Devotion (TV series)
Devotion (simplified Chinese: 阿娣) is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It stars Zoe Tay, Chen Hanwei, Zhou Ying, Cynthia Wang, Zhang Zhenhuan, Kate Pang & Adeline Lim as the casts of the series. It made its debut on 28 June 2011 and ended its run on 1 August 2011. This drama serial consists of 25 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9.00 pm.
| Devotion (阿娣) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Historical period drama |
| Written by | Ng Kah Huay 黄佳华 |
| Directed by | Loo Yin Kam 卢燕金 Wong Foong Hwee 黄芬菲 |
| Starring | Zoe Tay Chen Hanwei Zhou Ying Chloe Wang Zhang Zhenhuan Kate Pang Adeline Lim |
| Opening theme | 倔强 by Kit Chan |
| Ending theme | 满足 by Wang Fang 兄妹 by Kit Chan 原乡情浓 by Wang Fang |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| Original language | Chinese |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Soh Bee Lian 苏美莲 |
| Running time | approx. 45 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | MediaCorp Channel 8 |
| Original release | 28 June – 1 August 2011 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | C.L.I.F. |
| Followed by | On the Fringe 2011 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The storyline spans 40 years, and is also dubbed the mid-year blockbuster-cum-47th anniversary drama.
Synopsis
Liu Zhao Di (Zoe Tay), better known as Ah Di, is born in the 60s amidst sand quarries during the heyday of sand quarrying. Zhao Di, the fourth daughter in the family and whose name means "brings a younger brother", is given away to an uncle after her mother finally gives birth to a boy. He mistreats Ah Di like a maid. When she was little, Ah Di falls into a quarry pond and was saved by Huang Dake (Chen Hanwei). Love blossoms between them after they are reunited in adulthood but Ah Di is forced by her foster father, Liu Huoyan (Ye Shipin) to marry Xu Zhongzheng (Huang Wenyong), the boss of a garment factory.
Ah Di was also kidnapped trying to save three girls, Yuanfang (Zhou Ying), Shanshan (Chloe Wang) and Siwen (Kate Pang). They were later being saved.
Not long after Ah Di marries Zhongzheng, he was manslaughtered by two subordinates, (Brandon Wong and Lin Meijiao). After Zhongzheng died, Ah Di works in a soy sauce factory. She becomes the object of love of Hong Keqin (San Yow), the boss of a soy sauce factory. However, she rejects his overtures because of her deep love for Dake whom she thinks is dead.
A sequence of events lead to Ah Di adopting five children from different families - Wang Yuanfang, Fu Shuangjie (Zhang Zhenhuan), Xu Siwen, Lin Shanshan and Wu Feng (Adeline Lim) and raising them while working at Keqin's factory, "Home Flavour". Raising five children has been a bittersweet experience for Ah Di who never once entertained the thought of giving them up even in life's most difficult moments...
Cast
| Cast | Character | Description | Episodes Appeared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zoe Tay | Liu Zhaodi aka. Ah Di | Main Protagonist Foster mother of Yuanfang, Shanshan, Siwen, Shuangjie and Wufeng Zhongzheng and Keqin's wife Dake's girlfriend Owner of "Home Flavours" Later Dake's wife | ep 1-25 |
| Chen Hanwei | Huang Dake | Ah Di's boyfriend Manager of a travel agency Later Ah Di's husband | ep 1-2 ep 4-7 ep 12-25 |
| Terence Cao | Xie Zhi'an | Police inspector Ah Di's friend | ep 2-4 ep 17-25 |
| Yao Wenlong | Hong Keqin | Owner of "Home Flavours" Ah Di's husband Died (fell off a building) | ep 4-8 |
| Alicia Lo Yu Xuan | Wang Yuanfang | Main Villain Ruiji's daughter Shanhe's ex-girlfriend Ah Di's adopted daughter and love rival Killed Yimin Later in prison | ep 1-7 (younger) |
| Zhou Ying | ep 7-21, 23-25 (older) | ||
| Dong Lu Ying | Lin Shanshan | Yuxi's daughter Ah Di's adopted daughter Shuangjie's girlfriend | ep 1-7 (younger) |
| Chloe Wang | ep 7-25 (older) | ||
| Oh Ling En | Xu Siwen | Zhongzheng's daughter Ah Di's adopted daughter Shuangjie's friend Deaf Killed by Yimin (ep 22) | ep 1-7 (younger) |
| Kate Pang | ep 7-23 (older) | ||
| Bryan Chung 钟肇峰 | Fu Shuangjie | Orphan Ah Di's adopted son Shanshan's boyfriend Siwen's friend | ep 5-7 (younger) |
| Zhang Zhenhuan | ep 7-25 (older) | ||
| Lu Le Ci | Wu Feng | Aihao's biological daughter Ah Di's adopted daughter University student | ep 6-7 (younger) |
| Adeline Lim | ep 7-8, 11-25 (older) | ||
| Aileen Tan | Wu Aihao | Wu Feng's mother Ah Di's friend | ep 1, 4, 6, 19-25 |
| Chen Hui Hui | Hong Jinzhi | Keqin's sister Former lady boss of Home Flavours | ep 4-13 ep 16-23, 25 |
| Zhang Wen Xiang | Xie Jinfu | A love cheat | ep 9-12 |
| Brandon Wong | Wang Ruiji | Yuanfang's father Yuxi's husband and comrade Killed Zhongzheng Died in prison (ep 16) | ep 1-3, 8, 11, 16 |
| Lin Meijiao | Zhang Yuxi | Shanshan's mother Ruiji's wife and comrade Killed Zhongzheng | ep 1-3, 10, 21-25 |
| Chen Guohua | Zheng Ah Nan | Yimin's father Employee of "Home Flavours" | ep 4-25 |
| Jeffrey Xu | Zheng Yimin | Supporting Villain Ah Nan's son Autistic Siwen's friend Killed Siwen, later killed by Yuanfang (ep 22) | ep 12-23 |
| Darryl Yong | Chen Shanhe | Yuanfang's ex-boyfriend | ep 8-17 |
| Chen Shucheng | Zhuo Chunsheng | Lived alone | ep 11-18 ep 20 ep 25 |
| Huang Wenyong | Xu Zhongzheng | Ah Di's husband Siwen's father Killed by Ruiji and Yuxi | ep 1-2 |
| Ye Shipin | Huo Yan | Ah Di's foster father | ep 1-2 |
Trivia
- This drama is one of three drama blockbusters in 2011, the other two being The Oath as well as A Song to Remember.
- This drama marks Zoe Tay's return after The Ultimatum in 2009.
- The drama coincidentally stars all three of the Star Search 1988 contestants still in the entertainment industry: Zoe Tay, Chen Hanwei and Aileen Tan.
- Dai Yang Tian was offered the role Fu Shuangjie, but he turned down the role. The role was played by Zhang Zhenhuan instead.
- This drama marks Taiwan star Chloe Wang's first Singaporean drama.
- This drama also marks Star Search 2010 artistes Adeline Lim, Jeffery Xu and Darryl Yong's first drama production.
- Cynthia Wang's role Lin Shanshan's surname was originally named Zhang.
- This drama is currently encoring from 13 June 2012 to 17 July 2012 at 5.30pm. Unriddle 2 was supposed to make a quick encore the weekday after The Oath's encore finale, which is on the timespan stated and also planned to end a week earlier, but the channel wanted to encore this drama due to strong rating symbol guide in Singapore media.
Accolades
Devotion won a string of nominations at the awards ceremony, including a record three for the Young Talent Award and two for the Best Newcomer Award.The other dramas are nominated for Best Theme songs are Secrets for Sale, A Song to Remember, Kampong Ties & The Oath.
| Award | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Best Actress 最佳女主角 | Zoe Tay | Nominated |
| Young Talent Award 青苹果奖 | Dong Lu Ying | Nominated |
| Oh Ling En | Nominated | |
| Yong Joe Yan | Nominated | |
| Best Newcomer | Adeline Lim | Nominated |
| Jeffrey Xu | Nominated | |
| Best Drama Theme Song 最佳主题曲 | 《倔强》 by Kit Chan | Won |
| Best Director 最佳导演 | Loo Yin Kam | Nominated |
| Best Drama Cameraman | Tommy Lee | Nominated |
| Best Drama Set Design | Wong Lab Seng | Nominated |
| Best Drama Editing | Poon Yiu Tung | Nominated |
| Favourite Female Character 最喜爱女主角 | Lin Shanshan (played by Chloe Wang) | Nominated |
See also
- List of programmes broadcast by MediaCorp Channel 8
- List of Devotion episodes