Blessings (TV series)

*Blessings*
Blessings
	祖先保佑
Genre	Time-travel ; Food ; Romance ; Family
Written by	Tang Yeow 陈耀 ; Cheong Yan Ping 张彦平
Starring	Shaun Chen ; Jesseca Liu ; Chen Hanwei ; Yao Wenlong ; Yvonne Lim ; Sora Ma
Opening theme	Blessings (祖先保佑) by Chriz Tong
Ending theme	1) Constant (不变) by Olivia Ong ; 2) Love Message Via The Moon (明月千里寄相思) by Jesseca Liu
Country of origin	Singapore
Original language	Chinese
No. of episodes	20 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Jasmine Woo 邬毓琳
Producer	Kwek Leng Soong 郭令送
Running time	approx. 45 minutes (exc. advertisements)
Original release
Network	MediaCorp Channel 8
Release	23 July –; 19 August 2014
Related
	Blessings 2 (2018)

Blessings (Chinese: 祖先保佑) is a time-travelling drama series produced by MediaCorp Studios and aired on MediaCorp Channel 8. The show aired at 9pm on weekdays and had a repeat telecast at 8am the following day. The series stars Shaun Chen, Chen Hanwei, Yao Wenlong, Yvonne Lim, Jesseca Liu and Sora Ma as the main characters of the series. The series is producer Kwek Leng Soong's final drama series before she left MediaCorp in August 2015. A sequel, Blessings 2 was produced and first aired on 1 October 2018.

Cast

Main cast

Cast	Role	Description	Episodes Appeared
Shaun Chen 陈泓宇	Lian Wending 连文鼎	1948 Character, Time travelled to 2014 Mao Mao (毛矛), 连文鼎 (Lian Wending), Uncle Hairy Lin Xiaomei's husband Lian Mengyong's father Lian Daxi and Lian Shuangxi's grandfather Alicia Lian's great-grandfather She Meiren's ex-boyfriend Wenrou's love interest Sun Xiulan's ex-fiancé	1 - 20
Jesseca Liu 刘子绚	She Meiren 佘美仁	2014 Character Yuanbin's wife Lian Wending's ex-girlfriend Ouyang Xuan's best friend	1 - 20
Jesseca Liu 刘子绚	Lin Xiaomei 林小梅	1948 Character Lian Wending's wife Lian Mengyong's mother Lian Daxi and Lian Shuangxi's grandmother Alicia Lian's great-grandmother In love with Lian Wending	1, 20
Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮	Lian Daxi 连大喜	2014 Character Lian Wending's grandson Lian Shuangxi's older brother Ouyang Xuan's boyfriend Author of 'I Came From Planet 372' In love with Ouyang Xuan
Yao Wenlong 姚玟隆	Lian Shuangxi 连双喜	2014 Character Du Shini's husband Lian Wending's grandson Lian Daxi's younger brother
Yvonne Lim 林湘萍	Du Shini 杜诗妮	2014 Character Lian Shuangxi's wife Alicia Lian's mother Wenrou's cousin
Sora Ma 马艺瑄	Wenrou 温柔	Main Villain 2014 Character Aunty Slipper Du Shini's cousin In love with Lian Wending	7 - 20
Sora Ma 马艺瑄	Sun Xiulan 孙秀兰	1948 Character Lian Wending's ex-fiancée	1

Supporting cast

Cast	Role	Description
Youyi 有懿	Ouyang Xuan 欧阳璇	2014 Character Lian Daxi's girlfriend She Meiren's best friend
Chen Shucheng 陈澍城	Lian Mengyong 连梦勇	2014 Character Xiao Yong (小勇) Lian Wending and Lin Xiaomei's son Lian Daxi and Lian Shuangxi's father Alicia Lian's grandfather Du Shini's father-in-law
Zhu Houren 朱厚任	She Xingcheng 佘兴承	2014 Character She Meiren's father
Chloe Ng 黄颖恩	Alicia Lian 艾丽丝	2014 Character Lian Shuangxi and Du Shini's daughter Lian Wending and Lin Xiaomei's great-granddaughter Lian Mengyong's granddaughter
Mei Xin	Ouyang Xuan
Zhu Xiufeng	Sis Chun

Cameo/Special Appearance

Cast	Role	Description	Episodes Appeared
Hong Ling 洪凌
Li Wenhai 李文海	Lian Xuegeng 连学庚	1948 Character Lian Wending's father Xi Ji's founder Younger version portrayed by Shaun Chen in Blessings 2	1
Darryl Yong 杨子文	Zhanpeng 展鹏	2014 Character Wenrou's boyfriend
Louis Wu 伍洛毅	Yuanbin 元彬	2014 Character She Meiren's husband
Chase Tan 陈锦宏	Hai 阿海	2014 Character Xi Ji's employee
Cat Ang 翁慧霖	Lian 阿莲	2014 Character Le Kella's ex-employee She Meiren's ex-subordinate
Hu Wensui

Awards and nominations

Star Awards 2015

Blessings is nominated for 9 awards in Star Awards 2015, it won 1 out of 9 awards. The other dramas nominated for Best Drama Series and/or Best Theme Song include Against The Tide, C.L.I.F. 3, The Journey: Tumultuous Times, Three Wishes and World At Your Feet. The Star Awards are presented by Mediacorp.

Star Awards – Acting Awards
Nominees	Accolades	Category	Result
Chloe Ng Ying En 黄颖恩	Star Awards 2015 Show 1 红星大奖2015	Young Talent Award 青苹果奖	Nominated
《祖先保佑》 by Chriz Tong 汤薇恩		Best Theme Song 最佳主题曲	Nominated
Tang Yeow 陈耀 and Cheong Yan Peng 张彦平		Best Screenplay 最佳剧本	Won
Toh Meng Teck 卓明德		Best Cameraman for Drama Programme 最佳戏剧摄影	Nominated
Teng Phek Yhen Matthew 邓碧源 and Leong Mei Han 梁美娴		Best Music & Sound Design 最佳音乐与音效设计	Nominated
Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮	Star Awards 2015 Show 2 红星大奖2015	Best Actor 最佳男主角	Nominated
Chen Shucheng 陈澍城		Best Supporting Actor 最佳男配角	Nominated
—		Best Drama Serial 最佳电视剧	Nominated

References