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If Only I Could (TV series)

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Written by
  
Lim Gim Lan 林锦兰许丽雯

Country of origin
  
Singapore

Final episode date
  
27 June 2016

Number of episodes
  
20

Language
  
Chinese

Ending theme
  
最美的时光 by Alfred Sim

First episode date
  
31 May 2016

Network
  
Mediacorp Channel 8

Genre
  
Suspense

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Also known as
  
Begin Again (重來)Through the Years (回到那些年)

Directed by
  
Loo Yin Kam 卢燕金Chen Yi You 陈忆幼Martin Chan 陈金祥

Starring
  
Rui EnPaige ChuaAndie ChenElvin Ng

Similar
  
The Dream Job, The Gentlemen, The Truth Seekers, CLIF 4, CLIF

If Only I Could (Chinese: 十年…你还好吗？) is a Singaporean drama produced and telecast on Mediacorp Channel 8. The time-travelling series, which consists of 20 episodes, stars Rui En, Paige Chua, Andie Chen and Elvin Ng as the main characters of the series, will begin its run from 31 May 2016.

Contents

Plot

Chen Zhenhao (Rui En) struggles to keep her family together despite a disapproving mother-in-law, an easygoing husband too generous with his meagre earnings (Andie Chen), and a son with hyperactivity.

Huo Xiwen (Paige Chua) endures marital problems with her husband Huang Degang (Elvin Ng) and suffers a miscarriage after an accident.

Zhenhao is later diagnosed with breast cancer, and together with her former schoolmate and rival, Xiwen, who’s also seen her share of misfortune, the pair travel back in time to start their lives over and avoid all the mistakes they’ve made. But the two long-suffering wives realise they’re worse off than before.

Cameo/Special Appearance

Note: Only credited cameos are mentioned.

2017 Accolades

The dramas that are competing for Best Theme Songs are The Dream Job, Eat Already?, Life - Fear Not & You Can Be An Angel 2

Trivia

  • This will be Elvin Ng's second villain role after the 2009 Mediacorp drama serial "The Ultimatum" .
  • Rui En's first role as an auntie. She puts on 4kg just for this role to make her role looked more realistic.
  • Rui En, Paige Chua, Elvin Ng and Andie Chen previously starred in Code of Honour (2011). Then, Rui En was Andie Chen's younger sister and in love with Elvin Ng, while Paige Chua was Chen's admirer. For this drama, there is a reshuffle; Paige Chua pairs up with Elvin Ng, while Rui En pairs up with Andie Chen. This also marks the second time the "RuiVin" pair do not play an onscreen couple, after C.L.I.F. 3 - Then, Rui En was paired up with Li Nanxing, while Elvin Ng was paired up with Tracy Lee first, then Sora Ma.
  • This will be Elvin Ng and Tracy Lee's fourth collaboration together after No Limits, C.L.I.F. and C.L.I.F. 3.
  • This will be Tracy Lee's first drama in terms of filming schedule (second chronologically, after Peace & Prosperity) after converting her full-time Mediacorp contract to a per-project one. This move is to allow her to study early childhood education.
  • Malaysian singer Rynn Lim's second Singaporean drama after The Beginning (2007).
  • This is the first instance of which a theme song is arranged at the end of each episode during the credits. There are two ending sequences in this series - one that begins with Xiwen and another that begins with Daxian. Excluding episode 1, this is the 14th series where News Tonight commentaries are not announced.

    • References

    If Only I Could (TV series) Wikipedia
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