Honour and Passion
| Honour And Passion 宝家卫国 | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Contemporary Romance Military |
| Directed by |
林坤辉 黎致明 |
| Starring |
Tay Ping Hui Bryan Wong Huang Wenyong Felicia Chin Rui En Pierre Png Dawn Yeoh Nat Ho |
| Opening theme | 跟着我一起 by Le Sheng 乐声 and Zhang Jialiang & Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉 |
| Ending theme |
1) 握手的距离 by Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉 2) 体谅 by Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉 , Bryan Wong 王禄江 , Huang Wenyong 黃文永 , Felicia Chin 陈凤玲 & Dawn Yeoh 姚懿珊 3) I Believe by Redwan Ali |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| Original language(s) | Chinese, with some English dialogues |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Running time | approx. 45 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | MediaCorp Channel 8 |
| Original release | July 24 – August 20, 2007 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Switched! |
| Followed by | Like Father, Like Daughter |
| Related shows |
The Recruit Diaries (2013) When Duty Calls (2017) |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Honour and Passion (simplified Chinese: 宝家卫国; traditional Chinese: 寶家衛國; pinyin: Bǎo jiā weì guó) is a Singapore Chinese drama which was telecast on Singapore's free-to-air Chinese language channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It was hyped for being one of the few Mediacorp series that was sponsored by the Singapore Ministry of Defence. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes. It made its debut on 24 July 2007 and ended its run on 20 August 2007.
Meaning of title
The series's Chinese title ("宝家卫国" meaning "[The] Poh family defends the country") is a play on the idiom "保家卫国", which translates, roughly, to "protect your home, defend your country".[1]
Cast
The Poh Family[2]
| Character | Portrayed by | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Poh Pengju (宝鵬举) | Huang Wenyong (黃文永) | A career military man, the father of four had to raise the children alone (with help from Liu Ya-mei) after his wife died years ago. He runs the household much like a military camp – his only daughter Wenwei is not excepted – but loves his four children dearly. |
| Liu Ya-mei (刘亚妹) | Hong Huifang (洪慧芳) | The sworn sister of Po Pengju's wife and also a chief clerk in the Army, who promised to help Pengju raise his four children before Pengju's wife died. She has effectively been the mother figure in the family for years and is treated likewise by the children but Pengju does not regard her as a part of the family, merely as a friend. She loves Pengju secretly, and refused all other romantic advances, but her love was not reciprocated until the end of the series when Pengju decided to retire from the army. |
| Poh Wenjing[3] (宝文精) | Tay Ping Hui (郑斌辉) | The elder son and oldest child in the family. He followed his father's footsteps, and pursued a professional Army career. He is considered to be an outstanding commando, but he is crippled on the romance front, being not able to profess his true love to a fellow Army officer, Ouyang Pei Pei. With help from his siblings he attempted to woo her several times, each time ending either in comedic failure or disappointment. |
| Poh Wenzhong[4](宝文忠) | Bryan Wong (王禄江) | The second son in the family. After finishing NS he became a computer engineer and is an active reservist. Like his older brother, he is father's pride and joy, having been a popular star athlete since his high school days. Unfortunately for him, his caring personality often attracts unwanted attention from women. He acts as the mediator in the family during family arguments. He eventually finds the love of his life - Xiaonuo, who is coincidentally Wenwei's colleague - and must convince his father to approve of their relationship. |
| Poh Wenwei (宝文卫) | Rui En (芮恩)) | The only daughter and third child of the family, she was raised as a boy ever since her mother died, hence her boorish and tomboy-like tendencies and mannerisms. Unable to tolerate such behaviour, her ex-boyfriend cheated on her and broke up with her for that very reason, and this was a source of conflict early on in the series. Her job at an advertising agency allowed her to work with her future love interests - Wu Chengyi, a photographer, and Picasso, her colleague with whom she shares a love-hate relationship. |
| Poh Wenguo[5] (宝文国) | Nat Ho (鶴天赐) | The youngest child and son in the family. He is about to serve his NS stint after finishing polytechnic. Unlike his two older brothers, the outspoken and laissez-faire Wenguo is more rebellious and often incurs the wrath of his father. In the months leading up to his NS, he is drilled heavily by his father and this has created conflict between father and son. However, during his Basic Military Training, he realises that his father's tough training has proven beneficial. |
Other Characters
| Character | Portrayed by | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ouyang Pei Pei (欧阳佩佩) | Felicia Chin (陳靚瑄, credited as 陳鳳玲)) | An instructor at the Army Artillery School, she maintains a feisty surface, but is tender and funny inside. She was Wenzhong's junior in secondary school and had a crush on him. Wenzhong's elder brother, Wenjing, has a secret crush on Pei Pei, but she does not appear to be interested initially. Her crush on Wenzhong almost cost her her life, when a mentally unstable lover of Wenzhong attacked her. |
| Amy Lim | Constance Song (宋怡霏) | A mentally unstable divorced woman who crossed paths with Wenzhong during a business venture. She loves Wenzhong, but the love is not mutual. Thinking that Ouyang Pei Pei is the one who stole Wenzhong from her, she attacked Pei Pei, and was committed to a mental facility as a result. |
| Picasso Soh Jianwei (苏健威) | Pierre Png (方展发) | Wenwei's colleague at her advertising agency and, later, close friend and love interest. He was previously a trained EOD specialist in the Army. Picasso has a rather stingy and slack personality on the surface, and this has brought criticisms from his co-workers. It is later revealed that he was in fact saving money to help his disabled best friend Ben. He crossed paths with Wenwei several times before they worked in the same company; hence, their relationship got off to a disastrous start with both becoming each other's sworn enemies. |
| Ben Phua | Vincent Ng (翁清海) | Best friend and sworn brother of Picasso. He got to know Picasso during their NS stints. They were assigned to the same sections, and immediately became best partners. During a shopping trip for his new son, Ben was thrown off a pedestrian bridge after he tried to subdue a thief, and was crippled as a result. |
| Liang Xiao Nuo (梁小诺) | Dawn Yeoh (姚懿珊) | Love interest of Wenzhong. Born into an impoverished background, she came to Singapore from Malaysia to work but finds herself having to bail out her extravagant and impudent cousin from trouble. She walks with a limp due to an accident. After getting together with Wenzhong, she still kept secrets from him, namely her part-time work in a cafe in addition to her regular job at Wenwei's advertising agency. In the end, she got married with Wenzhong, with blessings from Pengju, Wenzhong's father. |
| Wu Cheng Yi (巫成义) | Ix Shen (沈倾掞) | The antagonist of the series, he is the love interest of Wenwei. He is a conflicted individual who had a traumatic past and finds himself in love with Wenwei. He is revealed to be part of a terrorist organisation who tries to threaten Singapore to release his brother who is sentenced to death for drug trafficking, to no avail. However, towards the end of the show he shows he still has a conscience when he texts Picasso to help him find Wenwei, who was being held hostage. |
Minor characters
| Character | Portrayed by | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Seah | Huang Shi Nan (黄世南) | Picasso and Wenwei's boss |
| Miss Lau | Ong Ai Leng (王爱玲) | Pengju's dance instructor |
| "Porky" Qiang | Chen Guohua (陈国华) | Ya-mei's admirer |
| Aunty Feng | Li Yinzhu (李茵珠) | |
| Mrs Ouyang | Jin Yinji (金银姬) | Peipei's mother |
| Mike | Jimmy Nah (蓝钦喜) | Picasso and Wenwei's colleagues |
| May | Rebecca Lim (林慧玲) |
Synopsis
The series revolves around a Singaporean family of five, the Baos, who is deeply involved with the nation's Armed Forces.
Pengju
The family patriarch, Pengju, is a Regimental sergeant major with the Armed Forces.[6] Having lost his wife a long time ago, Pengju raised his four kids as a single parent, and runs his family under strict rules.[7] Pengju is the love interest of Liu Yamei, a chief clerk for the army.[8][9] Yamei has been close friends with Pengju for years, and also takes care of the family. She has also rejected many matches made by matchmakers, out of a desire to wait for Pengju to reciprocate her love.[9] Pengju, however, is hesitant when it came to Yamei, because of his late wife.[9][10]
Wenzhong
Wenzhong is an NSman who works in IT.[7][6] He is considered to be the peacemaker within the family.[9] He is the love interest of Amy, who fell for Wenzhong after witnessing his care and understanding towards her and her son.[8] The love, however, is unrequited.
Due to a misunderstanding, Wenzhong got to know Liang Xiaonuo, a handicapped woman from Malaysia.[9] She was hesitant in reciprocating Wenzhong's love, because she is still troubled over her being the cause of her boyfriend's death[7], only accepting Wenzhong after he risked his life to save her.[7] Pengju, however, had trouble accepting her son dating a handicapped person, which led to a falling out.[7] With help from Yamei, however, Pengju eventually accepts Xiaonuo.[7]
Wenzhong and Xiaonuo's tie-up, however, led to Peipei's depression, but also led to Peipei's tie-up with Wenjing.[7]
Wenjing
Of the four sons, Wenjing is Pengju's pride and joy[7][9], and is much valued by the Armed Forces, due to his skills.[7][9] However, his mind turns blank when he encounters women he likes. Thus, he puts on a cool front to hide his embarrassment.[7][9] That is also something that became a turnoff for Ouyang Peipei[9], a female captain and instruction at the School of Artillery.[7] Despite the rough start, Wenjing and Peipei would end up being together, after she was rejected by Wenzhong.[11]
Wenguo
Wenguo is a recent polytechnic graduate will later enter National Service.[7] Wenguo is prepared for induction by his father, despite Wenguo's frustration. Adding to Wenguo's frustration is the fact that Pengju frequently compares Wenguo to his two older brothers.[7] After induction, however, Wenguo realised his father's training was beneficial.[7]
Wenwei
Wenwei, the only female in the family, works in advertising[6], which is also where she met Picasso and Wu Chengyi. Picasso, despite getting off to a bad start with Wenwei, eventually developed a rapport, as well as a relation, with Wenwei.[7] Chengyi got off to a good start with Wenwei, but kept Wenwei at arm's length because of his mission.[7] It turns out Chengyi is a terrorist group member, with a mission to rescue his brother, who is on death row.[11] Wenwei, who eventually discovered the secret, was taken hostage by Chengyi, and Picasso, along with Wenjing, had to save her.[11]
Viewership
| Week | Date | Average Number of audience in 5 weekdays (Round off to nearest thousand) |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | 24 July 2007 to 27 July 2007 | 664,000 |
| Week 2 | 30 July 2007 to 3 August 2007 | 696,000 |
| Week 3 | 6 August 2007 to 10 August 2007 | 709,000 |
| Week 4 | 13 August 2007 to 17 August 2007 | 750,000 |
| Last episode | 20 August 2007 | 820,000 |
See also
- List of MediaCorp Chinese series (2007)
Notes
- ↑ "保家衛國". Chinesewords.org (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ↑ The family's surname appears as Bao (the standard Pinyin translation) on all English subtitles, but is anglicised as "Poh" in spoken dialogues and on uniform name tags.
- ↑ Poh Mun Jing in English
- ↑ Poh Mun Chong in English
- ↑ Poh Mun Kok in English
- 1 2 3 "Episodic Synopsis - Ep: 01". Mediacorp Channel 8. Mediacorp. Archived from the original on 16 July 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Honour And Passion". Mediacorp Channel 8. Mediacorp. Archived from the original on 16 July 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- 1 2 "Episodic Synopsis - Ep: 03". Mediacorp Channel 8. Mediacorp. Archived from the original on 16 July 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "宝家卫国 (Honour and Passion)". Mediacorp Channel 8 (in Simplified Chinese). Mediacorp. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ↑ "Episodic Synopsis - Ep: 04". Mediacorp Channel 8. Mediacorp. Archived from the original on 17 July 2007.
- 1 2 3 "Extended Synopsis for Honour and passion". Mediacorp Channel 8. Mediacorp. Archived from the original on 16 July 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
External links
- Official page on Toggle
- Official Website (Via Wayback Machine)(in English)
- Official Website (Via Wayback Machine)(in Chinese)