An Ode To Life
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An Ode To Life is a 40-episode blockbuster Chinese drama aired in Singapore
. It was telecast in August 2004. The show is set in the 1970s and goes through history all the way to the modern days of 2000s. The drama had the highest viewership rate in Year 2004 (17%), defeating other popular dramas such as Spice Siblings
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The show mainly revolves around the lead character, Ah Zhi (played by Huang Biren) who plays a long suffering woman being constantly looked down on by her husband's family due to her poor family background. She later saves the company from bankruptcy and reunites the Zhang family despite the many difficulties she faces.
The challenging role of Ah Zhi is seen as a "tailor-made" role for Huang Biren.
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
. It was telecast in August 2004. The show is set in the 1970s and goes through history all the way to the modern days of 2000s. The drama had the highest viewership rate in Year 2004 (17%), defeating other popular dramas such as Spice Siblings
Spice Siblings
Spice Siblings is a Chinese show in Singapore, aired in 2004 starring Tay Ping Hui, Jeanette Aw, Cynthia Koh, Andrew Seow and Le Yao. Although the show was well-received, the drama serial did not earn many nominations in the Star Awards 2004....
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The show mainly revolves around the lead character, Ah Zhi (played by Huang Biren) who plays a long suffering woman being constantly looked down on by her husband's family due to her poor family background. She later saves the company from bankruptcy and reunites the Zhang family despite the many difficulties she faces.
The challenging role of Ah Zhi is seen as a "tailor-made" role for Huang Biren.
Main Cast
- Huang Bi Ren as Wang Su Zhi (Ah Zhi)
- Terence CaoTerence CaoTerence Cao is a Singaporean Chinese MediaCorp television actor.-Biography:Cao was educated at Anglo-Chinese School in Singapore. Prior to joining SBC in 1989, Cao worked as a flight attendant...
as Ou Qi Ming - Hong Pei Xing as Zhang Wen Fu
- San Yow as Zhang Wen Lu
- Yang Li Bing as Zhang Wen Si
- Cheng Jian Hui as Zhang Wen Shou
Other cast
- Yang Li Na as Guo Ai Ling
- Joey Swee as Qiu Mei Na
- Zhang Yao Dong as Zhang Wen Xi
- Chen Jun Guang as Pan Wen Jie
- Richard LowRichard LowRichard Low , also known as Richard Low Qianyi or Richard Liu Qianyi; also spelled as Richard Loh, is a Singaporean Chinese veteran MediaCorp TV Channel 8 actor. He used to be typecast as villains or characters with unruly behaviour...
as Zhang Yao Kun - Cai Ping Kai and Zhang-Lin Feng Zhu
- Nick Shen as Zhang Rui Ming
- Alan TernAlan TernAlan Tern is a Singaporean actor. Tern was a finalist in the Star Search Singapore 2001, and joined MediaCorp after the competition. Tern's acting in Double Happiness earned him a Star Awards 2005 Best Supporting Actor Award Nomination in 2005....
as Zhang Rui An - Zzen Chang as Zhang Rui Xiang
- May Phua as Pan Zi Nan
- Dai Qian Yun as Pan Zi Yun
- Michelle Liow as Ou Bao Er
Nominations
- Huang Biren was nominated Best Actress in Star Awards 2004Star Awards 2004Star Awards 2004 is a television award telecast in 2004 as part of the annual Star Awards organised by MediaCorp for MediaCorp TV Channel 8.-Nominees and winners:Winners are highlighted in bold.Best Actor 最佳男主角...
- May Phua was nominated Best Supporting Actress in Star Awards 2004Star Awards 2004Star Awards 2004 is a television award telecast in 2004 as part of the annual Star Awards organised by MediaCorp for MediaCorp TV Channel 8.-Nominees and winners:Winners are highlighted in bold.Best Actor 最佳男主角...
- The drama was nominated Best Drama Serial in Star Awards 2004Star Awards 2004Star Awards 2004 is a television award telecast in 2004 as part of the annual Star Awards organised by MediaCorp for MediaCorp TV Channel 8.-Nominees and winners:Winners are highlighted in bold.Best Actor 最佳男主角...