The Dream Catchers
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The Dream Catchers is a Singaporean Chinese
modern romance drama which was telecasted on Singapore
's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 4 February 2009 and ended on 3 March 2009. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm.
This drama is known for having cast members consisting mainly of young actors and actresses, and traveled to Japan and Bintan for filming.
The Singapore Economic Development Board is the main sponsor for this series.
Jia Le always feels that she is cursed and misfortune will befall any man she falls in love with. She finally relented when Zhi Wei proves her wrong with his actions and sincerity. An accident changes Jia Le's mind and she escapes by joining a humanitarian mission, with Zhi Wei hot on her heels.
Jia Qi and Cheng Feng also fall in love, but the latter's ex-fiancee Shan Shan (Eelyn Kok) re-appears and wants to reconcile. Jia Qi decides to step out of the competition and leaves the country, finding new love. But she returns to find a depressed Cheng Feng after Shan Shan's evil ploys are exposed and the sudden death of his father.
In between everything, Xiaowei gradually falls in love with Zhiwei, going all-out to be with him.
Will their dreams and love prevail?
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
modern romance drama which 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 4 February 2009 and ended on 3 March 2009. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm.
This drama is known for having cast members consisting mainly of young actors and actresses, and traveled to Japan and Bintan for filming.
The Singapore Economic Development Board is the main sponsor for this series.
Main cast
- 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...
刘芷绚 as 林佳乐 Lin Jia Le - 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...
芮恩 as 林佳琪 Lin Jia Qi - Tay Ping HuiTay Ping HuiTay Ping Hui is a Singaporean Chinese MediaCorp television and film actor. Tay is best known for acting in many Chinese language TV drama series on Channel 8 and has made appearances in the films Summer Holidays and Infernal Affairs II .-Early life:Tay Ping Hui attended Catholic High School and...
郑斌辉 as 王志伟 Wang Zhi Wei - Shaun ChenShaun ChenShaun Chen is a MediaCorp actor, most notable for his role in Holland V. He married his girlfriend of 6 years, fellow MediaCorp artiste Michelle Chia in May 2009. However, they had confirmed their divorce on 27 April 2011.-Career:...
陈泓宇 as 江乘风 Jiang Cheng Feng - Elvin NgElvin NgElvin Ng , born December 23, 1980) is one of the newer actors to join the Mediacorp stable in Singapore. He received two nominations in the Star Awards 2006. Although he eventually lost the Most Popular Newcomer award to Kelvin Tan Weilian, he still managed to win an award for being one of the Top...
黄俊雄 as Sato 佐藤 - 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...
姚懿珊 as 王佩佩 Wang Pei Pei
Other cast
- Nat HoNat HoNathaniel "Nat" Ho is a Singaporean actor who is most notable for his debut in the show, Honour and Passion . He is one of the up-and-coming artistes in MediaCorp....
鹤天赐 as 林佳杰 Lin Jia Jie - Paige ChuaPaige ChuaPaige Chua is a model and television actress from Singapore. She graduated from National University of Singapore Faculty of Arts and Social Science with a Bachelor in Arts...
蔡琦慧 as 张小薇 Zhang Xiao Wei - Zhang ZhenhuanZhang ZhenhuanZhang Zhenhuan was a general and political leader in the People's Republic of China. In his retirement, he was the founder and director of the China Qigong Science Research Society , and was a notable proponent and defender of qigong during the 1980s and early 1990s.-Biography:Zhang was from...
张振环 as 胡远景 Hu Yuan Jing - Eelyn KokEelyn Kok-Career:Eelyn started out playing supporting roles in her starting years. She had two Best Supporting Actress nominations, in 2008 and 2009. In 2009, Eelyn starred in My Buddy as the first female lead. She starred as Huang Jinhao, 2nd female lead in Channel 8 Blockbuster drama, Together opposite...
郭惠雯 as 李珊珊 Li Shan Shan - Lin MeijiaoLin MeijiaoLin Meijiao 林梅娇 is a Singaporean television actress.-Bio:Lin is a consummate artiste who has acted in many drama serials. This thespian was also awarded the Best Supporting Actress at the 1995 Shanghai International Film Festival for her role in the drama serial Silk Of Love.Her congenial and...
林梅娇 as 蔡爱丽 Cai Ai Li - Richard LowRichard LowRichard Low , also known as Richard Low Qianyi or Richard Liu Qianyi; also spelled as Richard Loh, is a Singaporean Chinese veteran MediaCorp TV Channel 8 actor. He used to be typecast as villains or characters with unruly behaviour...
刘谦益 as 林国栋 Lin Guo Dong
Synopsis
Lin Jia Le (Jesseca Liu), Lin Jia Qi (Rui En), Wang Zhi Wei (Tay Ping Hui) and Jiang Cheng Feng (Shuan Chen) are 4 young engineers from different arena but with the same dream of making the world a better place for mankind. In the pursuit of their dreams, their path crosses.Jia Le always feels that she is cursed and misfortune will befall any man she falls in love with. She finally relented when Zhi Wei proves her wrong with his actions and sincerity. An accident changes Jia Le's mind and she escapes by joining a humanitarian mission, with Zhi Wei hot on her heels.
Jia Qi and Cheng Feng also fall in love, but the latter's ex-fiancee Shan Shan (Eelyn Kok) re-appears and wants to reconcile. Jia Qi decides to step out of the competition and leaves the country, finding new love. But she returns to find a depressed Cheng Feng after Shan Shan's evil ploys are exposed and the sudden death of his father.
In between everything, Xiaowei gradually falls in love with Zhiwei, going all-out to be with him.
Will their dreams and love prevail?
Did You Know?
- 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...
was originally casted in the role of Lin Jia Qi? - 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 supposed to take up the role of Lin Jia Le? The role was said to be tailor-made for her. - Tay Ping HuiTay Ping HuiTay Ping Hui is a Singaporean Chinese MediaCorp television and film actor. Tay is best known for acting in many Chinese language TV drama series on Channel 8 and has made appearances in the films Summer Holidays and Infernal Affairs II .-Early life:Tay Ping Hui attended Catholic High School and...
was originally considered for the role of Jiang Cheng Feng instead? - These artistes actually got into the nomination list of Star Awards 2010Star Awards 2010Star Awards 2010 was a double television award ceremony held in Singapore. It is part of the annual Star Awards organised by MediaCorp for the two free-to-air channels, MediaCorp Channel 8 and MediaCorp Channel U. Star Awards 2010 was telecast 'LIVE' on Channel 8, on 18 April 2010 and 25 April 2010...
?- Paige ChuaPaige ChuaPaige Chua is a model and television actress from Singapore. She graduated from National University of Singapore Faculty of Arts and Social Science with a Bachelor in Arts...
was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress award, but lost to Constance Song in The UltimatumThe UltimatumThe 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 7 July 2009...
. - Nat HoNat HoNathaniel "Nat" Ho is a Singaporean actor who is most notable for his debut in the show, Honour and Passion . He is one of the up-and-coming artistes in MediaCorp....
clinched the Favourite Male TV Character award.
- Paige Chua