Hero (2016 TV series)

Hero (Chinese: 大英雄) is a Singaporean blockbuster drama produced and telecast on Mediacorp Channel 8. The show aired at 9pm on weekdays and had a repeat telecast at 8am the following day. It stars Shaun Chen , Chen Hanwei & Jesseca Liu as the casts of this series. This Drama entailed a lot of cameo appearances by famous Singaporean artists such as Zoe Tay, Rebecca Lim, Xiang Yun, Jack Neo, Carrie Wong and more.

Hero 大英雄
Genre	Family Comedy
Written by	Ang Eng Tee 洪荣狄
Directed by	Su Miao Fang 苏妙芳 Loo Yin Kam 卢燕金 Wong Foong Hwee 黃芬菲
Starring	Shaun Chen 陈泓宇 Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 Jesseca Liu 刘子绚
Opening theme	The Extraordinary (格外精彩) by Janice Yan
Ending theme	1) Tears (借你一点泪) by Power Station 2) Wait For Love (等一等爱情) by Bonnie Loo 3) Watching Over You (守护你) by Bonnie Loo (No commentaries for News Tonight)
Country of origin	Singapore
Original language(s)	Mandarin
No. of episodes	30 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Jasmine Woo 邬毓琳
Production location(s)	Dakota Crescent, Singapore
Running time	approx. 45 minutes (exc. advertisements)
Release
Original network	Mediacorp Channel 8
Original release	29 November 2016 – 9 January 2017
Chronology
Preceded by	You Can Be an Angel 2
Followed by	Home Truly
Related shows	Tiger Mum It Takes Two

Plot

Through the lives of Zhou Fada (Shaun Chen), Ye Xiaoying (Chen Hanwei) and Zhang Weixiong (Jesseca Liu), three ordinary characters who grew up in Dakota Crescent, a series of interesting, exciting and personal stories will unfold…

Zhou Fada, also known as Big Brother, is a man with a strong sense of justice, loyalty and compassion. He always like to help neighbor handle the promblem in need. But because of his overzealous and reckless character, his good intentions often turn out to cause more trouble than help.

Ye Xiaoying is Fada's uncle, who always dreams of achieving phenomenal success in life, but he never did live up to his dreams as he is essentially just a slacker. He is very good at keeping out of trouble, by tactically avoiding tricky situations. His motto in life is: A man's greatest power is not his fists, but his tongue. He believes that being good with words can help one sail through career and relationships smoothly, but the fact is, his career and love affairs are almost always on the rocks.

Zhang Weixiong is a manly name, but the owner of the name is actually a cute girl. When her mother was pregnant with her, the ultrasound scan showed that it was a baby boy, so her father went to the fortune teller and got her this dashing manly name. Who would have expected that it was a baby girl! But they went along with the name “Wei Xiong” after all. Weixiong is just like her name; she has great ambitions and a gusty character, and people in the neighborhood see her as the future elite. Unfortunately, that is just her pretense. She is actually very timid and cowardly, but she believes that in order to survive in this dog-eat-dog world, you will have to “never say die”. So even though she is crumbling from fear inside, she would always put up a strong front, and her strong-headedness always gets her into trouble. If not for the help of Big Brother Fada, with this personality, she might have much consequences to suffer.

This three characters, together known as “The Great Hero”, are the three musketeers of the neighborhood, and from them, we will get to know many other members of Dakota Crescent, and also their inspiring, interesting and heart-warming stories.

Cast

Zhou (Fada) family

Cast	Role	Description	Episodes Appeared
Jin Yinji 金银姬	Granny Swordswoman 侠女阿嫲	Old bag (老太婆) Zhou Fada's grandmother Ye Xiaoying's aunt Fan Fangfang and Chen Bangqing's landlady Quan Min'er's mother-in-law	1-10, 12-13, 15-30
Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮	Ye Xiaoying 叶晓英	Ajussi (阿扎西)/Arnold Skeleton (阿诺死给你等)/Mr Ye (叶总)/0238/Ying(英/英哥/英大哥) Zhou Fada's uncle and childhood playmate Zhang Weixiong's childhood playmate Jailed for gold bar investment scam Ou Jinxuan's fiancé Ou Sihai's son-in-law Ou Jinguang and Xiuzhen's brother-in-law	1-10, 12, 14, 16-20, 23-30
Shaun Chen 陈泓宇	Zhou Fada 周发达	Big Brother (大哥大)/Lazy Bum (懒惰星)/Penang Boy (槟城来的) Pervert (死变态)/Honey (蜜糖)/Heroda/Mr Heroda (Heroda先生) Original name Jonathan Zhou Kaipeng(周凯鹏) Granny Swordswoman's grandson Ye Xiaoying's nephew and childhood playmate Zhang Weixiong's boyfriend and childhood playmate Ou Jinguang's best friend Quan Min'er's son	1-8, 10-17, 19-30

Zhang (Zhiming) family

Cast	Role	Description	Episodes Appeared
Zhu Xiufeng 朱秀凤	Granny Mahjong 麻将婆	Zhang Zhiming's mother Xiao Jiahui's mother-in-law Zhang Weixiong and Zhang Weikang's grandmother	1-6, 8-9, 12-13, 15-17, 19-20, 22, 24-30
Brandon Wong 黄炯耀	Zhang Zhiming 张志明	Ming (明/阿明) Security officer Xiao Jiahui's husband Zhang Weixiong and Zhang Weikang's father Died after suffering a brain haemorrhage from a heated quarrel with Weikang in episode 19 (Deceased - episode 19)	3-6, 9, 19
Pan Lingling 潘玲玲	Xiao Jiahui 萧家慧	Auntie Hui (慧姨)/Hui (慧/阿慧) Dementia patient Zhang Zhiming's wife Zhang Weixiong and Zhang Weikang's mother	1-6, 8-10, 12-13, 15-17, 19-22, 24-30
Jesseca Liu 刘子绚	Zhang Weixiong 张伟雄	Teddy (大狗熊)/Xiong (雄) Lawyer Zhou Fada's girlfriend and childhood playmate Ye Xiaoying's childhood playmate Zhang Zhiming and Xiao Jiahui's daughter Zhang Weikang's elder sister	1-11, 13-22, 24-30
Ian Fang 方伟杰	Zhang Weikang 张伟康	Kang (康) Zhang Zhiming and Xiao Jiahui's son Zhang Weixiong's younger brother Bonnie's ex-boyfriend Guan Meiyu's boyfriend	1-9, 11, 13, 15-16, 18-19, 22, 26-27, 29-30

Ou (Sihai) family

Cast	Role	Description	Episodes Appeared
Zhu Houren 朱厚任	Ou Sihai 区四海	Uncle Hai (海叔) Ou Jinguang and Ou Jinxuan's father Xiuzhen and Ye Xiaoying's father-in-law	1, 4-5, 9-10, 12, 14, 17, 19-23, 26, 28-30
Andie Chen 陈邦鋆	Ou Jinguang 区金光	Guang (阿光/光哥) Ou Sihai's son Ou Jinxuan's elder brother Xiuzhen's husband Ye Xiaoying's brother-in-law Zhou Fada's best friend In love with Fan Fangfang	1-10, 12, 14-16, 19-23, 26, 28-30
Youyi 有懿	Xiuzhen 秀珍	Ms Buck Teeth (龅牙姐) Ou Jinguang's wife Fan Fangfang's rival in love Ou Sihai's daughter-in-law Ou Jinxuan and Ye Xiaoying's sister-in-law Auntie Teochew's daughter	1, 15, 19-20, 22-23, 26, 28-30
Paige Chua 蔡琦慧	Ou Jinxuan 区金萱	Villain (later part) but repented in the end Youme/Ms Diana (Diana 小姐) Ou Sihai's daughter Ou Jinguang's younger sister Xiuzhen's sister-in-law Ye Xiaoying's fiancée Boyboy's mother	2-3, 6, 9-10, 12, 14, 16-30
nicholas lim 林道锐	Boy Boy	Little Imp (小冬瓜) Ye Xiaoying and Ou Jinxuan's son	19-26, 29-30

Guan (A-li) family

Cast	Role	Description	Episodes Appeared
Chen Tianwen 陈天文	Guan A-li 关阿礼	Villain but later finally repented in a last few episodes Hothead (火爆王) Huang Lili's ex-husband Guan Meiyu and Guan Meimei's father	3-4, 7, 9, 14, 19, 21-22, 26, 28, 30
Aileen Tan 陈丽贞	Huang Lili 黄丽丽	Li (丽姐) Guan A-li's ex-wife Guan Meiyu and Guan Meimei's mother Working as a cleaner with Guan Meimei	3-15, 18-19, 21-22, 24-30
He Yingying 何盈莹	Guan Meiyu 关美玉	May Guan A-li and Huang Lili's elder daughter Guan Meimei's elder twin sister Zhang Weikang's girlfriend	1-9, 11, 13-15, 18-19, 22, 24-30
Bonnie Loo 罗美仪	Guan Meimei 关美美	Guan A-li and Huang Lili's younger daughter Guan Meiyu's younger twin sister Likes singing Working as a cleaner with Huang Lili Walter's love interest	1-9, 11-15, 17-19, 21-22, 24-30

Luo (Bei) family

Cast	Role	Description	Episodes Appeared
Ng Suan Loi 黃晶晶	Granny Cardboard/Cha Kwee Kiao 纸皮婆	Luo Bei's mother Cardboard collector (Deceased - episode 21)	1-6, 8, 10-11, 19, 21
Peter Yu 宏荣	Luo Bei 罗北	Villain but later totally repented Someone's-in-a-big-hurry (赶着去投胎)/Xiang (阿祥) Granny Cardboard's son Ex-gambler Ex-actor Taxi driver	1-12, 14, 18-19, 21-22, 25-26, 30

Other characters

Cast	Role	Description	Episodes Appeared
Sheila Sim 沈琳宸	Fan Fangfang 范芳芳	Fann Wong (范文芳)/Fang (芳)/Shh (嘘) Came from China to look for job in Singapore Chen Bangqing's ex-girlfriend and enemy Ou Jinguang's love interest Granny Swordswoman's tenant	2-5, 7-9, 11-21, 23, 26, 28
Henry Thia 程旭辉	Steven	Villain Pervert who took Weixiong's undergarments Accused Xiao Jiahui of being promiscuous and tried to take liberties with her Granny Mahjong's playmate	4-6, 9-10
Teddy Tang 唐崧瑞	Jack Chan	Villain Jack Neo (梁志强)/Jack (小Jack) Zhang Weixiong's classmate and love interest Threatened Zhang Weixiong with her nude photos	5, 7-9, 11
James Seah 谢俊峰	Chen Bangqing 陈邦庆	Main Villain Qing (阿庆)/Chen (小陈) Fan Fangfang's ex-boyfriend and enemy Granny Swordswoman's tenant Brought a drunken Fan Fangfang to a hotel and offered her to Mr Liu Framed Ye Xiaoying and caused him to be jailed, Fan Fangfang and caused her to be deported Attempted to kill Fan Fangfang but eventually it gotten himself a severe accident in episode 28	7-9, 11-12, 14-18, 26, 28
Mervyn Lee 李岳杰	Potty Mouth 臭口王	Villain but repented Ex-gambler Ye Xiaoying's rival Ah Jiao's husband	6, 8, 12, 20, 24, 27, 30
Desmond Ng 黄振隆	Walter Lu	Bin Trasher (踢桶男)/Mr Lu (陆先生) In love with Guan Meimei, but rejected by her family	9, 11-13, 17-19, 22, 28, 30
Marcus Mok 莫健发	Eric	Old Pervert (老乌龟) Guan Meiyu's sugar daddy	11, 13-15
Joy Yak 易凌	Jiao 阿娇	Potty Mouth's wife Attempted suicide in episode 11	11-12, 14, 20, 24, 27-28, 30
王慧莹	Auntie Teochew 潮州嫂	Offered her porridge stall to Ou Jinguang Xiuzhen's mother	12, 14-15
马天凌	Mr Liu 刘总	Villain Chen Bangqing and Ye Xiaoying's boss	14-15
Zhang Yaodong 张耀栋	Zhang Zhentian 张振天	Lawyer Zhang Weixiong's ex-boyfriend and boss	20-21, 24-26, 28-30

Cameo appearances

Cast	Role	Description	Episodes Appeared
Carrie Wong 黄思恬	Alexia	The three Charlie's Angels	1, 29-30
Ya Hui 雅慧	Betty
Felicia Chin 陈凤玲	Cathy
Chew Chor Meng 周初明	Wei Ge 伟哥	Loanshark boss	1
Oh Ling En 胡菱恩	Student 中学学生	Molested in the bus	1
Dennis Chew 周崇庆	Auntie Lucy	Granny Mahjong's playmate First met Zhou Fada, Zhang Weixiong and Ye Xiaoying at an open carpark Was owed debt by Granny Mahjong	1
Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉	Rice King 饭王	Zhou Fada's friend Sold rice, curry sauce and a few other ingredients to Zhou Fada	1
Kym Ng 鐘琴	Fishball Girl 鱼丸妹	Zhou Fada's friend Sold some fishballs to Zhou Fada	1
	Gopal 哥巴	A cleaner who spotted Fan Fangfang lying motionless in a playground and thought that she was dead in episode 3	3, 12
Mark Lee 李国煌	Long Ge 龙哥	A mover boss who gave a job to Zhou Fada	3
Terence Cao 曹国辉	Xie Xian 谢贤	Xiao Jiahui's secondary school classmate Gave Xiao Jiahui a lift home in his branded car	3
Jack Neo 梁智强	Liang Po Po 梁婆婆	Left her smartphone in the toilet, which Meiyu decided to keep for herself Met Meiyu just as she was leaving the toilet with the smartphone	4
Zhang Zhenhuan 张振寰	George Pu	Ou Jinxuan's ex-boyfriend	6
Xiang Yun 向云	Quan Min'er 权敏儿	Zhou Fada's biological mother Suffered from an terminal disease (Deceased - episode 13)	7, 13
Zoe Tay 郑惠玉	Deborah	Zhang Weikang's sugar mummy Alex's wife	13, 16
Wang Yuqing 王昱清	Leo		13
Guo Liang 郭亮	Alex	Zhang Weikang's offender Deborah's husband	16
Rebecca Lim 林慧玲	Rebecca Lim 林慧玲	Actress	16
Richard Low 刘谦益	Old fogey 老鬼	Villain Humiliated Granny Swordswoman at the hawker centre	16
Huang Biren 黄碧仁	He Xuemei 何雪美	Tigeress (老虎)/Mdm Hor Reprised her role as a prison officer from Tiger Mum Mistook Ye Xiaoying for Antonio Chen Hongyu, who also appeared in Tiger Mum	20
Jeremy Chan 田铭耀	John	Runs a tropical fish shop	22, 24, 27
Michael Huang	Liar	Villain Gangster who threatened Xiao Jiahui	25-26
Jayley Woo 胡佳琪	Bonnie	Flat-chested (莫尼) Zhang Weikang's ex-girlfriend	27
Sora Ma 马艺瑄	Herself	Actress Went to Guan Meimei's concert in Episode 28	28
Desmond Tan 陈泂江	Himself	Actor Went to Guan Meimei's concert in Episode 28	28
Zheng Geping 郑各评	Bonnie父亲	Bonnie's father	29
Kenneth Chung 钟坤华	Himself	Radio host	29
Somaline Ang 洪凌	Herself	Actress	30
洪偉文	Mr Hong 洪编剧	Scriptwriter	30

Original Sound Track (OST)

Song title	Song type	Lyrics	Composer	Performer	Producer
The Extraordinary 格外精彩	Opening theme song	王振声	周以力	阎奕格 Janice Yan	—
Tears 借你一点泪	Sub-theme song	姚若龙	郑楠	动力火车 Power Station
Wait For Love 等一等爱情		乐声	邓碧源	罗美仪 Bonnie Loo	麦如丽
Watching Over You 守护你		高飞	Benny Wong

Development

Dakota Crescent is one of Singapore's earliest (HDB) estates, built in 1958 by the Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT), which preceded the HDB. In July 2014, it was decided that the housing estate would be redeveloped under the HDB's SERS scheme and all residents would have to relocate by 2016.[1] This prompted a campaign by activists for its conservation,[2] works of art to be created about it[3][4] and also a spike in the amount of coverage given to Dakota Crescent by the media.[5] Within weeks of the announcement by the HDB, Dakota Crescent drew considerable attention from many Singaporeans, amid which this drama series was produced.

This drama series was produced also as a means of kick-starting the commemoration of 35 years of Singapore-produced Chinese-language television in Singapore. As part of this, Mediacorp's famous Chinese-speaking comedy icons, such as Paris and Milan character Auntie Lucy (played by Dennis Chew) and Liang Po Po (played by Jack Neo) of Comedy Nite, will be making cameo appearances in this drama.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

Imaging sessions were done in end-April and early-May 2016, while the first scene was shot on 23 May.[14][15] On 30 July 2016, in the nineteenth season of The Sheng Siong Show, it was also announced that Power Station will be performing the drama's ending theme. They were in Singapore to promote their "Next Station" world tour which will be held on 27 August.

A post screening session was conducted at Dakota Crescent's Care and Friends Centre. The cast of Hero - Shaun Chen, Jesseca Liu, Chen Hanwei, Bonnie Loo, Paige Chua, Ian Fang, Sheila Sim, Youyi, He Yingying, Aileen Tan, Brandon Wong and Jin Yinji were present. The first episode of the show was also broadcast there.

• The series consists of 30 episodes, and aired from 29 November 2016 to 9 January 2017.

Awards & Nominations

Star Awards 2017

The series has the most nominations in Star Awards 2017, and won two, which was Best Supporting Actress and Drama Serial.

Star Awards – Acting Awards
Accolades	Category	Nominees	Result
The Road to Star Awards 2017 Episode 1 红星大奖 影聚响宴	Best Director 最佳导演	Wong Foong Hwee 黄芬菲	Nominated
	Best Screenplay 最佳剧本	Ang Eng Tee 洪荣狄	Nominated
The Road to Star Awards 2017 Episode 2 红星大奖 影聚响宴	London Choco Roll Happiness Award 最佳开心果奖	Shaun Chen 陈泓宇	Nominated
	Bioskin Healthiest Hair Award	Desmond Ng 黄振隆	Nominated
Star Awards 2017 Awards Ceremony 红星大奖2017颁奖礼	Best Actor 最佳男主角	Shaun Chen 陈泓宇	Nominated
	Best Actress 最佳女主角	Jesseca Liu 刘子绚	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actor 最佳男配角	Andie Chen 陈邦鋆	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actress 最佳女配角	Paige Chua 蔡琦慧	Nominated
		Pan Lingling 潘玲玲	Nominated
		Bonnie Loo 罗美仪	Nominated
		Aileen Tan 陈丽贞	Won
	Best Evergreen Artiste Award 常青演绎奖		Nominated
	Best Drama Serial 最佳电视剧	N/A	Won

See also

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

References

1. "Dakota Crescent tenants hit by news of redevelopment". Retrieved 13 December 2016.
2. ""Group pushing to save Dakota Crescent"". Retrieved 13 December 2016.
3. "Community theatre show puts spotlight on Dakota Crescent and its residents". Retrieved 13 December 2016.
4. "Overwhelming response to Drama Box's site-specific performance in Dakota Crescent". Retrieved 13 December 2016.
5. "5 things to remember about Dakota Crescent". Retrieved 13 December 2016.
6. ""绚耀"咖啡馆悄悄开业 刘子绚《大英雄》首次挑战搞笑角色" (in Chinese). Channel 8 News and Current Affairs. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
7. "陈泓宇：新剧角色取名自"达哥打弯"感荣幸 拍完戏急着回家看孩子" (in Chinese). Channel 8 News and Current Affairs. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
8. "Auntie Lucy重出江湖 客串重头剧《大英雄》" (in Chinese). Channel 8 News and Current Affairs. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
9. "陈汉玮挺脊柱骨伤口拍戏 为母亲祈福改吃素" (in Chinese). Channel 8 News and Current Affairs. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
10. "梁婆婆重出江湖 梁志强新片拒当导演？" (in Chinese). Toggle. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
11. "郑斌辉赴中国演蒙古大汗 陈泓宇与妻女分房睡" (in Chinese). Toggle. 18 June 2016.
12. Tammi Tan (16 July 2016). "No sugar mummies for Ian Fang". Toggle. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
13. "刘子绚望办海滩婚礼 郑惠玉"吃"嫩草方伟杰" (in Chinese). Toggle. 16 July 2016.
14. "刘子绚否认下个月结婚 陈泓宇望携妻女拍广告" (in Chinese). Toggle. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
15. "陈邦鋆下月搬家迎接小公主 黄炯耀晒儿破家变传闻" (in Chinese). Toggle. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.

Preceded by The Dream Makers (season 2) 2015-16

Star Awards for Best Drama Serial Hero 2016-17

Succeeded by When Duty Calls 2017-18