Kampong Ties

Kampong Ties is a Malaysian-Singaporean television drama series (co-production). It is also the third production by MediaCorp Studios Malaysia Sdn Bhd.[1] It was telecast from every Monday to Thursday, at 10:00pm on Malaysia's ntv7, starting 27 September and ended on 16 November 2011. It stars Ann Kok, Yvonne Lim , Zheng Geping , Shaun Chen & Ng Hui as casts in this series. In Singapore, the series made its debut on 24 October at 7:00pm and had ended its run on 2 December 2011. The series was repeated at 4am on Sundays.

Kampong Ties
甘榜情
GenrePeriod drama
Created byKoh Teng Liang 许声亮
Written byAlvin Soe
Directed byKok Tzyy Haw 郭贽豪
StarringAnn Kok
Yvonne Lim
Zheng Geping
Shaun Chen
Ng Hui
Opening theme甘榜情缘 (Kampong Bond) by Wei En
Ending theme柔情万里 (Deep Relations) by Cui Xia and Wei En
Country of originMalaysia
Singapore
Original languageMandarin
No. of episodes30
Production
ProducerYeo Saik Pin 杨锡彬
Running time60 minutes (approx.)
Distributorntv7, MediaCorp TV
Release
Original networkntv7 (Malaysia)
Mediacorp Channel 8 (Singapore)
Picture format16:9 HDTV
Original release27 September (2011-09-27) 
16 November 2011 (2011-11-16)
Chronology
Preceded byLove
Followed byCode of Honour
External links
Website

Some episodes in Singapore were also rated PG for some violent scenes. All episodes are available on Tonton (Malaysia) and xinmsn (Singapore).

Plot

Set against a backdrop of magnificent lush greenery in a secluded part of Sungai Lembing in Kuantan, Pahang. Shuixian (Yvonne Lim) was forced by her foster mother to marry Lihai (Shaun Chen), whom later died in an accident, leaving Shuixian a young widow. Yueman (Ann Kok) is married to Jiaqing (Zhang Wenxiang), an abusive man. One day, Shuixian accidentally kills Jiaqing but was saved by Yueman who claimed Jiaqing was killed by his debtors. Both of them leave the village and met Youbao (Zheng Geping), head of a secret society.[2]

Cast

Cai Family

CastRoleDescription
Wang Yuqing
王昱清
Cai Tian ShiCai Jia Qing's father
Migrated to Taiwan with Cai Wei Nan (grandson) shortly after Jia Qing's death
Zhang Wen XiangCai Jia QingCai Tian Shi's son
Killed by mysterious man (ep 10)
Ann Kok
郭舒賢
Feng Yue ManOld Mooncake (老月饼)
Cai Jia Qing's wife
Cai Wei Nan and Cai An An's mother
Best friends with Lin Shuixian
Remarried to Buaya years after Cai Jia Qing's death
UncreditCai Wei NanFeng Yue Man's son
Became a successful lawyer and returned to the kampong to live eventually
UncreditCai An AnFeng Yue Man's deaf-mute daughter

Wang Family

CastRoleDescription
Yvonne Lim
林湘萍
Lin ShuixianWang Li Hai's wife
Best friends with Feng Yueman
Shaun Chen
陳泓宇
Wang Li HaiLin Shuixian's husband
Contracted sexually transmitted disease
Remon LimTowkay NeoLi Hai's mother
Hong Guo RuiMilk KingLi Hai's father

Other cast

CastRoleDescription
Zheng Geping
鄭各評
Zeng You BaoBuaya
Caught in a love triangle with Feng Yue Man and Lin Shui Xian
Married Feng Yue Man in the end
Ng Hui
黄慧
Han XiuyuanVillain
Killed by Han Juncai (ep 29)
Elvis ChinHan JuncaiXiuyuan's stepbrother
Ling Xiao
凌霄
Nine-headed BirdGossip monger
UncreditTofu FaceGossip monger
UncreditJellyfishGossip monger
Jess TeongBig Sis LiuSister of Black Dog Six
UncreditBlack Dog Six
UncreditLo Mai GaiVillain

Trivia

  • This drama was not originally planned to be a co-production with ntv7.
  • This drama is also the first Singaporean production after long-running Taiwanese drama Love, which had been airing on local screens since Year 2008.
  • Zeng Youbao's nickname is "Buaya". Buaya means crocodile in Malay, and thus he can be seen wearing shoes made of crocodile skin leather.
  • Shaun Chen & Yvonne Lim second collaboration after Your Hand In Mine
  • Despite the namesake though, Kampong Ties did not show any Malays or Indians acting in the drama. The characters in this drama are also not as caring and harmonious as the Singaporean viewers thought. Some episodes in Singapore are rated PG for some violent scenes.

Awards & Nominations

The series was nominated for 6 awards, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress , Favourite Female Character , Best Theme Song, Best Director & Best Screenplay . The other dramas nominated for Best Drama Series C.L.I.F. , Secrets of Sale , A Song to Remember & On The Fringe and Best Theme Songs are Secrets of Sale , A Song to Remember , Devotion and The Oath.

Star Awards 2012

AccoladesAwardNomineeResult
Star Awards 2012 Show 1 红星大奖2012 上半场 Best Theme Song
最佳主题曲
甘榜情缘Nominated
Best Director
最佳导演
Kok Tzyy HawNominated
Best Screenplay
最佳剧本
Koh Teng LiangNominated
Star Awards 2012 Show 2 红星大奖2012 下半场 Best Actor
最佳男主角
Zheng Geping
郑各评
Nominated
Best Supporting Actress
最佳女配角
Ng Hui
黄慧
Nominated
Favourite Female Character
最喜爱女角色
Ann Kok
郭舒贤
Nominated

See also

References

  1. "Kampong Ties premieres tonight on ntv7". The Sun. 27 September 2011. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  2. "MediaCorp actresses form Kampong Ties". The Star. 27 September 2011. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
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