Kin (Singaporean TV series)
Kin is a Singapore drama series produced by Mediacorp. It stars Ariati Tyeb Papar, Jasmine Sim, Sofia Dendroff, Rachel Wan, Margaret Lim, Sue Tan, Maxi Lim, Ebi Shankara, Carla Dunareanu, Gayathri Segaran, Mastura Ahmad, Hatta Said, and Jason Godfrey.
| Kin | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Socio-drama Dramedy Family |
| Written by | Sam Lee Joanne Teo Lillian Wang |
| Directed by | J Cheung Pui Chung Diana Salim Manoj Prabhoda Chandran Chan Bang Yuan Ian Seymour Christopher Lim Gavin Lim |
| Starring | Ariati Tyeb Papar Mastura Ahmad Rachel Wan Margaret Lim Hatta Said Sofia Dendroff Ebi Shankara Sue Tan Maxi Lim Jason Godfrey Carla Dunareanu Gayathri Segaran Jasmine Sim |
| Theme music composer | Gary Leo Serene Koong |
| Opening theme | "Journey" by Gary Leo (Season 1) "Full Circle" by Serene Koong (Season 2-now) |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 854 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Ong Kuo Sin |
| Production locations | Infinite Studios Mediacorp Studios |
| Running time | approx. 22-23 minutes per episode |
| Release | |
| Original network | Mediacorp Channel 5 Toggle (2018-2020) MeWATCH (2020-2022) |
| Original release | 1 October 2018 – 31 March 2022 |
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Kin premiered on 1 October 2018 on Mediacorp Channel 5, with a repeat telecast at 12am and 1.30pm the following weekday. The last episode aired on 31 March 2022 at 8.30pm as announced on 7 January 2022.[1][2]
Story
23 years ago, two baby girls, Ella (Jasmine Sim) and Yoke (Rachel Wan) were switched at birth. It was not an accident. Their mothers Loh May Wan (Margaret Lim) and Jessica Shelley (Sue Tan), rivals from primary school, attempt to unravel the truth behind the baby swap as they grapple with their birth-daughters who are their polar opposites in every way.
Deanna (Gayathri Segaren) finds out that she is terminally ill. She decides to entrust her husband, Kenneth (Ebi Shankara), to her best friend Ananya (Carla Dunareanu). Now, Ananya has to choose between James (Jason Godfrey), a man whom she has always admired, and Kenneth. Meanwhile, as dutiful wife Rosnani (Ariati Tyeb Papar) is tending to her boss and mother-in-law Adina's (Mastura Ahmad) orders at their family restaurant, her husband Zaryn (Hatta Said) is rendezvousing with his boss Syirah (Adlina Adil). Rosnani's life revolves around her family and now, her world is about to shatter.
Cast
| Actor | Character |
|---|---|
| The Balas | |
| Gayathri Segaran | Deanna Bala (deceased due to brain tumor cancer) |
| Ebi Shankara | Kenneth Bala |
| Rishi Varman | Nathan Bala (child counterpart played by Kavisha Fernando) |
| Hasisha Nazir | Nina Bala (child counterpart played by Roushana Zahra) |
| Sage Elijah Wales | Nikky Bala (baby counterpart played by Aiden Viknesvaran) |
| The Hassans | |
| Hatta Said | Zaryn Hassan |
| Ariati Tyeb Papar | Rosnani Johari |
| Mastura Ahmad | Adina Samsudin |
| Danial Ashriq | Zaryf Hassan |
| Sofia Dendroff | Zara Hassan |
| Khal Satria | Khaled Hassan |
| The Lohs | |
| Thomas Ong | Steven Loh (Deceased) |
| Jasmine Sim | Ella Shelley |
| Ella Loh | |
| Margaret Lim | Loh May Wan |
| Maxi Lim | Loh Ah Hock |
| Timothy Lee[3] | Handsome Loh |
| The Shelleys | |
| Rachel Wan | Loh Ah Yoke |
| Yoke Shelley | |
| Jason Godfrey | James Shelley |
| Sue Tan | Jessica Shelley |
| Aaron Khaled | Louis Shelley |
| Bridget Fernandez | Celia Shelley |
| Aaron Mossadeg | Julius Shelley (né de Cotta) |
| Lok Meng Chue | Eunice Shelley |
| Mel Ferdinands | Derek Shelley |
| Germaine Tong Xin Ci | Maxine Shelley |
| The Jamaluddins | |
| Adlina Adil | Syirah Jamaluddin |
| Salif Hardie | Ashraff Jamaluddin |
| Nurul Nabila | Aminah Jamaluddin |
| The Chans | |
| Frances Wong | Madeline Chan |
| Leong Chun Chong | Michael Chan |
| The Shens | |
| Brian Ng | Shen Yang |
| Chua En Lai | Shen Tian |
| Irene Ang | Ling, Yang and Tian's Mother |
| Verana Lee | Dawn Shen |
| The Kwans | |
| Elizabeth Lee | Emily Kwan |
| Johnny Lu | Charles Kwan |
| The Quahs | |
| Charlie Goh | Matthew Quah |
| Bernard Tan | Wilson Quah |
| Related to The Shelleys | |
| Carla Dunareanu | Ananya Davies |
| Joe Moreira | Adeeb Singh, Private Investigator (Deceased) |
| Michael Lee | Goh Lim Young |
| Eleanor Tan | Gwyneth Wynn, The Singapore Prattler Interviewer |
| Jumie Haron | Latifa Hamza, member of the Orchid Ladies Society |
| Chen Xi | Adam Seah (Deceased) |
| Related to The Lohs | |
| Junaidah Eksan | Nurul Farah Suhaimi |
| Ling Ying | Debbie Yeo |
| Noah Yap | Rickson Ang |
| Related to The Hassans | |
| Fazlyna Aziz | Dewi |
| Laura Kee | Natasha Chia |
| Syed Azmir | Razali Tahir |
| Amirah Yahya | Illya Saifuddin |
| Related to The Balas | |
| Grace Kalaiselvi | Mathilda Harikrishnan |
| Narain | Ajay Devan |
| Other supporting characters | |
| Karen Tan | Elizabeth Pang |
| Xenia Tan | Melody Zhou |
| Benjamin Eio | Joseph Wong |
| Lynnie Cheong | Helen Choy |
| Krissy Jesudason | Cameron De Rosa |
| Asher Su | Richard Tan |
| Nadia Ali | Arissa Jasni |
| Cheryl Lee | Jenny Lin |
| Cassandra Spykerman | Isabelle Maya |
| Marc Valentine | Jeffrey Yeoh |
| Andrew Lua | Alan Teo |
| Ferlyn Wong | Fiona Cheong |
| Aizuddiin Nasser | Syaiful Yakob |
| Melva Lee | Katelyn Palmer |
| Suhaimi Yusof | Helmi Johari |
| Bobby Tonelli | Donovan Rossi |
| Andrew Thio | Albert Song |
| June Lim HZ 林惠贞 | Dr Poh |
Episodes
| Season | Number of episodes |
|---|---|
| 1 | 121 |
| 2 | 247 |
| 3 | 244 |
| 4 | 242 |
Music
The theme song "Save Me From Myself" for this series is written by Singaporean singer songwriter and producer Serene Koong.
Special episodes
In June 2020, Mediacorp and social storytelling platform Wattpad organised a Kin fan fiction writing contest. They received 133 entries from Singapore and other countries. Four entries out of the winning entries were adopted and filmed by Mediacorp as spin-off episodes.[4]
The four episodes, of 30 minutes each, are not related to the KIN storylines but of alternate stories if certain characters had made different choices. The episodes were shown on MeWATCH on 17 December 2020 and shown on Channel 5 weekly from 8 February 2021.[4]
References
- "KIN is the Most Underrated Show on Toggle Right Now". RICE Media. 16 November 2018.
- "Kin Star Rachel Wan Mourns Death Of Her Dad, Whom She Reconciled With Months Before He Succumbed To Cancer". 8 Days. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- Seah, May (17 September 2018). "Exclusive: Meet the first lead character with Down's Syndrome on local television". CNA Lifestyle.
- "Mediacorp series Kin to air four special episodes adapted from fan fiction winners". CNA Lifestyle. Retrieved 30 March 2022.