Super Senior

Super Senior ; 长辈甜心
Genre	Drama ; Family ; Pioneer Generation
Written by	Lim Gim Lam 林锦兰 ; Goh Chwee Chwee 吴翠翠
Starring	Zhu Houren 朱厚任 ; Xiang Yun 向云 ; Wang Yuqing 王昱清 ; Hong Huifang 洪慧芳 ; Richard Low 刘谦益 ; Chen Shucheng 陈澍城 ; Jin Yinji 金银姬
Opening theme	Live Yourself (活出自己) by Chriz Tong , Boon Hui Lu, Shirlene Tia and Jerry Fong
Ending theme	Test (考验) by Chriz Tong
Country of origin	Singapore
Original language(s)	Mandarin, with some English dialogue
No. of episodes	20 (list of episodes)
Production
Producer(s)	Soh Bee Lian 苏美莲
Running time	approx. 45 minutes
Release
Original network	Mediacorp Channel 8
Picture format	16:9 Widescreen
Original release	18 June –; 15 July 2015
Chronology
Preceded by	Mind Game
Followed by	The Journey: Our Homeland
Related shows	World at Your Feet; I'm in Charge; The Gentlemen; My Teacher Is a Thug

Super Senior (Chinese: 长辈甜心) is a Singaporean family drama produced and telecast on MediaCorp Channel 8. The show aired at 9 pm on weekdays and had a repeat telecast at 8 am the following day. The drama began production in February 2015 and made its run from 18 June to 15 July 2015. It is partly sponsored by the Media Development Authority of Singapore.

Plot

Zhu Xiangdong (Zhu Houren) owns a bakery and leads a life of material comfort. He is married to Yu Fang (Xiang Yun) for years but they remain childless. Yu Fang knows that her husband is a womaniser but she condones his philandering ways. One day, she finds out that Xiangdong has impregnated one of his staff. Yu Fang wants the child to have a complete family and decides to file for divorce. Xiangdong's cousin, Wang Dali (Wang Yuqing), has a crush on Yu Fang for many years. After Yu Fang's divorce, he decides to pursue her. Unfortunately, he discovers that he is seriously ill. Yu Fang stays by his side and after many trials and tribulations, the two seniors finally get together.

Hong Caiyun (Hong Huifang) leads a happy life with her loving husband. However, good times do not last and her husband suddenly passes away in his sleep. This comes as a huge emotional blow to Caiyun as her pillar of support vanishes overnight. Liu Fugui (Richard Low) is a gambler who has no goals in life. However, all that changes when he reunites with his daughter. Chen Yalai (Chen Shucheng) works as a security guard at the condominium where Xiangdong resides. Yalai pulls a tight rein over the lives of his children. As time passes by, he drifts apart from his children and has no one to talk to. Jin Huixi (Jin Yin Ji) is a cheerful woman who teaches Korean dance at the community centre. However, beneath Huixi's cheerful demeanor lies a hidden grief. Her son, Guan Qiming (Yao Wenlong), treads on the wrong path and is imprisoned for committing various crimes. Seeing how her beloved son ruins his own life, Huixi hopes that he will mend his ways.

The seniors know that they are no longer young and hope to spend their remaining days meaningfully. In the end, they decide to go for a diving trip to escape from harsh realities of life and also to challenge their limits.

Cast

Main cast

Cast	Role	Description
Zhu Houren 朱厚任	Zhu Xiangdong 朱向东	Richard Choo, Mr Choo Bakery shop owner Yu Fang's ex-husband Wang Dali's cousin Dongdong's father
Xiang Yun 向云	Yu Fang 于芳	Mrs Choo, Mrs Ong, Madam Yu Zhu Xiangdong's ex-wife Wang Dali's love interest Wang Dali's girlfriend in episode 20
Wang Yuqing 王昱清	Wang Dali 王达利	Mr Ong Baker Zhu Xiangdong's cousin Zhu Decong's uncle Yu Fang's love interest Yu Fang's boyfriend in episode 20
Hong Huifang 洪慧芳	Hong Caiyun 洪彩云	Coffee shop fried kway teow tenant Dong Guanghui's wife Dong Haoyuan's mother Chen Anxin's mother-in-law Previously at loggerheads with Chen Yalai
Richard Low 刘谦益	Liu Fugui 刘福贵
Chen Shucheng 陈澍城	Chen Yalai 陈亚来	Security guard Chen Guotai and Chen Anxin's father Ivy Ji and Dong Haoyuan's father-in-law Previously at loggerheads with Hong Caiyun
Jin Yinji 金银姬	Jin Huixi 金惠熙	Korean dance instructor Guan Qiming's mother Died due to cancer (Deceased – episode 19)

Supporting cast

Cast	Role	Description
Henry Thia 程旭辉	Dong Guanghui 董光辉	Coffee shop fried kway teow tenant Hong Caiyun's husband Died in his sleep (Deceased – episode 11)
Rayson Tan 陈泰铭	Chen Guotai 陈国泰	Property and insurance agent Chen Yalai's son Ivy Ji's ex-husband Dingding's father
Vivian Lai 赖怡伶	Ivy Ji Shanzhong 纪姗钟	Parasite (寄生虫) Chen Yalai's daughter-in-law Chen Guotai's ex-wife Dingding's mother
Aloysius Pang 冯伟衷	Dong Haoyuan 董浩元	Dr Tong Dong Guanghui and Hong Caiyun's son Chen Anxin's husband Chen Yalai's son-in-law In love with Chen Anxin and married her in the end
Jayley Woo 胡佳琪	Chen Anxin 陈安心	Ex-nurse, now coffee shop fried kway teow tenant Chen Yalai's daughter Dong Haoyuan's wife Zhu Decong's love interest Hong Caiyun's daughter-in-law In love with Dong Haoyuan and married him in the end
Yao Wenlong 姚彣隆	Guan Qiming 关启明	Ex-convict Jin Huixi's son Bakery shop apprentice under the supervision of Wang Dali in episode 20
Jeremy Chan 田铭耀	Zhu Decong 朱德聪	Cameo actor Wang Dali's nephew Best Newcomer winner in Golden Man Awards
Shelia Tan	Pink	Zhu Xiangdong's employee Dongdong's mother Chased away by Xiangdong in episode 20 after having an affair with a new worker

Trivia

Yao Wenlong, Aloysius Pang and Jayley Woo also had scenes together in Tiger Mum.
The series was repeated at 8 am.
The main characters' surnames are similar to that of the actors that play them, with the exception of Xiang Yun's.
The Series was repeating at 5.30 pm on Mediacorp Channel 8 succeeding 'Sealed with a Kiss

Controversy

Malaysia's satellite channel Astro Shuang Xing was to air the show first in Asia, beginning from 11 June 2015, Sundays to Thursdays, as with Mind Game (aired on 30 April). When The Journey: Our Homeland aired on 9 July, Our Homeland had to be pulled out temporarily for a week on 16 July due to the discretion of MediaCorp. This caused Taiwan SET's Be With You 2 episodes back-to-back telecast to be pushed forward to 5.00 pm from 16 to 23 July. Our Homeland resumed airing the show on the same day as Singapore from 23 July 2015, Mondays to Fridays. In fact, Astro shouldn't have aired MediaCorp dramas first before Singapore does so beginning with Mind Game, as it did not perform well in Singapore and is also nominated for only one technical award in Star Awards 2016, and that only Super Senior and The Dream Makers II were the only dramas in the planned First Global Premiere to win performance categories.

Awards and Nominations

Super Senior is nominated for 4 nominations in 3 award categories, including one technical award and one voting-based award. Chen Shucheng won the Best Evergreen Artiste Award category.

Star Awards 2016

Awards
Award	Category	Recipients (if any)	Result
Star Awards 2016 Backstage Achievement Awards 红星大奖2016之幕后英雄颁奖礼	Best Screenplay 最佳剧本	Lim Gim Lan 林锦兰 Goh Chwee Chwee 吴翠翠	Nominated
Star Awards 2016 Show 1 红星大奖2016 上半场	Best Evergreen Artiste Award 常青演绎奖	Chen Shucheng 陈澍城	Won
Star Awards 2016 Show 1 红星大奖2016 上半场	Best Evergreen Artiste Award 常青演绎奖	Xiang Yun 向云	Nominated
Star Awards 2016 Post-show Party 红星大奖2016 庆功宴	Favourite Female Character 最喜爱女角色	Xiang Yun 向云	Nominated

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