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Sheila Sim (Singaporean Actress)
Sheila Sim (; born 7 June 1984) is a Singaporean actress and model. Early life and education Sim was educated at Radin Mas Primary School and CHIJ Saint Theresa's Convent. She later studied at Nanyang Polytechnic but dropped out after three months. Sim graduated from Marketing Institute of Singapore with a Diploma in Sales and Marketing and Curtin Singapore with a Degree in Advertising and Marketing respectively. In 2021, Sim graduated from with a Diploma in Positive Psychology from the School of Positive Psychology. Career Sim started modelling in 2001. She was discovered at 16 by a talent scout while attending the wedding of her aunt Ivy Chng, who was a runway model in the 1980s. In 2009, Sim made her film debut in indie film '' Autumn In March'', and later in 2013, she made her television debut in Channel 8's Chinese drama series, '' I'm in Charge''. In September 2013, Sim started a modelling agency, NU Models, with Olinda Cho. In 2014, Sim filmed a toggle original s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shěn
Shěn is the Mandarin Hanyu pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname . Shen is the 14th surname in the Song-era '' Hundred Family Surnames''. Romanisation 沈 is romanised as Sum, Sem, Sam, or Shum in Cantonese; Sim in Hokkien; Shim in Hakka; Shim, (심) in Korean; and Thẩm in Vietnamese. Less commonly, the same character can also be pronounced Zhen, which indicates a different origin from Shen.Tan, Thomas Tsu-wee. ''Your Chinese Roots''. . Distribution Shen was the 52nd-most-common surname in the People's Republic of China (China) in 2020 according to the Ministry of Public Security and ranked 40th in the 100 most common surnames in the Republic of China (Taiwan) in 2018 by the Ministry of the Interior. According to China's 2013 Fuxi Cultural Research (中華伏羲文化研究會), there are approximately 5.5 million 沈's accounting for 0.41% of the Han Chinese population and placed 49th out of the 400 Chinese surnames in Mainland China. The highest concentratio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
118 II
''118 II'' also known as (要要发 II) ran for 218 episode drama series produced by MediaCorp Channel 8. It stars Chew Chor Meng, Pan Lingling, Dennis Chew, Ya Hui, Xu Bin, Somaline Ang, Jeanette Aw, Elvin Ng, Bryan Wong and Ha Yu as the cast of the second series. The show replaced the second half of the 7.00 pm drama timeslot, airing weekdays from November 29, 2016, 7.30 pm to 8.00 pm on weekdays making it the 4th long form half an hour drama and it is 1st drama having 2 seasons also airing together with news-current affairs programme Hello Singapore at 6.30pm. Cast Hong (Daming) Family Zhang (Tiancheng) Family Li (Weiliang) Family Li (Jinlong) Family Liu (Dagong) Family Zhang (Meiyou) Family Deng (Bo) Family Other characters Cameo appearances Marketing Various roadshows to promote the series were done country wide. The first roadshow was held at Compass One on 19 November 2016 with artistes Chew Chor Meng, Pan Lingling, Elvin Ng, Ya Hui, Dennis Chew, Xu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singaporean People Of Chinese Descent
Singaporeans, or the Singaporean people, refers to citizens or people who identify with the sovereign island city-state of Singapore. Singapore is a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-lingual country. Singaporeans of Chinese, Malay, Indian and Eurasian descent have made up the vast majority of the population since the 19th century. The Singaporean diaspora is also far-reaching worldwide. In 1819, the port of Singapore was established by Sir Stamford Raffles, who opened it to free trade and free immigration on the island's south coast. Many immigrants from the region settled in Singapore. By 1827, the population of the island was composed of people from various ethnic groups. Singapore is a multilingual and multicultural society home to people of groups of many different ethnic, religious and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Chinese, Malay, Indian and Eurasian descent. The Singaporean identity was fostered as a way for the different eth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Star Awards 2022
The 27th edition of the Star Awards, Star Awards 2022 (Chinese: 红星大奖2022) is a television award ceremony that honoured the best in Singaporean television released between January and December 2021. The ceremony was held in Singapore on 24 April 2022 at the MES Theatre @ Mediacorp and was hosted by Chen Hanwei. Romantic drama ''My Star Bride'' won a leading three awards including the Best Drama Serial, followed by ''Recipe Of Life'' winning two awards for the lead acting roles respectively by Chen's seventh and Huang Biren's fourth, the latter tying Zoe Tay's most number of Best Actress' wins. Five other shows won one award each, including Jeffrey Xu's first acting career win for Star Awards for Best Supporting Actor in his role in ''The Takedown'', and '' Star Awards 2021'' winning its ninth Variety Special. Two celebrities, Dennis Chew and Zheng Geping were conferred the All-time Favourite Artiste, while Felicia Chin and Rebecca Lim won their tenth Top 10 Most Favou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Awards 2019
Star Awards 2019 (also SA25, Chinese: 红星大奖25) is a television award ceremony which is held in Singapore. Star Awards 2019 marks the 25th anniversary, or Silver Jubilee, of the Star Awards since it was first awarded in 1994, hence subtitled ''Star Awards 25''. The theme for the ceremony is "The Moment", highlighting the best moments of the local television industries alongside Singapore's talents and audiences as well. This is also the first award ceremony to feature a vocalized version of the Awards' theme tune, titled 《星光》(lit. "Starlight"). The Walk Of Fame and Ceremony Awards was broadcast live on 14 April 2019. The Walk Of Fame will be followed by the Awards Ceremony. It was the first ceremony (and the first live special overall) to be live-streamed on Channel 8's YouTube channel. Two dramas which received the top two highest nominations, ''Blessings 2'' (eight) and ''A Million Dollar Dream'' (six), were tied with the most wins with three; ''Blessings 2'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Awards 2017
Star Awards 2017 (also SA2017, Chinese: 红星大奖2017) is a television award ceremony which is held in Singapore. It is part of the annual Star Awards organised by Mediacorp for free-to-air channels Channels 8 and U. The Road to Star Awards 2017 was broadcast live on 26 March, and 2 and 9 April 2017. The theme for this year's Star Award is "影响 (Influence)". The nominations for the awards were first revealed 23 January 2017, followed by the Top 10 Most Favourite Artistes on a press conference on 3 March 2017 at Marina Square. During the ceremony held live on 16 April 2017, 12 programs won at least one award, among which Best Drama Serial '' Hero'' (which received the largest count of nominations), along with ''The Dream Job'' and '' The Gentlemen'', as well as variety series ''As I Hold Your Hand'', were tied with the most wins for a ceremony with two. Programme details ''The Road to Star Awards 2017'' (红星大奖 影聚响宴) As part of the "3+1" format introduced e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How Are You? (TV Series)
''How Are You?'' () is a Singapore dialect drama series which is telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, Mediacorp Channel 8. It stars Michelle Yim, Zhu Houren, Chen Liping, Romeo Tan, Sheila Sim, Ya Hui, Desmond Ng, Joshua Tan, Richard Low, Roy Li & Cynthia Koh Cynthia Koh (born 25 March 1974), also known as Xu Mei Zhen 许美珍, is a Singaporean actress. She is best known for acting in many television dramas produced by MediaCorp Channel 8. Early life Koh has one younger sister. Her father works i .... This is the fifth dialect drama to be produced on Channel 8. This is also the first mainstream TV drama project with Zheng Geping as executive producer. A mandarin-dubbed version of the show will aired on Astro AEC at 8.30 PM in Malaysia and Channel 8 at 9.00 PM in Singapore from 3 April 2019, which does not air the opening and ending theme songs. The original dialect version also aired on Malaysia's 8TV. Casts Gong Jiaqiao's family He Xiaoxi's family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VIC (Toggle Original Series)
''VIC'' () is a Toggle Original drama series. It was originally released on Toggle on Thursdays, and later aired on Mediacorp Channel U on Sundays. The show depicts the media and modelling industry, and contains some supernatural elements. It was the first Toggle Original Series to be nominated for Best Drama Serial, Best Theme Song and Best Actress for Star Awards. It stars model-actress Sheila Sim, Carrie Wong, Desmond Tan, Irene Ang, Steven Chiang, Jasmine Sim and Cheryl Chou as the main cast. The cast also includes real-life models and past contestants of Miss Universe Singapore. Synopsis Vicky takes part in a reality show ''Fresh Off The Runway'', hoping to become a top model. The executive producer of the show, Cao Shi Ren hopes to create buzz in the media, and resorts to sending anonymous death threats to one of the contestants who happens to be Vicky. One thing leads to another, until one day she is accidentally electrocuted. The CEO of Victory Property, Victoria Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reach For The Skies(TV Series)
''Reach For The Skies'' (Chinese: 不平凡的平凡) is a 150-episode drama series produced by Mediacorp Channel 8. It stars Bryan Wong, Kym Ng, Pan Lingling, Yao Wenlong, Joey Swee, Zhang Zhenhuan and He Yingying as the cast of this series. The show replaced the second half of the 7.00 pm drama timeslot, airing weekdays from April 4, 2018, 7.30 pm to 8.00 pm on weekdays making it the sixth long-form half an hour drama airing together with news-current affairs programme Hello Singapore at 6.30pm. Casts * Chen Shucheng as Fang Shouyi 方守义 or Uncle Yi (义叔) Chen portrays as Fang Shouyi, a gang leader. * Bryan Wong Bryan Wong Lok Kiang (, born on 30 January 1971) is a Singaporean television host and actor. Career Wong began his career as a child actor in 1981 and featured in several popular children's programmes on SBC. He began performing modelling ... as Fang Zixin 方自新 Wong portrays as Fang Zixin, Fang Shouyi's son, who is an ex-convict and a Hope Tra ... [...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 beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Can Be An Angel Too
''You Can Be an Angel Too'' ( Chinese: 你也可以是天使) is a medical/nursing 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. The series, which is sponsored by the ''Care To Go Beyond'' movement by the Ministry of Health of Singapore, revolves around the lives of a group of dedicated nurses at Ai De Hospital, and how they balance the passion for their job with the challenges they face in their personal lives. It stars Zoe Tay, Xiang Yun, Rebecca Lim, Bryan Wong, Elvin Ng, Sheila Sim, Xu Bin & Aloysius Pang as the casts of this series. Plot Wang Ruojun (Zoe Tay) is a veteran Nurse Manager. At a chance encounter, she disregarded her personal safety to rescue Liu Youle (Sheila Sim) who was attacked by a ruffian. Youle felt profuse gratitude towards Ruojun. Upon receiving tender care and warm encouragement from Ruojun during her hospital stay, Youle decided to take up the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
