A Tale of 2 Cities
| A Tale of 2 Cities | |
|---|---|
| 乐在双城 | |
| Genre | Idol drama Romance |
| Written by | Tang Yeow 陈耀 / Paul Yuen |
| Directed by | Loo Yin Kam 卢燕金 |
| Starring | Rui En Joanne Peh Pierre Png Zhang Yaodong Mimi Chu Zhang Zhenhuan Kate Pang Yao Wenlong Julie Tan |
| Theme music composer | Johann Strauss |
| Opening theme | "Springtime Voices Waltz" by Masahiro Kawasaki |
| Ending theme | "Himitsu no Akko-chan" by Satoko Shimonari |
| Composer | Johann Strauss |
| Country of origin | Singapore Malaysia |
| Original languages | Chinese Subtitles English (Singapore) Malay (Malaysia) |
| No. of episodes | 21 episodes |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Paul Yuen 袁树伟 |
| Production locations | Singapore Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production companies | MediaCorp Media Prima Berhad |
| Original release | |
| Network | MediaCorp TV Channel 8 (Singapore) NTV7 (Malaysia) |
| Release | 14 February – 11 March 2011 |
| Related | |
A Tale of 2 Cities (Chinese: 乐在双城; pinyin: Lè Zài Shuāng Chéng) is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was co-produced by Media Prima Berhad and MediaCorp TV. It was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air terrestrial television channel form MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It stars Rui En, Joanne Peh, Pierre Png, Zhang Yaodong, Mimi Chu, Zhang Zhenhuan, Kate Pang, Yao Wenlong & Julie Tan as the casts of the series.
It was telecasted on Malaysia's free-to-air terrestrial television channel form NTV7 channel it was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air terrestrial television channel form MediaCorp TV Channel 8.
Episodes 6, 12, 13, 16 to 20 were rated PG in the encore version.
Cast
[edit]Main cast
[edit]| Cast | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rui En 瑞恩 |
Zhang Yale 章雅乐 |
Mei Jinfeng's niece Designer for "Blissful Times" Lin Wentao's girlfriend and later wife |
| Joanne Peh 白薇秀 |
Pan Leyao 潘乐瑶 |
Pan Jiaxiang and Wang Cuilan's daughter Ouyang Ming's girlfriend and later wife |
| Pierre Png 方展发 |
Lin Wentao 林文涛 |
"Blissful Times" photographer Adopted son of Mei Jinfeng Student of Induk Taekwondo Academy Four-time champion (National Taekwondo Championships) Zhang Yale's boyfriend and later husband Guan Yiting's ex-boyfriend |
| Mimi Chu 朱咪咪 |
Mei Jinfeng 梅金凤 |
"Blissful Times" lady boss Instructor of Induk Taekwondo Academy |
| Zhang Yaodong 张耀栋 |
Ouyang Ming 欧阳明 |
Ouyang Feng's son Leyao's constant companion Pan Leyao's boyfriend and later husband |
| Zhang Zhenhuan 张振寰 |
Yin Zhengkai 殷正凯 |
CEO of Mika Group Pan Lexuan's boyfriend and later husband Yin Zhengwen's younger brother |
| Kate Pang 庞蕾馨 |
Lin Le 林乐 |
Daughter of Mei Jinfeng Pan Weisong's girlfriend and later wife |
| Yao Wenlong 姚彣隆 |
Pan Weisong 潘伟松 |
Pan Jiaxiang and Wang Cuilan's son Lin Le's boyfriend and later husband Used to be in love with Zhang Yale Student of Induk Taekwondo |
| Julie Tan 陈欣淇 |
Pan Lexuan 潘乐萱 |
Pan Jiaxiang and Fengping's daughter Yin Zhengkai's girlfriend and later wife |
| Ho Kwai Lam 何貴林 |
Ouyang Feng 欧阳风 |
Mei Jinfeng's ex-enemy Father of Ouyang Ming Ex-boss of "I Do I Do" Instructor of Jinshan Taekwondo Academy Later Mei Jinfeng's suitor |
Other cast
[edit]| Cast | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Huang Wenyong | Pan Jiaxiang | Wang Cuilan's husband Pan Weisong, Pan Leyao and Pan Lexuan's father |
| Xiang Yun | Wang Cuilan | Pan Jiaxiang's wife Pan Weisong and Pan Leyao's mother |
| Constance Song | Yin Zhengwen | Yin Zhengkai's elder sister Chairman of Mika Group |
| Ya Hui | Guan Yiting | Lin Wentao's ex-girlfriend |
| Darren Lim | Li Zhenbang | Ex-student of Jinshan Taekwondo Academy Student of Red Sun Taekwondo Academy Two-time champion (National Taekwondo Championships) |
| Jerry Yeo | Star | Singer at a bar Cross-dresses Lin Le's ex-boyfriend |
| Joshua Ang | Qian Wenlong | Pan Lexuan's ex-boyfriend |
Trivia
[edit]- This drama is the first MediaCorp TV drama in 2011 to have an instrumental music for the opening theme, the next three shows with music as the opening theme are C.L.I.F., On the Fringe and Bountiful Blessings.
- Some scenes in this drama were shot in Kuala Lumpur. However, it is not a co-production with NTV7. Some Kuala Lumpur scenes were also shot in Singapore.
- Originally this drama had intended to produce 21-episodes, but there would be an additional episode due to overruns in filming.
- Mimi Chu apparently plays two roles, as Mei Jinfeng and the "Fairy Godmother" in Yale's dreams (eps 1 & 21).
- Joanne Peh and Zhang Yaodong paired up again after The Greatest Love of All and Your Hand In Mine.
- Huang Wenyong and Xiang Yun were paired up for many times. Their recent pair-up was The Score.
- In Your Hand In Mine, Huang Wenyong and Yao Wenlong were brothers. In this drama, they are father and son.
- In Joys of Life, Yao Wenlong and Kate Pang were father and daughter. In this drama, they are husband and wife
- The show was originally called 'Love In Two Cities'
2012 Accolades
[edit]Show 1
[edit]| Nominee | Award | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Loo Yin Kam | Best Director | Nominated |
| Paul Yuen and Tang Yeow | Best Screenplay | Nominated |
| Soh Kok Leong | Best Cameraman Award | Nominated |
| Rui En | Star Awards for Favourite Female Character | Won |
Show 2
[edit]| Award | Nominee | Results |
|---|---|---|
| Best Actress | Rui En | Nominated |
| Joanne Peh | Won | |
| Best Newcomer | Kate Pang | Won |
International broadcast
[edit]| Country/Region | Original network | Original channel | Daily | Start timeslot | End timeslot | Time zone | Episode premiere | Episode finale | Dubbed | Subtitle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Malaysia
|
Media Prima Berhad | NTV7 | Weekday | 18:00 | 19:00 | MST | 2 January 2012 | present | Chinese | Malay |
 Singapore
|
MediaCorp TV | Channel 8 | 21:00 | 22:00 | SST | 14 February 2011 | 11 March 2011 | English |