''VIC'' () is a
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Original drama series. It was originally released on
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on Thursdays, and later aired on
Mediacorp
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Channel U on Sundays. The show depicts the media and modelling industry, and contains some
supernatural
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elements. It was the first
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Original Series to be nominated for
Best Drama Serial,
Best Theme Song and
Best Actress for
Star Awards
Star Awards (Chinese: 红星大奖) are awards for artistic and technical merit where Mediacorp recognises entertainers under their employment for outstanding performances of the year.
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. It stars model-actress
Sheila Sim
Sheila Beryl Grant Sim, Baroness Attenborough (5 June 1922 – 19 January 2016) was an English film and theatre actress. She was also the wife of the actor, director and peer Richard Attenborough.
Career
Sheila Beryl Grant Sim was born in Li ...
,
Carrie Wong
Carrie Wong Si Tian (born 1 January 1994) is a Singaporean actress. She was discovered through the reality television competition '' Hey Gorgeous''.
Early life
The only child of a housewife mother and father who works in a security firm, Wo ...
,
Desmond Tan,
Irene Ang
Irene Ang (born 1 September 1968) is a Singaporean actress, comedian, host and entrepreneur, best known for portraying Rosie Phua on the Singaporean sitcom '' Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd'', as well as on the Malaysian sequel sitcom '' Phua Chu Kang ...
, Steven Chiang,
Jasmine Sim
Jasmine Sim (born 22 November 1993) is a Singapore
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and
Cheryl Chou as the main cast. The cast also includes real-life models and past contestants of Miss Universe Singapore.
Synopsis
Vicky takes part in a reality show ''Fresh Off The Runway'', hoping to become a top model. The executive producer of the show, Cao Shi Ren hopes to create buzz in the media, and resorts to sending anonymous death threats to one of the contestants who happens to be Vicky. One thing leads to another, until one day she is accidentally electrocuted. The CEO of Victory Property, Victoria Lek happens to be visiting the set, gets entangled in the accident and ends up in Vicky’s body while her own is missing. She has no choice but to continue in Vicky’s body as a contestant in the reality show.
Cast
Main cast
Fresh Off The Runway
Victory Property
Other characters
Episodes
Trivia
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Cheryl Chou,
Shi Lim, Valnice Yek,
Vanessa Peh, Joeypink Lai, Ling Ying and Sharlin Dian’s debut series.
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Carrie Wong
Carrie Wong Si Tian (born 1 January 1994) is a Singaporean actress. She was discovered through the reality television competition '' Hey Gorgeous''.
Early life
The only child of a housewife mother and father who works in a security firm, Wo ...
’s second dual role after
Against the Tide.
Awards and nominations
VIC was nominated for 4 categories in ''
Star Awards 2019
Star Awards 2019 (also SA25, Chinese: 红星大奖25) is a television award ceremony which is held in Singapore. Star Awards 2019 marks the 25th anniversary, or Silver Jubilee, of the Star Awards since it was first awarded in 1994, hence subt ...
''.
Star Awards 2019
Star Awards 2019 (also SA25, Chinese: 红星大奖25) is a television award ceremony which is held in Singapore. Star Awards 2019 marks the 25th anniversary, or Silver Jubilee, of the Star Awards since it was first awarded in 1994, hence subt ...
See also
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List of programmes broadcast by Mediacorp Channel 8
This is a list of Chinese-language television programme broadcast on Mediacorp Channel 8, a television channel in Singapore.
The years stated in the list are the years in which the programmes were first aired on the channel.
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References
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Chinese television series
2018 Chinese television series debuts