Poetic Justice (TV series)
Poetic Justice (Chinese: 微笑正义) is a Singaporean Chinese-language drama television series. It depicts the lives of a group of people doing investigative journalism, and was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It stars Rui En, Dai Xiangyu, Rebecca Lim & Desmond Tan as the casts of the series. It was broadcast on MediaCorp Channel 8 from 11 September 2012 to 8 October 2012.[1] This drama serial consists of 20 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm.
| Poetic Justice | |
|---|---|
 Publicity poster | |
| 微笑正义 | |
| Genre | Romance Mystery Media |
| Created by | 许丽雯 Paul Yuen 袁树伟 |
| Directed by | 黄芬菲 郭慧绮 罗温温 |
| Starring | Rui En Dai Xiangyu Rebecca Lim Desmond Tan |
| Opening theme | 不够勇敢 by Della Ding Dang |
| Ending theme | 好难得 by Della Ding Dang 一个人不可能 by Della Ding Dang 奇异果 by Della Ding Dang |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| Original language | Chinese |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Paul Yuen 袁树伟 |
| Running time | 1 hour (with commercials) |
| Release | |
| Original network | MediaCorp Channel 8 |
| Original release | 11 September – 8 October 2012 |
Unlike most locally produced series about crime, this series departs from the traditional police procedural style and focuses more on investigative journalism and the media.
Story
The plot revolves around a group of young professionals involved in investigative journalism. Two journalists team up with a wealthy businessman and a lawyer to help solve cases for those in need. As they investigate further, they uncover more secrets and dark truths behind some of the crimes.
Cast
Main cast
- Rui En as Liu Yanzhi 刘言之:
A reporter and anchorwoman at Real TV. - Dai Xiangyu as Fang Zhengye:
A reporter at Real TV. - Rebecca Lim as Feng Luoling 冯洛凌:
A reporter and anchorwoman at Real TV. - Desmond Tan as Tang Zhisheng 唐智胜:
A lawyer and legal consultant of Real TV
Supporting cast
| Cast | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sora Ma 马艺瑄 | Zhong Ruiyao 钟芮瑶 |
Reporter at Real TV, later Anchorwoman In love with Zhisheng Zhisheng's wife in the end |
| Guo Liang 郭亮 | Ouyang Qiu | Yanzhi, Zhengye, Luoling, Zhisheng, Ruiyao and Benny's boss |
| Adam Chen 詹金泉 | Benny | Reporter at Real TV |
| Ye Limei | Yuri | |
| Lieu Yanxi 刘彦希 | Liu Qingzi | Yanzhi's niece Parents died when she was young Raised by Yanzhi |
| Yuan Shuai 袁帅 | Lin Zhonglun 林仲伦 |
Ex-Reporter at Real TV Disappeared 2 years ago Lived in Macau after his disappearance Held evidence on Renhou embezzling his company's funds |
| Zhu Houren 朱厚任 | Fang Renhou 方任厚 |
Zhengye's father Caused Zhonglun's disappearance |
| Hong Huifang 洪慧芳 | Lin Huifang 林慧芳 |
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| Priscelia Chan 曾诗梅 | Tammy | Yanzhi's best friend Eugene's girlfriend |
| Ng Hui 黄慧 | Sunny | |
| Jeffrey Xu 徐鸣杰 | Paul | |
| Chen Tianwen 陈天文 | Huang-Ge 煌哥 |
Hired by Renhou to chase Zhonglun out of Singapore Stabbed Yanzhi in episode 1 (prologue) and 18 |
Cameo appearance
| Cast | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Shane Pow 包勋评 | Alex | Hit an elderly woman on the road |
| Yao Wenlong 姚彣隆 | Ah De 阿徳 |
Mr Li's chauffeur Bribed to become Alex's scapegoat |
| Richard Low 刘谦益 | Mr Li | Alex's father |
| Shine Koh | Wendy | Ah De's wife |
| Ben Yeo 杨志龙 | Adam | Zhengye's friend Owner of a restaurant Staged a robbery to frame Weixiong so as to fire him |
| Desmond Sim | Hong Weixiong | Kexin's father Ex-convict |
| Oh Ling En | Hong Kexin | Qingzi's friend |
| Jerry Yeo 杨伟烈 | He Youren | Jiale's husband |
| Tracy Lee 李美玲 | Sun Jiale | Actress Youren's wife Wanted to divorce Youren to protect him |
| May Phua 潘淑钦 |
Aileen | Has bipolar disorder |
| Zheng Geping 郑各评 | David | Officer of the Singapore Police Force Derek's father Fiona's husband |
| Pan Lingling 潘玲玲 | Fiona | Derek's mother David's wife Zhisheng's client |
| Aloysius Pang 冯伟衷 | Derek | David and Fiona's son Injured Xiaohei in defence |
| Xu Bin 徐彬 | Xiaohei | Attacked Derek but got himself injured in the process |
| Louis C. Hillyard | Roy | |
| Paige Chua 蔡琦慧 | Liang Huiqin | Tingting's elder sister |
| Adeline Lim | Liang Tingting | Huiqin's younger sister Molested by her teacher a year ago |
| Henry Thia 程旭辉 | Gao Feng | Millionaire |
| Teo Ser Li | Flora | Gao Feng's third wife Had an affair with the lawyer she hired |
| Sheila Tan | Joey | Gao Feng's second wife Embezzled Gao Feng's company's funds |
| Zen Chong 章证翔 | Eugene | Tammy's boyfriend Zhengye's cousin Died from a car accident in Macau |
| Brandon Wong 黄炯耀 | Eric |
Production
Filming for Poetic Justice took place from June to August 2012. This is the first show where Rui En and Dai Xiangyu collaborate as the main leads in a television drama.
Originally, this television drama was entitled Fair? Unfair? in English.
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Star Awards | Young Talent Award | Lieu Yan Xi 刘彦希 |
Nominated | |
| Best Director | Wong Foong Hwee 黄芬菲 |
Nominated | |||
| Best Drama Cameraman | Tommy Lee Heng Soon | Nominated | |||
| Best Costume & Image Design | Justin Lee | Nominated | |||
| Top Rated Drama Serial 2012 | — | Nominated | |||
| Best Music & Sound Design | Thong Meng Sun | Nominated | |||
| Matthew Teng | Nominated | ||||
| Favourite Female Character | Rebecca Lim | Nominated | |||
| Rui En | Won | ||||
| Best Actor | Dai Xiangyu | Nominated | |||
| Best Drama Serial | — | Nominated |
References
- "Poetic Justice". Xinmsn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
External links
- Poetic Justice on Facebook
- Poetic Justice on MediaCorp's corporate website