The Landlady Singer (Chinese: 包租婆要当歌手) is a 2023 Singaporean musical comedy series starring Liu Lingling, Wang Weiliang, Xenia Tan, Wang Yuqing and Lin Youfa. It airs every Tuesday, from 17 October 2023, at 8pm on Mediacorp Channel 8.[2][3]

The Landlady Singer
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Traditional Chinese包租婆要當歌手
Simplified Chinese包租婆要当歌手
Literal meaning"The landlady wants to be a singer"
Hanyu PinyinBāo zū pó yào dāng gē shǒu
Genre
Directed byHu Heyi
Starring
Country of originSingapore
Original languageMandarin
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8[1]
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkChannel 8
Release17 October 2023 (2023-10-17) –
2023 (2023)

Synopsis

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Wanting to earn extra cash to visit her son in London, Ying-jie decides to rent out her spare rooms to A-wei, a deliveryman, and Jiexi, a timid young woman. Ying-jie's nephew, Uncle Jian, moves in as well as his house is under renovation. Gradually unable to withstand the lifestyle habits of her new tenants, Ying-jie sets to chase them out of her house. However, despite their differences, the four eventually forms a bond through music and they decide to join a music competition as a quartet.

Cast

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Production

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The series was directed by Hu Heyi.[6]

Four songs were re-interpreted for the cast to sing.[6] The music and scores were supervised and produced by local musician Bunz.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Catch the trailer of《 包租婆要当歌手》预告片". mm2singapore. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  2. ^ "📢有新节目即将登场了!". Gov.sg. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  3. ^ 陈, 祎婷 (18 October 2023). "儿时目睹房东抽鸦片 刘玲玲因"一件事"冤枉挨打". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  4. ^ "'I didn't have to live up to what people expected me to be': Xenia Tan on transiting from hosting to acting". AsiaOne. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  5. ^ a b 陈, 祎婷 (25 October 2023). "甜喊女友"老婆" 王昱清当孝子未同居". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  6. ^ a b "拍完"患癌"搞笑戏码 刘玲玲情绪险崩溃|中國報". 中國報 China Press. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.