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After taking a break last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Star Awards ceremony promises to be back bigger and better than ever before.
This year, local Chinese entertainment’s biggest event is launching itself out of its comfort zone: For the first time ever, the show, on Apr 18, will be held at the HSBC Rain Vortex at Jewel Changi Airport, and also at Changi Airport Terminal 4.
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That’s not all: The stars will even walk the red carpet – or, in this case, tarmac – with a Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900 as their backdrop.
It’s that time again where we turn back the clock by 10 years and revisit some of the more memorable dramas from a decade ago. This time, we’re turning the spotlight on another category of dramas that have stolen our hearts over the years dramas from Mainland China and Taiwan. Whether it’s the quintessential Taiwanese idol dramas, the big production Chinese period dramas, or all the variations in between, 2011 had plenty of big hits for the Mandarin-speakers (and the subtitle-readers).
For obvious reasons, we can’t list out all the dramas that premiered in 2011, so here is just a small sampling of nine that caught our eyes a decade ago and still have a place in our hearts today. Without further ado, let’s head down memory lane and say “Happy Birthday” to these 10-year-old dramas (in no particular order):
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In the middle of last year, Singapore actor Andie Chen relocated to Taipei, taking his two young children with him. Son Aden, 6, started Primary One there, and Andie was the kids’ sole caregiver for a while as his wife, host and actress Kate Pang, had work in Singapore.
The bold move has paid off – the 36-year-old recently inked a contract with Taiwan’s EeLin Entertainment, one of the island s largest entertainment companies, with models and actors like James Wen under their banner.
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Back in Singapore with his family for a brief visit, Andie told CNA Lifestyle, “I think this is an expansion, not just in my career, but also in my whole outlook of life. Being in just one market – as comfortable as blessed as that is – you only see things from one perspective.”