Hand In Hand (Singaporean TV series)

Hand In Hand 手牵手
Genre	Family Comedy Action
Written by	Phang Kai Yee 彭凯毅 许丽雯
Directed by	Png Keh Hock 方家福 Oh Liang Cai 胡凉财
Starring	Bryan Wong Jesseca Liu Seraph Sun Aloysius Pang
Opening theme	手牵手 by Bryan Wong, Jesseca Liu, Seraph Sun and Aloysius Pang
Ending theme	只想和你在一起 by Le Sheng 乐声
Country of origin	Singapore
Original language(s)	Chinese
No. of episodes	20 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Leong Lye Lin 梁来玲
Location(s)	Singapore Pulau Ubin, Singapore Pengerang, Malaysia Batam, Indonesia
Running time	approx. 45 minutes (exc. advertisements)
Release
Original network	MediaCorp Channel 8
Original release	25 September – 22 October 2015
Chronology
Preceded by	Sealed With A Kiss
Followed by	Crescendo

Hand In Hand (Chinese: 手牵手) is a Singaporean drama produced and telecast on MediaCorp Channel 8. The drama began production in April 2015 and will begin its run from 25 September 2015. The series stars Bryan Wong, Jesseca Liu, Seraph Sun and Aloysius Pang as the main characters of the series. The series is partly sponsored by the Media Development Authority of Singapore.

Plot

Hong Meiqiang (Bryan Wong) is released from prison and is determined to find the culprit who has framed him. However, this leads to the greatest regrets of his life. Meiqiang’s mother, Wang Shuhua (Lin Meijiao), is on her death bed. She gathers her three other children and wants them to look for their father who has been missing for years. Meiqiang is very determined to fulfil his mother’s wish. Hong Meifang (Jesseca Liu) is angry with Meiqiang for disappointing their mother time and again. Despite this, Meifang hopes to see her mother leave in peace and agrees to join Meiqiang. Hong Meizhi (Aloysius Pang) is initially unmotivated to look for their father, but he later changes his mind as he is touched by Meiqiang’s perseverance. Hong Meiting (Seraph Sun) faces financial crisis and hopes to get her share of inheritance as soon as possible. In order to get the money, she agrees to join in the quest to search for their father. In the process of looking for their father, the siblings faced many setbacks. However, for the sake of their mother, they soldier on. This drama Hand in Hand will bring you on a journey of love and kinship.

Opening sequence (ep 1-19)

Meiqiang, Meifang, Meiting and Meizhi are driving in their car when it ran out of fuel, so they part ways.

As Meiqiang is walking, he tries to remove Haonan the rock (Zheng Geping) who falls from the sky, preventing him from continuing his journey. Meifang is pursued by Renyi the big bad wolf (Ben Yeo) and falls down, but could not get up. Meiting finds treasure along her way, but is shocked to find a snake inside the treasure box. Meizhi is engrossed using his phone and unknowningly falls into a trap that was being set.

After the siblings sing the pre-chorus, they gather up courage and fight back from their obstacles. Meiqiang manages to crush Haonan into pieces and frees Xinying (Sora Ma); Meifang gets rid of Renyi by pulling the red nose; Meiting defeats the snake using her handbag; and Meizhi frees himself by using the phone to unlock the chain. They return to the car using the "hearts" needed for each of their accomplishments, and are delighted when the tank is refilled. The siblings continue driving and singing along the way.

Cast

Main cast

Supporting cast

Cameo appearances

Trivia

• This is Bryan Wong's most challenging series to date, as he has to run half-naked along the Marina Bay area (#18), and dangle from a multi-storey car park roof (#01).^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]} In the series, Zheng Geping and Ben Yeo will also have topless scenes as well.^[10]
• Jesseca Liu collaborates with Sora Ma for the third time in this series (the previous two being Yours Fatefully and Blessings), but they are not love rivals this time round.
• Stills of the next episode are shown during the ending credits of each episode.
• While Hong Meizhi is tracking Meiting in episodes 8 and 15, a passer-by claims he is Star Awards 2015 Best Newcomer Aloysius Pang, the actor who portrayed him.
• This will be Ben Yeo's first villainous role.

Accolades

Hand In Hand is nominated for five award categories in Star Awards 2016, four of which are technical awards and the other is a voting-based award.

See also

• List of MediaCorp Channel 8 Chinese Drama Series (2010s)
• List of Hand In Hand episodes

References

1. ↑ Teo Sijia (17 April 2015). "Bryan Wong to bare his skin on Orchard Road". Toggle. Retrieved 10 September 2015. 
2. ↑ "王禄江挑战高难度　拍跳楼戏闹市裸奔" (in Chinese). MyPaper 我报. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015. 
3. ↑ May Seah (4 July 2015). "Bryan Wong reaches new heights". Today. Retrieved 10 September 2015. 
4. ↑ "王禄江地狱式健身 万人前当众裸奔" (in Chinese). Toggle. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015. 
5. ↑ Joanna Goh (14 July 2015). "Bryan Wong strips in the name of love". Toggle. Retrieved 10 September 2015. 
6. ↑ May Seah (8 September 2015). "Bryan Wong gives his all for Hand In Hand". Today. Retrieved 16 September 2015. 
7. ↑ "王禄江半年没戏拍 刘子绚想婚了" (in Chinese). Toggle. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015. 
8. ↑ "为新剧滨海湾裸跑　王禄江惧游客大镜头" (in Chinese). MyPaper 我报. 10 September 2015. 
9. ↑ Camelia Ting (11 September 2015). "Bryan Wong gains 15 kg of muscle for new drama Hand In Hand". Toggle. Retrieved 16 September 2015. 
10. ↑ May Seah (19 September 2015). "MediaCorp stars got topless in public … again". Today. Retrieved 23 September 2015. In the same drama, habitual “hunkle” Zheng Geping takes it off, too, as does Ben Yeo, who has not one, but two topless-in-public scenes,...