Sudden (TV series)

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Sudden (Chinese: 骤变) is a Mediacorp Channel 8 law drama. It starred Romeo Tan, Rui En, Rebecca Lim & Zhang Zhenhuan as casts of the series.

Sudden
骤变
GenreDrama
Law
Action
Romance
Created byPhang Kai Yee 彭凯毅
Directed byLeong Lye Lin 梁来玲
Loh Woon Woon 罗温温
Wong Foong Hwee 黄芬菲
StarringRomeo Tan
Rui En
Rebecca Lim
Zhang Zhenhuan
Opening theme骤变 By DFC 大风吹 Feat. Romeo Tan
Ending themeYou and Me by Olivia Ong
Country of originSingapore
Original languageChinese
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producerLeong Lye Lin 梁来玲
Production locationsSingapore
Tasmania, Australia
Running timeapprox. 45 minutes (exc. advertisements)
Original release
NetworkMediaCorp Channel 8
Release2 September (2013-09-02) –
27 September 2013 (2013-09-27)

It was broadcast on MediaCorp Channel 8 from 2 September 2013 to 27 September 2013.[1]

Cast

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Cast Role Description
Rui En Cheng Chuning
程楚宁
Lawyer Ching Cho Ning
Cheng Gaofeng's daughter
Fang Qiliang's girlfriend
Best lawyer at ST & Jameson, later became a junior partner
Does dirty tricks to gain advantage on court
Witnessed Qiliang's car accident in episode 1-2
Broke up with Qiliang in episode 3
Found out that she had CADASIL in episode 13
Reunites with her mother Yirou in episode 16
Suffered a mild stroke just before a court hearing in episode 17
Romeo Tan Fang Qiliang
方启亮
Lawyer Hong Khee Leong
Zhong Wentai's cousin
Cheng Chuning's boyfriend
Got into a car accident in episode 1-2
Became paralysed waist-down in episode 2
Rebecca Lim Guo Weiqian
郭玮茜
Lawyer
Guo Zhongxin's younger daughter
Yixin's younger sister
Sun Dalun's girlfriend
Raised by her father
Keeps trying to overturn her sister's conviction
Huang Yixin
黄逸心
Birth name Guo Weixin, now Ng Yee Xin
Guo Zhongxin's long-lost elder daughter
Guo Weiqian's long-lost elder sister

Zhong Zhenlie's PA and later suspected murderer
Abducted and sold to Malaysia to be a beggar when she was 7
Rescued, put in an orphanage and adopted when she was 7
Her adoptive parents died in a staged car accident when she was 15
Gang-raped by Zhenlie's gang when she was 15
Came to Singapore to work a year ago with Shenghua's help

Zhang Zhenhuan Sun Dalun
孙达伦
Lawyer
Guo Weiqian's boyfriend
Missed his job interview because of the accident
Learns to do dirty tricks from Chuning but doesn't do them right
Received bribes from Huiwu but repents and exposes him in the end
Saved Yixin from the fire in episode 20, thinking it was Weiqian
Found out he had saved the wrong twin 1 year later

Other casts

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Cast Role Description
Ian Fang Zhong Wentai 钟文泰 Lawyer
Sora Ma Guan Jiemin 关洁敏 Lawyer
Yuan Shuai Lin Shenghua
Flapper Flapper
Constance Song Situ Xinmei 司徒心美 Prosecutor, then Lawyer
Guo Liang Cheng Gaofeng Lawyer
Amy Cheng Chen Yirou 陈以柔 Cheng Chuning's mother
Cheng Gaofeng's wife
Suffers from CADASIL and left her family because of it
Lives in a nursing home
Li Wenhai Guo Zhongxin 郭中信 Guo Weiqian and Chen Yixin's father
Yixin's alibi, proving she left RHF
Died in a car accident in episode 2
Zheng Geping Zhong Zhenlie 钟振烈 Chairman of RHF Charity Foundation
Committed suicide out of guilt a few months ago
Previously known as Tiger Shark in Malaysia
Ye Shipin Feng Yuanzhi 冯远志 Took control of RHF when Zhenlie died
Tracer Wong 王裕香 Belinda Hong Yanmei 洪艳美 Kept the murder weapon in case Yuanzhi betrayed them
Has a daughter called Pricilla
Zhang Xinxiang Su Mingsheng
苏名声
Kept Zhenlie's suicide note in case Yuanzhi betrayed them
Died in episode 16
Darren Lim Joda Founder of Xin Yue Zhang
Pianist, missionary musician
Believes you can speak to God through music and help them go to Heaven
Has a high profile, created a superstar image for himself and lives an affluent lifestyle
Brandon Wong He Jianming
何建明
Co-founded Xin Yue Zhang with Joda 8 years ago
Claims that Joda is a devil, that he's a fraud and pocketed the donations
Donated 260K to Xin Yue Zhang 3 years ago
Hu Wensui Liu Zhi'an 刘志安 Ex-member of Xin Yue Zhang
Laura Kee 纪丽晶 Ye Yongmei 叶咏梅 Ex-member of Xin Yue Zhang
William Lawandi 刘峻宏 Liu Guangming 刘广明 Ex-member of Xin Yue Zhang
Yao Wenlong Kang Wenxing
康文星
Liao Qiqi's manager
Treats Liao Qiqi like his own daughter
Too principled, over-protective of Liao Qiqi, upright, quick-tempered and easily provoked
Caused Liao Qiqi to lose many acting jobs because he was protecting her
Thinks Bobby enticed Liao Qiqi to terminate her contract and instigated her into it
Worries that Liao Qiqi may sell herself to get work when she joins Starsouth
Jayley Woo Liao Qiqi 廖棋棋 Born in the Year of the Rat so she loves rats and buys a lot of rat products
Came to Singapore at 13 and graduated from performing arts in a drama college a year ago
Talent scouted by Kang Wenxing and became his artiste
Wanted to terminate her contract with Wenxing to move to Bobby's company
Thinks that Kang Wenxing likes her but is mistaken
Wallace Ang 洪圣安 Bobby Wu Founder of Starsouth
Wants Liao Qiqi to sign on to his company
Became incredibly wealthy in just three years with only two artistes under him
Forces his artistes to sell their bodies to gain acting deals
Filmed Kexuan's first time selling her body and used it to blackmail her
Paige Chua Zhao Kexuan 赵可萱 Artiste of Starsouth
Sold her body to gain acting deals
Her first time was filmed and used by Bobby to blackmail her from leaving
Seth Ang 翁兴昂 Lin Baofa 林宝发 Huang Meiling's husband
Owner of the lorry that caused Qiliang's accident
Suspected of drink-driving and causing the accident
Drinks and gambles
Angels Yeung 杨迪嘉 Huang Meiling
黄美玲
Lin Baofa's wife
许竣翔 Zhu Youcai 朱有才 Meiling's boyfriend
Candyce Toh 杜蕙昂 Melody Hongxing's wife
Given the wrong sperm specimen for IVF
Gave birth to a half-Chinese half-Indian boy
Doesn't want to give up the baby which resulted in their divorce
Reunited with Hongxing in the end
Zen Chong Zhang Hongxing 张宏兴 Melody's husband
Didn't accept Melody's son as his own which lead to a divorce
Accepted Melody's son and reunited with her in the end
Chen Tianwen Chen Huiwu 陈辉武 Chen Zuyun's son
Zhang Wei 張為 Chen Zuyun 陈祖运 Chen Huiwu's father
Diagnosed with mild Alzheimer's disease
Signed transfer papers in a daze due to cough medicine
Treats Ruan Yan like his own daughter
Said to be a lecherous old man
Joey Feng 冯瑾瑜 Ruan Yan 阮燕 Chen Zuyun's maid
Accused by Huiwu of seducing Zuyun
Lieu Yanxi 刘彦希 Priscilla Belinda's daughter

Episodes

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Episode Title Original airdate
1"Episode One"September 2, 2013 (2013-09-02) PG
2"Episode Two"September 3, 2013 (2013-09-03) PG
3"Episode Three"September 4, 2013 (2013-09-04) PG
4"Episode Four"September 5, 2013 (2013-09-05) PG
5"Episode Five"September 6, 2013 (2013-09-06) PG
6"Episode Six"September 9, 2013 (2013-09-09) PG
7"Episode Seven"September 10, 2013 (2013-09-10) PG
8"Episode Eight"September 11, 2013 (2013-09-11) PG
9"Episode Nine"September 12, 2013 (2013-09-12) PG
10"Episode Ten"September 13, 2013 (2013-09-13) PG
11"Episode Eleven"September 16, 2013 (2013-09-16) PG
12"Episode Twelve"September 17, 2013 (2013-09-17) PG
13"Episode Thirteen"September 18, 2013 (2013-09-18) PG
14"Episode Fourteen"September 19, 2013 (2013-09-19) PG
15"Episode Fifteen"September 20, 2013 (2013-09-20) PG
16"Episode Sixteen"September 23, 2013 (2013-09-23) PG
17"Episode Seventeen"September 24, 2013 (2013-09-24) PG
18"Episode Eighteen"September 25, 2013 (2013-09-25) PG
19"Episode Nineteen"September 26, 2013 (2013-09-26) PG
20"Episode Twenty (Finale)"September 27, 2013 (2013-09-27) PG

Trivia

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  • Dai Xiangyu was initially cast as the male lead. Due to his non renewal of contract, Romeo Tan was roped in.
  • This is Rebecca Lim (as Huang Yixin)'s second villainous role after Unriddle 2.
  • Pan Lingling was originally going to play the role of Situ Xinmei, but she had to turn down her role to undergo surgery to remove her breast cysts around Show 1 of Star Awards 2013.[2] The role was given to Constance Song.
  • At the beginning of each episode before the opening video, footage of Romeo Tan and Rui En in Tasmania is shown and this will be linked to the later part of the drama. Behind-the-scenes photos of the travel are also shown during the ending credits of each episode.
  • Rebecca Lim's second dual role after Crime Busters x 2. This is also her third law drama after two English productions The Pupil and Code of Law.

Accolades

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Year Award Category Nominee / Work Result Ref
2014 Star Awards Best Theme Song 《骤变》 by Da Feng Chui 大风吹 and Romeo Tan Nominated
Best Director Leong Lye Lin 梁来玲 Won
Favourite Male Character Romeo Tan Nominated
Favourite Female Character Rebecca Lim Nominated
Favourite Onscreen Couple (Drama) Romeo Tan and Rui En Nominated
Best Actress Rebecca Lim Nominated
Asian Television Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role Rui En Nominated

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sudden official website". Xinmsn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 31 August 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Pan Ling Ling: Cyst - not a tumour - removed from breast". Today. 20 May 2013.