Wawa Pictures

Wawa Pictures (Chinese: 哇哇映画; pinyin: wā wā yìng huà) is an independent television production company based in Singapore. It has produced dramas such as Three Wishes (2014), Crescendo (2015), Fire Up (2016) and Doppelganger (2018). Recent variety shows include Markets in Asia (2016) and Sherlock at Work (2016) hosted by Quan Yi Fong and Vivian Lai / Pornsak respectively.

Wawa Pictures
TypePrivately held company
IndustryEntertainment
FoundedAugust 2007 (2007-08)
Headquarters
Singapore
Key people
Molby Low Kian Chye
(Founder and Chief Creative Director)
ServicesTelevision programme production
Websitewww.wawapictures.com.sg

On 14 November 2015, a Xinyao concert The Crescendo Concert – an extension of the 2015 drama Crescendo - was staged by Mediacorp TV Channel 8, record label Ocean Butterflies and Wawa at the Singapore Expo's Max Pavilion.[1]

History

Founded by Malaysian-born producer Molby Low Kian Chye (刘健财), Wawa Pictures was established in Singapore in August 2007 by Singapore's nationwide free-to-air terrestrial channels, Mediacorp TV (formerly Television Corporation of Singapore)'s Channel 5, Channel 8 and Channel U.[2] Currently, its content is distributed to markets like Malaysia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, China and Cambodia.[3]

Productions

Television series

Debut date End date English title /
Chinese title
# of
episodes
Network
15 March 201031 March 2010The Illusionist
魔幻視界
13
Mediacorp TV Channel U
14 March 201130 March 2011Secrets for Sale
拍·卖
13
Mediacorp TV Channel U
25 October 201121 November 2011The Oath
行医
20
Mediacorp TV Channel 8
5 March 201221 March 2012Show Hand
注定
13
Mediacorp TV Channel U
9 October 20125 November 2012Game Plan
千方百计
20
Mediacorp TV Channel 8
27 February 201327 March 2013Marry Me
我要嫁出去
13
Mediacorp TV Channel U
28 October 201322 November 2013Disclosed
揭秘
20
Mediacorp TV Channel 8
13 January 201429 January 2014Served H.O.T
烧。卖
13
Mediacorp TV Channel U
27 October 201421 November 2014Three Wishes
三个愿望
20
Mediacorp TV Channel 8
23 February 201511 March 2015Let It Go
分手快乐
13
Mediacorp TV Channel U
9 September 201513 October 2015Accidental Agents
绝队保险
20
Starhub TV
23 October 20153 December 2015Crescendo[4]
起飞
30
Mediacorp TV Channel 8
18 February 201616 March 2016The Queen[5]
复仇女王
20
Mediacorp TV Channel 8
4 October 201631 October 2016Fire Up
美味下半场
20
Mediacorp TV Channel 8
6 February 2018 (meWATCH)
11 March 2018 (Channel 8)
Doppelganger - The Prequel
入侵者前傳
10
meWATCH
Mediacorp TV Channel 8 (Aired as a telemovie)
12 March 20186 April 2018Doppelganger
入侵者
20
Mediacorp TV Channel 8
11 October 2018 (meWATCH)
29 October 2018 (Channel 8)
26 November 2018 (Channel 8)Till We Meet Again - The Prequel
千年来说对不起之前傳
10
meWATCH
Mediacorp TV Channel 8 (2 Episodes per day)
26 November 201821 December 2018Till We Meet Again
千年来说对不起
20
Mediacorp TV Channel 8
28 January 20195 March 2019Walk With Me
谢谢你出现在我的行程里
25
Mediacorp TV Channel 8
TBAWalk With Me - Stories Of Us
谢谢你出现在我的行程里-那年的我们
10
meWATCH
16 December 201914 January 2020 After The Stars
攻星计
22
Mediacorp TV Channel 8
1 March 20212 April 2021 CTRL
操控
25
Mediacorp TV Channel 8
18 February 202217 March 2022Genie In A Cup
哇到宝!
20
Mediacorp TV Channel 8
12 April 2023Oppa, Saranghae!
欧巴,我爱你!
13
Mediacorp TV Channel 8

Variety show

Debut date English title /
Chinese title
# of
episodes
Network Hosted by
2009Diminishing Horizons
消失地平线
Mediacorp TV Channel UThomas Ong
31 August 2011Culture in a Bowl
吃出一碗文化
8
Mediacorp TV Channel 8Darren Lim
19 September 2011Behind Every Job 2
美差事 苦差事
Mediacorp TV Channel UBryan Wong, Mark Lee
20 October 2011The Adventures of Chris
阿顺历险记
Mediacorp TV Channel UChristopher Lee
7 January 2014A Taste of History
寻味地图
Mediacorp TV Channel UBryan Wong
28 May 2015The Taste of Time
味蕾时光机
Mediacorp TV Channel U
28 July 2015Home Away From Home
异乡。驿客
Mediacorp TV Channel UQuan Yi Fong, Kate Pang
2015Where to Stay?
到底住哪里?
Mediacorp TV Channel ULee Teng, Ben Yeo,
Quan Yi Fong, Youyi
7 April 2016Food To Go
寻。便当
10
Mediacorp TV Channel UPornsak
15 September 2016Markets in Asia
游市集
8
Mediacorp TV Channel UQuan Yi Fong
26 October 2016Sherlock at Work
职场福尔摩斯
Mediacorp TV Channel UPornsak

Theatre

Year Title Location Notes
2015The Crescendo ConcertMax Pavilion,
Singapore Expo
Collaborated with Mediacorp TV Channel 8, Ocean Butterflies
2016Crescendo The Musical[6]Kallang TheatreCollaborated with Shining Entertainment Investment, Ocean Butterflies

References

  1. Han, Wei Chou (31 August 2015). "Xinyao concert to feature veterans, new talents". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  2. "哇哇:从新加坡的窗口 看亚洲". fortunetimes.sg. 22 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. "WAWA PICTURES PTE LTD". Asia TV Forum & Market. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  4. "有懿初演音乐剧 打破主播形象大跳性感舞". Lianhe Zaobao. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  5. Camelia Ting (20 October 2015). "Apple Hong returns to Singapore for love". Toggle. Archived from the original on 27 October 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  6. "TV Drama Crescendo Heads to the Stage as a Year-end Musical!". incinemas.sg. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.


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