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Elvin Ng
Elvin Ng Choon Siong (; born 23 December 1980) is a Singaporean actor and former model. Early life Ng attended Jurong Primary School, Catholic High School and National Junior College. He graduated with an honours degree in English literature from the National University of Singapore. Career Ng was discovered through a talent search programme ''School Belle and the Beau'' hosted by MediaCorp DJ and Host, Dennis Chew and Belinda Lee, during his university days. They were filming the variety show at National University of Singapore where Ng studies at and his performance and looks caught the attention of the producers at MediaCorp. Ng was then given a supporting role in the 2005 series ''A Life of Hope'' where he acted alongside Joanne Peh, and after the airing of the series, MediaCorp offered Ng a contract with them. Subsequently, Ng received two nominations at the Star Awards 2006, but lost the Most Popular Newcomer award to Kelvin Tan Weilian. He won the Star Awards for A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ng (name)
Ng (pronounced ; English approximation often or ) is a Cantonese transliteration of the Chinese surnames 吳/ 吴 (Mandarin ''Wú'') and 伍 (Mandarin ''Wǔ''). Alternately, it is a common Hokkien transcription of the name 黃/ 黄 (, Mandarin Huáng). The surname is sometimes romanized as '' Ang'', ''Eng'', ''Ing'' and ''Ong'' in the United States and '' Ung'' in Australia. The Mandarin version of Ng is sometimes romanized as ''Woo'' or '' Wu'', such as John Woo. In Vietnam, the corresponding surname is Ngô. In Cambodia, the corresponding surname is Oeng. A variant pronunciation for 黃/黄 in the Zhangzhou dialect of Hokkien is () and has various transliterations, such as Oei, Oey, and Uy. Notable people with the surname Ng (character unknown) *Clive Ng (born 1962), media sector financier and executive *Elise Ng (born 1981), Hong Kong squash player *Evelyn Ng (born 1975), professional poker player from Canada *Fae Myenne Ng, writer living in New York City *Geeling Ng, N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dai Xiangyu
Dai Xiangyu (), previously known as Dai Yangtian (), is a Chinese actor and model formerly based in Singapore. He was a prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 2007 to 2013. Career Dai was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang province in 1984. He did some modeling in Japan and Shanghai. While in Shanghai he was talent-spotted by MediaCorp and moved to Singapore to sign the contract. His big break came in 2008 when he played Yamamoto Yousuke, a Japanese photographer, in the blockbuster series ''The Little Nyonya'' and earned a nomination for the Best Supporting Actor at the 2009 Star Awards. This role was supposed to go to Elvin Ng who was injured just before filming. Dai acted the first time with Elvin Ng in ''Together'' and second time in '' No Limits''. Dai acted his first antagonist role in '' Breakout''. This is the third time Dai acted with Elvin Ng. Then, 8 Days touted them as the male version of Zoe Tay and Fann Wong. They appeared together in several cover page of 8 Days ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Beginnings (2010 TV Series)
New Beginnings (红白囍事) is a 20-episode Singaporean drama which debuted on 14 April 2010. It stars Jeanette Aw, Elvin Ng, Tay Ping Hui, Jesseca Liu, Zhang Zhenhuan, Tracy Tan, & Joshua Ang. Cast Other characters Plot The plot revolves around the Li family, who are in the wedding business, and the Cai family, who run a mortuary. The Chinese traditionally believe that the "red" (represents fortune and happiness) and "white" (associated with death) are not to be associated. As fate would have it, the younger generation cross paths and love blossoms. Awards & nominations ''New Beginnings'' was well received by audiences. It came second for the year 2010, behind ''With You'', in terms of viewership numbers with around 937,000 viewers per episode. The other dramas nominated for Best Drama Series are Unriddle , Breakout , The Family Court & With You and Best Theme Songs are Breakout, With You ,The Best things in life & The Illusionist. Star Awards 2011 References {{refli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Limits (2010 TV Series)
No Limits (泳闯琴关) is a Singaporean Chinese-language drama series broadcast in 2010 to celebrate the inaugural Summer Youth Olympics. It stars Felicia Chin, Dai Xiangyu, Elvin Ng & Tracy Lee as the main casts of the series. It was aired on weekdays in the 9pm time slot. This series repeated at 12pm on Sundays in 2020. Synopsis As her name suggests, You Yongxin is an avid swimmer whose ambition is to make the national team like her father You Shan, the famed "Flying Fish". Her new competitor is the naturally athletic Chen Fei, who has recently returned from abroad. To her shock, Fei is actually her half sister from the same mother. Unfortunately, she becomes involved in a love triangle between herself, Fei, her father's old friend's son Yaoyang and her neighbour Yule. She returns to the pool to forget her sorrows and trains even harder. Cast *Felicia Chin as You Yongxin 游泳欣 *Dai Xiangyu as Wang Yule 王宇乐 *Elvin Ng as Ou Yaoyang 欧耀阳 * Tracy Lee as Chen Fei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dream Catchers
The Dream-Catchers (Simplified Chinese: 未来不是梦) is a Singaporean Chinese modern romance drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It stars Rui En, Tay Ping Hui, Jesseca Liu, Shaun Chen, Elvin Ng, Paige Chua, Nat Ho & Dawn Yeoh as the casts of the series. It made its debut on 4 February 2009 and ended on 3 March 2009. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm. This drama is known for having cast members consisting mainly of young actors and actresses, and travelled to Japan and Bintan for filming. The Economic Development Board is the main sponsor for this series. Note: This show is actually called "The Dream-Catchers" with a hyphen, but to change the page title would be a hassle so it's left as that. Cast Main cast Other cast Synopsis Lin Jia Le (Jesseca Liu), Lin Jia Qi (Rui En), Wang Zhi Wei (Tay Ping Hui) and Jiang Cheng Feng (Shaun Chen) are 4 young engineers from di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ultimatum
The Ultimatum (simplified Chinese: 双子星) is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 27 May 2009 and ended on the date 7 July 2009. This drama serial consists of 30 episodes and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm. Being the mid-year Channel 8 blockbuster of 2009, it was the first Channel 8 drama to be fully filmed in HD. This is the first series to have no commentaries for News 8 at 10, due to the promotion of services by SingTel, the presenter of the series. Despite being touted as the 2009 blockbuster of the year and featuring many established actors and actresses like Zoe Tay, Li Nanxing and Fann Wong (often referred to in the press as a "Two Queen and One King" billing), the show's reception was lukewarm. Many viewers faulted the serial for improbable casting (Lin Meijiao was cast as Tay's mother, despite being only five years older than Tay in real life. Furthermore, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Together (Singaporean TV Series)
Together (, literally "When We Are Together") is a Singaporean Chinese drama produced in 2009. It was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It stars Jeanette Aw, Dai Xiangyu, Elvin Ng, Eelyn Kok, Zhang Zhenhuan and Zhou Ying as the casts for the series. It is MediaCorp's 46th anniversary year-end blockbuster drama, and was sponsored by the Media Development Authority of Singapore. It made its debut on 30 November 2009 and ended on 18 January 2010. This drama serial consists of 36 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm. The series title also refers to the children's folk song "The More We Get Together" and the tune is played during the interlude and in the introduction of the theme song. ''Together'' reran at 5.30pm on Channel 8 on weekdays and 4.30pm on weekends and is currently on weekends at 7.30am. Cast Yao Family Lin Family Huang Family Qin Family Wang Family Dance Club North Bridge Road shops Polic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhythm Of Life (TV Series)
Rhythm of Life (simplified Chinese: 变奏曲) is a Singaporean Chinese modern family drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 5 May 2008 and ended on 30 May 2008. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes, and was aired on every weekday night at 9:00 pm. Cast Main Cast Supporting Cast * Dawn Yeoh 姚懿珊 as Wang Fei Fei * Zen Chong 章缜翔 as Wang Tian Bao * Julian Hee 许立桦 as Zhang Nan (Zhang Lang) * Li Yinzhu 李茵珠 as Grandma * Hong Peixing as Tian Bao's father * Lin Meijiao Lin Meijiao () is a Singaporean actress. Life and career Lin was educated at Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary School. Lin has acted in many drama serials and is a multi-nominee for the Best Supporting Actress category at the annual Star Awards. She ... 林梅娇 as Tian Bao's mother Synopsis The story revolves around three friends: Li Junjie, an architect; Liu Zhiyuan, a policeman; and Wang Tianbao, a bookie. Junjie (Chris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
By My Side (TV Series)
''By My Side'' (simplified Chinese: 不凡的爱) is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 28 October 2008 and ended on 24 November 2008. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm. The drama bears the same English name as another 30-episode SBC drama which debuted on 1 May 1990 (), and was screened on weekdays at 9.30pm, but both dramas are not related in any way. Plot The series is about AIDS patients and the social stigma they suffer, hence the red ribbon shown on the title sequence. Chen Bufan's family of 5 ife (Xinya), daughter (Tiantian), and his parents-in-lawlive in a 4-room HDB flat. Happy-go-lucky by nature, Bufan is a family-man who works as a section supervisor in a supermarket. Xinya is a tutor. Ever since his parents passed on, Bufan has shouldered the responsibility of caring for his younger brother, Buqun, who is assertive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happily Ever After (Singapore Drama)
Happily Ever After (Chinese: 凡间新仙人) is a 20-episode Singaporean Chinese drama which is telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It made its debut on 6 February 2007 and ended on 5 March 2007. This show is unique as it starts off seeming like a period drama but later evolves into a modern setting. There are many references to figures and stories from Chinese mythology and folk tales such as Cowherd and Weaver Girl, Journey to the West and the Eight Immortals. The first episode drew some controversy as it had a scene in which Wu Gang (Zhang Yaodong) and Erlang (Yao Wenlong) faced off in the nude with their private parts blurred on screen. Synopsis The series is based on characters and gods from well-known Chinese folk tales and legends and is set in modern times with the mythological characters taking on human incarnations. The legendary lovers, Cowherd and Weaving Maiden have become lovesick and unable to bear with the pain of seeing each ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Peak (Singapore Drama)
''The Peak'' () is a Singaporean Chinese drama which is telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 8 January 2007 and ended its run on 5 February 2007. The show was initially slated for a 20-episode run, but was extended to 21 episodes due to over-runs in the recording of the drama. Despite several negative reviews, the show was watched by almost 1 million viewers, making it one of the highest rated local dramas, breaking records previously held by ''A Million Treasures'' and ''Measure of Man''. Cast Main cast *Christopher Lee as Fang Hong'an *Qi Yuwu as Chen Tianjun *Elvin Ng as Cai Zhihang *Jeanette Aw as Zhong Xiaoyang *Dawn Yeoh as Cai Zhenya Supporting Cast *Ben Yeo as Lu Ka *Ann Kok as Xiu Ping *Lin Meijiao as Ling Ling *Huang Wenyong as Tie Tou *Eelyn Kok as Lin Shuanghui Basic Information This 21 episode Mandarin drama of bittersweet romance, friendship and passionate pursuit is against the backdrop of the dynamic and global ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinship Part 2 (TV Series)
Kinship Part 2 (Simplified Chinese: 手足第二部, 手足續集) is a Singaporean Chinese long running drama which was televised on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8 every Monday to Friday at 19:00. It made its debut on 17 December 2007. The drama is the second of two parts. This drama series consists of a cast which aims to appeal to both younger and older audience. As such, the producers have cited this drama as a highly anticipated drama, comparable to the likes of Holland V, Double Happiness and Portrait of Home. This drama is the longest running drama (with 40 episodes) being produced by MediaCorp in 2007. Cast Plot Yusheng is given the death sentence and Meiqi desperately seeks ways and means to exonerate her. As Anping's whereabouts is still unknown, Meiqi has no choice but to hand the foot reflexology business to Naifa but the latter is not only incapable of managing the business, he also gets into more trouble. To obtain evidence that can hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |