Beautiful Connection

Main cast (from left) Zhu Mimi, Huang Biren, Aileen Tan and Jeanette Aw.

Beautiful Connection (Chinese: 九层糕) is a Singaporean Chinese family 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.

The series is also mentioned in episode 45 of 118.

Cast

Main cast

Mimi Chu as Lin Yu Zhen aka Fatty Zhen
Huang Bi Ren as Fan Ke Lian
Aileen Tan as Fan Ke Li
Jeanette Aw as Fan Ke Ke
Xie Shaoguang as Lion King

Supporting Cast

Huang Shi Nan as Jiang Xue Liang
Qi Yuwu as Zheng Rui Sheng
Allan Wu as Du Zheng Yu
Henry Thia as Liu Ya Xi
Tan Kheng Hua as Mo Lan Ying
Bukoh Mary as Lin Xiang Xiang
Zhang Yao Dong as Sam
Louis Lim alias Lin Yong Kun as Kopi-O
Ding Sen Yan as Jason
Chen Ming Pei as Lan-jie
Joanne Peh 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 2002.

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 En, was nominated for Best Theme Song.

External links

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