Life Less Ordinary () is a 130 episode drama series produced by Mediacorp Channel 8. It stars Xiang Yun, Chen Liping, Romeo Tan, Felicia Chin, Jeffrey Xu, Ian Fang, Bonnie Loo, Jayley Woo and Aileen Tan as the casts of this series.
The show replaced the second half of the 7.00 pm drama timeslot, airing weekdays from October 2, 2017, 7.30 pm to 8.00 pm on weekdays making it the 5th long form half an hour drama airing together with news-current affairs programme Hello Singapore at 6.30pm.
Cast Liu (Lianhua) Family Cast Role Description Jin Yinji 金银姬 Liu Lianhua 刘莲花 Aunty Lian (莲姨) Wu Xiaoqiao and Wu Dazhi's mother Wang Xueling's mother-In-law Wu Yuxin's paternal grandmother Suffered from minor stroke and heart attack caused by Wu Dazhi and Wang Xueling Xiang Yun 向云 Wu Xiaoqiao 吴小巧 Teenage version portrayed by Li Jiaxi (黎嘉希) Sister Qiao (巧姐), Vainpot (乔婆) Liu Lianhua's daughter Wu Dazhi's elder sister Wang Xueling's sister-in-law Wu Yuxin's aunt Li Zhengye's girlfriend Chen Feng's best friend and neighbour Chen Yalong's adoptive mother Song Jueming's ex-girlfriend Zhang Ruoyun's rival in love Holi Hamper's supervisor Rayson Tan 陈泰铭 Wu Dazhi 吴大志 Villain but later repentedMr Wu (吴经理), Little Fat Cat (小肥猫) Wang Xueling's husband Wu Yuxin's father Liu Lianhua's son Wu Xiaoqiao's younger Brother Holi Hamper's manager (Packaging Department) Adele Wong 王筱惠 Wang Xueling 王雪玲 Villain but later repented Wendy Wang, Mrs Goh (吴太太) Wu Dazhi's wife Wu Yuxin's mother Liu Lianhua's daughter-in-law Wu Xiaoqiao's Sister-in-law Audrey Soh 苏怡妃 Wu Yuxin 吴予鑫 Zania Goh, Baby (宝贝) Wu Dazhi & Wang Xueling's daughter Liu Lianhua's granddaughter Wu Xiaoqiao's niece Adam Bin Mohammed's classmate
Chen (Feng) Family Cast Role Description Chen Tianwen 陈天文 Curry Puff 咖哩角Ex-Convict Chen Yalong's father Chen Feng's ex-boyfriend Chen Liping 陈莉萍 Chen Feng 陈凤 Teenage version portrayed by Caryn Cheng (荘微霓) Sister Feng (凤姐), The Mad One (疯婆子) Chen Yalong's mother Curry Puff's ex-girlfriend Wu Xiaoqiao's best friend and neighbour Song Jueming's girlfriend Ex-Convict Holi Hamper supervisor (Packaging Department) Romeo Tan 陈罗密欧 Chen Yalong 陈亚龙 Younger version portrayed by Estovan Cheah Geylang (芽笼) Chen Feng and Curry Puff's son Wu Xiaoqiao's adopted son Lin Shuqi's boyfriend Xu Tao's rival in love In love with Jesse Leong Jesse Leong's love interest Has Asperger syndrome Had a brain tumor after being pushed by Xu Tao down the slope Was punched by Xu Tao at a wall after breaking up with Lin Shuqi Holi Hamper employee (packaging department)
(Rashid) Bin Mohammed Family Cast Role Description Suhaimi Yusof Rashid Bin Mohamed Abang (老公) Liew Xiuqin's husband Adam Bin Mohamed's father Liew Aisha's foster father Liew Xiuling's brother-in-law Holli Hamper's full-time driver (Delivery Department) Aileen Tan 陈丽贞 Liew Xiuqin 吕秀琴 Sayang (老婆), Auntie Radio (Radio嫂), 八卦婆 (Aunty Busybody), Fatimah Coffeeshop's lady boss Rashid Bin Mohamed's wife Liew Aisha's mother Liew Xiuling's younger sister Liang Wenqing and Liang Wenjie's aunt Adam Bin Mohamed's foster mother Chen Fengling 陈凤凌 Liew Xiuling 吕秀玲 Liew Xiuqin's elder sister Liang Wenqing and Liang Wenjie's mother Liew Aisha's aunt Rashid Bin Mohamed's sister-in-law Hayley Woo 胡佳嬑 Liang Wenqing 梁文清 Main Villain but repented
Liew Xiuling's elder daughter Liang Wenjie's elder sister Liew Xiuqin's niece Liew Aisha's cousin Despise her sister In love with Li Ziyang Liang Wenjie and Zhang Qiyuan's rival in love Lied to Li Ziyang that she is pregnant with child so that he cannot be with Zhang Qiyuan Pushed Zhang Ruoyun down the stairs and manipulated Liang Wenjie Turned into the police in Episode 120 after Zhang Qiyuan, Liang Wenjie and Li Ziyang Learnt about her plot of getting closer to Li Ziyang (Arrested - Episode 120) Jayley Woo 胡佳琪 Liang Wenjie 梁文洁 Liew Xiuling's younger daughter Liang Wenqing's younger sister Liew Xiuqin's niece Liew Aisha's cousin Li Ziyang's ex-girlfriend Zhang Qiyuan and Liang Wenqing's rival in love Situ Wenjie's girlfriend Suffered from Dyslexia Holi Hamper's employee (packaging department) Lyn Oh 胡菱恩 Liew Aisha 吕爱莎 Former Villain but repented
Liew Xiuqin's daughter Rashid Bin Mohamed's stepdaughter Adam Bin Mohamed's step older sister Liew Xiuling's niece Liang Wenqing and Liang Wenjie's cousin Sold fake Song Baojian tickets to Chen Feng, Xiaoyu and Jingwei Called the police to arrest Rashid Bin Mohammed with a fake story of molest to get rid of him Muhammad Hermie Latiff Adam Bin Mohamed Rashid Bin Mohamed's son Liew Xiuqin's son Liew Aisha's younger step-brother Wu Yuxin's classmate Chen Xi Situ Wenjie 司徒文杰 Volunteer, animator and skating instructor Li Ziyang's best friend Liang Wenjie's boyfriend Suffered from strains
Zeng (Fuhua) Family Cast Role Description Zhu Xiufeng 朱秀凤 Zeng Fuhua 曾芙花 Semi-Villain but later repentedOld Granny (老太婆), Ms Zeng (曾老师), Empress Dowager Cixi (老佛爷) Retired school teacher Li Zhengye's mother Zhang Ruoyun's mother-in-law Li Ziyang's grandmother Caused Li Ziyang to lose his mother at a very young age Bernard Tan 陈传之 Li Zhengye 李正业 Teenage Version portrayed by Terence Tay (郑仲伟) Original Name: Li Zhenyan (李振彦)Boss (老板) Zeng Fuhua's son Zhang Ruoyun's ex-husband Li Ziyang's father Wu Xiaoqiao's boyfriend Holi Hamper's boss Cynthia Koh 许美珍 Zhang Ruoyun 张若云 Teenage Version portrayed by Joyce Ng (黄婉婷) Li Zhengye's ex-wife Li Ziyang's mother Zeng Fuhua's daughter-in-law Zhang Qiyuan's foster mother Wu Xiaoqiao rival in love Suffering from liver cancer (Deceased-Episode 130) Ian Fang 方伟杰 Li Ziyang 李梓阳 Younger version portrayed by Perez Tay (郑传峻) Sol Lee, Sorry (对不起), Cactus (仙人掌), Psychopath (变态的), Stalker (阴魂不散) Li Zhengye and Zhang Ruoyun's son Zeng Fuhua's grandson Zhang Qiyuan's elder foster-brother and boyfriend Liang Wenjie's ex-boyfriend Liang Wenqing's love interest Chen Feng's co-tenant Situ Wenjie's best friend Holi Hamper's employee (Packaging Department), small boss Bonnie Loo 罗美仪 Zhang Qiyuan 张奇缘 Taekwondo Expert (跆拳道冠军), Tom Boy (男人婆), Cold Shoulder Sister (冷淡姐姐), Frozen Qiyuan (冰雪奇缘) Zhang Ruoyun's foster daughter Li Ziyang's foster younger sister and girlfriend Liang Wenjie and Liang Wenqing's rival in love Wu Xiaoqiao's co-tenant
Xu (Tao) Family Cast Role Description Jeffrey Xu 徐鸣杰 Xu Tao 徐涛 Villain but later repented Baby (宝贝), Lazybum (寄生虫), Handsome (帅呆) Holli Hamper's part-time driver (Delivery Department) Ex-actor/celebrity Came from Shanghai, China Lin Shuqi's ex-husband Chen Yalong's rival in love Was the one who caused Chen Yalong a brain tumor after pushing him down the slope Punched Chen Yalong at a wall after learning about him breaking up with Lin Shuqi Felicia Chin 陈凤玲 Lin Shuqi 林书琦 Jelly Lin, Baby (宝贝), Frangipani Flower (鸡蛋花) Holli Hamper's employee (Packaging Department) Came from Ipoh, Malaysia Xu Tao's ex-wife Chen Yalong's girlfriend Jesse Leong's rival in love
Song (Jueming) Family Cast Role Description Guo Liang 郭亮 Song Jueming 宋觉明 Villain but later repented Teenage Version portrayed by Benjamin Tan (陈俊铭) Peter (彼德), Peter Pan (彼德·潘), Benefactor (救命恩人), Swindler (骗子) Song Baojian's uncle Chen Feng's boyfriend Wu Xiaoqiao's ex-boyfriend Liu Yingjun's rival in love Richie Koh 许瑞奇 Song Baojian 宋宝剑 Song Bogum, Song Jiji (宋基基), Teens Idol (小鲜肉), Oppa (欧巴) South Korea's Celebrity Song Jueming's nephew Chen Feng's idol
Holli Hamper Company Cast Role Description Rebecca Lim Jesse Leong The Goddess (女神), Lily Flower (百合花) Holli Hamper's manager (Sales & Purchasing Department) Chen Zhiqiang 陈志强 Cai Zhongxing 蔡忠兴 Uncle Xing (兴叔) Holli Hamper's senior employee (Packaging Department) Cai Weixiong's father Stella Tan 陈湘榕 Jing Wei 静微 Holli Hamper's employee (Packaging Department) Laura Kee 纪丽晶 Xiao Yu 小羽 Holli Hamper's employee (Packaging Department) Prathabini 宾妮 Diya Jasmine Flower (茉莉花) Holli Hamper's employee (Sales Department) Zhang Qiyuan's taekwondo friend In love with Xu Tao
Cameo appearance Cast Role Description Henry Thia 程旭辉 Liu Yingjun 刘英俊 Shorty (矮冬瓜) Xu Tao and Lin Shuqi's old co-tenant In love with Chen Feng Song Jueming's rival in love Eric Lee 李永和 Alan Mentally Unstable Villain In love with Zhang Qiyuan Create a fake funbook page of Zhang Qiyuan and stalk her wherever she goes and manipulated Li Ziyang (Arrested - Episode 25) Alston Yeo 杨峻毅 Cai Weixiong 蔡伟雄 Ah Xiong (阿雄) Cai Zhongxing's son Suffered from mentally disabled patient David Leong 梁家豪 Max Ang Villain Bum-Pincher (捏你屁股) Wu Dazhi's business partner Lin Shuqi's ex-manager Gabriel Yeo 杨毓恺 Alex Li Ziyang and Liang Wenqing's university friend Liang Wenqing's boyfriend Zhou Quanxi 周全喜 Mr Ang (洪总裁) Max Ang's father Huang Wenguang 黄文光 Zheng Guangzong 郑光宗 Villain Fake Private Investigator (假私家侦探) Cheated Zhang Ruoyun's money to find for her lost son (Arrested in Episode 42) Chua Cheng Pou 蔡清炮 Ah Mao 阿猫 Licensed debt collector Chen Feng's ex-runner Yap Hei Long 叶黑龙 Ah Gou 阿狗 Licensed debt collector Chen Feng's ex-runner Zheng Wanling 郑婉龄 Liang Jingjing 梁晶晶 Villain Sister Jingjing (晶晶姐) World Celebrity Xu Tao's idol and sugar mummy Dennis' boss Slept with Xu Tao and gave him the leading role for a movie (Arrested - in Episode 97) Zack Lim 林志强 Dennis Liang Jingjing's assistant Brendon Kuah 柯油宏 Tosh Max Ang's friend Xavier Ong Nat Television Station's celebrity/ actor Xu Tao's colleague Tan Tiow Im 陈天祥 No RoleAn old man who was bullied by Wu Dazhi and Wang Xueling in a hawker centre Edmund Chen Ye Chengda 叶成达 Ye Xin's father In love with Wu Xiaoqiao Wu Xiaoqiao's primary school classmate Met Wu Xiaoqiao at a Cruise Ship in Episode 91 Chen Yixin 陈一心 Ye Xin 叶欣 Actress & Celebrity Ye Chengda's daughter Sherraine Law 罗翊琦 Host 主持人 Host of Conservation Roadshow
Cast Role Description Tong Bing YuZhou Ke'en 周可恩Mentally Unstable VillainMightiest Mistress (最强小三), Kerin Zhou Qi Hongzhe's ex-girlfriend In love with Wu Dazhi Met Wu Dazhi at a coffee shop and humiliated Lin Shuqi at a park in Episode 116 Suffered from mentally disabled patient Thomas Ong Qi Hongzhe 齐宏哲Zhou Ke'en's ex-boyfriend
Awards and nominations Year Organisation Nominees Category ResultRef2018 Star Awards Life Less Ordinary ensemble Best Theme Song 最佳主题曲 (《小人物向前冲》) Romeo Tan Best Actor
Original Sound Track (OST)
No. Song title Performer(s) 1) 小人物向前冲 (Opening Theme Song) Xiang YunChen LipingAileen TanRomeo TanJeffrey XuFelicia ChinIan FangJayley WooBonnie Loo 2) 是不是 Li Feihui 3) 等爱 Waiting For Love Romeo TanFelicia Chin 4) 小人物的心声 Wu Jiaming 吴佳明
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