Kin (Singaporean TV series)

Singaporean drama

For the crime drama on Irish TV, see Kin (Irish TV series).

Kin

Genre| Socio-drama
Dramedy
Family
Written by| Sam Lee
Joanne Teo
Lillian Wang
Directed by| J Cheung Pui Chung
Diana Salim
Manoj Prabhoda Chandran
Chan Bang Yuan
Ian Seymour
Christopher Lim
Gavin Lim
Starring| Ariati 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 composer| Gary Leo
Serene Koong
Opening theme| "Journey" by Gary Leo (Season 1)
"Full Circle" by Serene Koong (Season 2-now)
Country of origin| Singapore
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 4
No. of episodes| 854
Production
Executive producer| Ong Kuo Sin
Production locations| Infinite Studios
Mediacorp Studios
Running time| approx. 22-23 minutes per episode
Original release
Network| Mediacorp Channel 5
Toggle (2018-2020)
MeWATCH (2020-2022)
Release| 1 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.

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

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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

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Actor  | Character

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The Balas
Gayathri Segaran  | Deanna Bala (deceased due to brain tumor cancer)
Ebi Shankara  | Kenneth Bala
Rishi Varman  | Nathan Bala (child counterpart played by Kavisha Fernando)
Hasisha Nazir  | Nina Bala (child counterpart played by Roushana Zahra)
Sage Elijah Wales  | Nikky Bala (baby counterpart played by Aiden Viknesvaran)
The Hassans
Hatta Said  | Zaryn Hassan
Ariati Tyeb Papar  | Rosnani Johari
Mastura Ahmad  | Adina Samsudin
Danial Ashriq  | Zaryf Hassan
Sofia Dendroff  | Zara Hassan
Khal Satria  | Khaled Hassan
The Lohs
Thomas Ong | Steven Loh (Deceased)
Jasmine Sim | Ella Shelley
Ella Loh
Margaret Lim  | Loh May Wan
Maxi Lim | Loh Ah Hock
Timothy Lee[3] | Handsome Loh
The Shelleys
Rachel Wan  | Loh Ah Yoke
Yoke Shelley
Jason Godfrey  | James Shelley
Sue Tan  | Jessica Shelley
Aaron Khaled  | Louis Shelley
Bridget Fernandez  | Celia Shelley
Aaron Mossadeg  | Julius Shelley (né de Cotta)
Lok Meng Chue  | Eunice Shelley
Mel Ferdinands  | Derek Shelley
Germaine Tong Xin Ci  | Maxine Shelley
The Jamaluddins
Adlina Adil  | Syirah Jamaluddin
Salif Hardie  | Ashraff Jamaluddin
Nurul Nabila  | Aminah Jamaluddin
The Chans
Frances Wong  | Madeline Chan
Leong Chun Chong  | Michael Chan
The Shens
Brian Ng  | Shen Yang
Chua En Lai  | Shen Tian
Irene Ang | Ling, Yang and Tian's Mother
Verana Lee  | Dawn Shen
The Kwans
Elizabeth Lee  | Emily Kwan
Johnny Lu | Charles Kwan
The Quahs
Charlie Goh | Matthew Quah
Bernard Tan | Wilson Quah
Related to The Shelleys
Carla Dunareanu  | Ananya Davies
Joe Moreira  | Adeeb Singh, Private Investigator (Deceased)
Michael Lee  | Goh Lim Young
Eleanor Tan  | Gwyneth Wynn, The Singapore Prattler Interviewer
Jumie Haron  | Latifa Hamza, member of the Orchid Ladies Society
Chen Xi | Adam Seah (Deceased)
Related to The Lohs
Junaidah Eksan  | Nurul Farah Suhaimi
Ling Ying  | Debbie Yeo
Noah Yap | Rickson Ang
Related to The Hassans
Fazlyna Aziz  | Dewi
Laura Kee  | Natasha Chia
Syed Azmir  | Razali Tahir
Amirah Yahya  | Illya Saifuddin
Related to The Balas
Grace Kalaiselvi  | Mathilda Harikrishnan
Narain  | Ajay Devan
Other supporting characters
Karen Tan  | Elizabeth Pang
Xenia Tan  | Melody Zhou
Benjamin Eio  | Joseph Wong
Lynnie Cheong  | Helen Choy
Krissy Jesudason  | Cameron De Rosa
Asher Su  | Richard Tan
Nadia Ali  | Arissa Jasni
Cheryl Lee  | Jenny Lin
Cassandra Spykerman  | Isabelle Maya
Marc Valentine  | Jeffrey Yeoh
Andrew Lua  | Alan Teo
Ferlyn Wong | Fiona Cheong
Aizuddiin Nasser  | Syaiful Yakob
Melva Lee  | Katelyn Palmer
Suhaimi Yusof | Helmi Johari
Bobby Tonelli | Donovan Rossi
Andrew Thio  | Albert Song
June Lim HZ 林惠贞  | Dr Poh
Mila Troncoso  | Preschool Teacher
Dr Chng

## Episodes

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Season | Number of episodes

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1 | 121
2 | 247
3 | 244
4 | 242

## Music

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

## Special episodes

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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]

## References

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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. ^ a b "Mediacorp series Kin to air four special episodes adapted from fan fiction winners". CNA Lifestyle. Retrieved 30 March 2022.

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