ABC DJ
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| ABC DJ | |
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| Starring | Eugene Lee Richard Low Ezann Lee Deng Mao Hui Lim Kwee Hiok Marcus Chin Subin Subaiah Vignesh V |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Daisy Irani Hossan Leong |
| Camera setup | Single camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes (with commercials) |
| Original release | |
| Network | MediaCorp TV Channel 5 |
| Release | 23 May – 15 August 2006 |
ABC DJ was a Singaporean sitcom which often makes references to sensitive issues such as culture shock and racial discrimination. It also features guest appearances from the cast members in 2 Singaporean local English sitcoms Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd and Police & Thief in episode 7. Furthermore, this sitcom was also a combination of storylines from popular Singaporean local sitcoms and drama such as Under One Roof, Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd, Police & Thief, Living with Lydia and Growing Up respectively.
Plot
[edit]DJ (Dong-Jin) and Master Zhang
[edit]This series is about an American-born Chinese "brat" from Beverly Hills, California named Zhang Dong Jin, also known as Dong Jin or DJ (Eugene Lee), who is a rich, spoilt and almost-worthless Americanized Chinese that was sent or banished to Singapore by his father, Master Zhang, to live with a conservative Chinese family, the Gohs, so that DJ will learn about Chinese culture.
DJ was tricked by his father into going to Singapore. He thought he was in Singapore on a vacation when he received a phone call from his father, explaining to DJ that he had come to Singapore not for a vacation but to live with the Goh family to learn the traditional Chinese culture from them. However, DJ did not adapt well to the Chinese traditions, such as filial piety. During the stay with the Goh family, DJ was often being threatened or bullied by Goh, and his family. DJ was often regarded as a Chinese ang moh, a Singlish term for a Chinese person who lives in the West.
The Goh family and others
[edit]Goh Boon Keng (Richard Low), who is a sinseh (a traditional Chinese medicine) pupil to Master Zhang and a greatest threat to DJ, lives together with his wife, Hwee (Lim Kwee Hiok), his two children, Fann (Ezann Lee), a bookworm and Jeng Lo (Deng Mao Hui), who is regarded as a sissy and his old, illiterate and dimwitted father, Ah Kong (Marcus Chin). Goh Boon Keng works in a "sinseh" (traditional Chinese medicine) shop. Together, the Goh family lived in a Toa Payoh HDB flat. Ah Kong has an old Indian friend called Gana (Subin Subaiah), a former butcher in a nearby foodstall, who is also as equally illiterate as him. Occasionally, they together get into fights and arguments unexpectedly. Deepak (Vignesh V) is Fann's closest school friend. To DJ, Fann and Deepak are considered as "nerds", an English slang for a stereotypical person who is boring and is not attractive in terms of their appearance and outlook.
Cast
[edit]- Eugene Lee as Zhang Dong Jin, an American-born Chinese "brat" from Beverly Hills, California
- Richard Low as Goh Boon Keng, a sinseh (a traditional Chinese medicine) pupil to Master Zhang and a greatest threat to Dong Jin
- Lim Kwee Hiok as Goh Hwee, Boon Keng's wife
- Ezann Lee as Fann Goh, Boon Keng and Hwee's daughter
- Deng Mao Hui as Goh Jeng Lo, Boon Keng and Hwee's son
- Marcus Chin as Goh Ah Kong, Boon Keng's father, Hwee's father-in-law and Fann and Jeng Lo's paternal grandfather
- Subin Subaiah as Gana, Ah Kong's old best friend and a former butcher at a food stall
- Vignesh V as Deepak, Fann's closest friend in secondary school
- Gurmit Singh as Phua Chu Kang, the general contractor, white-collar worker and CEO of PCK Pte Ltd (in episode 7).
- Irene Ang as Rosie Phua Chin Huay, Chu Kang's wife who works as his secretary at PCK Pte Ltd and enjoys playing mahjong, purchasing clothes, doing facial and going for slimwrap (in episode 7).
- Ray Kuan as Ah Goon, one of Chu Kang's lazy blue-collar worker laborers at PCK Pte Ltd who is an attractive yet slow-witted who dresses in revealing denim cut-offs all the time (in episode 7).
- Mark Lee as Lee Tok Kong, a former gangster and currently a barber and hairstylist of his ownowned beauty salon (in episode 7).
- Margaret Lee as Lily Lee, Tok Kong's wife and assistant at his owned beauty salon (in episode 7).
Production
[edit]The show started airing in Singapore on MediaCorp Channel 5 on 23 May 2006. AZN TV host and American deejay Eugene Lee is one of the main actors in the show, along with veteran Channel 8 actors Richard Low and Margaret Lim. Singaporean child actors Ezann Lee and Deng Mao Hui were also played as one of the main characters in that show. Vignesh V, an actor from Fly Entertainment, were also one of the stars of the show but he only appears in some episodes. In addition, Subin Subaiah were also one of the main casts in the show.
Guest appearances such as Gurmit Singh, Irene Ang, Ray Kuan, Mark Lee and Margaret Lee from 2 popular Singaporean local sitcoms Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd and Police & Thief respectively, have appeared in the 7th episode of this show.
Episodes
[edit]| # | Airdate | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 May 2006 | Rock The Boat |
| 2 | 30 May 2006 | Karung Guni Man Always Rings Twice |
| 3 | 6 June 2006 | Singapore Water Torture |
| 4 | 13 June 2006 | School Of Rock |
| 5 | 20 June 2006 | Rock Around The Clock |
| 6 | 27 June 2006 | Dancing Queens |
| 7 | 4 July 2006 | Ship Of Fools |
| 8 | 11 July 2006 | Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds |
| 9 | 18 July 2006 | Little Shop Of Horrors |
| 10 | 25 July 2006 | Love Is A Four Letter Word |
| 11 | 1 August 2006 | War Of The Words |
| 12 | 8 August 2006 | Smells Like Teen Spirit |
| 13 | 15 August 2006 | Birthday Boy |
External links
[edit]- IMDb
- "ABC DJ". Channel 5. Archived from the original on 2007-12-24.
- "ABC DJ". TheUrbanWire.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-26.
- Article about the show's stars
- ABC DJ commentary forum
- ABC DJ programme showcase
- Episode Guide & Synopsis at MOBTV[dead link]