The Little Nyonya Knows No Boundaries - Now Even A Musical Is In The Works !

3 April 2009

The hit Mediacorp Channel 8 BLOCKBUSTER Drama - The Little Nyonya is certainly going places ! Just days after it has made a stunning appearance at the prestigious MIPTV Event in Cannes , the INTERNATIONAL Annual Film Event of the highest honour which is being held in France , now news has it that it will go even further to the US !

Yes ! US viewers will also be able to watch the Serial & get to know this unique culture which has been the main reason behind the many Success Stories surrounding this hit TV BLOCKBUSTER !

And even on our Local front , besides the upcoming STAR AWARDS which is creating much excitement among Nyonya fans as each passing day draws nearer to the Awards Night , to be held at the last Sunday of this month , a musical is already in the works and will be coming to U very soon next month in May !

This also marks the very first Locally produced Mediacorp Channel 8 Drama Serial to be made into a Musical after achieving great success on the TV Screen !

Tickets are already currently now on Sale at all SISTIC Outlets ! However , not all the Original Casts from the hit BLOCKBUSTER Serial will be involved in this Musical ! One notable absentee will be of course , Jeanette Aw's love interest in the Serial - Qi Yi Wu who will not be available as he will be involved in filming a Movie .

Some of the main characters of the Successful MEGA Blockbuster will be back in this Musical - such as Jeanette Aw , Xiang Yun , Dai Yang Tian who will be joined by some new faces in this specially created Musical !

Some of the ' New Faces ' that U will see making their appearance in this Musical will include Project Superstars : Carrie Yeo Yang Jia Ying & Chen Diya , as well as Mediacorp Stars Ann Kok & Rayston Tan . The Musical will also see Olivia Ong make a Guest Appearance to sing the Drama Theme Song .


Full Details of The Musical Here :

What : The Little Nyonya Musical - ' The Peranakan Ball '

Stars : Jeanette Aw , Dai Yang Tian , Xiang Yun , Ann Kok , Rayston Tan , Chen Diya , Carrie Yeo & Olivia Ong ...

When : Saturday , 16 May 2009

Time : 8pm

Venue : Singapore Indoor Stadium

Ticket Prices : $58 , $68 , $80 , $96 & $118 .



* Tickets are now on Sale at all SISTIC Outlets ! *

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Coming Your Way .... A New Entertainment Forum Just For U To Rant & Rave What U Have Watched On TV !

26 March 2009

Always wanted to have a platform for u to air your opinions about the TV Shows u have watched on TV with people of the same interests as u ? Always wanted to have a say & share your thoughts about the Drama Serials that u like & your favourite Idols in the Series ?

Now , Here's a very GOOD News for U ! For now , u will have the chance to do all these & much MORE in our newly launched New Entertainment Forum which will be the real Ideal place just for u to rant & rave about the Drama Serials that u love or hate ( both local & foreign Drama Serials from TVB Hongkong , Taiwan , Korean etc ... ) .... Share your thoughts on the Drama Serial plots & storylines , as well as take part in the various interesting polls that are being created in our Forum !

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LATEST & EXCLUSIVE ! 小娘惹 The Little Nyonya To Be Shown In Cambodia Next Week !

22 March 2009

Mediacorp Channel 8 Most Successful Blockbuster Drama Serial - The Little Nyonya 小娘惹 is certainly going places ! Shortly after the Serial has just recently ended it's run in Malaysia not too long ago on ASTRO Shuang Xing Channel , now the Serial is heading to Cambodia and is scheduled to be shown on Cambodian Cable TV Channel as soon as next week , according to reports in wikipedia .

And the successful hit TV Series has also even made it to an European country too ! Come end of this Month , The Little Nyonya 小娘惹 will be showcased in France , according to reports in ChannelNewsAsia .

The Peranakan Themed Drama Serial achieved such an overwhelming response such that it achieved the highest TV Ratings for the past 15 Years , smashing numerous records & also was the most nominated Serial in this year's Star Awards ! It was also the first locally made Drama Serial that has successfully made it to overseas markets , with it being exported to many different parts of Asian countries such as Malaysia , Cambodia , Hongkong , China & Vietnam .

According to the info provided in wikipedia , The Little Nyonya 小娘惹 will be shown on Cambodia Cable TV - PPCTV ( Phnom Pehn Cable Television ) Drama 9 Channel , which is the highest rate Channel of PPCTV from next Sunday onwards ! The 34 Episodes Drama Serial will hit Cambodian TV Screens beginning next Sunday , 29 March 2009 onwards !

After Cambodia , the Serial will continue their so - called ' Mini World Tour ' and will next head to Hongkong and is scheduled to be shown on TVB Channel in April .


* Source : wikipedia - The Little Nyonya .


* ALL info & telecast Dates are correct at the time of publishing . *


* What is MIPTV ?



http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/416636/1/.html



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIPTV



http://www.mipworld.com/en/MIPTV/?ImageIndex=5

Catch the Non - So Funny Side of Adrian Pang in Channel 5 Blockbuster ' Red Thread ' !

21 March 2009

From funny man to scary man - that is Adrian Pang for U ! Well , at least in the case of his role in the Latest Mediacorp Channel 5 Blockbuster Drama ' Red Thread ' , where he plays a blind man who is out for revenge to seek back what he has lost !

Adrian Pang has always given people the impression as a very funny & wacky guy where viewers will often get to see him tell & cracks jokes - be it as a host or even when he acts ! Channel 8 viewers will surely remember Adrian Pang 彭耀顺 in his funny & comedy role in Nanny Daddy - 奶爸百分百 where he starred alongside Yvonne Lim . This Serial was tops in TV Ratings for Channel 8 9pm Primetime Drama slots ( that is , before 小娘惹 - The Little Nyonya came along & smash all records ! )

Now this year , viewers will get to see a very rare side of him - ( the side not so commonly seen of him ) : the not so funny side of Adrian Pang where he looks so serious ( that's hard to imagine ) in his role as Alex Sung in Channel 5 40 Episodes Mega Blockbuster Drama Serial ' Red Thread ' !

Besides Adrian Pang starring as the Lead Character of the story , this Mega Blockbuster also boost a stellar star studded power packed Cast which includes : Aileen Tan 陈丽贞 ( in her Second English Language speaking role on Channel 5 - her first Drama Serial on Channel 5 was in ' Growing Up ' back in 2000 / 2001 ) . She also acted in an English sitcom on Channel 5 last year in ' Sayang Sayang ' .

Besides Aileen Tan , viewers will also get to see Celest Chong 张玉华 who is now back on our Local TV Screens yet again after a long absence since 2004 , as well as Julian Hee 许立桦 , Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) Eunice Olsen , Bernard Tan , Brian Richmond , Tracy Tan , Patrick Goh etc ...

Red Thread Premieres 14 April 2009 - Tuesdays to Thursdays at 8pm on Channel 5 ! A point of note though is that each Episodes will only be half an hour long instead of the usual one hour Drama that is being shown on Channel 8 .

30 mins Drama Serial is nothing new at all , at least especially in the case for Adrian Pang himself . Viewers may remember Adrian starring in a 30 mins Drama Serial on Channel U back in 2003 when Channel U was under SPH Mediaworks where he also starred in a 40 Episodes Family Drama Serial ' 天伦 ' - Together Whenever .

Viewers will remember that the Serial was also half an hour long per Episode being shown on SPH Channel U thrice a week - Wednesdays to Fridays from 8.30pm to 9pm back in 2003 .

* For more on Channel 5 Mega Blockbuster Drama ' Red Thread ' , u can visit the Official ' Red Thread ' Microsite at :


http://redthread.mediacorptv.sg/

* Also , click on the following links for more Trailers & info :



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改革版 I - 周刊 ' 抄袭 ' 优周刊 ? Revamped I - Weekly A ' CopyCat ' of U Weekly Magazine ?

16 March 2009

The new look & Revamped I - Weekly Magazine was launched with much fanfare over the weekend , with two Days of non - stop fun and entertainment in a MEGA Launch Party Roadshow held at Bugis Junction . Not only can the readers get to purchase the New - Look I - Weekly Magazine two Days in advance at the Event itself which came with a goodie bag , but they also get to see many Mediacorp Stars making their appearance at the two Days Launch Party Event !

The ' special ' and main selling point of this new - look I - Weekly Magazine is that now , it comes with an additional magazine but still at the same old price of $2 ! That is to say , from now onwards , readers will get two Magazines - the main I-周刊 & the additional I - 生活 all for the usual price of $2 !

• What's Similar ?

Some people will definitely just can't help but have the feeling that this new move by Mediacorp seems to be a ' copycat ' to their ' rival ' magazine - U Weekly Magazine which was published by SPH . For it was just recently too - just two weeks ago to be exact that SPH U Weekly Magazine did a revamp of their own in a similar fashion .

As starting from two weeks ago , U Weekly Magazine also comes in two separate parts : It's main Magazine 优周刊 & an additional ' 加料版 ' all for the usual price of $2 !

• What's Different ?

Though similar in idea & ' package ' , what's different between the two though , is that SPH U Weekly ' 加料版 ' will feature a special Theme each week in which they will focus & feature ( for example in last week Revamped first Edition - it feature on Private Invesigators how they work etc & this week it ran the story of how nine different people mircaulously came to life when they have already been pronounced dead ! ) while I Weekly Magazine I - 生活 will be more of a lifestyle Magazine for u - with lots of intro on food , music , entertainment , places to travel etc ...

So is it just pure concidence that Mediacorp business strategy & idea of the new look & revamp I - Weekly Magazine happen to be similar to that of SPH U - Weekly Magazine ? U decide ....


Dicussion Topic :

** Feel free to share your views & opinions on this topic with us here ! **


* EXTRA ! **


* I - Weekly Launch Party Roadshow Event Continues This Week ! This Weekend ( Saturday & Sunday : 21 March & 22 March 2009 there will be a two Days I - Weekly Roadshow Event @ AMK Hub ! More details in my next post ! *

Campus Superstars First Ever MEGA Concert This Saturday !

17 March 2009

U have seen & enjoyed the performance of the first Season of Project Superstars in their first ever Concert at the Singapore Indoor Stadium four years ago ... With the likes of Chen Wei Lian , Kelly Poon Pan Jia Li , Chew Sin Huey , Derrick He Wei Jian etc back in 2005 ... Remember ?

Although Channel U is currently showing the Third Season of Campus Superstar Competition on Mondays at 8pm , with the competition getting more & more exciting & dramatic by the week ...Now , four years later after the Project Superstar Concert held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium back in 2005 , here's your chance to catch your favourite Campus Superstars Idols from the First & Second Season in their first ever Concert since their competition ended two years ago !

Now the time has come ... for it is the Campus Superstars' turn to stage their first ever Concert ! Tickets are currently now on sale at $18 & $ 28 ! Do snap them up fast before stocks runs out !

Catch some of the most popular & highly talented Campus Superstars Idols as they sing & perform for u in a three hours long Mega Concert to be held this Saturday - 21 March 2009 from 8pm to 11pm at Jubilee Hall ( Raffles Hotel ) at North Bridge Road .

Performing Stars includes : Keely Wee ( CSS 2 ) , Geraldine See ( CSS 1 ) , Ngeow Zi Jie ( CSS 2 ) , Seah Hui Xian ( CSS 2 ) , He Guo Hao ( CSS 2 ) , Joanna Teo ( CSS 2 ) , Agnes Low ( CSS 2 ) , Javin They ( CSS 2 ) , Chen Yi Yuan ( CSS 1 ) & Wai Choon Kiat etc ...


* Full Details of the Concert are as follows :


Date: Saturday, March 21, 2009

Time: 8:00pm - 11:00pm

Location: Jubilee Hall (Raffles Hotel)

Street: North Bridge Road


U can also purchase the tickets in the following ways :

Email:

tickets@gw-agency.com

or u can call them at 83666761 to purchase the tickets !

Battle Of Revenge & Power MEGA BLOCKBUSTERS : Red Thread vs The UTIMATUM

15 March 2009

It's all about Revenge , Vengence , Betrayal , Hate , Backstabbing this April & May on our Local TV ! And fans who love to watch Dramas of this genre are going to be in for a real treat as both Mediacorp Channel 5 & Mediacorp Channel 8 brings u two Local Blockbuster Drama Serials that will see the characters plotting against each other embrodiled in family politics , for family fortunes & for revenge to seek back what they have lost !


Intriuging storyline & exciting cliffhanging plots & a strong star studded Casts awaits u this April & May with Red Thread - a 40 Episodes Channel 5 Drama Serial & The UTIMATUM - 双子星 a 30 Episodes Channel 8 Mega Blockbuster of The Year !


Synopsis :


Red Thread - 红线 Vs The UTIMATUM - 双子星


Red Thread - 红线 Synopsis :












Channel 5 40 Episodes MEGA Blockbuster Drama Serial - Red Thread ( 红线 ) is an intriguing Tale with nail biting cliffhangers and relevations of secrets , lies & ulterior motives !

Seven years ago Alex Sung ( played by Adrian Pang ) lost his family , his identity & even his eyesight and became a blind man . He seeks revenge on respected philanthropist Kong Wah ( played by Patrick Teoh ) and his family when he discovers the truth of his birth and unravels the skeletons in the closet of the Kong Family .


A Star Studded Mega Blockbuster starring Alieen Tan , Adrian Pang , Julian Hee , Celest Chong , Patrick Teoh & Tracy Tan ....


* Red Thread - 红线 Premieres Starting Tuesday , 14 April 2009 Every Tuesdays to Thursdays at 8pm on Mediacorp Channel 5 ! *


The UTIMATUM - 双子星 Synopsis :




















Zoe and Fann play half-sisters embroiled in a battle for control of their late father's multi-million-dollar business ! This Mega Drama will see them pitting against each other in a soapy plot that has them vying for both money and power !

Zoe Tay plays Ye Yucheng, the heiress to a big corporation who becomes good friends with lawyer Fang Songqiao played by Fann Wong .

Ye Yucheng discovers that she and Fang were swapped after birth, making Fang the rightful heiress. To protect her position, Ye betrays Fang and they become enemies overnight !

The destinies of 2 girls have been swapped at birth. To avenge her rape and ensure that her ill biological child gets the best possible care, a woman swaps her daughter with that of the enemy’s (who’s an unscrupulous tycoon who tangos with crime). Both girls grow up, totally unaware of their real identities.


Fann Wong has been brought up by her “mother” to be a righteous lawyer, who hates her actual biological father’s criminal ways and is led into believing that he had killed her “father”.


Zoe Tay’s life hadn’t been better too. Though living in the laps of luxury, she is ostracised by her “father’s” first wife and stepbrothers, having been “born” to his second.


As fate would have it, the truth can never be kept forever… How would the girls face up when the Truth is out ? Will Fann learn to accept her father? What will Zoe do at the prospect of losing everything she had so painstakingly fought to gain?


From The Director of popular Blockbusters such as The Golden Path ( 2007 ) , The Little Nyonya ( 2008 ) , now comes this 30 Episodes Mega Blockbuster - The UTIMATUM !


A Star Studded Cast includes : Ah Ge Li Nanxing , Tay Ping Hui , Ah Jie - Zoe Tay & Fann Wong , as well as Felicia Chin , Chen Shucheng , Darren Lim , Constance Song ...



* The UTIMATUM - 双子星 Premieres 27 May 2009 - Mondays to Fridays at 9pm on Mediacorp Channel 8 ! *