长寿剧' 越'长梦多? The Longer The Drama Serial , The Better ?

17 July 2009

When it comes to Long Running Drama Serials , Taiwanese Dramas really wins it hands down ! Nobody does it any ' better ' than they themselves ! Just try asking any elderly TV Viewers - the aunties , the uncles , or the housewives or even your neighbours that u see are watching those Taiwanese Drama Serials currently being shown on Mediacorp Channel 8 and u will know why . Or ask any of your friends or family members who do watch them for that matter .

Currently Taiwanese Drama Serials lovers can get to watch and enjoy Taiwanese Drama Serials on a daily basis . On Weekdays - Mondays to Fridays , Mediacorp Channel 8 is showing the hit Long Running Taiwanese Drama Serial - ' The Unforgettable Memory ' < 意难忘 > Every Mondays to Fridays at 4.30pm . While on Weekends , Channel 8 is showing another Taiwanese Long Running Taiwanese Drama Serial - 《爱》 LOVE at 7pm .

Now when I say Long Running Drama Serials , I really mean LONG ! Since Mediacorp Channel 8 began showing < 意难忘 > - The Unforgettable Memory in Year 2006 , regular viewers of the Serial had been faithfully staying by the Serial and following the progress of the story from then till now . The whole Series which comprises of a whopping 872 Episodes , is expected to only finishing airing at the end of this year . Though the Serial was being shown on a daily basis , but Mediacorp Channel 8 has since not been able to finish airing the entire Serial since it made it's Debut on the Channel three years ago .

At the present moment , 802 Episodes of < 意难忘 > - The Unforgettable Memory has already been shown as of last Friday , 17 July 2009 .

Now after having had the harrowing experience of having followed a Drama Serial for three years , the last thing the local TV Viewers want is to have a repeat of this ' frightening ' experience ! Some will even say ' tiring experience ' ....

But the ' nightmare ' looks set to have repeated itself once again after Mediacorp Channel 8 started broadcasting 《爱》 - LOVE since last year in July . And almost a year already , the Channel has only managed to show 123 Episodes out of the total 360 Episodes for the first Part . And it has been such a real hit with the local TV Viewers as the Serial stars many of the familiar faces from < 意难忘 > - The Unforgettable Memory .

But the Local TV Viewers would soon learn to discover the ' price ' that they had to pay and the audicious total number of Episodes this Taiwanese LONG Running Drama really have ! In order to finish watching the full entire Series of 《爱》 - LOVE , one will have to follow the Series faithfully on Mediacorp Channel 8 at the very least for 5 Years to finish watching the complete whole Series of 《爱》 - LOVE going by the current schedule of the Serial , which consists of a jaw dropping 700 Episodes in total !

Currently Mediacorp Channel 8 is showing 5 Episodes of 《爱》 - LOVE a week , over the 2 days of Weekends . 《爱》 - LOVE is being shown on Mediacorp Channel 8 from 7pm to 9pm ( 2 Episodes ) on Saturdays & 7pm to 10pm on Sundays ( 3 Episodes ) . But at times , due to Special Events such as Charity Shows or Star Awards , Sheng Siong Variety Shows ( On Saturdays ) or National Day Parade come August this year ( which falls on a Sunday ) , the show will be ' cut short ' or pre - tempted . This would again ' contribute ' in the slight ' delay ' or slowing down in the airing of the Serial due to these Special LIVE Events .

The huge response received from the TV Viewers so far from the Serial even prompted Mediacorp Channel 8 to consider acquiring the broadcasting rights for the Second Part of 《爱》 - LOVE which will be another 300 odd Episodes , which is understood to take up the Primetime slot of the Channel for at least another 2 Years , the maximum 3 Years to finish airing the full 700 Episodes of 《爱》 - LOVE .

However , if this deal does eventually ' materalised ' , this will be by far the longest running Drama Serial that our local TV Station has ever shown !

With the possibilty of having to follow 《爱》 - LOVE for a total period of 5 Years , some TV Viewers seemed to have all but prepared to forgo or have even ' given up ' and had lost interest ' in the Serial , as they knew that it would be quite impossible to follow the Serial faithfully without fail for a period of 5 Years !

As such , according to some reports in a particular Evening Chinese Newspaper earlier , some TV Viewers had even persauded the TV Station to can the Drama , after learning of the shocking ' truth ' ! Some are even resigned to not being able to finish watching the entire Series , as they felt that it is ' forever never ending ' and it will keep on dragging for many years !

Actually ' 长寿剧 ' or Long Running Drama Serials as it is known in English , first became a hit and was very popular with our Local TV Viewers , when the then SPH Channel U TV Station was showing the hit Hongkong TVB Family Drama - < 真情 > A Kindered Spirit , which is incidentially Hongkong TVB first & only Long Running Running Drama to date which stretches almost 3 Years for Channel U to finish airing the full Series which contains a total of 590 Episodes !

Since then , Long Running Drama Serials has been such a hit with many of our Local TV Viewers here that it even prompted Mediacorp TV to jump on the bandwagon and started producing it's first Long Running Drama Serial in Holland V - < 荷兰村 > which is 125 Episodes Long .

The Serial which stars some of the biggest stars in our Local Entertainment industry such as Chen Liping , Jeanette Aw , Xie Shouguang , Cynthia Koh , Huang Wenyong and Xiang Yun etc .. was so popular and well received by our local audiences that even the Serial receives lots of Star Awards Nominations in the 2003 Edition of the prestigious Awards Ceremony and became a big Winner on the night , bagging the most number of Awards !

At the Star Awards 2003 Ceremony , the show set a record for the most number of acting nominations awarded to a cast in a single year (with 9 Nominations) , 4 of which were in the Best Supporting Actor Category, which was also a record . It also made history by becoming the first show to win all 4 acting categories at the Star Awards (5 , if one includes the Young Talent Award . The previous record holders for the most number of acting wins by a cast were ' Stepping Out ' - < 出路 > and ' The Price of Peace ' - < 和平的代价 > , with 3 wins each. Holland V's achievements at Star Awards 2003 included :

• Best Actor - Xie Shaoguang (Yang Xiong)
• Best Actress - Chen Liping (Mo Wan Wan)
• Best Supporting Actor - Huang Yiliang (Tian Dahua)
• Best Supporting Actress - Patricia Mok (Mo Ling Ling)
• Best Drama - Holland V
• Young Talent Award - Wang Yu (Zoe)
• Highest Rated Drama - Holland V (Average of 21.4% viewers)
• Best Screenplay

Additionally, at the Star Awards 25th Anniversary show (2007) , Holland V's Theme Song was voted as one of the top five Favorites Theme Songs and the character of Mo Wanwan ( as portrayed by Chen Liping ) was named one of the 5 Most Memorable Characters . The show itself was honoured as one of the Top 5 Favorite Dramas .

Following the overwhelming huge success of it's first Long Running Drama Serial , Mediacorp Channel 8 then made it a point to produce one Long Running Drama Serial each year to entertain and satisfy the viewers' cravings for this latest and sudden ' in ' thing in town . And the total number of Episodes just got longer and longer in some instances . In Year 2004 , Mediacorp Channel 8 produced Double Happiness - < 喜临门 > which was to be shown in two separate Parts .

The first Part consists of 71 Episodes , and the other half of the Second Part of the Serial was shown at the end of the year . The whole Serial therefore was 142 Episodes in total ! Then in the following year , Channel 8 produced their third Long Running Drama - < 同心圆 > - ' Portrait of Home ' though the total number of Episodes ' shrinked ' ( as compared with the total number of Episodes of Previous Years' Long Running Drama Serials ) , but the Drama was very well received by the audiences ( especially for the Second Part which in fact did very much better than the first ) and subsequently saw it became the Second Highest Drama Serial in Viewership in the last 15 Years , only to lose to The Little Nyonya .

Despite the morale boosting success it had received for the Sequel , the Channel then took a break from producing Long Running Drama Serials in Year 2006 , only to resume in the following year , but with unsatisfactory results . Touted as ' THE Drama of The Year ' in it's Promo strategy for the first Part of it's total 83 Episodes Serial of < 手足 > - Kinship , it was deemed a flop and perhaps the most disappointing Long Running Drama Serial that the Channel has ever produced to date , due to a weak plot and Storyline .

The first Part consists of 43 Episodes , which initally was supposed to run for only 40 Episodes , but somehow the Serial ' overrun ' and ended at 43 Episodes in total for the first Part . The Second Part , which consists of 40 Episodes , did not fare as well either as crisitisms of the whole show as well as on the Artistes were not spared from the bashing either . The TV Viewers were clearly very disappointed with the Serial .

Then last year 's Long Running Drama Serial - < 心花朵朵开 > - Love Blossoms ran for a total of 113 Episodes ( with it's first Part consisting of 58 Episodes & the other 55 Episodes making up the Second Part of the Serial ) . This year's End Of Year Long Running Blockbuter Drama Serial is a whopping 180 Episodes of < 想握你的手 > - Your Hands In Mine which will officially hit our TV Screens this November at 7pm .

This highly anticipated Long Running Drama Serial is expected to last for a period of nine months , occupying the Primetime 7pm Timeslot all the way till July next year . Touted as the ' Holland V ' of 2009 , it boosts a stellar star studded mouth watering power packed Casts of Princess Joanne Peh , Chen Li Ping , Cai Pei Xuan ( the trio last starred together in the Last MEGA Blockbuster two Years ago in The Golden Path - 黄金路 ) , Shaun Chen , Chen Shucheng , Zhang Yaodong , Paige Chua , Joshua Ang , Husband & Wife Pan Ling Ling & Huang Shinan , Adam Chen , Cavin Soh & Yvonne Lim etc ...

This 180 Episodes Long Running Drama Serial is also the Second Local Blockbuster Drama to be filmed in HD after The ULTIMATUM < 双子星 > .


* Synopsis Of < 想握你的手 > - ' Your Hands In Mine ' :

Main Casts :

• Chen Liping as Zhang Yuxiang
• Huang Wenyong as Zeng Shanguo
• Yvonne Lim as Zeng Aizhen
• Belinda Lee as Zeng Aishan
• Cai Peixuan as Zeng Aimei

Zeng Shanguo is the boss of two HDB coffeeshops in Singapore. He is a stingy man and does not want to fulfill his wife, Zhang Yuxiang's wishes to upgrade their living space from a 5-bedroom HDB flat to landed property. Yuxiang's nickname is 'Christmas Tree' as she wears branded jewellry all the time, even when sleeping.

They have three daughters, Aizhen, Aishan and Aimei. Due to the constant doting from their mother, they lived a sheltered life and their attitudes towards life were somewhat different from 'normal' people.

Aizhen became an extremely demanding person who loved to scold and boss people about. Aishan became a person who was suspicious of everybody, even her own family, but Aimei became a sensible and honest woman, who unfortunately always fell prey to people who liked taking advantage of her.

* Talking Point :

How should we define a successful Long Running Drama Serial ? Is it the more number of Episodes , the better ? If not , why are TV Stations trying to produce Drama Serials with as many Episodes as possible ?

Does it really work this way ? Even our Long Running Drama Serial this year is 180 Episodes long - by far the ' longest ' of all Long Running Dramas Mediacorp Channel 8 has produced since 2003 .


* Share Your Views & Join In The Discussion with Us here ! *

NDP 2009 Official Theme Song : ' What Do U See ? ' Come Under Fire From Singaporeans !

14 July 2009

Singaporeans are having mixed reactions after hearing this year's Official NDP 2009 Theme Song which was released Beginning of this month - one month ahead of Singapore 44th National Day Parade . Some felt it was a really good move , after so many years of National Day Theme Song , that we finally have a local band singing for us - in our NDP Theme Song , while others feel that the Song could have been much better or that some would even go as far as to say that they prefer the past NDP Theme Song sung by Kit Chan and Stefanie Sun .

This year's NDP Theme Song is entitled ' What Do U See ? ' sung by a local band called - ' Electrico ' . And after having watched the Music Video on youtube , some Singaporeans have expressed their utter disbelief and disappointment over this year's Theme Song :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0I2inJdaT8

Their Reactions :

' Don't like this song , prefer the older songs . '

' Erm ...Where's the use of this song if people can't follow and sing along ? '

' But this can be our NDP Song ? You know i'm embarassed to see this song when i'm in here living in singapore now ??? Get a better tune . '

' I find this song is horrible .. It's getting more worse and worse every year ! '

' Yes ... have to agree with you . '

' it's a downer ... I still think kit chan's 'home' was wayyyyyyyy better ! I hope they would scrape this song off from this year NDP . '

' hello , wake up guys ... does this even qualified to be a national day song ??? '

' Somehow I find the Chinese Version sounds better. '

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DCS_6Rn_qc&NR=1

' Oh god ! This year's NDP Theme Song ! They should have more cheerful and energetic NDP Theme Song . We are already facing economic crisis and H1N1, this song really pull our hearts apart . '

' I prefer ' Will you ' and ' Reach out for the stars ' .... more energetic . '

' it's not catchy at all .... the best was still home by kit chan the the few by stephanie sun... the chorus of this is so ... low and mundane .... it wouldn't stay for long... '

' yea , i agree too. It's not really fit to be an ndp song . Doesn't even have "Singapore" in it. '


However , not all about this year's Theme Song - ' What Do U See ' by ' Electrico ' are bad though , as some Singaporeans are not as criticial about this year's NDP Theme Song as they are ( see below ) . Some felt that it is indeed a good move to finally have a band singing for our Theme Song after all these years , with some calling it as ' a fresh of breath air as compared to the recent yrs ' and ' this is the sound of this generation ... A new sound has come ... '

' this song is nice :)

' lol yes it does amazingly sound like Coldplay '/

they sound exactly like coldplay! '

' this year's theme is ' come together ' i like this song '

' eh, this song is AWESOME can... First band to play NDP song. We gotta support Singapore's band, like Electrico . '

' oh my god ! ! this is good ! this is much better than past songs . '

' Awesome song , this is the sound of this generation ... A new sound has come ... '

' this is a fresh of breath air as compared to the recent yrs '

While meanwhile , an ' Unofficial NDP 2009 Theme Song ' has instead received much more praises from fellow Singaporeans and some felt that this should have been the Theme Song for this year's NDP instead !

Entitled ' Things So Singaporean ' , this Song has since been a hit with many Singaporeans since it made it's way to the Social Sharing Site - youtube with over 7,000 over hits since , and with many Viewers sharing their views and giving it the thumbs up that it should be considered the Theme Song for this year's Official NDP Theme Song instead !

* Listen To the ' Unofficial NDP 2009 Theme Song ' Here :


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIW7i0UT5j0&NR=1


Apparently , it's more catchy & upbeat tempo as well as it's easy to remember lyrics are a hit among fellow Singaporeans , who felt the whole picture - ( with it's Music Video and the whole Song and it's Lyrics are fitting of a typical NDP Theme Song ! )

* Their Views On The ' Unofficial NDP Theme Song ' :

' nice song great video and lyrics '

' hey... this is good . The photos in the video are really what we singaporeans are like . I really hope that in one of the years this song would become the National Day Song. '

' finally, there is one video that makes us feel like true Singaporeans and not portraying us as a exotic facade to the foreigners. A highly well done video ! '

' Excellent work ! I love it ! So Singaporean ! Congratulations ! '

' Love it ! I'm not a Singaporean but being here for 5 years makes me understand most of this MV. Yes , everything in it is VERY Singaporean !! '

' ahhh great song ... brings back those days when i was a child and singing to the national songs in the 80s n 90s . Fantabulous !!!'

' This is great song with great lyrics '

' I love this song ! '

' This is a cool song ! I wonder who sang it ! My school provided the name when they show the video on Total Defense Day, but I forgotten . It's a pretty cool song , it's just how daily lifely I spend me days born and living in Singapore ... '

' Nice ! Nice ! Nice! '

' Must sing this song in NDP 2009 . STB should use this to promote Singapore too ! Excellent lyrics and music '

' This is excellent ! Very Singaporean . Two thumbs up for NDP 09 ! '

' very nice ! it's on my blog too :) hope u make it to ndp 09 :) '

' catchy ... '

' Excellent video !!! '

' nice video ... featured on my blog '

' proud to be Singaporean ! '

' i love this song '

* Talking Point :

* So as a Singaporean yourself ... What's your take ? Are u pleased and satisified with the Song - ' What do U See ' as it's Official Theme Song for this year's NDP ? Or do u share the many Views above that the alternate ' Unofficial ' 2009 NDP Theme Song - ' Things So Singaporean ' should have being chosen as the Official NDP Theme Song for this year instead ? *

* Feel free to discuss & share your Views with us Here ! *

' Potter Mania ' Back On Mediacorp Channel 5 !

10 July 2009

Good News To All Harry Potter Fans ! ' Potter Mania ' is back again on Mediacorp Channel 5 for the Second Saturday running ! Following Mediacorp Channel 5 showing of the first Series of the popular Harry Potter Movie last Saturday, the Channel will again be back to bring u even more excitement , Drama and adventure in a Special Harry Potter Movie ' Marathon ' tomorrow night !

Yes , ' Potter Mania ' is again back on Mediacorp Channel 5 for the Second Saturday running in this Month , after the Channel started the ball rolling by showing the first instalment of the five Parter Harry Potter Movie Series last Saturday - ' Harry Potter & The Sorcerer's Stone ' !

Tomorrow night , Mediacorp Channel 5 will bring u on a non stop adventure with Harry Potter that will last for nearly four hours of excitement and Drama ! First , Channel 5 will give u a Sneak Preview into the upcoming much anticipated Sixth Harry Potter Movie - ' Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince ' that will be shown in the cinemas near u Beginning 16 July 2009 Onwards ! The sixth instalment to the highly popular Series which was initially scheduled for release last year is finally going to hit the big screens this year after a year of long wait !

For half an hour tomorrow night , Channel 5 will take u on a Sneak Peek journey in ' The Making Of Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince ' at 7.15pm , ahead of the Movie Grand Premiere in the cinemas next Thursday . This will be followed by the Screening of the Second Parter of the Harry Potter Movie - ' Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets ' at 7.45pm on TV - but to be shown in two Parts , just like last Saturday !

Part One of ' Harry Potter And The Chamber of Secrets ' will be shown right after ' The Making of Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince ' ends at 7.45pm . The Movie will thus run from 7.45pm onwards till 9.30pm where there will be an half an hour ' break ' from the Movie to make way for the normal Channel 5 Primetime News buttein Timeslot .

The ' Second Part ' of the Movie will thus resumes right after the News Buttein ends at 10pm for another one and a half hour till 11.30pm ! So all Harry Potter Fans , sit back and get ready to enjoy a whole Saturday night of unforgetable , enjoyable and exciting adventure in a Special ' Potter Mania Movie Marathon ' on Mediacorp Channel 5 tomorrow night ahead of the Grand Movie Premiere of ' Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince ' on next Thursday in the cinemas !

Catch All Of Them Once AGAIN On Mediacorp Channel 8 End Of Next Month !

9 July 2009

So what's life after < 双子星 > - The ULTMATUM ? U may ask ... Don't worry , Local TV Viewers who simply can't get enough of watching them in < 双子星 > - The ULTMATUM will soon get to see them appearing on your television screens yet again as soon as the end of next month and in the same Drama Serial itself too !

Well , following the end of MEGA BLOCKBUSTER Drama Serial - < 双子星 > - The ULTIMATUM , Mediacorp Channel 8 is going to bring u yet another MEGA Blockbuster - which is also about Revenge , people fighting for fame and power and to be starred by Zoe Tay 郑惠玉 , Li Nanxing 李南星 and Benedict Goh 吴伟杰 too - soon to come to your TV Screens at the end of next Month !

Yes , U will soon get to see all the three of them appearing on your TV Screens yet AGAIN , just one month after < 双子星 > The ULTIMATUM had ended it's run on TV ! Produced by 谢敏洋 the same producer as The ULTIMATUM - < 双子星 > , this 1998 MEGA BLOCKBUSTER Drama Serial - < 长河 > Rising Expectations is also a 30 Episodes MEGA Blockbuster Drama involving Revenge , people fighting for fame and power , back stabbing & lots of evil plots ! Viewers can also look forward to seeing Zoe Tay in a baddie role once again as her character will also slowly turn to become a very evil and unscrupulous person right towards the end of the Serial ! And according to some Fans in The ULTIMATUM - < 双子星 > Official Facebook Site who still remembers some parts of the Story , Benedict Goh's character in the Serial will also turn evil too !

Catch all the Drama & Excitement of this 1998 MEGA BLOCKBUSTER Drama Serial - < 长河 > Rising Expectations ' Beginning 27 August 2009 - Monday to Fridays at 12am on MEDACORP Channel 8 ! *


* Meanwhile though , listen to it's Theme Song of this MEGA BLOCKBUSTER & watch it's Trailers too here :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7THhSfL-dxY

* HAPPY Watching & Enjoy ! *

Brand New Matrix Vision Produced Drama Serial - < 难兄烂弟 > ' My Buddy ' To Be Another Big Hit With Local TV Viewers ?

8 July 2009

They first make all of the Local TV Viewers sit up & really take notice of their productions with a Series of crime solving police related Drama Serials such as < 迷云二十天 > - ' The Undisclosed ' ( in 2006 ) , to < 十三鞭 > ' The Homecoming ' the following year to a mystery cum suspense crime solving Detective Drama Serial last year in ' The Truth ' - < 谜图 > which all proved to be quite a hit & very popular with many TV Viewers here ! Though , these Drama Serials were not being touted as MEGA Blockbusters , but the way the Drama Serials were being filmed and produced , as well as the way it was promoted ( e.g the Trailers , the exciting & engaging cliffhangers in these Serials at the end of each Episode were that of a MEGA BLOCKBUSTER helped them to achieve high TV ratings !

Since then , they have shifted their focus & strategy to producing more family related Drama Serials with various issues being raised in the Drama Serials relating very close to our daily lives & in our hearts . Their first Family Drama Serial last year - < 奶爸百分百 > Nanny Daddy even saw it became the Number One Drama Serial in the 9pm Primetime Slot . But their lead was shortlived as the End Of Year Hit TV Blockbuster < 小娘惹 > - ' The Little Nyonya ' came and smashed all records , beating the Serial to it & claiming the Number 1 Spot in it's place instead !

Following the huge success of it's first Family Drama , it went on to produce another remarkable feat in < 煮妇的假期 > - ' Housewives Holidays ' earlier this year and till now this Drama Serial still stand as the Number One Drama for the 9pm Primetime Slot this year , staying ahead in the lead , against the likes of popular Mediacorp produced Drama Serials such as ' Table Of Glory ' - < 乒乓圆 > and School Themed Drama Serial - ' My School Daze ' < 书包太重 >. The huge success of these two light hearted Family Drama Serials even saw it being produced in DVDs & being sold islandwide in all popular DVDs Stores here ! ' Housewives Holidays ' - < 煮妇的假期 > in particular , even saw it being very well received in Malaysia - by TV Viewers in Johor Bahru as they could gain access to our Mediacorp Channels and watch our TV Programmes !

And the most surprising and shocking fact is that all these Drama Serials are not being produced by Mediacorp at all , though it is being shown on Mediacorp Channel 8 ! The heroes behind these Drama Serials are from an independant production company called Matrix Vision .

And viewers who love watching their productions , will get to see yet another of their Production in - < 难兄烂弟 > My Buddy which will make it's Debut Tonight on Mediacorp Channel 8 at 9pm ! Though it is no Blockbuster Drama Serial , it is expected to continue to shock TV Viewers & score high Viewership Ratings with yet another light hearted family related Drama Serial !

Though this Drama Serial has the word ' 烂 ' ( which means lousy in Chinese ) in it's Title , but never underestimate or write off the Serial just yet ! For u can surely bet that it will not be that lousy at all ! But instead , expect it be a very entertaining , full of laughter & a Drama Serial that is suitable for the whole family - from the young to the old to watch ! U will definitely enjoy watching it especially having reached home from a hard's day work in the office and U will find it really worth your time watching & following this 20 Episodes light hearted Drama Serial every night !

So are we expecting this Brand New Drama Serial to be another hit Drama Serial , even surpassing their very own Production < 煮妇的假期 > - ' Housewives Holidays ' which currently still holds the record as the Number One Local Drama for this year so far ? Will this Drama Serial be able to help Matrix Vision keep up their excellent track record and continue their amazing feat as their Productions continues to be such a hit with our local TV Viewers ?


* Starring Christopher Lee 李铭顺 , Zheng Ge Ping 郑各评 , Koh Yah Hwee 许雅慧 , Aileen Tan 陈丽贞 and Carole Lin .... < 难兄烂弟 > - ' My Buddy ' Premieres Beginning Tonight - Every Mondays To Fridays at 9pm on Channel 8 ! *

黄智阳 Zhiyang , Rachel 蔡艾珈 & 陈迪雅 Chen Diya Made It To To Taiwan ! ( With Videos Of All 7 Contestants Performance ) !

6 July 2009

So after a very tense PK Competition from Round 1 , much to the surprise & delight of the many delirious fans at Leisure Park , Kallang where the Singapore Leg of Taiwan's Most Popular Number 1 Singing PK Competition - < 超級星光大道 5 新加坡 PK 賽 > was being held last Sunday , 4 out of the total 6 ' Superstars ' as well as a sole representive from Singapore Idol ( Sylvester Sim 沈祥龙 ) have successfully advanced to the Second Round of the PK Competition ! By now the atmosphere has already reached to another new high , following the commencement of Round 2 of the Competition !

There would be a slight change in how the Competition would be carried out in this Round . Instead of the usual norm where the Contestants will perform in ascending order where the Contestant with the smallest Number will start the ball rolling first ... Instead , the Competition will start from the back onwards ...

Both Hosts Ken & 小猪 , popular DJs from Radio FM 1003 agreed that for this Round of the Competition , the Contestants will start performing in descending order ... So meaning to say , Contestant Number 20 张祚恩 Teo Zuo En will get to perform first & Rachel 蔡艾珈 who is Contestant Number 1 will be the last person to come to the Stage to perform in this Second Round of the PK Competition , making the competition much more interesting indeed ! A slight refreshing change to the ' Competition Format ' too ...

So Round 2 of the Competition began with Contestant Number 20 Teo Zuo En 张祚恩 singing a rather cute & soothing song .

* Video Of Contestant 20 Teo Zuo En 张祚恩 Round 2 Performance :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkCP-Cvp2bE&feature=related

Following a breathtaking Performance in Round 1 with him singing & dancing to the song of SHOW Luo Zhi Xiang's most popular hit song < 精武门 > , the crowd were once again treated to another round of great dance moves , accomplianced with a very nice overall Performance from Contestant Number 17 Yutaki Ong Soon Tat 王顺达 who have since earned himself the nickname of Singapore's ' Show Luo Zhi Xiang ' !

His Performance in this Round was equally as entertaining as his Performance in the last round , certainly making him as one of the favourites to make it among the Top 3 for the trip to Taiwan & certainly ' posing a real threat ' to the other Contestants who have still yet to perform and adding much more pressure to them !

Video Of Contestant 17 Yutaki Ong Soon Tat 王顺达 Round 2 Performance :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gudnifuv4hI&feature=related

But ' pressure & threat ' are not really the types of words that one should associate with or be used to describe Project Superstar 2 Female Winner & Overall Runners Up 陈迪雅 Chen Diya , as she bravely faced up to the tough challenge ahead . Refusing to be deterred by the great Performance before her , she gave a great account of herself , singing a 卢广仲 Song of 《 我爱你 》 showcasing another outstanding performance just as she did in Round 1 , earning loud applause from the audience , the crowd & the Judges all around ! They were all very impressed by her Performance !

Once again , YES 93.3 FM popular DJs Zhou Chongqing & Lin Peifen , as well as Project Superstar 2 Contestant Tay Kewei who had come specially to land their support for 陈迪雅 Chen Diya were also seen once again waving & clapping their hands as ' their Idol ' sang the song on stage , totally immersed & deeply engrossed in the Song & enjoying her performance !

* Video Of Contestant 14 Tan Diya 陈迪雅 Round 2 Performance :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Lb2HSFaamc&feature=related

By now , the whole atmosphere at Leisure Park Kallang did not really seem to be a Competition anymore ! Instead , it now seemed more like a Concert , with each Performer that came on Stage greeted by loud cheers & even screaming fans as they sing , as one would expect from a real LIVE Concert atmosphere !

Next to take to the Stage was Singapore Idol Fame Sylvester Sim 沈祥龙 . This time round , though , he chose to sing a Chinese Song and his Performance was greeted with many screaming Fans & loud applause from his supporting Fans at the Second Storey of the Shopping Mall .

* Video Of Contestant 12 Sylvester Sim 沈祥龙 Round 2 Performance :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LR5qzmnkKWs&feature=related

Keeping up with the hot atmosphere was Carrie Yang 杨佳盈 who gave a very powerful & energetic Performance with her Song , giving a much improved Performance from her first Round Performance .

* Video Of Contestant 5 Yeo Chia Ying 杨佳盈 :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KJ1zqIXLJI&feature=related

Now to the Second Last Contestant to take to the Stage for Round 2 of the Competition , Contestant 3 黄智阳 Ng Chee Yang sang another 阿妹 张惠妹 Song of 《 记得 》 , giving a much improved Performance than he did for Round 1 , again to a round applause from the crowd & the Fans :

*Video Of Contestant 3 黄智阳 Ng Chee Yang Round 2 Performance :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wsQXWqR4GA&feature=related

Certainly saving the Best for the last to give a really complete ' Grand Finale ' in what has been a really top class Performance from all the 7 Contestants who had made it to this round of the Competition was Campus Superstar 3 Runners Up Rachel 蔡艾珈 singing 戴爱玲 Song Of 《 我该得到 》 .

Don't be fooled by this demure Singer , though she is only 15 Years Old , but certainly she has the voice & the singing ability of an adult , as she has ' showed ' and proved with a fiery and ' fierce ' Performance here in this particular Song ! Not any or every fifteen year old can really sing or portray a Song to such a high Standard as she has done here ! Impressive !


* Video Of Contestant 1 Chua Ai Jia Rachel 蔡艾珈 Round 2 Performance :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJUlV4BMroM&feature=related

Indeed after having watched the 7 Contestants performed , one would really have wished that how nice it would be had this not been a Competition , but a LIVE Concert instead ! No Winners had to be separated & chosen as all had done a very wonderful job ! Really very entertaining & enjoyable night of Performance ! It would have been really great if they could just keep on performing non - stop , with each giving their all as they truly sang their hearts out & producing a really marvellous top class Performance , such high standard never seen before in our Local Singing competition ! The whole atmosphere & the Standard of the Performance was simply amazing & I was certainly blown away by their great overall Performance !

After the Performance , the Host gave a Short Interview to each of the 7 Contestants and first to be interviewed was Rachel 蔡艾珈 . Host Ken seemed really very impressed by her Singing and her overall Performance that he can't help but throw her such a Question during the short Interview : Now U are 15 years Old & u can already sing until like this till this high standard , what & how can u expect to sing when u are say , 25 Years Old ?

Also he asked her whether she has been following the Fifth Season of < 超級星光大道 5 > which is currently showing on Starhub Cable Channel 56 On Sundays at 8pm & he asked her if she were being one of the Lucky Three to make it to Taiwan to PK , who would she not really want to PK with as he / she is very strong ...

She said that she will be ready & up for the challenge without giving exactly her ' preferred choice ' . Campus Superstar 1 黄智阳 Ng Chee Yang when asked what he has been busy with recently , said that he has been doing much Singing related Stuff & currently planning to organise a rather big Event that is coming up at the end of the Year in December ... The Hosts also interviewed the other five Contestants too before the much awaited Results were announced .

Then after the Short Interview , the Results of the Three Lucky winners were announced , with the Judges each walking up the Stage to pass an envelope which contained the Ticket to Taiwan to the hands of the three Lucky Contestants ...

First up to the Stage was the Evening Chinese Newspaper - < 新明日报> Journalist ' 管大妈 ' who is also a Judge for this Competition , who first shook the hands of each & everyone of the 7 Contestants on the Stage & finally passing the envelope to the hands of 陈迪雅 Chen Diya who without a doubt really deserved a place to Taiwan for her outstanding & impressive all round Performance ! However , the Winner herself looked rather stunned & surprised that she has been chosen as one of the Winners , much to the surprise & loud cheers from the crowd , audience and her supporting fans rang loud all around in the shopping mall !

DJs Zhou Chongqing & Lin Peifen , as well as Tay Kewei like all fans were visibly delighted with her victory as they stood up & jumped in ecstasy & clapped their hands loudly .

Meanwhile on stage though , 陈迪雅 Chen Diya could not contain her joy as tears of joy could be seen flowing down from her eyes as she tried to wipe away her ' tears ' at that very moment ... Then another Judge went up to the Stage , shook the hands of every Contestant and pass the envelope to Contestant 1 Chua Ai Jia Rachel 蔡艾珈 - much to the surprise & loud cheers from her supporting fans too !

Finally , it was the turn of the < 超級星光大道 > Resident Judge 黄韵玲 to make her way up the Stage with the task of announcng the third & Final Winner that would make the trip to Taiwan for the competition proper !

She first shook the hands of everyone & at the same time congratulated the two Winners , then handed the envelope to the hands of Campus Superstar 1 Winner 黄智阳 Ng Chee Yang ! And at this moment , loud cheers of joy could be heard from his supporting fans as the crowd gave a loud applause to all the three Lucky Winners who have worked really hard indeed for this major achievement !

All three were really deserved Winners on the night for their outstanding & very entertaining as well as very engaging Performance ! They will be off to Taiwan in August on the very first week of next Month !

* Video Of End of Round 2 - Part 1 ( after the 3 Winners were announced ) :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTNYg5mSr1w&feature=related

* Video Of End of Round 2 - Part 2 ( after the 3 Winners were announced ) :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM3Bp6RM50c&feature=related

* Video Of End of Round 2 - Part 3 ( after the 3 Winners were announced ) :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAb78upl_wY&feature=related

* Congratulations To ALL The 3 Lucky & Deserved Winners Once Again ! A Job WELL DONE ! NOW ALL THE VERY BEST & GOOD LUCK In Taiwan ! *