Beach.Ball.Babes
Encyclopedia
Beach.Ball.Babes is a Singaporean Chinese
idol drama mainly showcasing the main leads playing beach volleyball
. It was telecasted on Singapore
's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 7 July 2008 and ended on 1 August 2008. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm.
All is not smooth-sailing as Rainie is immensely jealous of Yanfang's talent, and they eventually break up over Ma Tianwu (Christopher Lee), Sentosa's beach bar owner. Rainie forms a new team to compete, while Yanfang discovers a hidden talent in Sixing (Dawn Yeoh), a nerdy Maths student.
But Yanfang's selfishness and critical nature surface and it threatens to break the partnership. Sixing also gets distracted with the good-looking Tianwu. On the eve of a major competition, Rainie is pursued by thugs whom her brother owes a lot of money, but Yanfang gets injured while trying to save her. An injured Yanfang is determined to compete, but her injury worsens at the crucial moment, will this be the end of her championship dreams?
Chinese language
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idol drama mainly showcasing the main leads playing beach volleyball
Beach volleyball
Beach volleyball, or sand volleyball, is an Olympic team sport played by two teams of two players on a sand court divided by a net.Like volleyball, the object of the game is to send the ball over the net in order to ground it on the opponent’s court, and to prevent the same effort by the opponent....
. It was telecasted on Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 7 July 2008 and ended on 1 August 2008. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm.
Main Cast
- Christopher LeeChristopher Lee (Singaporean actor)Christopher Lee , born Lee Meng Soon, is a Singapore-based Malaysian Chinese film and television actor, host and singer.-Early life:Lee studied up to form 5 in Sekolah Menangah Seri Kota, Air Leleh, Malacca, Malaysia...
as Ma Tian Wu - Jesseca LiuJesseca LiuJesseca Liu Zhi Xuan is a Malaysian actress and model working in Singapore.-Early life:Jesseca Liu was born in Langkawi, Malaysia. She began modeling after graduating from Saito Academy in 2001. Languages often spoken by Liu are Cantonese, Mandarin, English and Bahasa Melayu. First known as Lao...
as Cai Yan Fang - Joanne PehJoanne PehJoanne Peh is a Singaporean actress.Peh studied at Temasek Secondary School where she was head prefect and subsequently went on to Victoria Junior College then to Nanyang Technological University...
as Liu Xuan / Liu Feng Rainie (2 roles) - Dawn YeohDawn YeohDawn Yeoh is a Singaporean MediaCorp actress, most notable for her debut role in The Shining Star.It was mentioned in Xin.sg that Dawn Yeoh's contract with MediaCorp had expired on Dec 2009, and she was no longer a MediaCorp artiste, hence her exclusion from the Top 20 Most Popular Female artistes...
as Wang Si Xing - Cui Peng as Yan Fei Peng
- Kit Chan
Supporting Cast
- Pan Ling Ling as Wang Yiyen
- Jade SeahJade SeahJade Seah is a Singaporean model, host and actress. Jade was 1st runner-up at the Miss Singapore Universe 2006 pageant, who signed a contract with MediaCorp soon after the pageant. A graduate of Singapore Management University, Jade is now the new face of Nivea Visage...
- Richard Loh
- Jerry Yeo
- Wang Yu Yun
Synopsis
A shining star in the court of volleyball, Cai Yanfang (Jesseca Liu) is unfortunately self-centred and critical. She falls out with her teammates and dragged her best friend Rainie (Joanne Peh) along to switch to beach volleyball.All is not smooth-sailing as Rainie is immensely jealous of Yanfang's talent, and they eventually break up over Ma Tianwu (Christopher Lee), Sentosa's beach bar owner. Rainie forms a new team to compete, while Yanfang discovers a hidden talent in Sixing (Dawn Yeoh), a nerdy Maths student.
But Yanfang's selfishness and critical nature surface and it threatens to break the partnership. Sixing also gets distracted with the good-looking Tianwu. On the eve of a major competition, Rainie is pursued by thugs whom her brother owes a lot of money, but Yanfang gets injured while trying to save her. An injured Yanfang is determined to compete, but her injury worsens at the crucial moment, will this be the end of her championship dreams?
Viewership Rating and Reception
This drama has managed to achieve considerably high viewership ratings.| Week | Episode | Date | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Ep 1 to Ep 5 | 7 July 2008 to 11 July 2008 | 17.6% |
| Week 2 | Ep 6 to Ep 10 | 14 July 2008 to 18 July 2008 | 17.7% |
| Week 3 | Ep 11 to Ep 15 | 21 July 2008 to 25 July 2008 | TBA |
| Week 4 | Ep 16 to Ep 20 | 28 July 2008 to 1 August 2008 | TBA |
Trivia
- Some audience felt that Christopher Lee was too old to play this role, which requires him to star opposite young female actresses Dawn Yeoh and Joanne Peh.
- The first time in the drama Sixing and her mother goes to the beach in bikinis, Sixing is not wearing a seamless braBrassiereA brassiere is an undergarment that covers, supports, and elevates the breasts. Since the late 19th century, it has replaced the corset as the most widely accepted method for supporting breasts....
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