Happy Can Already! 2 (Chinese: 欢喜就好2) is a Singapore dialect variety series which is telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, Mediacorp Channel 8. It stars Jack Neo, Mark Lee, Henry Thia, Wang Lei, Benjamin Josiah Tan, and Jaspers Lai as the casts of the second installment. Happy Can Already! 2 aired from 19 May 2017 to 21 July 2017, every Friday from 11:30am to 12:30pm.[1][2]

Happy Can Already! 2
Season 2
StarringJack Neo
Mark Lee
Henry Thia
Wang Lei
Benjamin Josiah Tan
Jaspers Lai
No. of episodes10
Release
Original networkMediacorp Channel 8
Original release19 May (2017-05-19) –
21 July 2017 (2017-07-21)
Season chronology
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Happy Can Already!

Plot

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Liang Xi Mei (Jack Neo) will be reacquainted with Lion King (Henry Thia) and Merlion King (Jaspers Lai), as the former has been released from prison and they turn out to be her new neighbours. Her eldest son Robert (Mark Lee) is still married to Mary (Chua Lee Lian, but she is absent in this season) and they have a daughter Ah Girl (Toh Xin Hui). Her second son Albert (Benjamin Josiah Tan) is now in university.

Cast

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Liang (Xi Mei) family

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Cast Character Description Episodes Appeared
Henry Thia Ah Gong
  • Liang Xi Mei's father-in-law
  • Robert and Albert's grandfather
3-9
Jack Neo Liang Xi Mei
  • Robert and Albert's mother
  • Mary's mother-in-law
1-10
Mark Lee
Robert
  • Liang Xi Mei's elder son
  • Albert's older brother
  • Mary's husband
1-10
Benjamin Josiah Tan
Albert
  • Liang Xi Mei's younger son
  • Robert's younger brother
1-10
Toh Xin Hui Ah Girl
  • Robert and Mary's daughter
1, 10

Lion King family

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Cast Character Description Episodes Appeared
Henry Thia
Lion King
  • Friend of Robert
  • Merlion King's father
  • Neighbour of Liang Xi Mei
1-2, 10
Jaspers Lai
Merlion King
  • Friend of Robert
  • Lion King's son
  • Neighbour of Liang Xi Mei
1-2, 6-8, 10

Other characters

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Cast Character Description Episodes Appeared
Wang Lei
Cantonese Granny
  • Neighbour of Liang Xi Mei
1, 4, 7-10

Cameo appearance

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Cast Character Description Episodes Appeared
Chen Tianwen
Mr. Unbelievable
  • Liang Xi Mei's old schoolmate
2
Marcus Chin
Facebook Friend
FB
3
Burglar
10
Xiang Yun
Madam Yun Xiang
  • Ah Gong's computer teacher
3
Patricia Mok
Juliet
  • Veterinarian who treated Ah Gong
  • Invited by Cantonese Granny
4
Burglar
10
Dennis Chew
Aunty Lucy
5
Baey Yam Keng
Himself
  • Introduced ActiveSG schemes and participated in exercises
5
Michelle Hsieh
Herself
  • Taught Liang Xi Mei's family how to conserve water
6
Leon Lim Crystal Prince
  • Tried to con Liang Xi Mei to buy his crystals
8
Security Guard
10
Anna Lin Ruping Aunt
  • Liang Xi Mei's sister-in-law
  • Ah Gong's daughter
  • Robert and Albert's aunt
9

Guest performers

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Episode no. Performer(s) Song(s) performed
2 Marcus Chin
  • Odyssey (流浪到淡水)
  • I'm Chinese (我是中国人)
3 Michelle Tay
  • Wife (家后)
Babes In the City
  • Parents' Heart (父母的心声)
4 Choo Lili
  • From the Heart of a Loafer (浪子心声)
Xie Jinshi
  • I Ask Heaven (我问天)
5 Freddie Ng
  • Mother Is Just A Name (Mother你只是一个名)
  • A Million Dollars (一百万)
6 Michelle Hsieh
  • People life, ocean wind (海海人生)
  • Love Cha-cha (爱情恰恰)
7 Desmond Ng
  • Grandma's Words (阿嬷的话)
8 Chng Shyue Chung
  • Number One In The World (世界第一等)
  • Looking At The Moon And Thinking Of My Lover (望月想爱人)
9 Roy Li
  • Husband And Wife (老公老婆)
  • Deeply In Love With You (深爱着你)
10 Patricia Mok
  • Ah Lian Ah Huay (阿莲阿花)

Development

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The first installment of Happy Can Already! attracted more than 200,000 viewers, with more than 80 percent of the elderly finding the show entertaining and informative. Many called for the show to be continued when it ended its run on 3 February 2017.

After the overwhelming response to the first season, MediaCorp and J Team, in collaboration with local director Jack Neo and the Ministry of Communications and Information decided to produce a second season.[3]

Music

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Song title Song type Lyrics Composer Performer Producer
欢喜就好啦 Opening theme song Jack Neo 邓碧源 Jack Neo 麦如丽

See also

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References

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  1. ^ ""Lion King"辉哥归队《欢喜就好2》 节目延长至一小时 - Toggle" (in Chinese). Entertainment.toggle.sg. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
  2. ^ 文/张晓鹏 (2017-03-23). "梁志强再拍《欢喜就好2》 'Lion King'辉哥归队! | 联合早报". Zaobao.com.sg. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
  3. ^ Last Updated on 27 Apr 2017 (2017-04-27). "Happy Can Already Season 2". Mci.gov.sg. Retrieved 2017-05-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)