Babies on Board
| Babies on Board | |
|---|---|
| 新生 | |
| Genre |
|
| Written by | 张彦平 Cheong Yan Peng |
| Directed by | 卢燕金 Loo Yin Kam 陈稖元 Chen Bang Yuan |
| Starring | |
| Opening theme | 爱以外的意外 by Lin Sitong and Tay Ping Hui |
| Ending theme | 借来的亲人 by Lin Sitong |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| Original language | Chinese |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | 黄光荣 Wong Kuang Yong |
| Running time | approx. 45 minutes (excluding advertisements) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Mediacorp Channel 8 |
| Release | 7 May – 5 June 2018 |
Babies on Board (Chinese: 新生) is a Chinese television drama that airs on the Singaporean television channel Mediacorp Channel 8 on weeknights. It stars Tay Ping Hui, Jesseca Liu, Ya Hui, Terence Cao and Hong Huifang as the cast of this series.[1]
Cast
- Tay Ping Hui as Sun Zhihui 孙智辉
- Jesseca Liu as Peng Shiyun 彭诗韵
- Ya Hui as Li Xinyue 李心悦. Ya Hui wore a fake belly, made of cotton and silicone, under her clothes for the show.[2]
- Lin Daorui 林道锐 as Sun Kangyue 孙康悦
- Baby version portrayed by Soo Kexin 苏可昕
- Kayly Loh 卢传瑾 as Sun Yun'en 孙芸恩
- Darius Tan 陈日成 as Wang Zhenqiang 王振强
- Xu Xuanya 许绚雅 as Wang Ruoling 王若灵
- Ryan Lian as Peng Weide 彭伟德
- Shine Koh 高慧姍 as Coco
- Scarlet Emerie Toh as Emma Pang
- Andrew Lua 赖泰均 as Huang Xinbo 黄莘博
- Rao Zijie 饶梓杰 as Ray Zhang
- Michelle Wong as Zhang Rongxuan 张蓉萱
- Hong Huifang as Huang Lifeng 黄丽凤
- Larry Low 刘龙伟 as Luo Fucheng 罗富城
- He Xueluan 何雪銮 as Luo Meixi 罗美希
- Mei Xin as Zheng Meifang 郑美芳
- Terence Cao as Edmund Goh
- Ben Yeo as Yang Yihao 杨毅豪
- Eelyn Kok as Ann
- Yap Huixin 叶慧馨 as Niki
- Hazelle Teo 张颖双 as Joey
- Gao Meigui 高美贵 as Gia Zhu Yuzhu 朱玉珠
- Doreen Chu 朱玉叶 as Caiying 菜英
- Dennis Toh 卓庆成 as Chen Lida 陈立达
- Shu Yi 舒怡 as Ruan Mingming 阮明明
- Alicia Lo 卢予萱 as Xiaowen 晓雯
- Adele Wong as Connie
- Louis Wu 伍洛毅 as Chaojie 超杰
- Terence Tay 郑仲伟 as Eric
- Christian Lamprecht as Jason
Source:[3]
Production
The show's scriptwriter is Cheong Yan Pen[3] and executive producer is Wong Kuang Yong.[4]
Original soundtrack (OST)
| No. | Song title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "爱以外的意外" | Lin Sitong 林思彤 and Tay Ping Hui |
| 2 | "借来的亲人" | Lin Sitong 林思彤 |
Source:[4]
Review
Li Ho Ai of The Straits Times felt that the show boldly tackles the topic of surrogacy while showing that old societal expectations that a wife is duty-bound to bear children remain. Li also felt scriptwriter Cheong Yan Peng wrote a clever script contrasting the pregnancy situations of various groups and having a woman saving the day instead of stereotyping the genders.[3]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Nominees | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Star Awards | Cheong Yan Peng 张彦平 | Best Screenplay | Nominated | |
| Loo Yin Kam 卢燕金 | Best Director | Nominated |
References
- ^ "Babies on board @ toggle". toggle. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Pregnant for a day: Ya Hui finds out what it's really like to have a bun in the oven". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ^ a b c Li, Ho Ai (21 June 2018). "Deep into family drama". The Straits Times. pp. D6.
- ^ a b "林思彤与郑斌辉 合唱新剧《新生》主题曲". Lianhe Wanbao. 10 May 2018. p. 15.