''My Star Bride'' () is a 2021 Singaporean

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drama series starring

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and

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. It was the most-watched

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programme of the year, attracting more than 582,000 viewers on average per episode. At the

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, it was named Best Drama Serial. In China, ''My Star Bride'' topped the list of foreign dramas available on major streaming site

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, just within three days of its release on the platform.

Cast

as Mei Fangcao (Mai Phương Thảo) *

as Zhong Shijie * Edwin Goh as Zhong Shiming * Gini Chang as Ouyang Shanshan (Mai Phương Nhi / Mei Fangni) * Desmond Ng as Qin Shengli *

Cynthia Koh Cynthia Koh (born 25 March 1974) is a Singaporean actress. She has appeared and starred in many television series produced by MediaCorp Channel 8 and MediaCorp Channel 5. Early life Koh has one younger sister. Her father works in the Singa ...

as Zhong Peipei *

Rayson Tan Rayson Tan Tai Ming (born 12 January 1965) is a Singaporean actor. Career Before joining MediaCorp, Tan worked as a flight attendant with Singapore Airlines. In 1990, he emerged as the 2nd Runner-Up in Singapore's Star Search Singapore ta ...

as Zhang Daqian *

Zhu Houren Zhu Houren (born Jack Choo Hoh Yim on 30 January 1955) is a Singaporean Singaporeans are the citizens and nationals of the sovereign island city-state of Singapore. Singapore is home to a people of a variety of ethno-racial-religiou ...

as Zhong Yongnian *

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 ...

as Pan Xiuqin *

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as Ouyang Long *

Aileen Tan Aileen Tan Lay Ching (born 18 October 1966) is a Singaporean actress. Life and career Tan studied at Willow Secondary School. Tan worked in sales for more than a year before becoming an office administrator at an advertising agency. Tan pa ...

as Tang Liyin * Bunz as Liao Zhengda * Christy Mai as Kimberly * Glenn Yong as Osmond * Vanessa Ho as Bella * Jernelle Oh as Hu Xianglan (Hò Hương Lan) * Daryl-Ann as Yuzhen (Ngọc Trinh) * Cheryl Chou as Xiao Songya * Alan Tan as Hu Wenhua (Hò Văn Hoa)

Special appearances

* Brandon Wong as Zhong *

Jin Yinji Jin Yinji (born Gam Ngan Gei on 3 August 1947) is a Singaporean actress of South Korean descent, who was a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1986 to 2017. Early life Jin Yinji was born in South Korea, and had 10 other siblings. Career A ...

as Zhenzhu * Kayly Loh as Susu

Spinoff sequel

A telemovie sequel titled ''My Star Bride - Hi, Mai Phương Thảo'' (过江新娘 - 你好，梅芳草) began filming in early December 2021 and lasted for three weeks. It was released on 1 February 2022. The telemovie, which runs at 104 minutes, features most of the characters from the television series with

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joining the returning cast.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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''My Star Bride''
at

''My Star Bride Telemovie - Hi, Mai Phương Thảo''
at

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