While you munch on arrowhead chips and pineapple tarts, tune in to these CNY-themed programmes below. Besides that, you won’t want to miss highly-anticipated shows like The Umbrella Academy this February.
2019 JSBC Countdown Concert
Usher in this Chinese New Year with a star-studded, five-hour concert. Catch live performances by some of the hottest Asian entertainers including Zhang Jie, Jolin Tsai, JJ Lin, Twins, Jane Zhang and William Chan.
2019 JSBC Countdown Concert is available Feb 4 on dimsum.
All For One
A hundred hopefuls from around the world compete to become a part of a boy band in All For One. With the help of four mentors – S.H.E’s Selina, Chinese singer-songwriter Tia Ray, dancer Jawn Ha and Fei of disbanded K-pop group Miss A – the boys will be tested in every way to see if they have what it takes.
Stream new episodes of All For One every Friday at 9pm on dimsum.
All’s Good For A Great Year
Chinese New Year is around the corner at the Qing Dynasty imperial palace. The palace is a flurry of activity with everyone preparing for the festivities. Choosing the perfect gift for the Emperor is no easy feat. The Crown Prince, Fourth Prince and Eighth Prince search far and wide for rare treasures to be presented to their father. Things take a dramatic turn when the Crown Prince presents his gift.
The four-part web series features Chinese radio station 988 deejays Chan Fong, Jason Poon, Cheryl Lee and more.
All’s Good For A Great Year is available on dimsum.
The Umbrella Academy
On the same October day in 1989, 43 women all across the globe gave birth. But get this, they weren’t pregnant when the day began. Six of these mysterious children, all gifted with superhuman abilities, were then adopted and raised by billionaire industrialist Sir Reginald Hargreeves.
Over the years, the fractured relationship between the siblings and their father drove them apart. Now in their 30s, the children reunite after receiving news of their father’s passing. They also learn a global apocalypse is fast approaching, and the siblings must put their differences aside to save the world. Starring Ellen Page, Tom Hopper, Mary J. Blige, Kate Walsh and more.
The Umbrella Academy premieres Feb 15 on Netflix.
The Voice Season 16
We’re looking forward to John Legend on Season 16 of American singing series The Voice, as he joins Adam Levine, Blake Shelton and Kelly Clarkson as coach. Legend will be replacing Jennifer Hudson, who will serve as coach on The Voice UK instead. It’ll be nice to hear what advice the multi-talented artiste – who is the first African American man to achieve EGOT status (having won at the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards) – has to offer to this new crop of contestants.
The Voice S16 premieres Feb 26 at 2pm and 8pm on Foxlife (Astro Ch 711).
