Beyond (Singaporean TV series)

Beyond (Chinese: X元素) is a Singaporean Chinese drama which has been telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It stars Jeanette Aw, Pierre Png, Li Nanxing, Xiang Yun and Shaun Chen as the casts of the series. It made its debut on 24 Dec 2012. This drama serial consists of 20 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm, it is a year end blockbuster for 2012.

Beyond
X 元素
Genre	Mystery Science fiction
Written by	Phang Kai Yee 彭凯毅
Directed by	Chia Mien Yang 谢敏洋 Chen Yi You 陈忆幼 Lin Mingzhe 林明哲
Starring	Jeanette Aw Pierre Png Li Nanxing Xiang Yun Shaun Chen
Opening theme	呼吸 by Mary Wong
Country of origin	Singapore
Original language	Chinese
No. of episodes	20
Production
Producer	Chia Mien Yang 谢敏洋
Running time	approx. 45 minutes
Original release
Network	MediaCorp Channel 8
Release	24 December 2012 (2012-12-24) – 18 January 2013 (2013-01-18)

Beyond
Traditional Chinese	X元素
Simplified Chinese	X元素
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin X Yuán Sù

The series is the sixth highest-rated drama serial in 2013, with an average viewership of 834,000.

Plot

Welcome to the realm of the unexplained, where things are not exactly what they seem and where one can get sucked into an alternative reality or a different dimension.

Jeanette Aw plays the protagonist gifted with the extraordinary ability to see a person as they are inside. Together with Li Nan Xing, who plays an eccentric private investigator in search of his missing fiancée, the duo brave challenges as they seek to unravel mysteries of the unknown dimensions.

The intriguing investigative drama also stars Pierre Png as the psychiatrist with charisma, Shaun Chen and Xiang Yun. Each case covers three to four thrilling episodes.

Cast

Main cast

Cast	Role	Description
Jeanette Aw	Yang Zhiqing 杨芷晴	傻妹 (Silly girl) Cuiyan's daughter Love interest of Wenbin, but she is interested in Jiang Wei
Pierre Png	Xu Wenbin 许文斌	Psychiatrist Zhiqing's best friend In love with Zhiqing
Li Nanxing	Jiang Wei 江伟	Private detective (former police officer) Meichen's fiancée Passed away three years ago in the parallel universe
Xiang Yun	Zhang Cuiyan 张翠燕	Bee Hoon stall owner Mother of Zhiqing Wife of Yang Guoli
Shaun Chen	Qiu Hanxiang 丘汉祥	Jiang Wei's close and loyal friend In love with Meichen Married with Meichen and had kids in the parallel universe

Other cast

Cast	Role	Description
Pamelyn Chee 齐騛	Shen Meichen 沈美辰	Doctor Jiang Wei's fiancée Knocked down by a car and killed 3 years ago in the actual dimension
符和增	Chatterbox 口水公	Duck rice stall tenant
Ang Twa Bak 洪大目	Aunt Qin 琴妈	One of the coffeeshop tenant
邱佳慧	Aunt Wanton 云吞嫂	Wanton stall tenant
Seth Ang 翁兴昂	Dong 老东
朱玉叶	Pan Baozhu 潘宝珠	Jiang Wei's mother
Henry Heng 王利秦	Jiang Han 江翰	Jiang Wei's father

Ep 1–4: Storey 13.5

Cast	Role	Description
Shannon Zann 苏仪珍	Dong-sao 东嫂
李弘	Luo Weijian 罗伟健	Dong-shu and Dong-sao's son
Pamelyn Chee	Shen Meichen 沈美辰	Appeared in Jiang Wei's dreams
Scott C. Hillyard	Marble boy 弹珠少年	A student playing marbles
Kelly Lim LT 林俐廷	Mahjong lady 打牌女	A lady "playing mahjong" there
陈欽焕	Singing man 唱歌男	A man who appeared to be "singing in a concert"

Ep 5–8: Youth stealer

Cast	Role	Description
Rayson Tan	Chen Dayu 陈大雨	Exchanged with Ye Rongguang's secret to immortality, where other people age rapidly while he looks younger by the day Caught in episode 8
Yuan Shuai	Ye Rongguang 叶荣光	Appears to be 31 years old but claims to be 176 years old Aged when Dayu first saw him Died as a 70-something year old in episode 5 after giving Dayu the secret to immortality Possessed his secret to immortality inherited from his master
Jerry Yeo	Jay Zhao Shijie 赵世杰	Colleague of Dayu Learnt about Dayu's secret to immortality Died in episode 7 due to rapid aging
Candyce Toh	Li Zhenwei 李珍薇	Jay's girlfriend Looked 40 years older when Zhiqing first saw her Actually she is 27 years old
Dennis Chew	Marcus Ang	Executive of Dayu Suddenly passed out due to rapid ageing (cameo appearance)
Edsel Lim	Younger version of Chen Dayu	After stealing Jay's youth, Dayu found himself being turned into a boy
Tracer Wong	Wang Xiuli 王秀莉	Dayu's wife
符嘉轩	Chen Xiaojun 陈晓君	Dayu and Xiuli's older daughter
Lyn Oh Ling En	Chen Xiaofang 陈晓芳	Dayu and Xiuli's younger daughter
Tommy Wong 王昌黎	Zhou Wantai 周万泰	A billionaire Dayu's customer
Chong Ying Shi	Wu Jiaqing 吴嘉庆	A mental asylum patient Wanted to avenge his wife after Ye Rongguang stole her youth

Ep 9–11: Kampong Mimpi

The villagers appeared in episodes 10 and 11. Scenes took place in Kampong Buangkok.

Cast	Role	Description
Henry Thia	Yang Guoli 杨国立	Zhiqing's father Went missing for 5 years Claims to be one of the villagers in Kampong Mimpi Decided to stay at Kampong Mimpi to save his actual family
Li Yue Jie 李岳杰	Zhang Rencun 张仁村	Villager head
Wang Rui Xian 王瑞显	Chen Ji Xiang 陈吉祥	A villager
Cai Long 蔡龙	Li Ping An 李平安
Michelle Tay	Chen Ba-mei 陈八妹	Guoli's said wife Village's sorceress.
Huang Ying En 黄颖恩	Xiao Mei 小梅	Guoli's said 7-year-old daughter Actual daughter of Ba-mei.

Ep 12–14: Back in time

Cast	Role	Description
Jeanette Aw	Yang Zhiqing 杨芷晴	Transported three years back after being choked unconscious by Zhiliang Went to the other dimension unexpectedly to stop Meichen from going missing
Li Nanxing	Jiang Wei 江伟	Supposed to be Meichen's husband, but later caught in a love triangle.
Shaun Chen	Qiu Hanxiang 丘汉祥	Is also fond of Meichen Suspected Mingyao and Zhigang to be culprits behind Lixuan's comatose
Pamelyn Chee	Shen Meichen 沈美辰	Caught in a love triangle Meichen chooses to run away from the marriage rehearsal
Sora Ma Shi Xiang Jun 施香君 (younger version)	Qiu Lixuan 丘丽萱	Hanxiang's younger sister An active long-runner before becoming a vegetative (a comatose person) Saved Zhiqing three times Died in episode 14
Ryan Lian 廖永誼 (middle-aged version) Zong Zijie 宗子傑 (teenage version)	Mingyao 名耀	Also involved in kidnapping activities
Zhan Wei Jie 詹偉傑 (middle-aged version) Deng Mao Jie 鄧茂傑 (teenage version)	Zhigang 志刚	Accomplice to Mingyao Also involved in kidnapping activities
	Luo Zhiliang 罗志良	Lixuan's ex-boyfriend The real culprit behind Lixuan's and Zhiqing's comatose
Chen Xiang 陈翔	Liu Guowei 刘国威	Knocked Jiang Wei down three years ago

Ep 15–17: Wenbin's inner soul

Cast	Role	Description
Pierre Png	Xu Wenbin 许文斌	A psychiatrist
Wenbin's inner soul	A punk rocker, appeared in a wedding in the opening theme
Ng Hui	Xu Wenqian 许文茜	Wenbin's elder sister Got a mental disorder due to her father's high expectations upon her and her brother
Zhang Wei	Xu Huangzong 许煌宗	Wenbin and Wenqian's authoritative and domineering father
Tao Ying 陶樱	Bixia 碧霞	Wenbin and Wenqian's mother
Li Nanxing	Jiang Wei 江伟	A private investigator who dedicates his life to looking for his fiancée Meichen for the past 3 years
	Jiang Wei's inner soul	A vagrant who is "living in the past", and talks backwards
Simon Lai 黎少雄	Ghost 鬼手	Rock members of Wenbin's band
Zac Leow 廖子翔	Slash
Bryan Liu 刘德伟	Adder

Ep 18–20: Another dimension / "Déjà vu"

(Storyline formed as a result of the events in 'Back in time')

Cast	Role	Description
Li Nanxing	Jiang Wei 江伟	Came to the new dimension with Zhiqing where he was supposedly dead in episode 14, three years ago Had a daughter with Meichen, called Jiang Nian
Shaun Chen	Qiu Hanxiang 丘汉祥	Jiang Wei's close and loyal friend Meichen's boyfriend in the new dimension
Pamelyn Chee	Shen Meichen 沈美辰	Hanxiang's girlfriend in the new dimension Had a daughter with Jiang Wei, called Jiang Nian Killed in a car accident 3 years ago in the actual dimension
Xiang Yun	Zhang Cuiyan 张翠燕	Moved house with Zhiqing after becoming famous
Pierre Png	Xu Wenbin 许文斌	Psychiatrist Zhiqing's boyfriend
Jeanette Aw	Yang Zhiqing 杨芷晴	Came to the new dimension with Jiang Wei where she was supposed to be a rich celebrity
	Yang Zhiqing 杨芷晴	A celebrity who hosted reality show Beautiful Psychic In comparison with the Zhiqing from the actual dimension, she is a scheming woman and is always jealous of others She is kinder after realising her mistakes in episode 20
Chen Shi En 陳詩恩	Jiang Nian 江念	The three-year-old daughter of the late Jiang Wei and Meichen
Su Cai Zhong 蘇才忠	Hu Haoming 胡灝明	A doctor, also one of the missing people who went into the new dimension three years ago The only person other than Jiang Wei to know the truth behind Meichen's disappearance in the actual dimension
Chen Xiang 陳翔	Liu Guowei 劉國威	Knocked Jiang Wei down intentionally three years ago in the new dimension in an act of revenge for his son Attacked Zhiqing from the new dimension, causing her to be unable to look into other people's souls Killed in a car accident in Episode 20

Production

The drama was originally meant to be called 异能元素.

Filming for this drama started on end Apr 2012^[1] and completed its filming in early Jul. Due to special effects used in the drama, the drama is only broadcast at the end of the year.

Trivia

• Dennis Chew's return to acting on TV after 10 years. He last acted in the sitcom My Genie 2 in 2002.
• Jeanette Aw will play two roles as Zhiqing. She will play in both the real dimension and the alternate dimension.

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref
2013	Asian Television Awards	Best Theme Song	呼吸 by Mary Wong	Highly Commended
2014	Star Awards	Best Theme Song	呼吸 by Mary Wong	Nominated
		Best Programme Promo 最佳宣传短片	Loo Li Min 卢俐敏	Nominated
		Best Screenplay 最佳剧本	Phang Kai Yee 彭凯毅	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Xiang Yun	Nominated
		Best Drama Serial	—	Nominated
		Top Rated Drama Serial 2013	—	Nominated

See also

• List of MediaCorp Channel 8 Chinese Drama Series (2010s)