Singaporean TV series
New Beginnings (红白囍事) is a 20-episode Singaporean drama which debuted on 14 April 2010. It stars Jeanette Aw, Elvin Ng, Tay Ping Hui, Jesseca Liu, Zhang Zhenhuan, Tracy Tan, & Joshua Ang.
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
Married Jiajun in episode 20
|
| Tracy Tan |
Cai Shihui 蔡施慧 |
Shiya's younger sister
Shicai's second sister
Ziyang's ex-girlfriend
|
| 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
Shihui's ex-boyfriend
|
| Jesseca Liu[1] |
Tang family |
Tang Wenxi 唐汶汐 |
Zihao's business partner
Wedding gown designer
Later in love with Zihao
Married Zihao in episode 20
|
Other characters
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.
Awards and nominations
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]
The other dramas nominated for Best Drama Series are Unriddle, Breakout, The Family Court & With You and Best Theme Songs are Breakout, With You, The Best things in life & The Illusionist.
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