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List of Upin & Ipin characters

Upin & Ipin is a Malaysian animated television series created by Burhanuddin Md Radzi and his wife, Ainon Ariff and is produced by Les' Copaque Production, based in Shah Alam, Selangor. The series follows Upin and Ipin,[1][2] a five-year-old twin brothers who is characterised by their abundance of energy, imagination and curiosity about the world. Both twins, who lost their parents while they are still a baby, lived with their older sister, Ros and grandmother, whom they called Opah at the fictional Kampung Durian Runtuh. The titular characters are voiced by Nur Fatihah Diaz for the first three seasons,[3] and from season 4 onwards, both twins are voiced by Asyiela Putri,[4][5] while supporting and additional characters are voiced by the series' production staffs and are referred by their first names. This is a list of characters that is first appeared in Upin & Ipin. Characters that was first appeared in Geng: The Adventure Begins, but did not appeared in Upin & Ipin, are not listed.

Main characters

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Upin and Ipin

Upin and Ipin is a five-year-old twin brothers who lived in a house in Kampung Durian Runtuh with their older sister, Kak Ros, and grandmother, Opah. They had become orphans, as their parents died during their infancy. Upin was born 5 minutes earlier than Ipin, and therefore, he takes his role as Ipin's older brother seriously. Upin is smarter in computers and is a little scientist at home. Ipin is cuter and funnier than Upin and likes to eat fried chicken. Ipin also tends to often repeat one word three times in one sentence, especially "Betul, betul, betul!". The twin brothers always act spoiled towards Opah, and like to tease their sister. Upin and Ipin went to school at Tadika Mesra.[6] Upin and Ipin is depicted as a baby in "Mimpi Terindah"[7] and as an adult in "Upin & Ipin Dah Besar?".[8] In the latter and "Tumbuh Rambut", both of the twins seems to have their hair grown up.[8][9] The twin brothers also imagined themselves as a clock in "Aku Sebuah Jam"[10] and as a car in "Aku Sebuah Kereta".[11] They are voiced by Nur Fathiah Diaz from seasons 1 to 3[3] and Asyiela Putri from season 4 onwards.[4]

Kak Ros

Kak Ros or simply Ros is an older sister of Upin and Ipin. Although she looks fierce, Kak Ros is a loving older sister, and always plays with or teases her younger brothers. In addition, Kak Ros always teaches Upin and Ipin to be good, noble and thrifty. She was very angry when Upin and Ipin with their friends, Ehsan, Fizi, Mail and Jarjit, played on the riverbank in an episode entitled "Kembara Kecil-Kecilan".[12] Kak Ros once gave a gift of a book entitled Cara Menjadi Adik Yang Baik (How to be a good younger sibling) to Upin and Ipin.[6] Ros is depicted as a young girl in "Mimpi Terindah".[7] She is voiced by Siti Khairunnisa Mohd Ruduan since season 8.[13]

Opah

Opah is a grandmother of Ros, Upin and Ipin. She is a kind-hearted to the residents who lived in Kampung Durian Runtuh, and has a wise nature regarding worldly and religious matters. In some episodes, Opah has a talkative nature and sometimes she also has an excessive attitude towards her grandchildren, especially Upin and Ipin.[6] She is voiced by Ainon Ariff since season 1.[14]

Ehsan

Ehsan is one of Upin and Ipin's close friends and classmates in Tadika Mesra. He is known for his stout body shape unlike his friends who are slender-slim sheer and wearing a thick black-rimmed glasses. As a class monitor at Tadika Mesra, he wears a red bow tie with his uniform.

Fizi

Fizi is one of Upin and Ipin's friends, and is also close to Ehsan. Fizi always teases Ehsan as "Intan Payung", and also likes to tease her friends as "spoiled children". Fizi is actually a kind child, especially to her friends, but sometimes she likes to tease or talk carelessly to her friends even though it is unintentional. Fizi has an ambition to become a garbage cleaner.

Mail

Mail is one of Upin's and Ipin's friends and classmates in Tadika Mesra. He is known for selling items or foods such as fried chicken and he's also known for his tagline, "Dua seringgit".

Mei Mei

Xiao Mei Mei or simply Mei Mei is of Malaysian Chinese descent, and is a Confucian. Mei Mei is the smartest kid in class. She has a face that wears big glasses, as she has a vision problem (cross-eyed) caused by reading books too close until late at night. Mei Mei has a cute face and used to have center-parted bangs like Mail, but over time her bangs changed to side-parted. She sits on the same bench as Mail. Mei Mei was born in May and dreams of becoming a teacher. Mei Mei also tends to repeat two words twice in one sentence, especially "Saya Suka, Saya Suka".

Jarjit

Jarjit is one of is one of Upin and Ipin's friends and classmates at Tadika Mesra. He is from Punjabi descent. Although he is the same age as his other classmates, his voice is deep as if he is an adult. In addition, Jarjit is known for his cleverness in humor and his hobby of making rhymes. Jarjit also tends to often repeat one word twice in one sentence, especially the English sentence "Marvelous! Marvelous!". Jarjit's ambition is to become a journalist.

Susanti

Susanti is one of Upin and Ipin's friends. She is a girl who comes from a family from Jakarta, Indonesia. Previously, Susanti lived in Malaysia and was not used to the chatter of other children in Malaysia. Susanti loves playing badminton and is a big fan of legendary Indonesian badminton player, Susi Susanti. In addition, she is also friends with Mei Mei and Devi.

Recurring characters

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  • Tok Dalang
  • Ah Tong
  • Uncle Muthu
  • Salleh
  • Grandma Kabayan
  • Cikgu Melati
  • Cikgu Jasmin
  • Cikgu Nurul
  • Cikgu Besar
  • Cikgu Tiger
  • Rajoo Tilmitt
  • Upin and Ipin's parents
  • Ehsan's father
  • Badrol
  • Lim

Notable guests

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Few celebrity guests made a special/cameo appearances in each Upin & Ipin episodes and portrayed as themselves.

References

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  1. ^ Ida Latif (10 March 2016). "10 Sebab Kenapa Upin & Ipin Kekal Menjadi Animasi Popular Di Malaysia". The Vocket. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  2. ^ Muhammad Ridhwan Roslan (23 March 2022). "The Adorable Twins - Upin & Ipin". Astro Gempak. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b Abdul Aziz Itar (15 April 2009). "Upin & Ipin popularkan Nur Fathiah". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 17 April 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  4. ^ a b Mya Amri (5 December 2016). "Sering Diminta Rakan Buat Suara Upin Ipin, Asyiela Putri Tak Kisah". Astro Gempak. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Kenali pemilik suara Upin dan Ipin". Sinar Harian. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  6. ^ a b c Tionardus, Melvina (5 October 2022). "Mengenal Semua Karakter di Upin & Ipin". Kompas.com (in Indonesian). Kompas Gramedia. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  7. ^ a b Writers: Ainon Ariff, Nur Naquyah Burhanuddin, Nor Aizan Embong, Nur 'Azizah Md Najib, Khairul Mu'az, Aiman Nordin, Nur Shahilla Jesni (20 June 2022). "Mimpi Terindah". Upin & Ipin. Season 16. Astro Prima, Astro Ceria, MNCTV.
  8. ^ a b Writers: Nur Naquyah Burhanuddin, Aliya Nazlan, Nor Aizan Embong, Ziera Azreena, Izham Isnan (5 January 2019). "Upin & Ipin Dah Besar?". Upin & Ipin. Season 12. MNCTV.
  9. ^ Writers: Nur Naquyah Burhanuddin, Aliya Nazlan, Nor Aizan Embong, Izham Isnan (17 February 2021). "Tumbuh Rambut". Upin & Ipin. Season 14. Astro Prima, Astro Ceria, MNCTV.
  10. ^ Writers: Nur Naquyah Burhanuddin, Aliya Nazlan, Nor Aizan Embong, Ziera Azreena (24 December 2016). "Aku Sebuah Jam". Upin & Ipin. Season 10. TV9.
  11. ^ Writers: Ainon Ariff, Nur Naquyah Burhanuddin, Nor Aizan Embong, Nur 'Azizah Md Najib, Khairul Mu'az, Aiman Nordin, Nur Shahilla Jesni (7 September 2021). "Aku Sebuah Kereta". Upin & Ipin. Season 15. Astro Prima, Astro Ceria, MNCTV.
  12. ^ Writers: Ida Shaheera Azhar, Aliya Nazlan, Anira Haris (22 July 2012). "Kembara Kecil-Kecilan". Upin & Ipin. Season 6. TV9.
  13. ^ Arsenio, Haris (9 August 2021). "Pengisi Suara Kak Ros dalam Film Upin-Ipin" (in Indonesian). Griya Wisata. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  14. ^ Sidiq, Sahrul (20 August 2021). "Biodata Lengkap Hj. Ainon Ariff Pengisi Suara Karakter Opah dalam Serial Animasi Upin dan Ipin di MNCTV" (in Indonesian). Pikiran Rakyat Media Network. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Upin & Ipin - Koleksi Episod Penampilan Istimewa. Les' Copaque Production. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  16. ^ "Nanta makes animated appearance in Upin & Ipin episode". Borneo Post Online. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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