''Crescendo'' () is a

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musical drama produced by production company Wawa Pictures and telecast on

MediaCorp Channel 8 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 Manda ...

. It stars

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and

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in this series. The series is set against the backdrop of the

Xinyao ''Xinyao'' ( zh, s=wikt:新謠, 新謠, p=Xīnyáo) is a genre of songs originating from Singapore. It is a contemporary Mandarin vocal genre that emerged between the late 1970s to 1980s. ''Xinyao'' songs are typically composed and sung by Singapo ...

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.

Cast

Main cast

as Yang Yiwei 杨毅伟. One of the members of "Crescendo" in the late 80s who aspires to spread the xinyao movement.
Brian Ng 黄超群 as Teenage Yang. *

as Jiang Chufan 江楚帆. One of the members of "Crescendo" in the late 80s.

Xu Bin Xu Bin (born 19 February 1989) is a China-born Singaporean actor. He is managed by NoonTalk Media and was named as one of the 8 Dukes of Caldecott Hill. Life and career Xu was born in Fuzhou, China, and moved to Singapore to pursue his st ...

as Teenage Jiang. Singing voice provided by Elton Lee 李泓伸

Supporting cast

Special appearances

Original Sound Track (OST)

Soundtrack

A compilation album showcasing songs from ''Crescendo'' will be pre-released during the ''Crescendo Concert'' on 14 November 2015, and was subsequently released in CD-Rama stores on 16 November. It comprises 3 original songs, as well as 19 remakes of Xinyao songs.

Production

Originally, the show title was going to be "Our Story" (我们的故事). The title was changed during pre-production, possibly to avoid confusion with the movie '' Long Long Time Ago'', which has the same Chinese title. *

Boon Hui Lu Boon Hui Lu (born 11 December 1993) is a Singaporean singer-songwriter and actress. Early life and education Boon was born on December 11, 1993, in Singapore to a self-employed courier provider father and a housewife. Boon studied at Anglic ...

played Huiru, a singer with the same Chinese name pronunciation but in the musical, she played Irene, a totally different character.

Crescendo the Musical

In 2016, it was announced that a musical based on the series, titled ''Crescendo the Musical'', would be presented at Kallang Theatre.

Accolades

References

{{reflist Singapore Chinese dramas Musical television series 2015 Singaporean television series debuts 2015 Singaporean television series endings Channel 8 (Singapore) original programming