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Gifted (Singaporean TV Series)
''Gifted'' () is a Singaporean drama produced by Mediacorp Studios Malaysia and telecast on Mediacorp Channel 8. The show is currently airing at 9pm on weekdays and has a repeat telecast at 8am the following day. The series consists of 20 episodes. Cast * Elvin Ng as Guan Yaozu 关耀祖 * Zhang Yaodong as Li Xiaoyi 李孝义 * Tong Bing Yu as Su Lingli 苏伶俐 * Dawn Yeoh as He Lulu 何露露 * Michelle Chia as Yao Liqian 姚丽倩 * Patrick Lee as Guan Dezhi 关得志 * Frederick Lee as Liao Weihao 廖伟豪 * Fiona Xie as Ma Xinrou 马心柔 * Teddy Tang as Zhao Qikang 赵启康 * Hong Huifang as Hu Jinmei 胡锦梅 * Chen Xiuhuan Chen Xiuhuan (born 10 October 1965), also known as Sherry Tan, is a Singaporean actress. She is a Mediacorp artiste from 1984 to 1997, and from 2018 till present. Career Chen started her acting career at the age of 18 after attending the Sin ... as Luo Yali 罗雅丽 * Bernard Tan as Zhao Donghao 赵洞豪 * Zhang Wei 张为 as Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama (film And Television)
In film and television show, television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or docudrama, semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humour, humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police procedural, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, Drama (film and television)#Teen drama, teen drama, and comedy drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular Setting (narrative), setting or subject matter, or they combine a drama's otherwise serious tone with elements that encourage a broader range of Mood (literature), moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of Conflict (process), conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of Film industry, cinema or television that involve Fiction, fiction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fifty & Fabulous
50 (fifty) is the natural number following 49 and preceding 51. In mathematics Fifty is the smallest number that is the sum of two non-zero square numbers in two distinct ways. 50 is a Stirling number of the first kind and a Narayana number. In science * The fifth magic number in nuclear physics In religion * The traditional number of years in a jubilee period.Leviticus 25:10 * The Solemnity of Pentecost is celebrated fifty days from and including Easter Sunday. The Greek word pentekoste means fiftieth, hence the name. * The fifty Hail Mary during the meditation of the mysteries of the life of Jesus and the Virgin Mary of the Holy Rosary * In Hindu tantric tradition, the number 50 holds significance as the 50 Rudras in the Malinīvijayottara correlate with the 50 phonemes of Sanskrit, as well as with the 50 severed heads worn around goddess Kali's head. The mantra ''Aham'' ("I am"), as laid out in the Vijñāna Bhairava represents the first अ(a) and last ह(ha) ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hu Wensui
Hu Wensui (born 15 December 1981) is a Singapore-based Chinese actor, businessman, filmmaker and tour guide. Early life and career Hu attended Shanghai Theatre Academy and studied acting. The Shanghai male winner and overall male runner-up in '' Star Search 2001'', Hu signed to Mediacorp as a full-time actor til 2004, during which he participated in more than 50 local drama series. He was also part of the musical group Peace. After leaving his full-time actor job, Hu started a travel agency with a friend. In 2010, he joined Marina Bay Sands as a casino business development officer and at one point co-owned a martial arts club. In 2020, he produced, directed and acted in his first short film. The following year, he became a full-time video producer with the educational institution Study Trust International.Aside from appearing in local drama series as a freelance actor, Hu also holds a tour guide licence and mainly conducts tours for Chinese tourists. In February 2022, Hu joined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Tan (actor)
Bernard Tan Thuan Tjer (born in 1962 or 1963) is a Singaporean actor and insurance dealer. He has starred in the television series ''Bond of Love'' (1994), ''Silk and Romance'' (1995), '' A Romance in Shanghai'' (1996), ''The Other Parent'' (1997) and '' Point of Entry'' (2010−2014). Career Tan was one of the 12 finalists of the 2nd ''Star Search'' Singapore competition in 1990, but withdrew before the finals and was replaced by another contestant Liang Yayu. Three years later after meeting a SBC producer, Tan took a three-month sabbatical leave from his ad agency and modelling job and made his acting debut in ''Bond of Love'' (1994), appearing opposite Aileen Tan and Lin Meijiao. He became a full-time actor in November 1994. He has been a Great Eastern Life insurance dealer since 2009. Personal life Tan attended Catholic High School where he was primary and secondary school classmates with actor Edmund Chen. At a press conference for the Urofair 2012 Asia Pacific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen Xiuhuan
Chen Xiuhuan (born 10 October 1965), also known as Sherry Tan, is a Singaporean actress. She is a Mediacorp artiste from 1984 to 1997, and from 2018 till present. Career Chen started her acting career at the age of 18 after attending the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation's drama training course. Her role in the fantasy drama ''Star Maiden'', starring opposite Wang Yuqing, propelled her to stardom in 1988. Chen quit her acting career in 1997 for marriage. She opened a bridal shop subsequently. In 2005, Chen briefly returned to television in ''A Promise for Tomorrow''. She has also appeared in several children's programmes. Chen made a comeback in 2018 by playing as a wife to Chew Chor Meng since 20+ years since they last acted together in the drama ''Fifty & Fabulous''. In 2018, she was cast in the drama series ''Gifted'','' The Distance Between'' and ''Heart to Heart''. Personal life Chen married Fred Tsai Yi-peng, a Taiwanese businessman, in 1997. After she had childr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Huifang
Hong Huifang (born Ang Hwee Fong on 7 January 1961) is a Singaporean actress. In 2022, Hong became the first Singaporean actress to be nominated for Best Leading Actress at Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards, for her performance in the film '' Ajoomma''. Career Hong joined the SBC during the mid-1980s after completing the 5th drama training course alongside Yang Libing and Chen Tianwen, at age 22. She is perhaps best known by her generation for starring in '' Samsui Women'' and her role as Wang Jinfeng in '' The Price of Peace'', for which she won her first acting award. In 2009, she starred in the highly rated drama '' Housewives' Holiday'' and earned a surprise Best Actress nomination. At the Star Awards 2010, Hong became the only artiste to earn nomination for three awards: Best Actress (''Housewives' Holiday''), Best Supporting Actress ('' Together'') and Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes. Hong has won 1 Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award in 2019. Personal li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teddy Tang
Teddy Tang (born 29 October 1986) is a Singaporean actor, television host and model. Early life Teddy Tang won a local TV talent hunt, '' Hey Gorgeous'', in 2009. Within the same year, the then part-time model flew to Hong Kong to pursue a modelling career after graduating with a Mechanical Engineering degree from Nanyang Technological University. He is also an alumnus of Gan Eng Seng School and Yishun Junior College. Career He was awarded Best Newcomer in Asia Model Awards 2014. Six months later, he moved to Taiwan because he felt it had a more vibrant entertainment scene, with a larger market for budding actors. His exotic good looks, inherited from a Taiwanese mother and a Singaporean Chinese father of Dutch and Japanese descent, landed him a spot with Taiwan model agency Catwalk in 2015. He made his rounds at the Taiwanese variety show circuit, displaying his wit on talk shows ''Genius Go Go Go'' (天才冲冲冲) and GTV ''Delicious'' (美味搜查线) and showing his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Lee (actor)
Frederick Lee Ming-zhong (; born 18 August 1976) is a Malaysian actor based in Malaysia and Taiwan. He worked as an interior designer before making his acting debut in 2006 and pursuing a career in Malaysian television. He gained prominence after winning Best Actor in the 2014 Golden Awards for his role as Fugui in '' The Descendant'' (2012). He starred in Malaysian films '' You Mean the World to Me'' (2017) and '' Fly by Night'' (2018), as well as in television series such as ''Turning Point'' (2015), ''The Missing Menu'' (2016), and ''Gifted'' (2018). Lee made his Taiwanese debut with ''The Scoundrels'' (2018), for which he received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor in the 21st Taipei Film Awards, marking the beginning of his multi-national career. He won Best Actor in the 28th Asian Television Awards for the Taiwanese Disney+ series '' Taiwan Crime Stories'' (2023). Early life Lee was born on 18 August 1976 in Malacca, Malaysia. He has an older brother, Christopher L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Say Cheese (TV Series)
''Say Cheese'' () was a Singaporean drama produced by Mediacorp Studios and telecast on Mediacorp Channel 8. It consisted of 20 episodes and was aired at 9 pm on weekdays and had a repeat telecast at 8 am the following day. Synopsis Peace Photography Studio is an established but traditional studio founded 80 years ago and had five branches in its heyday. Now, there is only a single studio left and is managed by Pan Renyi and daughter Pan Zejia. Pan Zejia quietly helped out at the studio as she feels indebted to Pan Renyi who helped her settle a huge debt 10 years ago, and as a result, she remained single since then. Ke Yuanhang is a newspaper reporter who is kind and magnanimous, although five years younger than Pan Zejia, a friendship soon developed. While Pan Zejia is irritable and impatient, Ke Yuanhang is gentle and caring. Their hindrances do not stop there, as Pan Renyi is constantly at loggerheads with Ke Yuanhang's mother, Hong Ziyi. Due to Pan Renyi's temperam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Channel 8 (Singapore)
Channel 8 ( zh, 8頻道) is a Singaporean Mandarin-language free-to-air terrestrial television channel in Singapore, owned by state media conglomerate Mediacorp. The channel broadcasts general entertainment and news programming in the Mandarin language, including original and imported programming. The channel began a series of experimental broadcasts on 31 August 1963, and officially launched on 22 November 1963. As with its sister Channel 5, the channel would initially air programming in all four of Singapore's official languages, although having a particular focus on the Chinese and Tamil communities. In 1973, this scope was formalised, with Channel 8 primarily broadcasting Chinese and Tamil-language programmes. In compliance with the government's Speak Mandarin Campaign, Chinese programming on the channel would later be broadcast solely in Mandarin Chinese. In 1995, Tamil programmes moved to Prime 12, with 8 having since focused exclusively on Mandarin programming. Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvin Ng
Elvin Ng Choon Siong (born December 23, 1980) is a Singaporean actor and former model. Early life Ng attended Jurong Primary School, Catholic High School and National Junior College. He graduated with an honours degree in English literature from the National University of Singapore. Career Ng was discovered through a talent search programme ''School Belle and the Beau'' hosted by MediaCorp DJ and Host, Dennis Chew and Belinda Lee, during his university days. They were filming the variety show at National University of Singapore where Ng studies at and his performance and looks caught the attention of the producers at MediaCorp. Ng was then given a supporting role in the 2005 series '' A Life of Hope'' where he acted alongside Joanne Peh, and after the airing of the series, MediaCorp offered Ng a contract with them. Subsequently, Ng received two nominations at the Star Awards 2006, but lost the Most Popular Newcomer award to Kelvin Tan Weilian. He won the Rocket Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
