Hero (2016 TV series)
| Hero 大英雄 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Family |
| Written by | Ang Eng Tee 洪荣狄 |
| Directed by |
苏妙芳 Loo Yin Kam 卢燕金 |
| Starring |
Shaun Chen Jesseca Liu Chen Hanwei |
| Opening theme | 格外精彩 by 閻奕格 |
| Ending theme |
1) 借你一点泪 by 动力火车 2) 等一等 by Bonnie Loo 3) 格外精彩 by 閻奕格 |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| Original language(s) | Chinese |
| No. of episodes | 30 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Jasmine Woo 邬毓琳 |
| Location(s) |
 Singapore |
| Running time | approx. 45 minutes (exc. advertisements) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Mediacorp Channel 8 |
| Original release | 29 November 2016 – 9 January 2017 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | You Can Be An Angel 2 |
| Followed by | Home Truly |
| Related shows | Tiger Mum |
Hero (Chinese: 大英雄) is a Singaporean blockbuster drama produced and telecast on Mediacorp Channel 8. The series consists of 30 episodes, and will begin its run from 29 November 2016. It is written by Ang Eng Tee and executive produced by Jasmine Woo. Set in the soon-to-be-demolished Dakota Crescent HDB estate, it stars Shaun Chen, Chen Hanwei, Jesseca Liu, Andie Chen, Sheila Sim, Ian Fang, Pan Lingling, Paige Chua, Bonnie Loo, Hor Ying Ying, Aileen Tan, Youyi, Jin Yinji, Brandon Wong, Chen Tianwen, Desmond Ng and Zhu Houren.
Plot
The story is set in the year 2013, at Dakota Crescent, a neighborhood which will soon become historical under the HDB's selective en-bloc redevelopment scheme (SERS). Dakota Crescent had been one of Singapore’s earliest HDB estates, built in 1958 by the Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT), which preceded the HDB. In 2014, it was decided that the government will redevelop the land and all residents would have to relocate by 2016.
Through the lives of Zhou Fa Da (Shaun Chen), Ye Xiao Ying (Chen Hanwei) and Zhang Wei Xiong (Jesseca Liu), three ordinary characters who grew up in this estate, a series of interesting, exciting and personal stories will unfold… Zhou Fa Da, also known as Big Brother, is a man with a strong sense of justice, loyalty and compassion. He always takes into his hands the problems of his neighbors, wanting to help them in times of need. But because of his overzealous and reckless character, his good intentions often turn out to cause more trouble than help. Ye Xiao Ying is Fa Da’s uncle, who always dreams of achieving phenomenal success in life, but he never did live up to his dreams as he is essentially just a slacker. He is very good at keeping out of trouble, by tactically avoiding tricky situations. His motto in life is: A man’s greatest power is not his fists, but his tongue. He believes that being good with words can help one sail through career and relationships smoothly, but the fact is, his career and love affairs are almost always on the rocks. Zhang Wei Xiong is a manly name, but the owner of the name is actually a cute girl. When her mother was pregnant with her, the ultrasound scan showed that it was a baby boy, so her father went to the fortune teller and got her this dashing manly name. Who would have expected that it was a baby girl! But they went along with the name “Wei Xiong” after all. Wei Xiong is just like her name; she has great ambitions and a gusty character, and people in the neighborhood see her as the future elite. Unfortunately, that is just her pretense. She is actually very timid and cowardly, but she believes that in order to survive in this dog-eat-dog world, you will have to “never say die”. So even though she is crumbling from fear inside, she would always put up a strong front, and her strong-headedness always gets her into trouble. If not for the help of Big Brother Fa Da, with this personality, she might have much consequences to suffer. This three characters, together known as “The Great Hero”, are the three musketeers of the neighborhood, and from them, we will get to know many other members of Dakota Crescent, and also their inspiring, interesting and heart-warming stories.
Cast
- To be updated as more information will be revealed when the shows airs on Channel 8
Zhou (Fada) family
| Cast | Role | Description | Episodes Appeared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Chen 陈泓宇 | Zhou Fada 周发达 |
Main Protagonist
|
1-5 |
| Jin Yinji 金银姬 | Granny Swordsman 俠女阿嬤 |
|
1-5 |
| Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 | Ye Xiaoying 叶晓英 | Main Protagonist
Old Uncle (老叔)
|
1-5 |
Zhang (Zhiming) family
| Cast | Role | Description | Episodes Appeared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zhu Xiufeng 朱秀凤 | Granny Mahjong 麻将婆 |
|
1-5 |
| Brandon Wong 黄炯耀 | Zhang Zhiming 张志明 |
|
3, 4 |
| Pan Lingling 潘玲玲 | Xiao Jiahui 萧家惠 |
|
1-4 |
| Jesseca Liu 刘子绚 | Zhang Weixiong 张伟雄 |
Main Protagonist
|
1-5 |
| Ian Fang 方伟杰 | Zhang Weikang 张伟康 |
|
1-4 |
Ou (Sihai) family
| Cast | Role | Description | Episodes Appeared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zhu Houren 朱厚任 | Ou Sihai 区四海 | Uncle Hai (海叔)
|
1, 4 |
| Andie Chen 陈邦鋆 | Ou Jinguang 区金光 | Ah Guang (阿光)
|
1-5 |
| Youyi 有懿 | Xiuzhen 秀珍 |
Bucktooth Girl (龅牙妹)
|
1 |
| Paige Chua 蔡琦慧 | Ou Jinxuan 区金宣 |
|
2, 3 |
Guan (Ah Li) family
| Cast | Role | Description | Episodes Appeared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chen Tianwen 陈天文 | Guan A-li 关阿礼 |
|
3, 4 |
| Aileen Tan 陈丽贞 | Huang Lili 黄丽丽 |
|
3-5 |
| He Yingying 何盈莹 | Guan Meiyu 关美玉 |
|
1-4 |
| Bonnie Loo 罗美仪 | Guan Meimei 关美美 |
|
1-5 |
| Desmond Ng 黄振隆 | Walter |
|
Other characters
| Cast | Role | Description | Episodes Appeared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheila Sim 沈琳宸 | Fan Fangfang 范芳芳 |
|
2-5 |
| Peter Yu 宏荣 | Luo Bei 罗北 |
Someone's-in-a-big-hurry (赶着去投胎）
|
1-5 |
| Ng Suan Loi 黃晶晶 | Granny Cardboard 纸皮婆 | 1-5 |
Cameo appearances
| Cast | Role | Description | Episodes Appeared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrie Wong 黄思恬 | Alexia |
|
1 |
| Ya Hui 雅慧 | Betty |
|
1 |
| Felicia Chin 陈凤玲 | Cathy |
|
1 |
| Chew Chor Meng 周初明 | Wei Ge 伟哥 |
|
1 |
| Oh Ling En 胡菱恩 | 中学学生 |
|
1 |
| Dennis Chew 周崇庆 | Auntie Lucy |
|
1 |
| Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉 | Rice King 饭王 |
|
1 |
| Kym Ng 鐘琴 | Fishball Girl 鱼丸妹 |
|
1 |
| Mark Lee 李国煌 | Long Ge 龙哥 |
|
3 |
| Terence Cao 曹国辉 | Xie Xian 谢贤 |
|
3 |
| Henry Thia 程旭辉 | Steven | 4 | |
| Jack Neo 梁志强 | Liang Po Po 梁婆婆 |
|
4 |
| Teddy Tang 唐崧瑞 | Jack |
|
5 |
| Zhang Zhenhuan 张振寰 | George Pu |
|
6 |
| James Seah 谢宏辉 | Chen Bangqing 陈邦庆 |
|
7 |
| Xiang Yun 向云 | Quan Min'er 权敏儿 |
|
7 |
| Zheng Geping 郑各评 | |||
| Huang Biren 黄碧仁 | He Xuemei 贺雪美 | ||
| Jayley Woo 胡佳琪 | Bonnie |
|
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| Zhang Yaodong 张耀栋 | Zhang Zhentian 张振天 |
|
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| Richard Low 刘谦益 | |||
| Zoe Tay 郑惠玉 |
|
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| Guo Liang 郭亮 |
|
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| Michael Huang 黃仲崑 |
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| Kenneth Chung 钟坤华 | |||
| Sora Ma 马艺瑄 | |||
| Desmond Tan 陈泂江 | |||
| Rebecca Lim 林慧玲 | |||
Development
This drama series will be produced to kick-start the 35 years of Chinese language drama being broadcast in Singapore. It will be set at the soon-to-be demolished Dakota Crescent housing estate. It was one of Singapore's oldest HDB estates, being built in 1958. It is also known that all the big stars of Mediacorp will be making cameo appearances in this drama, such as Paris and Milan character Auntie Lucy (played by Dennis Chew) and Liang Po Po (played by Jack Neo) of Comedy Night.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Imaging sessions were done in end-April and early-May 2016, while the first scene was shot on 23 May.[9][10]
On 30 July 2016, in the nineteenth season of The Sheng Siong Show, it was also announced that Power Station will be performing the drama theme song. They were in Singapore to promote their "Next Station" world tour which will be held on 27 August.
Trivia
- This will be Peter Yu's comeback drama series.
- Shaun Chen, Jesseca Liu, Chen Hanwei and Youyi previously starred in Blessings (2014). Then, Shaun Chen was Chen Hanwei's younger "brother" and in love with Jesseca Liu, while Chen Hanwei was Youyi's admirer. For this drama, there is a reshuffle; Shaun Chen will still pair up with Jesseca Liu, while Chen Hanwei pairs up with Paige Chua, and Andie Chen pairs up with Youyi.
- This Is Shaun Chen and Jesseca Liu's second pair up after Blessings.
- This will be Chen Hanwei, Carrie Wong, Paige Chua, Youyi and Jin Yinji's second drama collaboration, after The Gentlemen.
- Chew Chor Meng, Pan Lingling, Dennis Chew, Ya Hui, Carrie Wong, Chen Tianwen, Zhu Houren, Chen Hanwei, Sheila Sim and Sora Ma were also involved in the concurrently-running 118 II, which also debuted on 29 November 2016.
See also
References
- ↑ ""绚耀"咖啡馆悄悄开业 刘子绚《大英雄》首次挑战搞笑角色" (in Chinese). Channel 8 News and Current Affairs. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ↑ "陈泓宇：新剧角色取名自"达哥打弯"感荣幸 拍完戏急着回家看孩子" (in Chinese). Channel 8 News and Current Affairs. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ↑ "Auntie Lucy重出江湖 客串重头剧《大英雄》" (in Chinese). Channel 8 News and Current Affairs. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ↑ "陈汉玮挺脊柱骨伤口拍戏 为母亲祈福改吃素" (in Chinese). Channel 8 News and Current Affairs. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ↑ "梁婆婆重出江湖 梁志强新片拒当导演？" (in Chinese). Toggle. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ↑ "郑斌辉赴中国演蒙古大汗 陈泓宇与妻女分房睡" (in Chinese). Toggle. 18 June 2016.
- ↑ Tammi Tan (16 July 2016). "No sugar mummies for Ian Fang". Toggle. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ↑ "刘子绚望办海滩婚礼 郑惠玉"吃"嫩草方伟杰" (in Chinese). Toggle. 16 July 2016.
- ↑ "刘子绚否认下个月结婚 陈泓宇望携妻女拍广告" (in Chinese). Toggle. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ↑ "陈邦鋆下月搬家迎接小公主 黄炯耀晒儿破家变传闻" (in Chinese). Toggle. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.