Kin (Singaporean TV series)

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Kin
KIN Logo black.png
GenreSocio-drama
Dramedy
Family
Written bySam Lee
Joanne Teo
Lillian Wang
Directed byJ Cheung Pui Chung
Diana Salim
Manoj Prabhoda Chandran
Chan Bang Yuan
Ian Seymour
Christopher Lim
Gavin Lim
StarringAriati Tyeb Papar
Mastura Ahmad
Rachel Wan
Margaret Lim
Hatta Said
Sofia Dendroff
Ebi Shankara
Sue Tan
Maxi Lim
Jason Godfrey
Carla Dunareanu
Gayathri Segaran
Jasmine Sim
Theme music composerGary Leo
Serene Koong
Opening theme"Journey" by Gary Leo (Season 1)
"Full Circle" by Serene Koong (Season 2-now)
Country of origin Singapore
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes854
Production
Executive producerOng Kuo Sin
Production locationsInfinite Studios
Mediacorp Studios
Running timeapprox. 22-23 minutes per episode
Original release
Network Mediacorp Channel 5
Toggle (2018-2020)
MeWATCH (2020-2022)
Release1 October 2018 (2018-10-01) 
31 March 2022 (2022-03-31)
Related
  • Tanglin
  • Sunny Side Up
  • Happy Prince (2020)

Kin is a Singapore drama series produced by Mediacorp. It stars Ariati Tyeb Papar, Jasmine Sim, Sofia Dendroff, Rachel Wan, Margaret Lim, Sue Tan, Maxi Lim, Ebi Shankara, Carla Dunareanu, Gayathri Segaran, Mastura Ahmad, Hatta Said, and Jason Godfrey.

Contents

Kin premiered on 1 October 2018 on Mediacorp Channel 5, with a repeat telecast at 12am and 1.30pm the following weekday. The last episode aired on 31 March 2022 at 8.30pm as announced on 7 January 2022. [1] [2]

Story

23 years ago, two baby girls, Ella (Jasmine Sim) and Yoke (Rachel Wan) were switched at birth. It was not an accident. Their mothers Loh May Wan (Margaret Lim) and Jessica Shelley (Sue Tan), rivals from primary school, attempt to unravel the truth behind the baby swap as they grapple with their birth-daughters who are their polar opposites in every way.

Deanna (Gayathri Segaren) finds out that she is terminally ill. She decides to entrust her husband, Kenneth (Ebi Shankara), to her best friend Ananya (Carla Dunareanu). Now, Ananya has to choose between James (Jason Godfrey), a man whom she has always admired, and Kenneth. Meanwhile, as dutiful wife Rosnani (Ariati Tyeb Papar) is tending to her boss and mother-in-law Adina's (Mastura Ahmad) orders at their family restaurant, her husband Zaryn (Hatta Said) is rendezvousing with his boss Syirah (Adlina Adil). Rosnani's life revolves around her family and now, her world is about to shatter.

Cast

ActorCharacter
The Balas
Gayathri SegaranDeanna Bala (deceased due to brain tumor cancer)
Ebi ShankaraKenneth Bala
Rishi VarmanNathan Bala (child counterpart played by Kavisha Fernando)
Hasisha NazirNina Bala (child counterpart played by Roushana Zahra)
Sage Elijah WalesNikky Bala (baby counterpart played by Aiden Viknesvaran)
The Hassans
Hatta SaidZaryn Hassan
Ariati Tyeb PaparRosnani Johari
Mastura AhmadAdina Samsudin
Danial AshriqZaryf Hassan
Sofia DendroffZara Hassan
Khal SatriaKhaled Hassan
The Lohs
Thomas Ong Steven Loh (Deceased)
Jasmine Sim Ella Shelley
Ella Loh
Margaret LimLoh May Wan
Maxi Lim Loh Ah Hock
Timothy Lee [3] Handsome Loh
The Shelleys
Rachel WanLoh Ah Yoke
Yoke Shelley
Jason GodfreyJames Shelley
Sue TanJessica Shelley
Aaron KhaledLouis Shelley
Bridget FernandezCelia Shelley
Aaron MossadegJulius Shelley ( de Cotta)
Lok Meng ChueEunice Shelley
Mel FerdinandsDerek Shelley
Germaine Tong Xin CiMaxine Shelley
The Jamaluddins
Adlina AdilSyirah Jamaluddin
Salif HardieAshraff Jamaluddin
Nurul NabilaAminah Jamaluddin
The Chans
Frances WongMadeline Chan
Leong Chun ChongMichael Chan
The Shens
Brian NgShen Yang
Chua En LaiShen Tian
Irene Ang Ling, Yang and Tian's Mother
Verana LeeDawn Shen
The Kwans
Elizabeth LeeEmily Kwan
Johnny Lu Charles Kwan
The Quahs
Charlie Goh Matthew Quah
Bernard Tan Wilson Quah
Related to The Shelleys
Carla DunareanuAnanya Davies
Joe MoreiraAdeeb Singh, Private Investigator (Deceased)
Michael LeeGoh Lim Young
Eleanor TanGwyneth Wynn, The Singapore Prattler Interviewer
Jumie HaronLatifa Hamza, member of the Orchid Ladies Society
Chen Xi Adam Seah (Deceased)
Related to The Lohs
Junaidah EksanNurul Farah Suhaimi
Ling YingDebbie Yeo
Noah Yap Rickson Ang
Related to The Hassans
Fazlyna AzizDewi
Laura KeeNatasha Chia
Syed AzmirRazali Tahir
Amirah YahyaIllya Saifuddin
Related to The Balas
Grace KalaiselviMathilda Harikrishnan
NarainAjay Devan
Other supporting characters
Karen TanElizabeth Pang
Xenia TanMelody Zhou
Benjamin EioJoseph Wong
Lynnie CheongHelen Choy
Krissy JesudasonCameron De Rosa
Asher SuRichard Tan
Nadia AliArissa Jasni
Cheryl LeeJenny Lin
Cassandra SpykermanIsabelle Maya
Marc ValentineJeffrey Yeoh
Andrew LuaAlan Teo
Ferlyn Wong Fiona Cheong
Aizuddiin NasserSyaiful Yakob
Melva LeeKatelyn Palmer
Suhaimi Yusof Helmi Johari
Bobby Tonelli Donovan Rossi
Andrew ThioAlbert Song
June Lim HZ 林惠贞Dr Poh
Mila TroncosoPreschool Teacher
Dr Chng

Episodes

SeasonNumber of episodes
1121
2247
3244
4242

Music

The theme song "Save Me From Myself" for this series is written by Singaporean singer songwriter and producer Serene Koong.

Special episodes

In June 2020, Mediacorp and social storytelling platform Wattpad organised a Kin fan fiction writing contest. They received 133 entries from Singapore and other countries. Four entries out of the winning entries were adopted and filmed by Mediacorp as spin-off episodes. [4]

The four episodes, of 30 minutes each, are not related to the KIN storylines but of alternate stories if certain characters had made different choices. The episodes were shown on MeWATCH on 17 December 2020 and shown on Channel 5 weekly from 8 February 2021. [4]

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References

  1. "KIN is the Most Underrated Show on Toggle Right Now". RICE Media. 16 November 2018.
  2. "Kin Star Rachel Wan Mourns Death Of Her Dad, Whom She Reconciled With Months Before He Succumbed To Cancer". 8 Days. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  3. Seah, May (17 September 2018). "Exclusive: Meet the first lead character with Down's Syndrome on local television". CNA Lifestyle .
  4. 1 2 "Mediacorp series Kin to air four special episodes adapted from fan fiction winners". CNA Lifestyle. Retrieved 30 March 2022.