The Journey (Chinese: 信约) is a Singaporean transmedia project about the story of Singapore, aired from 2013 to 2015. It consists of three parts: A Voyage, which is about the early settlers that arrived in Singapore, Tumultuous Times, which is about the Second World War, as well as Singapore's road to independence, and Our Homeland, which is about Singapore's progress as a nation, which is slated to wrap up during Singapore's 50th birthday. The drama trilogy focuses on a fictional depiction of the events and lives of the people in each era.[1]
| The Journey | |
|---|---|
| 信约 | |
| Genre | Period drama |
| Written by | Ang Teng Tee 洪荣狄 (A Voyage and Tumultuous Times) Seah Choon Guan 谢俊源 (Our Homeland) Chen Siew Khoon 陈秀群 (Our Homeland) |
| Directed by | Chong Liung Man 张龙敏 Loo Yin Yam 卢燕金 霍志楷 苏妙芳 Doreen Yap 叶佩娟 Loo Yin Kam 卢燕金 Png Keh Hock 方家福 Chen Yi You 陈忆幼 |
| Starring | Li Nanxing Elvin Ng Desmond Tan Joanne Peh Jeanette Aw Chris Tong Pierre Png Shaun Chen Romeo Tan Andie Chen Felicia Chin Carrie Wong Chen Hanwei Rui En Zhang Zhen Huan Rebecca Lim Shane Pow Ian Fang Julie Tan Jeffrey Xu |
| Opening theme | 家乡 by Alfred Sim (A Voyage) 信。约 by Kelvin Tan & Joi Chua (Tumultuous Times) 梦里家园 by Olivia Ong (Our Homeland) |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 91 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Chia Mien Yang 谢敏洋 (A Voyage) Chong Liung Man 张龙敏 (Tumultuous Times) Wong Kuang Yong 黄光荣 (Our Homeland) |
| Producer | Kwek Leng Soong 郭令送 (A Voyage) |
| Running time | approx. 45 minutes (exc. advertisements) |
| Original release | |
| Network | MediaCorp |
| Release | 25 November 2013 – 26 August 2015 |
| Related | |
| The Awakening (1984) The Price of Peace (1997) Stepping Out (1999) In Pursuit of Peace (2001) The Little Nyonya (2008) Together (2009) Tuesday Report: The Towkays (2013) Tuesday Report: The Towkays 2 (2014) Tuesday Report: Where The Heart Is (2015) | |
Cast
editCast Timeline
editNote: A gray cell indicates that the character did not appear in that medium.
| Cast | Character | Episode count | Seasons | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Li Nanxing | Zhang Tianpeng 张天鹏 | 35 | Main | Supporting | (photo only) |
| Elvin Ng | Zhang Dong'en 张东恩 | 27 | Main | (flashback) | |
| Desmond Tan | Hong Shi 洪石 | 28 | Main | Supporting | (photo only) |
| Joanne Peh | Zhang Huiniang 张蕙娘 | 29 | Main | Guest | (photo only) |
| Jeanette Aw | Lin Yazi 林鸭子 | 29 | Main | Supporting | (mentioned only) |
| Chris Tong | Bai Mingzhu 白明珠 | 34 | Main | Supporting | (mentioned only) |
| Pierre Png | Hei Long 黑龙 | 21 | Main | ||
| Allen Chen | Zhang Tianying 张天鹰 | 15 | Supporting | Guest | (photo only) |
| Terence Cao | Zhang Guangda 张广达 | 26 | Supporting | ||
| Carole Lin | Huang Zhenniang 黄珍娘 | 21 | Supporting | (mentioned only) | |
| Priscelia Chan | Han Xiuxiang 韩秀香 | 21 | Supporting | ||
| Shaun Chen | Hu Jia/Zhang Jia 胡佳/张佳 | 48 | Younger version | Main | Main |
| Romeo Tan | Zhang Yan 张晏 | 34 | Younger version | Main | Guest |
| Andie Chen | Hong Dangyong 洪当勇 | 34 | Younger version | Main | Supporting |
| Jeanette Aw | Hong Minghui 洪明慧 | 32 | Younger version | Main | Guest |
| Felicia Chin | Zhang Min 张敏 | 49 | Younger version | Main | Main |
| Carrie Wong | Bai Lanxiang 白兰香 | 19 | Main | (mentioned only) | |
| Chen Hanwei | Hu Weiren 胡为人 | 16 | Main | (flashback) | |
| Rui En | Yang Meixue 杨美雪 | 22 | Main | ||
| Zhang Zhen Huan | Yan Yisheng 严义生 | 11 | Main | ||
| Romeo Tan | Hong Kuan 洪宽 | 27 | Younger version | Main | |
| Rebecca Lim | Wan Fei Fei 万菲菲 | 19 | (mentioned only) | Main | |
| Shane Pow | Wan Zi Hua 万子华 | 19 | (mentioned only) | Main | |
| Ian Fang | Wan Zi Cong 万子聪 | 26 | Younger version | Main | |
| Julie Tan | Yao Jia Hui 姚嘉惠 | 17 | Main | ||
| Jeffrey Xu | Hong Rui 洪锐 | 22 | Younger version | Main | |
| Darren Lim | Dai Xiaoxiong 戴晓雄 | 16 | Supporting | ||
| Cheryl Wee | Wan Fangfang 万芳芳 | 24 | (mentioned only) | Supporting | |
| James Seah | Yan Yi Min 严义民 | 10 | Supporting | ||
| Chen Guohua | Wan Shan 万山 | 12 | Guest | Supporting | |
Development
editThe dramas are the first periodical dramas in Singapore to use CGI. This is done with the help of 27 students from Diploma in Digital Visual Effects in Nanyang Polytechnic.[2]
List of episodes
editReferences
edit- ^ "关于《信约》About The Journey". Toggle. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ "Nanyang Polytechnic A Very Special Journey for 27 Animation and Digital Visual Effects Students". Nanyang Polytechnic. Retrieved 19 December 2014.