My Secret App is a family comedy. It is directed by Sun Junhui (Chinese: 孙俊惠). Each episode is about 30 minutes long.[1] There are 13 episodes in the series.[2]
Cast
Cast
Role
Description
Damien Teo 张值豪
林阳乐
Lin Yangyan's Brother App app's Owner Lu Yunfei & Lin Yingxiong 's Son
Fann Wong portrays an ambititous gymnastics coach who often reflects on the achievements of her youth.[3] However, she struggles with declining physical strength and a growing lack of self-confidence. To escape her mundane routine and job, she immerses herself in Korean dramas and daydreams about being a princess awaiting a prince's attention. Darren Lim portrays her traditional husband. Hayley Woo acts as their energetic daughter, while Damien Teo acts as their 11-year-old. Teo finds a cell phone that came from the sky. A magical alien is on the phone's app and he befriends it. They work to assist their family with various challenges, and along the way generate many comedic moments.[1]
Reception
Hong Menyan of Lianhe Zaobao said the series was his favourite of StarHub dramas that the Media Development Authority had commissioned. He wrote, "My Secret App is actually shot like a children's play, suitable for the whole family to watch together. It brings out very simple truths through a very simple plot, but the dialogue is interesting, and the alien's appearance is cute, not embarrassing." He noted that there were four primary characters, whom he all praised. He said both Darren Lim and Hayley Woo are "just right". Hong said Fann Wong "rarely plays an unappealing character, which is funny and adds points". He called the acting of Damien Teo, a child, "impeccable". Referring to Teo's interactions with the fictional alien, Hong wrote, "At such a young age, he portrayed various expressions and inner dramas while facing empty space, making it a performance full of appeal."[4]
References
^ abHong, Minghua 洪铭铧 (2014-11-15). "范文芳产后复工演出星和电视剧" [Fann Wong returns to work after giving birth to star in a TV series by StarHub]. Lianhe Zaobao (in Chinese). p. 10 影艺.
^Chong, Yanling 钟雁龄 (2014-11-14). "产后复出第一炮演妈儿子缺奶 范文芳自责" [The first comeback after giving birth is to play a mother whose son lacks milk. Fan Wenfang blames herself]. Shin Min Daily News (in Chinese). pp. 12–13 娱乐.
^Cai, Xinying 蔡欣盈 (2015-05-20). "范文芳产后复出作化身不甘平凡体操老师" [Fann Wong returns to play a gymnastics teacher who is unwilling to be ordinary]. Lianhe Wanbao (in Chinese). p. 13 晚报e乐.
^Hong, Menyan 洪铭铧 (2015-11-27). "为星和视界委制剧打分" [Rating StarHub TV Commissioned Dramas]. Lianhe Zaobao (in Chinese). p. 11 影艺.