Tiger Mum

This article is about the Singaporean TV show. For other uses, see Tiger mother (disambiguation).

Tiger Mum (Chinese: 虎妈来了) is a Singaporean family drama produced and telecast on MediaCorp Channel 8. The drama began production in November 2014. The series ran from 9 April to 6 May 2015. It stars Yao Wenlong, Huang Biren, Julie Tan, Ian Fang, Bonnie Loo, Aloysius Pang and Jeffrey Xu. This is the second drama appearance of veteran actress Huang Biren since her return to the entertainment industry after a seven-year hiatus. Huang plays the title character in the show. a controlling and demanding tiger mother character. The series is sponsored by the Media Development Authority of Singapore.

Tiger Mum
虎妈来了
Genre	Drama Family
Written by	Ang Eng Tee
Directed by	Png Keh Hock Oh Liang Cai
Starring	Huang Biren Yao Wenlong Julie Tan Ian Fang Bonnie Loo Aloysius Pang Jeffrey Xu
Opening theme	未知数 by Bonnie Loo
Country of origin	Singapore
Original languages	Mandarin, with some English dialogue
No. of episodes	20 (list of episodes)
Production
Producer	Jasmine Woo
Running time	approx. 45 minutes
Original release
Network	Mediacorp Channel 8
Release	9 April (2015-04-09) – 6 May 2015 (2015-05-06)
Related
Hero (2016)

With the show's viewership constantly breaking the 1 million mark, and its finale attracting more than 1.06 million viewers, Tiger Mum has been named the Top Rated Drama of Year 2015 at the recently held Star Awards 2016.^[1] This is the second consecutive time a drama starring Huang Biren (after Three Wishes in 2014) has managed to take the top viewership spot.

Cast

Main cast

• Huang Biren as He Xuemei 贺雪美, a senior prison officer
• Yao Wenlong as Chen Kai 陈凯, 'Your Home Living' owner
• Julie Tan as Chen Huixin 陈慧欣, an online fashion designer

Cast	Role	Description	Episodes appeared
Ian Fang 方伟杰	Chen Haowei (陈浩威)	Works at Ivan's office Chen Kai's eldest son Chen Huixin's younger brother Chen Haolian and Chen Huiyan's elder brother Likes Wang Rouya but gave her up and fell in love with Zoe in episode 20	1-20
Aloysius Pang 冯伟衷	Chen Haolian (陈浩廉)	Secondary School Student Chen Kai's youngest son Chen Huixin and Chen Haowei's youngest brother Chen Huiyan's elder brother Abigail's ex-classmate and boyfriend	1-20
Bonnie Loo 罗美仪	Chen Huiyan（陈慧妍）	Secondary School Student Chen Kai's youngest daughter Chen Huixin, Chen Haowei and Chen Haolian's youngest sister Nat Tan's girlfriend but was dumped in episode 11 Angel Lim's schoolmate, bully and rival in love but eventually became good friends with her	1-20

Supporting cast

Cast	Role	Description	Episodes appeared
Jeffrey Xu 徐鸣杰	Zhang Guoqiang 张国强	Prisoner 6412 Chef Accepted by a university Likes He Xuemei ends up in love with Chen Huixin in episode 20	1, 3-20
Jayley Woo 胡佳琪	Abigail	Former Prostitute Liu Jinmai's daughter Chen Haolian's ex-classmate and girlfriend Darren's sister	1, 3, 6, 9, 11, 12, 14, 20
Rayson Tan 陈泰铭	Ivan Eng	Villain Chen Haowei's boss Chased Chen Haowei out in episode 18 but was stopped by Mr Sim.	1-
Brandon Wong 黄炯耀	Robert Leow	Chen Kai's colleague; 'Your Home Living' second owner	3-
Belinda Lee 李心钰	Mo Xiaoling 莫晓玲	Chen Kai's sister-in-law Margaret's mother	12-20
Tuen Wai Meng	Liu Jinmai 刘金迈	Prisoner 0368 Abigail's father Repeat offender	1, 3, 9, 20
Jaspers Lai 赖宇涵	Peter	Villain Prisoner 5566	1-2, 14-15, 20
Jae Liew 柳胜美	Wang Rouya 王柔雅	Chen Haowei's colleague and love interest	2-
Lina Ng 黄嫊方	He Shengmei 贺胜美	He Xuemei's younger sister Benjamin and Cecilia's mother	2-5,
Li Hong	Benjamin	He Shengmei's son	2-4,
Chloe Ng	Cecelia	He Shengmei's daughter	2-4,
Ray Nu D/O Su Wan	Rose	He Shengmei's maid	2-5,
Welyn Ang	Ivy	Works at 'Your Home Living'
Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮	Antonio Chen Hongyu	He Xuemei's ninth matchmade date	5 Cameo appearance
Zheng Rongming	Mr M	Maggie Huixin's chat-mate who turns out to be a pedophile (Arrested - episode 9 Epilogue)	7-8
Valere Ng	Margaret	Mo Xiaoling's daughter	12-20
Joy Yak	Kelly
Aden Tan	Nat	Chen Huiyan's ex-love interest
Zong Zijie	Darren	Abigail's brother
Teh Kaixin	Angel Lim	School bully but realized her mistakes and became friends with Chen Huiyan
Jerry Yeo 杨伟烈	Leo	Villain Zhang Guoqiang's ex-friend

Music

Song title	Performer	Type of song
未知數	Bonnie Loo	Theme and sub-theme song
男儿当自强	黄沾	Song

Accolades

Year	Organisation	Category	Nominee	Result	Ref
2016	Star Awards	Best Screenplay	Ang Eng Tee	Won
		Best Theme Song	"未知数"	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Bonnie Loo	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Ian Fang	Nominated
		Best Drama Serial	—	Nominated
		Top Rated Drama Series	—	Won
		London Choco Roll Happiness Award	Ian Fang	Nominated
2016	Fame Awards	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Julie Tan	Nominated
		Best Theme Song	"未知数"	Nominated

See also

• List of MediaCorp Channel 8 Chinese drama series (2010s)