Springs of Life (春到人间) is a Singaporean Chinese drama which aired in 2002. It was produced following the success of ''

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 ...

''. Unusual for a locally produced

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at that time, the theme song's introduction is in a

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style.

Synopsis

The story begins in the 1950s and spans about three decades. A young entrepreneur Dapao is on a quest to learn the secret of a special medicinal oil in hopes of striking the jackpot. Meanwhile, a pair of singing sisters try to make their way in showbiz.

Cast

Chew Chor Meng Chew Chor Meng (born 20 November 1968), better known as Zhou Chuming, is a Singaporean actor. He is one of the first batch of actors to receive the All-Time Favourite Artiste award with Zoe Tay & Li Nanxing. Career Chew started his career ...

as Cai Dapao 蔡大炮 * Sharon Au as Su Feifei 苏菲菲 * Li-Lin as Su Fangfang 苏芳芳 *

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 ...

as Su Hua 苏华 *

Alan Tern Alan Tern Yoke Cher (, born 31 March 1976) is a Singaporean actor. He was a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 2001 to 2011. Career Tern was a finalist in the 2001 Star Search Singapore, and he joined MediaCorp after the competition. He made hi ...

as Cai Daming 蔡大鸣 *

Carole Lin Carole Lin () is a Singaporean actress. She was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1995 to 2009. Career Lin joined MediaCorp after taking part in Star Search Singapore 1995. She shot to fame for her role in ''The Price of Peace'' an ...

as Cai Daxiao 蔡大笑 *

Chen Shucheng Tan Soo Seng, better known as Chen Shucheng, (, born 21 October 1949) is a Singaporean actor and television host. He is one of Mediacorp's few artistes still active from the "black and white" era. Career Acting Chen joined Mediacorp, then k ...

as Cai Baijia 蔡百佳 *

Yan Bingliang Giam Ping Leong, better known as Yan Bingliang, is a Singaporean actor best known for acting in many Chinese-language television series produced by Mediacorp Channel 8. A veteran actor, he entered the entertainment industry in 1984 after fini ...

as Cai Bailiang 蔡百良 *

Cheng Pei-pei Cheng Pei-pei (born 6 January 1946) is a Chinese actress, who is considered cinema's first female action hero. She is known for her performance in the 1966 King Hu ''wuxia'' film ''Come Drink with Me'', as well as her portrayal of Jade Fox in ...

as Yun Shuheng 云书恒 *

Priscelia Chan Priscelia Chan Shih Mei, also known as Zeng Shimei, is a Singaporean television actress and host. Career Chan was a tax auditor before taking part in Star Search Singapore 1999. Despite being eliminated in the semifinals, she was offered a co ...

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*Jin Yinji as Grandma Wu 巫婆婆 *

Lin Meijiao Lin Meijiao () is a Singaporean actress. Life and career Lin was educated at Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary School. Lin has acted in many drama serials and is a multi-nominee for the Best Supporting Actress category at the annual Star Awards. She ...

*Ye Shipin *Mai Haowei *

Cavin Soh Cavin Soh (, born 17 November 1970) (苏智诚/苏志诚 Su Zhi Cheng previous name) is a Singaporean actor, host, watch dealer and singer. Career Soh used to be a lead singer in the band Dreamz FM (梦飞船) and a radio deejay on MediaCorp ...

* Brandon Wong *Liu Qiulian as Xiannü 仙女 *

Bryan Chan Chen Guohua, born Tan Kok Hwa, is a Singaporean actor and contracted artiste under MediaCorp. Career Chen graduated from the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation 5th Year Artiste Training Class. He was trained by veteran theatrical teachers such ...

as Physician Yang *Liang Tian as Physician Chen

Reception

''Springs of Life'' was extremely popular and broke the record held by ''Love Me, Love Me Not'' for viewership ratings.

Notes

*The 2012 anniversary drama '' Joys of Life'' (花样人间) follows a similar theme to ''Springs of Life'' and ''

'' and also stars

and

. Only Chew has starred in all three dramas. Unlike many typical period dramas produced by MediaCorp such as '' The Awakening'' or ''

The Little Nyonya ''The Little Nyonya'' ( zh, c= ) is a 2008 drama serial on Singapore's free-to-air MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It stars Jeanette Aw, Qi Yuwu, Dai Xiangyu, Lin Meijiao, Pan Lingling, Cynthia Koh, Pierre Png, Joanne Peh, Desmond Sim, Eelyn K ...

'', these "ren jian" (人间) period dramas are much more lighthearted and humorous. *Many veteran artistes from the SBC and

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era made guest appearances or were part of the supporting cast, such as Madeline Chu (朱乐玲) and Tammy Chow (周黛兰). Veteran Chinese actress

also joined the cast.

2003 Accolades

The

Star Awards 2003 ''Star Awards 2003'' was an awards ceremony part of the annual Star Awards held by MediaCorp Channel 8 on 7 December 2003. The tenth installment of ''Star Awards'' were hosted by Timothy Chao for the sixth consecutive ceremony, along with current ...

was generally dominated by another popular long-running drama '' Holland V'' but ''Springs of Life'' managed several nominations.

References

External links

''Springs of Life''
(English) on MediaCorp website
''Springs of Life''
春到人间 (Chinese) on MediaCorp website {{Of Life Dramas Singapore Chinese dramas 2002 Singaporean television series debuts Channel 8 (Singapore) original programming