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drama which was co-produced by
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. It was telecasted on
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. It stars
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,
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,
Pierre Png Pierre Png Tiang Huat (; born 29 October 1973), is a Singaporean actor. He is known for starring in multiple Singaporean MediaCorp's Channel 5 and Channel 8's dramas which include '' The Gentlemen'' and ''When Duty Calls''. Early in his ca ...
,
Zhang Yaodong Zhang Yaodong (, born Teoh Yeow Tong on 17 December 1977) is a Malaysian actor based in Singapore. Career Zhang entered the entertainment industry after finishing first runner-up in the Malaysian edition of talent-search contest Star Search ...
,
Mimi Chu Mimi Chu (), born Choo Yit Mei () is a Malaysians, Malaysian-born Hongkongers, Hong Kong actress and singer. She lived in Singapore before moving to Hong Kong. She has appeared at many events. As an actress, she is a recognised face in Hong Ko ...
, Zhang Zhenhuan, Kate Pang,
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&
Julie Tan Julie Tan (born 22 September 1992 in Penang, Malaysia) is a Singaporean actress. She was the female lead in '' That Girl in Pinafore''. Early life Julie Tan was born in Malaysia. She received her education in Singapore and studied Drama at the ...
as the casts of the series. Live it made its debut on 14 February to 11 March 2011. This drama serial consists of 21-episodes and was screened on every weekday nightlife at 21:00 until 22:00 SST and rerun it made from 19 to 30 December 2011 at every weekday night at 21:00 until 22:00 SST. It was telecasted on
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's free-to-air terrestrial television channel form NTV7 channel it was telecasted on
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's free-to-air terrestrial television channel form
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. In Malaysia, it will be broadcast on the NTV7 primetime drama slot at every weekday evening at 18:00 until 19:00 MST it was filming locations is done in Singapore (a national capital of Singapore) and
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(a national capital of Malaysia). This drama has four main couples, namely,
Rui En Loh Rui En (born 29 January 1981), better known by her stage name Rui En (瑞恩), is a Singaporean actress and was named as one of the Seven Princesses of Mediacorp in 2006. She was under contract of MediaCorp and managed under Hype Records. ...
with
Pierre Png Pierre Png Tiang Huat (; born 29 October 1973), is a Singaporean actor. He is known for starring in multiple Singaporean MediaCorp's Channel 5 and Channel 8's dramas which include '' The Gentlemen'' and ''When Duty Calls''. Early in his ca ...
,
Joanne Peh Joanne Peh Wei Siew (; born 25 April 1983) is a Singaporean actress and host managed under The Celebrity Agency. She was named as one of the Seven Princesses of Mediacorp in 2006. She is married to Singapore-based Chinese actor Qi Yuwu. Lif ...
with
Zhang Yaodong Zhang Yaodong (, born Teoh Yeow Tong on 17 December 1977) is a Malaysian actor based in Singapore. Career Zhang entered the entertainment industry after finishing first runner-up in the Malaysian edition of talent-search contest Star Search ...
,
Julie Tan Julie Tan (born 22 September 1992 in Penang, Malaysia) is a Singaporean actress. She was the female lead in '' That Girl in Pinafore''. Early life Julie Tan was born in Malaysia. She received her education in Singapore and studied Drama at the ...
with Zhang Zhenhuan, and Kate Pang with
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. Due to a number of famous artistes acting in this drama it attracted 904,000 viewers. All episodes can be viewed in xinmsn catchup. Episodes 6, 12, 13, 16 to 20 were rated PG in the encore version.


Synopsis

This drama tells a tale of four women, whom all has the character "乐 (lè)", meaning "happiness", in their names, namely Zhang Yale (
Rui En Loh Rui En (born 29 January 1981), better known by her stage name Rui En (瑞恩), is a Singaporean actress and was named as one of the Seven Princesses of Mediacorp in 2006. She was under contract of MediaCorp and managed under Hype Records. ...
), Pan Leyao (
Joanne Peh Joanne Peh Wei Siew (; born 25 April 1983) is a Singaporean actress and host managed under The Celebrity Agency. She was named as one of the Seven Princesses of Mediacorp in 2006. She is married to Singapore-based Chinese actor Qi Yuwu. Lif ...
), Lin Le ( Kate Pang) and Pan Lexuan (
Julie Tan Julie Tan (born 22 September 1992 in Penang, Malaysia) is a Singaporean actress. She was the female lead in '' That Girl in Pinafore''. Early life Julie Tan was born in Malaysia. She received her education in Singapore and studied Drama at the ...
). They go through many ups and downs in their respective lives, and eventually learns that happiness lies in simple living, in knowing what one wants in life and undauntedly daring to pursue it. Yale was born into a wealthy family. When her parents pass away, she inherits their wealth. Yale leads a carefree and indulgent life, nonchalant about the running of the family bridal business and the investments she holds, and leaves these to her employees. Reality bites one day and Ya Le realizes that the bridal business is in the red, the investments have largely reaped no returns and the banks are hounding for repayment of the loans. She tries to seek help from her friends, but she is hurt to find out that they were only interested in her friendship because of her wealth and the lifestyle she could afford to share with them. Yale is now down and out, and her "friends" have all deserted her. Just when Yale is at her wit's end, she finds out that her late mother had invested in a bridal business "Blissful Times" in Singapore with her aunt, Jinfeng (
Mimi Chu Mimi Chu (), born Choo Yit Mei () is a Malaysians, Malaysian-born Hongkongers, Hong Kong actress and singer. She lived in Singapore before moving to Hong Kong. She has appeared at many events. As an actress, she is a recognised face in Hong Ko ...
), who is running the business. Yale tries to sell her late mother's shares in "Blissful Times" to Jinfeng to raise cash to repay the banks. However, Jinfeng has other plans. She refuses to buy over Yale's share in the business and insists that Yale works in "Blissful Times" with her. Left without a choice, Yale agrees.


Cast


Main cast


Other cast


Trivia

*This drama is the first
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drama in 2011 to have an instrumental music for the opening theme, the next three shows with music as the opening theme are
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,
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Bountiful Blessings Bountiful Blessings (simplified Chinese: 万福楼) is a 20-episode fantasy drama serial telecast by MediaCorp Channel 8. It stars Jessica Hsuan , Tay Ping Hui, Thomas Ong , Ann Kok , Yao Wenlong , Jeffrey Xu , Ya Hui & Zhu Houren as the casts ...
. *Some scenes in this drama were shot in Kuala Lumpur. However, it is not a co-production with NTV7. Some Kuala Lumpur scenes were also shot in Singapore. *Originally this drama had intended to produce 21-episodes, but there would be an additional episode due to overruns in filming. *
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apparently plays two roles, as Mei Jinfeng and the "Fairy Godmother" in Yale's dreams (eps 1 & 21). *
Joanne Peh Joanne Peh Wei Siew (; born 25 April 1983) is a Singaporean actress and host managed under The Celebrity Agency. She was named as one of the Seven Princesses of Mediacorp in 2006. She is married to Singapore-based Chinese actor Qi Yuwu. Lif ...
and
Zhang Yaodong Zhang Yaodong (, born Teoh Yeow Tong on 17 December 1977) is a Malaysian actor based in Singapore. Career Zhang entered the entertainment industry after finishing first runner-up in the Malaysian edition of talent-search contest Star Search ...
paired up again after
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and Your Hand In Mine. *
Huang Wenyong Huang Wenyong (25 July 1952 – 20 April 2013) was a Malaysia-born Singaporean actor and former teacher of Chinese descent. Local media and colleagues referred to him as "Ah Ge" (senior actor) due to his status. Huang died at the Singapo ...
and
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were paired up for many times. Their recent pair-up was The Score. *In Your Hand In Mine,
Huang Wenyong Huang Wenyong (25 July 1952 – 20 April 2013) was a Malaysia-born Singaporean actor and former teacher of Chinese descent. Local media and colleagues referred to him as "Ah Ge" (senior actor) due to his status. Huang died at the Singapo ...
and
Yao Wenlong Yao Wenlong (, born 14 November 1970) is a Singapore based Malaysian actor. Career Yao entered the local television scene after winning the Star Search 1993 (Male category) organised by then Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (now MediaCorp). W ...
were brothers. In this drama, they are father and son. *In ''
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 ...
'',
Yao Wenlong Yao Wenlong (, born 14 November 1970) is a Singapore based Malaysian actor. Career Yao entered the local television scene after winning the Star Search 1993 (Male category) organised by then Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (now MediaCorp). W ...
and Kate Pang were father and daughter. In this drama, they are husband and wife *The show was originally called 'Love In Two Cities'


2012 Accolades


Show 1


Show 2


International broadcast


See also


The Making of A Tale of 2 Cities (1) on YoutubeThe Making of A Tale of 2 Cities (2) on Youtube
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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 programmi ...
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