Poetic Justice (TV series)
Poetic Justice (微笑正义) | |
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Publicity poster | |
Genre |
Romance Mystery Media |
Directed by |
Wong Foon Hwee 黄芬菲 (ep1-4,17-20) 郭慧绮(ep5-8) 罗温温(ep9-16) |
Starring |
Rui En Dai Xiangyu Rebecca Lim Desmond Tan |
Opening theme | 不够勇敢 by Ding Dang |
Ending theme |
好难得 by Ding Dang 一个人不可能 by Ding Dang 奇异果 by Ding Dang |
Country of origin | Singapore |
Original language(s) | Chinese |
No. of episodes | 20 |
Production | |
Producer(s) | Paul Yuen 袁树伟 |
Running time | 1 hour (with commercials) |
Release | |
Original network | MediaCorp Channel 8 |
Original release | 11 September – 8 October 2012 |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Don't Stop Believin' |
Followed by | Game Plan |
External links | |
Website |
Poetic Justice (Chinese: 微笑正义) is a Singaporean Chinese drama. It depicts the lives of a group of people doing investigative journalism, and will be telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It will make its debut on 11 September 2012. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm.
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
- Dai Xiangyu as Fang Zhengye
- Rebecca Lim as Feng Luoling
- Desmond Tan as Tang Zhisheng
Supporting Cast:
- Sora Ma as Zhong Ruiyao
- Guo Liang as Ouyang Qiu
- Adam Chen as Benny
- Ye Limei as Yuri
- Liu Yanxi as Liu Qingzi
- Yuan Shuai as Lin Zhonglun
- Zhu Houren as Fang Renhou
- Hong Huifang as Lin Huifang
- Priscelia Chan as Tammy
- Ng Hui as Sunny
- Jeffrey Xu as Paul
- Chen Tianwen as Huang-Ge
Special Appearances:
- Shane Pow as Alex
- Yao Wenlong as Ah De
- Richard Low as Mr Li
- Shine Koh as Wendy
- Ben Yeo as Adam
- Desmond Sim as Hong Weixiong
- Oh Ling En as Hong Kexin
- Jerry Yeo as He Youren
- Tracy Lee as Sun Jiale
- May Phua as Aileen
- Zheng Geping as David
- Pan Lingling as Fiona
- Aloysius Pang as Derek
- Xu Bin as Xiaohei
- Louis C. Hillyard as Roy
- Paige Chua as Liang Huiqin
- Adeline Lim as Liang Tingting
- Henry Thia as Gao Feng
- Teo Ser Li as Flora
- Sheila Tan as Joey
- Zen Chong as Eugene
- Brandon Wong as Eric
Overseas broadcast
This drama is one of the first dramas to be broadcast exclusive in Malaysia after its first telecast of two weeks.
Country of Broadcast | Broadcasting Network | Debut | Finale | Preceded by | Followed by |
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Malaysia | Astro Shuang Xing | 27 September 2012 at 4.30pm, weekdays (encore on 28 September at 3.30pm, weekdays) |
24 October 2012 (encore on 25 October) |
Don't Stop Believin' | Game Plan |
Thailand | Thairath TV | 25 June 2015 at 9.00am-10.00am, Tuesdays-Fridays | 29 July 2015 |
Production
Filming for Poetic Justice took place from June to August 2012. This is the first show where Rui En and Dai Yang Tian collaborate as the main leads in a television drama.
Originally, this television drama was entitled Fair? Unfair? in English.
2013 Accolades
The other dramas nominated for Best Drama Series are Don't Stop Believin' , Game Plan , Unriddle 2 & Pillow Talk
Year | Award | Date | Category | Result | Recipient |
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2013 | Star Awards 2013 红星大奖2013 | Show 1 上半场 21 April 2013 | Young Talent Award | Nominated | Lieu Yan Xi |
Best Director | Nominated | Wong Foong Hwee | |||
Best Drama Cameraman | Nominated | Tommy Lee Heng Soon | |||
Best Costume & Image Design | Nominated | Justin Lee | |||
Best Music & Sound Design | Nominated | Thong Meng Sun | |||
Nominated | Matthew Teng | ||||
Favourite Female Character | Nominated | Rebecca Lim | |||
Won | Rui En | ||||
Show 2 下半场 28 April 2013 | Best Actor | Nominated | Dai Yangtian | ||
Best Serial Drama | Nominated | Poetic Justice | |||
See also
- List of programmes broadcast by MediaCorp Channel 8
- List of MediaCorp Channel 8 Chinese Drama Series (2010s)
- List of Poetic Justice episodes
References
- ↑ "เรื่องย่อ ถอดรหัสยุติธรม (Poetic Justice)" (in Thai). luvasianseries. July 2, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
External links
- Poetic Justice on Facebook
- Poetic Justice on MediaCorp's corporate website