''Super Senior'' (Chinese: 长辈甜心) is a

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family drama produced and telecast on

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. The show aired at 9 pm on weekdays and had a repeat telecast at 8 am the following day. The drama began production in February 2015 and made its run from 18 June to 15 July 2015. It is partly sponsored by the Media Development Authority of Singapore.

Plot

Zhu Xiangdong ( Zhu Houren) owns a bakery and leads a life of material comfort. He is married to Yu Fang (

Xiang Yun Chen Cuichang (born 27 October 1961), better known by her stage name Xiang Yun, is a Singaporean actress & television host. She is commonly referred to as MediaCorp's first "Ah Jie" (Senior actress) for being among the first locally trained arti ...

) for years but they remain childless. Yu Fang knows that her husband is a womaniser but she condones his philandering ways. One day, she finds out that Xiangdong has impregnated one of his staff. Yu Fang wants the child to have a complete family and decides to file for divorce. Xiangdong's cousin, Wang Dali ( Wang Yuqing), has a crush on Yu Fang for many years. After Yu Fang's divorce, he decides to pursue her. Unfortunately, he discovers that he is seriously ill. Yu Fang stays by his side and after many trials and tribulations, the two seniors finally get together. Hong Caiyun ( Hong Huifang) leads a happy life with her loving husband. However, good times do not last and her husband suddenly passes away in his sleep. This comes as a huge emotional blow to Caiyun as her pillar of support vanishes overnight. Liu Fugui (Richard Low) is a gambler who has no goals in life. However, all that changes when he reunites with his daughter. Chen Yalai ( Chen Shucheng) works as a security guard at the condominium where Xiangdong resides. Yalai pulls a tight rein over the lives of his children. As time passes by, he drifts apart from his children and has no one to talk to. Jin Huixi (Jin Yin Ji) is a cheerful woman who teaches Korean dance at the community centre. However, beneath Huixi's cheerful demeanor lies a hidden grief. Her son, Guan Qiming ( Yao Wenlong), treads on the wrong path and is imprisoned for committing various crimes. Seeing how her beloved son ruins his own life, Huixi hopes that he will mend his ways. The seniors know that they are no longer young and hope to spend their remaining days meaningfully. In the end, they decide to go for a diving trip to escape from harsh realities of life and also to challenge their limits.

Cast

Main cast

Supporting cast

Trivia

* Yao Wenlong,

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and Jayley Woo also had scenes together in '' Tiger Mum''. *The series was repeated at 8 am. *The main characters' surnames are similar to that of the actors that play them, with the exception of

's. *This Series repeated at 5.30pm on weekdays succeeding ' Mind Game'' *This series repeated at 7am on weekends succeeding Hand In Hand

Controversy

*Malaysia's satellite channel Astro Shuang Xing was to air the show first in Asia, beginning from 11 June 2015, Sundays to Thursdays, as with '' Mind Game'' (aired on 30 April). When '' The Journey: Our Homeland'' aired on 9 July, ''Our Homeland'' had to be pulled out temporarily for a week on 16 July due to the discretion of MediaCorp. This caused Taiwan SET's ''

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'' 2 episodes back-to-back telecast to be pushed forward to 5.00 pm from 16 to 23 July. ''Our Homeland'' resumed airing the show on the same day as Singapore from 23 July 2015, Mondays to Fridays. In fact, Astro shouldn't have aired MediaCorp dramas first before Singapore does so beginning with ''Mind Game'', as it did not perform well in Singapore and is also nominated for only one technical award in

Star Awards 2016 Star Awards 2016 (also SA2016, Chinese: 红星大奖2016) is a double television award ceremony which is held in Singapore. It is part of the annual Star Awards organised by Mediacorp for free-to-air channels Channels 8 and U. This was the fir ...

, and that only ''Super Senior'' and '' The Dream Makers II'' were the only dramas in the planned First Global Premiere to win performance categories.

Awards and nominations

''Super Senior'' is nominated for 4 nominations in 3 award categories, including one technical award and one voting-based award. Chen Shucheng won the Best Evergreen Artiste Award category.

Star Awards 2016

References

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