Your Hand In Mine | |
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想握你的手 | |
Created by | Rebecca Leow 洪汐 |
Written by | Rebecca Leow 洪汐 Zhang Liangxing 张亮星 Goh Chwee Chwee 吴翠翠 Chen Disheng 陈迪笙 |
Directed by | 谢益文 林坤辉 苏妙芳 |
Starring | Huang Wenyong Chen Liping Yvonne Lim Belinda Lee Cai Peixuan Paige Chua Joanne Peh Zhang Yaodong Shaun Chen Jin Yinji |
Opening theme | Your Hand In Mine (想握你的手) by Milubing Your Hand In Mine (想握你的手) by Cavin Soh |
Ending theme | 想握你的手 (A-acapella version) by Teresa Tseng 只要你微笑 by Milubing 逞强 by Teresa Tseng 反方向 by The Freshman |
Country of origin | Singapore |
Original language | Chinese |
No. of episodes | 180 |
Production | |
Producer | He Faming 何法明 |
Running time | approx. 45 minutes per episode |
Original release | |
Network | MediaCorp TV Channel 8 |
Release | 9 November 2009 16 July 2010 | –
Your Hand In Mine | |||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 想握你的手 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 想握你的手 | ||||||
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Your Hand In Mine (Chinese: 想握你的手) was a long-running TV drama produced by Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. With 180 episodes, it was the longest-running local drama produced by Mediacorp, until it was succeeded by 118. It aired on weekdays at 7:00 pm. The cast includes Huang Wenyong, Chen Liping, Yvonne Lim, Shaun Chen, Zhang Yaodong, Paige Chua, Belinda Lee, Jin Yinji, and Cai Peixuan.[1]
Your Hand In Mine was the first Mediacorp production to be filmed entirely at outdoor locations, like Lentor and Tanjong Katong, and the second to be filmed in high definition after The Ultimatum.
Penny-pinching Zheng Shan Guo (Huang Wen Yong) and his family of seven live in a five-room apartment. His spendthrift wife Yu Xiang (Chen Li Ping) persuades him to move into a bigger house, but they end up living next to a neurotic neighbour Wu You Li (Cavin Soh). You Li has a large tumour on his neck, making him self-conscious. He is often disagreeable, but the arrival of a blind girl causes him to soften his relations with others.
Lan Jin Yin (Jin Yinji) stays in the apartment next to Shan Guo with her two grandchildren, Li Qin (Shaun Chen) and Li Fen (Paige Chua); their mother Qiu Mei (Jue Xi) has been imprisoned for killing their father. On her release, Qiu Mei is shunned by Jin Yin and Li Qin but moves into an apartment near them to reconcile and make up for her past mistakes. The story touches on family issues, regrets, and love lost and found.
Before an episode, a humorous three-minute clip called Chit Chat Club (叽喳棺) was telecast as an appetiser for viewers.
Song title | Performer | Type of Song |
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想握你的手 | 迷路兵 Milubing | Theme Song (Episodes 1–90) |
想握你的手 | 苏智城 Cavin Soh | Theme Song (Episodes 91–180) |
想握你的手 (a cappella version) | 曾咏霖 Teresa Tseng | Sub Theme Song |
只要你微笑 | 迷路兵 Milubing | Sub Theme Song |
逞强 | 曾咏霖 Teresa Tseng | Sub Theme Song |
反方向 | 插班生 | Sub Theme Song |
The drama did not fare very well in the ratings. One of the reasons for this is that the popular Korean drama Cruel Temptation was running in the same slot time on Channel U. Viewers of Your Hand In Mine suggested that Cruel Temptation should be aired on the weekend to compete head-on with Taiwanese drama Love, instead of Glory of Family which was airing during weekends.[citation needed]
The initial part of the drama attracted an average of 680,000 viewers, the middle part 730,000 and more than 800,000 towards the end. At one time, the ratings plunged to as low as 400,000 viewers, making it Mediacorp's lowest rated long-running drama.
Accolades | Award | Nominee(s) | Results |
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Star Awards 2010 Show 1 红星大奖2010 上半场 |
Best Programme Promo 最佳宣传短片 |
Ng Wan Churn 黄婉琛 |
Nominated |
Accolades | Award | Nominee(s) | Results |
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Star Awards 2011 Show 1 红星大奖2011 银光闪耀 |
Best Director 最佳导演 |
Edmund Tse 谢益文 |
Nominated |
Star Awards 2011 Show 2 红星大奖2011 银光闪耀 |
Best Actor 最佳男主角 |
Shaun Chen 陈泓宇 |
Nominated |
Best Actress 最佳女主角 |
Joanne Peh 白薇秀 |
Nominated |