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96 °C Café (Chinese: 96 °C 咖啡) is MediaCorp's first transmedia project related to coffee and romance. It was broadcast from 29 April to 24 May 2013 on free-to-air channel MediaCorp Channel 8 and consists of 20 episodes.[1] It stars Desmond Tan, Julie Tan, Tay Ping Hui, Romeo Tan, Chris Tong and Ian Fang as the main casts of the series. Prior to the drama serial, prequels of two webisodes each week were released on xinfirst's portal progressively, for a period of four weeks, Mondays from 18 February to 11 March 2013.
| 96°C Café | |
|---|---|
| 96°C 咖啡 | |
| Genre | Romance Idol drama |
| Written by | Lim Gim Lan 林锦兰 Goh Chwee Chwee 吴翠翠 |
| Starring | Desmond Tan Julie Tan Tay Ping Hui Romeo Tan Chris Tong Ian Fang |
| Opening theme | Webisode: 《咖啡恋》 by Teresa Tseng Episode: 《啡情歌》 by Wei En |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| Original language | Chinese |
| No. of episodes | 8 (webisode) 20 (episode) |
| Production | |
| Producer | Soh Bee Lian 苏美莲 |
| Running time | approx. 45 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Mediacorp Channel 8 |
| Release | 29 April – 24 May 2013 |
| 96°C Café | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 96°C 咖啡 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 96°C 咖啡 | ||||||
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It was one of the two lowest-rated drama series at 9pm, with the other being Sudden.
Cast
edit| Cast | Character | Description | Webisodes appeared | Episodes appeared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desmond Tan | Xu Liqiao 徐立乔 | Boss of 96 °C Café, Xi Jie's husband. Ruo Lin's younger brother. In love with Yu Chen after Xi Jie's death. (Age 28) | 1-8 | 1-20 |
| Julie Tan | Tang Yu Chen 唐雨晨 | Staff of 96 °C Café. Wei Da's younger sister. (Age 21) | 1-8 | 1-20 |
| Tay Ping Hui | Lao Jing Feng 劳敬丰 | Godbrother of Wei Da and Yu Chen, Pei Fen's ex-boyfriend (Age 37) | 1-20 | |
| Romeo Tan | Tang Wei Da 唐伟大 | Yu Chen's elder brother, in love with Ruo Lin. (Age 29) | 2-20 | |
| Chris Tong | Xu Ruo Lin 徐若琳 | Li Qiao's elder sister, Bill's ex-girlfriend. (Age 35) | 1-20 | |
| Ian Fang | Liu Chuan Zhi 刘传之 | Staff at 96 °C Café, Liu Hao Ren's son, in love with Yuchen. (Age 25) | 1-20 | |
| Cynthia Koh | Ann | Mistress of Liu Hao Ren (Age 32) | 1-19 | |
| Jin Yinji | Grandma Xu 徐奶奶 | Ruo Lin and Li Qiao's grandmother (Age 70) | 1-19 | |
| Zhu Houren | Ren Tang San 仁唐三 | Wei Da and Yu Chen's father (Age 57) | 1-20 | |
| Lim Peifen | Herself | YES 93.3 FM DJ, a regular customer of 96 °C Café. Jing Feng's ex-girlfriend. (Age 26) | 1, 4-6 | 3, 5-10 |
| Wang Yuqing | Liu Hao Ren 刘浩仁 | Chuan Zhi's father (Age 53) | 2-20 | |
| Adam Chen | Bill | Ex-boyfriend of Ruolin (Age 36) | 1, 2, 3, 4, 17, 18 | |
| Tracy Lee | Tara | Lao Jinfeng's patient, ex-singer. (Age 27) | 2-20 | |
| Jayley Woo | Luo Wen Jie 洛文洁 | Xi Jie's younger sister (Age 20) | 11-20 | |
| Zhang Zhenhuan | Wei Da 威达 | A deliveryman. (Age 24) | 4, 5, 7, 8 | |
| Paige Chua | Luo Xi Jie 洛曦洁 | Li Qiao's wife who died in a car accident. Wen Jie's elder sister. (Age 27) | 1, 3-4, 6, 8 | 1, 16 |
| Chantalle Ng | Lin Shuting 林舒亭 | Yuchen's friend. Suffers arrhenphobia (fear of men) (Age 21) | 1-3, 6-8 | |
| James Seah | Ziwei 子维 | A regular patron of 96 °C Café, Shu Ting's senior. (Age 23) | 2, 3, 8 |
Overseas broadcast
editThis would be the third Singaporean drama after the Unriddle series to be telecast on ntv7's primetime slot.
| Country of Broadcast | Broadcasting Network | Premiere | Finale | Preceded by | Followed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Malaysia
|
ntv7 | 26 August 2013 at 9.30 pm, Mondays to Thursdays | 26 September 2013 | The Undercover | TBA |
 Indonesia
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MediaCorp 8i | 21 August 2013 at 7.00 pm, Mondays to Fridays | 17 September 2013 | I'm in Charge | |
 Thailand
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Thairath TV | 28 April 2014 at 9.00 am, Mondays to Wednesdays | - 2014 | TBA |
Awards and nominations
editStar Awards 2014
edit96 °C Café garnered 4 nominations for 3 awards in the Star Awards 2014, for Best Theme Song, Best Drama Serial and London Choco Roll Happiness Award. The other dramas nominated for Best Drama Series and Best Theme Songs are The Dream Makers, C.L.I.F. 2, Beyond (2012 TV series) & The Journey: A Voyage
The Star Awards are presented by Mediacorp.
| Star Awards – Acting Awards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominees | Accolades | Category | Result |
| 《啡情歌》 sung by Wei En 薇恩 | Star Awards 20 Show 1 红星大奖20 |
Best Theme Song 最佳主题曲 |
Nominated |
| 96 °C Café | Star Awards 20 Show 2 红星大奖20 |
Best Drama Serial 最佳电视剧 |
Nominated |
| 96 °C Café | Top Rated Drama Serial 2013 最高收视率电视剧 2013 |
Nominated | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ian Fang: "Love conquers all? I don't believe in that."". Retrieved 19 February 2019.