Hainan Kopi Tales

Hainan Kopi Tales 琼园咖啡香
Genre	Family Drama
Created by	Koh Teng Liang (许声亮）
Written by	Chen Chun'an (陈春安）
Directed by	Chia Mien Yang (谢敏洋）
Starring	Chew Chor Meng Cynthia Koh Florence Tan Lin Meijiao
Opening theme	咖啡香 by Mavis Hee
Country of origin	Singapore
Original language(s)	Chinese, Hainanese
No. of episodes	20
Production
Executive producer(s)	Yeo Saik Pin (杨锡彬）
Release
Original network	TCS-8
Original release	July 2000

Hainan Kopi Tales (琼园咖啡香) is a Singaporean Chinese drama serial which aired in year 2000 on Channel 8.

Story

Using Qiong Yuan, a Hainan coffeeshop as a backdrop, this nostalgic drama explores the Hainanese way of life from the 60s to the 80s.

Long Fuyuan (Li Wenhai), a Hainanese coffeeshop owner, has two sons (Ah Sing and Ah Zhuo) with his second wife in Indonesia. Long's first wife constantly makes life difficult for his second wife and her sons when they move to Singapore.

Ah Sing (Chew Chor Meng) decides to be sailor in order to avoid her. Not long after Long returns to Hainan Island to retire and Ah Sing is asked to manage the coffeeshop when Long's first wife cannot save the ailing business.

Cast

• Chew Chor Meng as Long Ah Sing
• Yao Wenlong as Long Yong'an
• Guan Dehui as Long Yongbiao
• Vincent Ng as Long Yonglin
• Cynthia Koh as Liuyue
• Florence Tan as Lifeng
• Lin Meijiao
• Chen Huihui
• Li Wenhai as Long Fuyuan
• Carole Lin

2000 Accolades

Award	Nominee	Result
Best Actor	Chew Chor Meng	Won
Best Actress	Lin Meijiao	Nominated
Best Supporting Actor	Yao Wenlong	Nominated
	Vincent Ng	Nominated
Best Supporting Actress	Chen Huihui	Nominated
Best Drama Serial	Hainan Kopi Tales	Won
Best Screenplay		Won

External links

• Theme Song on YouTube
• Hainan Kopi Tales (English)
• Hainan Kopi Tales (Chinese)