You Can Be an Angel Too

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You Can Be an Angel Too
你也可以是天使
GenreMedical
Nursing
Romance
Written byLau Ching Poon 刘清盆
Directed byWong Foong Hwee 黄芬菲
Martin Chan 陈金祥
Lim Mee Nah 林美娜
Lee Sai Hung 李世雄
Zhang Huiying 张慧盈
StarringZoe Tay
Xiang Yun
Rebecca Lim
Bryan Wong
Elvin Ng
Sheila Sim
Xu Bin
Aloysius Pang
Opening themeLove Is Always There (爱一直都在) by Tay Kewei
Ending themeResponsibility (责任) by Matthew Teng
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Country of originSingapore
Original languageChinese
No. of episodes20 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerWinnie Wong 王尤紅
Production locationKhoo Teck Puat Hospital
Running timeapprox. 45 minutes (exc. advertisements)
Original release
NetworkMediaCorp Channel 8
Release5 January (2015-01-05) –
30 January 2015 (2015-01-30)
Related
You Can Be an Angel 2 (2016)
You Can Be An Angel 3 (2018)
You Can Be An Angel 4 (2022)

You Can Be an Angel Too (Chinese: 你也可以是天使) is a medical/nursing drama serial produced by MediaCorp Studios and aired on Channel 8. The series, which is sponsored by the Care To Go Beyond movement by the Ministry of Health of Singapore,[1] revolves around the lives of a group of dedicated nurses at Ai De Hospital, and how they balance the passion for their job with the challenges they face in their personal lives. It stars Zoe Tay, Xiang Yun, Rebecca Lim, Bryan Wong, Elvin Ng, Sheila Sim, Xu Bin & Aloysius Pang as the casts of this series.

Plot[edit]

Wang Ruojun (Zoe Tay) is a veteran Nurse Manager. At a chance encounter, she disregarded her personal safety to rescue Liu Youle (Sheila Sim) who was attacked by a ruffian. Youle felt profuse gratitude towards Ruojun. Upon receiving tender care and warm encouragement from Ruojun during her hospital stay, Youle decided to take up the nursing profession and became a well-liked nurse by her patients she has taken care of.

Ruojun and her husband, Huang Yiqiang, had been a loving couple married for years. Ruojun discovered that Yiqiang turned unfaithful and to make things worse, he was caught in the act with naked photos and being blackmailed. A cleanliness freak, Ruojun could not bring herself to forgive Yiqiang and made the painful decision to divorce. Yiqiang remained deeply in love with Ruojun and refused to let her go. He persisted and sought help from Meiying for a chance of reconciliation. However, Ruojun held no more feelings for Yiqiang. Just as she was about to start a new relationship, Yiqiang was brought down by a stroke and she was stuck in a dilemma. Ruojun was dealt with a final blow when she realized that the philandering Yiqiang not only had a one-night stand, he had even bore a child with another woman.

Software engineer Fu Jiazi (Elvin Ng) hitched a hike from his friend Ken and met with a traffic accident. Ken sustained serious injuries. As Jiazi was incapable of performing first aid, Ken died due to excessive loss of blood. Jiazi was inundated with guilt and made up his mind to switch career track by enrolling into the nursing course. His mother opposed to the decision, fortunately his father was supportive. Out of self-remorse, Jiazi got together with Ken's sister Dai Xiwen. However, Xiwen did not wish to have a relationship built from charity and broke off with Jiazi. Jiazi was the nursing mentor of Youle and both developed affection for each other with time, but Jiazi's guilt towards Xiwen prevented him from taking a step further with Youle.

Wang Ruo'en (Xiang Yun), the elder sister of Ruojun, is also a Nurse Manager. Coupled with a strong yet finicky personality, she stands against injustice, adopts a stern management style and holds high expectations. As a result, she did not get along well with people and often received complaints from the families of patients. The two sisters subsequently lost their father from illness. Ruo'en could not accept the reality and put the blame on Ruojun, causing the once-loving siblings to fall out. Thankfully through the mediation of their mother, both healed and patched up. Her mother thereafter underwent surgery and needed a caretaker for her recuperation. With another patient complaint directed at her way, Ruo'en tendered resignation in a fit of fury and moved on to be a property agent. Eventually she realized that nursing was still her true passion and returned to her original profession.

Nurse Manager Xie Yaozong (Bryan Wong) works with Ruo Jun at Ward 8A. Everyone at work calls him by the abbreviation of his name, XYZ. On the surface, Yaozong appeared a loner and miser, and turned people off with his caustic tongue. Yaozong was later stabbed and on the brink of death. There arrived an endless flow of visitors, whose lives had been touched by his kindness in the past. Only then, truth was revealed that colleagues had misunderstood Yaozong all along and they began to see him in a different light.

Guan Xinni (Rebecca Lim) is an Advanced Practice Nurse specializing in geriatrics. Exuding a cold demeanour, she is particularly aloof with men. She and her friend had suffered molestation during her schooling days; although they managed to escape from the ordeal, she remained affected by the incident. Xinni discovered that the molester then and Yaozong bore a similar birth mark and mistook Yaozong as the culprit, leading to a comedic chain of events. She even obstructed the wedding of Yaozong and her pal Yuanyuan. Yuanyuan became a runaway bride, leaving a devastated Yaozong behind. Love between Xinni and Yaozong blossomed through episodes of misunderstanding and squabble. Just as their relationship saw progress, Yuanyuan returns out of the blue. Feeling like the third party, Xinni retreated from the love triangle in agony.

Fu Jiaren (Xu Bin) is the younger brother of Jiazi. He excelled in school but did not further his studies right after completing his national service. Instead he went in search for the ideal job in life. After wandering one full circle, it dawned on him that the greatest meaning in work lies on the altruistic ability to help others and develop oneself, and extrinsic returns are immaterial. And so, he followed the footsteps of his brother and answered the calling to become a nurse.

Li Longhua (Aloysius Pang), was an ITE-graduate. Having to take care of his grandmother and their living expenses, he had to take up two jobs in the morning and night. He looks up to Xie Yaozong, who gave him a sum of money so as to continue his education, but instead he gave the sum of money to a family who needs it more. Under the influence and encouragements of Xie Yaozong, he eventually became a nurse.

Cast[edit]

Main cast[edit]

Cast Character Description
Zoe Tay
郑惠玉
Wang Ruojun
王若君
Younger Sister Wong
Veteran Nurse Manager
  • Wang Ruo'en's younger sister
  • Huang Yiqiang's ex-wife
  • Xie Yaozong's best friend
  • Decided to divorce Huang Yiqiang after seeing photos of him sleeping with a woman
  • Was not on good terms after Wang Ruo'en accused her of indirectly harming their father
  • Later reconciled with Wang Ruo'en after their mother threatened not to come home
  • Soft-heartened over Huang Yiqiang after knowing about his condition
Xiang Yun
向云
Wang Ruo'en
王若恩
Elder Sister Wong
Nurse Manager
  • Wang Ruojun's elder sister
  • Huang Yiqiang's sister-in-law
  • Feng Dajiang's girlfriend
  • Hot tempered
  • Was not on good terms with Wang Ruojun after accusing her of indirectly harming their father
  • Later reconciled with Wang Ruojun after their mother threatened not to come home
  • Quitted her job as a nurse after being complained for the third time in the year and became a Real Estate Manager
  • Returned to the nurse industry after feeling guilty about indirectly causing Li Longhua's neighbour to sleep on the void deck
Bryan Wong
王禄江
Xie Yaozong
谢耀宗
XYZ, Masked Hero
Younger Version Portrayed by Amos Lim
Nurse Manager
  • Orphan
  • Wang Ruojun's best friend and colleague, look up to her
  • Wang Ruoen's colleague
  • Fu Jiazi's good friend
  • Fangfang and Yuanyuan's ex-fiancé
  • Accused Guan Xinni for being a con-artist in Episode 1
  • Was accused by Guan Xinni of being Yuanyuan's rapist and prostituting at Geylang
  • Confessed to Guan Xinni in Episode 16, but rejected
  • Stabbed and almost died in Episode 18
  • Married Guan Xinni in Episode 19
  • Had a son with Guan Xinni in Episode 20
Rebecca Lim
林慧玲
Guan Xinni
关馨霓
Sister Guan, Shut-it Guan, Olive
Advanced Practice Nurse
  • Yuanyuan's best friend
  • Wang Ruojun and Wang Ruoen's colleague
  • Was raped as a teenager
  • Hated Xie Yaozong when first met
  • Sabotaged Xie Yaozong's relationship as a revenge in Episode 1
  • Accused Xie Yaozong for being her best friend's rapist
  • Rejected Xie Yaozong's confession in Episode 16
  • Married Xie Yaozong in Episode 19
  • Had a son with Xie Yaozong in Episode 20
Elvin Ng
黄俊雄
Fu Jiazi
傅家梓
Rich man's son
  • Zhou Haoyun's eldest son
  • Fu Jiaren's elder brother
  • Xie Yaozong's good friend
  • Liu Youle's best friend, mentor, and later boyfriend
  • Dai Xiwen's ex-boyfriend
  • Decided to join the nurse industry in Episode 1, due to his best friend's death
Sheila Sim
沈惠怡
Liu Youle
刘佑乐
  • Fu Jiazi's best friend, student, later girlfriend
  • Fu Jiaren's love interest
  • Wang Ruojun's best friend
  • A kind-hearted nurse who is well-liked by her patients
  • Was robbed and beaten up by the robber, later saved by Wang Ruojun in Episode 1
  • Aspired to be a nurse due to Wang Ruojun
Xu Bin
徐彬
Fu Jiaren
傅家任
  • Zhou Haoyun's youngest son
  • Fu Jiazi's younger brother
  • Li Longhua's best friend
  • Like Liu Youle (one-sided love)
  • Aspired to be a nurse due to his elder brother
Aloysius Pang
冯伟衷
Li Longhua
李龙华
  • ITE-graduate
  • Fu Jiaren's best friend and later colleague
  • Lingling's neighbour
  • Stole Liu Youle's bicycle in Episode 12
  • Aspired to be a nurse due to Xie Yaozong's encouragement
  • Officially became a student nurse in the end

Others[edit]

Cast Character Description
Zheng Geping
郑各评
Huang Yiqiang
黄毅强
  • Wang Ruojun's husband
  • Suffered from a Stroke in the later episodes
  • Divorced with Ruojun due to ex-affair
Lin Meijiao
林梅娇
Zhou Haoyun
周好韵
  • Fu Jiazi and Fu Jiaren's mother
  • Fu Guohua's wife
Johnny Ng
黄家强
Fu Guohua
傅国华
  • Zhou Haoyun's husband
  • Diagnosed with brain death after a fall and passed on soon after in Episode 20.
Zhu Xiufeng
朱秀凤
Cai Meiying
蔡美英
  • Wang Ruo'en and Wang Ruojun's mother
  • Huang Yiqiang's mother-in-law

Cameo appearances[edit]

Cast Character Description
Damien Teo
张值豪
Gao Tianxiang
高天翔
  • Was taken care by Fu Jiazi and Liu Youle
  • Suffered from Brain Cancer and later passed on in Episode 14
Jayley Woo
胡佳琪
Dai Xiwen
戴希雯
  • Ken's younger sister
  • Fu Jiazi's ex-girlfriend
Nick Teo
张鈞淯
Ken
  • Fu Jiazi's friend
  • Dai Xiwen's elder brother
  • Passed on in a traffic accident in Episode 1
Benjamin Heng Liu Yongming 刘永明
  • Liu Youle's brother
  • Owner of Yongle Chicken Rice Stall
  • Treats Liu Youle badly
Chan Ning
陈宁
Fang Fang
芳芳
  • Xie Yaozong's ex-girlfriend
June Lim HZ 林惠贞 Wu Pei Ying
吴佩莹
  • Senior Staff Nurse, CCT Team Member in Season 3

Development[edit]

  • The drama began production in June 2014[2] and wrapped up its filming in September 2014.
  • It will begin on 5 January 2015 with a total of 20 episodes.

Release[edit]

The Drama was repeated at 5.30pm on Channel 8.

Awards and nominations[edit]

Xiang Yun is nominated for Best Actress In A Supporting Role in the Asian Television Awards 2015, but lost to Thailand's Nusba Punnakanta in The Secret Truth. You Can Be an Angel Too is nominated for four award categories in Star Awards 2016, winning the Favourite Male Character award, which The Dream Makers II was not nominated in.

Asian Television Award 2015[edit]

Awards
Award Category Recipients (if any) Result
Asian Television Awards 2015 Best Actress In A Supporting Role Xiang Yun Nominated

Star Awards 2016[edit]

Awards
Award Category Recipients (if any) Result
Star Awards 2016 Backstage Achievement Awards
红星大奖2016之幕后英雄颁奖礼
Best Screenplay
最佳剧本
Lau Ching Poon
刘清盆
Nominated
Best Set Design for Drama Programme
最佳戏剧布景设计
Wong Lab Seng
黄立成
Nominated
Star Awards 2016 Post-show Party
红星大奖2016庆功宴
Favourite Male Character
最喜爱男角色
Xu Bin
徐彬
Won
London Choco Roll Happiness Award
London Choco Roll 最佳开心果奖
Nominated

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nurses bring realism to medical drama". TODAYonline. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Elvin Ng and Rebecca Lim start their shifts". TODAYonline. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.