New Beginnings (TV series)

New Beginnings
红白囍事
Genre Dramedy
Family
Created by Yeo Saik Pin 杨锡彬
Seah Choon Guan 谢俊源
Written by Phang Kai Yee 彭凯毅 and co.
Directed by Wong Foong Hwee 黄芬菲 and co.
Starring Jeanette Aw
Elvin Ng
Tay Ping Hui
Jesseca Liu
Zhang Zhenhuan
Tracy Tan
Joshua Ang
Opening theme 《在我左右》 by Serene Koong
Ending theme 《明知我爱你》 by Serene Koong
Original language(s) Chinese
No. of episodes 20
Production
Producer(s) Lai Lee Thin 赖丽婷
Running time approx. 45 minutes
Release
Original network MediaCorp TV Channel 8
Original release 14 April 2010
Chronology
Preceded by The Best Things in Life
Followed by With You
External links
Website

New Beginnings (红白囍事) is a 20-episode Singaporean drama which debuted on 14 April 2010.

Cast

Artiste Character Description
Richard Low Cai family Cai Fulin 蔡福临 Father of Shiya, Shihui and Shicai
Owner of a funeral parlour
Jeanette Aw Cai Shiya 蔡施雅 Oldest child of Fulin
Works with her father as a mortician
Shihui and Shicai's eldest sister
Tracy Tan Cai Shihui 蔡施慧 Shiya's younger sister
Shicai's second sister
Joshua Ang Cai Shicai 蔡施才 Fulin's youngest child
Shiya and Shihui's younger brother
Mentally handicapped
Hong Huifang Ye family Li Xiuyun 李秀云 Jiajun's widowed mother
Elvin Ng Ye Jiajun 叶家俊 Son of Xiuyun
Shiya's colleague and former engineer
Married Shiya in episode 20
Lin Meijiao Li family Yan Ruyi 严如意 Li Jiabao's wife
Mother of Zihao and Ziyang
Matchmaker
Li Jiabao Yan Ruyi's husband
Zihao and Ziyang's father
Tay Ping Hui Li Zihao 李子豪 Eldest son of Jiabao and Ruyi
Ziyang's brother
Wedding planner
Married Wenxi in episode 20
Zhang Zhenhuan Li Ziyang 李子扬 Zihao's younger brother
Photographer
Jesseca Liu[1] Tang family Tang Wenxi 唐汶汐 Ziyang's ex-girlfriend
Zihao's business partner
Wedding gown designer
Later in love with Zihao
Married Zihao in episode 20

Other characters

Artiste Character Description
Julie Tan Xiaofang 小芳 Shicai's friend
Immigrant from Vietnam who was tricked into prostitution
Yuan Shuai Fan Yong 范勇 Xiaofang's childhood friend
Drug addict
Bryan Chan Uncle De 德叔 An employee at Fulin's funernal parlour
Ng Hui Wu Dailin 吴黛琳 Wenxi's cousin
Chen Tianwen Chen Congming 陈聪明 Dailin's friend (later husband)
Jade Seah Michelle
Romeo Tan Tom
Darryl Yong
Nick Shen
Bobby Tonelli Ian

Plot

The plot revolves around the Li family, who are in the wedding business, and the Cai family, who run a mortuary. The Chinese traditionally believe that the "red" (represents fortune and happiness) and "white" (associated with death) are not to be associated. As fate would have it, the younger generation cross paths and love blossoms.

Reception

New Beginnings was well received by audiences. It came second for the year 2010, behind With You, in terms of viewership numbers with around 937,000 viewers per episode.[2]

Star Awards 2011

Award Nominee Result
Best Drama Theme Song 《在我左右》 by Serene Koong Nominated
Best Drama Serial New Beginnings Nominated
Best Screenplay Seah Choon Guan/Yeo Saik Pin Nominated

References

External links

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