Get To See More Of Felicia Chin On TV From December 2008 Onwards !

27 October 2008

If u are a fan of Felicia Chin , u will be very delighted with the following news u are about to read ! U will have even more reasons to smile , be happy and cheer about as u will have even more opportunity of seeing your favourite Idol appearing on your TV screens from December this year onwards ! Not only as an actress , but also as a host too ! It will also be her very first time hosting a LIVE show on TV !

First , u will be able to catch her in the upcoming End of Year Blockbuster Drama Serial - Little Nyonya .

* Channel 8 45th Anniversary End of Year Blockbuster Drama Serial - Little Nyonya Premieres from 25 November 2008 onwards , Mondays to Fridays at 9pm . *

Then from the month of December onwards , catch her twice in a day on both Primetime Drama Serial time - slots of 7pm & 9pm as she stars in another Blockbuster Drama Serial !

Popular Channel 8 Long Running Primetime Blockbuster Drama Serial of The Year - Love Blossoms 2 心花朵朵开 II makes a return on the 7pm Primetime Drama Serial timeslot in early December 2008 !

* Catch Felicia Chin , Chen Shucheng , Zhang Yaodong , Constance Song & many more in Love Blossom 2 心花朵朵开 II - Beginning 2 December 2008 onwards , Mondays to Fridays at 7pm on Channel 8 ! *

Then , see her crossover from an Actress to being a host as she takes to the stage hosting the New Season of Campus Superstar 3 on a weekly basis ! She will be co- hosting the LIVE Performance Show with Pornsak !

Although this is not her first time she has been a host for a show , this will , however be her very FIRST time hosting a LIVE show !

* Catch Felicia Chin in the New Season of Campus Superstar 3 , Beginning 5 January 2009 , Every Mondays at 8pm LIVE on Channel U ! *

Even when the curtains had come down on Sunday , 12 April 2009 when Campus Superstar 3 officially ends , fans of Felicia Chin will still be able to catch her in a upcoming Mega Blockbuster Drama Serial in May 2009 where she will be starring alongside some of the biggest names in the local entertainment industry !

Starring God of Gamblers - Zoe Tay & Li Nanxing , together with Fann Wong & Tay Ping Hui , with such a mouth- watering powerful star studded cast , The Ultimatum - 双子星 will definitely be Mediacorp Channel 8's BIGGEST Mega Blockbuster Drama Serial that they had ever produced to date in recent years !

30 Episodes Mega Blockbuster - The Ultimatum 双子星 Premieres on 27 May 2009 Mondays to Fridays at 9pm on Channel 8 ! *

So , fans of Felicia Chin , get to set to see her appear on your TV Screens from December 2008 till June 2009 when The Ultimatum 双子星 ends !


Schedules Of Felicia Chin Appearances On TV At A Glance :

• Idol Drama - 萤火虫的梦 Let It Shine Re - Run

* Starting 18 November 2008 , Mondays to Fridays at 5.30pm on Channel 8 ! *

• Channel 8 45th Anniversary Gala Show 2008

* Sunday , 23 November 2008 LIVE on Channel 8 at 7pm . *

• Little Nyonya - 小娘惹

* Beginning , 25 November 2008 Onwards - Mondays to Fridays at 9pm on Channel 8 ! *

• Love Blossoms 2 - 心花朵朵开 II

* Beginning 2 December 2008 - Mondays to Fridays at 7pm on Channel 8 . *

• Campus Superstar 3 Performance Show

* Beginning 5 January 2008 , Every Mondays at 8pm LIVE on Channel U . *

• Star Awards 2009

* LIVE On Channel 8 On Sunday , 15 March 2009 at 7pm . *

• Mega Blockbuster 2009 - The Ultimatum 双子星

* Beginning , 27 May 2009 Onwards - Mondays to Fridays at 9pm on Channel 8 ! *

LATEST ! Campus Superstar 3 Auditions To Begin In Early November 2008 !

27 October 2008

* Latest ! The new Season of Campus Superstar is back once again ! The popular singing competition that shot young singing talents such as Huang Zhiyang , Teresa Tseng , Keely and Shawn Tok to instant fame and popularity is back for a brand New third Season !

After the success of the first two Seasons in 2006 & 2007 , the third Season of Campus Superstar competition is scheduled to hit our TV Screens as early as January next year with the Auditions expected to be held in early November !

Viewers can expect lots of refreshing sweeping changes being made in the brand New Season of Campus Superstar from the hosts as well as to it's competition format !

For a start , the hosts for this brand new Season of CSS will be Pornsak and current hot rising star actress - Felicia Chin . This will also be Felicia Chin's first time hosting a LIVE show ! Also , as for the competition proper , it is known that the contestants will no longer be separated in two different groups - ( boys and girls groups respectively ) and required to compete in their own groups anymore ! It will be slightly different this time round .

Also, unlike previous Seasons of Campus Superstar where the Auditions were held outdoors in popular shopping centres such as Bishan Junction 8 or Toa Payoh HDB Hub , this year , all the Auditions will be held at Mediacorp Studios itself !

On this note , according to Mr Paul Chan ( MediaCorp TV's vice-president of branding and promotions ) , confirmed this news on his Blog :

" CSS3 Audition will be held on 8th and 9th of November in MediaCorp . The advantage of this is that all participants can go into separate rooms to audition (no more outdoor stage like in Toa Payoh HDB Hub where you have to be fair and all must audition waiting in queue to sing on stage) . At MediaCorp , it will speed up the process as we can have many rooms with many panel of judges . No more long waiting ... "

The Auditions will begin as early as on the second week of November 2008 - on the weekend of 8 November 2008 & 9 November 2008 ! Secondary School , JC & ITE students are welcome to take part and Contestants are to appear in their school uniforms for the Auditions !

Also , as part of Channel U's efforts to promote the New Season Competition proper which begins on 5 January 2009 , YOGA Lin You Jia of Taiwan's popular Talent Search Show - ' Millionstar ' fame has been chosen as the official ambassdor for Campus Superstar 3 !

As an ambassor of Campus Superstar 3 , he will also appear as a Special Guest to perform during the Grand Final Night to be held on Sunday , 12 April 2009 !


* Campus Superstar 3 Premieres on Every Mondays - starting 5 January 2009 onwards LIVE on Channel U at 8pm ! Result Show LIVE on Channel U later on the same night at 11.30pm ! *

* CSS 3 Grand Final To be Held on Sunday , 12 April 2008 LIVE on Channel U at 7.30pm ! *

Countdown To New Year 2009 With Mediacorp Channel 8 !

25 October 2008

For the first time ever , viewers at home will be able to usher the brand New Year 2009 come end of this year with Mediacorp Channel 8 with a two hour Mega huge Countdown Party lined up for u beamed LIVE to your TV Screens , as we bid goodbye to 2008 and say ' HELLO ' to 2009 !

As with previous years' New Year Countdown Party , it has always been Mediacorp Channel 5 that brings viewers at home much fun & joy in ushering the New Year together , but come end of this year , Mediacorp has decided to do something very different and has a very big pleasant surprise in store for u !

Instead of Mediacorp Channel 5 this year , it will be Mediacorp Channel 8 that will be organising a Mega huge Countdown Party at VIVOCITY rooftop on 31 December 2008 with many popular Mediacorp artistes and Superstars expected to be in the Guest Lists to appear and perform in this Mega huge New Year Countdown Concert ! And for those who are unable to make it there to catch the Event , don't worry ... As Mediacorp Channel 8 will be showing the Event LIVE from 10.30pm onwards !

* Mediacorp Channel 8 Countdown To 2009 With VIVOCITY Concert will be shown LIVE on 31 December 2008 from 10.30pm onwards ! *

Mediacorp Channel 8 Sports Related Dramas : After ' 任我遨游 ' & ' 球爱大战 ' , Now Comes ' Table Of Glory ' - 乒乓圆 ...

1 October 2008

It seems like Table Tennis has grown to become Singaporean's next favourite sport , besides soccer and Mediacorp is certainly riding on the fever generated from the recently concluded Beijing Olympics to produce yet another sports related Drama Serial - ' Table Of Glory ' - 乒乓圆 next year .

Perhaps inspired by the extraordinary and remarkable feat achieved by our Team Singapore paddlers , Feng Tianwei , Li Jiawei & Wang Yuegu and to ensure that the locals' passion for the sport is still there even after the Beijing Olympics ends , Mediacorp Channel 8 has decided to produce a Drama Serial about Table Tennis !

And Joshua Ang from Jack Neo's Movie - I Not Stupid - fame has been chosen as one of the casts for the Serial !

This is the third sports related Drama Serial that Mediacorp has produced over the recent past few years . As part of the Athens Olympics four years ago , Mediacorp Channel 8 produced a Swimming related Themed Serial in The Champion 任我遨游 starring Fiona Xie , , Jessica Liu , Felicia Chin , Jeanette Aw which was best remembered for their bikini running scene along Orchard Road .

Four years on , after their success on producing a sports related Drama Serial , earlier on this year , once again , as part of the Olympics , Mediacorp produced a volleyball Themed Serial - Beach . Ball . Babes . 球爱大战 starring Joanne Peh , Christopher Lee & Jesscica Liu .

Now , with such a massive following and support shown by the locals during the Beijing Olympics to our paddlers , Mediacorp hope that with the Serial , it will encourage more Singaporeans to better understand the sport & be more interested in the game , making Table Tennis the next popular sport for Singaporeans besides the Number favourite sport - soccer .

Maybe following the roaring success of the F1 Race over the weekend , perhaps it's time for Mediacorp Channel 8 to consider and produce a F1 related Drama Serial too to generate more interest among Singaporeans ? Think Initial D - The Movie by Jay Chou ...

* Table of Glory - 乒乓圆 Premieres 1 April 2009 - Mondays to Fridays at 9pm on Channel 8 *

The Mega Blockbuster Drama Serial That Has Got Everyone Talking ...

28 Sept 2008

Never has a locally produced Drama Serial attracted so much hype and attention before filming for the highly anticipated Serial has even started ! The Drama Serial that has got everyone talking now and buzzing with excitement is of course - The Ultimatum 双子星 which boosts a star studded glamourous and very strong line up of powerful casts which 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 etc ...

Veteran actors Ah Ge Li Nanxing and Tay Ping Hui also starred together in last year's End of Year Blockbuster : The Golden Path . But , unlike last year , when filming for the Blockbuster started , all the talk and focus were on the two Ah Ge : Li Nanxing & Tay Ping Hui being paired in the same show and having to pit their acting skills as they starred as enemies of opposing sides . But this time round , the focus will not be as much on the two actors , instead more will be said about the two Queens - Zoe Tay & Fann Wong !

' The Ultimatum ' - 双子星 Plot Revealed :

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 last time the beauties hogged the screen together, they played lovers of the same man (played by Alex Man) in The Golden Pillow (1995) . "We didn't have many scenes together in The Golden Pillow, but this time round, we will. " Zoe replied . It is going to be refreshing as we have both changed quite a bit after all these years.' When asked if she felt stressed acting opposite Fann again, she says: " No, I don't feel any pressure. I also won't think about whether we are stealing each other's limelight in the show. "

This new pairing of the Caldecott Queens is already sending their legions of fiercely devoted fans into a fresh tizz, even before filming has started !

Fann's Corner :

Ms Charmaine Sim, 27, vice-chairman of Fann's Fannatic fan club , says: 'Fann will definitely get to show off her good acting skills here portraying a lawyer, as she did a very good job in Sparks Of Life (1995) where she also acted as a lawyer.'

Zoe's Corner :

Joan Chua, 30, a fan of Zoe Tay, adds: 'Given Zoe's many years of acting, I think she will impress in this show, as she acts as the bad character. She may probably outshine Fann with her experience, but I think both actresses are outstanding in their own way.'

Fann, who is in Bangkok and not available for interviews, was equally circumspect when she spoke about the project at a MediaCorp trade show last week: 'To be able to work with Zoe, Li Nanxing and Tay Ping Hui in the same show after such a long time is a dream combination to me.'

She added: 'I was very lucky to have worked with Zoe 14 years ago as she was already a mature and outstanding actress back then. I learned a lot from her.'

Industry insiders predict that the drama will attract eyeballs next year and a hit is a foregone conclusion.

Why ' The Ultimatum ' - 双子星 Is A Must Watch :

1) Mr Paul Chan, MediaCorp TV's vice-president of branding and promotions, says: 'A reunion this big is hard to come by and I'm sure The Ultimatum 双子星 will be the biggest TV event of 2009 ! After a hiatus of 14 years, nothing short of the best will be expected by the viewers.'


2 ) Mr Jackie Liu, editor-in-chief of the weekly entertainment magazine i-weekly, adds: 'There is already enough hype generated just from the cast alone. Plus, both actresses have matured a lot over the past years, so viewers can expect even better acting from them.'


3) Besides fans, friends and co-workers of the two undisputed Ah Jies are also excited about the show ! Celebrity hairstylist David Gan, who is a close friend of both Tay and Fann, says: 'It is a good casting decision because people will want to watch the show. The publicity effect is already created.'

4) Engineer Kevin Poon, 26, a fan of Fann, says: 'I am really excited about this cast combination and I will watch the show just to see how they fare opposite each other.'

As for fans, they will have to wait patiently for The Ultimatum 双子星 TV Premiere to judge who is the better actress of the two Queens .


Source : Extracted From SPH Paper - The Sunday Times

* 30 Episodes Mega Blockbuster Of The Year : The Ultimatum - Premieres on 27 May 2009 onwards - Mondays to Fridays at 9pm on Channel 8 ! *

The Most Anticipated Blockbuster Of The Year : The Ultimatum 《双子星》 Special Report !

21 Sept 2008


新传媒用旧招 : 1王2后打造重头剧

新传媒重洗“旧牌”，舍公主小生，请出一王二后 ?

所谓的一王莫过于久违的阿哥李南星，二后当然是新传媒阿一、阿二郑惠玉和范文芳，3人将在明年1月筹拍、5月登场的年度重头剧《双子星》同剧飙戏!

李南星再跟老搭档郑惠玉和范文芳合作!

（新加坡讯）过去一年，公主小生可说是称霸新加坡电视，可是每次演出回响不只不好，还引起观众批评年轻艺人演技差、没看头、撑不起场面。

新传媒这次一改策略，一举请出3名最大牌、最重量级的，如此强大的阵容，不禁让人想起14年前，由香港艺人万梓良担任第一男主角，郑、范两阿姐合作的《金枕头》，同样也是“一王二后”。

再看故事，《双》其实也与《金》有几分雷同。《双》以豪华赌船为背景，讲述两代家族恩怨，斗智斗权,两大女主角也将饰演性格迥异的女人，剧情错综复杂元素，跌宕起伏，势必再掀戏剧热潮!

剧中，郑惠玉饰演自小生长在复杂人事斗争的大家庭里的心机女，范文芳则饰演出身在单亲家庭里的正义律师，对比郑惠玉高高在上的角色，范文芳的角色较亲民。

重温《金》，故事说万梓良饰演的赛认娘携家传石枕到南洋与父亲相认，谁知父亲已经另娶，还引起连串家庭悲剧。郑惠玉饰演他的红颜知己周小丹，是个没有心机、单纯善良的邻家女。范文芳则饰演贵族的小姐李明珠。虽然不是奸角，但比较周小丹，是个更复杂的角色。

《双》俨然把两人在《金》里的角色做对换。故事又同样围绕在家族纷争，不禁引起各方猜疑，新传媒重施故计、重抄旧剧、重洗“旧牌”？

新传媒高层陈国明受访时，否认新晋小生公主演技不行，所以不得不重找“老戏骨”盼再创出收视佳绩。他说：“两阿姐14年前合作后就一直没有机会同剧演出，明年是一个好时机。两人的演技有进步，重新合作，相信会有新鲜感，也会擦出新的火花。”

《双》监制谢敏洋目前人在马六甲拍摄 《小娘惹》，所以无法征询她选角的看法。

两阿姐戏里戏外 成不了好朋友

郑惠玉和范文芳14年后再次出击飙戏 !

郑惠玉、范文芳戏外“只是同事”，戏里也无缘当知己，现实延伸进戏剧！

分别是新传媒一、二姐的郑惠玉和范文芳1995年合作《金枕头》时，因范文芳一句“我们只是同事，不是朋友”而引爆两阿姐互不相容、失和的传言。之后，两人在电视演出上各自精彩，一直无缘再当“戏脚”。

14年后，她们终于再次出击，在同一部戏剧中飙戏。虽然故事让两人一开始是好朋友，但故事发展却不只让她们当不成朋友，而且还会反目成仇，看来两阿姐碰头，戏里戏外都是好戏。

不过，新传媒高层陈国明认为，两阿姐各有千秋，平起平坐，很多观众应该已能接受她们同等身分。

范阿姐已晋升阿一，两人同等了吗？陈国明说：“一个是新加坡阿姐，一个是闯好莱坞的阿姐啊！”

陈国明认为：“以两人今天的地位，应该不在乎、也不会出现为拼视后的竞争。”

李南星展现赌神魅力

这是李南星自《黄金路》，阔别电视近1年后，终将再登四方盒，和老搭档郑惠玉和范文芳合作的“复出作”。

他在剧中的角色其实是《双天至尊》和古装剧《我来也》的混合体。剧中，李南星将展现赌神魅力，发挥在3集《双》剧中所学到的超凡赌术。不过，他这次不是为了报仇而赌，而是类似他在《我》劫富济贫的侠义巡捕，把赌桌上赢来的钱都捐给穷人。

张振环抱到要角

张振环第一次演戏，不只戏分吃重，还有机会和李、郑和范等3大天王天后合作!

张振环你认识吗？23岁的他来自中国，是名学生。他曾参加优频道的寻星节目 《唯我独尊》，虽然败给冠军元帅委屈第2名，但张振环的明星路起步却比元帅早，开始也比一些当家小生更闪耀!

他在剧中饰演范文芳的弟弟，是一个浪漫善良，绰号“蛋糕王子”的糕点师傅，会和陈靓瑄“谈恋爱”。王子有阿姐扶持，又配公主，角色又百分百讨好，显然是在力捧他。

放著黄俊雄、鹤天赐等当家小生不选，却把角色交给这名毫无经验，新到不能再新的“菜鸟”，足见新传媒有多重视他!

* The Eagerly & Highly Anticipated Mediacorp Channel 8 Blockbuster Drama Of The Year - The Ultimatum 《双子星》 Premieres 27 May 2008 - Mondays to Fridays @ 9pm on Channel 8 ! *

Whopping 180 Episodes Long Running Serial To Hit Our TV Screens Next Year !

17 Sept 2008

Well , it may only be the month of Sept and we are still three months away from the month of December , but there is certainly no stopping Mediacorp Channel 8 from announcing their line - up of new Drama productions for next year that is set to hit our TV Screens !

Besides the posh and lavish setting and a host of stellar cast in ' The Ultimium ' which will be shown in May , the other Mega Blockbuster entitled ' Hold Your Hand ' will run for a whopping 180 Episodes long will see Chen Liping in a lead role , together with Joanne Peh , Huang Wenyong , Pierre Png , Dawn Yeoh , Chen Shucheng , Pan Lingling etc ...

Unlike other previous long running Serials of the past years that is being shown in two parts - the first part in Mid Year ( usually in the month of May ) and the second part at the End of Year in November , this time around , this Mega long Running Serial is scheduled for an End of Year release that is expected to stretch all the way into the Year 2010 !

180 Episodes Long Running Serial ' Hold Your Hand ' Premieres 11 November 2009 - Mondays to Fridays at 7pm on Channel 8 *