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Ann Kok
Ann Kok (; born 11 January 1973) is a Singaporean actress. She started her acting career in 1993 after emerging as a finalist in the local talent-search competition ''Star Search'', where she won a contract to work on Chinese-language TV channel SBC 8 (now MediaCorp Channel 8). Subsequently, Kok rose to popularity and played numerous lead roles in television series in the 1990s. She was ranked the "Third ''Ah Jie''" by the local media, which defined her as the third most prominent actress in Singapore's Chinese-language entertainment industry of that time. In 2000, Kok ventured overseas to expand her acting career. She returned to Singapore and joined the now-defunct MediaWorks in 2003 and later MediaCorp in 2005. Early life Kok is the youngest child of a family of six children. She has two sisters and three brothers. Career For the first time in her 13-year-long career, Kok was nominated for the Best Actress Award in the Star Awards 2006 for her performance as Jiang Ruq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, bordering the Strait of Malacca to the west, the Singapore Strait to the south, the South China Sea to the east, and the Straits of Johor to the north. The country's territory is composed of one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet; the combined area of these has increased by 25% since the country's independence as a result of extensive land reclamation projects. It has the third highest population density in the world. With a multicultural population and recognising the need to respect cultural identities of the major ethnic groups within the nation, Singapore has four official languages: English, Malay, Mandarin, and Tamil. English is the lingua franca and numerous public services are available only i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta in South China. With 7.5 million residents of various nationalities in a territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world. Hong Kong is also a major global financial centre and one of the most developed cities in the world. Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing Empire ceded Hong Kong Island from Xin'an County at the end of the First Opium War in 1841 then again in 1842.. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 after the Second Opium War and was further extended when Britain obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898... British Hong Kong was occupied by Imperial Japan from 1941 to 1945 during World War II; British administration resumed after th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A New Life (Singaporean TV Series)
''A New Life'' () is a Chinese drama in Singapore which aired in 2005. It is about how a blue collar worker and his three bosom friends manage to overcome obstacles together. Cast *Christopher Lee as Zhang Youfu *Yvonne Lim as Ah Mei * Darren Lim as Lin Laifa *Andrew Seow as Zhang Hongyun *Carole Lin as Zhang Zhenzhu *Ann Kok as Guo Jialing *Jin Yinji as Youfu's mother *Yan Bingliang as Youfu's father *Hossan Leong as Ah Gen *Eelyn Kok as Qiurong *Alan Tern as Ah Ler *Cheryl Chan as Laifa's younger sister *Lee Weng Kee as Jialing's father *May Phua as Xiuxiu *Melody Chen as Ah Hua *Seth Ang as Steven *Timothy Nga as Michael *Sharon Wong as Michael's wife *Benjamin Yeung Sheung Bun as Alex Star Awards 2005 Star Awards 2005 was the 12th Star Awards ceremony, held on 4 December 2005. It was part of the annual Star Awards organised by MediaCorp for MediaCorp TV Channel 8. Following MediaCorp's merger with SPH MediaWorks on 1 January 2005, the nominees ... Awards & Nominations Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wok Of Life
''Wok Of Life'' () is a long-running Chinese drama which aired in Singapore in 1999. The show starred Chew Chor Meng, Ann Kok, and Evelyn Tan as the main characters. Cast *Chew Chor Meng - You Yongfu (Swimming Trunks)/You Ri-an (1960s and 1990s) * Evelyn Tan - Ang Mo Kio/Zhenzhen (1960s and 1990s) *Ann Kok - Saiman, Yue-e (1960s) * Florence Tan - Ma Daixiang (1960s) *Yang Libing - Zeng Haolian (1960s) *Richard Low - Huang Dadi (1960s) *Zheng Geping - Huang Xiaodong (1960s and 1990s) *Li Yinzhu - Ka-sou (1960s) *Chen Meiguang - Ka-sou (1990s) * Brandon Wong as Wang Xia (1960s) *Ye Shipin- Mr Four-Eye (1960s) *Xiang Yun - Margaret (Ma Daixiang) (1990s) *Jason Oh - Zeng Nanhua (1960s) *Zhu Houren - Zeng Nanhua(1990s) Synopsis Ri-an, an apprentice cook, turns up at Hua Da Hotel to answer an advertisement for the job of a cook. He keeps the matter from his teacher, Nanhua. To Ri-an's disappointment, the panel of interviewers do not like the way he cooks the dish. Nanhua, the resid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guest People
''The Guest People'' () is a Singaporean Chinese drama produced by Television Corporation of Singapore (now Mediacorp Channel 8) in 1997. Set in the 1930s to 1950s, the story is about four young Hakka men who migrated to Singapore from China and were caught in the tumultuous anti-colonial period of the country's history. It stars Christopher Lee, Chen Hanwei, Xie Shaoguang, Jason Oh, Ann Kok and Jacelyn Tay. Others in the cast include Chen Huihui, Li Yinzhu, Chen Shucheng, Huang Peiru, Mai Hao Wei and Liang Wei Dong. The drama was nominated for the Best Drama awards at the Asian Television Awards and the New York Television Festival in 1998. It was dubbed in the Hakka language and broadcast in Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the no ..., as well as in China. Ext ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Legends Of Jigong
''The Legends of Jigong'' is a Singaporean television series based on legends about Ji Gong (1130–1207), a Chinese Buddhist monk who is revered as a deity in Chinese folk religion and folk hero in Chinese culture. It was produced by the Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) and was first aired in Singapore on TCS Eighth Frequency (now MediaCorp Channel 8) in 1996. Xie Shaoguang, who portrayed Ji Gong and sang the theme song for the series, was nominated for the Best Actor award at the 1997 Star Awards. Plot Ji Gong is originally the Taming Dragon Arhat, one of the Eighteen Arhats. His apprentice, Golden Boy, accidentally allows the unruly White Tiger Star under his watch to escape from Heaven into the human world to cause trouble. Through cunning manipulations and machinations, the White Tiger Star causes the death of the patriotic Song dynasty general Yue Fei, absorbs the energy from Yue Fei's guardian star, and becomes more powerful in the process. As punishment for h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legend Of The White Hair Brides
''Legend of the White Hair Brides'' is a Singaporean television series adapted from the ''wuxia'' novels ''Baifa Monü Zhuan'', '' Saiwai Qixia Zhuan'' and '' Qijian Xia Tianshan'' by Liang Yusheng. It was first broadcast on TCS-8 in 1996 in Singapore. Plot The story is set in the early Qing dynasty. Zhuo Yihang of the Wudang Sect is in love with Lian Nichang, but Zhuo's fellows strongly oppose their relationship and cause them to break up. Lian is heartbroken and her hair turns white overnight. She becomes known as the "White Haired Demoness". Zhuo is unwilling to give up his love for Lian and seeks a rare flower that can turn white hair black again. However, the flower only blooms once every six decades. After a long search, Zhuo finally finds the flower on Mount Heaven, but it is accidentally destroyed by his apprentice, Xin Longzi. Around the same time, Reverend Huiming of the Mount Heaven Sect accepts two boys, Yang Yuncong and Chu Zhaonan, as his students. Several years lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wawa Pictures
Wawa Pictures () is an independent television production company based in Singapore. It has produced dramas such as '' Three Wishes'' (2014), ''Crescendo'' (2015), ''Fire Up'' (2016) and ''Doppelganger'' (2018). Recent variety shows include ''Markets in Asia'' (2016) and ''Sherlock at Work'' (2016) hosted by Quan Yi Fong and Vivian Lai / Pornsak respectively. On 14 November 2015, a Xinyao concert ''The Crescendo Concert'' – an extension of the 2015 drama ''Crescendo -'' was staged by Mediacorp TV Channel 8, record label Ocean Butterflies and Wawa at the Singapore Expo's Max Pavilion. History Founded by Molby Low Kian Chye (刘健财), Wawa Pictures was established in Singapore in August 2007 by Singapore's nationwide free-to-air terrestrial channels, Mediacorp TV (formerly Television Corporation of Singapore)'s Channel 5, Channel 8 and Channel U. Currently, its content is distributed to markets like Malaysia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, China and Cambodia. Productions Drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crescendo (TV Series)
''Crescendo'' (Chinese: 起飞) is a Singaporean musical drama produced by production company Wawa Pictures and telecast on MediaCorp Channel 8. The drama began production in May 2015 and will make its debut on 23 October 2015. The show aired at 9 pm on weekdays and had a repeat telecast at 8 am the following day. It stars Christopher Lee, Tay Ping Hui, Darren Lim, Jacelyn Tay, Cynthia Koh and Ann Kok in this series. The series is set against the backdrop of the Xinyao Movement, synonymous with the pursuit of dreams of a young generation of Singaporeans in the local music industry, and a part of Singapore culture many still hold dear. Plot In the late 80s, three Xinyao fans from junior college, Yang Yiwei, Jiang Chufan and Luo Dawei came together to form a group named "Crescendo". They were later joined by Wang Yafang and Irene Lin Meiling. Jiang and Wang became a couple, not knowing that Yang also had a crush on Wang , and Lin's admiration of Jiang. Eventual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Name Of Love (TV Series)
''In The Name Of Love'' ( Chinese: 最爱是你) is a romance drama series produced by MediaCorp Studios and aired on MediaCorp Channel 8. The show aired at 9pm on weekdays and had a repeat telecast at 8am the following day. The series stars Felicia Chin, Pierre Png, Julie Tan, Ann Kok and Bryan Wong as the main characters of the series, it is also a mid year blockbuster drama for 2014. This series repeat telecast every Sunday at 12pm - 2pm. Cast Main casts Supporting casts Awards and nominations ''In The Name Of Love'' is nominated for 4 awards in Star Awards 2015. Star Awards 2015 Trivia *Felicia Chin's 9pm comeback drama after ''Don't Stop Believin''' in 2012. * Youyi's second drama series after ''The Caregivers''. *Felicia Chin and Pierre Png's second pair-up after ''Portrait of Home''. See also *List of MediaCorp Channel 8 Chinese drama series (2010s) This is a list of Chinese-language television programme broadcast on Mediacorp Channel 8, a television channel in S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 awards are given annually in a ceremony. The various category winners are awarded a trophy, with initial designs featuring various star shapes. The star was subsequently removed and the trophy is designed as a S shaped column, depicting the star. History The 1st Star Awards presentation was held on 26 February 1994, took place at the Caldecott Broadcast Centre, MediaCorp TV Theatre with an audience of about 500 people. There have no other pre-show and post-awards ceremony held in that year. Winners were announced during the presentation of the ceremony, the ceremony also presented a popularity contest, with Li Nanxing, Chew Chor Meng and Zoe Tay winning the Most Popular Actor and Actress award, respectively. The first Best Drama Seria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Awards 2013
Star Awards 2013 ( Chinese: 红星大奖 2013) 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. Star Awards 2013 was broadcast live on Channel 8, on 21 April 2013 and 28 April 2013. The first ceremony was held at the MediaCorp TV Theatre while the second ceremony was held at the Marina Bay Sands. The ceremonies were also broadcast on 8 International and the second ceremony on Astro AEC & Astro Quan Jia HD for the first time in HD. As with the previous three years, viewers were able to catch the presentation of the Professional awards (given out to backstage crew and scriptwriters) on Channel 8. The ceremony was aired live on 21 April, while the annual Star Awards prize presentation (for performance based and popularity awards) was aired on 28 April. A post-show was held after the awards ceremony on 28 April, which was broadcast on Chann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
