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 | |
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Genre | Drama Romance Family Psychological |
Written by | 刘健财 谢光华 何启安 |
Directed by | Canter Chia 谢光华 王靖瑜 / 韩耀光 |
Starring | Christopher 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 theme | 1)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 origin | Singapore |
Original language(s) | Chinese |
No. of episodes | 20 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | 刘健财 Molby Low 谢光华 Canter Chia |
Producer(s) | 刘健财 Molby Low |
Running time | approx. 45 minutes (excluding advertisements) |
Distributor | Wawa Creative Team 哇哇创作组 |
Release | |
Original network | Mediacorp Channel 8 |
Original release | 12 March – 6 April 2018 |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Mind Matters |
Followed by | A 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 |
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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
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1-20 |
Li Rui Ming 李锐明 |
Main Villain
Teenage version portrayed by Brian Ng Jeffrey Lee Ruiming
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1, 19-20 | |
Fann Wong 范文芳 | Wang Siting 王思婷 | Teenage Version portrayed by Elizabeth Lee
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1 - 20 |
Xu Bin 徐彬 | Li Zijian 李子健 | Semi-Villain but repented
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1-20 |
Jasmine Sim 沈家玉 | Li Jiawen 李嘉文 | Semi-Villain but later repented
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1-20 |
Darren Lim 林明伦 |
Li Ruijie 李锐杰 |
Villain but later repented
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1-20 |
Supporting Cast
Cast | Character | Description | Episodes Appeared |
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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)
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1, 14 - 20 |
Rebecca Lim 林慧玲 |
Zhang Ailing 张爱玲 |
Supporting Villain
Teo Ailing
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1,10- 14 |
Kelly Liao 廖奕琁 |
Liang Qiao En 梁乔恩 |
Villain
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1 - 16 |
Ernest Chong 张顺源 |
Liu Yao Qiang 刘耀强 |
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6 - 7, 11, 14,17,18 |
Zhu Houren 朱厚任 |
Li Jianting 李建廷 |
Lee Kian Teng, Ting (廷)
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4, 14, 18 |
Lai Meng 黎明 | Yang Xiangwei's Mum |
(Deceased-Episode 1) |
1 |
Ann Kok 郭舒贤 | Wang Jingyi 王静仪 |
(Deceased-Episode 1) |
1 |
Eelyn Kok 郭蕙雯 |
Chen Shuntian's Mum |
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14 |
Xiong Cai Pictures Entertainment
Cast | Character | Description | Episodes Appeared |
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Hayley Woo 胡佳嬑 |
Chen Tianmei 程天美 |
(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 | |||
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Accolades | Nominees | Category | Result |
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) |
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1) | 说散就散 (Opening Theme Song) | JC |
2) | 别说 | JC |
3) | 心跳 Heartbeat | Christopher & Kelly Poon |
4) | 炸药 | Power Station |
5) | 换我爱你 | Derrick Hoh |
6) | 我会一直想你 | Jocie Kok |
See also
- List of MediaCorp Channel 8 Chinese drama series (2010s)
References
- "Home page". www.wawapictures.com.sg. Archived from the original on 2013-05-18. Retrieved 2018-04-12.