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My Friends From Afar
''My Friends From Afar'' ( zh, 知星人) is a 25 episode Singaporean drama produced and telecast on Mediacorp Channel 8. This drama was Channel 8's featured year end offering for 2017. It stars Shaun Chen, Carrie Wong, Aloysius Pang and Paige Chua as the casts of this series. This series repeated at 12pm on Tuesday to Saturday in 28 June 2022. Casts AMIKUS Aliens Human Beings Yang (Zhongyong) family Zhang (Huimei) Family Liang (Sanbo)'s family Well Known Cafe National Environment Agency (NEA) Other Casts Original Sound Track (OST) Reception Lianhe Zaobao, in a review of the show, said that, while some episodes in the middle of the series were not bad, and the premise of aliens integrating into human society was interesting, the last ten episodes suffered somewhat from focusing too much on love affairs of the young people, causing the plot to become predictable and drawn-out. The review also suggested that the alien aspect of the show was a gimmick because ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaun Chen
Shaun Chen (; born 3 November 1978) is a Malaysian actor and former national badminton player who is based in Singapore. He started as a host for the variety show ''City Beat'' alongside Sharon Au, Jeff Wang and Fiona Xie. In 2003, he made his debut acting in '' True Heroes'' and '' Holland V''. He received his first award, the Rocket Award, at the Star Awards 2015. He starred as the lead character in both '' Blessings'' and '' The Journey: Tumultuous Times''. He won the Best Actor award for '' The Journey: Tumultuous Times'' and was voted in the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes list at the Star Awards 2015. Career Prior to coming to Singapore, Chen was a spectacles dealer and model in Malaysia and appeared on billboards for Maxis. Early in his career Chen was known for playing villains and earned a Best Supporting Actor nomination in the Star Awards 2006 for his role in ''CID''. In 2011, Chen starred in the top-rated drama serial ''Love Thy Neighbour''. In 2015, Chen won t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Friends From Afar
''My Friends From Afar'' ( zh, 知星人) is a 25 episode Singaporean drama produced and telecast on Mediacorp Channel 8. This drama was Channel 8's featured year end offering for 2017. It stars Shaun Chen, Carrie Wong, Aloysius Pang and Paige Chua as the casts of this series. This series repeated at 12pm on Tuesday to Saturday in 28 June 2022. Casts AMIKUS Aliens Human Beings Yang (Zhongyong) family Zhang (Huimei) Family Liang (Sanbo)'s family Well Known Cafe National Environment Agency (NEA) Other Casts Original Sound Track (OST) Reception Lianhe Zaobao, in a review of the show, said that, while some episodes in the middle of the series were not bad, and the premise of aliens integrating into human society was interesting, the last ten episodes suffered somewhat from focusing too much on love affairs of the young people, causing the plot to become predictable and drawn-out. The review also suggested that the alien aspect of the show was a gimmick because ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Awards For Best Actress
The Star Awards for Best Actress 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; Fann Wong received the award for her role in ''Chronicle of Life'' and it is given in honour of a Mediacorp actress 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 13 actresses. Huang Biren is the most recent winner in this category for her role in ''Recipe of Life''. Since the ceremony held in 2022, Huang and Zoe Tay remain as the only actresses to win in this category four times, surpassing Chen Liping and Ivy Lee who have three wins each. Tay has also been nominated on 14 occasions, more than any other actress. Jeanette Aw holds the record for the most nominations without a win, wit ... [...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 Best Supporting Actor
The Star Awards for Best Supporting 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; Xie Shaoguang received the award for his role in ''Larceny of Love'' and it is given in honour of a Mediacorp actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting 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 19 actors. Jeffrey Xu is the most recent winner in this category for his role in ''The Takedown''. Since the ceremony held in 2006, Huang Yiliang remains as the only actor to win in this category thrice, surpassing Chen Guohua, Chen Hanwei, Chen Shucheng, Tay Ping Hui, and Xie who have two wins each. Chen Shucheng has also been nominated on 11 occasions, more than any other actor. Zheng Geping Edmund Tay Ko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Awards For Young Talent
The Star Awards (Chinese: 红星大奖) are awards for artistic and technical merit in the media organisation Mediacorp of Singapore where Mediacorp recognises entertainers under their employment for outstanding performances of the year. The awards are given annually in a ceremony. The various category winners are awarded a trophy, with initial designs featuring various star shapes. The star was subsequently removed and the trophy is designed as a S shaped column, depicting the star. History The 1st Star Awards presentation was held on 26 February 1994, took place at the Caldecott Broadcast Centre, MediaCorp TV Theatre with an audience of about 500 people. There have no other pre-show and post-awards ceremony held in that year. Winners were announced during the presentation of the ceremony, the ceremony also presented a popularity contest, with Li Nanxing, Chew Chor Meng and Zoe Tay winning the Most Popular Actor and Actress award, respectively. The first Best Drama Serial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mediacorp
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 in Singapore, 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 com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Awards
The Star Awards (Chinese: 红星大奖) are awards for artistic and technical merit in the media organisation Mediacorp of Singapore where Mediacorp recognises entertainers under their employment for outstanding performances of the year. The awards are given annually in a ceremony. The various category winners are awarded a trophy, with initial designs featuring various star shapes. The star was subsequently removed and the trophy is designed as a S shaped column, depicting the star. History The 1st Star Awards presentation was held on 26 February 1994, took place at the Caldecott Broadcast Centre, MediaCorp TV Theatre with an audience of about 500 people. There have no other pre-show and post-awards ceremony held in that year. Winners were announced during the presentation of the ceremony, the ceremony also presented a popularity contest, with Li Nanxing, Chew Chor Meng and Zoe Tay winning the Most Popular Actor and Actress award, respectively. The first Star Awards for Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Have A Little Faith (TV Series)
''Have a Little Faith'' ( zh, 相信我) is a 20-episode Singaporean drama produced and telecast on Mediacorp Channel 8. The show aired at 9pm on weekdays and had a repeat telecast at 8am the following day. It stars Rui En, Zhang Zhenhuan, Jeffrey Xu, Chen Shucheng, Jayley Woo and Marcus Chin as the casts of this series. Casts Main Casts Supporting Casts Other Casts Original Sound Track (OST) Awards & Nominations Star Awards 2018 Have a Little Faith is up for 4 nominations. The other drama serials also nominated for Best Drama Serial with Mightiest Mother In Law, When Duty Calls , While We Are Young & My Friends from Afar. It did not win a single nomination. Development *Filming started on 6 February 2017 and wrapped on 18 April 2017 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 Singapore. The years stated in the list ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When Duty Calls
''When Duty Calls'' ( zh, s=卫国先锋) is a 20-episode Singaporean drama produced and telecast on Mediacorp Channel 8 in 2017. It is to commemorate 50 years of National Service in Singapore. It is sponsored by Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Home Affairs. It stars Desmond Tan, Romeo Tan, Pierre Png, Paige Chua and Felicia Chin as the main cast of the series with special appearance by Minister of Defence, Ng Eng Hen. Casts Main Casts Supporting Casts Guest appearances Special appearances Awards and nominations Soundtrack Development and production Filming began in February 2017 and was completed in May. The series was filmed in collaboration with the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) and Ministry of Home Affairs An interior ministry (sometimes called a ministry of internal affairs or ministry of home affairs) is a government department that is responsible for internal affairs. Lists of current ministries of internal affairs Named "ministry" * Ministry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mightiest Mother In Law
''Mightiest Mother-in-Law'' (Chinese: 最强岳母) is a 24 episode Singaporean drama produced and telecast on Mediacorp Channel 8. The show aired at 9pm on weekdays and had a repeat telecast at 8am the following day. It stars Chen Liping, Thomas Ong, Paige Chua, Tong Bingyu, Jeffrey Xu and Bonnie Loo as the casts of this series. Plot Qi Hongzhe (Thomas Ong) is a married man with two children. He is married to Guan Shuhui (Paige Chua), and he has an affair with Zhou Ke'en (Tong Bing Yu). Family problems come as Zhou Ke'en and Guan Shuhui fight for Qi Hongzhe. Meanwhile, Guan Shuhui has the help of her mother, Liew Xiuzhu (Chen Liping) to help her tackle Zhou Ke'en. Cast Qi (Yinghao)'s Family Liew (Xiuzhu)'s Family Other cast members Original Sound Track (OST) Awards & Nominations Star Awards 2018 Mightiest Mother-in-Law is up for 5 nominations. The other drama serials also nominated for Best Drama Serial with My Friends from Afar, When Duty Calls, While We Are Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Awards For Best Drama Serial
The Star Awards for Best Drama Serial is an award presented annually at the Star Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1994. The category was only introduced in 1996, at the 3rd Star Awards ceremony; ''Tofu Street'' received the award and it is given in honour of a Mediacorp drama serial which has delivered an outstanding overall performance. 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 25 drama serials. ''My Star Bride'' was the most recent winner in this category. ''My Star Bride'' was the most recent winner in this category. Since the ceremony held in 2016, ''The Dream Makers'' is also the only drama serial to win in this category twice. In addition, ''C.L.I.F. ''C.L.I.F.'' (''Courage, Loyalty, Integrity, Fairness'', or 警徽天职, commonly pronounced as cliff) is a police procedural series produced by Mediacorp Singapore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
