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Julie Tan
Julie Tan (born 22 September 1992 in Penang, Malaysia) is a Singaporean actress. She was the female lead in ''That Girl in Pinafore''. Early life Julie Tan was born in Malaysia. She received her education in Singapore and studied Drama at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. Career In 2008, she debuted in the telemovie ''The Promise'' as a girl with intellectual disability. She was also the first runner-up in The New Paper's New Face. In 2010, Tan starred in television episodes, including ''The Illusionist'', ''No Limits'' and ''New Beginnings''. She auditioned for Alpha Entertainment in 2011, and was given a chance to be part of K-pop girl group Skarf, which she turned down. She worked in television dramas ''A Tale of 2 Cities'' and ''A Song to Remember'', as one of the female leads. In 2013, she starred in movies ''Judgement Day'' and ''That Girl in Pinafore''. She became the host for ''A Date with K-pop Stars'', which debuted on 21 February 2014, where she travelled to South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen (surname)
Chen () () is a common Chinese-language surname and one of the most common surnames in Asia. It is the most common surname in Taiwan (2010) and Singapore (2000). Chen is also the most common family name in Guangdong, Zhejiang, Fujian, Macau, and Hong Kong. It is the most common surname in Xiamen, the ancestral hometown of many overseas Hoklo. Chen was listed 10th in the ''Hundred Family Surnames'' poem, in the verse 馮陳褚衛 (Feng Chen Chu Wei). In Cantonese, it is usually romanized as Chan (as in Jackie Chan), most widely used by those from Hong Kong. Chan is also widely used in Macao and Malaysia. It is also sometimes spelled Chun. In many Southern Min dialects (including dialects of Hainan, Fujian, and Taiwan), the name is pronounced Tan, while in Teochew, it is pronounced Tang. In Hakka and Taishanese, the name is spelled Chin. In Wu it is pronounced Zen or Tchen. In Vietnam, this surname is written as Trần (in Quốc Ngữ) and is 2nd most common. In Thailand, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonder Boy (film)
''Wonder Boy'' () is a 2017 Singaporean coming-of-age musical film directed by Dick Lee in his directorial debut, and co-directed by Daniel Yam. An autobiographical film, it stars Benjamin Kheng as a younger version of Lee. Plot 16-year-old Richard (Benjamin Kheng) grew up during a time when rock music was banned and long-haired men were considered gangsters. During his rebellious teenage years, Richard joins a singing group in school named The Wonder Boys, and embarks on his coming-of-age journey through youthful ambition, friendships and first love, all the while trying to have his music heard. Cast * Benjamin Kheng as Richard "Dick" Lee * Julie Tan as Linda, Richard's love interest * Constance Song as Elizabeth Lee, Richard's mother * Gerald Chew as Richard's father, Mr Kip * Zachary Ibrahim as Mark, Richard's bandmate and best friend * Chen Yi Xi as Sammy, Richard's friend and bandmate * Foo Fang Rong as Louise, Richard's ex-crushee * Michelle Wong as Patricia "Pat" Lee, Ric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Tale Of 2 Cities
A Tale of 2 Cities () is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was co-produced by Media Prima Berhad and MediaCorp TV. It was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air terrestrial television channel form MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It stars Rui En, Joanne Peh, Pierre Png, Zhang Yaodong, Mimi Chu, Zhang Zhenhuan, Kate Pang, Yao Wenlong & Julie Tan as the casts of the series. Live it made its debut on 14 February to 11 March 2011. This drama serial consists of 21-episodes and was screened on every weekday nightlife at 21:00 until 22:00 SST and rerun it made from 19 to 30 December 2011 at every weekday night at 21:00 until 22:00 SST. It was telecasted on Malaysia's free-to-air terrestrial television channel form NTV7 channel it was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air terrestrial television channel form MediaCorp TV Channel 8. In Malaysia, it will be broadcast on the NTV7 primetime drama slot at every weekday evening at 18:00 until 19:00 MST it was filming locations is done in Singapore (a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let's Play Love
Let's Play Love (PK爱情) is a Singaporean web series which was launched in April 2011. It was produced to celebrate xinmsn's 1st anniversary and is the first interactive web series produced by MediaCorp. Webisodes are available on xinmsn's Catch-up TV portal. It was also broadcast on Channel U. The series is about the participants of a dating game show. Every five webisodes, netizens could vote on their favourite outcome and the next five webisodes are produced based on audience feedback. The webisodes are released only a week later to give the cast and crew time to film based on the online polls. The cast mainly consists of younger artistes such as Taiwan-based Singaporean singer Huang Jing Lun, '' Campus SuperStar 2006'' runner-up Teresa Tseng and Star Search 2010 finalists Romeo Tan and Sora Ma as well as established MediaCorp artistes Bryan Wong and Michelle Chia. Synopsis A TV station organises a whole new reality show Let's Play Love, with the aim of selecting an in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Song To Remember (TV Series)
''A Song to Remember'' (simplified Chinese: 星洲之夜) is a MediaCorp Channel 8 historical-cum-musical drama which is set in the 1930s to 1940s in early Singapore before World War II. It debuted on Channel 8 on 22 November 2011 and was telecast every weekday night at 9.00 pm. It stars Qi Yuwu , Joanne Peh , Eelyn Kok , Julie Tan , Desmond Tan , Chen Hanwei & Pan Lingling as the casts of the series. It is a year end blockbuster for 2011. The Series is repeated at 5.30pm on Channel 8 on weekdays and 4.30pm on weekends. This drama stars Qi Yuwu and Joanne Peh who had paired up thrice after ''The Little Nyonya'' and ''C.L.I.F.'', and Eelyn Kok, Julie Tan and Desmond Tan. Chen Hanwei plays a villain in this drama while Eelyn Kok is also another antagonist. Viewers can catch episodes on xinmsn catchup from 23 November 2011. It was reported that the scriptwriter Ang Ee Tee took several years to complete the script of this drama. Despite large amounts of resources and money pumped ... [...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] |
It's A Wonderful Life (TV Series)
It's a Wonderful Life (simplified Chinese: 好运到) is a Singaporean Chinese New Year 2013 drama. It was telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It stars Ha Yu, Lin Meijiao, Chen Liping, Huang Wenyong, Elvin Ng, Julie Tan and Paige Chua as the cast of the series. It made its debut on 21 January 2013 and consists of 20 episodes and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm. It was also Huang Wenyong's final drama. Overview The plot revolves around Li and Hao families and several couples and deals with family and getting along with in-laws. Episodes Cast Production Filming started on 23 Jul 2012 and is expected to end on 31 Oct 2012 possibly due to ''Beyonds early filming. Out-of-studio filming locations included Ang Mo Kio, Tiong Bahru, Commonwealth, Haw Par Villa, East Coast and Marina. Trailers first screened on 9 Jan 2013. The drama used a new credits roll, which will change in the next few dramas. Bloopers (without audio) are shown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gonna Make It (TV Series)
Gonna Make It () is a Mediacorp Channel 8 romance drama that was broadcast from 30 September 2013 to 25 October 2013 and consist of 20 episodes. It stars Julie Tan, Bryan Wong, Xu Bin, Edwin Goh and Ya Hui as the casts of the series. The show aired at 9pm on weekdays and had a repeat telecast at 8am the following day. Synopsis Su Xiao Xiao (Julie Tan) was born in a single-parent family. After giving birth to her at 18 years old, her mother (May Phua) abandoned her in the care of her maternal grandparents (Jin Yinji, Zhang Wei). She never knew who her father was. Her grandparents love her very much, yet they do not know how to discipline her. She has never liked studying, but she has a strange interest in hair-cutting. She was often unable to hold back from cutting the hair of female classmates sitting in front of her in class, making the girls cry. She received many warnings, yet she does as she pleases. None of her classmates dared to sit in front of her. Without her grandpar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Name Of Love (TV Series)
''In The Name Of Love'' (Chinese: 最爱是你) is a romance drama series produced by MediaCorp Studios and aired on MediaCorp Channel 8. The show aired at 9pm on weekdays and had a repeat telecast at 8am the following day. The series stars Felicia Chin, Pierre Png, Julie Tan, Ann Kok and Bryan Wong as the main characters of the series, it is also a mid year blockbuster drama for 2014. This series repeat telecast every Sunday at 12pm - 2pm. Cast Main casts Supporting casts Awards and nominations ''In The Name Of Love'' is nominated for 4 awards in Star Awards 2015. Star Awards 2015 Trivia *Felicia Chin's 9pm comeback drama after ''Don't Stop Believin''' in 2012. * Youyi's second drama series after ''The Caregivers''. *Felicia Chin and Pierre Png's second pair-up after ''Portrait of Home''. See also *List of MediaCorp Channel 8 Chinese drama series (2010s) This is a list of Chinese-language television programme broadcast on Mediacorp Channel 8, a television channel in Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Wishes (Singaporean TV Series)
''Three Wishes'' (Chinese: 三个愿望) is a Singaporean family mystery drama produced by production company Wawa Pictures and telecast on MediaCorp Channel 8. The show aired at 9 pm on weekdays and had a repeat telecast at 8 am the following day. The drama began production in June 2014 and made its debut on 27 October that year. This serial marked the return of acclaimed veteran actress Huang Biren, who was last seen in ''Mars vs Venus'' in 2007, the fifth Wawa production featuring Thomas Ong, and Apple Hong's 2014 drama series after ''Joys of Life'' in 2012. It is also the fourth Wawa production to be aired on Channel 8 after ''Disclosed'', and the 11th Wawa production overall. Audience reception to the drama has been largely favourable, with the viewership breaking the 1 million mark on its debut episode, a phenomenon rarely seen in local dramas, and was the fourth series at 9 pm after ''Soup of Life'', ''C.L.I.F. 3'' and '' Blessings'' to break the 1 million m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiger Mum
''Tiger Mum'' (Chinese: 虎妈来了) is a Singaporean family drama produced and telecast on MediaCorp Channel 8. The drama began production in November 2014. The series ran from 9 April to 6 May 2015. The show aired at 9pm on weekdays and had a repeat telecast at 8am the following day. It had a repeat in 2018 telecast at 4.30pm to 6.30pm on weekends after succeeding ''Crescendo'' and Tiger Mum series repeated at 12pm on Tuesday to Saturday on 22 March 2022. This is the second drama appearance of veteran actress Huang Biren since her return to the entertainment industry after a seven-year hiatus. Huang plays the title character in the show. a controlling and demanding tiger mother character. The series is sponsored by the Media Development Authority of Singapore. With the show's viewership constantly breaking the 1 million mark, and its finale attracting more than 1.06 million viewers, ''Tiger Mum'' has been named the ''Top Rated Drama'' of Year 2015 at the recently held Star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
