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Mr Zhou's Ghost Stories@Job Haunting
''Mr Zhou's Ghost Stories@Job Haunting'' () is a Singaporean supernatural drama series starring Dennis Chew. A dramatisation of the stories shared on the Love 97.2FM deejay's popular radio segment of the same name, the series premiered on meWATCH meWATCH is a Singaporean digital video on demand service brand owned by Mediacorp. It was launched on 1 February 2013 as an over-the-top media service and an entertainment and lifestyle website Toggle. On 1 April 2015, xinmsn, an internet por ... in 2021. A second season was available on meWATCH in 2022 and subsequently aired on Channel 8 in 2023. It won Best Short-form Drama Serial at the Star Awards 2022. Cast Radio deejay Dennis Chew appears as himself (Mr Zhou) in every episode of both Seasons 1 and 2. Season 1 Season 2 Accolades References {{Reflist 2020s Singaporean television series 2021 Singaporean television series debuts Mediacorp Chinese language programmes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horror Fiction
Horror is a genre of fiction which is intended to frighten, scare, or disgust. Horror is often divided into the sub-genres of psychological horror and supernatural horror, which is in the realm of speculative fiction. Literary historian J. A. Cuddon, in 1984, defined the horror story as "a piece of fiction in prose of variable length... which shocks, or even frightens the reader, or perhaps induces a feeling of repulsion or loathing". Horror intends to create an eerie and frightening atmosphere for the reader. Often the central menace of a work of horror fiction can be interpreted as a metaphor for larger fears of a society. Prevalent elements of the genre include ghosts, demons, vampires, werewolves, ghouls, the Devil, witches, monsters, extraterrestrials, dystopian and post-apocalyptic worlds, serial killers, cannibalism, cults, dark magic, satanism, the macabre, gore and torture. History Before 1000 The horror genre has ancient origins, with roots in folklore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Teo
Nick Teo (), is a Singaporean television actor, host and model contracted under Mediacorp. Acting career In 2014, Teo made his acting debut in a half-hour long-running drama series produced by Mediacorp Channel 8, '' 118'', which made got him nominated for Best Newcomer award in Star Awards 2015. He has a fanclub called Nickteology. In 2015, he filmed ''Life - Fear Not'' and made a cameo appearance in '' The Journey: Our Homeland'', ''Love In Air'' & ''You Can Be an Angel Too''. In 2016, he filmed two half-an hour long-running drama series in '' 118 II'' & ''Peace & Prosperity''. He also made cameo appearance in ''Eat Already?'', ''I Want to Be a Star'' & ''The Dream Job''. In 2017, he landed a leading role in toggle original series, ''Dear DJ'' and made cameo appearance in '' The Lead'' & ''Dream Coder''. He made a cameo appearance in a movie directed by Jack Neo Jack Neo (born 24 January 1960) is a Singaporean actor, television host, comedian and film director. He w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020s Singaporean Television Series
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Origin Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a phoneme, so the derived Greek letter sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ) "to hiss". The original name of the letter "sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the complica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xuan Ong
Xuan Ong (born Ong Yi Xuan on 5 March 1996) is a Singaporean actress. Early life and career Ong started out as a theatre student at the age of 13, and graduated from LASALLE College of the Arts with first class honours in Acting when she was 22 in 2018. She has since appeared in multiple shorts and stage productions, and has also been cast in MediaCorp's Channel 5 and Channel 8's drama series. In 2021, Ong starred as Lee Mui Ee, the lead role in the coming-of-age drama '' Teenage Textbook: The Series'', which was based on the popular Singaporean novel of the same name. This was her debut television series. In 2023, Ong played a prominent role in '' Seven Days'', also her debut feature film appearance. It was the first local film to be chosen to open the Singapore Chinese Film Festival. The same year, she played a spirit medium in the second season of the drama series '' Titoudao'', a character based on a real-life person. Filmography Television series *'' Teenage Textbook: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eelyn Kok
Eelyn Kok Hui Wen () is a Singaporean actress. She was prominently a full-time MediaCorp artist from 2001 to 2013, but continues to film on an ad hoc basis. Career Kok was first spotted in SPH MediaWorks's talent show ''Route to Glamour'' in 2001 and was a contestant alongside Jeanette Aw and Adam Chen. Although she did not win, she was offered a contract with MediaWorks and later joined MediaCorp in 2005 when the two companies merged. Kok started her acting career playing supporting roles in her starting years, frequently portraying villainous characters such as in ''The Little Nyonya''. She was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress category in 2009 but lost to winners Xiang Yun and Ng Hui. In August 2009, Kok starred in '' My Buddy'' as the first female lead, alongside established actors Christopher Lee and Aileen Tan. In the same year, she played ''Huang Jinhao'' in the Channel 8 blockbuster drama, ''Together''. The role of Jinhao was originally intended for Fiona Xie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seow Sin Nee
Seow Sin Nee (born 6 September 1995) is a Malaysian host, actress and radio DJ who made her debut through the Mediacorp radio DJ talent competition, ''The Sound Makers'', in 2019. Seow later went on to win the Channel 8 talent search competition, ''Beyond The Camera''. Since then, she has appeared as a host on various shows, including the bite-sized infotainment series ''#JustSwipeLah'' and '' The Sheng Siong Show''. She has also been cast in a number of television series, including '' Your World in Mine'' (2022) and '' Fix My Life'' (2023), and is a member of the group "4567", created by Mediacorp's artiste management arm The Celebrity Agency, along with Jernelle Oh, Juin Teh and Gini Chang. Seow was born in Johor Bahru, Malaysia and graduated from the University of Western Australia in 2016. She spent her adolescence years in Singapore and attended Bukit Panjang Government High School Bukit Panjang Government High School (BPGHS) is a co-educational government autonom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Low
Richard Low (; born 19 June 1952), also known as Liu Qianyi, is a Singaporean actor. He is best known for acting in many Chinese-language television dramas produced by MediaCorp Channel 8 and its predecessors. He also acted in some of Jack Neo's films. Career Low was a theatre actor before joining the SBC's drama training class in the 1980s and switching to television. He used to be typecast as villains or unruly gangster-like characters. He also acted as a “Siao” RSM In Zombiepura. Filmography Films *''I Not Stupid'' 小孩不笨 (2002) *''Homerun'' 跑吧！孩子 (2003) *''The Best Bet'' 突然发财 (2004) *''Avatar'' 流放化身 (2005) *''The 5Cs'' 一本难念的经 (2005) *''Singapore Dreaming'' 美满人生 (2006) *''Ah Long Pte Ltd'' 老师嫁老大 (2008) *''The Days'' 歲月 (2008) *''Where Got Ghost?'' 吓到笑 (2009) *''Happy Go Lucky'' 福星到 (2010) *''Ah Boys to Men'' 新兵正传 (2012) *'' Ah Boys to Men 2'' 新兵正传2 (2013) *''King of Mahjong'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rayson Tan
Rayson Tan (; born 12 January 1965) is a Singaporean actor. Career Before joining MediaCorp, Tan worked as a flight attendant with Singapore Airlines. In 1990, he emerged as the 2nd Runner-Up in Singapore's Star Search Singapore talent competition. He has worked on many different roles and hosted many TV programmes, including the role of Singaporean war hero Lim Bo Seng in the 1997 WWII drama series ''The Price of Peace'' and the host for ''PSC Night'' in 2006. Tan has also been nominated multiple times in the annual Star Awards, especially for the "Best Supporting Actor" award category. He has wrapped up a long form drama, Life Less Ordinary. Tan has gotten 1 out of 10 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes from 1997 respectively. Personal life Tan married fellow MediaCorp actress Chen Liping in 1998. They have a son named Xavier, who was born in 2002. Tan and his wife are Christian. Slim 10 saga In 2003, Tan was sued by fellow actress Andrea De Cruz in the Slim 10 Slim 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zong Zijie
Zong Zijie (; born 20 February 1996) is a Chinese actor based in Singapore. He starred in ''While We Are Young'' in 2017. Personal life Zong was born in China and moved to Singapore. He studied in Bedok View Secondary School. Career In 2009, 13-year-old Zong made his television debut in a local television series ''My School Daze''. Since then, the Singapore-based Chinese actor has been cast in a number of television productions including Star Awards 2016 top-rated series ''Tiger Mum''. In 2014, Zong joined Dasmond Koh's company, Noontalk Media, to support his career. Zong was nominated for the Star Awards for Best Newcomer in 2018 for his work in ''While We Are Young ''While We Are Young'' ( zh, link=no, Z世代) is a 20 episode Singaporean drama produced 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 series i ...'' where he played the lead role. Filmography Chinese-lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyler Ten
Tyler Ten (born 19 March 1996) is a Singaporean actor, model and martial arts instructor. Early and personal life Ten's father is an engineer and his mother helps out at a drinks stall. He has an older brother who works in the automotive industry. Ten practised Muay Thai from a young age and won his first competition at age 14. He is also trained in bodybuilding and is a martial arts instructor. Before becoming an actor and model, Ten was also a waiter and did mascot jobs. He was educated at Jurongville Secondary School and he studied interior design at Singapore Polytechnic. He attended Singapore Institute of Management studying marketing while juggling acting commitments at Mediacorp, playing minor roles in the television series ''Key Witness'', ''Super Dad'', ''Watch Out! Alexius'', and ''Mister Flower''. Career Ten is also a model and was formerly signed to modelling agency NOW Model Management. He participated in '' Mediacorp Star Search'' in 2019, and came in as one o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Chan
Jeremy Chan Ming Yuew (; born 17 July 1981) is a Singaporean actor and host. He was awarded best comedy performance in AACA. Early life Chan was educated in Zhangde Primary School and Saint Thomas Secondary School. He graduated from ITE College West (Dover Campus). At the age of 25, before participating in the second season of Project SuperStar, he was a bartender. He was known through his versatile singing in the show. Though he was eliminated in the revival round, he remained employed in the entertainment industry. Career Chan was talent-spotted from Project SuperStar. In 2006, Chan made his hosting debut in On the Beat, a MediaCorp Channel U variety show. He was then subsequently the host for On the Beat II, III, IV, V. In 2009, Chan made his acting debut in Table of Glory, a MediaCorp Channel 8 drama. In 2010, Chan made his film debut in Being Human, a Jteam Productions movie. Personal life Chan married Jesseca Liu Jesseca Liu () (刘芷绚/劉芷絢; ; pinyin: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richie Koh
Richie Koh (born 16 June 1993) is a Singaporean actor who is signed to MediaCorp and China's LongAllStar Entertainment Group. In 2023, Koh won the Star Awards for Best Actor for his critically acclaimed role as an intellectually disabled in the drama series '' Your World in Mine''. At the age of 29, he is also the second youngest recipient of the award, after Christopher Lee who won in 1997 at the age of 26. Early life Richie Koh Rui Qi was born on 16 June 1993. He graduated from Ngee Ann Polytechnic with a Diploma in Financial Informatics in 2014, following which he completed his national service in the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) with the rank of Lieutenant. Career In 2013, Koh was scouted when Channel U’s Hey Gorgeous team went to various campuses in Singapore looking for suitable contestants. He garnered much support during the competition and emerged as first runner-up. He chose the stage name “Rui Qi” as his stage name on the advice of Singaporean hos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
