Super Senior
''Super Senior'' (Chinese: 长辈甜心) is a Singaporean family 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 began production in February 2015 and made its run from 18 June to 15 July 2015. It is partly sponsored by the Media Development Authority of Singapore. Plot Zhu Xiangdong (Zhu Houren) owns a bakery and leads a life of material comfort. He is married to Yu Fang (Xiang Yun) for years but they remain childless. Yu Fang knows that her husband is a womaniser but she condones his philandering ways. One day, she finds out that Xiangdong has impregnated one of his staff. Yu Fang wants the child to have a complete family and decides to file for divorce. Xiangdong's cousin, Wang Dali (Wang Yuqing), has a crush on Yu Fang for many years. After Yu Fang's divorce, he decides to pursue her. Unfortunately, he discovers that he is seriously ill. Yu Fang stays by his side a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Zhu Houren
Zhu Houren () is a Singaporean actor. Personal life Zhu was educated at Chung Cheng High School. In 2003, he made his directorial debut in the telefilm '' After School'', while taking on a role in the same film. During the Star Awards 2010 Star Awards 2010 (Chinese: 红星大奖 2010) was a double television award ceremony held in Singapore. It is part of the annual Star Awards organised by MediaCorp for the two free-to-air channels, MediaCorp Channel 8 and MediaCorp Channel U. Th ..., Zhu won the Best Supporting Actor award for his role as ''Liang Zhigao 梁志高'', an old man who suffers from senile dementia for the drama '' Reunion Dinner''. He is married to Vera Hanitijo and has 2 sons, Jonathan, an independent director, and Joel, an actor. Filmography Television Compilation album Awards and nominations References {{DEFAULTSORT:Zhu, Houren Singaporean people of Chinese descent Living people Singaporean male film actors Singaporean male television ac ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Henry Thia
Henry Thia (; born 25 February 1952), also known as , is a Singaporean actor and comedian. Career Thia was a member of the main cast of ''Comedy Nite'' throughout its run. Although he had many roles in various sketches, his most memorable role is probably Lion King in the sketch series ''Liang Ximei''. He made a transition to English television in 2004, where he played the recurring role of Georgie Gan in ''Police & Thief''. Thia is also known to the public for his strikingly similar looks to Singaporean politician Khaw Boon Wan, a fact he often acknowledges by jokingly referring to Khaw as his twin. Filmography Film 1998 *''Money No Enough'' 1999 *'' Liang Po Po: The Movie'' *''That One No Enough'' 2002 *''I Not Stupid'' 2005 *'' I Do, I Do'' *'' One More Chance'' 2006 *''I Not Stupid Too'' *''The Vietnamese Bride'' 2007 *''Just Follow Law'' 2008 *''Money No Enough 2'' *''Folks Jump Over the Wall'' 2009 *'' Love Matters'' *''Where Got Ghost?'' 2010 *'' Old Cow vs Tender Grass ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Star Awards For Best Evergreen Artiste Award
The Star Awards for Best Evergreen Artiste is an award presented annually at the Star Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1994. The category was introduced in 2016, at the 22nd Star Awards ceremony; Chen Shucheng received the award for his performance in ''Super Senior'' and it is given in honour of a Mediacorp veteran artiste who has delivered an outstanding performance in their field of profession. In order to be nominated for the award, the artiste must be over 50 years in age and has garnered over 25 years of performing experience in the industry. The nominees of the award are still eligible to run for other performing categories. 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 three veteran artistes. Xiang Yun is the most recent winner in this category. Since the ceremony held in 2022, Xiang Yun remains as the only veteran arti ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Star Awards 2016
Star Awards 2016 (also SA2016, Chinese: 红星大奖2016) is a double 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. This was the first ''Star Awards'' ceremony to be held on the new campus at Stars Avenue after its relocation happened in December 2015; for the first time since 2009, the technical awards were not broadcast on television. The nominations were announced were announced on 1 February 2016 and the Most Favorite Artistes on 3 March 2016 at Mandarin Orchard Singapore, with the results announced during the ceremonies on 17 and 24 April 2016; for the first time in the ceremony's history, both shows placed emphasis for variety and drama programs, and the Top 10 Most Favorite Artists were separately awarded, respectively. The ceremony saw the first season of ''GeTai Challenge'' and ''The Dream Makers II'', became the biggest winners of the respective ceremonies, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Be With You (TV Series)
''Be With You'' () is a 2015 Taiwanese romance, family drama television series produced by Sanlih E-Television, starring Bobby Dou, Huang Pei Jia, Nylon Chen, and Vivi Lee as the main cast. The Chinese title literally translates to "Want To Love". Filming began on March 18, 2015 and will be filmed as it airs. First original broadcast began April 14, 2015 on SETTV channel airing weekly from Monday till Friday at 8:00-9:00 pm. Synopsis Can a young woman gather the courage she needs to approach a high school crush? Xia Man Li ( Vivi Lee) was always popular in school and was the prettiest girl of her high school, but she has always been unlucky in love. When she attends a high school reunion, she meets up again with Zhao Li Qi (Nylon Chen), a sweet guy that she used to have a crush on. Man Li’s younger sister, Xia Man An ( Huang Pei Jia) also has fostered a childhood crush on Zhen Ying Jie ( Bobby Dou), but despite all her efforts to get close to him, he always seem to have someon ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shuang Xing
Astro Shuang Xing () is a 24-hour Mandarin youth entertainment TV channel owned and run by pay TV provider, Astro. The channel provides variety entertainment that target for younger generation. History and programming Astro Shuang Xing officially opened on 29 September 2003, broadcasting two channels, i.e., Shuang Xing 1 and Shuang Xing 2 (channel 37 and 38, respectively). On New Year's Day 2004 at midnight stroke, the first channel was discontinued and only channel 38 was retained, merging the two channels to a single channel. In October 2007, with the channel renumbering, Astro Shuang Xing moved to channel 324 (until 31 March 2020, starting 1 April 2020, its channel number was changed to 347). Its programming genres cover from epic to idol, action, costume, comedy and romance. Its unique scheduling pattern enables viewers to catch up on the last episode first before broadcasting the new episode. Astro Shuang Xing HD was launched on 16 November 2014 and is the simulcast HD v ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mind Game (TV Series)
''Mind Game'' (Chinese: 心迷) is a Singaporean crime drama produced by Mediacorp Channel 8, produced by its Malaysian subsidiary MediaCorp Studios Malaysia. The show aired at 9pm on weekdays and had a repeat telecast at 8am the following day. This drama involves many plot twists and cases that requires strong thinking to solve the cases. This drama stars Tay Ping Hui, Joanne Peh, Zhang Yaodong and Paige Chua. Plot The drama contains many cases which has unexpected twists and suspense. On every cases, a paralegal, a police, a psychologist and a mysterious woman with the ability to predict the future will help and solve difficult cases. Liang Wenjie is a paralegal with a sharp mind and he is determined to find his long-lost sister who turned out to be dead. While finding his long-lost sister, he met Feng Xuezhi who helped him with many things. Guo Yongyan, a psychologist, met Zhao Anni and helped each other in cases. Together, four of them remain successful in solving cases until ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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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]   |
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Jayley Woo
Jayley Woo is a Singaporean actress. She was a full-time MediaCorp artiste from 2012 to 2018 but continues to work on an ad hoc basis. Career Woo was a blogger alongside her older twin sister, Hayley Woo, under the stage name Jay On The Hay. In 2012, she made her debut by appearing in '' Jump!'' alongside Jeanette Aw and Zhang Zhenhuan. Her work in the series garnered her a Best Newcomer nomination at the Star Awards 2013. In 2013, she starred in ''C.L.I.F.'', ''96℃ Cafe'' and ''The Dream Makers''. She also made a cameo appearance in ''Sudden''. In 2014, she filmed ''The Caregivers'', ''C.L.I.F. 3'' and '' Against The Tide''. She was nominated for Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award at the Star Awards 2015 and won the award in Star Awards 2016 and Star Awards 2017. In 2015, she filmed ''You Can Be an Angel Too'', ''Tiger Mom'' and ''Super Senior'' and made a cameo appearance in '' The Journey: Our Homeland''. In 2016, she had her first leading role in ''The Quee ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |