Mind Game (2015 TV series)
Mind Game (Chinese: 心迷) is a Singaporean crime drama produced by Mediacorp Channel 8, produced by its Malaysian subsidiary MediaCorp Studios Malaysia. The show aired at 9pm on weekdays and had a repeat telecast at 8am the following day. This drama involves many plot twists and cases that requires strong thinking to solve the cases. This drama stars Tay Ping Hui, Joanne Peh, Zhang Yaodong and Paige Chua.
| Mind Game 心迷 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime Drama Suspense Psychological Romance |
| Directed by | Ng Lai Huat 黄来发 |
| Starring | Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉 Joanne Peh 白薇秀 Zhang Yaodong 张耀栋 Paige Chua 蔡琦慧 |
| Opening theme | 心迷 (Mind Games) by Wu Jiali & Chris Tong |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| Original languages | Mandarin, with English and Chinese Subtitles |
| No. of episodes | 30 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Production locations |  |
| Running time | approx. 45 minutes |
| Production company | MediaCorp Studios Malaysia |
| Release | |
| Original network | Mediacorp Channel 8 |
| Picture format | 16:9 Widescreen |
| Original release | 7 May – 17 June 2015 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Tiger Mum |
| Followed by | Super Senior |
Plot
The drama contains many cases which has unexpected twists and suspense. On every cases, a paralegal, a police, a psychologist and a mysterious woman with the ability to predict the future will help and solve difficult cases. Liang Wenjie (Tay Ping Hui) is a paralegal with a sharp mind and he is determined to find his long-lost sister who turned out to be dead. While finding his long-lost sister, he met Feng Xuezhi (Paige Chua) who helped him with many things.
Guo Yongyan (Zhang Yaodong), a psychologist, met Zhao Anni (Joanne Peh) and helped each other in cases. Together, four of them remain successful in solving cases until they realize a traitor among four of them...
Cast
Main Cast
| Cast | Role | Description | Episodes Appeared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉 | Liang Wenjie | A paralegal with a sharp mind who helps in solving cases Zhao Anni's ex-boyfriend Feng Xuezhi's boyfriend Liang Huixin's long lost brother who got kidnapped when they were little | 1 - 30 |
| Joanne Peh 白薇秀 | Zhao Anni | A police madam who cares and loves her family a lot and would do anything for them Liang Wenjie's ex-girlfriend Guo Yongyan's girlfriend but broke up when she realized Yongyan manipulated her Pregnant and gave birth to hers and Yongyan's child | 1 - 30 |
| Zhang Yaodong 张耀栋 | Guo Yongyan | Main Villain Psychologist who's expert in hypnosis Arrested in Episode 30 and given the death sentence Zhao Anni's boyfriend but broke up due to problems in relationship (Deceased - Episode 30) |
1 - 30 |
| Paige Chua 蔡琦慧 | Feng Xuezhi | A woman with a supernatural ability to predict the future Liang Wenjie's girlfriend Works in a flower shop Guo Junrong's love interest Liang Wenjie's fiancee Died at episode 30 due to brain tumor (Deceased - Episode 30) | 2 - 30 |
Supporting Cast
| Cast | Role | Description | Episodes Appeared | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akit Tay | Wu Ke'er | Wu Yuan's daughter Liang Wenjie's godsister A patient of Guo Yongyan Hong Junrong's girlfriend Zhao Anni and Feng Xuezhi's friend Diagonsed with dissociative identity disorder | 4-8, 11-30 | |
| Jack Tan | Hong Junrong | Hong Dali's adoptive son Guo Jinming's son Guo Yongyan's step-brother | ||
| Terence Cao 曹国辉 | Li Zhengbang/Wang Dawei | Villain A murderer who is out to get Feng Xuezhi | 1-5 | |
| Apple Hong 洪乙心 | Linda | Guo Yongyan's fiancee | ||
| Ye Shipin | Uncle Chen | Police | ||
| Yuan Shuai 袁帅 | Jason | Police | 1-30 | |
| Henry Heng | Wu Yuan | Lawyer Liang Wenjie's superior Wu Ke'er's father |
Trivia
- This will be Zhang Yaodong's comeback drama after Love at Risk and second villainous role after On the Fringe 2011.
- The series was repeated at 8am.
- The series is shown on television in episode 4 of C.L.I.F. 4. Tay Ping Hui, who starred in the original series, makes a second appearance on television.
- The Series repeat its telecast on Channel 8 at 5.30pm.
Controversy
- Malaysia's satellite channel Astro Shuang Xing was to air the show first in Asia, beginning from 30 April 2015, Sundays to Thursdays. 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 5.00pm 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 & Nominations
Mind Game was nominated for only one technical award category in Star Awards 2016. Ng Lai Huat was nominated for Best Director, but lost to Loh Woon Woon from The Dream Makers II.
| 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 Director 最佳导演 | Ng Lai Huat 黄来发 | Nominated |
See also
- List of MediaCorp Channel 8 Chinese drama series (2010s)
- List of Mind Game episodes