Also known as Mercurial Men Ending theme 像這樣也好 by 向华 Final episode date 5 September 2016 Number of episodes 20 Languages English, Chinese | Opening theme 樂度明天 by Chriz Tong First episode date 9 August 2016 Genre Family | |
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Written by Tang Yeow 陈耀Seah Choon Guan 谢俊源 Directed by 林美娜Lin Mingzhe 林明哲Cheong Yuan Ting 张愿庭 Starring Chen HanweiPierre PngAloysius PangCynthia KohPaige ChuaCarrie Wong Similar The Dream Job, CLIF 4, If Only I Could, You Can Be An Angel 2, Peace & Prosperity | ||
The Gentlemen (Chinese: 来自水星的男人) is a Singaporean drama series produced and telecast on Mediacorp Channel 8. The 20-episode drama serial stars Chen Hanwei, Pierre Png, Aloysius Pang, Cynthia Koh, Paige Chua and Carrie Wong as the main characters. The first episode airs on Tuesday (August 9, 2016), 8:29pm, right after the live telecast of the nation's 51st National Day Parade. Subsequent episodes were telecast on Mondays to Fridays beginning from 10 August 2016 at 9:00pm.
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Plot
Three brothers with characteristics that trumpet the belief that men are from Mars are forced to understand the work discrimination that womenfolk face in their everyday jobs when they take on occupations that are perceived to be more feminine in nature.
Zhang Naiping (Chen Hanwei)'s ambition is to be the boss, but fails in both work and marriage. Accidentally, he becomes a confinement nanny.
Zhang Nailiang (Pierre Png), a professional ballet teacher, is forced to find another way due to his hearing problems.
Zhang Naiyi (Aloysius Pang), a LASALLE College of the Arts Fashion Design graduate, finds a chairman who appreciates his fashion designs, but winds up at an office that designs women’s undergarments.
Development
The series is first announced in January 2016. Originally, Julie Tan and Xu Bin were also announced to be part of the lineup. Their roles were replaced by Carrie Wong and Aloysius Pang respectively, as Julie turned down the series to allow herself to focus on her role in long-running drama series Peace & Prosperity. Wong was told that she would have to have her long locks shorn for her role, as executive producer Soh Bee Lian feels that the character would be more convincing in a bob cut than if she were to wear a wig.
Filming began in February 2016. On 9 March, Toggle interviewed Pang, whose character falls in love with Paige Chua’s. The actors shot the scene where Chua saves his life when Pang falls over a railing at a parking complex in two hours. He was suspended from a third-floor ledge, with a ladder propping him up by the feet during breaks. Pierre Png, who plays a professional ballet dancer in the series, reveals that ballet is “much, much tougher” than boxing (referring to his previous role in Channel 5 telemovie Rise). While others have to take seven years to perfect ballet, he only has one month for his role.
A press conference was held at Cafe Melba in the new Mediacorp campus on 26 July 2016. Chen Hanwei, Pierre Png, Aloysius Pang, Carrie Wong, Paige Chua, Cynthia Koh and Jin Yinji attended the conference.
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2017 Accolades
The Gentlemen is up for 5 nominations. It was nominated for Young Talent Award,Best Actor ,Bioskin Healthiest Hair Award, Best Screenplay & Best Director