ABC DJ
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| ABC DJ | |
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 ABC DJ title card |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Camera setup | Single camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes (with commercials) |
| Executive producer(s) | Daisy Irani Hossan Leong |
| Starring | Eugene Lee Richard Loh Ezann Lee Deng Mao Hui Margaret Lim Marcus Chin Subin Subiah |
| Narrated by | TBA |
| Country of origin |  Singapore |
| Original channel | MediaCorp TV Channel 5 |
| Original run | 23 May 2006–15 August 2006 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
ABC DJ is a Singaporean sitcom on MediaCorp TV Channel 5. This show is most notable for its culture shock and racial discrimination.
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[edit] Plot Summary and Cast
[edit] DJ (Dong-Jin) and Master Zhang
This series is about an American-born Chinese "brat" from Beverly Hills named Dong-Jin, most notably known as DJ (Eugene Lee), who is being sent or banished to Singapore by his father, Master Zhang, who is a rich, spoilt and almost-worthless Americanized Chinese, to live with a conservative Chinese family, that is, with the Gohs so that to get his son to stay for two whole years to make him learn from the Gohs about the traditional Chinese culture and influences.
DJ was being tricked by his father, thought that he came to Singapore for a holiday vacation when he received a phone call from his father, explaining to him that DJ came to Singapore not for a holiday vacation but to live with the Goh family to learn the traditional Chinese culture and influences from them. However, he did not want to get used to influencing the traditional Chinese way of life. During the stay with the Goh family, DJ is often being threatened or bullied by Goh, the master of the house as well as the family. DJ is often regarded as a Chinese ang moh, a Singlish term for a Chinese person who lives in the West.
[edit] The Goh family and others
Goh Boon Keng (Richard Loh), who is a sinseh (a traditional Chinese medicine) pupil to Master Zhang and a greatest threat to DJ, lives together with his wife, Hwee (Margaret Lim), his two children, Fann (Ezann Lee), a bookworm and Jeng Lo (Deng Mao Hui), who is regarded as a sissy and his old, illiterate and dimwitted father, Ah Kong (Marcus Chin). Goh Boon Keng works in a "sinseh" (traditional Chinese medicine) shop. Together, the Goh family lived in a Toa Payoh HDB flat. Ah Kong has an old Indian friend called Gana (Subin Subiah), a former butcher in a nearby foodstall, who is also as equally illiterate as him. Occasionally, they together get into fights and arguments unexpectedly. Deepak (Vignesh V) is Fann's closest school friend. To DJ, Fann and Deepak are considered as "nerds", an English slang for a stereotypical person who is boring and is not attractive in terms of their appearance and outlook.
[edit] Recurring and Minor Characters plus Guest Appearances
- Ah Goon played by Ray Kuan (in episode 7).
- Deepak played by Vignesh V (occurred in some episodes).
- Gana played by Subin Subiah (occurred in some episodes).
- Lee Tok Kong played by Mark Lee (in episode 7).
- Lily Lee played by Margaret Lee (in episode 7).
- Phua Chu Kang played by Gurmit Singh (in episode 7).
- Rosie played by Irene Ang (in episode 7).
[edit] Production history
The show started aired in Singapore in MediaCorp TV Channel 5 on 23 May 2006. AZN TV host and American deejay Eugene Lee is one of the main actors in the show, along with veteran Channel 8 actors Richard Loh and Margaret Lim. Singaporean child actors Ezann Lee and Deng Mao Hui were also played as one of the main characters in that show. Vignesh V, an actor from Fly Entertainment, were also one of the stars of the show but he only appears in some episodes. In addition, Subin Subiah were also one of the main casts in the show.
Guest stars such as Gurmit Singh, Irene Ang, Mark Lee, Margaret Lee and Ray Kuan are appeared in the 7th episode of the debut season of the show.
[edit] Episodes
Episode Guide & Sypnosis at MOBTV
- 1. (23 May 2006): Rock The Boat
- 2. (30 May 2006): Karung Guni Man Always Rings Twice
- 3. (6 June 2006): Singapore Water Torture
- 4. (13 June 2006): School Of Rock
- 5. (20 June 2006): Rock Around The Clock
- 6. (27 June 2006): Dancing Queens
- 7. (4 July 2006): Ship Of Fools
- 8. (11 July 2006): Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
- 9. (18 July 2006): Little Shop Of Horrors
- 10. (25 July 2006): Love Is A Four Letter Word
- 11. (1 August 2006): War Of The Words
- 12. (8 August 2006): Smells Like Teen Spirit
- 13. (15 August 2006): Birthday Boy
[edit] Broadcasters
| Country | TV Network(s) | Series Premiere | Weekly Schedule |
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| Singapore |
MediaCorp TV Channel 5 | May 23, 2006 | Tuesday 8:30pm GMT |
[edit] Trivia
- The word ABC DJ is an acronym of American-born Chinese, and DJ stands for Dong-Jin, one of the main characters.
- The title of the second last episode is direct references to the band Nirvana's famous single "Smells Like Teen Spirit." DJ's band name in this episode is called China White, a reference to the Taiwanese band China Blue (featuring Wu Bai).
- Ah Kong, the oldest character in the show, is played by a young man, Marcus Chin.
- The character of DJ (played by Eugene Lee) is an American-born Chinese, but Lee is Korean.
- The word ang moh is Singlish word that describes white people who live in Singapore and Malaysia. According to Goh (played by Richard Loh), the word actually describes a person who lives in the Western world, or a Westernized person.
