I Want to Be a Star () is a Toggle original series drama which is shown on Toggle. The show depicts the life of a calefare and rising to fame as actors and actresses of Mediacorp. It stars Chew Chor Meng, Shane Pow, Kym Ng, Hong Ling, Dennis Chew, Ya Hui as the main cast of the series. Channel 8 began airing the series every Sunday at 10.30pm from 25 December 2016.
Plot Da Tian opens a calefare agency. Edgar, Fei Mei, Gao Mei, Fa Ge, and Ru Hua all start off as extras in films. Soon, Gao Mei gets her friend Mei Yi to join. Mei Yi and Di Long fall in love. Edgar starts to fall in love with Gao Mei but it is not reciprocated.
Cast
Main cast Cast Role Description Episode Appeared Chew Chor Meng 周初明 Zhong Da Tian 钟大天 Doraemon (小叮当) Dad (老爸) Boss of Da Tian Calefare Agency Zhong Di Long's father In love with Hong Baobao 1 - 6, 10 - 12 Shane Pow 包勋评 Zhong Di Long 钟狄龙 Small Boss (小老板) Zhong Da Tian's son Zhang Mei Yi's love interest 1 - 12 Kym Ng 钟琴 Hong Bao Bao 洪宝宝 Zhong Da Tian's friend and love interest Calefare turned actress 4, 8, 11 Hong Ling 洪凌 Zhang Mei Yi 张美仪 Gao Mei's best friend Dreams to be a singer Zhong Di Long 's love interest 1 - 12 Dennis Chew 周崇庆 Edgar Zhong Di Long's Friend Comes from rich family Dream to be an actor Fan of Juilet & Andy In love with Gao Mei Ya Hui 雅慧 Gao Mei 高媚 Zhang Meiyi's best friend Dreams to be an actress Edgar's love interest 1 - 6, 8, 10 - 12
Other characters Cast Role Description Episode Appeared Henry Thia 程旭辉 Fa Ge 发哥 Gao Mei, Edgar, Di Long, Meiyi, Fei Mei, Ru Hua-jie & Ru Yu-jie friend Calefare 1 - 12 Jeremy Chan 田铭耀 Jeremy Assistant director of 穿越百年情 Become a director in the end Luisa Gan 顏尔 Juliet A popular and arrogant actress Edgar's Idol Declare a search for her watch Quarrel with Edgar 4, 7, 8, 9 Priscilla Lim 林茜茜 Fei Mei 肥妹 Gao Mei, Edgar, Di Long, Meiyi, Fa Ge, Ru Hua-jie & Ru Yu-jie friend Calefare 1 - 12 Yoo Ah Min 尤雅敏 Ru Yu-jie 如玉姐 Gao Mei, Edgar, Di Long, Meiyi, Fei Mei, Ru Hua-jie & Fa Ge friend Calefare Grace Chong 张翠缨 Ru Hua-jie 如花姐 Gao Mei, Edgar, Di Long, Meiyi, Fei Mei, Fa Ge & Ru Yu-jie friend Calefare Shine Koh 高慧姍 Cat 小猫 Assistant of 穿越百年情 Look down of calefare 1 - 9Nick Teo 张鈞淯 Du Yiyang 杜一阳 Director of 穿越百年情 3, 5, 6, 8 刘骏宏 刘强 1 - 2, 4, 7, 9 蔡雪婷 Felicia Actress of 穿越百年情 1 - 12 陈怡淋 Jeremy Assistant Jeremy Helper
See also List of MediaCorp Channel 8 Chinese drama series (2010s)
Controversy A scene from episode 6 had to be removed following a public outcry of the show's casual racism. Actor Shane Pow is seen wearing an Afro wig as well as blackface make-up after a casting director fails to find a man of African descent for a role. Actor Chew Chor Meng's character had also said onscreen that Indians and Africans are "all the same." Toggle has since apologised and removed the offensive scenes from the programme. A scene of episode 9 has been revealed of Jeremy Chan's relationship with Jesseca Liu.
Episodes
Trivia A two part special, Star Struck (小咖大出击), features interviews with Jack Neo, Romeo Tan, Rebecca Lim, Steven Woon, Zhu Houren, Xiang Yun, Bryan Wong, Mark Lee, Chew Chor Meng and Henry Thia, was broadcast on Sunday, 10.30pm. The show was preempted on 29 January 2017 due to Chinese New Year Special and also on 5 & 12 March 2017 due to the telecast of current affairs programme Budget N You. The show was repeated on every Thursday at 12.30pm on Mediacorp Channel 8.
Music Song Title Song Type Lyrics Composer Arranger Performer(s) Producer(s) 路人 Theme song Pierre Zhang 乐声 Matthew Teng 邓碧源 Ya Hui 雅慧 Mo Ju Li 麦如丽 咖喱菲 Sub-theme song Png Keh Hock 方傢福 Dennis Chew 周崇庆Shane Pow 包勋评 Ya Hui 雅慧 Hong Ling 洪凌
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