Let It Shine (Singapore Drama)
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Let It Shine is a Singapore
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an Chinese
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 drama
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 which was telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8
MediaCorp TV Channel 8
MediaCorp Channel 8 is a 24-hour free-to-air Mandarin Chinese general entertainment television channel in Singapore...

. It made its debut on 16 January 2007 and ended its 20-episode run on 12 February 2007.

The show achieved pretty low viewership rates for a local drama serial in Singapore. Less than 250,000 viewers tuned in to the premiere episode, making it one of the more least-watched Singaporean television dramas. In fact, the figures was the lowest for all Singapore Chinese Dramas in the year of 2007.

Despite this show being a teenage idol drama, 23.5% of the viewers were actually housewives, while only about 14.5% were students and teenagers.

Main cast

  • Felicia Chin
    Felicia Chin
    Felicia Chin Foon Ling , also known by her Chinese stage name Chen Jingxuan, is a Singaporean television actress.-Biography:...

     as Guo Yaoyao 郭瑶瑶
  • Shaun Chen
    Shaun Chen
    Shaun Chen is a MediaCorp actor, most notable for his role in Holland V. He married his girlfriend of 6 years, fellow MediaCorp artiste Michelle Chia in May 2009. However, they had confirmed their divorce on 27 April 2011.-Career:...

     as Ma Zikang 马子康
  • Adam Chen
    Adam Chen
    Adam Chen is a Chinese Singaporean television and film actor.-Biography:Chen is a civil engineering graduate and was offered a contract to join MediaCorp before his graduation. Before becoming an actor on MediaCorp Channel 8, Chen worked as a model for numerous print and television commercials in...

     as Lin Haifeng 林海峰

Supporting Cast

  • Ng Hui as Guan Yu Lin
  • Patricia Mok
    Patricia Mok
    Patricia Mok is a Chinese Singaporean actress, best known for humorous roles on Comedy Nite during her stint as a JTEAM artiste. Patricia Mok has established herself as a competent host and a versatile actress, having bagged the Best Supporting Actress Award in Star Awards 2003 for playing a dowdy...

     as Diana Shaw
  • Ng Chee Yang
    Ng Chee Yang
    Ng Chee Yang , commonly known as Zhiyang, is a Singaporean singer. Born and raised in Singapore, he was exposed to the piano as a child. Other than piano studies, he did not receive any professional vocal training....

     as Guo Baobao 郭宝宝
  • Goh Sijia as Liu Xishi 刘西施
  • Chen Chuxuan as Lin En Na 林恩娜
  • Renfred Ng as Xu Youwei 徐佑威
  • Teresa Tseng as Ke Xinyu 柯心雨
  • Xiao Li Yuan as Si Tu Bi 司徒壁

Minor characters

  • Jack Neo as En Na's father
  • Lin Mei Jiao 林梅娇 as En Na's mother
  • Zhu Hou Ren as Guo Yaoyao's father
  • Xiang Yun
    Xiang Yun
    Xiang Yun ) is a Singaporean actress from MediaCorp. She is considered as one of the veteran actresses in MediaCorp with 27 years of her career in the Singaporean entertainment industry. She is also deemed as MediaCorp's first "Ah Jie" ....

    向云 as Guo Yaoyao's mother

Viewership Rating

Day (s) of telecastNumber of audiencePoints
16 January 2007 (First day of telecast) 221 000 5.5 points

Criticism

Many had criticized this show for being a replica of another Hong Kong drama series, Shine On You, as they had very similar content, and even the show titles were similar.

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