Facing the Music (TV series)
| Facing the Music | |
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 Title card | |
| Traditional Chinese | 鋼琴88 |
| Simplified Chinese | 钢琴88 |
| Literal meaning | "Piano 88" |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Gāngqín 88 |
| Genre | |
| Screenplay by | Wang Yinghong |
| Story by | Lu Huilin |
| Directed by | Wang Youhong |
| Starring |
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| Opening theme | "Hand Me Over to You" by Ann Kok and Auguste Kwan |
| Ending theme |
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| Country of origin | Singapore |
| Original language | Mandarin |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Yuan Zaixian |
| Cinematography |
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| Editor |
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| Running time | approx. 50 minutes |
| Production company | Mediacorp |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 8 |
| Release | 2 March 1998 – 1998 |
Facing the Music (Chinese: 钢琴88) is a 1998 Singaporean romantic drama series starring Ann Kok, Auguste Kwan, Ling Xiao, Hong Huifang, Michelle Chia, Vincent Ng and Lynn Poh.[1][2][3] It premiered on Mediacorp Channel 8 on 2 March 1998 at 9pm local time.[4][5][6][7]
Cast
[edit]- Ann Kok as Yu Kaidi
- Auguste Kwan as Shuai Yibin
- Michelle Chia as Xia Ni
- Ling Xiao as Yu Chong
- Hong Huifang as Ma Mimi
- Vincent Ng as Huang Qiguang
- Lynn Poh as Wu Lihua
- Chen Huihui as Huang Yanyan
- Hong Junrui as Yu Kaige
- Dai Peng as Wu Guangzhou
- Chen Zhiguang as Wu Darong
- Hong Peixing as Xie Zijian
- He Junjie as Wu Jincai
- Chen Yiwen as Wu Aiqin
- Magayson as Samy
- Lakhjit Kaur as Rita
- Amritraj Singh as Vasso
- Fu Guoquan as Xie Junming
- Anna Lim as Weng Lailai
- Chen Meiguang as Dong A-hao
- He Qitang as Li Zhanhong
- Ding Lan as Cindy
- Li Haijie as Shuai Zhili
- Huang Peiru as Fang Lisheng
- Sun Yuhui as Sally
- Zhang Yunhong as May
- Guan Xuemei as Neighbour A
Production
[edit]Some of the exterior scenes were filmed at Block 63, Lorong 4 Toa Payoh.[8]
Lead actor Ling Xiao reportedly earned around S$300.00 per episode, and S$6,000 in total for the series.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "为新剧《钢琴88》牺牲惨重 郭淑贤变箍牙妹 流口水发音不准". No. Page 13. 新明日报 (Xin Ming Ri Bao). 12 November 1997. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "凌霄骂人 骂出高收视 《钢琴88》昨天观众突破70万". No. Page 6. 新明日报 (Xin Ming Ri Bao). 12 March 1998. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "《钢琴88》 昨天庆功宴 凌霄兴奋干杯". No. Page 9. 新明日报 (Xin Ming Ri Bao). 12 April 1998. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "谢韵仪过档第5波 临别秋波之作". No. Page 12. 新明日报 (Xin Ming Ri Bao). 25 February 1998. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "NewspaperSG - 97年演出 《钢琴88》 '咸鱼翻身'". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. No. Page 43. 联合晚报 (Lianhe Wanbao). 23 November 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "NewspaperSG - 熬过唱歌"陪酒"苦日子 凌霄靠《钢琴88》 成功翻身". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. No. 13 June 2015. 联合早报 (Lianhe Zaobao). 13 June 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "NewspaperSG - Kok faces the music with bangs, braces and glasses". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. No. Page 6. The Straits Times. 27 February 1998. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "《钢琴88》大巴窑取景趣味多 第63座组屋 变大牌88". No. Page 9. 新明日报 (Xin Ming Ri Bao). 2 December 1997. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "凌霄 20集《钢琴》 6000元进帐". No. Page 7. 新明日报 (Xin Ming Ri Bao). 9 March 1998. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
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