Happy Can Already! 2

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 & 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
StarringJack Neo 梁志强
Mark Lee 李国煌
Henry Thia 程旭辉
Wang Lei 王雷
Benjamin Josiah Tan 陈俊铭
Jaspers Lai 赖宇涵
Country of originSingapore
No. of episodes10
Release
Original networkMediacorp Channel 8
Original release19 May (2017-05-19) 
21 July 2017 (2017-07-21)
Season chronology

Plot

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 will be disappeared 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

Liang (Xi Mei) family

Cast Character Description Episodes Appeared
Henry Thia
程旭辉
Ah Gong
阿公
  • Liang Xi Mei's father-in-law
  • Robert and Albert's grandfather
3-9
Jack Neo
梁志强
Liang Xi Mei
梁细妹

Cecilia Neo Sai Moi

  • Robert and Albert's mother
  • Mary's mother-in-law
1-10
Mark Lee
李国煌
Robert
  • Liang Xi Mei's elder son
  • Albert's older brother
  • Mary's husband
1-10
Benjamin Josiah Tan
陈俊铭
Albert
  • Liang Xi Mei's younger son
  • Robert's younger brother
1-10
Toh Xin Hui
杜芯慧
Ah Girl
  • Robert and Mary's daughter
1, 10

Lion King family

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

Other characters

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

Cameo appearance

Cast Character Description Episodes Appeared
Chen Tianwen
陈天文
Mr. Unbelievable
  • Liang Xi Mei's old schoolmate
2
Marcus Chin
陈建彬
Facebook Friend
FB 朋友
3
Burglar
小偷
10
Xiang Yun
向云
Madam Yun Xiang
云向老师
  • Ah Gong's computer teacher
3
Patricia Mok
莫小玲
Juliet
朱丽叶
  • Veterinarian who treated Ah Gong
  • Invited by Cantonese Granny
4
Burglar
小偷
10
Dennis Chew
周崇庆
Aunty Lucy
露西阿姨
5
Baey Yam Keng
马炎庆
Himself
as Parliamentary Secretary with the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth
  • Introduced ActiveSG schemes and participated in exercises
5
Michelle Hsieh
谢采妘
Herself
  • Taught Liang Xi Mei's family how to conserve water
6
Leon Lim
承泽
Crystal Prince
水晶王子
  • Tried to con Liang Xi Mei to buy his crystals
8
Security Guard
保安
10
Anna Lim
林茹萍
Aunt
大姑
  • Ah Gong's daughter
  • Robert and Albert's aunt
9

Guest performers

Episode no. Performer(s) Song(s) performed
2Marcus Chin
陈建彬
  • Odyssey (流浪到淡水)
  • I'm Chinese (我是中国人)
3Michelle Tay
郑荔分
  • Wife (家后)
Babes In the City
宝贝姐妹
  • Parents' Heart (父母的心声)
4Choo Lili
朱莉莉
  • From the Heart of a Loafer (浪子心声)
Xie Jinshi
谢金石
  • I Ask Heaven (我问天)
5Freddie Ng
黄一飞
  • Mother Is Just A Name (Mother你只是一个名)
  • A Million Dollars (一百万)
6Michelle Hsieh
谢采妘
  • People life, ocean wind (海海人生)
  • Love Cha-cha (爱情恰恰)
7Desmond Ng
黄振隆
  • Grandma's Words (阿嬷的话)
8Chng Shyue Chung
庄学忠
  • Number One In The World (世界第一等)
  • Looking At The Moon And Thinking Of My Lover (望月想爱人)
9Roy Li
黎沸挥
  • Husband And Wife (老公老婆)
  • Deeply In Love With You (深爱着你)
10Patricia Mok
莫小玲
  • Ah Lian Ah Huay (阿莲阿花)

Development

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

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

References

  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.
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