|
Romeo Tan
Tan Romeo (; born 9 April 1985) is a Singaporean actor, who has been named as one of the 8 Dukes of Caldecott Hill. Tan came into prominence after finishing in fourth place on the tenth season of the television series ''Star Search'' in 2010. Education Tan studied at Ngee Ann Secondary School and multimedia technology at ITE MacPherson. Acting career Romeo Tan made his television debut on the fourth season of '' Heartlanders'' in 2005. In 2010, after completing his filming for ''The Best Things in Life'', Tan participated in the tenth season of ''Star Search''. He auditioned for the competition and was accepted for the competition. Tan finished in fourth place, losing the title to Jeffrey Xu. He was offered a two-year contract by MediaCorp together with Xu, Adeline Lim, Sora Ma, James Seah, and Darryl Yong. In 2012, Romeo Tan was the first among his fellow ''Star Search'' finalists to be given a supporting role in the critically acclaimed police procedural series ''C.L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanyang Polytechnic
Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) is a post-secondary education institution and statutory board under the purview of the Ministry of Education in Singapore. History Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) was established on 1 April 1992, and enrolled its first batch of students for its School of Health Sciences and School of Business Management in July 1992. The School of Engineering and the School of Information Technology were opened in July 1993. The French-Singapore Institute, German-Singapore Institute and the Japan-Singapore Institute were transferred from the Economic Development Board to the Polytechnic in February 1993. NYP originally operated from five temporary campuses (Bukit Merah and Tiong Bahru: School of Business; Jurong: School of Engineering; Outram: School of Nursing; Yishun: School of Engineering and School of Information Technology) before moving to its permanent home in Ang Mo Kio in April 1998. In April 2021, the School of Chemical and Life Sciences (SCL) was rebranded to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joys Of Life
''Joys of Life'' () is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It stars Chew Chor Meng, Alien Huang, Rui En, Chen Liping, Zheng Geping, Chloe Wang, Kate Pang, Andie Chen, Huang Wenyong, Lin Meijiao and Zhang Yao Dong as the casts of the series. The series was repeated at 2am on Sundays and at 12am on Tue - Sat in Oct 2020 - Nov 2020. The series was produced to celebrate 30 years of Chinese language drama being broadcast in Singapore. Set in post-World War II Singapore, the story line spans the decade between the end of the Japanese occupation and the HDB's clearing of squatters during the late 1950s to early 1960s. It is the first on-screen pairing of Rui En and Alien Huang, and Huang's first Singaporean drama. Story In an old tenement house at Huaxiang Street, several families live together and play out the acts in life every day. The story revolves around six friends – Zhao Mingxing (Alien Huang), Qian Yid ... [...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] |
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] |
The Dream Makers II
The Dream Makers II (Chinese: 志在四方II, often abbreviated as ZZSF2) is a 32-episode Singaporean drama produced and telecast on Mediacorp Channel 8. The show served as the year-end blockbuster for Channel 8 in 2015. The show aired at 9pm on weekdays and had a repeat telecast at 8am the following day. It stars Li Nanxing, Zoe Tay, Huang Biren, Jeanette Aw, Rui En, Qi Yuwu, Romeo Tan, Julie Tan, Zhang Zhenhuan, Chen Meifeng & Damian Lau as the casts for the second series. The series finale end credits include a special tribute to MediaCorp actor, Huang Wenyong, who died in 2013, and all those who contributed assiduously to the country's TV industry. Plot The show starts three years after Zhou Weiyun (Zoe Tay) was transferred from the Variety department to the Drama department as Vice President. Since the death of Yu Fan (Chen Hanwei), Weiyun's outlook on life had changed. She becomes more cheerful and personable in her dealings with others. She lives with her mother, who has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Homeland
is a 2012 Japanese drama film about a Korean man's visit to his family in Japan after a long exile in North Korea. This is the feature debut of Yang Yong-hi, a second-generation ethnic Korean living in Japan who based the film on her family history. The film was selected as the Japanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist. Plot From the late 1950s and into the 1970s, more than 90,000 of the Korean residents in Japan emigrated to North Korea, a country that promised them affluence, justice and an end to discrimination. ''Our Homeland'' tells the story of one of their number, who returns for just a short period. Yoon Seong-ho (Arata Iura) was sent to North Korea as a teen by his fervently North-supporting father. Returning to Tokyo for medical treatment after 25 years, he finds it difficult to open up to his family, including his passionately anti-North sister Rie (Sakura Ando). Seong-ho and Rie are two pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good Luck (TV Series)
''Good Luck'' (Chinese: 百岁大吉) is a Lunar New Year drama serial produced by MediaCorp Studios and aired on Channel 8. The show aired at 9pm on weekdays and had a repeat telecast at 8am the following day. Music call for this series was announced in 2014. Hong Huifang portrays a centenarian who is a matriarch of a 4-generation family in the series; other characters include Chen Shucheng, Chen Liping, Rayson Tan, Romeo Tan, Chris Tong, Kym Ng, Terence Cao, Zhang Zhenhuan, Paige Chua and Aloysius Pang. The series began production in September 2014 and wrapped up its filming in November 2014. It began on 2 February 2015 with a total of 20 episodes. This series is about an estranged family and how they reconcile their conflicts and differences to reunite in time to welcome a new year and celebrate longevity, happiness and wealth. The series is partly sponsored by the Media Development Authority of Singapore. The Series is repeated at 5.30pm on Channel 8 on weekdays. Plot Lin-H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tumultuous Times
''The Journey: Tumultuous Times'' (Chinese: 信约：动荡的年代, also known as ''Tumultuous Times'') is Chinese language period drama which aired on MediaCorp Channel 8. It is the second of ''The Journey'' trilogy which chronicles the history of Singapore through the eyes of immigrants during the pre-World War II era until contemporary times. It stars young casts with Shaun Chen, Jeanette Aw, Andie Chen, Felicia Chin, Romeo Tan and Chen Hanwei as the main cast of the second instalment. ''The Journey'' will culminate in Singapore's nation building celebrations in 2015 with '' The Journey: Our Homeland'', in time for Singapore's 50th National Day. Plot ''The Journey: Tumultuous Times'' will depict the period of the Japanese Occupation where the adversity only served to strengthen the characters' survival instinct. When the British colonialists returned, stirrings of dissent became more apparent about their right to rule. In this period of uncertainty, there were vastly diff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yes We Can! (TV Series)
Yes We Can! is a Mediacorp Channel 8 Chinese New Year drama. It stars Romeo Tan, Rebecca Lim, Xu Bin, Sora Ma, Chen Liping, Chen Hanwei, Eelyn Kok and Yao Wenlong as the main casts of the series. The show aired at 9pm on weekdays and had a repeat telecast at 8am the following day. Plot Cast Awards and nominations Star Awards 2015 Yes We Can! is nominated in 5 categories. It Won 1 out of 5 awards, Best Actress. See also *List of programmes broadcast by Mediacorp Channel 8 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 are the years in which the programmes were first aired on the channel. Current programmin ... References Mediacorp Chinese language programmes {{Singapore-tv-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sudden (TV Series)
Sudden () is a Mediacorp Channel 8 law drama. It starred Romeo Tan, Rui En, Rebecca Lim & Zhang Zhenhuan as casts of the series. It was broadcast on MediaCorp Channel 8 from 2 September 2013 to 27 September 2013. Premise A horrific accident complicates the lives of four lawyers – Fang Qiliang, Cheng Chuning, Guo Weiqian and Sun Dalun. Losing his mobility as a result of the accident, Qiliang drifts apart from his girlfriend Chuning because of the pain and misgivings he had. Meanwhile, Chuning realised that her memory is receding and she fears that she may soon forget Qiliang. Weiqian lost her father in the same accident, and his last words were conveyed to her by Sun Dalun, an eye witness who missed his appointment for a promising position in a prestigious law firm. Cast Other casts Episodes Trivia *Dai Xiangyu was initially cast as the male lead. Due to his non renewal of contract, Romeo Tan was roped in. *This is Rebecca Lim (as Huang Yixin)'s second villainous rol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dai Xiang Yu
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 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Takes Two (Singaporean TV Series)
It Takes Two (simplified Chinese: 对对碰) is a 2012 Singaporean Chinese year-end blockbuster drama produced by MediaCorp TV. It stars Chen Hanwei , Yao Wenlong , Kym Ng , Ann Kok & Zheng Geping as casts of the series. It is currently telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 6 November 2012 and consists of 34 episodes, screened on every weekday night at 9:00pm. Story In a block of 4-room flats at a particular housing estate in Bedok, the two families of Hao Youcai and Niu Wuyin live opposite each other. As business rivals, sparks occasionally fly between them. Youcai's name may mean "wealthy", but he often has no luck with money. On the other hand, the overbearing Wuyin or "penniless" does not only enjoy a thriving business but he has the Midas touch as well. He is certainly loaded with "pounds". An honest and kind man, Youcai does not have the gift of the gab but is tolerant as far as possible. However, his wife Luona has a vicio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
