Realiti is a Malaysian television series starring Chelsia Ng

Chelsia Ng

-Biography:Penang-born Ng made her first step in the entertainment scene in the Malaysian English-language comedy Kopitiam as Rain, an assistant in Steven's salon....

, Ashraf Sinclair

Ashraf Sinclair

Ashraf Sinclair is a Malaysian actor who is well known for his role as Eddy in the movie Gol & Gincu. He was born to a British father and a Malay mother.- Career :...

, Melissa Maureen, Alvin Wong, Azizan Nin, Radhi Khalid and Maria Farida. It is produced by Ng Ping Ho

Ng Ping Ho

Ng Ping Ho is an award-winning film director, producer and screenwriter from Malaysia, whose work includes the highly successful and hugely popular Malaysian English-language comedy Kopitiam, Table For Two, Realiti and the hit corporate reality TV series The Firm...

 under Popiah Pictures

Popiah Pictures

Popiah Pictures is an award-winning television drama, reality TV and production house from Malaysia. Founded by Anne Low and award-winning film director Ng Ping Ho, the company has produced numerous programmes for television stations such as TV3, ntv7 and 8TV....

. Its first season which was aired on 8TV

8TV (Malaysia)

8TV is a private Malaysian Chinese television station, previously known as MetroVision Channel 8. Metrovision closed on 1 November 1999. 8TV was officially launched on Thursday, 8 January 2004 as 8TV after being acquired by Media Prima Berhad....

, having run from 3 September to 5 November 2006.

Plot

This drama series revolves 5 contestants of the fictional Idol

Idol series

The British talent search television series Pop Idol has spawned spin-offs in 42 territories, in what is now referred to as the "Idols" format, as described by FremantleMedia...

-styled television singing contest called Malaysian Star. Former rock star Mac assumes responsibility as the vocal coach for the contestants, Amir, Melody, Burn, Nickson, and Baby. The story also depicts the hard path which the contestants take to become the champion of a competition. Each of them has their deep secret, dark past and complicated background. Only one of them would emerge winner.

Malaysian Star contestants

• Amir (Zizan Nin) – he started out as a bellboy and a lounge performer in the hotel in which the Malaysian Star contestants stayed. After one of the original five contestants fainted while performing live on stage and declined to continue her journey in the competition, an emergency audition was held to find a replacement and he was eventually selected to replace her, though in a less conventional way. Amir comes from a village in Kedah
  Kedah
  Kedah is a state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The state covers a total area of over 9,000 km², and it consists of the mainland and Langkawi. The mainland has a relatively flat terrain, which is used to grow rice...
  
   and left for Kuala Lumpur after being estranged with his family. Being not fluent in English, Amir does have problems carrying English songs. Amir is notably a fan of OAG
  OAG (band)
  OAG, also spelled O@G, also known as Old Automatic Garbage or Orang Asia Genius, is a Malaysian pop and alternative rock band. The band, formed in 1992, was one of the first English language alternative rock bands in Malaysia to get huge attention from mainstream music listeners...
  
  , oft-seen singing the band's songs in the series.
• Melody Yeoh (Chelsia Ng
  Chelsia Ng
  -Biography:Penang-born Ng made her first step in the entertainment scene in the Malaysian English-language comedy Kopitiam as Rain, an assistant in Steven's salon....
  
  ) – Hailing from Penang
  Penang
  Penang is a state in Malaysia and the name of its constituent island, located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia by the Strait of Malacca. It is bordered by Kedah in the north and east, and Perak in the south. Penang is the second smallest Malaysian state in area after Perlis, and the...
  
  , touted as the contestant with the best vocals, she is not happy with the path she was forced to take by her father, who is a vocal coach himself. She was induced to musical and singing skills the different way from other youths, which made her fellow schoolmates astonished by her ignorance of Britney Spears
  Britney Spears
  Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
  
   (as expressed in one episode).
• Burn Ramli (Ashraf Sinclair
  Ashraf Sinclair
  Ashraf Sinclair is a Malaysian actor who is well known for his role as Eddy in the movie Gol & Gincu. He was born to a British father and a Malay mother.- Career :...
  
  ) – the hip-hop boy from Petaling Jaya
  Petaling Jaya
  Petaling Jaya is a Malaysian city originally developed as a satellite township for Kuala Lumpur comprising mostly residential and some industrial areas. It is located in the Petaling district of Selangor with an area of approximately 97.2 km². On 20 June 2006, Petaling Jaya was granted a...
  
   who stood out amongst the contestants with his charm toward young female fans, yet he has an aggressive, brawl-inclined character which threatens to put him and his image into trouble. He mixed with other hip-hop-imaged youths who turned out to be drug dealers.
• Nickson Wong (Alvin Wong) – a male hairstylist from Kuala Lumpur
  Kuala Lumpur
  Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
  
   with an explicitly girlish personality. Although looking smiley most of the time, he suffers from domestic problems, in which his father has been abusive towards his mother.
• Baby (Melissa Maureen) – also from Kuala Lumpur, an ex-fashion model who attracts fans with her popular establishment and pretty looks. Again, behind all this glam is a dark secret and complicated past that she has been striving to hide from the public eyes and ears — it was later known that she gave birth to a child outside the wedlock.
• Jessie (Celina Khor) — the original fifth contestant, who fainted on-stage during the starlet's first performance, and was eventually replaced by Amir.

Malaysian Star Crew and Proxies

• Mac (Radhi Khalid) – he was a rock star in the 1980s, now he lands a tough job as the vocal coach of the Malaysian Star. His strict disciplinarian approach made him compared to a drill sergeant in the military infantry, as said by Burn in the series.
• Jay (Nazruddin Habibur Rahman) – the scheming producer of the contest and manager of Rock Records. In the series he had expressed a wish to set up his own record company and whisk one of the contestants into that new label.
• Malaysian Star Host (Aishah Sinclair
  Aishah Sinclair
  Aishah Jennifer Mohamed Sinclair is an actress and television host from Malaysia. Currently she is the face of product Olay Total Effect and the spokesperson for Yayasan Anak Warisan Alam , a Malaysian non-profit organization established to instill a love of the environment in youths.-About...
  
  ) – self explanatory.
• Pop TV Host (Juliana Ibrahim) – in the show, her job is to interview the participants and members of the public on the streets for comments about the show, as well as assistant host in studio.
• Malaysian Star judges
  • FlyGuy
  • Bernie Chan
    Bernie Chan
    Bernie Chan was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and started her career as a model at the age of 18 and with her Pan Asian looks and at a statuesque 178 cm, she became Malaysia's premier supermodel. Her modelling career spanned KL, Singapore and Hong Kong. She has appeared on more than 30...
    
    (only appears during the emergency auditions)
  • Carmen Soo
    Carmen Soo
    -Biography:Born and raised in Malaysia of Chinese descent, she currently resides in Petaling Jaya, Selangor with her family. She holds a bachelor's degree in Business Management and can speak fluent Malay, Mandarin and English while also learning Tagalog to help her television acting career in the...
    
    
  • Phat Fabes (only appears during the Showdowns)
• Wahida (Maria Farida) – a tabloid reporter who seems aggressive and only wants to scoop on controversial issues pertaining to the contest and its participants, yet she has a kind heart

The contestants' family and friends

• David Yeoh (Kee Thuan Chye
  Kee Thuan Chye
  Kee Thuan Chye is a prominent Malaysian actor, dramatist, poet and journalist. Acting in theatre, films, and on television for more than 30 years, he continues to do so. In 1981, Kee co-founded the theatre group, KAMI, in Kuala Lumpur...
  
  ) – Melody's father, a vocal trainer who pushes his daughter to pursue a musical career against her will.
• Dayang (Lydia Ibtisam) – Amir's flame while working in the hotel, whose relationship with him falls apart gradually since he joined Malaysian Star.
• Calvin (Gambit Saifullah) – a close aide of Nickson, with whom he paired up to form a musical group and compose together. The duo have themselves accused of being gay
  Homosexuality
  Homosexuality is romantic or sexual attraction or behavior between members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality refers to "an enduring pattern of or disposition to experience sexual, affectional, or romantic attractions" primarily or exclusively to people of the same...
  
   while caught by the reporters and photographers holding hands in a rather "uncouth" manner.
• Fazrina (Cheyenne Stutzriem) – Baby's "niece" who really is Baby's child born out of the wedlock. The girl is under the custody of one of Baby's friends.
• Joe (Reefa) – Burn's hip-hopping fellow with a shady background. Toward the end of season one he was found out to be a drug trafficker who once sold to Melody, finding out which Burn brwaled and broke up with him.

Season 1

1. Episode 1 (aired 3 September 2006)
   Five contestants of the singing competition Malaysian Star face the reality that if they want to be stars, they have to behave like one whatever their personal problems are. On their first 'live' performance, one of them fainted on stage and eventually declined to continue her journey.
2. Episode 2 (aired 10 September 2006)
   An emergency audition was held to look for a replacement in the competition, and eventually Amir was selected, yet in an unexpected manner. Burn's rebellious streak begins to show, Baby and Melody fight, and all this under a reporter's prying eye.
3. Episode 3 (aired 17 September 2006)
   It's time to meet the fans, but the five contestants learn that fame has its price. Melody and Burn find each other pleasant distractions, Amir's willingness to help gets him in trouble with Dayang, and Baby meets a face from her past.
4. Episode 4 (aired 24 September 2006)
   While the contestants strut their stuff for a photoshoot, Amir runs back to his kampung. Jay, a producer with Malaysian Star, tries to spin the story to the show's advantage. Meanwhile, Baby does her best to convince a photographer to put her on the cover and Burn tries to get Melody to come out of her shell.
5. Episode 5 (aired 1 October 2006)
   The contestants are to perform an unplugged concert, but it is overshadowed when Baby gets a poison pen letter. Amir's confidence takes a blow when he has to perform an English song, Nickson argues with Calvin about how he should present himself. Meanwhile, Melody and Burn get even more drawn to one another.
6. Episode 6 (aired 8 October 2006)
   It's only a week until the first Malaysian Star showdown, but the contestants have more than just elimination on their minds. Baby has to contend with a blackmail letter from someone who knows a secret from her past, Burn discovers Melody's dependence on drugs and Nickson's mum sets him up on a blind date.
7. Episode 7 (aired 15 October 2006)
   The first showdown begins and one contestant will be eliminated. But before that, Mac discovers Melody's drug problem and Burn fights to keep her on the show, Amir gets a chance to sign a recording contract but only if he does not win Malaysian Star, and Nickson is unhappy that his mum has moved back in with his dad.
   Eventually, it is Burn who received the elimination and he fumes in front of the camera in the aftermath.
8. Episode 8 (aired 22 October 2006)
   Melody gets hospitalised as a result of a drug overdose and Burn is brought back into the competition. Nickson's mother moves in with him to escape her abusive husband and Baby and Amir's relationship grows closer.
9. Episode 9 (aired 29 October 2006)
   Amir finds himself as the man in the middle when Baby suspects Dayang of stealing her photograph of Fazrina, while Burn reluctantly agrees to help Joe sell drugs in order to raise money to help Melody.
10. Episode 10 (aired 5 November 2006)
    Melody wakes up from her coma and rejoins the competition, Baby confronts her relationship with Fazrina and Amir clashes with Jay again. And all this with the grand finale as well!
    During the finalé, Mac confronts Jay regarding the latter's plot to rig the votes. Eventually, Melody wins the competition and the recording contract with Rock Records. At the final moments of the episode, Burn was deliberately run over by a car driven by Joe.

Soundtrack

Theme song

• Scarecrow Adams (Disagree
  Disagree (band)
  Disagree is a Malaysian indie progressive rock band which performs mostly in English.The band released their newest album, To Prevent The Earth From Moving With You, on June 30, 2009.-History:...
  
  )

Showdown 1 (Episode 7)

• Amir: Venusia (OAG
  OAG (band)
  OAG, also spelled O@G, also known as Old Automatic Garbage or Orang Asia Genius, is a Malaysian pop and alternative rock band. The band, formed in 1992, was one of the first English language alternative rock bands in Malaysia to get huge attention from mainstream music listeners...
  
  )
• Baby: Baby
• Burn: Tiada Lagi Cinta (Ruffedge)
• Melody: Ratu Hati
• Nickson: Detik Bersamamu

Showdown 2 (Episode 8)

• Amir: Venusia (OAG)
• Baby: Meant To Be
• Burn: Khayalan
• Nickson: Katakan Saja

Showdown 3 (Episode 9)

• Baby: Pernah (Ferhad)
• Amir: NowWhy2 (OAG)
• Burn: Ayu (V.E)

Grand finalé (Episode 10)

• Top 3 group performance: Best of Them All (Douglas Lim)
• Baby: Selamanya (Douglas Lim)
• Melody: Looking Down (Douglas Lim)
• Amir: Akustatik (OAG)

External links

• dzof.org: Realiti, a review site done by Dzofrain Azmi, scriptwriter of this show