Devotion (TV series)

Devotion (simplified Chinese: 阿娣) is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It stars Zoe Tay, Chen Hanwei, Zhou Ying, Cynthia Wang, Zhang Zhenhuan, Kate Pang & Adeline Lim as the casts of the series. It made its debut on 28 June 2011 and ended its run on 1 August 2011. This drama serial consists of 25 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9.00 pm.

Devotion
(阿娣)
GenreHistorical period drama
Written byNg Kah Huay 黄佳华
Directed byLoo Yin Kam 卢燕金
Wong Foong Hwee 黄芬菲
StarringZoe Tay
Chen Hanwei
Zhou Ying
Chloe Wang
Zhang Zhenhuan
Kate Pang
Adeline Lim
Opening theme倔强 by Kit Chan
Ending theme满足 by Wang Fang
兄妹 by Kit Chan
原乡情浓 by Wang Fang
Country of originSingapore
Original languageChinese
No. of episodes25
Production
ProducerSoh Bee Lian 苏美莲
Running timeapprox. 45 minutes
Release
Original networkMediaCorp Channel 8
Original release28 June (2011-06-28) 
1 August 2011 (2011-08-01)
Chronology
Preceded byC.L.I.F.
Followed byOn the Fringe 2011
External links
Website

The storyline spans 40 years, and is also dubbed the mid-year blockbuster-cum-47th anniversary drama.

Synopsis

Liu Zhao Di (Zoe Tay), better known as Ah Di, is born in the 60s amidst sand quarries during the heyday of sand quarrying. Zhao Di, the fourth daughter in the family and whose name means "brings a younger brother", is given away to an uncle after her mother finally gives birth to a boy. He mistreats Ah Di like a maid. When she was little, Ah Di falls into a quarry pond and was saved by Huang Dake (Chen Hanwei). Love blossoms between them after they are reunited in adulthood but Ah Di is forced by her foster father, Liu Huoyan (Ye Shipin) to marry Xu Zhongzheng (Huang Wenyong), the boss of a garment factory.

Ah Di was also kidnapped trying to save three girls, Yuanfang (Zhou Ying), Shanshan (Chloe Wang) and Siwen (Kate Pang). They were later being saved.

Not long after Ah Di marries Zhongzheng, he was manslaughtered by two subordinates, (Brandon Wong and Lin Meijiao). After Zhongzheng died, Ah Di works in a soy sauce factory. She becomes the object of love of Hong Keqin (San Yow), the boss of a soy sauce factory. However, she rejects his overtures because of her deep love for Dake whom she thinks is dead.

A sequence of events lead to Ah Di adopting five children from different families - Wang Yuanfang, Fu Shuangjie (Zhang Zhenhuan), Xu Siwen, Lin Shanshan and Wu Feng (Adeline Lim) and raising them while working at Keqin's factory, "Home Flavour". Raising five children has been a bittersweet experience for Ah Di who never once entertained the thought of giving them up even in life's most difficult moments...

Cast

CastCharacterDescriptionEpisodes Appeared
Zoe TayLiu Zhaodi
aka. Ah Di
Main Protagonist
Foster mother of Yuanfang, Shanshan, Siwen, Shuangjie and Wufeng
Zhongzheng and Keqin's wife
Dake's girlfriend
Owner of "Home Flavours"
Later Dake's wife
ep 1-25
Chen HanweiHuang DakeAh Di's boyfriend
Manager of a travel agency
Later Ah Di's husband
ep 1-2
ep 4-7
ep 12-25
Terence CaoXie Zhi'anPolice inspector
Ah Di's friend
ep 2-4
ep 17-25
Yao WenlongHong KeqinOwner of "Home Flavours"
Ah Di's husband
Died (fell off a building)
ep 4-8
Alicia Lo Yu XuanWang YuanfangMain Villain
Ruiji's daughter
Shanhe's ex-girlfriend
Ah Di's adopted daughter and love rival
Killed Yimin
Later in prison
ep 1-7 (younger)
Zhou Yingep 7-21, 23-25 (older)
Dong Lu YingLin ShanshanYuxi's daughter
Ah Di's adopted daughter
Shuangjie's girlfriend
ep 1-7 (younger)
Chloe Wangep 7-25 (older)
Oh Ling EnXu SiwenZhongzheng's daughter
Ah Di's adopted daughter
Shuangjie's friend
Deaf
Killed by Yimin (ep 22)
ep 1-7 (younger)
Kate Pangep 7-23 (older)
Bryan Chung 钟肇峰Fu ShuangjieOrphan
Ah Di's adopted son
Shanshan's boyfriend
Siwen's friend
ep 5-7 (younger)
Zhang Zhenhuanep 7-25 (older)
Lu Le CiWu FengAihao's biological daughter
Ah Di's adopted daughter
University student
ep 6-7 (younger)
Adeline Limep 7-8, 11-25 (older)
Aileen TanWu AihaoWu Feng's mother
Ah Di's friend
ep 1, 4, 6, 19-25
Chen Hui HuiHong JinzhiKeqin's sister
Former lady boss of Home Flavours
ep 4-13
ep 16-23, 25
Zhang Wen XiangXie JinfuA love cheatep 9-12
Brandon WongWang RuijiYuanfang's father
Yuxi's husband and comrade
Killed Zhongzheng
Died in prison (ep 16)
ep 1-3, 8, 11, 16
Lin MeijiaoZhang YuxiShanshan's mother
Ruiji's wife and comrade
Killed Zhongzheng
ep 1-3, 10, 21-25
Chen GuohuaZheng Ah NanYimin's father
Employee of "Home Flavours"
ep 4-25
Jeffrey XuZheng YiminSupporting Villain
Ah Nan's son
Autistic
Siwen's friend
Killed Siwen, later killed by Yuanfang (ep 22)
ep 12-23
Darryl YongChen ShanheYuanfang's ex-boyfriendep 8-17
Chen ShuchengZhuo ChunshengLived aloneep 11-18
ep 20
ep 25
Huang WenyongXu ZhongzhengAh Di's husband
Siwen's father
Killed by Ruiji and Yuxi
ep 1-2
Ye ShipinHuo YanAh Di's foster fatherep 1-2

Trivia

  • This drama is one of three drama blockbusters in 2011, the other two being The Oath as well as A Song to Remember.
  • This drama marks Zoe Tay's return after The Ultimatum in 2009.
  • The drama coincidentally stars all three of the Star Search 1988 contestants still in the entertainment industry: Zoe Tay, Chen Hanwei and Aileen Tan.
  • Dai Yang Tian was offered the role Fu Shuangjie, but he turned down the role. The role was played by Zhang Zhenhuan instead.
  • This drama marks Taiwan star Chloe Wang's first Singaporean drama.
  • This drama also marks Star Search 2010 artistes Adeline Lim, Jeffery Xu and Darryl Yong's first drama production.
  • Cynthia Wang's role Lin Shanshan's surname was originally named Zhang.
  • This drama is currently encoring from 13 June 2012 to 17 July 2012 at 5.30pm. Unriddle 2 was supposed to make a quick encore the weekday after The Oath's encore finale, which is on the timespan stated and also planned to end a week earlier, but the channel wanted to encore this drama due to strong rating symbol guide in Singapore media.

Accolades

Devotion won a string of nominations at the awards ceremony, including a record three for the Young Talent Award and two for the Best Newcomer Award.The other dramas are nominated for Best Theme songs are Secrets for Sale, A Song to Remember, Kampong Ties & The Oath.

AwardNomineeResult
Best Actress 最佳女主角Zoe TayNominated
Young Talent Award 青苹果奖Dong Lu YingNominated
Oh Ling EnNominated
Yong Joe YanNominated
Best NewcomerAdeline LimNominated
Jeffrey XuNominated
Best Drama Theme Song 最佳主题曲《倔强》 by Kit ChanWon
Best Director 最佳导演Loo Yin KamNominated
Best Drama CameramanTommy LeeNominated
Best Drama Set DesignWong Lab SengNominated
Best Drama EditingPoon Yiu TungNominated
Favourite Female Character 最喜爱女主角Lin Shanshan
(played by Chloe Wang)
Nominated

See also

References

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