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Blessings
祖先保佑
Genre Time-travel
Food
Romance
Family
Written by Tang Yeow 陈耀
Cheong Yan Ping 张彦平
Starring Shaun Chen
Jesseca Liu
Chen Hanwei
Yao Wenlong
Yvonne Lim
Sora Ma
Opening theme Blessings (祖先保佑) by Chriz Tong
Ending theme 1) Constant (不变) by Olivia Ong
2) Love Message Via The Moon (明月千里寄相思) by Jesseca Liu
Country of origin Singapore
Original language(s) Chinese
No. of episodes 20 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Jasmine Woo 邬毓琳
Producer(s) Kwek Leng Soong 郭令送
Running time approx. 45 minutes (exc. advertisements)
Release
Original network MediaCorp Channel 8
Original release 23 July (2014-07-23) – 19 August 2014 (2014-08-19)
Chronology
Preceded by In The Name Of Love
Followed by Spice Up
Related shows Blessings 2 (2018)

Blessings (Chinese: 祖先保佑) is a time-travelling drama series produced by MediaCorp Studios and aired on MediaCorp Channel 8. The show aired at 9pm on weekdays and had a repeat telecast at 8am the following day. The series stars Shaun Chen, Chen Hanwei, Yao Wenlong, Yvonne Lim, Jesseca Liu and Sora Ma as the main characters of the series. The series is producer Kwek Leng Soong's final drama series before she left MediaCorp in August 2015. A sequel, Blessings 2 was produced and first aired on 1 October 2018.

Plot

Set in 1948 during Colonial Singapore and then modern Singapore, this drama pits the traditional way against the modern. The story evolves around a popular traditional pastry shop called Xi Ji. Lian Wending (Shaun Chen), who is the only heir and has a gift in making pastries, is in love with a travelling songstress, Lin Xiaomei (Jesseca Liu), but his father objects to the relationship and arranges for Wending to marry a rich merchant's daughter, Sun Xiulan (Sora Ma). Bound by tradition, he accedes to his father's wish. On Mid-Autumn Night, he fell into a river and loses his consciousness. When he wakes up, he is shocked to find himself in modern Singapore. He gets to know two brothers who are his descendants. Xi Ji in the modern world is, unfortunately, facing a business crisis and Wending tries his best to save it. In the process, he meets his westernized rival, She Meiren (Jesseca Liu), who looks exactly like Xiaomei but with a different personality. In the battle between modern and traditional ways, both of them fall in love with each other. When Wending discovers a way to return to his past, he has to make a decision that could change history.

Cast

Main Cast

Cast Role Description Episodes Appeared
Shaun Chen
陈泓宇
Lian Wending
连文鼎
1948 Character, Time travelled to 2014
Mao Mao (毛矛), 连文鼎 (Lian Wending), Uncle Hairy
Lin Xiaomei's husband
Lian Mengyong's father
Lian Daxi and Lian Shuangxi's grandfather
Alicia Lian's great-grandfather
She Meiren's ex-boyfriend
Wenrou's love interest
Sun Xiulan's ex-fiancé
1 - 20
Jesseca Liu
刘子绚
She Meiren
佘美仁
2014 Character
Yuanbin's wife
Lian Wending's ex-girlfriend
Ouyang Xuan's best friend
1 - 20
Lin Xiaomei
林小梅
1948 Character
Lian Wending's wife
Lian Mengyong's mother
Lian Daxi and Lian Shuangxi's grandmother
Alicia Lian's great-grandmother
In love with Lian Wending
1, 20
Chen Hanwei
陈汉玮
Lian Daxi
连大喜
2014 Character
Lian Wending's grandson
Lian Shuangxi's older brother
Ouyang Xuan's boyfriend
Author of 'I Came From Planet 372'
In love with Ouyang Xuan
Yao Wenlong
姚玟隆
Lian Shuangxi
连双喜
2014 Character
Du Shini's husband
Lian Wending's grandson
Lian Daxi's younger brother
Yvonne Lim
林湘萍
Du Shini
杜诗妮
2014 Character
Lian Shuangxi's wife
Alicia Lian's mother
Wenrou's cousin
Sora Ma
马艺瑄
Wenrou
温柔
Main Villain
2014 Character
Aunty Slipper
Du Shini's cousin
In love with Lian Wending
7 - 20
Sun Xiulan
孙秀兰
1948 Character
Lian Wending's ex-fiancée
1

Supporting Cast

Cast Role Description Episodes Appeared
Youyi
有懿
Ouyang Xuan
欧阳璇
2014 Character
Lian Daxi's girlfriend
She Meiren's best friend
Chen Shucheng
陈澍城
Lian Mengyong
连梦勇
2014 Character
Xiao Yong (小勇)
Lian Wending and Lin Xiaomei's son
Lian Daxi and Lian Shuangxi's father
Alicia Lian's grandfather
Du Shini's father-in-law
Zhu Houren
朱厚任
She Xingcheng
佘兴承
2014 Character
She Meiren's father
Chloe Ng
黄颖恩
Alicia Lian
艾丽丝
2014 Character
Lian Shuangxi and Du Shini's daughter
Lian Wending and Lin Xiaomei's great-granddaughter
Lian Mengyong's granddaughter

Cameo/Special Appearance

Cast Role Description Episodes Appeared
Somaline Ang
洪凌

Li Wenhai
李文海
Lian Xuegeng
连学庚
1948 Character
Lian Wending's father
Xi Ji's founder

Younger version portrayed by Shaun Chen in Blessings 2

1
Darryl Yong
杨子文
Zhanpeng
展鹏
2014 Character
Wenrou's boyfriend
Louis Wu
伍洛毅
Yuanbin
元彬
2014 Character
She Meiren's husband
Chase Tan
陈锦宏
Hai
阿海
2014 Character
Xi Ji's employee
Cat Ang
翁慧霖
Lian
阿莲
2014 Character
Le Kella's ex-employee
She Meiren's ex-subordinate

Trivia

Awards & Nominations

Star Awards 2015

Blessings is nominated for 9 awards in Star Awards 2015, it won 1 out of 9 awards. The other dramas nominated for Best Drama Series and/or Best Theme Song include Against The Tide, C.L.I.F. 3, The Journey: Tumultuous Times, Three Wishes and World At Your Feet. The Star Awards are presented by Mediacorp.

Star Awards – Acting Awards
Nominees Accolades Category Result
Chloe Ng Ying En 黄颖恩 Star Awards 2015 Show 1
红星大奖2015
Young Talent Award
青苹果奖
Nominated
《祖先保佑》 by Chriz Tong 汤薇恩 Best Theme Song
最佳主题曲
Nominated
Tang Yeow 陈耀 and Cheong Yan Peng 张彦平 Best Screenplay
最佳剧本
Won
Toh Meng Teck 卓明德 Best Cameraman for Drama Programme
最佳戏剧摄影
Nominated
Teng Phek Yhen Matthew 邓碧源 and Leong Mei Han 梁美娴 Best Music & Sound Design
最佳音乐与音效设计
Nominated
Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 Star Awards 2015 Show 2
红星大奖2015
Best Actor
最佳男主角
Nominated
Chen Shucheng 陈澍城 Best Supporting Actor
最佳男配角
Nominated
N/A Best Drama Serial
最佳电视剧
Nominated
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