Devotion (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 series repeated at 12pm on Tuesday to Saturday in 2022 Feb to 2022 March.
| Devotion | |
|---|---|
| 阿娣 | |
| Genre | Historical period drama |
| Written by | Ng Kah Huay 黄佳华 |
| Directed by | Loo Yin Kam 卢燕金 Wong Foong Hwee 黄芬菲 |
| Starring | Zoe 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 origin | Singapore |
| Original language | Chinese |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Soh Bee Lian 苏美莲 |
| Running time | approx. 45 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | MediaCorp Channel 8 |
| Release | 28 June – 1 August 2011 |
| Related | |
Cast
edit| Cast | Character | Description | Episodes Appeared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zoe Tay | Liu 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 Hanwei | Huang Dake | Ah Di's boyfriend Manager of a travel agency Later Ah Di's third husband |
ep 1-2 ep 4-7 ep 12-25 |
| Terence Cao | Xie Zhi'an | Police inspector Ah Di's friend |
ep 2-4 ep 17-25 |
| Yao Wenlong | Hong Keqin | Owner of "Home Flavours" Ah Di's second husband Died (fell off a building) |
ep 4-8 |
| Alicia Lo Yu Xuan | Wang Yuanfang | Main 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 Ying | ep 7-21, 23-25 (older) | ||
| Dong Lu Ying | Lin Shanshan | Yuxi's daughter Ah Di's adopted daughter Shuangjie's girlfriend |
ep 1-7 (younger) |
| Chloe Wang | ep 7-25 (older) | ||
| Oh Ling En | Xu Siwen | Zhongzheng's daughter Ah Di's stepdaughter Shuangjie's friend Deaf Killed by Yimin (ep 22) |
ep 1-7 (younger) |
| Kate Pang | ep 7-23 (older) | ||
| Bryan Chung 钟肇峰 | Fu Shuangjie | Orphan Ah Di's adopted son Shanshan's boyfriend Siwen's friend |
ep 5-7 (younger) |
| Zhang Zhenhuan | ep 7-25 (older) | ||
| Lu Le Ci | Wu Feng | Aihao's biological daughter Ah Di's adopted daughter University student |
ep 6-7 (younger) |
| Adeline Lim | ep 7-8, 11-25 (older) | ||
| Aileen Tan | Wu Aihao | Wu Feng's mother Ah Di's friend |
ep 1, 4, 6, 19-25 |
| Chen Huihui | Hong Jinzhi | Keqin's sister Former lady boss of Home Flavours |
ep 4-13 ep 16-23, 25 |
| Zhang Xinxiang | Xie Jinfu | A love cheat | ep 9-12 |
| Brandon Wong | Wang Ruiji | Yuanfang's father Yuxi's husband and comrade Killed Zhongzheng Died in prison (ep 16) |
ep 1-3, 8, 11, 16 |
| Lin Meijiao | Zhang Yuxi | Shanshan's mother Ruiji's wife and comrade Killed Zhongzheng |
ep 1-3, 10, 21-25 |
| Chen Guohua | Zheng Ah Nan | Yimin's father Employee of "Home Flavours" |
ep 4-25 |
| Jeffrey Xu | Zheng Yimin | Supporting Villain Ah Nan's son Autistic Siwen's friend Killed Siwen, later killed by Yuanfang (ep 22) |
ep 12-23 |
| Darryl Yong | Chen Shanhe | Yuanfang's ex-boyfriend | ep 8-17 |
| Chen Shucheng | Zhuo Chunsheng | Lived alone | ep 11-18 ep 20 ep 25 |
| Huang Wenyong | Xu Zhongzheng | Ah Di's first husband Siwen's father Killed by Ruiji and Yuxi |
ep 1-2 |
| Ye Shipin | Huo Yan | Ah Di's foster father | ep 1-2 |
Trivia
edit- 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 encored 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
editDevotion 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.
| Award | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Best Actress 最佳女主角 | Zoe Tay | Nominated |
| Young Talent Award 青苹果奖 | Dong Lu Ying | Nominated |
| Oh Ling En | Nominated | |
| Yong Joe Yan | Nominated | |
| Best Newcomer | Adeline Lim | Nominated |
| Jeffrey Xu | Nominated | |
| Best Drama Theme Song 最佳主题曲 | 《倔强》 by Kit Chan | Won |
| Best Director 最佳导演 | Loo Yin Kam | Nominated |
| Best Drama Cameraman | Tommy Lee | Nominated |
| Best Drama Set Design | Wong Lab Seng | Nominated |
| Best Drama Editing | Poon Yiu Tung | Nominated |
| Favourite Female Character 最喜爱女主角 | Lin Shanshan (played by Chloe Wang) |
Nominated |