Life Less Ordinary

Sunny Side Up is a daily social drama that takes a true-to-life, honest look at Singapore's melting pot culture, exploring daily struggles, conflicts and social issues, while ultimately inspiring with light-hearted and uplifting tales that restore your faith in humanity. We follow the lives and struggles of a diverse group of unconventional families, including the Rajendrans and Gohs, a lively, blended family with five children, the Hengs, a traditional family who run the neighbourhood TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) shop, the Ibrahims, whose son was once a beloved national sports hero, the Ortegas, led by an independent-minded single woman caught in the middle of inter-generational drama and Chan and Chandra, two seniors navigating their golden years.

The Return of the Condor Heroes is a Singaporean television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. It was broadcast from 2 June to 27 July 1998 on TCS Eighth Frequency in Singapore and was later released on other Asian television networks.

Former loan shark Mao Ge had his leg broken by his enemy after he was released from prison. He started a second-hand goods business with Yiyuan, an ex-convict too. Qiu Jingwen, once a delinquent Mao Ge dated, sublet her toast shop space to Mao reluctantly. Jingwen’s cousin Qingtian, a prison officer, helps out at the toast shop and she is skeptical of Mao and Yiyuan turning over a new leaf...

Anya, abducted from wealth, endures life in a brothel. Xinniang, once a child beggar, blossoms into a refined lady. Anna, cast away as a jinx, returns to upend their lives. As secrets unravel, love and kinship are tested—will they rise above fate?

Your Hand In Mine was a long-running drama that was produced by Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It was the longest local drama that had been produced by Mediacorp to date, with 180 episodes. Originally dubbed as the 2010 version of the acclaimed 2003 serial Holland V, it starred the veterans Chen Liping and Huang Wenyong, as well as Yvonne Lim, Belinda Lee, Cai Peixuan and Joanne Peh.

Set post-World War II Singapore, the story line spans the decade between the end of the Japanese occupation and the HDB's clearing of squatters during the late 1950s to early 1960s.

A Child's Hope was a chinese medical drama made to promote the charity known as National Kidney Foundation Singapore that aired on Medicorp TV Channel 8 that ran from 2003 to 2004 and focused on the working and personal lives of the doctors, social workers and trainee nurses in the paediatric department who care for critically ill children with chronic diseases or terminal illnesses, such as congenital heart diseases and kidney problems.

Famous celebrity, Gu Xin, unknowingly caused the death of three individuals who became wandering souls. These souls refuse to leave Gu Xin alone until she helps to reduce their "weight" by fulfilling their last wishes before they can head for reincarnation. Each soul must only weigh 21 grams before they are allowed to reincarnate and Gu Xin who is the only human who can see them becomes their last hope. Through the journey, the cold and aloof Gu Xin learns the true meaning of love and letting go.

A biographic flashback of an extended Peranakan family in Malacca; set in the 1930s, the story spans over 70 years and several generations of three families.

A powerful glimpse into the criminal justice system of Singapore. Each week, a team of investigators must race against time to solve a seemingly brutal or heinous crimes and bring the perpetrators to justice. Then, a team of the best criminal lawyers in town fights to present the best case in court.

The story is set in a block of government-rental HDB flats and revolves around its occupants. Everyday, heartwarming scenes of tears and laughter take place in these humble settings.

From a poor kampong girl to a shining wayang star, “Titoudao: Inspired By A True Wayang Star” is a series that follows the turbulent and colourful story of a real-life wayang star, Madam Oon Ah Chiam. A celebrated wayang performer who has to take on multiple hardships and challenges in life in order to realize her dreams and find her place in the world. This epic biography also parallels pivotal events in Singapore’s history to showcase how our lives have been transformed over the course of over 50 years.

The Legendary Swordsman is a Singaporean television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. It was first broadcast on TCS-8 in Singapore in 2000.

No Limits is a Singaporean Chinese drama series broadcast in 2010 to celebrate the inaugural Summer Youth Olympics. It was aired on weekdays in the 9pm time slot.

The Ultimatum is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 27 May 2009 and ended on the date 7 July 2009. This drama serial consists of 30 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm. Being the mid-year Channel 8 blockbuster of 2009, it was the first Channel 8 drama to be fully filmed in HD. Despite being touted as the 2009 blockbuster of the year and featuring many established actors and actresses like Zoe Tay, Li Nanxing and Fann Wong, the show's reception was lukewarm at best. Many viewers faulted the serial for improbable casting and for a lack of originality in certain parts of the scripting. The series also came under harsh criticism for being overly melodramatic. However, the performance of newcomers such as Jerry Yeo, who played an antagonist for the first time, were widely praised.

Renowned chef Qin Fen came to Singapore with his father when he was young to escape the war in his home country. Father and son started their restaurant "Wu Shuang Lou" after much struggles and was renowned for their "Wu Shang Banquet". Qin fen took in four disciples, Nan Hua, Xi Hong, Dong Bai, Bei Fa, and they received different secret recipes from him individually. Nan Hua became the most successful among the disciples. However, he went into a coma due to an accident and his wife Chen Hui Ying took over his restaurant “Hua Hua Shi Jie”. After much rivalry between his sons Qian Ruo Wei and Qian Ruo Feng, the later finally took the top post of CEO. Ruo Feng dreams of restoring the legendary “Wu Shuang Banquet” and wants to seek the help of Xi Hong, Dong Bai and Bei Fa. However, the estranged disciples do not want anything to do with each other. Will Ruo Feng be able to realise his dreams?

Li family, who are in the wedding business, and the Cai family, who run a mortuary. The Chinese traditionally believe that the "red" (represents fortune and happiness) and "white" (associated with death) are not to be associated. As fate would have it, the younger generation cross paths and love blossoms.

Beset with foreign threats and internal turmoil, China's concoction of woes compels its citizens to leave for Nanyang in search of a better life. When Shi Tou, manages to save enough money after years of working at a tin mine, he returns to marry his childhood sweetheart, Ya Zi. On the return trip, they cross paths with two penniless brothers, Zhang Tian Peng and Zhang Tian Ying with the former becoming Shi Tou's sworn brother out of gratitude. Framed for robbery and murder, Shi Tou is thrown behind bars while Ya Zi desperately seeks help. Feeling sympathetic towards them, Hui Niang and her stepbrother, Zhang Dong'en proves Shi Tou's innocence. When he returns back to the mine, Shi Tou is lured into a destructive spiral of gambling by his scheming boss and runs up a huge debt, while his supervisor, Hei Long lusts after Ya Zi's beauty and plots to ruin him.

Man At Forty is an intense drama which revolves around a pair of brothers, one born with a silver spoon and the other having to live in poverty almost all his life and how their lives are thrown into a roller-coaster ride by the sudden change in wealth and status. Things get more complicated as jealousy, complacency, resentment, hatred and disillusion steps in. This drama was broadcast in Year 2004.

Don't Stop Believin' is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 14 August 2012. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes and was screened on weekdays at 9:00 pm. Don't Stop Believin became the top-rated 2012 on MediaCorp TV Channel 8, overtaking the previous record-holder Joys of Life. Its last episode also attracted more than 1 million viewers.

A group of struggling individuals are united by a love of soccer. At the center is Renxin, a reclusive widower and former coach who needs new hope.

Feng Yifei, a young hunter from Baihua Village, who becomes entangled in a quest for the legendary Black Gold Blood Sword, a sentient weapon forged from rare celestial material. As Yifei bonds with the sword, he uncovers a conspiracy led by the rebellious Prince Zhu Shengbei, who seeks to overthrow the emperor and exploit the village's resources. Alongside his blind brother Feng Yile and the spirited Tang Jian'er, Yifei navigates love, betrayal, and political intrigue. He faces off against powerful enemies, including the ruthless Ouyang Nitian, to protect his village and avenge his family. The Hunter's Prey AKA Black Gold Blood Sword or The Black (Blood) Sword was a Hong Kong based Wuxia TV series based on a novel by Huang Yi. The TV show aired on the channel TVB Jade in 1990.

A Million Treasures is a Singaporean Chinese drama that was telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. This show, consisting of 25 episodes, made its debut on 4 December 2006 and ended its run on 5 January 2007. The theme song of the show is sung by Mi Lu Bing.

Zhang Tianliang and Zheng Weilong have been close friends since secondary school. Both of them often get themselves into trouble, and ended up being suspended from school. They were forced to be loanshark runners due to the debt Weilong owed, little did they know in the process, they indirectly caused the death of one of the debtor’s wife, Wan An’s mother, thus causing Wan An to bear a grudge against loanshark runners. Tianliang injured someone while helping Wen Shuying and was sentenced to jail. He turned over a new leaf after this incident and became a lawyer upon his release. 张天亮和郑伟龙从中学起就是好友，两人经常打架闹事，被学校开除。因伟龙欠下大耳窿的钱，两人被迫当上跑腿，间接害死了一名欠债人的妻子，也就是婉安的母亲，但天亮却毫不知情，婉安因此对大耳窿跑腿深恶痛绝。天亮为帮一女子温书莹，犯下严重伤人罪，被判坐牢。出狱后他重新做人，当上律师。

The Golden Path is a 30-episode drama serial. Set in 1982 and spanning 25 years, it tells the story of a family embroiled in conflicts of interest, webs of deceit, love, hatred and vengeance. The drama was produced by MediaCorp in celebration of the company's 25 years of local Chinese drama production and incorporates scenes from past dramas such as The Seletar Robbery, The Flying Fish, Pretty Faces, Turn of the Tide, Finishing Lines, The Last Applause, Stepping Out, The Golden Pillow and Holland V. The serial was telecast on MediaCorp TV Channel 8, from 11 December 2007, weekdays at 9:00pm. The series finale aired on 21 January 2008.

Tang Mei Qi (Felicia Chin) decides to divorce her philandering husband Jian Jun Hao (Steve Yap). Jun Hao uses his affluence and under-handed methods to gain custody of their daughter. To safeguard themselves, everyone turns against Mei Qi, all except for her former schoolmate Lian An Sheng (Zhen Huan Zhang). An Sheng wins the custody case for her, spurring Mei Qi to resume her interest to read law. After overcoming many obstacles, she finally passes her bar exam. She eventually falls in love with An Sheng who stands by her during her most difficult times. Just as everything is going well, An Sheng is charged with murder. Mei Qi decides to fight for An Sheng. Although she believes in An Sheng but all the evidences are stacked against him. How will Mei Qi defend him? Or will she accept the fact that he is indeed a murderer?

Far away in the universe, a planet AMIKUS is facing serious pollution and a depletion of its natural resources. Chen Feng Jiao (Carrie Wong) is tasked with seeking a new livable planet and to locate the whereabouts of a defector TA1-2345. To blend in with the Earthlings, Feng Jiao and her comrades disguise themselves as a typical Singaporean family and everyone is assigned a “human” name. Living next to the Yang family, Feng Jiao and Yang Tian Sheng (Shaun Chen) share a mutual dislike for each other which eventually turns into love. While Chen Xiang Lin (Aloysius Pang) kisses Yang Tian Ning (Paige Chua) and the latter becomes pregnant! Another neighbor Zhou Zhi Qiang discovers the true identities of the Chens and uses it to take advantage of Chen Xiao Long (Brandon Wong). With their leader falling in love and a human-alien baby on its way, will our friends from afar complete their mission? And can they uncover the defector who has been taking on a human-form and living among them?

Bao, a young chef with the ability to see ghosts, keeps a low profile to avoid wandering souls, a challenging task during the Hungry Ghost Festival. His life takes a turn when he encounters Soo Lian, a wandering ghost who refuses reincarnation and seeks Bao's assistance in reuniting with her lover, Hock.

The Dream Makers is a 30-episode drama serial that airs on MediaCorp Channel 8 from 24 June 2013, to 2 August 2013. It features Zoe Tay, Rui En, Jeanette Aw, Chen Liping, Qi Yuwu and Chen Hanwei in the main cast and is also the first such series to commemorate 50 years of local television.

Zi Le (Romeo Tan) suffers from Tourette syndrome. As a child, his father passed away and his mother ran away, leaving him homeless and destitute. Da Wei (Ian Fang) takes pity on Zi Le and convinces his mother, An Qi (Ling Ling Pan), to take the latter in. Despite all his misfortunes, Zi Le always has a cheerful disposition, and An Qi named him Happy Prince. Zi Le learned baking from An Qi and eventually becomes good at it, even opening his own bakery with Da Wei. He also reunites with his childhood sweetheart Yu Wen (Paige Chua). His mother, Bi Qiu (Yun Xiang), suddenly returns to reunite with him. But all is not well when he discovers that Bi Qiu harbours an ulterior motive. When the bakery gets into trouble and Bi Qiu absconds with Zi Le's money, the Happy Prince finally breaks down - Can Zi Le stand against adversity one more time and continue to pursue his dreams?

Yao Zong, an assistant horse trainer who is not doing well in his career, is inadvertently sucked into its realm. Despite being bullied at work, he puts up a brave front daily to preserve the respect from his family. But one night, in a drunken stupor, he bumps into an old woman who grants him three wishes. He is skeptical but uses them anyway when he faces difficulties in his life. When he realises that the wishes do indeed come true, he wants more. But this time, he has to pay a price for the next three wishes. Despite the warning, he uses them anyway and turns his family into instant millionaires from winning the lottery. But he pays with a high price - his daughter loses her legs as a result. Greed is then exemplified by his son, who uses the last wish to wish for three more wishes. In what seems like a never-ending cycle, Yao Zong looks desperately for the next person to take the three wishes away from him.

Set in the 1940s and then the modern world, this drama pits the traditional way against the modern. The story evolves around a popular traditional pastry shop called Xiji. Lian Wending, who is the only heir and has a gift in making pastries, is in love with a travelling songstress, Lin Xiaomei. But his father objects to the relationship and arranges for Wending to marry a rich merchant's daughter, Sun Xiulan. Bound by tradition, he accedes to his father's wish. On Mid-Autumn night, he falls into a well and loses his consciousness. When he wakes up, he is shocked to find himself in modern Singapore. He gets to know two brothers, who are his descendants. Xiji in the modern world is, unfortunately, facing a business crisis and Wending tries his best to save it. In the process, he meets his westernised rival, She Meiren, who looks exactly like Xiaomei but with a different personality. In the battle between modern and traditional ways, both of them fall in love with each other.

Mandy (Zoe Tay), Miao Miao (Kym Ng) and Si Jin (Somaline Ang) come from different backgrounds but share one common trait, they have to raise their children single-handedly. Mandy was a socialite before her husband died after absconding with company funds. She was forced to move into a tiny apartment with her two daughters and shares it with another tenant Dong Yu (Pierre Png). Miao Miao is a housewife whose husband worked overseas all year long, leaving her to raise their three sons alone. Si Jin was a student with good grades, until she gave it up to give birth to her son at 19 years old and became a single mother. All three seemingly different women become friends and see each other through many ups and downs. And at the centre of it all is an uncanny guardian angel, Dong Yu, who helped them through many difficult times. But soon is it discovered that Dong Yu was a convicted felon, what are his secrets and will it change their friendship with him?

This is the show that catapulted Zoe Tay into instant stardom. Along with Meijiao Lin and Miaoling Tang, this 30-parter shows how Bobo (played by Zoe) tears her best friend's life apart by stealing the latter's boyfriend and her father, and then causing her mother's death.

He Feng, an ex-cop with late-stage cancer, and Yue Xin, a dispirited widow, use their newfound ability to see into the past and future to solve cases as they vie for the PI agency. Qiu, head of an American gang, tasks Hanzo to steal their powers, drawing the duo into a deadly conspiracy that threatens to tear them apart and get them killed after having braved countless trials.

The divine one is immortalised - literally - as a wandering apparition in this 30-part mystery-romance that spans over three decades of contemporary Singapore history.

A 1991 classic drama by Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (currently Mediacorp TV Singapore Pte Ltd)

Vicky (Carrie Wong) is an aspiring model entering a modelling reality show, while Victoria (Irene Ang) is the CEO of a real estate company sponsoring the show. Both get into a tiff over a crazy fan of Vicky, in their argument, they fall into the pool. Victoria awakes to find herself in the body of Vicky, while her own body is nowhere to be found. She can only lower herself down to play Vicky and continue as a contestant of the reality show whilst she unravels the truth behind the mysterious 'curse' and tries to locate her missing body. How would the high and mighty CEO adapt to a completely new and bedazzling modelling life? Will she be able to solve the many mysteries and survive the numerous crises that arise from the competition?

Five years ago, Toh Jin Shu was a shining star in the field of psychology. Sought after by the media and rich clients, he basked in his own glory and neglected his girlfriend Song Jie Fang. Jin Shu is not aware that Jie Fang suffers from delusional jealousy, she died when she jumped down the building pulling Jin Shu with her. Jin Shu survived the fall but was guilt-stricken that he did not discover Jie Fang's illness. He disappeared from the medical world and was never heard of again. Five years later, Jin Shu appeared in a quiet neighbourhood working as a plumber. He rented a small room from landlord Qin Xiu Xiu and no one knew his past. As Jin Shu gets to know his neighbours better, he discovers that they suffer from psychological problems, including Xiu Xiu. Unable to look the other way, he starts helping them. But his ex-patient, Loo Hai Ning found his hiding place, her appearance starts to complicate matters.