The Journey 2: Tumultuous Times (信约:动荡的年代) has launched its official homepage on Xinmsn. Blockbusters usually gets a pretty detailed homepage, do check it out for more behind the scene photos and their pre-production interviews. Tumultuous Times premiers 24 November 2014. Comments: Seems like there are a lot of politics involved in this drama, hope it doesn't get boring... I counted a total of 3-love-triangles: (Jeanette>Romeo>Felicia), (Romeo>Felicia>Andie)& (Carrie>Shaun>Jeanette) okay, lemme re-arrange: Carrie carries a torch for Shaun, who carries a torch for Jeanette, who marries Romeo, who carries a torch for Felicia, who loves Andie. confused? Main Casts profile:Hu Jia (originally called Zhang Jia), is an optimistic, loyal, street-smart and cunning child, is Tianying’s and Huiniang’s son. Not long after his parents passed away, he also got separated from his sister during a gang chase. Hu Jia (Shaun Chen) later stayed with Hu Weiren, hoping to avenge his father’s death. With Hu Weiren, he learnt many unorthodox tricks and became involved in secret societies and triads. He later became one of the leaders of a street gang, with loyal underlings. Although he is childhood sweethearts with Tang Shui Mei, his true love is actually Hong Ming Hui. Zhang Yan (Romeo Tan), a smart boy who always aced his studies, is the son of Tianpeng and Mingzhu. He is very self-confident, sometimes to the extent of sounding arrogant. He studied law in England, with the ambition of going into politics when he comes back to Singapore. He eventually joined Lim Yew Hock’s government and held an important post. However, his arrogance led him astray. To fulfil his aims, he would resort to extreme means and he also fell out with his brother Hong Dang Yong. Zhang Yan loves Ming Hui, whom he grew up with, but his true love is actually Zhang Min. However, as Zhang Min is his cousin, though not related by blood, he is hesitant to confess his feelings. He eventually married Ming Hui, though it ended up as a rocky marriage. Hong Dang Yong (Andie Chen), a handsome and energetic young man, is the eldest son of Hong Shi and Ya Zi. Idealistic by nature, he is deeply concerned with revolutionist ideas, and eventually joined the leftist in their fight for the country’s independence. The rivalry between Zhang Yan and him intensified when, apart from having different ideals, the two fell out over Zhang Min. Dangyong even plotted to assassinate the latter. After his arrest, he realized his mistakes and worked hard to get a law degree. He also eventually believed in a meritocratic society, where hard work is rewarded. He is childhood sweethearts with Zhang Min, and they got married despite several obstacles. Ming Hui (Jeanette Aw), a nurse, is Dang Yong’s younger sister. Although she looks frail, she has a strong personality and her perseverance does not pale in comparison to men. Everyone thinks that she and Zhang Yan are a match made in Heaven, but she discovered Zhang Yan’s true nature after marriage, and was estranged from him. She only kept up with the marriage so as to not worry her parents. Zhang Min (Felicia Chin),a simple and pure girl, is a Mandarin teacher at a Chinese school. She blames herself greatly for being separated from her younger brother Zhang Jia (Hu Jia) when she was young. As she grew up with Dangyong, she share his ideals and participated actively in student protests. Though Zhang Yan carries a torch for her, she remains steadfast to Dangyong even when he was on the run. Bai Lan Xiang (Carrie Wong), more common known as Tang Shui Mei (糖水妹), has a tough personality and fiery temper despite her sweet looks. Although she is just a street vendor, she has many suitors asking for her hand, whom she all rejected, as she only has one man in mind – Hu Jia. Even though she often bickers with Hu Jia, she shares a strong bond with him.
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About Tumultuous Times...In the wee hours of the morning on 8 Dec 1941, Japanese planes attacked Singapore by air under the cloak of the night. This is the beginning of the period of unrest in Singapore. With the death of Tianying and Huiniang during the Japanese occupation, Zhang Min and Zhang Jia planned to go to Ipoh to seek shelter at Hong Shi’s and his wife Yazi’s place. En route to Ipoh however, Zhang Min and Zhang Jia were separated and the latter was severely wounded. After being rescued by Hu Weiren, Zhang Jia acknowledged the latter as his father, with hope of seeking revenge for his father’s death. Growing up by Hu Weiren’s side, the intelligent and agile Hu Jia learnt much about triads and shady dealings, and came into his own within a matter of years. Anti-colonialism sentiments were high after World War II. Zhang Yan and Dangyong, who were once close as brothers, drifted apart as both had different opinions on how Singapore should achieve independence. Dangyong joined the leftists, while Zhang Yan on the other hand, chose to join Lim Yew Hock’s government, seeking to wrestle for political power in a peaceful manner. As Zhang Yan scaled the political ladder, he began to lose himself, starting to make merry with the powers that be, engaging in debauchery and taking bribes on the side. He was also in charge of revoking the license of the Association of Secondary Schools and taking action against students in Sep 1956. This pit Zhang Yan face-to-face against Dangyong and Hu Jia, and the tense situation is about to erupt any minute… Photo Gallery:Here's a list of the airing dates (subjected to changes) for the upcoming dramas:
Wrapped/ Soon-to-wrap Drama(s)Apparently, the March-drama (Life is Beautiful) has concluded their filming as the casts (minus Rui En) and crews attended the wrap-party that was organised last week. Many actors (and actresses) has also wrapped their scenes for Jan-drama, You Can Be An Angel Too, like Rebecca, Bryan, Zheng Ge Ping, Zoe Tay, Xiang Yun and Aloy Pang as seen from their Instagram posts. After 4 months of intense filming, the casts and crews of The Journey 2 has wrapped their scenes in Malaysia. Other than newbie actress, Carrie Wong, who has wrapped her final scenes in Singapore, her Instagram post indicates that the other casts has few more days to go. Not-yet-startedThere are no news regarding the filming of Feb-drama (Good Luck) after the imaging sessions. Filming-in-progress Drama3 Wishes, stated to air after Against the Tide, is currently filming in progress. This is no surprise since Wawa Production usually has 2-3 rounds of filming (filming-short break-filming) as their scripts are produced simultaneously while they are filming. (YAY! to filming in episode-sequence. BUT Note: Not to be confused with 118, where filming and telecast are 2 weeks apart) 3 Wishes is still considered a drama that is produced prior to airing date. It's just that post-production (editing) doesn't take a long time as Wawa is an independent company, thus, starting (and ending) the game late.
Oh, yes. That's Hayley Woo (beside Shane Pow in the 1st photo above), twin of Mediacorp actress Jayley Woo. She'll be portraying Pow's girlfriend in the drama. Actor Andie Chen posted a what it seems like a “family portrait” of the characters from The Journey 2: Tumultuous Times (信约:动荡的年代)
The “family portrait” was missing main cast, Romeo Tan, who plays Zhang Yan (son of Li Nan Xing & Tong Bing Yu’s character), the antagonist of the show. One can guess that Romeo’s character has gotten what he deserved (possibly death) after committing a series of crime. This shows the usual SG-drama play of “you reap what you sow”. We can also see a happy ending for Zhang Min (Felicia Chin) and Hong Dang Yong (Andie Chen) as well as Hong Ming Hui (Jeanette Aw) and Hu Jia (Shaun Chen). What’s questionable in this photo is: who fathered Zhang Min’s son? Childhood sweetheart Hong Dang Yong or evil-cousin Zhang Yan who raped her. |
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