You Can Be An Angel Too

You Can Be An Angel Too
你也可以是天使
Genre Medical
Nursing
Written by Lau Ching Poon 刘清盆
Starring Zoe Tay
Xiang Yun
Rebecca Lim
Bryan Wong
Elvin Ng
Sheila Sim
Xu Bin
Aloysius Pang
Opening theme 爱一直都在 by Tay Kewei
Ending theme 责任 by Deng Bi Yuan
Country of origin Singapore
Original language(s) Chinese
No. of episodes 20 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Winnie Wong 王尤紅
Running time approx. 45 minutes (exc. advertisements)
Release
Original network MediaCorp Channel 8
Original release 5 January – 30 January 2015
Chronology
Preceded by The Journey: Tumultuous Times
Followed by Good Luck
Related shows Rescue 995 (2012)
The Caregivers (2014)
You Can Be An Angel 2 (2016)
External links
Website

You Can Be An Angel Too (Chinese: 你也可以是天使) is a medical/nursing drama serial produced by MediaCorp Studios and aired on Channel 8. The drama began production in June 2014[1] and wrapped up its filming in September 2014. It will begin on 5 January 2015 with a total of 20 episodes. The series, which is sponsored by the Care To Go Beyond movement by the Ministry of Health of Singapore,[2] revolves around the lives of a group of dedicated nurses at Ai De Hospital, and how they balance the passion for their job with the challenges they face in their personal lives.

Plot

Wang Ruojun (Zoe Tay) is a veteran Nurse Manager. At a chance encounter, she disregarded her personal safety to rescue Liu Youle ( Sheila Sim) who was attacked by ruffians. Youle felt profuse gratitude towards Ruojun. Upon receiving tender care and warm encouragement from Ruojun during her hospital stay, Youle decided to take up the nursing profession.

Software engineer Fu Jiazi (Elvin Ng) hitched a hike from his friend Ken (Nick Teo) and met with a traffic accident. Ken sustained serious injuries. As Jiazi was incapable of performing first aid, Ken died due to excessive loss of blood. Jiazi was inundated with guilt and made up his mind to switch career track by enrolling into the nursing course. His mother Zhou Haoyun (Lin Meijiao) opposed to the decision, fortunately his father Fu Guohua (Johnny Ng) was supportive.

Fu Jiaren (Xu Bin) is the younger brother of Jiazi. He excelled in school but did not further his studies right after completing his national service. Instead he went in search for the ideal job in life. After wandering one full circle, it dawned on him that the greatest meaning in work lies on the altruistic ability to help others and develop oneself, and extrinsic returns are immaterial. And so, he followed the footsteps of his brother and answered the calling to become a nurse.

Wang Ruo'en (Xiang Yun), the elder sister of Ruojun, is also a Nurse Manager. Coupled with a strong yet finicky personality, she stands against injustice, adopts a stern management style and holds high expectations. As a result, she did not get along well with people and often received complaints from the families of patients. The two sisters subsequently lost their father from illness. Ruo'en could not accept the reality and put the blame on Ruojun, causing the once-loving siblings to fall out. Thankfully through the mediation of their mother Cai Meiying (Zhu Xiufeng), both healed and patched up.

Meiying thereafter underwent surgery and needed a caretaker for her recuperation. With another patient complaint directed at her way, Ruo'en tendered resignation in a fit of fury and moved on to be a property agent. Eventually she realized that nursing was still her true passion and returned to her original profession.

Nurse Manager Xie Yaozong (Bryan Wong) works with Ruo Jun at Ward 8A. Everyone at work calls him by the abbreviation of his name, XYZ. On the surface, Yaozong appeared a loner and miser, and turned people off with his caustic tongue. Yaozong was later stabbed and on the brink of death. There arrived an endless flow of visitors, whose lives had been touched by his kindness in the past. Only then, truth was revealed that colleagues had misunderstood Yaozong all along and they began to see him in a different light.

Guan Xinni (Rebecca Lim) is an Advanced Practice Nurse specializing in geriatrics. Exuding a cold demeanour, she is particularly aloof with men. She and her friend had suffered molestation during her schooling days; although they managed to escape from the ordeal, she remained affected by the incident. Xinni discovered that the molester then and Yaozong bore a similar birth mark and mistook Yaozong as the culprit, leading to a comedic chain of events. She even obstructed the wedding of Yaozong and her pal Yuanyuan. Yuanyuan became a runaway bride, leaving a devastated Yaozong behind.

Ruojun and husband Huang Yiqiang (Zheng Geping) had been a loving couple married for years. Ruojun discovered that Yiqiang turned unfaithful and to make things worse, he was caught in the act with naked photos and being blackmailed. A cleanliness freak, Ruojun could not bring herself to forgive Yiqiang and made the painful decision to divorce.

Yiqiang remained deeply in love with Ruojun and refused to let her go. He persisted and sought help from Meiying for a chance of reconciliation. However, Ruojun held no more feelings for Yiqiang. Just as she was about to start a new relationship, Yiqiang was brought down by a stroke and she was stuck in a dilemma. Ruojun was dealt with a final blow when she realized that the philandering Yiqiang not only had a one-night stand, he had even bore a child with another woman.

Out of self-remorse, Jiazi got together with Ken’s sister Dai Xiwen (Jayley Woo). However, Xiwen did not wish to have a relationship built from charity and broke off with Jiazi. Jiazi was the nursing mentor of Youle and both developed affection for each other with time, but Jiazi’s guilt towards Xiwen prevented him from taking a step further with Youle. Xiwen met with a traffic accident and Jiazi rendered medical aid. It then became clear to Xiwen that Jiazi had never left her heart and she requested to return to his side. Jiazi is caught in a bind between the two ladies.

Love between Xinni and Yaozong blossomed through episodes of misunderstanding and squabble. Just as their relationship saw progress, Yuanyuan returns out of the blue. Feeling like the third party, Xinni retreated from the love triangle in agony.

Cast

Main Cast

Cast Character Description Episodes Appeared
Zoe Tay
郑惠玉
Wang Ruojun
王若君
(Younger) Sister Wong
Nurse Manager
  • Wang Ruo'en's younger sister
  • Huang Yiqiang's wife
  • Xie Yaozong's best friend
1 - 20
Xiang Yun
向云
Wang Ruo'en
王若恩
(Elder) Sister Wong
Nurse Manager
  • Wang Ruojun's elder sister
  • Huang Yiqiang's sister-in-law
  • Feng Dajiang's girlfriend
1 - 20
Bryan Wong
王禄江
Xie Yaozong
谢耀宗
XYZ, Masked Samaritan
Nurse Manager
  • Wang Ruojun's best friend
  • Fu Jiazi's good friend
  • Yuanyuan's ex-fiancé
  • Married Guan Xinni in Ep 20
1 - 20
Rebecca Lim
林慧玲
Guan Xinni
关馨霓
Sister Guan, Shut-it Guan, Olive
Advanced Practice Nurse
  • Yuanyuan's best friend
  • Married Xie Yaozong in Ep 20
1 - 20
Elvin Ng
黄俊雄
Fu Jiazi
傅家梓
Rich man's son
  • Zhou Haoyun's eldest son
  • Fu Jiaren's elder brother
  • Xie Yaozong's good friend
  • Liu Youle's best friend, mentor, and current boyfriend
  • Dai Xiwen's ex-boyfriend
1 - 20
Sheila Sim
沈惠怡
Liu Youle
刘佑乐
  • Fu Jiazi's best friend, student, current girlfriend
  • Fu Jiaren's love interest
  • Wang Ruojun's best friend
1 - 20
Xu Bin
徐彬
Fu Jiaren
傅家任
  • Zhou Haoyun's youngest son
  • Fu Jiazi's younger brother
  • Li Longhua's best friend
  • Like Liu Youle (one-sided love)
1 - 20
Aloysius Pang
冯伟衷
Li Longhua
李龙华
  • Fu Jiaren's best friend
8-20

Others

Cast Character Description Episodes Appeared
Zheng Geping
郑各评
Huang Yiqiang
黄毅强
  • Wang Ruojun's husband
  • Wang Ruo'en's brother-in-law
  • Suffered from a Stroke in the later episodes
Lin Meijiao
林梅娇
Zhou Haoyun
周好韵
  • Fu Jiazi and Fu Jiaren's mother
  • Fu Guohua's wife
Johnny Ng
黄家强
Fu Guohua
傅国华
  • Fu Jiazi and Fu Jiaren's father
  • Zhou Haoyun's husband
  • Diagnosed with brain death after a fall and died soon after. (Deceased in Episode 20)
Jayley Woo
胡佳琪
Dai Xiwen
戴希雯
  • Ken's younger sister
  • Fu Jiazi's ex-girlfriend
Zhu Xiufeng
朱秀凤
Cai Meiying
蔡美英
  • Wang Ruo'en and Wang Ruojun's mother
  • Huang Yiqiang's mother-in-law
Damien Teo
张值豪
Gao Tianxiang
高天翔
  • Was taken care by Fu Jiazi and Liu Youle
  • Suffered from Brain Cancer and later died. (Deceased in Episode 14)
9 - 14
Nick Teo
张鈞淯
Ken
  • Fu Jiazi's friend
  • Dai Xiwen's elder brother
  • Died in a traffic accident

Trivia

Accolades

Xiang Yun is nominated for Best Actress In A Supporting Role in the Asian Television Awards 2015, but lost to Thailand's Nusba Punnakanta in The Secret Truth. You Can Be An Angel Too is nominated for four award categories in Star Awards 2016, winning the Favourite Male Character award, which The Dream Makers II was not nominated in.

Awards
Award Category Recipients (if any) Result
Asian Television Awards 2015 Best Actress In A Supporting Role Xiang Yun Nominated
Star Awards 2016 Backstage Achievement Awards
红星大奖2016之幕后英雄颁奖礼
Best Screenplay 最佳剧本 Lau Ching Poon 刘清盆 Nominated
Best Set Design for Drama Programme
最佳戏剧布景设计
Wong Lab Seng 黄立成 Nominated
Star Awards 2016 Post-show Party
红星大奖2016庆功宴
Favourite Male Character 最喜爱男角色 Xu Bin 徐彬 Won
London Choco Roll Happiness Award
London Choco Roll 最佳开心果奖
Nominated

See also

References

  1. "Elvin Ng and Rebecca Lim start their shifts". TODAYonline. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  2. "Nurses bring realism to medical drama". TODAYonline. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
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