World at Your Feet (TV series)

World at Your Feet (球在你脚下) is a Singapore MediaCorp Channel 8 television series produced in 2014, which premiered on 14 May 2014. It stars Ha Yu, Tay Ping Hui, Jeanette Aw, Elvin Ng, Zhang Zhenhuan and Yvonne Lim as the main casts of the series. The show aired at 9pm on weekdays.[1]

World at Your Feet
球在你脚下
GenreFootball
Family
Youth
Romance
Friendship
Dramedy
Written byLau Ching Poon 刘清盆
Cynthia Chong Mei Ying 张湄纭
Lee Yen Chie 李燕淇
Thye En Miin 戴恩敏
Chen Siew Khoon 陈秀群
Lu Pei Yi 卢苏沛
Goh Chwee Chwee 吴翠翠
Story byLau Ching Poon 刘清盆
Directed byWong Foong Hwee 黄芬菲
Edmund Tse 谢益文
Leong Lye Lin 梁来玲
Zhang Hui Ying张慧盈
Jeff Lim 林明哲
StarringHa Yu
Tay Ping Hui
Jeanette Aw
Elvin Ng
Zhang Zhenhuan
Yvonne Lim
Opening themeBy A Dream (逐梦) by Power Station
Ending theme"I left sadness to myself"
(把我的悲伤留给自己) by Bobby Chen
"Easy to Say" by Beatbox Music
"Tricking Time" by Beatbox Music
(No commentaries for News Tonight)
Country of originSingapore
Original languageMandarin
No. of episodes30 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerPaul Yuen 袁树伟
ProducerWinnie Wong 王尤红
CinematographyTommy Lee 李兴顺
EditorLai Chun Kwong 赖振江
Running timeapprox. 45 minutes
Original release
NetworkMediacorp Channel 8 (2014)
Mediacorp Channel U (14 November 2017)
Release14 May (2014-05-14) –
24 June 2014 (2014-06-24)
Related

It revolves around the theme of football, as a lead-up to the 2014 FIFA World Cup held at Brazil.[2]

Plot

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Mei Renxin (Ha Yu) is a weirdo who is withdrawn. He does not get along well with people and is very unapproachable.

Renxin's anti-social behaviour is a result of an incident some years ago. His wife fainted on the road but nobody went to her aid. She died tragically and in bitterness after missing the window period to revive her.

Renxin was a celebrated football coach well known for his game strategies back then. However, the sudden death of his wife caused him much guilt. He could not forgive himself for neglecting and shortchanging her. Thereafter, he sank into oblivion and kept a distance from the sports arena.

The Mei family lives next door to the Mo family. The two families are separated by a thin wall.

The two neighbours are on bad terms as Renxin is unapproachable. He had several brushes with Mo Lihua (Vivian Lai), the second sister in the Mo family, over some petty matters. It came to the point where their neighbourly ties were soured. The feuding resulted in the enmity between the Mei and Mo families.

In his youth, Hong Canghai (Tay Ping Hui) was high-spirited and a name to be reckoned with in football. His tricky “random kick” was a delight to watch. His forte was the penalty kick where he could send the ball to any point and even kick it straight into the goal. As his wife Zheng Yongyi (Yvonne Lim) cannot get along with his mother, Canghai has no choice but to move out. This leads to his younger brother, Hong Dehai (Ian Fang), resenting him for abandoning their mother over a woman. They became estranged. Canghai has always been someone who values friendship. He never turns down anyone's request to borrow money from him. As a result of that, his wife is very unhappy with him. Seeing that he has achieved nothing, his career-minded wife decides to leave him. The couple have two sons, Hong Qian Feng (Ivan Lo Kai Jun) and Hong Houwei (Tan Jun Sheng), aged 11 and 10 respectively. After the separation, Yongyi gains custody of the two children. Canghai and his children are miserable over their situation. Canghai refuses to give up. He will do anything to bring his broken family back together again.

Wu Weixiong (Elvin Ng), a professional footballer, falls in love with Mo Yuqing (Jeanette Aw) at first sight. However, because Weixiong has an eye disease, he carries on an ambiguous relationship with Yuqing. Later, his role in an assault case discourages him from accepting Yuqing's love as he has made up his mind to turn himself in. However, Yuqing is adamant that Weixiong is avoiding her for reasons he will not disclose. In the end, he is forced to hit Yuqing to drive her away.

Ever since Lihua met Canghai, she is captivated by his manliness, and love for his children. She rents a room to Canghai in the hope of capturing his heart. Unfortunately for her, Canghai rejects her love as he still loves his wife.

After his release from jail, Weixiong's eye disease worsens and he avoids people by living on his own. One day, Yuqing chances to meet Weixiong, who is a guide of “Dialogue in Darkness” Experiential Walk. She finds out the truth and decides to help Weixiong brace up and make a comeback. But Yuqing, who has accepted Gao Guotian's (Zhang Zhenhuan) love, is in a dilemma now.

Although Guotian is a gifted footballer, he faces objections from Gao Shou (Zheng Geping) over a football career. Gao Shou is his paternal uncle who has raised him.

Guotian and Weixiong are good friends. One day, both of them got into a drunken stupor. Guotian injured someone in his bid to save him. To protect himself, he bribes the witness, Ann (Silver Ang), to frame the miserable Weixiong. Weixiong, who is in the dark, chooses to turn himself in. Guotian pleads with him against doing so, yet is afraid to tell him the truth. He feels distressed.

Guotian is in love with Yuqing and stands by her. His constant encouragement and assistance finally moves Yuqing into accepting his love. However, Guotian is perfectly aware that their relationship rests on a time bomb that will go off anytime...

Gao Shou, too, was a professional footballer when he was young. He gave up his dream for the sake of his career, and became a successful businessman. Ye Laixiang (Aileen Tan) was a waitress but worked very hard to get close to Gao Shou to become his assistant. Although she knows that he is married with Qifang (Chen Huihui), she continues to have feelings for him. It leads to a hopeless relationship with no end in sight, but gives a boost to her relationship with Renxin.

Mo Shijing (Brandon Wong), the eldest son of the Mo family, has incredible arm strength. Unfortunately, he is a bum addicted to gambling. He and Lan Yangyang (Dennis Chew), Renxin's brother-in-law, are colleagues in a warehouse. In his youth, he fathered an illegitimate son, Liao Huancong (Xu Bin), without knowing it. He thought that the other party, Xiuhe, had the child with another man. It was only after Xiuhe revealed the truth on her deathbed that he came to his senses. Henceforth, he turned over a new leaf for Huancong.

Yangyang is Renxin's brother-in-law. He is languid by nature and does everything by foot instead of using his hands. This turns out to be a boon because it actually trains him to develop a set of skills using his feet. Yangyang, a former columnist, is a man of emotions. He falls for Yuqing but after being spurned by her, turns his attention to her elder sister, Lihua, creating some funny episodes in the process.

Wang Jiannan (Douglas Kung) is the teammate of Canghai, Weixiong and Guotian. He requires a huge sum of money for medical treatment for his younger sister who is suffering from a serious illness.

This bunch of desperate people with a common passion for football decide to participate in a street football tournament that comes with a generous prize. But they are thrashed soundly in their first match. At the critical juncture, Renxin finally shows his prowess. Only then does everyone know that he is someone to be reckoned with. Thereafter, under Renxin's coaching, the team surprisingly scores a victory and goes on to win match after match.

Meanwhile, Dehai, Huancong, Fang Yangming (Aloysius Pang) and a few other young men form “Peaks Team” so that Renxin's “Fire Team” cannot steal the limelight. This group of boys whose future seems uncertain are not exactly enthusiastic initially about participating in the tournament. Later, with encouragement from Yangming, who is afflicted with an incurable illness, they decide to take the tournament seriously in order to score a personal triumph as the boys feel that they have never won any prizes in their lives before.

And so the battle begins. The “Fire Team” of men past their prime and the “Peaks Team” of young men vie for the trophy. The two teams start out as rivals who are uncompromising but end up as friends who appreciate one other. The situation is certainly one of “The ball is in your court” and “Life is how you deal with it”. Faced with a common enemy subsequently, the Mei and Mo families discard their animosity to join hands in forming the “Brave Lions Team” to defeat the mighty Hong Kong team.

Renxin is the captain of the Singapore team. Whether this group of people will turn their lives around and make a comeback or not, one can only hear him shouting fervently on the sideline: “Don’t give up! The world is at your feet!”

Cast

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Main cast

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Cast Role Description Episodes appeared
Ha Yu
夏雨
Mei Renxin
梅仁信
  • Coach of the Fire Team
  • Lan Yaxin's husband (wife deceased)
  • Lan Yangyang's brother-in-law
  • Ye Laixiang's current boyfriend
  • Gao Shou's previous rival in love
  • Mo Lihua's arch-enemy, but reconciles later on
  • Neighbour of the Mo family
  • In love with Ye Laixiang
1–14, 16-30
Tay Ping Hui
郑斌辉
Hong Canghai
洪沧海
  • Jersey number 10
  • Zheng Yongyi's husband
  • Hong Dehai's elder brother
  • Hong Qianfeng and Hong Houwei's father
  • Mo Lihua's previous love interest
  • Wu Weixiong, Gao Guotian and Wang Jiannan's best friend
  • Li Daoqiang's frenemy, but became best friends later on
  • Coach and team member of the Peaks team
  • Liao Huancong, Hong Dehai, Fang Yangming and Ma Guangzong's coach and teammate (Peaks Team)
1–5, 7–8, 11–12, 14–15, 17-30
Jeanette Aw
欧萱
Mo Yuqing
莫雨晴
  • Medic; fan of the Singapore team
  • Mo Guojia's youngest daughter
  • Mo Shijing and Mo Lihua's younger sister
  • Liao Huancong's paternal aunt
  • In love with Wu Weixiong
  • Wu Weixiong and Gao Guotian's ex-girlfriend
  • Neighbours of the Mei family
1–15, 17, 19-30
Elvin Ng
黄俊雄
Wu Weixiong
吴伟雄
  • Jersey number 8
  • Wu Shengda's son
  • Mo Yuqing's ex-boyfriend
  • Gao Guotian's best friend
  • Gao Guotian's rival in love
  • Finished serving his 10 months of sentence in jail (episodes 11–23)
  • In love with Mo Yuqing
1–10, 24–26, 28-30
Zhang Zhenhuan
张振寰
Gao Guotian
高过天
  • Jersey number 7
  • Gao Shou and Qifang's nephew
  • Mo Yuqing's ex-boyfriend
  • Wu Weixiong's rival in love
  • Hong Canghai, Wu Weixiong, Mo Shijing, Lan Yangyang and Wang Jiannan's best friend
  • Team member of the Fire team
  • Gao Shou, Mo Shijing, Lan Yangyang and Wang Jiannan's teammate (Fire Team)
  • In love with Mo Yuqing
1–7, 10–15, 17-30
Yvonne Lim
林湘萍
Zheng Yongyi
郑永仪
  • Hong Canghai's wife
  • Hong Qianfeng and Hong Houwei's mother
  • Hong Dehai's sister-in-law
2–5, 7–8, 11–12, 14–15, 17–20, 28-30
Vivian Lai
赖怡伶
Mo Lihua
莫丽花
  • Laksa eatery owner
  • Mo Guojia's eldest daughter
  • Mo Shijing's younger sister
  • Mo Yuqing's elder sister
  • Liao Huancong's paternal aunt
  • Lan Yangyang's girlfriend
  • Mei Renxin's arch-enemy, but reconciles later on
  • Li Siqiang's employer
  • Neighbours of the Mei family
  • In love with Lan Yangyang
  • Likes Hong Canghai previously
1–8, 10–13, 15–17, 19-30
Zheng Geping
郑各评
Gao Shou
高首
  • Jersey number 16
  • Chen Qifang's husband
  • Gao Guotian's paternal uncle
  • Ye Laixiang's ex-lover
  • Mei Renxin's previous rival in love
  • Mei Renxin, Mo Shijing, Lan Yangyang and Wang Jiannan's best friend
  • Team member of the Fire team
  • Gao Guotian, Mo Shijing, Lan Yangyang and Wang Jiannan's teammate (Fire Team)
  • Likes Ye Laixiang previously
1, 5–6, 9, 11, 14, 16, 20, 22–23, 26–27, 29-30
Aileen Tan
陈丽贞
Ye Laixiang
叶来香
  • Ye Xiaofeng's elder sister
  • Mei Renxin's girlfriend
  • Gao Shou's ex-lover and former personal assistant
  • Chen Qifang's previous rival in love
  • In love with Mei Renxin
  • Like Gao Shou previously
4–5, 8–9, 11–14, 16–18, 20, 22–23, 26, 29-30
Brandon Wong
黄炯耀
Mo Shijing
莫世敬
  • Jersey number 1
  • Mo Guojia's eldest son
  • Mo Lihua and Mo Yuqing's elder brother
  • Liao Huancong's father
  • Xiuhe's ex-lover
  • Mei Renxin, Gao Guotian, Gao Shou, Lan Yangyang, Wang Jiannan's teammate (Fire Team)
  • Team member of the Fire team
  • Neighbours of the Mei family
1–6, 8–13, 16-30
Dennis Chew
周崇庆
Lan Yangyang
蓝阳阳
  • Jersey number 3
  • Lan Yaxin's younger brother
  • Mei Renxin's brother-in-law
  • Mo Lihua's boyfriend
  • Team member of the Fire team
  • Neighbours of the Mo family
  • In love with Mo Lihua
  • Likes Mo Yuqing previously
  • Younger version portrayed by Li Hong
1–2, 4–12, 16–24, 27-30
Xu Bin
徐彬
Liao Huancong
廖焕聪
  • Jersey number 2
  • Polytechnic student
  • Mo Shijing and Xiuhe's son
  • Mo Guojia's grandson
  • Mo Lihua, Mo Yuqing and Xiuhuan's nephew
  • Hong Dehai's rival in love
  • Ma Guangzong's best friend
  • Hong Dehai and Fang Yangming's frenemy, but became best friends later on
  • Team member of the Peaks team
  • Hong Canghai, Hong Dehai, Fang Yangming and Ma Guangzong's teammate (Peaks Team)
  • In love with Ye Xiaofeng
1, 9, 13–14, 20–21, 23-30
Ian Fang
方伟杰
Hong Dehai
洪德海
  • Jersey number 19
  • Polytechnic student
  • Hong Canghai's younger brother
  • Hong Qianfeng and Hong Houwei's paternal uncle
  • Zheng Yongyi's brother-in-law
  • Ye Xiaofeng's current boyfriend
  • Liao Huancong's rival in love
  • Fang Yangming's best friend
  • Liao Huancong and Ma Guangzong's frenemy, but became best friends later on
  • Team member of the Peaks team
  • Hong Canghai, Liao Huancong, Fang Yangming and Ma Guangzong's teammate (Peaks Team)
  • Li Siqiang's ex-boyfriend

In love with Ye Xiaofeng

1–3, 9, 13–14, 16–17, 20–21, 24-30
Aloysius Pang
冯伟衷
Fang Yangming
方扬名
  • Jersey number 23
  • Polytechnic student
  • Li Siqiang's current boyfriend
  • Hong Dehai's best friend
  • Liao Huancong and Ma Guangzong's frenemy, but became best friends later on
  • Team member of the Peaks team
  • Hong Canghai, Liao Huancong, Hong Dehai and Ma Guangzong's teammate (Peaks Team)
  • In love with Li Siqiang
  • Afflicted with incurable disease
2, 9, 13–14, 20, 24-30

Mei (Renxin) family

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Cast Role Description
Ha Yu 夏雨 Mei Renxin 梅仁信 See Main Cast
Dennis Chew 周崇庆 Lan Yangyang 蓝阳阳 See Main Cast

Mo (Lihua) family

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Cast Role Description Episodes appeared
Zhang Wei 张为 Mo Guojia 莫国佳
  • Mo Shijing, Mo Lihua and Mo Yuqing's father
  • Liao Huancong's grandfather
  • Neighbours of the Mei family
1–3, 6, 8, 11–13, 17, 19, 21, 24, 26, 28-29
Brandon Wong 黄炯耀 Mo Shijing 莫世敬 See Main Cast
Vivian Lai 赖怡伶 Mo Lihua 莫丽花 See Main Cast
Jeanette Aw 欧萱 Mo Yuqing 莫雨晴 See Main Cast
Xu Bin 徐彬 Liao Huancong 廖焕聪 See Main Cast

Hong (Canghai) extended family

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Cast Role Description Episodes appeared
Zhu Xiufeng 朱秀凤 海妈
  • Hong Canghai and Hong Dehai's mother
  • Zheng Yongyi's mother-in-law
  • Hong Qianfeng and Hong Houwei's grandmother
20–21, 27
Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉 Hong Canghai 洪沧海 See Main Cast
Yvonne Lim 林湘萍 Zheng Yongyi 郑永仪 See Main Cast
Ian Fang 方伟杰 Hong Dehai 洪德海 See Main Cast
Ivan Lo 卢楷浚 Hong Qianfeng 洪前锋
  • Hong Canghai and Zheng Yongyi's eldest son
  • Hong Dehai's nephew
1–2, 5, 7–8, 11–12, 14–15, 17–19, 21, 24–25, 28-30
Tan Jun Sheng 陈俊生 Hong Houwei 洪厚卫
  • Hong Canghai and Zheng Yongyi's youngest son
  • Hong Dehai's nephew
1–2, 5, 7–8, 11–12, 14–15, 17–19, 21, 24–25, 28-30

Wu (Weixiong) family

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Cast Role Description Episodes appeared
Richard Low 刘谦益 Wu Shengda 吴升达

Wu Weixiong's father

5–6, 10, 12, 19–20, 23–26, 28-30
Elvin Ng 黄俊雄 Wu Weixiong 吴伟雄 See Main Cast

Gao (Shou) family

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Cast Role Description Episodes appeared
Zheng Geping 郑各评 Gao Shou 高首 See Main Cast
Chen Huihui 陈慧慧 Chen Qifang 陈琦芳
  • Gao Shou's wife
  • Gao Guotian's aunt
  • Li Daoqiang's ex-lover
  • Ye Laixiang's previous rival in love
1–2, 6, 8–9, 12, 17–18, 20, 22, 26–27, 29-30
Zhang Zhenhuan 张振寰 Gao Guotian 高过天 See Main Cast

Ye (Laixiang) family

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Cast Role Description Episodes appeared
Aileen Tan 陈丽贞 Ye Laixiang 叶来香 See Main Cast
Kimberly Chia 谢静仪 Ye Xiaofeng 叶晓凤
  • Polytechnic student
  • Liao Huancong, Hong Dehai, Fang Yangming and Ma Guangzong's schoolmate
  • Hong Dehai's girlfriend
9, 12–14, 16–17, 20–21, 24, 26–28, 30

Fire Team

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Cast Role Description
Ha Yu 夏雨 Mei Renxin 梅仁信 See Main Cast
Dennis Chew 周崇庆 Lan Yangyang 蓝阳阳 See Main Cast
Zheng Geping 郑各评 Gao Shou 高首 See Main Cast
Zhang Zhenhuan 张振寰 Gao Guotian 高过天 See Main Cast
Brandon Wong 黄炯耀 Mo Shijing 莫世敬 See Main Cast
Douglas Kung 孔祥德 Wang Jiannan 王建南 1–3, 5–6, 11–12, 14, 17-30

Peaks Team

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Cast Role Description Episodes appeared
Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉 Hong Canghai 洪沧海 See Main Cast
Ian Fang 方伟杰 Hong Dehai 洪德海 See Main Cast
Xu Bin 徐彬 Liao Huancong 廖焕聪 See Main Cast
Aloysius Pang 冯伟衷 Fang Yangming 方扬名 See Main Cast
Kimberly Chia 谢静仪 Ye Xiaofeng 叶晓凤 See Ye (Laixiang) family
Kelvin Mun 文兆保 Ma Guangzong 马光宗
  • Jersey number 22
  • Polytechnic student
  • Liao Huancong's best friend
  • Hong Dehai and Fang Yangming's frenemy, but became best friends later on
  • Team member of the Peaks team
  • Hong Canghai, Liao Huancong, Hong Dehai and Fang Yangming's teammate (Peaks Team)
9, 13–14, 20, 24-30

Other cast

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Cast Role Description Episodes appeared
KK Cheung
张国强
Li Daoqiang
李道强
  • Chen Qifang's ex-lover
  • Hong Canghai's frenemy, but became best friends later on
  • Team member of a Hong Kong football team
  • Celebrity football player
  • Returned to Hong Kong
1, 3–4, 29-30
Chantalle Ng 黄暄婷 Li Siqiang 李思蔷
  • Fang Yangming's current girlfriend
  • Hong Dehai's ex-girlfriend
  • Ye Xiaofeng's best friend and previous rival in love
  • Mo Lihua's employee
  • In love with Fang Yangming
  • Likes Hong Dehai previously
1, 4, 7, 9, 13, 16–17, 21, 26-30
Jeremy Chan 田铭耀 Alex Lim

Villain

  • Ah Wei, Ah Liang, Jiang Shui, Guang Huo and Cheng Jin's friend
  • Team member of the Black Panther football team
  • Likes Li Siqiang and Ye Xiaofeng
1–3, 5, 7, 13–14, 16–17, 19, 27
Wang Yuqing 王昱清 Huang Furen 黄富仁
  • Ex-manager of Hong Canghai's football team
  • Manager of the Fire Fox team
  • Zheng Yongyi's supervisor
1–2, 7, 18, 24, 27-30
Tan Jia Hui 陈佳慧 Jac 4, 11, 18, 20, 22–23, 26, 29
Ivan Tan 陈永文 阿宝 2–3, 5, 7, 14, 16–17, 19, 22, 27
Joey Feng 冯瑾瑜 Gigi 5
Chong Li Keng 钟丽卿 Pan Yaxin 潘雅欣 2, 6
Haden Hee 许立楷 Ben 4–6, 25
Silver Ang 洪子惠 Ann
  • Hong Canghai's colleague
  • Likes Gao Guotian and Hong Canghai
  • A witness of the fight that took place between Gao Guotian and a guy that attempts to molest her which caused the guy to fall into a coma, but she framed Wu Weixiong of hitting the guy which led him to turn himself in and went to jail.
4, 6, 15, 17–19, 23
Louis Wu 伍洛毅 Mark Zheng Yongyi's colleague 2, 7–8, 11, 23, 25
Veracia Yong 雍可欣 May 20, 22–23, 26
Liao Yiquan 廖宜权 骗子 21
Zhou Quanxi 周全喜 骗子父 21
Steven Woon 云昌凑 老大 23

Special appearances

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Cast Role Description Episodes appeared
Lawrence Wong 黄循财 Himself
as Minister for Culture, Community and Youth
  • Guest-of-honour at the football competition
27-28
Quah Kim Song 柯金松 Prize presenter (himself)
颁奖嘉宾
  • Guest-of-honour at the 2012 Dragon King Cup
1, 30
Tosh Zhang 张智杨 Ah Wei 阿威
  • Alex's helper that works for his father
  • Alex's friend
1, 13-14
Wang Weiliang 王伟良 Ah Liang 阿良
  • Alex's helper that works for his father
  • Alex's friend
1, 13-14
Maxi Lim 林俊良 Jiang Shui 江水
  • Alex's helper that works for his father
  • Alex's friend
1, 13-14
Noah Yap 叶荣耀 Guang Huo 广火
  • Alex's helper that works for his father
  • Alex's friend
1, 13
Charlie Goh 吴清樑 Cheng Jin 成金
  • Alex's helper that works for his father
  • Alex's friend
1, 13
Ho Ai Ling 何爱玲 Reporter Cai 蔡记者
  • Reporter
  • Mo Lihua's customer
1, 3-4
Teo Ser Lee 张思丽 Xiuhuan 秀环
  • Xiuhe's younger sister
  • Liao Huancong's maternal aunt
23-24

Awards and nominations

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World at Your Feet garnered 13 nominations for 10 awards in Star Awards 2015, winning 2 of them.

Nominee / Work Award Accolade Result
Ivan Lo Star Awards Young Talent Award Nominated
《逐梦》 by Power Station Best Theme Song Nominated
Wong Foong Hwee Best Director Nominated
Justin Lee Zhen An Best Costume and Image Design Nominated
Tommy Lee Best Cameraman for Drama Programme Nominated
Zheng Kai Hua and Thong Meng Sum Best Music and Sound Design Nominated
Aloysius Pang Favourite Male Character Nominated
Elvin Ng Nominated
Zhang Zhenhuan Won
Kimberly Chia Favourite Female Character Nominated
Zhang Zhenhuan and Jeanette Aw Favourite Onscreen Couple (Drama) Won
Ian Fang and Kimberly Chia Nominated
Yvonne Lim Best Actress Nominated

Trivia

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  • This is the second series after It Takes Two to use Korean songs, though they are not the official themes.
  • It is Ha Yu's third Singaporean drama series after Love Thy Neighbour and It's a Wonderful Life. Ha Yu and Brandon Wong are the only two cast members to have appeared in the three series so far. Vivian Lai, Douglas Kung, Ha Yu, Aileen Tan, Tan Junsheng and Brandon Wong acted in the series as well.
  • This is the second time Brandon Wong and Xu Bin have acted as father and son in a drama, after Don't Stop Believin' in 2012. Both dramas were written by Lau Ching Poon.
  • Vivian Lai's 2014 series after Love Thy Neighbour.
  • Due to Elvin Ng's role in C.L.I.F. 3, he will only appear in some episodes in the series.
  • The names of some of the characters are homonyms to Chinese phrases, e.g. 梅仁信 sounding like 没人性 or 没人信, 吴伟雄 sounding like 无尾熊, 莫丽花 sounding like 茉莉花, 蓝阳阳 sounding like 懒洋洋, 叶来香 sounding like 夜来香, 高首 sounding like 高手. In addition, there are also name combinations, 李道强 and 李思蔷 sounding like 李思蔷(思念道强), 高过天 and 莫雨晴 sounding like 雨过天晴.
  • Snippets of the next episode are shown during the ending credits of each episode. This is the sixth series where News Tonight commentaries are not announced.
  • A spin-off telemovie titled Unexpected Strangers (小心陌生人) was later produced whereby only Jeanette Aw, Elvin Ng, Zhang Zhenhuan and Richard Low reprised their roles, and was joined by new cast members Jayley Woo and Allen Chen.
  • The show, along with the line "We're brothers. I will give you support when you need it most. (我们是brother麻。在你最需要support的时候呢,给你support!)" said by Dennis Chew, are mentioned in episode 36 of 118, which also starred Chew and Xu Bin.
  • This is the first known series in which a Cabinet Minister (the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth or MCCY) has made a cameo appearance in a Channel 8 drama serial. The actual MCCY is in charge of overseeing the development of sports in Singapore, through a statuary board known as Sport Singapore. The next series in which cabinet ministers would make special appearances would be Eat Already?, in which the Minister of State for Communications and Information as well as the Parliamentary Secretary for Education made cameo appearances in separate scenes helping to explain government policies to the people of Singapore.
  • This series was repeated on weekends at 4.30pm - 6.30pm after succeeding The Dream Makers.
  • This series repeat on Sundays starting 11 Jul 2021 at 12.30am after succeeding Table of Glory.

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