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Bountiful Blessings
Bountiful Blessings (simplified Chinese: 万福楼) is a 20-episode fantasy drama serial telecast by MediaCorp Channel 8. It stars Jessica Hsuan , Tay Ping Hui, Thomas Ong , Ann Kok , Yao Wenlong , Jeffrey Xu , Ya Hui & Zhu Houren as the casts of the series. It made its debut on 30 August 2011 and has ended on 26 September 2011. It is screened every weekday night at 9.00pm. It will make its encore from 21 March 2012 to 17 April 2012, at 5.30pm. Synopsis Although Zhang Dan (Yao Wenlong) has been deitified as the Kitchen God for a few thousand years, his mortal former wife remains his lasting regret. Thus, he peeks at her every time she is reincarnated, going to her rescue whenever she needs help. One day, Zhang Dan descends upon earth to visit his former wife, now reincarnated as Huang Fuxi (Jessica Hsuan). They get intimate in a drunken stupor and Fuxi becomes pregnant as a result. To make amends, Zhang Dan decides to fulfill his responsibility by waiting until the child grows ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantasy Television
Fantasy television is a genre of television programming featuring elements of the fantastic, often including magic, supernatural forces, or exotic fantasy worlds. Fantasy television programs are often based on tales from mythology and folklore, or are adapted from fantasy stories in other media. The boundaries of fantasy television often overlap with science fiction and horror but also realistic fiction. Genre and subgenres Similar to the difficulty faced by scholars of fantasy film, classifying a television program as fantasy can be somewhat problematic given the fluid boundaries of the genre. Not all programs with fantastic elements may qualify as fantasy. Children's programs in particular often feature fantastic elements that do not qualify the program as fantasy, such as the giant talking avian Big Bird of the popular PBS series ''Sesame Street''. Nevertheless, some critics classify certain children's programs that feature traditional fantasy elements such as barbarian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Huifang
Hong Huifang (born Ang Hwee Fong on 7 January 1961) is a Singaporean actress. Career Hong joined the SBC during the mid-1980s after completing the 5th drama training course alongside Yang Libing and Chen Tianwen, at age 22. She is perhaps best known by her generation for starring in ''Samsui Women'' and her role as Wang Jinfeng in ''The Price of Peace'', for which she won her first acting award. In 2009, she starred in the highly rated drama '' Housewives' Holiday'' and earned a surprise Best Actress nomination. At the Star Awards 2010, Hong became the only artiste to earn nomination for three awards: Best Actress (''Housewives' Holiday''), Best Supporting Actress (''Together'') and Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes. Hong has gotten 1 out of 10 Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes from 2019 respectively. Personal life Hong is married to fellow MediaCorp artiste Zheng Geping. They have a daughter and a son, Tay Ying and Calvert Tay, who also joined the local media scene. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Awards For Best Actor
The Star Awards for Best Actor is an award presented annually at the Star Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1994. The category was introduced in 1995, at the 2nd Star Awards ceremony; Li Nanxing received the award for his role in ''Wounded Tracks'' and it is given in honour of a Mediacorp actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role. The nominees are determined by a team of judges employed by Mediacorp; winners are selected by a majority vote from the entire judging panel. Since its inception, the award has been given to 11 actors. Chen Hanwei is the most recent winner in this category for his role in ''Recipe of Life''. Since the ceremony held in 2022, Chen remains as the only actor to win in this category seven times, surpassing Xie Shaoguang who has five wins. Chen and Christopher Lee have been nominated on 14 occasions, more than any other actor. Tay Ping Hui holds the record for the most nominations without a win, with eight (he eventually wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Awards For Favourite Male Character
The Star Awards for Favourite Male Character was an award presented annually at the Star Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1994. The category was introduced in 2010, at the 16th Star Awards ceremony; Nat Ho received the award for his role in ''The Dream Catchers'' and it is given in honour of an actor (not necessary to be contracted under Mediacorp) who portrayed a drama series or variety character that is deemed the most popular among the television audience. Prior to 2012, the nominees were determined by a team of judges employed by Mediacorp. The rule was removed in 2012 to allow the public to determine the nominees entirely via online voting. Winners are also selected by a majority vote from the public via online voting as well. Since its inception, the award was given to four actors. Xu Bin is the most recent winner in this category for his role in ''My Star Bride''. Elvin Ng is the only actor to win in this category thrice, surpassing Xu who has two wins. In additi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Resorts World Sentosa
Resorts World Sentosa (abbreviation: RWS) is an integrated resort An integrated resort (IR) is a major resort property that includes a hotel with a casino, together with convention facilities, entertainment shows, theme parks, luxury retail and fine dining. The term is largely Singaporean. Earlier IR lic ... on the island of Sentosa, which is located off the southern coast of Singapore. The key attractions within RWS include one of Singapore's two casinos, a Universal Studios Singapore theme park, which is the second Universal Studios theme park in Asia after Universal Studios Japan and the first in Southeast Asia, the Marine Life Park#Adventure Cove Waterpark, Adventure Cove Waterpark, as well as the Marine Life Park, S.E.A. Aquarium, which is the world's second largest oceanarium. First conceived in 2006, the S$6.59 billion (US$5.03 billion) resort was developed by Genting Singapore, and construction began in 2007. It was the List of most expensive buildings in the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Awards 2012
Star Awards 2012 (Chinese: 红星大奖 2012) was a double television award ceremony held in Singapore. It is part of the annual Star Awards organised by MediaCorp for the two free-to-air channels, MediaCorp Channel 8 and MediaCorp Channel U. ''Star Awards 2012'' was live broadcast on Channel 8, on 22 and 29 April 2012, and the Post-Show party on Channel U after the broadcast of the second award ceremony. Similar to the preceding ceremonies since 2010, the ceremony was split into two separate shows. The first show, titled 光辉大赏 (lit. Glorious Showcase), which focused on Professional and technical awards (which was given out to backstage crew and scriptwriters) as well as showcasing various drama skits to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of Chinese Drama Serials. The second show, titled 颁奖礼 (lit. Award Showcase), was held at the Grand Ballroom in Marina Bay Sands, which focused on main category awards honoring the television series of 2011-12. The first show were host ... [...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] |
Unriddle 2
Unriddle 2 (simplified Chinese: 最火搭档 2) is a Singaporean Chinese police crime drama which was telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, Mediacorp Channel 8. It stars Rui En, Chen Liping, Rebecca Lim, Tay Ping Hui & Elvin Ng as the casts for the second series. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm. It is a sequel to Unriddle, one of the first sequels in Mediacorp dramas in nearly 10 years. The sequel is also noted for its much darker tone as compared to the first series. Cast Trivia * Brandon Wong, Chen Tianwen, and Wang Yuqing returned for season 2 but played roles which are different and unrelated to their respective roles in season 1. *In both seasons, Xiaoman's close friends turned out to be the mastermind of the season. In season 1, the mastermind was ''Yan Dewei'', also known as ''Chai Zhiyong'', Xiaoman's colleague who she most possibly likes, thus Andie Chen did not appear in this sequel but his gun wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Score (Singaporean TV Series)
''The Score'' (simplified Chinese: 无花果) is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It stars Zhang Yaodong, Paige Chua, Pierre Png, Cai Peixuan, Xiang Yun, Huang Wenyong & Terence Cao as the main casts of the series. It made its debut on 4 October 2010 and ended on 5 November 2010. This drama serial consists of 25 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm. The encore is being made from 28 September 2011 to 1 November 2011 at every weekday at 5:30pm. Due to its violent scenes, this drama was not awarded any nominations in acting categories at the Star Awards 2011. Cast * Zhang Yaodong as Luo Shunbang (James) * Paige Chua as Zhou Tianlan * Pierre Png as Luo Shunan * Cai Peixuan as Hong Youli (Yuki) * Xiang Yun as Xu Anna * Huang Wenyong as Luo Zhigang * Terence Cao as Su Nancheng * Huang Shinan as Hong Shichuan (Mark) * Adam Chen as David Zhang * Richard Low as Luo Zhibin * Yan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taste Of Love (Singaporean TV Series)
Taste of Love (simplified Chinese: 缘之烩) is a Singaporean Chinese modern romance drama about three good friends. It was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 22 January 2008 and ended on 22 February 2008. This drama serial consists of 21 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm. Cast Main cast *Dawn Yeoh 姚懿珊 as Tao le 陶乐 *Dai Xiangyu 戴向宇 as Fang You Fang *Michelle Chia 谢韵仪 as Yu Ling Zhi *Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 as Hu Ying Bang *Candice Liu 刘容嘉 as Ye Yu Tong Supporting Cast *Jimmy Nah 蓝钦喜 (MC King) as Yu Du Zhong *May Phua as Ding Li Yi *Ye Shipin as Tao Da Cheng *Zeng Shao Zhong as Tao Xi 陶喜 *Jacqueline Sue as Ye Yu Xin *Zheng Geping 郑各评 as Wang Xue Ren *Chen Shucheng 陈澍城 as Qiang Ge *Tan Xin Yi as Yu Tong (Young) Synopsis Tao Le (Dawn Yeoh), Ye Yutong (Candice Liu) and Yu Lingzhi (Michelle Chia) are best friends since young. While Lingzhi is a modern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Family Court (TV Series)
The Family Court (simplified Chinese: 走进走出) is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It stars Tay Ping Hui, Qi Yuwu, Tong Bing Yu, Eelyn Kok, Yao Wenlong and Wayne Chua as the casts of the series. It made its debut on 1 September 2010 and ended on 1 October 2010. This drama serial consists of 23 episodes, and was screened every weekday night at 9:00 pm. The encore aired from 26 August 2011 to 27 September 2011, every weekday at 5:30pm. Synopsis Shen Xiping, Lin Leshan, Huang Shuya and Zhao Ning are lawyers who are poles apart from each other but together with Huang Guanying (Shuya's older brother), they form a tight group of friends. Despite being employed by two different law firms, and at times having to face off against each other in court, the five do not mix work with their personal lives. This is what keeps their friendship going. After work, the group usually gathers at Xiping's family-owned pub to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
