Babies On Board
Babies On Board (Chinese: 新生) is a Chinese television drama that airs on the Singaporean television channel Mediacorp Channel 8 on weeknights. The show aired at 9pm on weekdays and had a repeat telecast at 8am the following day. It stars Tay Ping Hui, Jesseca Liu, Ya Hui, Mei Xin, Hong Huifang, Terence Cao, Ben Yeo, Eelyn Kok, Rao Zijie, Michelle Wong, Kayly Loh, Ryan Lian, Shine Koh, Yap Huixin, Hazelle Teo, Gao Meigui and Dennis Toh as the casts of this series.[1][2]
Babies On Board 新生 | |
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Genre | Drama Romance Family Pregnancy |
Written by | 张彦平 Cheong Yan Peng |
Directed by | 卢燕金 Loo Yin Kam 陈稖元 Chen Bang Yuan |
Starring | Main Casts: Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉 Jesseca Liu 刘子绚 Ya Hui 雅慧 Supporting Casts: Mei Xin 美心 Hong Huifang 洪慧芳 Terence Cao 曹国辉 Ben Yeo 杨志龙 Eelyn Kok 郭蕙雯 Rao Zijie 饶梓杰 Michelle Wong 黄怡灵 Kayly Loh 卢传瑾 Ryan Lian 廖永谊 Shine Koh 高慧姍 Yap Huixin 叶慧馨 Hazelle Teo 张颖双 Gao Meigui 高美贵 Dennis Toh 卓庆成 |
Opening theme | 爱以外的意外 by Lin Sitong and Tay Ping Hui |
Ending theme | 借来的亲人 by Lin Sitong |
Country of origin | Singapore |
Original language(s) | Chinese |
No. of episodes | 22 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | 黄光荣 Wong Kuang Yong |
Running time | approx. 45 minutes (excluding advertisements) |
Release | |
Original network | Mediacorp Channel 8 |
Original release | 7 May – 5 June 2018 |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | A Million Dollar Dream |
Followed by | Fifty & Fabulous |
Plot
Peng Shiyun (Jesseca Liu) is a famous gynaecologist who owns a successful practice. Suffering from a condition called Adenomyosis, she is unable to conceive and seeks to rent the womb of Li Xinyue (Ya Hui), who is in need of money. Peng Shiyun’s husband Sun Zhihui (Tay Ping Hui), was a successful surgeon, until his failed surgery on his best friend’s mother. Unable to take the setback, he gave up his profession to become a chef. Li Xinyue is successfully impregnated and by a stroke of luck, moved in with Peng Shiyun and Sun Zhihui. But Peng Shiyun soon found out that Li Xinyue and Sun Zhihui actually knew each other. Not only do they share a secret, but also a very queer and mysterious connection. Li Xinyue gradually falls for Sun Zhihui, and the three of them soon develop an unusual relationship.
Li Xinyue suffers complication during childbirth and a series of events unfold between the main characters.
Cast
Main cast
Cast | Character | Description | Episodes Appeared |
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Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉 | Sun Zhihui 孙智辉 | Chef Sung (孙大厨)
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1-22 |
Jesseca Liu 刘子绚 | Peng Shiyun 彭诗韵 | Dr Pang (彭医生), SY Pang
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1-22 |
Ya Hui 雅慧 | Li Xinyue 李心悦 | Happy Lee
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1-22 |
Sun (Zhihui)'s family
Cast | Character | Description | Episodes Appeared |
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Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉 | Sun Zhihui 孙智辉 | Chef Sung (孙大厨)
See Main Casts |
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Jesseca Liu 刘子绚 | Peng Shiyun 彭诗韵 | Dr Pang (彭医生), SY Pang
See Main Casts |
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Ya Hui 雅慧 | Li Xinyue 李心悦 | Happy Lee
See Main Casts |
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Lin Daorui 林道锐 | Sun Kangyue 孙康悦 | Baby version portrayed by Soo Kexin (苏可昕) Little Bean Sprout (小豆芽)
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21-22 |
Kayly Loh 卢传瑾 | Sun Yun'en 孙芸恩 |
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1-2, 4-6, 8, 10-12, 17-22 |
Darius Tan 陈日成 | Wang Zhenqiang 王振强 |
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1-2, 10-12, 17-22 |
Xu Xuanya 许绚雅 | Wang Ruoling 王若灵 |
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22 |
Ryan Lian 廖永谊 | Peng Weide 彭伟德 |
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1, 5-6, 8, 11, 13-14, 16-21 |
Shine Koh 高慧姍 | Coco |
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5-6, 8, 11, 14, 18-19, 22 |
Scarlet Emerie Toh | Emma Pang |
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22 |
Li (Xinyue)'s family
Cast | Character | Description | Episodes Appeared |
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Ya Hui 雅慧 | Li Xinyue 李心悦 | Happy Lee
See Main Casts |
1-22 |
Andrew Lua 赖泰均 | Huang Xinbo 黄莘博 |
|
6, 10, 11, 12 |
Rao Zijie 饶梓杰 | Ray Zhang |
(Deceased - A Year ago) |
4, 6, 11 |
Michelle Wong 黄怡灵 | Zhang Rongxuan 张蓉萱 | Xiao-Xuan (小萱)
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2-3, 8, 10, 17-18, 22 |
Huang (Lifeng)'s family
Cast | Character | Description | Episodes Appeared |
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Hong Huifang 洪慧芳 | Huang Lifeng 黄丽凤 | Ah Feng (阿凤)
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2-3, 6-10, 12 |
Larry Low 刘龙伟 | Luo Fucheng 罗富城 | Ah Cheng (阿城), Aaron Kwok (郭富城)
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4-17 |
He Xueluan 何雪銮 | Luo Meixi 罗美希 | Baby version portrayed by Lim Jiayi 林佳怡
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17,22 |
Macy Chen 陈美心 | Zheng Meifang 郑美芳 |
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1-10, 12-22 |
Other cast members
Cast | Character | Description | Episodes Appeared |
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Terence Cao 曹国辉 | Edmund Goh | Dr Goh (吴医生)
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1, 4-5, 11, 18, 22 |
Ben Yeo 杨志龙 | Yang Yihao 杨毅豪 | Main Villain ATM
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1, 3, 5, 7-10, 13, 15-19 |
Eelyn Kok 郭蕙雯 | Ann |
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3, 7-9, 13, 15-18, 22 |
Yap Huixin 叶慧馨 | Niki |
Supporting Villain but repented
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2-4, 6, 8-10, 13, 16-17 |
Hazelle Teo 张颖双 | Joey | Villain
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1-5 |
Gao Meigui 高美贵 | Gia Zhu Yuzhu 朱玉珠 |
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1, 3-7, 9-10, 12, 18, 22 |
Doreen Chu 朱玉叶 | Caiying 菜英 |
Villain
|
7, 12, 18, 19 |
Dennis Toh 卓庆成 | Chen Lida 陈立达 | Supporting Villain but willing to repent
|
7, 12, 18-19 |
Shu Yi 舒怡 | Ruan Mingming 阮明明 |
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7, 12, 18-19, 22 |
Alicia Lo 卢予萱 | Xiaowen 晓雯 |
|
13 |
Cameo appearances
Cast | Character | Description | Episodes Appeared |
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Adele Wong 王筱惠 | Connie |
|
1, 17 |
Louis Wu 伍洛毅 | Chaojie 超杰 |
|
19, 20, 22 |
Terence Tay 郑仲伟 | Eric |
Villain
|
3-4 |
Christian Lamprecht | Jason |
|
22 |
Original soundtrack (OST)
No. | Song Title | Singer(s) |
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1) | 爱以外的意外 (Main Song for the series) | Lin Sitong 林思彤 and Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉 |
2) | 借来的亲人 | Lin Sitong 林思彤 |
Awards & Nominations
Babies On Board is up for 2 nominations.
It did not win any nominations.
Star Awards 2019
Star Awards – Performance Awards | |||
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Accolades | Nominees | Category | Result |
Star Awards 2019 Creative Achievement Award Ceremony 专业奖项颁奖礼 | Cheong Yan Peng 张彦平 | Best Screenplay 最佳剧本 | Nominated |
Loo Yin Kam 卢燕金 | Best Director 最佳导演 | Nominated |
Trivia
- The finale episode was aired on TV for 50 minutes including advertisements instead of 1 hour due to SPOP Sing: Fun With SPOP Sing.
See also
- List of MediaCorp Channel 8 Chinese drama series (2014)
References
- "Babies on board @ toggle". toggle. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 30 Apr 2018.
- "Ya Hui pregnant for a day". channelnewsasia. Retrieved 8 May 2018.