Ya Hui was offered a contract with Mediacorp after the Star Search contest, a large-scale TV talent scouting competition in Singapore, in 2007. She was considered a popular contestant for that contest season. She was one of the runners-up and the winner of the Miss Telegenic title at the grand finals. Shortly after, Ya Hui was chosen as the face for the TVC of beverages brand Heaven and Earth. She also landed a supporting role in the long-running drama series, Love Blossoms II as Tao Wen Zhu, acting alongside seasoned actors Ivy Lee and Zheng Geping. Her versatile acting skills and rising popularity earned her various roles in both English and Mandarin channel (Channel 8, U and 5) dramas such as Bountiful Blessings, Point of Entry, Served H.O.T (烧。卖), and Marry Me (我要嫁出去).
In 2009, Ya Hui starred in Reunion Dinner, in which she played Chen Liping's daughter. Her outstanding performance in the drama serials earned her nominations for the Newcomer Award of the Year in The New Paper Flame Awards 2008 and the Best Newcomer Award for Star Awards 2009. In September 2015, she completed filming the long-running 255-episode television drama series, 118, which aired weekdays on Mediacorp Channel 8.She was also appointed as the Singapore ambassador of the L'Oréal Paris Youth Code product in 2015.
Ya Hui has gotten 4 out of 10 Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes from 2014, 2016–2019 respectively.", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/wJwKob_5c.jpg" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jeffrey Xu", "alternateName": "徐鳴傑, 徐鸣杰, Xu Ming Jie, Xu Jeffrey, เจฟเฟรย์ ชู, Джеффри Сюй", "birthDate": "October 03, 1988", "nationality": "Shanghai, China", "description": "Jeffrey Xu Ming Jie is a Chinese actor and host based in Singapore. Career: Xu studied performing major at Shanghai Film Art Academy before being discovered through the tenth season of Star Search in 2010, in which he emerged winner. He made his first drama appearance in Devotion, in which he played an autistic child, which gave him a nomination for Best Newcomer during the Star Awards 2012. In Star Awards 2013 & Star Awards 2017, Jeffrey gain a nomination for Star Awards for Best Supporting Actor for respective dramas. In 2013, Jeffrey clinched the "Best Actor in a Supporting Role" award at the 18th Asian Television Awards (ATA) for his role in Marry Me. In 2015, Xu is involved in more dramas like Crescendo, Sealed with a Kiss, The Journey: Our Homeland , Tiger Mum & Life Is Beautiful has wrapped up a long form drama, Life - Fear Not. In Star Awards 2016, Xu gained his first award called Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes. In 2017, Xu has been involved in a few dramas which are Have a Little Faith & Mightiest Mother-in-Law. He has wrapped up a long form drama, Life Less Ordinary with Chen Liping and Xiang Yun, which was first broadcast on October 2, 2017. In 2018, Xu have been involved in 2 Toggle series drama called Love at Cavenagh Bridge & Blue Tick. Xu has won the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes award in 2016. In December 2020, Xu, along with other Mediacorp artistes, were under investigation by MND for alleged breach of COVID-19 measures at Xu's birthday celebration. In Star Awards 2022, Xu won the award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Lin Jinxiong in The Takedown. In Star Awards 2023, Xu won the Most Hated Villain award in the MYPICK! awards category for his role in Dark Angels as Gu Wangming[6] but did not win the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes award. Personal Life: On 22 October 2022, Xu married former Mediacorp artiste, Felicia Chin. They had been dating since 2015. Active Years: 2011 - now Agent: The Celebrity Agency Spouse: Felicia Chin (m. 2022) Awards: Best Supporting Actor (2022); Top 10 Most Popular Male Artiste (2016) Occupation: Actor; Host", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/1988-jeffrey-xu.png" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Denise Camillia Tan", "alternateName": "陳楚寰, 陈楚寰, Chen Chu Huan, Чэнь Чухуань", "birthDate": "November 06, 1992", "nationality": "Taman Ungku Tun Aminah, Johor Bahru, Malaysia", "description": "Denise Camillia Tan is a Malaysian actress, who is based in Singapore. Career Tan participated in Miss Astro, a beauty pageant in Malaysia in 2012 which she won, and crowned Miss Astro Chinese 2012 at the age of 19. She participated in the Miss Chinese International Pageant in 2013 and was the runner-up for it. Tan made her acting debut in 2016, in the Malaysian-Hong Kong production, The Hiddens, starring as Rachel in the drama. In 2017, Tan was introduced to Singaporean viewers with Legal Eagles and she signed as a full-time artist with Mediacorp and continued filmed Have A Little Faith and her first villain role in While We Are Young. From May 2017 to February 2020, she was also the co-host on the outdoor cooking segment in the long-time game show The Sheng Siong Show, replacing Seraph Sun; she has since been replaced by Seow Sin Nee. In 2018, she had filmed Mind Matters, Fifty & Fabulous, Say Cheese and Heart To Heart. Active Years: 2013 - now Occupation: Actress; Host", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/denise-camillia-tan.png" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bonnie Loo", "alternateName": "罗美仪, 羅美儀, Loo Bonnie", "birthDate": "July 12, 1994", "nationality": "Ipoh, Malaysia", "description": "", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/1994-bonnie-loo.png" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Shane Pow", "alternateName": "包勋评", "birthDate": "October 4, 1990", "nationality": "Singaporean", "description": "Shane Pow is a Singaporean actor, host and businessman. (Source: Wikipedia)", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/1w8erz_5c.jpg" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tyler Ten", "alternateName": "鄧偉德, 邓伟德, Deng Wei De, Ten Tyler", "birthDate": "March 19, 1996", "nationality": "Singapore", "description": "Tyler Ten is a Singaporean actor, model and martial arts instructor. Early and personal life Ten's father is an engineer and his mother helps out at a drinks stall. He has an older brother who works in the automotive industry. Ten practised Muay Thai from a young age and won his first competition at age 14. He is also trained in bodybuilding and is a martial arts instructor. Before becoming an actor and model, Ten was also a waiter and did mascot jobs. He was educated at Jurong View Secondary School and he studied interior design at Singapore Polytechnic. He attended Singapore Institute of Management studying marketing while juggling acting commitments at Mediacorp, playing minor roles in the television series Key Witness, Super Dad, Watch Out! Alexius, and Mister Flower. Career Ten is also a model and was formerly signed to modelling agency NOW Model Management. He participated in Mediacorp Star Search in 2019, and came in as one of the top 12 finalists. He was cast in the Channel 8 drama series All Around You in the same year. In 2021, Ten scored his first leading role in the firefighting-themed drama series In Safe Hands. Shortly after, he went on to appear in more television series, including playing the role of an army officer in When Duty Calls 2 and a nurse in You Can Be An Angel 4. In 2023, Ten appeared in the drama series Strike Gold and played a social worker in Family Ties. He was also cast in the blockbuster series All That Glitters. Ten, Herman Keh and Zhai Siming are members of the group "HST", formed by Mediacorp's artiste management arm The Celebrity Agency in 2021. He is also a TikTok personality who has accumulated more than 81.8K followers and 754.8K "likes" to date. Active Years: 2019 - now Occupation: actor, TikTok personality, model, martial arts instructor", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/tyler-ten-1696481079.png" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "San Yow", "alternateName": "姚彣隆, 姚文龍, 姚文龙, 姚玟隆, Yao Wen Long, Yow San", "birthDate": "November 14, 1970", "nationality": "Johor Bahru, Malaysia", "description": "Yao Wen Long is a Malaysian actor and businessman who lives in Johor Bahru and works in Singapore and Malaysia. Career Yao entered the local television scene after winning the Star Search 1993 (Male category) organised by then Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (now MediaCorp). Within a year, he won the Most Popular Newcomer award in Star Awards 1994 and the Best Supporting Actor award in Star Awards 2001 for his role as a sissy in drama Looking for Stars. Besides television dramas, he appeared in the popular sitcom, My Genie alongside Fiona Xie and Huang Yiliang. Yao starred in the 80 episode long Kinship series in 2007, where he collaborated with Jesseca Liu, Elvin Ng, Ann Kok, Cynthia Koh and Xiang Yun. In 2008, he played butcher Liu Yidao in the highly acclaimed serial The Little Nyonya, garnering him yet another Best Supporting Actor nomination. Personal Life Yao is married to Jenny Tsai, who is 12 years younger than him. They have a son, Jianyu, and a daughter, Luohui. In November 2022, Yao and his family bought and moved into a double-storey townhouse in Johor Bahru that was worth SGD$400K. Yao is also involved in numerous business ventures in Malaysia including the F&B business Sun Gourmet Kitchen which sells pao fan and also a defunct mobile phone shop and tarot card business, among others. Yao has changed his Chinese name twice − from his birth name "姚文龙" to "姚玟隆" in 2001, and to "姚彣隆" in 2017, of which he still uses to date. All his Chinese names have the same pronunciation, though with different meanings in Chinese. Yao said that he had changed his Chinese names to better his work prospects. Active Years: 1993 - now Spouse: Jenny Tsai Children: 2 Occupation: Actor; Businessman", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/yao-wen-long-1702629842.png" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Constance Song", "alternateName": "宋怡霏, 宋清清, Song Yi Fei, Song Qing Qing, Song Constance", "birthDate": "May 18, 1975", "nationality": "Singapore", "description": "Constance Song is a Singaporean actress and entrepreneur. Career Song was a model before joining Star Search Singapore in 1997 and was subsequently offered a contract by TCS (predecessor of MediaCorp). She appeared in the wuxia series The Return of the Condor Heroes. Song has also acted in several English television series on Channel 5, most notably Point of Entry. She joined SPH MediaWorks and later returned to MediaCorp when they merged in 2005. After over 12 years in the industry, Song won her first accolade at the Star Awards 2010. She was named the Best Supporting Actress for her role as the villainous Jiang Ruolin in The Ultimatum. In 2015, Song became the first artiste to join Li Nanxing's talent management agency. Ventures Song owns the restaurant Bam! Tapas Sake Bar. She collaborated with a friend to set up Regalo, an online luxury F&B concept store, in January 2022. In August 2022, Song partnered a home baker friend to launch a line of wholesome cookies called Ole & Elo. Personal life Song has a younger brother. She and her family used to reside in a 5-room flat in Bishan. In August 1998, Song changed her Chinese name from "宋清清" (Sòng Qīngqīng) to 宋怡霏 (Sòng Yífēi). Song gave birth to a baby girl named Olethea on 18 May 2017, and to another daughter named Eloise on 9 March 2021, at age 45. Song is known to be guarded about her private life and has declined to reveal the identity of her partner and her marital status. Active Years: 1997 - now Agent: LNX Global (2015-present) Children: 2 Occupation: Actress; Entrepreneur; Model", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/constance-song-1702630600.png" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kiki Lim", "alternateName": "林昭婷, Lin Zhao Ting, Lim Jiow Ting, Lim Kiki", "birthDate": "March 28, 2002", "nationality": "Singapore", "description": "Kiki Lim Jiow Ting is a Singaporean actress and singer. Early life and career Lim has a brother who is eight years older. Her mother is a housewife and her father is a bus driver. Lim accredited her mother for cultivating her interest in performing since young, after finding out that Lim had a talent for singing when she was three. Lim's mother accompanied her to take part in various singing, dancing and storytelling competitions and Lim developed a passion for the entertainment industry in the process. At the age of 7, Lim was one of the dancers at Hong Kong star Aaron Kwok's concert in Singapore. Lim began acting when she was 11, with a leading role in Channel 8 children's drama Little Detective. The following year in 2014, she appeared in the Okto series Wizard of Honey Street, as well as in the Suria series A&E . Lim has also appeared in ads for KFC Breakfast in 2011, Nickelodeon's anti bullying campaign in 2014 and a commercial for Cathay Cineplex in 2018. Lim took a hiatus from acting for four to five years to concentrate on her studies, attending an Institute of Technical Education, majoring in business. In 2016, Lim was cast in the English-language long-form drama Tanglin. In 2018, she took part in Huayi Brothers Icon Search, a large-scale talent competition in China. In 2019, Lim participated in the 11th edition of Mediacorp's Star Search and emerged as one of the Top 12 finalists. She has since gone on to appear in multiple Mediacorp drama series including Last Madame (2019), All Around You (2020), A Jungle Survivor (2020) and Live Your Dreams (2021). 2022 saw Lim appearing in five Channel 8 drama series including Home Again, When Duty Calls 2, Dark Angel, Soul Doctor and Healing Heroes. Lim's other starring roles included Strike Gold (2023), Family Ties (2023) and Kill Sera Sera (2024). Active Years: 2011 - now Education: Shuqun Secondary School Occupation: Actress; Singer; Model; TikTok personality; Dancer", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/kiki-lim-1702631310.png" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Chew Chor Meng", "alternateName": "周初明, Zhou Chu Ming, Чью Чор-Мэн, تشيو تشور مينج", "birthDate": "November 20, 1968", "nationality": "Singapore", "description": "Chew Chor Meng is a Singaporean actor, television host and businessman. He is one of the first batch of actors to receive the Star Awards for All-Time Favourite Artiste in 2004. Career Chew started his career in showbiz after winning Star Search in 1990, a bi-annual nationwide talent search. Since then, he has never failed to make it to the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes in the Star Awards, an award ceremony for TV personalities, since its inception in 1994. In 2004, Chew was awarded the All-Time Favourite Artiste with Li Nanxing and Zoe Tay. He first earned his acting nomination for his role as Hong San in the 1995 epic The Teochew Family, which he's still known to audiences in China. This was also evident when he bagged the Best Actor Award in Star Awards 2000 in Hainan Kopi Tales. His popularity has also spread across the causeway as he was voted the Most Popular MediaCorp Male Artiste in Malaysia. He made his first crossover to English sitcom in Mr. Kiasu. During the late 1990s to early 2000s, he was best known for his role as Jacky Chang aka Ah Bee, a salesman with a penchant for grabbing 'lobangs' (good opportunities that cannot be missed) in the popular Channel 8 sitcom Don't Worry, Be Happy, which spanned for six seasons. Chew initially dropped out from the role of Ah Bee after the 3rd season due to fear of being typecast, and also because he wanted to focus more on drama and variety shows. He eventually reprised the role for the latter half of the 6th (and final) season for Don't Worry Be Happy, and appeared in a spinoff series Lobang King focusing on Ah Bee and his new league of friends. Chew is known for his versatility and ability to portray different characters that leave a lasting impression. At the 25th anniversary special in 2007, his character Ah Bee was named as one of the most memorable TV roles and his role as the villain Li Kechun in The Reunion was voted the Top 10 most memorable villains. In 2009 he won the Best Supporting Actor award, despite the nominations being dominated by cast of the popular blockbuster series The Little Nyonya, for his portrayal of a promising young doctor driven to vice and insanity by unfortunate circumstances in The Golden Path. Now a well-known household name, Chew has gone from acting in drama series to hosting shows and large-scale events including overseas collaborations with Taiwan and China. He was nominated for the Best Info-Ed Host Award at the Star Awards 2010 for co-hosting Food Hometown. Chew's contract with MediaCorp was set to expire in October 2010. Due to his illness, Chew initially did not expect his contract to be renewed. However, reports surfaced in November 2010 that Chew's contract was renewed for a further two years, with particular emphasis on hosting and new artiste training duties. He made his acting comeback with Channel U's Show Hand, followed by Channel 8 30th anniversary drama special Joys of Life. Before the contract extension, Chew was planning to enter the restaurant business, which would have been Chew's second foray into the eatery business. During the 2019 Star Awards, Chew was awarded the Special Achievement Award. Business ventures In 2017, Chew, Dennis Chew and two other partners opened a Thai Mookata (barbecue-cum-steamboat) stall, 888 Mookata, at a coffee shop in Hougang, Singapore. In 2018, after setting up their third stall, both Chews started a porridge stall, The Famous Zhou, or known in Chinese, Zhou Chu Ming (粥出名), a play on Chew's name and their surnames. In 2023, Chew with Dennis Chew and two other friends opened a Thai bistro, Viewdee Thai Bistro, at Sprout Hub, Henderson. The same year, Chew, Dennis Chew, food blogger Maureen Ow (Miss Tam Chiak) and another friend opened a coffeeshop with ten stalls in Hougang. Personal life Chew graduated from Ngee Ann Polytechnic. He is married to Deon Tan and they have two daughters, born in 2002 and 2004. He revealed during a celebrity talk show in early 2008 that he did not have a happy childhood, often being abused by his overly strict father (a compulsive gambler and alcoholic), who committed suicide when Chew was still in primary school. He began attending a Charismatic church, Renewal Centre from 2007 and was baptised in late November 2008 with his daughters. Illness On 19 December 2008, Chew announced during a church event that he was suffering from Kennedy's disease, a muscular dystrophy illness that resulted in him limping while filming for his latest role as Wang Zhongkun in Love Blossoms II. Chew said that he was diagnosed with the illness in September 2008, and that he alerted the local press as to his condition, but asked the press to not report it yet, as he was psychologically not ready for it. Chew originally planned on officially announcing his illness during the Star Awards 2008 ceremony, due to be held in March 2009. However, signs of his illness can be clearly seen already, and the news was hard to keep under wraps. The illness has also brought on cardiac problems and diabetes for Chew. Since the illness was revealed, Chew became a member of the local disabled sports club, and has been taking swimming lessons to strengthen his body. Controversy In September 2016, Chew appeared in episode 6 of I Want to Be a Star that had to be taken down from Toggle's website due to public outcry about the show's casual racism. Chew's character said onscreen that Indians and Africans are "all the same". Mediacorp's online service, has apologised on behalf of the show. Active Years: 1990 - now Education: Pei Chun Public School; Holy Innocents' High School Spouse: Deon Chew (m. 2000) Children: 2 Awards: Best Actor (2000); All-Time Favourite Artiste (2004); Best Supporting Actor (2009); Special Achievement Award (2019) Occupation: actor, host, businessman", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/chew-chor-meng-1702707740.png" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lina Ng", "alternateName": "黄嫊方, Huang Su Fang, Ng Lina", "birthDate": "May 06, 1974", "nationality": "Singapore", "description": "Lina Ng Su Fang is a Singaporean actress and host. She was a full-time Mediacorp and SPH MediaWorks artiste from 1993 to 2004 but currently continues to film on an ad-hoc basis. To date, Ng is the first and only actress to win both an Asian Academy Creative Award and an Asian Television Award in Singapore. In 2021, Ng received the Asian Television Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as a majie in the English-language series Last Madame. She also runs Mustard Seeds Academy, which provides Chinese enrichment classes to childcare centres. Career Ng entered the entertainment industry after finishing 1st runner-up in the local talent-search competition Star Search 1993. Other contestants included Ann Kok and Ivy Lee, whom the former later revealed in 2009 that Ng was "openly competitive" during the competition. Ng later joined SPH MediaWorks, and left full-time acting following SPH Mediaworks' merger with MediaCorp. Since then, she has appeared in a number of productions including the 2012 series Joys of Life. Ng was nominated for Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes from 1995 to 1998. In 2017, Ng appeared in Have A Little Faith where she played an abusive mother. Shortly after, she played another supporting role in My Teacher Is a Thug. She went on to play the leading role in Channel 5 series Lion Mums 2. In 2018, she was cast in a Toggle original drama series Close Your Eyes. Personal life Ng married Mike Lam, a Physical Education teacher, on 9 September 2004 and they have three sons. She taught for three years in a pre-school before running a Mandarin enrichment company with former actress Evelyn Tan. Active Years: 1993 - now Education: Geylang Methodist Secondary School Spouse: Mike Lam (m. 2004) Children: 3 Occupations: Actress; Host; Businesswoman; Educator", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/lina-ng-1702708457.png" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Teoh Yeow Tong", "alternateName": "張耀棟, 张耀栋, Zhang Yao Dong, Чжан Яодун, زهانج ياودونج", "birthDate": "December 17, 1977", "nationality": "Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia", "description": "Zhang Yaodong (born Teoh Yeow Tong) is a Malaysian actor and businessman based in Singapore. Career Zhang entered the entertainment industry after finishing first runner-up in the Malaysian edition of talent-search contest Star Search in 2001. He was previously a model and had done various commercials in Malaysia before joining MediaCorp. made his small screen debut in the sixth season of popular sitcom, Don't Worry, Be Happy. After seven years in the industry, Zhang was awarded his first lead role in Happily Ever After. He has since snared played lead roles in series such as The Greatest Love of All, Your Hand in Mine and several Malaysian co-productions. He has been dubbed by many as the "Chinese Michael Jackson" as he bears a strong resemblance to the late singer. In the Star Awards 2007, Zhang won the Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes award, his first award in his acting career and was also nominated for the Best Actor Award, his first ever nomination in the acting category. Zhang won the Top 10 award once again in 2010. In his speech, he thanked veteran artistes and mentors Huang Wenyong, Huang Biren and Chen Hanwei. Zhang left MediaCorp in mid-2012 as he chose not to renew his contract. His last series is the 2012 anniversary drama Joys of Life. He planned to further his career in China but did not rule out a possibility of returning to MediaCorp. He signed a new contract with Mediacorp in 2015 and has since starred in Mind Game as well as long-running drama Life - Fear Not. Zhang has won 5 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes in 2007, 2011–2013 and 2016 respectively. Active Years: 2001 - now Education: University of Hertfordshire Agent: The Celebrity Agency Occupation: Actor; Businessman; Model", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/teoh-yeow-tong-1702709128.png" } ], "director": [ ], "trailer": { "@type": "VideoObject", "name": "Trailer for Family Ties (2023)", "embedUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/embed/YHlrSSAkHYY", "thumbnailUrl": "https://img.youtube.com/vi/YHlrSSAkHYY/0.jpg" }, "productionCompany": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Mediacorp Channel 8", "description": "
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