Beyond (Singaporean TV series)

Beyond
X 元素
GenreMystery
Science fiction
Written byPhang Kai Yee 彭凯毅
Directed byChia Mien Yang 谢敏洋
Chen Yi You 陈忆幼
Lin Mingzhe 林明哲
StarringJeanette Aw
Pierre Png
Li Nanxing
Xiang Yun
Shaun Chen
Opening theme呼吸 by Mary Wong
Country of originSingapore
Original languageChinese
No. of episodes20
Production
ProducerChia Mien Yang 谢敏洋
Running timeapprox. 45 minutes
Original release
NetworkMediaCorp Channel 8
Release24 December 2012 (2012-12-24) –
18 January 2013 (2013-01-18)
Beyond
Traditional ChineseX元素
Simplified ChineseX元素
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinX Yuán Sù

Beyond (Chinese: X元素) is a Singaporean Chinese drama which has been telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It stars Jeanette Aw, Pierre Png, Li Nanxing, Xiang Yun and Shaun Chen as the casts of the series. It made its debut on 24 Dec 2012. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm, it is a year end blockbuster for 2012.

The series is the sixth highest-rated drama serial in 2013, with an average viewership of 834,000.

Plot

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Welcome to the realm of the unexplained, where things are not exactly what they seem and where one can get sucked into an alternative reality or a different dimension.

Jeanette Aw plays the protagonist gifted with the extraordinary ability to see a person as they are inside. Together with Li Nan Xing, who plays an eccentric private investigator in search of his missing fiancée, the duo brave challenges as they seek to unravel mysteries of the unknown dimensions.

The intriguing investigative drama also stars Pierre Png as the psychiatrist with charisma, Shaun Chen and Xiang Yun. Each case covers three to four thrilling episodes.

Cast

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Main cast

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Cast Role Description
Jeanette Aw Yang Zhiqing
杨芷晴
傻妹 (Silly girl)
Cuiyan's daughter
Love interest of Wenbin, but she is interested in Jiang Wei
Pierre Png Xu Wenbin
许文斌
Psychiatrist
Zhiqing's best friend
In love with Zhiqing
Li Nanxing Jiang Wei
江伟
Private detective (former police officer)
Meichen's fiancée
Passed away three years ago in the parallel universe
Xiang Yun Zhang Cuiyan
张翠燕
Bee Hoon stall owner
Mother of Zhiqing
Wife of Yang Guoli
Shaun Chen Qiu Hanxiang
丘汉祥
Jiang Wei's close and loyal friend
In love with Meichen
Married with Meichen and had kids in the parallel universe

Other cast

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Cast Role Description
Pamelyn Chee
齐騛
Shen Meichen
沈美辰
Doctor
Jiang Wei's fiancée
Knocked down by a car and killed 3 years ago in the actual dimension
符和增 Chatterbox
口水公
Duck rice stall tenant
Ang Twa Bak
洪大目
Aunt Qin
琴妈
One of the coffeeshop tenant
邱佳慧 Aunt Wanton
云吞嫂
Wanton stall tenant
Seth Ang
翁兴昂
Dong
老东
朱玉叶 Pan Baozhu
潘宝珠
Jiang Wei's mother
Henry Heng
王利秦
Jiang Han
江翰
Jiang Wei's father

Ep 1–4: Storey 13.5

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Cast Role Description
Shannon Zann
苏仪珍
Dong-sao
东嫂
李弘 Luo Weijian
罗伟健
Dong-shu and Dong-sao's son
Pamelyn Chee Shen Meichen
沈美辰
Appeared in Jiang Wei's dreams
Scott C. Hillyard Marble boy
弹珠少年
A student playing marbles
Kelly Lim LT
林俐廷
Mahjong lady
打牌女
A lady "playing mahjong" there
陈欽焕 Singing man
唱歌男
A man who appeared to be "singing in a concert"

Ep 5–8: Youth stealer

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Cast Role Description
Rayson Tan Chen Dayu
陈大雨
Exchanged with Ye Rongguang's secret to immortality, where other people age rapidly while he looks younger by the day
Caught in episode 8
Yuan Shuai Ye Rongguang
叶荣光
Appears to be 31 years old but claims to be 176 years old
Aged when Dayu first saw him
Died as a 70-something year old in episode 5 after giving Dayu the secret to immortality
Possessed his secret to immortality inherited from his master
Jerry Yeo Jay Zhao Shijie
赵世杰
Colleague of Dayu
Learnt about Dayu's secret to immortality
Died in episode 7 due to rapid aging
Candyce Toh Li Zhenwei
李珍薇
Jay's girlfriend
Looked 40 years older when Zhiqing first saw her
Actually she is 27 years old
Dennis Chew Marcus Ang Executive of Dayu
Suddenly passed out due to rapid ageing (cameo appearance)
Edsel Lim Younger version of Chen Dayu After stealing Jay's youth, Dayu found himself being turned into a boy
Tracer Wong Wang Xiuli
王秀莉
Dayu's wife
符嘉轩 Chen Xiaojun
陈晓君
Dayu and Xiuli's older daughter
Lyn Oh Ling En Chen Xiaofang
陈晓芳
Dayu and Xiuli's younger daughter
Tommy Wong
王昌黎
Zhou Wantai
周万泰
A billionaire
Dayu's customer
Chong Ying Shi Wu Jiaqing
吴嘉庆
A mental asylum patient
Wanted to avenge his wife after Ye Rongguang stole her youth

Ep 9–11: Kampong Mimpi

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The villagers appeared in episodes 10 and 11. Scenes took place in Kampong Buangkok.

Cast Role Description
Henry Thia Yang Guoli
杨国立
Zhiqing's father
Went missing for 5 years
Claims to be one of the villagers in Kampong Mimpi
Decided to stay at Kampong Mimpi to save his actual family
Li Yue Jie
李岳杰
Zhang Rencun
张仁村
Villager head
Wang Rui Xian
王瑞显
Chen Ji Xiang
陈吉祥
A villager
Cai Long
蔡龙
Li Ping An
李平安
Michelle Tay Chen Ba-mei
陈八妹
Guoli's said wife
Village's sorceress.
Huang Ying En
黄颖恩
Xiao Mei
小梅
Guoli's said 7-year-old daughter
Actual daughter of Ba-mei.

Ep 12–14: Back in time

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Cast Role Description
Jeanette Aw Yang Zhiqing
杨芷晴
Transported three years back after being choked unconscious by Zhiliang
Went to the other dimension unexpectedly to stop Meichen from going missing
Li Nanxing Jiang Wei
江伟
Supposed to be Meichen's husband, but later caught in a love triangle.
Shaun Chen Qiu Hanxiang
丘汉祥
Is also fond of Meichen
Suspected Mingyao and Zhigang to be culprits behind Lixuan's comatose
Pamelyn Chee Shen Meichen
沈美辰
Caught in a love triangle
Meichen chooses to run away from the marriage rehearsal
Sora Ma
Shi Xiang Jun 施香君 (younger version)
Qiu Lixuan
丘丽萱
Hanxiang's younger sister
An active long-runner before becoming a vegetative (a comatose person)
Saved Zhiqing three times
Died in episode 14
Ryan Lian 廖永誼 (middle-aged version)
Zong Zijie 宗子傑 (teenage version)
Mingyao
名耀
Also involved in kidnapping activities
Zhan Wei Jie 詹偉傑 (middle-aged version)
Deng Mao Jie 鄧茂傑 (teenage version)
Zhigang
志刚
Accomplice to Mingyao
Also involved in kidnapping activities
Luo Zhiliang
罗志良
Lixuan's ex-boyfriend
The real culprit behind Lixuan's and Zhiqing's comatose
Chen Xiang
陈翔
Liu Guowei
刘国威
Knocked Jiang Wei down three years ago

Ep 15–17: Wenbin's inner soul

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Cast Role Description
Pierre Png Xu Wenbin
许文斌
A psychiatrist
Wenbin's inner soul A punk rocker, appeared in a wedding in the opening theme
Ng Hui Xu Wenqian
许文茜
Wenbin's elder sister
Got a mental disorder due to her father's high expectations upon her and her brother
Zhang Wei Xu Huangzong
许煌宗
Wenbin and Wenqian's authoritative and domineering father
Tao Ying
陶樱
Bixia
碧霞
Wenbin and Wenqian's mother
Li Nanxing Jiang Wei
江伟
A private investigator who dedicates his life to looking for his fiancée Meichen for the past 3 years
Jiang Wei's inner soul A vagrant who is "living in the past", and talks backwards
Simon Lai
黎少雄
Ghost
鬼手
Rock members of Wenbin's band
Zac Leow
廖子翔
Slash
Bryan Liu
刘德伟
Adder

Ep 18–20: Another dimension / "Déjà vu"

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(Storyline formed as a result of the events in 'Back in time')

Cast Role Description
Li Nanxing Jiang Wei
江伟
Came to the new dimension with Zhiqing where he was supposedly dead in episode 14, three years ago
Had a daughter with Meichen, called Jiang Nian
Shaun Chen Qiu Hanxiang
丘汉祥
Jiang Wei's close and loyal friend
Meichen's boyfriend in the new dimension
Pamelyn Chee Shen Meichen
沈美辰
Hanxiang's girlfriend in the new dimension
Had a daughter with Jiang Wei, called Jiang Nian
Killed in a car accident 3 years ago in the actual dimension
Xiang Yun Zhang Cuiyan
张翠燕
Moved house with Zhiqing after becoming famous
Pierre Png Xu Wenbin
许文斌
Psychiatrist
Zhiqing's boyfriend
Jeanette Aw Yang Zhiqing
杨芷晴
Came to the new dimension with Jiang Wei where she was supposed to be a rich celebrity
Yang Zhiqing
杨芷晴
A celebrity who hosted reality show Beautiful Psychic
In comparison with the Zhiqing from the actual dimension, she is a scheming woman and is always jealous of others
She is kinder after realising her mistakes in episode 20
Chen Shi En
陳詩恩
Jiang Nian
江念
The three-year-old daughter of the late Jiang Wei and Meichen
Su Cai Zhong
蘇才忠
Hu Haoming
胡灝明
A doctor, also one of the missing people who went into the new dimension three years ago
The only person other than Jiang Wei to know the truth behind Meichen's disappearance in the actual dimension
Chen Xiang
陳翔
Liu Guowei
劉國威
Knocked Jiang Wei down intentionally three years ago in the new dimension in an act of revenge for his son
Attacked Zhiqing from the new dimension, causing her to be unable to look into other people's souls
Killed in a car accident in Episode 20

Production

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The drama was originally meant to be called 异能元素.

Filming for this drama started on end Apr 2012[1] and completed its filming in early Jul. Due to special effects used in the drama, the drama is only broadcast at the end of the year.

Trivia

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  • Dennis Chew's return to acting on TV after 10 years. He last acted in the sitcom My Genie 2 in 2002.
  • Jeanette Aw will play two roles as Zhiqing. She will play in both the real dimension and the alternate dimension.

Accolades

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Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result Ref
2013 Asian Television Awards Best Theme Song 呼吸 by Mary Wong Highly Commended
2014 Star Awards Best Theme Song 呼吸 by Mary Wong Nominated
Best Programme Promo 最佳宣传短片 Loo Li Min 卢俐敏 Nominated
Best Screenplay 最佳剧本 Phang Kai Yee 彭凯毅 Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Xiang Yun Nominated
Best Drama Serial Nominated
Top Rated Drama Serial 2013 Nominated

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "《X元素》 Lensing Ceremony! (on BAGUA8 blog)". Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
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