How can Singaporean TV shows be as compelling as Korean drama series?

[Zeltos]

The Top 5 Ways for Local TV Shows to develop the K-Factor

1. More complicated love relationship between the main lead characters. (Think a love affair between two biologically unrelated siblings.) The storyline of Singaporean shows normally revolve around triangle love, extra marital affairs, and the like. However, looking at the typical plot of Korean romance drama, the essence lies in its ability to conjure such complicated love relationships obstructed by their own social identities to create the anxiety and attention among the viewers.
Simple i-will-know-what-is-going-to -happen-without-watching plots are no longer enough to satisfy the ever changing taste and preferences of the dynamic viewers.

2. Make full use of the beautiful tourist attractions in Singapore, or better still develop more places as die-die-must-go tourist attractions with the power of the show. Sentosa, Mount Faber, or Esplanade can be potential filming spots for crucial scenes, or highlights of the show.

3. Match the aesthetically pleasing environment with equally pleasurable eye-candies. Although Singaporeans love to complain about the lack of on-screen hunks and babes as compared to those from Korea. Think carefully. Li Nan Xing, Edmund Chen may be a bore already but do you recall the last time you were drooling over cutie-pie Derrick from Project Superstar? Or the suave and charming Li Wei Lian who has filmed in Taiwanese drama Tian Guo De Jia Yi? They are our very own Singaporeans and we should be proud of them!

4. Complement the heart-wrenching storyline with melodies and songs that will tug at the viewers' heart. Music plays an important part in affecting the emotion of viewers, as such able to 'manipulate' their tears particularly in the tear-jerking scenes.

5. Discover a only-in-Singapore show. Judging at the popularity of Da Chang Jing in Singapore, it is undeniable that part of the reason why SIngaporeans are drawn to the show is the marvellous showcase of various royal delicacies. Singapore being a well-known food paradise, can similarly come out with drama shows displaying an array of our very popular dishes with a rich heritage such as the Chicken Rice, Hokkien Mee, Satay, etc. The producer may be interested to have Zoe Tay or Fann Wong acting as the local version of 'Chang Jing'.

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Sadly, our TCS still cannot make it... we can see same person in the show ....:sad:

If someone ftom TCS see the above, please tell the production team!!!

[PiKa]

WOT~ WOOT~ :crazy:

[Scirocco]

chen wei lian act as a blind guy will be a factor in a good show

[The_Davis]

1. Rape

2. Incest

3. Indecent exposure (Accidental)

4. Xmm

5. Yandao guy

6. Good Plot

[Geforce3]

prefer americunt tv series with excellent and sometimes querky dialouges and scripts

[Zeltos]

1. Rape

2. Incest

3. Indecent exposure (Accidental)

4. Xmm

5. Yandao guy

6. Good Plot

Aiyo... we are not toking about XXX drama.!!!

[boon_hou]

1) do until so complicated will only get complained..

2) i think they do...its always sentosa and vivocity..

3) eye candies? very subjective leh this one... derrick? cutie-pie? my god...

4) maybe this part abit lacking in our dramas...

5) local version of chang jing? will only get complained for copying...

and...this person living in the past ah.. how come still got TCS ...

[GetaBlue]

i think its not the actors, its the script writer and director, u see spore invited other stars from HK and TW to come act but the show turn out like cr.ap also...then spore stars go TW to act, doing quite ok...so i think its the script writer and director fault...

[The_Davis]

Aiyo... we are not toking about XXX drama.!!!
you never see recent 9pm drama meh? got at least one of these lor :s16: the recent one even show father and daughter naked in bed :s16: (zhu houren and joanne peh's sister)

metamorphosis got BDSM :s22:, wanrou jiejie got raped dunno how many times :s22:

[SpeedingBullet]

K-dramas were never good to begin with

[Deunamist]

project superstar kids as hunks? i beg to differ...

[XuanZang]

First the actresses must do this:

1) Have plastic surgery.

2) Have boobs enhancement surgery.

[JohnnySasaki]

K-dramas were never good to begin with

Agrees man. Don't see the craze all about it. J-Dramas however, have really really strong plots.

[SpeedingBullet]

Agrees man. Don't see the craze all about it. J-Dramas however, have really really strong plots.

HK triad shows are also fantastic. TW/K-shows are just cliched sh1t. Most of them borrowed storylines from mangas, BORING.

[Zeltos]

First the actresses must do this:

1) Have plastic surgery.

2) Have boobs enhancement surgery.

Errr.... you mean Joa# Pe#.... she appear in almost every drama. Is Singapore gals all.... sad manz...

[Arsenal85]

Boycott Mediacock !!!

[radish]

sad to say even kdrama are very predictable
even jdrama ones are very formula driven
tw ones are plain dreadful
in our region the best drama comes from hk

mediacorpse drama copy a lot of elements from them
in fact if u are an avid tv person u will realize sg tv have NOTHING original
and dont even bother to repackage what they copy


The Top 5 Ways for Local TV Shows to develop the K-Factor

1. More complicated love relationship between the main lead characters. (Think a love affair between two biologically unrelated siblings.) The storyline of Singaporean shows normally revolve around triangle love, extra marital affairs, and the like. However, looking at the typical plot of Korean romance drama, the essence lies in its ability to conjure such complicated love relationships obstructed by their own social identities to create the anxiety and attention among the viewers.
Simple i-will-know-what-is-going-to -happen-without-watching plots are no longer enough to satisfy the ever changing taste and preferences of the dynamic viewers.

2. Make full use of the beautiful tourist attractions in Singapore, or better still develop more places as die-die-must-go tourist attractions with the power of the show. Sentosa, Mount Faber, or Esplanade can be potential filming spots for crucial scenes, or highlights of the show.

3. Match the aesthetically pleasing environment with equally pleasurable eye-candies. Although Singaporeans love to complain about the lack of on-screen hunks and babes as compared to those from Korea. Think carefully. Li Nan Xing, Edmund Chen may be a bore already but do you recall the last time you were drooling over cutie-pie Derrick from Project Superstar? Or the suave and charming Li Wei Lian who has filmed in Taiwanese drama Tian Guo De Jia Yi? They are our very own Singaporeans and we should be proud of them!

4. Complement the heart-wrenching storyline with melodies and songs that will tug at the viewers' heart. Music plays an important part in affecting the emotion of viewers, as such able to 'manipulate' their tears particularly in the tear-jerking scenes.

5. Discover a only-in-Singapore show. Judging at the popularity of Da Chang Jing in Singapore, it is undeniable that part of the reason why SIngaporeans are drawn to the show is the marvellous showcase of various royal delicacies. Singapore being a well-known food paradise, can similarly come out with drama shows displaying an array of our very popular dishes with a rich heritage such as the Chicken Rice, Hokkien Mee, Satay, etc. The producer may be interested to have Zoe Tay or Fann Wong acting as the local version of 'Chang Jing'.

Quote from Yahoo http://sg.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060717075739AA3jd7f

Sadly, our TCS still cannot make it... we can see same person in the show ....:sad:

If someone ftom TCS see the above, please tell the production team!!!

[XuanZang]

Errr.... you mean Joa# Pe#.... she appear in almost every drama. Is Singapore gals all.... sad manz...
Nope. There're a few natural one. Examples: Zoe Tay, Ann Poh, Margaret Lee

[cinderboy]

HK and Nippon dramas ftw !!!!

[calvin826]

actually the love plots quite complicated liao.. cuz most of the time it's A love B who loves C who loves D who loves E and so on ..see liao also confused..

[hlw8888]

even with all these suggestions, u think local TV shows can make it? most of the time, only a handful can make it. not only storylines, actors/actresses also play a major part in the shows. cannot happy/sad/excited/angry only got 1 facial expression mah.

[calvin826]

even with all these suggestions, u think local TV shows can make it? most of the time, only a handful can make it. not only storylines, actors/actresses also play a major part in the shows. cannot happy/sad/excited/angry only got 1 facial expression mah.


lol.. u toking abt elvin ng eh ?

[hlw8888]

lol.. u toking abt elvin ng eh ?

actually not juz him... :o

[XiaoMiMi]

K-dramas sux and draggy lah, 90% all revolve same tired plot and they guys all buay handsome, look so wimpy, ladies all look so plastic.

[XiaoMiMi]

even with all these suggestions, u think local TV shows can make it? most of the time, only a handful can make it. not only storylines, actors/actresses also play a major part in the shows. cannot happy/sad/excited/angry only got 1 facial expression mah.

locals are comedian hor, u see Julian Hee and Elvin Ng, no matter wat they act all so funny, natural comedians.

[FeNgZhEnG]

K-dramas were never good to begin with

this i agree 100%

typical boring soap dramas..

[Archnemo]

they should import beauties from Vancouver like TVB. Quality locals are too hard to find, else offer free implants for them

[scytheavatar]

The Top 5 Ways for Local TV Shows to develop the K-Factor

1. More complicated love relationship between the main lead characters. (Think a love affair between two biologically unrelated siblings.) The storyline of Singaporean shows normally revolve around triangle love, extra marital affairs, and the like. However, looking at the typical plot of Korean romance drama, the essence lies in its ability to conjure such complicated love relationships obstructed by their own social identities to create the anxiety and attention among the viewers.
Simple i-will-know-what-is-going-to -happen-without-watching plots are no longer enough to satisfy the ever changing taste and preferences of the dynamic viewers.

2. Make full use of the beautiful tourist attractions in Singapore, or better still develop more places as die-die-must-go tourist attractions with the power of the show. Sentosa, Mount Faber, or Esplanade can be potential filming spots for crucial scenes, or highlights of the show.

3. Match the aesthetically pleasing environment with equally pleasurable eye-candies. Although Singaporeans love to complain about the lack of on-screen hunks and babes as compared to those from Korea. Think carefully. Li Nan Xing, Edmund Chen may be a bore already but do you recall the last time you were drooling over cutie-pie Derrick from Project Superstar? Or the suave and charming Li Wei Lian who has filmed in Taiwanese drama Tian Guo De Jia Yi? They are our very own Singaporeans and we should be proud of them!

4. Complement the heart-wrenching storyline with melodies and songs that will tug at the viewers' heart. Music plays an important part in affecting the emotion of viewers, as such able to 'manipulate' their tears particularly in the tear-jerking scenes.

5. Discover a only-in-Singapore show. Judging at the popularity of Da Chang Jing in Singapore, it is undeniable that part of the reason why SIngaporeans are drawn to the show is the marvellous showcase of various royal delicacies. Singapore being a well-known food paradise, can similarly come out with drama shows displaying an array of our very popular dishes with a rich heritage such as the Chicken Rice, Hokkien Mee, Satay, etc. The producer may be interested to have Zoe Tay or Fann Wong acting as the local version of 'Chang Jing'.

You have just listed all the reasons why I hate K drama...........

[Karmanok]

are chius still living in the 90s.. ish mediacork rah.. wad TCS -.-"

[boreboor]

I prefer J dramas simply because they're short and sweet. Typically abt 11 eps, so story won't get too draggy. Production values are also pretty high.

[heguhegu]

sg dramas are very budget-driven. they often resort in alternatives which are very unconvincing

[Krug]

Agreed. SG dramas have budgets that are miniscule, and scriptwriters can't make a living here.

and please... stop usign the same bloody characters! Like Gurmit... urgh.

[jamescrisis]

chen wei lian act as a blind guy will be a factor in a good show


Been there, done that. (Super Hero somemore)

[JasonX]

I personally prefer jdrama for their variety. TW drama feels immature (just not my type), while kdrama feels draggy. I hardly watch HK drama although I do like the ones I've watched in the past.

SG drama feels very very repetitive to me. Not only do I see almost the same faces every day, but they frequently play similar roles and the storyline isn't really much different. I don't really follow SG drama anymore. There aren't anything fresh that interest me in SG drama.

Personally, I would love it if our script writers will be more bold and write something fresh like:
1) Political shows (can involves SG Government too! but need to get approval or else will get sued)
2) Story about how a professional thief / criminal operates (we don't always want to watch how good guys catch the bad guys, let the roles reverse this time)
3) Write some smart scripts that actually gives us something to think about during the show

There are also many other types of shows that can be done. It doesn't always have to be the same old family oriented show about how this family cope with their lives...etc etc etc


P.S. Pardon me if I'm out of touch with SG drama and may have stated some facts wrong.

[itslok]

Lacks darker storylines and good endings. It's always a happy one... no one dies... family reunion... marriage... COME ON!

[Swordsman]

i only prefer hk drama. the most recent i rent is 原来爱上贼。 http://tvcity.tvb.com/drama/catchmenow/index.html

J and kdrama too emo for me. taiwanese drama same old ****.

[colosher]

if its up to me i will revemp the whole of the past 20 years of local tv script wirting has been doing to the next level. that is creativeness and more freedom.