''Fire Up'' () is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was produced by Wawa Pictures and broadcast on
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
's free-to-air channel,
Mediacorp Channel 8
Channel 8 ( zh, 8頻道) is a Singaporean free-to-air television channel, airing in Mandarin Chinese. It was created by Mediacorp, Television Singapura on 31 August 1963 with experimental broadcasts, before going official on 23 November that ye ...
. The drama began production in May 2016 and was shown from 4 to 31 October 2016. The show aired at 9pm on weekdays and had a repeat telecast at 8am the following day and it with starred
Thomas Ong
Thomas Ong Thian Chai (, born 1 February 1969) is a Singaporean actor, television host and businessman who films on an ad-hoc basis. An irregular employee of MediaCorp, he has joined and left the company several times to concentrate on other p ...
and
Huang Biren
Huang Biren (born 7 March 1969) is a Singaporean actress best known for appearing in numerous MediaCorp Channel 8 television dramas. She was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1988 to 2008, but continues to film on an ad-hoc basis.
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Plot
Mistakes are part and parcel of life. Only when one realizes where his fault lies, is one deserving of a second chance. Those who are given a second chance are usually grateful and work harder. Zheng Mei Mei (
Huang Biren
Huang Biren (born 7 March 1969) is a Singaporean actress best known for appearing in numerous MediaCorp Channel 8 television dramas. She was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1988 to 2008, but continues to film on an ad-hoc basis.
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), after serving her jail term, got to know Zhuang Ying Xiong (
Thomas Ong
Thomas Ong Thian Chai (, born 1 February 1969) is a Singaporean actor, television host and businessman who films on an ad-hoc basis. An irregular employee of MediaCorp, he has joined and left the company several times to concentrate on other p ...
), a son of a wealthy man. In a bid to win over his father’s trust, he invested in “Mei Mei’s Kitchen” for Mei Mei to run. With his backing and her hard work, the business took off. She also employed several ex-convicts to help out in the shop, giving them a second chance in life as they experience various setbacks that will test their limits.
Cast
Main cast
Supporting cast
Original Soundtrack
See also
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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 programmin ...
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List of ''Fire Up'' episodes
Awards & Nominations
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 ...
''Fire Up'' had the second least nominations in the
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 ...
.
The other drama serials that are nominated for Star Awards 2017 are
Hero (2016 TV series)
''Hero'' (Chinese: 大英雄) is a Singaporean blockbuster 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 Shaun Chen , Chen Hanwei & Jesseca Liu a ...
,
C.L.I.F. 4
C.L.I.F. 4 (Chinese: 警徽天职4, short-form for Courage, Loyalty, Integrity, Fairness, commonly pronounced as cliff) is a Singaporean police procedural series produced and telecast on MediaCorp Channel 8 in collaboration with the Singapore Po ...
,
You Can Be an Angel 2 &
The Dream Job
''The Dream Job'' (Chinese: 绝世好工) is a 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. The series stars Shaun Chen, Jeanette Aw, Rebecca ...
.
It has not won a single nomination.
References
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Singapore Chinese dramas
2016 Singaporean television series debuts
2016 Singaporean television series endings
Mediacorp Chinese language programmes
Channel 8 (Singapore) original programming