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Together (Singaporean TV Series)
Together (, literally "When We Are Together") is a Singaporean Chinese drama produced in 2009. It was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It stars Jeanette Aw, Dai Xiangyu, Elvin Ng, Eelyn Kok, Zhang Zhenhuan and Zhou Ying as the casts for the series. It is MediaCorp's 46th anniversary year-end blockbuster drama, and was sponsored by the Media Development Authority of Singapore. It made its debut on 30 November 2009 and ended on 18 January 2010. This drama serial consists of 36 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm. The series title also refers to the children's folk song " The More We Get Together" and the tune is played during the interlude and in the introduction of the theme song. ''Together'' reran at 5.30pm on Channel 8 on weekdays and 4.30pm on weekends and is currently on weekends at 7.30am. Cast Yao Family Lin Family Huang Family Qin Family Wang Family Dance Club North Bridge Road shops ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Period Drama
A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romance film, romances, adventure films, and swashbucklers. A period piece may be set in a vague or general era such as the Middle Ages, or a specific period such as the Roaring Twenties, or the recent past. Scholarship Films set in historical times have always been some of the most popular works. D. W. Griffith's ''The Birth of a Nation'' and Buster Keaton's ''The General (1926 film), The General'' are examples of popular early American works set during the U.S. Civil War. In different eras different subgenres have risen to popularity, such as the westerns and sword and sandal films that dominated North American cinema in the 1950s. The ''costume drama'' is often separated as a genre of historical dramas. Early critics defined them as films focusing on romance and relation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarrell Huang
Jarrell Huang Jun Rong (; born 14 October 2000) is a Singaporean singer and songwriter. In 2018, he was crowned champion of the local singing competition ''SPOP Sing!.'' In 2020, he participated in the Chinese male group competition show '' We Are Young''. Early life Huang studied at Maha Bodhi School and Chung Cheng High School. Career In 2007, Huang first participates in the first season of Singapore's game show ''The Sheng Siong Show'' during the children singing competition segment, in which he won. He then made his first child acting role in the 2009's drama '' Together''. In 2011, Huang finished ninth place on the eighth season of the Taiwanese reality talent show '' Chinese Million Star''. He was the youngest contestant to become a Top 10 finalist. In 2014, he released his debut Mandarin EP, "Little Prince's Adventure". In 2017, he took part in the second edition of Chinese competition show '' Sound of My Dream''. In 2018, he took part and won in the first season of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Awards For Favourite Male Character
The Star Awards for Favourite Male Character was an award presented annually at the Star Awards The Star Awards (Chinese: 红星大奖) are awards for artistic and technical merit in the media organisation Mediacorp of Singapore where Mediacorp recognises entertainers under their employment for outstanding performances of the year. The ..., a ceremony that was established in 1994. The category was introduced in 2010, at the 16th Star Awards ceremony; Nat Ho received the award for his role in '' The Dream Catchers'' and it is given in honour of an actor (not necessary to be contracted under Mediacorp) who portrayed a drama series or variety character that is deemed the most popular among the television audience. Prior to 2012, the nominees were determined by a team of judges employed by Mediacorp. The rule was removed in 2012 to allow the public to determine the nominees entirely via online voting. Winners are also selected by a majority vote from the public via online vot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Channel News Asia
CNA (stylised as cna), which is an acronym derived from its previous name, Channel NewsAsia, is a Singaporean multinational news channel owned by the country's national public broadcaster Mediacorp. It broadcasts free-to-air domestically in Singapore and as a pay television channel internationally to 29 territories across the Asia-Pacific. The channel's logo is a stylised red letter A with folding patterns. The network has been positioned as an alternative to Western-based international media in its presentation of news from "an Asian perspective". It is run by Mediacorp News Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of the Singapore's media conglomerate Mediacorp Pte Ltd. Alongside its main focus as an English-language news television channel, CNA also broadcasts and produces news and current affairs content in Singapore's other official languages: Chinese, Malay and Tamil. Content is produced for Mediacorp's online platforms, with news bulletins made for and shown on the company's mass ent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. The nomination lists for the main categories and popularity awards were announced on 3 February and 18 March 2010, respectively. This year ''Star Awards'' marked the first time the Professional and Technical awards (given out to backstage crew and scriptwriters) were telecast and presented in one show (first show), and was also the second year to host multiple award shows airing on two separate Sunday nights, after 2007. While the first show was still held at MediaCorp TV Theatre, the second show was, for the third time in ''Star Awards history, being held on the new location of Resorts World Sentosa, after 1996 and 2006. Also introduced this year were the six awards, Favourite Male Character, Favourite Female Character, Most Unforgettabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Heng
Benjamin Heng (born 1976) is a Singaporean actor, known for starring in the romantic action film '' Eating Air'', the comedy film '' Lelio Popo'', and in the horror comedy film ''Zombiepura'', as well as in several television series, such as ''Anything Goes'', '' Durian King'' and '' Money No Problem!''. Early life and education Heng was a student of maritime transportation at Singapore Polytechnic. Career Prior to acting, Heng had worked as a waiter, a Mexican cook, a stagehand and in a watch factory. Heng made his acting debut by starring in Kelvin Tong and Jasmine Ng's romantic action film '' Eating Air'' in 1999. He starred in the television series ''The Frontline'' in 2003. In 2004, he signed up with SPH MediaWorks after leaving Fly Entertainment. By then, he had appeared in the television series '' Brand New Towkay''. He also starred in the television series '' Durian King'' and '' Money No Problem!'', which were filmed in July. Later that year, he starred in the medical dram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nat Ho
Nathaniel "Nat" Ho (, born 23 August 1984) is a Singaporean actor and singer. Career Ho was originally one of the Top 30 contestants in the inaugural season of Singapore Idol in 2004. He was also awarded the 'Most Promising Artiste' in 2004, by the Singapore Armed Forces Music and Drama Company. One of his first acting roles was in the Channel 5 drama '' Shooting Stars''. Following that, Nat was given the lead role in a local feature film, ''Smell of Rain''. While pursuing his diploma in Mass Communications, Ho dabbled in modeling after he was discovered by a modeling agent. His portfolio included clients like M1, Lipton Tea, KFC, Marina Square Shopping Centre and Tiger Balm. He also did freelance work as a backup dancer for a few commercial jobs, which included Indian International Film Academy Awards'04 and Miss Singapore Universe'06 to name a few. During his modelling period, he also did freelance acting, and landed his first ever acting gig, in the independent Mandarin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desmond Tan (actor)
Desmond Tan (, born 19 August 1986) is a Singaporean actor and was named as one of the 8 Dukes of Caldecott Hill. Career Tan first came to prominence in the entertainment industry when he finished runner-up to Andie Chen in ''Star Search 2007''. He was awarded a contract with MediaCorp and began his part time acting career with some minor roles in various Channel 8 dramas. After almost five years in the industry, Tan won his first award, the Rocket Award, at the 2012 Star Awards for the biggest breakthrough after a critically acclaimed performance as rickshaw driver Luo Xiaoxiao in the anniversary drama ''A Song to Remember''. Tan's rising popularity also earned him the ambassadorship of Samsung's GALAXY Camera in 2012 and later, as Samsung Mobile's Lifestyle Ambassador for the GALAXY S4 in 2013. Tan has gotten 6 out of 10 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes in 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022 respectively. Personal life Desmond Tan was educated at Pioneer Secondary Scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuan Shuai (actor)
Yuan Shuai () is a Chinese actor and host currently based in Singapore. Career Yuan came to prominence after winning MediaCorp's ''U Are the One'' in 2008, a talent search for Channel U's Fresh Face of the Year. He signed with MediaCorp as a full-time artist and was given his first hosting roles. He also began acting minor roles in various TV dramas before landing roles in major productions such as '' Rescue 995'' and ''Unriddle 2''. He graduated with a diploma in theatre studies from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. Hiatus In March 2014, Yuan Shuai spoke of his family's situation in China and shared that his father was still recuperating from a bone marrow surgery he underwent in 2013. There were talks of the actor leaving showbiz to take over his family business then, but the rumours were proved baseless when Yuan Shuai clarified desire to continue acting. In the latest turn of events, Yuan Shuai has confirmed that he will not be renewing his contract with MediaCorp when it ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yao Family
Yao or YAO may refer to: * Yao (surname), the transliteration of Chinese family names 姚, 銚, and 么 * Yao (ruler), a mythical Chinese ruler and emperor * Yao Ming, Chinese Basketball All-Star that played for the Houston Rockets * Euphrasie Kouassi Yao, Ivorian politician * Yao people, ethnic minority group of southern China and Vietnam * Yao languages spoken by the Yao * Yao people (East Africa), people of south-central Africa * Yao language, a Bantu language spoken by the waYao people in Africa * Yao language (Trinidad), an extinct Cariban language formerly spoken on Trinidad * Yao may be short for yaodong, a type of Chinese cave dwelling * Yao (Gnosticism), the name of an archon in Gnostic scripture * Yao, Chad, a town in Chad * Yao, Osaka, a city in Japan ** Related: Yao Airport * Yao (爻), the term for the marks used in the preparation of trigrams and hexagrams in I Ching that is also the basis for Kangxi radical 89 * Yao, a character in the ''Mulan'' franchise * Yao ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constance Song
Constance Song () is a Singaporean actress, model and entrepreneur. Career Song was a model before joining Star Search Singapore in 1997 and was subsequently offered a contract by TCS (predecessor of MediaCorp). She made her television debut in the wuxia series ''The Return of the Condor Heroes''. Song has also acted in several English television series on Channel 5, most notably '' Point of Entry''. She joined SPH MediaWorks and later returned to MediaCorp when they merged in 2005. After over 12 years in the industry, Song won her first accolade at the Star Awards 2010. She was named the Best Supporting Actress for her role as the villainous Jiang Ruolin in ''The Ultimatum''. In 2015, Song became the first artiste to join Li Nanxing Jonathan Lee Nam Heng (born 7 November 1964), better known as Li Nanxing (), is a Singaporean actor and was named as 'Ah-Ge' (大哥, "big brother") of Caldecott Hill. He is also a film director and producer. Li has acted in many Chinese- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aileen Tan
Aileen Tan (born 18 October 1966) is a Singaporean actress. Life and career She was educated at the now defunct Willow Secondary School. Tan was often cast in leading roles in the first 15 years of her acting career, but has since played supporting roles in recent years. She has been nominated multiple times in the ''Best Actress'' category at the annual Star Awards. She was nominated for the "Best Actress" award in 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, and 2003; she won the award once in 2001 for her role in ''Three Women and a Half'', playing a manager in an advertising company who would make use of her looks and charms to climb up the corporate ladder. Tan took a break from television in 2005. In 2006, she appeared in two Singapore dramas, ''Women of Times'' and '' Measure of Man'', the latter drama clinching the runner-up position in 2006's television viewership ratings. Tan also ventured into English dramas. In 2000, she played Mae in MediaCorp Channel 5's longest-running drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
