The Dream-Catchers (Simplified Chinese: 未来不是梦) is a Singaporean

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modern romance drama which was telecasted on

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's free-to-air channel,

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. It stars

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as the casts of the series. It made its debut on 4 February 2009 and ended on 3 March 2009. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm. This drama is known for having cast members consisting mainly of young actors and actresses, and travelled to Japan and Bintan for filming. The

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is the main sponsor for this series. Note: This show is actually called "The Dream-Catchers" with a hyphen, but to change the page title would be a hassle so it's left as that.

Cast

Main cast

Other cast

Synopsis

Lin Jia Le (

), Lin Jia Qi (

), Wang Zhi Wei (

) and Jiang Cheng Feng (

) are 4 young engineers from different arena but with the same dream of making the world a better place for mankind. In the pursuit of their dreams, their path crosses. Jia Le always feels that she is cursed and misfortune will befall any man she falls in love with. She finally relented when Zhi Wei proves her wrong with his actions and sincerity. An accident changes Jia Le's mind and she escapes by joining a humanitarian mission, with Zhi Wei hot on her heels. Jia Qi and Cheng Feng also fall in love, but the latter's ex-fiancée Shan Shan (

Eelyn Kok Eelyn Kok Hui Wen () is a Singaporean actress. She was prominently a full-time MediaCorp artist from 2001 to 2013, but continues to film on an ad hoc basis. Career Kok was first spotted in SPH MediaWorks's talent show ''Route to Glamour'' in 20 ...

) re-appears and wants to reconcile. Jia Qi is one who cannot tolerate any blemishes in a relationship and decides to step out of the competition and leaves the country, finding new love. But she returns to find a depressed Cheng Feng after Shan Shan's evil ploys are exposed and the sudden death of his father. Due to the trouble and hardships between Cheng Feng and Jia Qi, Jia Qi finds comfort in her suitor, Sato (

). Sato proves to be a devoted lover to her and Jia Qi gradually falls in love with him while Cheng Feng is dragged down by Shan Shan. In between everything, Xiaowei (

) who has been friends with Zhi Wei ever since they were young, starts to fall in love with him, making things even more complicated for them.

Awards & Nominations

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 ...

Trivia

*This show is the first collaboration between

and

. *This show is the third pairing with

and

, after

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and By My Side.

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dream Catchers Singapore Chinese dramas 2009 Singaporean television series debuts 2009 Singaporean television series endings Channel 8 (Singapore) original programming