Sky (TV series)
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Sky is a Malaysian-made Mandarin drama series, produced by and currently aired on 8TV
8TV (Malaysia)
8TV is a private Malaysian Chinese television station, previously known as MetroVision Channel 8. Metrovision closed on 1 November 1999. 8TV was officially launched on Thursday, 8 January 2004 as 8TV after being acquired by Media Prima Berhad....

, which combines newly-discovered celebrities, particularly from the station's reality programmes Malaysian Idol
Malaysian Idol
Malaysian Idol is the Malaysian version of the Idol Series that started in UK, similar to shows such as UK's Pop Idol and American Idol in the franchise. This show is a contest to determine the best young singer in Malaysia, with the winner receiving a major record deal, although some runners-up...

, Project Superstar Malaysia and I Wanna Be A Model, namely Hoon Mei Sim, Johnson Wee, Gary Yap, Candy Lim and Daniel Lee Chee Hun
Daniel Lee Chee Hun
Danell Lee Chieh Hun is a Malaysian singer most notable for winning the second season of Malaysian Idol and he is even video-featured in Singapore's popular youth TV station - .-Malaysian Idol 2:Better known as Daniel throughout the show, he beat over...

.

Sky began its run on 8TV on 6 May 2007 and ended its run after 13 weeks. The DVD release of the drama is scheduled to be released in August 2007. Currently, there is no word of any plans to distribute the drama internationally.

Just after filming of a scene of the series in Ulu Langat had completed, two of 8TV's crewmembers were killed in a collision with a lorry. Leong Kak Sek, 26, was killed on the spot while Loke Ting Hong, 20 died on the way to Hospital Kajang. They were the only crew in the van that was being used to transport the production equipment and wardrobe when the accident occurred.

Synopsis

Lin Xin Mei, the daughter of a rural inn
INN
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 owner, just loved singing. Her big break into the entertainment industry arrived when a well-known music producer, Adrian paid a visit to Xin Mei’s hometown, in search of musical inspiration. By chance, Adrian discovered Xin Mei’s nearly perfect voice and decided to train her as a singer, being the vocalist of his latest composed song. Xin Mei's pursuit toward her dreams led her to Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...

, having to sacrifice life in her home town and her playmate and best friend, Huang Wei Ming.

Rich girl Yuki also had naturally-gifted talent whose achievements in numerous singing competitions since she was a child inspired her to be a superstar. Her father owns a recording company and Yuki is one of the singers with the company. However, Yuki’s talent did not impress music producer Joey, who thought Yuki was just a singing machine.

Xin Mei could not adapt to the urban lifestyle during her early arrival in KL. Furthermore, Yuki’s envision and many other incidents has led her to much sufferings. Fortunately enough, Xin Mei gets encouragement and mental support from Adrian, Wei Ming and Ivan, helping her to adapt to her new lifestyle.

Ratings

According to reports, the first 7 episodes of Sky recorded an average of over 500,000 viewers per episode, leading into a probability that a sequel would be made. In addition, the series would be released on DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....

 in August.

Sky OST

Released in mid-June, it consists of one MV
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...

, six songs and 3 scores
Film score
A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film, forming part of the film's soundtrack, which also usually includes dialogue and sound effects...

. The tracklist is as follows:
  1. A Happy Day (Music video) — Cast of Sky
  2. A Happy Day — Cast of Sky
  3. Too Much Effort — Meisim
  4. Never Mind — Meisim
  5. The Future — Johnson Wee and Meisim
  6. No Need to Cry — Meisim
  7. A Little Bit Every Day — Candy Lim
  8. A Happy Day (minus one)
  9. The Future (minus one)
  10. No Need to Cry (minus one)

External links

SKY Official website
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