Super Senior

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.

Super Senior
长辈甜心
GenreDrama
Family
Pioneer Generation
Written byLim Gim Lam 林锦兰
Goh Chwee Chwee 吴翠翠
StarringZhu 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 themeLive Yourself (活出自己) by Chriz Tong , Boon Hui Lu, Shirlene Tia and Jerry Fong
Ending themeTest (考验) by Chriz Tong
Country of originSingapore
Original languagesMandarin, with some English dialogue
No. of episodes20 (list of episodes)
Production
ProducerSoh Bee Lian 苏美莲
Running timeapprox. 45 minutes
Release
Original networkMediacorp Channel 8
Picture format16:9 Widescreen
Original release18 June (2015-06-18) 
15 July 2015 (2015-07-15)
Chronology
Preceded byMind Game
Followed byThe Journey: Our Homeland
Related showsWorld at Your Feet
I'm in Charge
The Gentlemen
My Teacher Is a Thug

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 TanPinkZhu Xiangdong's employee
Dongdong's mother
Chased away by Xiangdong in episode 20 after having an affair with a new worker

Trivia

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
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
Nominated

See also

References

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