Beach.Ball.Babes
Beach.Ball.Babes (simplified Chinese: 球爱大战) is a Singaporean Chinese idol drama mainly showcasing the main leads playing beach volleyball. It was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 7 July 2008 and ended on 1 August 2008. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes, and was aired on every weekday night at 9:00 pm.
| Beach.Ball.Babes (球爱大战) | |
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 Title card for Beach.Ball.Babes | |
| Genre | Idol Drama Sports and Romance |
| Starring | Christopher Lee Richelle Tan Jesseca Liu Joanne Peh Dawn Yeoh Cui Peng Jade Seah Pan Lingling Mark Zee |
| Opening theme | 球爱大战 by Chen Diya, Carrie Yeo and Teresa Tseng |
| Ending theme | 保暖 by Teresa Tseng |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| Original language(s) | Chinese |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Soh Bee Lian (苏美莲) |
| Running time | approx. 45 minutes per episode |
| Release | |
| Original network | MediaCorp TV Channel 8 |
| Original release | 7 July – 1 August 2008 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | La Femme |
| Followed by | The Defining Moment |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Cast
Main Cast
- Christopher Lee as Ma Tian Wu
- Jesseca Liu as Cai Yan Fang
- Joanne Peh as Liu Xuan / Liu Feng Rainie (2 roles)
- Dawn Yeoh as Wang Si Xing
- Cui Peng as Yan Fei Peng
- Pan Lingling as Wang Yiyen
- Jade Seah as Yaya
- Mark Zee as Shay
Supporting Cast
- Bernard Tan as Li Zhiliang
- Jerry Yeo as Cai Guorong
- Richard Low
- Hong Huifang
- Ye Shipin
- Wang Yu Yun
- Eelyn Kok
- Benjamin Heng
- Pamelyn Chee
- Desmond Tan
Synopsis
A shining star in the court of volleyball, Cai Yanfang (Jesseca Liu) is unfortunately self-centred and critical. She falls out with her teammates and dragged her best friend Rainie (Joanne Peh) along to switch to beach volleyball.
All is not smooth-sailing as Rainie is immensely jealous of Yanfang's talent, and they eventually break up over Ma Tianwu (Christopher Lee), Sentosa's beach bar owner. Rainie forms a new team to compete, while Yanfang discovers a hidden talent in Sixing (Dawn Yeoh), a nerdy Mathematics undergraduate at a local university.
But Yanfang's selfishness and critical nature surface and it threatens to break the partnership. Sixing also gets distracted with the good-looking Tianwu. On the eve of a major competition, Rainie is pursued by thugs whom her brother owes a lot of money, but Yanfang gets injured while trying to save her. An injured Yanfang is determined to compete, but her injury worsens at the crucial moment, will this be the end of her championship dreams?
Viewership Rating and Reception
This drama has managed to achieve considerably high viewership ratings.
| Week | Episode | Date | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Ep 1 to Ep 5 | 7 July 2008 to 11 July 2008 | 17.6% |
| Week 2 | Ep 6 to Ep 10 | 14 July 2008 to 18 July 2008 | 17.7% |
| Week 3 | Ep 11 to Ep 15 | 21 July 2008 to 25 July 2008 | TBA |
| Week 4 | Ep 16 to Ep 20 | 28 July 2008 to 1 August 2008 | TBA |
Trivia
- Some audience felt that Christopher Lee was too old to play this role, which requires him to star opposite young female actresses Dawn Yeoh and Joanne Peh.
- The first time in the drama Sixing and her mother goes to the beach in bikinis, Sixing is not wearing a seamless bra.
- The series was repeated on Mediacorp Channel 8 at 4.00 am.