-produced TV series ''Yummy Yummy'' in 2005, before proceeding to work together with other famous actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Celebrity Agency
Mediacorp Pte. Ltd., doing business as Mediacorp and stylised as mediacorp, is a media conglomerate in Singapore. Owned by Temasek Holdings—the holding company of the Government of Singapore—it owns television, radio, and digital media properties in the country. Mediacorp forms one half of the mass media duopoly in the country, alongside SPH Media Trust. Its logo is the geometric M with rainbow palette. History 1925–1965: Pre-independence era Radio broadcasting The history of radio broadcasting in Singapore began with the formation of the Amateur Wireless Society of Malaya (AWSM) in April 1925, which launched shortwave transmission from a studio in the Union Building at Collyer Quay using a 100-watt transmitter lent by the Marconi Company under callsign 1SE (One Singapore Experimental). The transmissions could be received from as far as Penang, albeit with atmospheric interferences at times. In 1930, Sir Earl from the Singapore Port Authority commenced its short wave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izakaya
An () is a type of informal Japanese bar that serves alcoholic drinks and snacks. are casual places for after-work drinking, similar to a pub, a Spanish tapas bar, or an American saloon or tavern. Etymology The word entered the English language by 1987. It is a compound word consisting of ("to stay") and ("sake shop"), indicating that originated from sake shops that allowed customers to sit on the premises to drink. are sometimes called ('red lantern') in daily conversation, as such paper lanterns are traditionally found in front of them. History Anecdotes and songs that appear in the show that -style establishments existed in Japan at the early 700s. There is a record dating to 733 when rice was collected as a brewing fee tax under the jurisdiction of the government office called . In the , written in 797, there is a record of King Ashihara who got drunk and was murdered in a tavern in 761. The full-scale development of began around the Edo period (1603-1867) ... [...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] |
Metamorphosis (TV Series)
Metamorphosis ( "Breaking Out Of The Shell" in Chinese) is a Singaporean Chinese action thriller drama which is being telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It made its debut on 18 September 2007, screening at 9 PM every night on weekdays. The serial consists of 20 episodes. In the last few episodes, the serial recorded a viewership rate of over 1 million and was awarded the "Best Drama Series Award" in the Star Awards 2007. Yvonne Lim also received the "Best Actress Award" in the same event. Cast Main Cast Supporting Cast Special Appearances Awards and nominations Viewership Reception The serial generated largely positive reviews from critics and recorded a viewership of over a million in its final episodes. See also *List of programmes broadcast by Mediacorp Channel 8 This is a list of Chinese-language television programme broadcast on Mediacorp Channel 8, a television channel in Singapore. The years stated in the list are the years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let It Shine (Singapore Drama)
Let It Shine (Simplified Chinese: 萤火虫的梦) is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8 Channel 8 ( zh, 8頻道) is a Singaporean free-to-air television channel, airing in Mandarin Chinese. It was created by Television Singapura on 31 August 1963 with experimental broadcasts, before going official on 23 November that year. The ch .... It made its debut on 16 January 2007 and ended its 20-episode run on 12 February 2007. The show achieved pretty low viewership rates for a local drama serial in Singapore. Less than 250,000 viewers tuned into the premiere episode, making it one of the more least-watched Singaporean television dramas. In fact, the figures was the lowest for all Singapore Chinese Dramas in the year of 2007. Despite this show being a teenage idol drama, 23.5% of the viewers were actually housewives, while only about 14.5% were students and teenagers. Viewership Rating Cast Main Cast Othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Royal Swordsmen
''The Royal Swordsmen'' () is a Chinese ''wuxia'' television series directed by Deng Yancheng and Wei Liyuan, starring Roger Kwok, Li Yapeng, Wallace Huo, Michelle Ye, Damian Lau, Tammy Chen, Gao Yuanyuan and Eva Huang. It was first shown on Shenzhen Media Group's Drama Channel on 30 January 2005. Plot The series is set in China during the Ming dynasty. Zhu Wushi, the Emperor's uncle, had received an order from the previous emperor to establish a secret service to protect the monarchy. One of the most formidable martial artists in the ''jianghu'' himself, Zhu Wushi has recruited four elite agents who are known by their code names: Heaven Number One, Mysterious Number One, Earth Number One, and Yellow Number One. Heaven Number One is the calm and cool-headed Duan Tianya, who was raised as Zhu Wushi's godson and sent to Japan to learn ninjutsu from the Iga School. While in Japan, he had a romantic relationship with Yukihime, the elder daughter of Yagyū Tajima-no-Kami, the patriar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Proud Twins (TV Series)
''The Proud Twins'' is a Chinese-Hong Kong television series directed by Wong Jing, starring Dicky Cheung, Nicholas Tse, Fan Bingbing, and Yuan Quan. The series is adapted from Gu Long's novel ''Juedai Shuangjiao''. It was first broadcast in 2005 in mainland China. Cast * Dicky Cheung as Xiaoyu'er * Nicholas Tse as Hua Wuque * Fan Bingbing as Tie Xinlan * Yuan Quan as Su Ying * Bo Xue as Murong Xian * Elvis Tsui as E Tongtian * Yang Xue as Jiang Yuyan * Liu Yiwei as Hongye * Zhang Jizhong as Old Hongye * Wu Qingzhe as Yan Nantian * Raymond Wong Ho-yin as Jiang Feng * Sun Feifei as Hua Yuenu * Wang Bozhao as Jiang Biehe * Yumiko Cheng as Jiang Yufeng * Kong Lin as Yaoyue * Ni Jingyang as Lianxing * Li Guohua as Liu Xi * Zhang Shuangli as Chang Baicao * Liu Hongmei as Su Rushi * Wei Hua as Hua Xingnu * Zhao Xiaorui as Murong Wudi * Zhu Yan as Murong Shu * Celest Chong as Princess Taka * Cheng Sihan as Li Dazui * Sun Jiaolong as Du Sha * Sui Yongqing as Tu Jiaojiao * Bai Yu as Yin Ji ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Joy
''House of Joy'' () is a Singaporean Mandarin drama series aired on MediaCorp TV Channel 8. The series debuted on 6 November 2006 and was telecast weekday nights at 9pm. It has a total of 20 episodes. It stars Ivy Lee , Chen Hanwei , Cynthia Koh & Edmund Chen as the casts of the series. In the initial few days of the telecast, numerous viewers provided feedback to the TV station on the drama series. Most questioned the appropriateness of the title ''House of Joy'' when there were too many emotional scenes for the character which Ivy Lee portrayed. A spokesperson for the station then replied that the word Joy in the title is derived from the word Huan Le in Chinese which is a combination of the name of the 2 lead characters - Yihuan and Letian. The series focuses on those who continue to strive on to overcome their financial and social problems despite being debt-ridden. Synopsis Zheng Yihuan (Ivy Lee) is at the prime of her life at 33. She has a steady job as a finance company m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Enchanted Life
''An Enchanted Life'' () is a Singaporean Chinese drama that was telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. This show made its debut on 9 October 2006 and made ended its run on 1 December 2006. The show consists of a total of 20 episodes. The theme song of the show is ''Hui Gu Niang''. Cast Main cast *Yvonne Lim as Li Shan Qi *Pierre Png as Yang Zhi Yun *Fiona Xie as Zhang Mei Ya *Adam Chen as Xiao Fei Supporting Cast *Bryan Wang as Chen Shu Tang *Chen Shucheng as Zhang Ming Sheng *Jin Yin Ji as Chen Yu Chun *Hong Hui Fang as Liu Yu Han *Ong Ai Leng as Ai Xi Synopsis Li Shanqi, a betel nut seller, had to flee Taiwan after offending an underworld leader. With her late mother's belongings, she came to Singapore to look for her birth father who is a jewelry businessman. When she arrives, an unfortunate string of events took place before she finally reunites with him. However, further trial and tribulations await Shanqi as her stepmother and stepsister make ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shining Star
The Shining Star () is family drama produced by Mediacorp TV Channel 8. The drama made its debut on 6 March 2006 in Singapore, and ended its run on 31 March 2006. It stars Pierre Png , Dawn Yeoh & Hong Huifang as the casts of the series. It encores it's telecast from Monday to Wednesday at 3.30pm in 2018 and on weekends at 7.30am from Feb - Mar 2021. This show was ranked at 7th position for Year 2006 in terms of viewership ratings and was awarded ''Best Drama Serial'' of the year. Synopsis A-Li is a very pretty young girl. However she was born visually handicapped and has never known how she looks like, much less her surroundings and the happenings around her. Despite this, she is an optimistic character who never blames anyone, striving instead to be as independent as possible in her daily life, sometimes even going out of her way to help others. Her own father had abandoned her since young and she followed her mother when she remarried a sloppy and lazy man. The family depend o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zero (Singaporean TV Series)
Zero (零楼) is a Singaporean drama which aired on SPH MediaWorks Channel U in November 2004. This series was one of the last broadcast by SPH MediaWorks before it amalgamated with MediaCorp. Synopsis Sam (Bryan Wong) is an ambitious man who stops at nothing to achieve his goals and takes things for granted. A schemer by nature, he has many enemies and was assaulted in a parking lot. He falls into a deep coma and goes to a place called "zero" (零楼) where he is met by "001" (Guo Liang). As Sam's bad deeds and good deeds all cancel out each other, the angels can't decide whether to send him to "basement 1" (hell) or "level 1" (heaven). Cast *Bryan Wong as Wang Weide (Sam) * Guo Liang as 001 *Celest Chong as Zhang Xinlin *Adrian Pang as Insp Lee Yong Bang *Quan Yi Fong as Du Xiaowei (Nurse Toh) *Ix Shen as Liu Qingxiang *Michelle Chia as guardian of level 1 *Apple Hong as Zhou Meili * Li Wenhai as 5566 *Ong Ai Leng as 808 *Ezann Lee as Du Xiaoling *Adam Chen *Wong Woon Hong as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cash Is King (TV Series)
"Cash is king" is a colloquial phrase sometimes used in analyzing businesses or investment portfolios. It may refer to the importance of cash flow in the overall fiscal health of a business. In corporate finance, the expression refers to the fact that only future free cash flows or dividends are relevant for valuation (finance) and not, for example, accounting earnings. For investors it may also describe times when it is advantageous to have a large percentage of cash or short-term debt instruments available either due to falling financial markets or due to the availability of investment opportunities. The concept of "cash is king" describes the importance of sufficient cash as an asset in the business for short term operations, purchases and acquisitions. A company could have a large amount of accounts receivables on its balance sheet which would also increase equity, but the company could still be short on cash with which it can make purchases, including paying wages to workers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
