Poetic Justice (TV series)
Poetic Justice (Chinese: 微笑正义) is a Singaporean Chinese drama. It depicts the lives of a group of people doing investigative journalism, and will be telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It stars Rui En, Dai Xiangyu, Rebecca Lim & Desmond Tan as the casts of the series. It will make its debut on 11 September 2012. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm.
| Poetic Justice (微笑正义) | |
|---|---|
 Publicity poster | |
| Genre | Romance Mystery Media |
| Created by | 许丽雯 Paul Yuen 袁树伟 |
| Directed by | 黄芬菲 郭慧绮 罗温温 |
| Starring | Rui En 瑞恩 Dai Xiangyu 戴向宇 Rebecca Lim 林慧玲 Desmond Tan 陈泂江 |
| Opening theme | 不够勇敢 by Della Ding Dang |
| Ending theme | 好难得 by Della Ding Dang 一个人不可能 by Della Ding Dang 奇异果 by Della Ding Dang |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| Original language(s) | Chinese |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Paul Yuen 袁树伟 |
| Running time | 1 hour (with commercials) |
| Release | |
| Original network | MediaCorp Channel 8 |
| Original release | 11 September – 8 October 2012 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Don't Stop Believin' |
| Followed by | Game Plan |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Unlike most locally produced series about crime, this series departs from the traditional police procedural style and focuses more on investigative journalism and the media.
Story
The plot revolves around a group of young professionals involved in investigative journalism. Two journalists team up with a wealthy businessman and a lawyer to help solve cases for those in need. As they investigate further, they uncover more secrets and dark truths behind some of the crimes.
Cast
Main Cast
| Cast | Role | Description | Episodes appeared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rui En 瑞恩 | Liu Yanzhi 刘言之 |
Reporter and Anchorwoman at Real TV Zhonglun's ex-girfriend (2 years ago) Zhisheng's ex-girlfriend Zhengye's girlfriend Qingzi's aunt Stabbed by Huang-ge in episode 1 (prologue) and 18 |
1-20 |
| Dai Yangtian 戴阳天 | Fang Zhengye 方正业 |
Reporter at Real TV Luoling's ex-boyfriend Yanzhi's boyfriend Donated half of his liver to Yanzhi in episode 20 |
1-20 |
| Rebecca Lim 林慧玲 | Feng Luoling 冯洛凌 |
Reporter and Anchorwoman at Real TV Zhengye's ex-girlfriend/ex-fiancée |
1-20 |
| Desmond Tan 陈泂江 | Tang Zhisheng 唐智胜 |
Lawyer, legal consultant of Real TV Yanzhi's ex-boyfriend Ruiyao's husband |
1-20 |
Supporting Cast
| Cast | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sora Ma 马艺瑄 | Zhong Ruiyao 钟芮瑶 |
Reporter at Real TV, later Anchorwoman In love with Zhisheng Zhisheng's wife in the end |
| Guo Liang 郭亮 | Ouyang Qiu | Yanzhi, Zhengye, Luoling, Zhisheng, Ruiyao and Benny's boss |
| Adam Chen 詹金泉 | Benny | Reporter at Real TV |
| Ye Limei | Yuri | |
| Lieu Yanxi 刘彦希 | Liu Qingzi | Yanzhi's niece Parents died when she was young Raised by Yanzhi |
| Yuan Shuai 袁帅 | Lin Zhonglun 林仲伦 |
Ex-Reporter at Real TV Disappeared 2 years ago Lived in Macau after his disappearance Held evidence on Renhou embezzling his company's funds |
| Zhu Houren 朱厚任 | Fang Renhou 方任厚 |
Zhengye's father Caused Zhonglun's disappearance |
| Hong Huifang 洪慧芳 | Lin Huifang 林慧芳 |
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| Priscelia Chan 曾诗梅 | Tammy | Yanzhi's best friend Eugene's girlfriend |
| Ng Hui 黄慧 | Sunny | |
| Jeffrey Xu 徐鸣杰 | Paul | |
| Chen Tianwen 陈天文 | Huang-Ge 煌哥 |
Hired by Renhou to chase Zhonglun out of Singapore Stabbed Yanzhi in episode 1 (prologue) and 18 |
Cameo Appearance
| Cast | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Shane Pow 包勋评 | Alex | Hit an elderly woman on the road |
| Yao Wenlong 姚彣隆 | Ah De 阿徳 |
Mr Li's chauffeur Bribed to become Alex's scapegoat |
| Richard Low 刘谦益 | Mr Li | Alex's father |
| Shine Koh | Wendy | Ah De's wife |
| Ben Yeo 杨志龙 | Adam | Zhengye's friend Owner of a restaurant Staged a robbery to frame Weixiong so as to fire him |
| Desmond Sim | Hong Weixiong | Kexin's father Ex-convict |
| Oh Ling En | Hong Kexin | Qingzi's friend |
| Jerry Yeo 杨伟烈 | He Youren | Jiale's husband |
| Tracy Lee 李美玲 | Sun Jiale | Actress Youren's wife Wanted to divorce Youren to protect him |
| May Phua 潘淑钦 |
Aileen | Has bipolar disorder |
| Zheng Geping 郑各评 | David | Officer of the Singapore Police Force Derek's father Fiona's husband |
| Pan Lingling 潘玲玲 | Fiona | Derek's mother David's wife Zhisheng's client |
| Aloysius Pang 冯伟衷 | Derek | David and Fiona's son Injured Xiaohei in defence |
| Xu Bin 徐彬 | Xiaohei | Attacked Derek but got himself injured in the process |
| Louis C. Hillyard | Roy | |
| Paige Chua 蔡琦慧 | Liang Huiqin | Tingting's elder sister |
| Adeline Lim | Liang Tingting | Huiqin's younger sister Molested by her teacher a year ago |
| Henry Thia 程旭辉 | Gao Feng | Millionaire |
| Teo Ser Li | Flora | Gao Feng's third wife Had an affair with the lawyer she hired |
| Sheila Tan | Joey | Gao Feng's second wife Embezzled Gao Feng's company's funds |
| Zen Chong 章证翔 | Eugene | Tammy's boyfriend Zhengye's cousin Died from a car accident in Macau |
| Brandon Wong 黄炯耀 | Eric |
Overseas broadcast
This drama is one of the first dramas to be broadcast exclusive in Malaysia after its first telecast of two weeks.
| Country of Broadcast | Broadcasting Network | Debut | Finale | Preceded by | Followed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Astro Shuang Xing | 27 September 2012 at 4.30pm, weekdays (encore on 28 September at 3.30pm, weekdays) |
24 October 2012 (encore on 25 October) |
Don't Stop Believin' | Game Plan |
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Thairath TV | 25 June 2015 at 9.00am-10.00am, Tuesdays-Fridays | 29 July 2015 |
Production
Filming for Poetic Justice took place from June to August 2012. This is the first show where Rui En and Dai Yangtian collaborate as the main leads in a television drama.
Originally, this television drama was entitled Fair? Unfair? in English.
Awards & Nominations
The other dramas nominated for Best Drama Series are Don't Stop Believin', Game Plan, Unriddle 2 & Pillow Talk
Star Awards 2013
| Year | Award | Date | Category | Result | Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Star Awards 2013 红星大奖2013 | Show 1 上半场 21 April 2013 | Young Talent Award 青苹果奖 |
Nominated | Lieu Yan Xi 刘彦希 |
| Best Director 最佳导演 |
Nominated | Wong Foong Hwee 黄芬菲 | |||
| Best Drama Cameraman | Nominated | Tommy Lee Heng Soon | |||
| Best Costume & Image Design | Nominated | Justin Lee | |||
| Top Rated Drama Serial 2012 | Nominated | Poetic Justice | |||
| Best Music & Sound Design | Nominated | Thong Meng Sun | |||
| Nominated | Matthew Teng | ||||
| Favourite Female Character 最喜爱女角色 |
Nominated | Rebecca Lim 林慧玲 | |||
| Won | Rui En 瑞恩 | ||||
| Show 2 下半场 28 April 2013 | Best Actor 最佳男主角 |
Nominated | Dai Yangtian 戴向宇 | ||
| Best Drama Serial 最佳电视剧 |
Nominated | N/A |
See also
- List of programmes broadcast by MediaCorp Channel 8
- List of MediaCorp Channel 8 Chinese Drama Series (2010s)
- List of Poetic Justice episodes
References
- "เรื่องย่อ ถอดรหัสยุติธรม (Poetic Justice)" (in Thai). luvasianseries. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
External links
- Poetic Justice on Facebook
- Poetic Justice on MediaCorp's corporate website