Doppelganger (TV series)

Doppelganger (Chinese: 入侵者) is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was produced by Wawa Pictures[1] and telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, Mediacorp Channel 8. It was first shown in 2018, and was broadcast on weeknights. The show aired at 9pm on weekdays and had a repeat telecast at 8am the following day. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes, it stars Christopher Lee , Fann Wong , Xu Bin & Jasmine Sim as casts in this series. It marks Christopher Lee & Fann Wong in this series after 14 years returning on screen.

Doppelganger
入侵者
GenreDrama
Romance
Family
Psychological
Written by刘健财
谢光华
何启安
Directed byCanter Chia 谢光华
王靖瑜 / 韩耀光
StarringChristopher Lee 李铭顺
Fann Wong 范文芳
Xu Bin 徐彬
Jasmine Sim 沈家玉
Opening theme说散就散 by JC
Ending theme1)别说 by JC
2)心跳 Heartbeat by Christopher & Kelly Poon
3)炸药 by Power Station
4)换我爱你 by Derrick Hoh
5)我会一直想你 by Jocie Kok
Country of originSingapore
Original language(s)Chinese
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producer(s)刘健财 Molby Low
谢光华 Canter Chia
Producer(s)刘健财 Molby Low
Running timeapprox. 45 minutes (excluding advertisements)
DistributorWawa Creative Team 哇哇创作组
Release
Original networkMediacorp Channel 8
Original release12 March 
6 April 2018
Chronology
Preceded byMind Matters
Followed byA Million Dollar Dream

The drama was the first drama with a prequel, which was first aired on Toggle on March 11, 2018 from 7 to 9 pm as a telemovie.

Synopsis

After being betrayed by good friend Li Wei (Christopher Lee) kills him out of anger. He goes on a cruise, with the thought of ending his life but meets Li Rui Ming who stops him. Rui Ming and Li Wei both look similarly alike and strikes a conversation. Rui Ming promises Li Wei he will help him on the debts. Just as Li Wei thought his luck has changed, the cruise meets with an accident and many people onboard perishes. Li Wei survives however Rui Ming doesn’t and many mistaken him to Rui Ming, the wealthy businessman.

Li Wei decides to use Rui Ming’s identity, and soon begins his new life as Rui Ming.

Casts

Li (Jianting) Family

Cast Character Description Episodes Appeared
Christopher Lee
李铭顺
Yang Li Wei
杨立威 /

Yang Xiang Wei

杨祥威

Main Villain

Li Rui Ming 李锐明, Yeo Li Wei

  • Original Name Yang Xiang Wei (杨祥威)
  • Wang Jingyi's ex-husband
  • Owed loan sharks money
  • Did many odd jobs
  • Changed his life by Chen Shuntian after he lost everything and later changed name to Yang Li Wei
  • Former CEO of an investment firm
  • Cheated by Chen Shuntian and Zhang Ailing
  • Stabbed Chen Shuntian after being cheated
  • Blend in as Li Rui Ming because of his wealth
  • Planned to takeover as the head of the Li family and the CEO
1-20
Li Rui Ming
李锐明
Main Villain

Teenage version portrayed by Brian Ng

Jeffrey Lee Ruiming

  • Wang Siting's husband
  • Li Zijian's & Li Jiawen's Dad
  • Li Ruijie's brother
  • Has hatred against Li Jianting
  • Has many external affairs in the past
  • Ruthless boss
  • Took over his dad company and became the CEO
  • Embezzled his company's funds
  • In a cruise with Yang Liwei when the cruise sinks when the storm breaks out
  • Went Missing in episode 1
1, 19-20
Fann Wong
范文芳
Wang Siting
王思婷
Teenage Version portrayed by Elizabeth Lee
  • Li Ruiming's wife
  • Li Zijian's & Li Jiawen's Mum
  • Chairperson of Women Association
  • Former HR manager of Li Ruiming's company
  • Has minor depression
1 - 20
Xu Bin
徐彬
Li Zijian
李子健
Semi-Villain but repented
  • Li Ruiming's & Wang Siting's Son
  • Li Jiawen's Brother
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineer
  • Work different types of odd jobs
1-20
Jasmine Sim
沈家玉
Li Jiawen
李嘉文
Semi-Villain but later repented
  • Li Ruiming's & Wang Siting's Daughter
  • Li Zijian's Sister
  • Actress
  • Spoiled child
  • Always arguing with her parents
  • Yao Qiang's love interest
1-20
Darren Lim
林明伦
Li Ruijie
李锐杰
Villain but later repented
  • Li Rui Ming's Brother
  • Wang Siting's brother In Law
  • Li Jiawen's & Li Zijian's Uncle
  • Bad relationship with Li Rui Ming
1-20

Supporting Cast

Cast Character Description Episodes Appeared
Ricky Liew
江俊翺
Chen Shuntian
陈顺天
Main Villain

Younger version portrayed by Ethan Ng

Tan Shun Tin, Xiao Tian (小天)

  • Fortune Teller
  • Tricked Yang Liwei in buying stocks and cheating away Zhang Ailing
  • Stabbed by Yang Liwei but later survived
1, 14 - 20
Rebecca Lim
林慧玲
Zhang Ailing
张爱玲
Supporting Villain

Teo Ailing

  • Yang Li Wei's Former Woman
  • Betrayed Yang Li Wei
  • Chen Shuntian's girlfriend
1,10- 14
Kelly Liao
廖奕琁
Liang Qiao En
梁乔恩
Villain
  • Li Ruiming's Secretary & lover
  • Li Zijian's Love Interest
1 - 16
Ernest Chong
张顺源
Liu Yao Qiang
刘耀强
  • Came from Canada
  • Li Jiawen's Friend
  • Li Jiawen's love interest
  • In Charge of Props
6 - 7, 11, 14,17,18
Zhu Houren
朱厚任
Li Jianting
李建廷
Lee Kian Teng, Ting (廷)
  • Li Ruijie's & Li Rui Ming's Father
  • Favor Li Ruijie also Li Rui Ming
  • Former CEO
  • Had extra marital in the past
4, 14, 18
Lai Meng
黎明
Yang Xiangwei's Mum
  • Yang Xiangwei's ex-mum
  • Died after a sudden heart attack

(Deceased-Episode 1)

1
Ann Kok
郭舒贤
Wang Jingyi
王静仪
  • Yang Xiangwei's ex-wife
  • Died while giving birth to a child

(Deceased-Episode 1)

1
Eelyn Kok
郭蕙雯
Chen Shuntian's Mum
  • Li Ruiming & Li Ruijie's Mother
  • Chen Shuntian's illegitimate Mother
  • Suffered from a terminal illness
  • (Deceased-As Mentioned by Chen Shuntian-Episode 14)
14

Xiong Cai Pictures Entertainment

Cast Character Description Episodes Appeared
Hayley Woo
胡佳嬑
Chen Tianmei
程天美
  • A very famous actress (A-Lister)
  • First Female Lead of the movie
  • Got jealous when Li Jiawen's salary is more than her
  • Died in episode 13 due to an accident (as mentioned when Li Ruijie received the call)

(Deceased-Episode 13)

12-13

Awards & Nominations

Doppelganger is up for 4 nominations.

It won 1 out of 4 nominations , which is the Best Newcomer.

Star Awards 2019

Star Awards – Acting Awards
AccoladesNomineesCategoryResult
Star Awards 2019 Award Ceremony
红星大奖2019颁奖礼
Fann Wong
范文芳
Best Actress
最佳女主角
Nominated
Christopher Lee
李铭顺
Best Actor
最佳男主角
Nominated
Xu Bin
徐彬
Best Supporting Actor
最佳男配角
Nominated
Jasmine Sim
沈家玉
Best Newcomer
最佳新人奖
Nominated

Trivia

  • Christopher Lee and Fann Wong first time acting as couple and acting together after 14 years.
  • Christopher Lee's first dual role and Villainous role, in which both role are villains.
  • This will be Xu Bin's first villainous role.
  • This is Rebecca Lim's third time acting as a villain.
  • A prequel was shown on toggle and channel 8 before the show is aired.

Original Sound Track (OST)

No. Song Title Singer(s)
1)说散就散
(Opening Theme Song)
JC
2)别说JC
3)心跳 HeartbeatChristopher & Kelly Poon
4)炸药Power Station
5)换我爱你Derrick Hoh
6)我会一直想你Jocie Kok
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See also

  • List of MediaCorp Channel 8 Chinese drama series (2010s)

References

  1. "Home page". www.wawapictures.com.sg. Archived from the original on 2013-05-18. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
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