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Breakout (Singaporean TV Series)
''Breakout'' () is a Singaporean Chinese drama television series which was broadcast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. The series starred Jeanette Aw, Elvin Ng, Zhou Ying, Christopher Lee, Dai Xiangyu and Guo Liang. It debuted on 6 December 2010 and ended on 7 January 2011. It won Best Drama Serial in 2010 at Star Awards. Title The drama's title translates to the Technical Analysis term in financial markets, referring to super-villain Yang Tianwei's attempt to trade using that strategy so as to get rich quickly enough to seek revenge for his murdered son rather than wait for justice to be meted out. Cast Yang family Tang family Zou Jieming's family Other characters Broadcast It was the tenth Channel 8 drama to be fully filmed in HD and the first to be filmed in Dolby Digital. This drama was encored from 30 November 2011 to 3 January 2012 at midnight, from 28 September 2022 to 25 October 2022 Tue to Sat 12AM, and was now rated as for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeanette Aw
Jeanette Aw Ee-Ping (born 28 June 1979), also known as Ou Xuan, is a Singaporean actress, host, filmmaker, businesswoman and writer. Aw was named as one of the Seven Princesses of Mediacorp in 2006, after which she achieved wider success with her leading role in acclaimed drama ''The Little Nyonya''. She was a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 2002 to 2017 and was once managed by Hype Records. Through her television career, Aw has established herself as one of the most popular and high-profile celebrities in Singapore. She has won 29 popularity and performance awards, the record number for a performer, at Singapore Mediacorp's Star Awards. Aw has published two books; ''Jeanette Aw: Definitions'' in 2012 and ''Sol's World: Somebody to Love'' in 2015. She also starred in musical ''Beauty World (musical), Beauty World'' in 2015. While in college, Aw entered TV talent scouting competition ''Route to Glamour'', in which she placed first. She signed on with SPH MediaWorks, SPH Medi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryan Chan
Tan Kok Hwa (born 1959 or 1960), professionally known as Chen Guohua, 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 Mao Wei, Li Yongxi, Zhu Bingquan and Xia Chuan. Chen was cast in his debut role in the long-running TV series ''Neighbours'' in 1986. He won the Best Supporting Actor award twice at the Star Awards in 1998 and 2000. Personal life Chen is married. He is a devout Buddhist Buddhism, also known as Buddhadharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and List of philosophies, philosophical tradition based on Pre-sectarian Buddhism, teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or .... Filmography Film Television series Awards and nominations References {{DEFAULTSORT:Chen, Guohua 20th-century Singaporean male actors Living people Singaporean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High-definition Television
High-definition television (HDTV) describes a television or video system which provides a substantially higher image resolution than the previous generation of technologies. The term has been used since at least 1933; in more recent times, it refers to the generation following standard-definition television (SDTV). It is the standard video format used in most broadcasts: Terrestrial television, terrestrial broadcast television, cable television, satellite television. Formats HDTV may be transmitted in various formats: * 720p (): 921,600 pixels * 1080i () interlaced scan: 1,036,800 pixels (≈1.04Mpx). * 1080p () progressive scan: 2,073,600 pixels (≈2.07Mpx). ** Some countries also use a non-standard CTA resolution, such as : 777,600 pixels (≈0.78Mpx) per field or 1,555,200 pixels (≈1.56Mpx) per frame When transmitted at two megapixels per frame, HDTV provides about five times as many pixels as SD (standard-definition television). The increased resolution provides for a cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Wenhai (actor)
Li Wenhai (born ) is a veteran Singaporean actor. He has acted in various Singaporean television dramas. Career In 1981, Li joined Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). In August 1991, after filming ''Jealousy Potion 100'', Li applied to have an early termination to his acting contract with SBC and to transfer to the voice dubbing department. After eight months, in April 1992, he resigned from SBC. After leaving SBC, Li opened a shop with friends selling Buddhist equipment at Balestier Shopping Center. The shop was eventually closed down in 1998 after the shop lease had finished and business was poor. Li was then invited by the producer and writer of ''Riding the Storm'' to act in the drama. He left Media Corporation of Singapore (rebranding of SBC) in 2003 due to migraine. In 2004, Li joined SPH MediaWorks. Filmography Television series ; 1982 * ''Mother's Birthday Present'' 一束花 * ''Evening Breeze'' 晚来风急 ; 1983 * '' Double Blessings'' 春� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen Huihui
Chen Huihui (born 1 October 1966) is a Singaporean actress, known for her supporting roles in various television series, including '' Tofu Street'', '' Hainan Kopi Tales'', '' The Guest People'', '' The Wing of Desire'', '' Moving On'' and '' Viva Le Famille'', as well as for starring in the television series '' Perfect Women'', '' Over the Horizons'' and '' A Toast of Love'', a ''Viva Le Famillle'' spin-off. She won the Star Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in ''The Wing of Desire'', and was nominated for the award five other times for her performances in ''Tofu Street'', ''The Guest People'', '' Stepping Out'', ''Hainan Kopi Tales'' and '' Love Me, Love Me Not''. Career Chen joined Singapore Broadcasting Corporation in 1986 after joining a performance class. In 2002, on her sixth nomination for the Best Supporting Actress at the Star Awards, Chen won the Best Supporting Actress award. In 2003, Chen was offered to renew her contract with Mediacorp bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Lim
Rebecca Lim Hui Ling (born 26 September 1986) is a Singaporean actress and host. Lim has won Best Actress in a Leading Role at the Asian Television Awards and two Best Actress in a Leading Role awards, a Best Supporting Actress award. Lim also won Best Performance in a Leading Role at the Seoul International Drama Awards. Lim has been the cover girl for numerous fashion magazines, and has been invited to Paris Fashion Week 2019 for Christian Dior and Hermes show. In 2020, Lim was awarded the Best Actress National Winner - Malaysia for her performance in ''The Bridge''. Early life Lim was born on 26 September 1986 in Singapore and is the second among three children in a Hokkien family. Lim was educated at CHIJ Saint Nicholas Girls' School and Victoria Junior College before graduating from the Singapore Management University with a Bachelor of Accountancy and Bachelor of Laws degrees. While studying at the Singapore Management University, Lim participated in the Miss Singapore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private Investigator
A private investigator (often abbreviated to PI; also known as a private detective, an inquiry agent or informally a wikt:private eye, private eye) is a person who can be hired by individuals or groups to undertake investigatory law services. Private investigators often work for lawyer, attorneys in civil and criminal cases. History In 1833, Eugène François Vidocq, a French soldier, criminal, and privateer, founded the first known private detective agency, "Le Bureau des Renseignements Universels pour le commerce et l'Industrie" ("The Office of Universal Information For Commerce and Industry") and hired ex-convicts. Much of what private investigators did in the early days was to act as the police in matters for which their clients felt the police were not equipped or willing to do. Official law enforcement tried many times to shut it down. In 1842, police arrested him in suspicion of unlawful imprisonment and taking money on false pretences after he had solved an embezzleme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Low
Richard Low (born 19 June 1952), also known as Liu Qianyi, is a Singaporean actor. He is best known for acting in many Chinese-language television dramas produced by MediaCorp Channel 8 and its predecessors. He also acted in some of Jack Neo's films. Career Low was a theatre actor before joining the SBC's drama training class in the 1980s and switching to television. He is regularly typecast as villains or in unruly gangster-like roles. Personal life Low married in 1982. Filmography Film *'' I Not Stupid'' (2002) *'' Homerun'' (2003) *'' The Best Bet'' (2004) *''Avatar'' (2005) *''The 5Cs'' 一本难念的经 (2005) *'' Singapore Dreaming'' (2006) *'' Ah Long Pte Ltd'' (2008) *''The Days'' 歲月 (2008) *'' Where Got Ghost?'' (2009) *''Happy Go Lucky'' 福星到 (2010) *'' Ah Boys to Men'' (2012) *'' Ah Boys to Men 2'' (2013) *'' Everybody's Business'' (2013) *'' Filial Party'' (2014) *''King of Mahjong ''King of Mahjong'' is a 2015 Singaporean-Malaysian Chinese Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interpol
The International Criminal Police Organization – INTERPOL (abbreviated as ICPO–INTERPOL), commonly known as Interpol ( , ; stylized in allcaps), is an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and crime control. It is the world's largest international police organization. It is headquartered in Lyon, France, with seven regional bureaus worldwide, and a National Central Bureau in all 196 member states. The organization today known as Interpol was founded on 7 September 1923 at the close of a five-day International Police Congress in Vienna as the International Criminal Police Commission (ICPC); it adopted many of its current duties throughout the 1930s. After coming under Nazism, Nazi control in 1938, the agency had its headquarters in the same building as the Gestapo. It was effectively stagnant until the end of World War II. In 1956, the ICPC adopted a new constitution and the name Interpol, derived from its telegraphic address used since 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Chen
Adam Chen (born 24 June 1976) is a Singaporean actor, host and businessman. Early life Chen was educated at The Chinese High School and Hwa Chong Junior College. Whilst a civil engineering student at the National University of Singapore he did some modelling and joined ''Route to Glamour'', a talent show organised by SPH MediaWorks. He was offered a contract and joined MediaWorks after graduating. Career Before going into acting, Chen worked as a model for numerous print and television commercials in Singapore. In 2001, Chen participated in the Chinese talent competition, ''Route to Glamour'', by SPH MediaWorks' Channel U. He was then signed by SPH Mediaworks to be an artiste for Channel U. In 2003, Chen extended his contract with SPH Mediaworks for one year and then in 2004, extended for another three years. He earned himself a role in the Singapore-Hong Kong co-produced TV series '' Yummy Yummy'' in 2005, before proceeding to work together with other famous actors s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belinda Lee (host)
Belinda Lee Xin Yu (born 8 July 1977) is a Singaporean television host, actress and former MTV Asia VJ. Early life In a 2023 interview with infotainment programme ''Tuesday Report'', Lee revealed that she remembered having a very tough childhood, where she was fostered by her relatives when she was an infant and only returned to live with her parents when she was about three. Her family was struggling financially then and that she had poor grades in school. She then joined her school's dance club and it helped her to gradually regain her confidence. Career While being a sales executive, Lee joined the MTV Mandarin VJ Hunt audition in June 1998 and won. She then became the first Singaporean to become an MTV Mandarin VJ. She was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 2002 to 2017. She has hosted shows including ''Find Me a Singaporean'', ''The Places We Live In'' (2013) and ''Somewhere Out There'' (2015). In 2014, she was appointed World Vision's goodwill ambassador. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darren Lim
Darren Lim (born 30 September 1972) is a Singaporean actor and television host, who was a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1997 to 2016. Career Having left school at age 15, Lim began his career as a singer before joining the Television Corporation of Singapore, Mediacorp's predecessor, in the mid-1990s. He joined SPH MediaWorks in 2000 and was transferred back to Mediacorp when both companies merged in 2005. Since rejoining Mediacorp, his profile rose considerably and was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor several times, most notably for his role in ''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, Pierre Png, Joanne Peh, Eelyn Kok, Ng Hui and Xiang Yun as the main casts of the series. The stor ...''. Lim left Mediacorp in May 2012 after some 20 years in showbiz to work at his father's business and spend more time with his family. He has since return ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
