A Promise For Tomorrow () is a Singaporean Chinese drama series which aired on Mediacorp TV Channel 8 in 2005. Former actress

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 ...

, who had effectively retired from showbiz during the 1990s, made a temporary return to acting for the drama.

Synopsis

21-year-old Fang Fang comes from an unfortunate background. Her father Fang Zhen married young and his philandering ways caused his wife Huiyin to leave him. To worsen matters, Fang Fang has to take care of two younger siblings from two different mothers from her father's extramarital affairs and also run the small family business at the same time. Another of Fang Zhen's out-of-wedlock children Fang Xiang is sent to live with them. Adding to Fang Fang's woes, Fang Xiang is epileptic and has cancer.

Cast

Rui En Rui En (born Loh Rui En on 29 January 1981) is a Singaporean actress, singer and host and was once managed by Hype Records. Early life Rui En was born on 29 January 1981. Her father worked as a property agent, and her mother is a housewife ...

as Fang Fang *

as Huang Huiyin *

Huang Wenyong Huang Wenyong (25 July 1952 – 20 April 2013) was a Malaysia-born Singaporean actor, host and teacher. Huang died at the Singapore General Hospital at around 5 pm (GMT+8) on 20 April 2013, at the age of 60 due to lymphoma. Early lif ...

as Fang Zhen *

Qi Yuwu Qi Yuwu (born 28 November 1976) is a Chinese actor based in Singapore. He is a permanent resident of Singapore and a contracted artiste under Beijing Enlight Media Group. Early life and career Qi studied at Guangzhou Physical Education In ...

as " GG Bond" *

Nick Shen Nick Shen (born 26 August 1976) is a Singaporean actor, businessman and host. He was a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1999 to 2012. In 2011, Shen started the company Tok Tok Chiang Wayang to promote Chinese opera in Singapore. Early life Sh ...

Ix Shen Ix Shen (born 11 March 1972), also known as Shen Qing, is a Singaporean actor and film production crew. He was based in Ukraine when Russia invaded the country in 2022, and was known to provide first-hand accounts via the Internet. Career Shen ...

Constance Song Constance Song (born Song Qing Qing on 18 May 1975) is a Singaporean actress 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). Sh ...

Eelyn Kok Eelyn Kok Hui Wen (born 12 August 1978) is a Singaporean actress. She was a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 2001 to 2013. Career Kok was first spotted in SPH MediaWorks's talent show ''Route to Glamour'' in 2001 and was a contestant alongs ...

* Mark Lee *

Chen Tianwen Chen Tianwen (born 28 May 1963) is a Singaporean actor. Career Chen was educated at the now-defunct Serangoon Garden Secondary Technical School. He joined the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (now Mediacorp) after completing the 5th a ...

Lin Meijiao Lin Meijiao (born Lim Mooi Keow on 24 December 1963) is a Singaporean actress. She won three Best Supporting Actress at Mediacorp's annual Star Awards. Life and career Lin was educated at Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary School. Lin has acted in ma ...

Production

The drama is presented by

National Kidney Foundation Singapore The National Kidney Foundation Singapore (NKF) is a non-profit health organisation in Singapore. Its mission is to render services to kidney patients, encourage and promote renal research, as well as to carry out public education programs on k ...

Reception

Wendy Teo of

The New Paper ''The New Paper'' is a Singaporean newspaper. It was originally published in tabloid format as a "noon paper", then from 2016 as a freesheet in the morning from 7 a.m. onwards. In December 2021 the paper went to digital only. History Firs ...

rated it as 4 stars out of 5.

Accolades

References

External links

''A Promise for Tomorrow''
(English)
''A Promise for Tomorrow''
(Chinese) Singapore Chinese dramas 2005 Singaporean television series debuts Channel 8 (Singapore) original programming {{Drama-tv-prog-stub