118 II
118 II also known as ran for 218 episode drama series produced by MediaCorp Channel 8. It stars Chew Chor Meng, Pan Lingling, Liu Lingling, Chen Tianwen, Dennis Chew, Ya Hui, Xu Bin, Somaline Ang, Nick Teo, Carrie Wong, Sora Ma, Jeanette Aw, Elvin Ng, Bryan Wong and Ha Yu as the cast of the second series.
The show replaced the second half of the 7.00 pm drama timeslot, airing weekdays from November 29, 2016, 7.30 pm to 8.00 pm on weekdays and had a repeat telecast at 9.30am the following day airing together with news-current affairs programme Hello Singapore at 6.30pm.
Plot
Hong Daming is a positive and generous man. As his coffee shop and house number are both "118", the people around him gave him the nickname of "118", much to his delight. Together with his wife, Liu Meimei, he makes a living by running the coffee-shop, and are well known in Tiong Bahru. Whenever someone is in need, they would always seek Daming for help.His family lives in a 3-room flat, which was built in pre-war years, above the coffee shop. He has 4 children. The children are named Hong Shunfeng, Hong Shunshui, Hong Jinzhi and Hong Yuye.
Having 6 people living in a 3-room flat is cramped-up enough, yet he also rents out a room to "Ah Niang", a middle-aged man whose original name is Li Weiliang. Weiliang studied fashion design in France, but circumstances led him to simply run a stall in 118's coffee-shop, selling dumplings with the recipe that his mother left for him.
Weiliang was not the only addition to the cramped flat. Later, Meimei's elder sister – Liu Jiejie and her family also came to live with 118 when her husband, Zhang Tiancheng's business failed. Daming's own younger sister, Hong Shanshan, and her daughter also came to live with him "temporarily" when her husband disappeared mysteriously. Kind-hearted by nature, Daming felt that they must have come to him because they were at their wit's end. He would rather make room for them by having his own sons sleep in the living room, than to chase them away heartlessly.
As such, the story unfolds with this myriad of personalities living under the same roof and hanging around the 118 coffee-shop, where many dramatic yet comedic events took place…
"118" presents the positive side of a Singaporean – passionate, practical, caring, resilient, faithful, tolerant and forward-looking – while also touching on the lesser side of our personalities. Through the dramatic play of events, we are able to see ourselves in the many characters, who are in fact a mirror of the good and bad sides of all of us.
Cast
Hong (Daming) Family
Zhang (Tiancheng) Family
Li (Weiliang) Family
Li (Jinlong) Family
Liu (Dagong) Family
Zhang (Meiyou) Family
Deng (Bo) Family
Other characters
Cameo appearances
Marketing
Various roadshows to promote the series were done country wide.The first roadshow was held at Compass One on 19 November 2016 with artistes Chew Chor Meng, Pan Lingling, Elvin Ng, Ya Hui, Dennis Chew, Xu Bin, Sora Ma, Chen Tianwen, Zhu Houren, Brandon Wong and Jeanette Aw. A second roadshow was held at Bedok Point on 17 December 2016 with artistes Bryan Wong, Pan Lingling, Carrie Wong, Zhang Yaodong, Dennis Chew, Somaline Ang, Sheila Sim, Nick Teo, Li Feihui, Cavin Soh and Liu Lingling.
The third roadshow was held at Bishan North Shopping Mall on 19 February 2017 with artist Ya Hui, Carrie Wong, Hayley Woo, Somaline Ang, Pan Lingling, Sheila Sim, Chew Chor Meng, Elvin Ng, Brandon Wong, Zhu Houren & Bryan Wong with Bishan North Minister Mrs Josephine Teo. The fourth roadshow was held at OneKM Mall on 29 April 2017 with artist Bryan Wong, Carrie Wong, Desmond Ng &Brandon Wong. The fifth roadshow was held at OneKM Mall on 30 April 2017 with artists Pan Lingling, Chen Tianwen, Elvin Ng, Ya Hui, Somaline Ang, Nick Teo, Sora Ma and Jeremy Chan.
Awards & Nominations
[Star Awards 2018]
118 II is up for 2 nominations as Life Less Ordinary.Accolades | Nominees | Category | Result |
Star Awards 2018 Awards Ceremony 红星大奖2018颁奖礼 | He Yingying 何盈莹 | Best Newcomer 最佳新人奖 | |
Star Awards 2018 Awards Ceremony 红星大奖2018颁奖礼 | Sheila Sim 沈琳宸 | Best Supporting Actress 最佳女配角 | |
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