Rhythm of Life (TV series)
| Rhythm of Life (变奏曲) |
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|---|---|
| Genre | Modern Drama |
| Written by | Phang Kai Yee (彭凯毅) Lim Gim Lan (林锦兰) |
| Directed by | Chong Liung Man (张龙敏) |
| Starring |
Christopher Lee Jeanette Aw Jesseca Liu Elvin Ng |
| Opening theme | 空缺 by Wu Jiahui 伍家辉 |
| Ending theme | 虽然我愿意 by Wu Jiahui 伍家辉 |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| Original language(s) | Chinese |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Yeo Saik Pin (杨锡彬) |
| Running time | approx. 45 minutes per episode |
| Release | |
| Original network | MediaCorp TV Channel 8 |
| Original release | 5 May – 30 May 2008 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | The Truth |
| Followed by | La Femme |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Rhythm of Life (simplified Chinese: 变奏曲) is a Singaporean Chinese modern family drama which was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It made its debut on 5 May 2008 and ended on 30 May 2008. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes, and was aired on every weekday night at 9:00 pm.
The story revolves around three friends: Li Junjie, an architect; Liu Zhiyuan, a policeman; and Wang Tianbao, a bookie.
Junjie (Christopher Lee) could not believe that his father actually hit his mother. Thus, she made up her mind to leave both her husband and son.
Feeling lost, Junjie searched everywhere for his mother. However, she was gone forever.
Stooping in the rain, he tried to hold back the fear and rage he felt inside. At this moment, a little hand holding a piece of bread reached out to him. Junjie lifted his eyes, and there standing before him was a little girl with a sweet smile, just like an angel. Her name is Zhiling (Jesseca Liu), who is 10 years old.
Junjie's life would have been even more lonesome had he not known Zhiyuan (Elvin Ng), Zhiling and Tianbao (Zzen Zhang).
One day on a hill, Junjie, Zhiyuan and Tianbao shared about their ambition and dreams for the future. Being high in spirits, they swore to be sworn brothers and to share fortune and woes together. Unfortunately, the road ahead would not be as smooth sailing as they imagined.
Despite Junjie and his father living together for so many years, they are still unable to break the communication barrier. Junjie cannot forgive his dad for driving his mother away. Zhiling tries to act as a mediator between them.
Like the earth that revolves around the sun, she has grown to revolve her everyday life around Junjie, and cannot do without him. However, he often takes her for granted.
Tianbao was in love with Zhiling, but he knew that in order to be with her, he has to defeat his rival, Junjie. Unfortunately, he was never able to outshine Junjie. Fate played a cruel joke on Junjie and Zhiyuan. They both met and fell deeply in love with Xiaorou (Jeanette) at the same time. The two had to make a choice between friendship and love.
At this time, a brutal truth unravelled. Xiaorou caught up with her past relationship, could not delve into the future but often lived in the blissful memories of yesteryears. Zhiyuan was merely a replacement for Mingwen, her ex-boyfriend who had died.
Even though Zhiyuan knew the truth, he was willing to be Mingwen's substitute. However, Xiaorou knows that only Junjie can release her from her past.
The notorious Zhang Nan, nicknamed Cockroach, wants to change for the better after knowing the kind-hearted Zhiling. Unfortunately, Zhiling met with an accident and died.
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