Beautiful Connection
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Beautiful Connection is a Singaporean Chinese drama serial. It was telecast in 2002. The show earned many nominations for the Star Awards
including Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best TV Drama, Best Theme Song, Best Director and many more.
This drama repeated in Year 2007, on MediaCorp TV Channel 8
, Mondays and Tuesdays, 10.30pm to 12.30am.
Spoilt by Fatty Zhen, the youngest daughter, Ke Ke (played by Jeanette Aw), is well-educated but arrogant. On the other hand, Ke Lian (played by Huang Biren) and Ke Li's (played by Aileen Tan) happiness have been short-changed to create more opportunities for their youngest sister.
Despite this, both Ke Lian and Ke Li are able to adapt better to society, unlike Fatty Zhen and Ke Ke, whose attitude puts people off. Ke Lian eventually finds true love with Lion King (played by Xie Shaoguang), while Ke Li finds happiness in her own family and career. It is only in the face of an economic crisis and a stroke that Fatty Zhen had, did the arrogant Fatty Zhen and Ke Ke realise and learn about humility and the importance of maintaining good human relationships.
While Beautiful Connection reflects on the harsh realities and pressures of working life, it also shows that there will always be hope and warmth even during a depressing time such as an economic crisis.
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Star Awards
The Star Awards is an annual ceremony where the media organisation, Mediacorp, recognises entertainers in their employ for their outstanding performances...
including Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best TV Drama, Best Theme Song, Best Director and many more.
This drama repeated in Year 2007, on MediaCorp TV Channel 8
MediaCorp TV Channel 8
MediaCorp Channel 8 is a 24-hour free-to-air Mandarin Chinese general entertainment television channel in Singapore...
, Mondays and Tuesdays, 10.30pm to 12.30am.
Main cast
- Zhu Mi Mi as Lin Yu Zhen aka Fatty Zhen
- Huang BirenHuang BirenHuang Biren is a television actress in Singapore. She has left the local TV station, MediaCorp TV since 30 June 2008.-Career:Huang joined the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation in 1988 after completing its Professional Drama Performers' Training course...
as Fan Ke Lian - Aileen TanAileen TanAileen Tan is a versatile actress in Singapore. She entered the entertainment industry through placing second in the first Star Search Competition in 1988...
as Fan Ke Li - Jeanette AwJeanette Aw-1979–2000: Early life and education:Born Jeanette Aw Ee-Ping to Chinese parents. Her father has Peranakan ancestry while mother is a Hokkien. Jeanette is the youngest of three children, she has an older sister and older brother...
as Fan Ke Ke - Xie ShaoguangXie ShaoguangXie Shaoguang is a former Singaporean Chinese actor. Known for his roles on MediaCorp TV Channel 8's drama serials and other programmes, he rose to fame for his acting prowess and versatility despite not being known for his physical appearance...
as Lion King
Supporting Cast
- Huang Shi Nan as Jiang Xue Liang
- Qi YuwuQi YuwuQi Yuwu is a China-born Singapore film and television actor. Qi is a permanent resident of Singapore and a contracted artiste under Singapore's MediaCorp Studios.-Biography:...
as Zheng Rui Sheng - Allan Wu as Du Zheng Yu
- Henry ThiaHenry ThiaHenry Thia is a Singaporean actor who is probably best known for his roles in Money No Enough and Police & Thief as Hui and Georgie Gan respectively...
as Liu Ya Xi - Tan Kheng HuaTan Kheng HuaTan Kheng Hua is a popular Singaporean actress best known for her role as Margaret Phua in Singapore-based MediaCorp TV Channel 5's longest-running hit television sitcom Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd...
as Mo Lan Ying - Bukoh Mary as Lin Xiang Xiang
- Zhang Yao Dong as Sam
- Lin Yong Kun as Kopi-O
- Ding Sen Yan as Jason
- Chen Ming Pei as Lan-jie
- 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 He Wei
Synopsis
Beautiful Connection begins with the lives of three daughters from a single-parent family, headed by a domineering and unreasonable mother, Fatty Zhen (played by Zhu Mimi). The three daughters have characters that are very different as a result of their mother's upbringing.Spoilt by Fatty Zhen, the youngest daughter, Ke Ke (played by Jeanette Aw), is well-educated but arrogant. On the other hand, Ke Lian (played by Huang Biren) and Ke Li's (played by Aileen Tan) happiness have been short-changed to create more opportunities for their youngest sister.
Despite this, both Ke Lian and Ke Li are able to adapt better to society, unlike Fatty Zhen and Ke Ke, whose attitude puts people off. Ke Lian eventually finds true love with Lion King (played by Xie Shaoguang), while Ke Li finds happiness in her own family and career. It is only in the face of an economic crisis and a stroke that Fatty Zhen had, did the arrogant Fatty Zhen and Ke Ke realise and learn about humility and the importance of maintaining good human relationships.
While Beautiful Connection reflects on the harsh realities and pressures of working life, it also shows that there will always be hope and warmth even during a depressing time such as an economic crisis.
Awards and nominations
This drama serial had received many awards and nominations in the Star Awards 2002Star Awards 2002
Star Awards 2002 is a television award telecast in 2002 as part of the annual Star Awards organised by MediaCorp for MediaCorp TV Channel 8.-Nominees and winners:Winners are highlighted in bold.Best Actor 最佳男主角...
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- Xie Shao Guang was nominated Best Actor.
- Aileen Tan and Huang Biren were nominated for Best Actress, of which Huang Biren won the award.
- Tan Kheng Hua was nominated Best Supporting Actress.
- The show was awarded Best Drama Serial of the Year.
- The show has the highest viewership rate for Year 2002.
- Jeanette Aw won Best Newcomer.
- The theme song of the drama by Rui EnRui EnRui En is a Chinese Singaporean singer-actress based in Singapore currently.Rui En was talent-spotted while appearing in SingTel's popular SingTel hi!Card commercial as the iconic "running girl" in 2001. She was offered a general management contract by Artiste Networks, a section of Hype Records...
, was nominated for Best Theme Song.