The Reunion (TV series)

The Reunion (顶天立地) is Singaporean drama which aired on MediaCorp Channel 8 in December 2001. It was written by acclaimed award-winning script writer Ang Eng Tee, who went on to produce popular dramas such as Holland V and The Little Nyonya.

The Reunion 顶天立地
Written by	Ang Eng Tee 洪荣狄
Directed by	Loo Yin Kam 卢燕金 Lai Lee Thin 赖丽婷
Starring	Tay Ping Hui Chew Chor Meng Terence Cao Yvonne Lim
Opening theme	爱恨随它 by Lee Wei Song, sung by Tay Ping Hui
Ending theme	越飞越高越寂寞 sung by Jacelyn Tay
Country of origin	Singapore
Original language(s)	Mandarin
No. of episodes	30
Production
Producer(s)	Kwek Leng Soong 郭令送
Running time	45 minutes (approx.)
Distributor	MediaCorp TV
Release
Original network	Mediacorp Channel 8
Original release	26 Dec 2001

Cast

• Chew Chor Meng as Lee Ke Chun (Li Kechun)
• Terence Cao as Tan Guan Kun (Chen Guanjun)
• Tay Ping Hui as Lau Ah Chow (Liu Yazhou)
• Carole Lin as Diana Lau
• Yvonne Lim as Lu Xiuwen
• Wong Li-lin as Choo Yu Hang (Zhu Yuhang)
• Joey Swee as Long Mingzhu
• Michelle Liow as Wang Xiaoyang
• Huang Wenyong as Steven Choo
• Hong Huifang as Anne Yeo
• Andrea de Cruz as Seow Luolin
• Nick Shen
• Koh Chieng Mun as Mrs Tan Shuilian
• Henry Thia as Huang Feihong
• Lin Yisheng as Ah Dong
• Pan Chao'an as Thai Pa

Plot

The series traces the lives of three friends played by Tay Ping Hui, Terence Cao and Chew Chor Meng and chronicles the ups and downs of their lives. Their friendship is however put to the test under the onslaught of greed, love, jealousy, hatred and betrayal.

On Christmas Eve 1999, famous lawyer Lee Ke Chun (Chew Chor Meng) hosts a Christmas party for the societal elite at his bungalow, under the watchful eye of a team of CID officers led by Lau Ah Chow (Tay Ping Hui), Lee's former army buddy (and now his bitter rival in love). However, the event is disrupted by the appearance of their comrade Tan Guan Kun (Terence Cao), a fugitive wanted by the authorities for murder, who holds Lee at gunpoint in an act of revenge for the latter's past deeds. An intense standoff ensues as the three brothers (Lee, Lau and Tan) reunite after many years apart.

The story then flashes back to 1985, when the three men are fellow commandos-in-training in the Singapore Army, though hailing from vastly different backgrounds. Lee is the most educated of the trio and aspires to be a lawyer, Lau has a history of confinement in a boy's home due to acts of theft, while Tan is a happy-go-lucky youth obsessed with get-rich-quick schemes. After completing National Service, Lee pursues a career as a lawyer and resorts to ruthless means to cement himself among the elites in the field, in the process exploiting and eventually murdering Tan's love interest Lu Xiuwen (Yvonne Lim), as well as forcefully taking to wife Choo Yu Hang (Wong Li-lin), daughter of top lawyer Steven Choo (Huang Wenyong) and girlfriend of Lau. Lau's outstanding military performance earns him a place in the Special Operations Taskforce, and he goes undercover overseas on a dangerous assignment, during which Choo is deliberately misled and seized by Lee, who thereby earns Lau's enmity. Tan's attempt to create a windfall results in his falling into bad company in the Thai underworld, and he becomes a lethal assassin and drug trafficker. News of Lu's death by Lee further enrages him, and he swears violent revenge. After completing his undercover mission, Lau joins the CID and is tasked with bringing the now-fugitive Tan to justice. In this way, the three brothers-in-arms end up on opposite sides of the law, leading to their final bitter reunion in 1999.

2002 Accolades

Award	Nominee	Result
Best Actor 最佳男主角	Chew Chor Meng 周初明	Nominated
	Terence Cao 曹国辉	Nominated
Best Supporting Actor 最佳男配角	Nick Shen 沈炜竣	Nominated
Best Supporting Actress 最佳女配角	Joey Swee 沈炜竣	Nominated
Best Drama Serial 最佳电视剧	The Reunion	Nominated
Best Director 最佳导演	Lai Lee Thin 赖丽婷	Won

External links

• Opening theme on YouTube
• The Reunion (English)
• The Reunion (Chinese)