JUNE
2015
SHOWTIME
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GAME ON
Gear up for 12 days of high-octane sporting
action as the SEA Games storms into town – and
catch all of it on Singtel TV
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Let the games begin
With the 28th SEA Games looming, take the time to learn more
about the top athletes who’ll represent Singapore – and cheer ’em on!
JASMINE SER
Sport: Shooting
Age: 24
Medals won: Three golds at the
Commonwealth Games; one silver at
the 2006 Asian Games; two golds at the
2007 and 2009 SEA Games
JOSEPH SCHOOLING
Sport: Swimming
Age: 19
Medals won: One gold, one silver and
one bronze at the 2014 Asian Games;
one silver at the Commonwealth Games;
Ƃve golds at the 2013 SEA Games
RUSSEL LOW
Sport: Basketball
Age: 21
Medals won: One bronze at the 2013
SEA Games
Hear me roar!
Too many athletes and competing nations? We break down the upcoming SEA Games for you
11
22
years since the Games were
held in the Lion City
participating nations
36
402
30
venues will be set alit with sports
sports in
events will be featured
7,000
athletes are gearing up to
compete
SPORTS
Battle for Ol’ Big Ears
Jun 7,
2.45am
mio Sports
CH 111
We match up Juventus and Barcelona ahead of their Champions League Final
Champions League wins
2
4
Last season’s
Champions League
Knocked out in group
stage
Knocked out in quarterƂnals
Final 2014/2015
league position
1st
1st
Head-to-head record
4 wins, 2 draws
3 wins, 2 draws
Top goalscorer this season
Carlos Tevez (29)
Lionel Messi (56)
Swing city
A closer look at the top three
golfers at the 2015 US Open
Rory McIlroy (Northern
Ireland)
The 26-year-old has no
shortage of trophies on his
cabinet, winning four major
championships in his career.
He last won the US Open in
2011, so he’ll want to bring
the title back home this year.
Jun 18-21
FOX Sports
2
CH 115
Jordan Spieth (US)
Don’t let his 21 years of
age fool you – Spieth is
currently ranked world
number two. He didn’t
fare so well at last year’s
US Open, so he’s deƂnitely
got eyes on the prize this
time around.
Henrik Stenson
(Sweden)
The third-best golfer in
the world is, at 39, not the
young athlete he once
was. Which means this
might be his last chance at
securing the US Open, a
title that has eluded him.
Let’s go down to
the tennis court
Before Wimbledon hits your screens, here
are a few facts about the tennis tournament
25 million
pounds
The total prize money
in 2014
7
The number of
Gentlemen’s Singles titles
won by a single player:
Pete Sampras, Roger
Federer and William
Renshaw
From Jun 29
FOX Sports
CH 114
9
The number of Ladies’
Singles titles won by a
single player: Martina
Navratilova
11hrs
5mins
The longest Wimbledon
match played, between
John Isner and Nicolas
Mahut in 2010
16
The age of
Martina Hingis when she
won the Ladies’ Singles
competition in 1997,
making her the youngest
to win a trophy in the
Open Era.
SHOWTIME 3
KOREAN
Show no face
In Mask, expect hidden agendas and
dangerous intrigues as the main cast
spin mind games around one another
Every Thu & Fri,
8.55pm
ONE HD
CH 513 & 604
Within
24hrs from
Korea!
Singing is
believing
I Can See Your Voice is no
ordinary music competition
Byeon Ji Sook, played by Soo Ae
Ji Sook’s life is turned upside-down the
day her doppelganger, Seo Eun Ha,
saw her in a departmental store. After
Eun Ha’s death, Ji Sook is forced to take
on her identity to save herself and her
debt-ridden family.
Choi Min Woo, played by Joo Ji Hoon
Min Woo is cynical of everyone around
him. ;et he Ƃnds himself drawn to Eun
Ha even after Ƃnding out her deadly
secret, and vows to protect her.
Min Seok Hoon, played by Yeon
Jung Hoon
An ambitious and shrewd social
climber, Seon Hoon married Mi Yeon
for the Choi family’s wealth and
connections despite loving another
woman. And his motives for pushing Ji
Sook to impersonate the dead Eun Ha
is shrouded in mystery.
All programmes are available in Korean audio.
Selected shows are available in Mandarin or
Malay audio with English, Chinese or Malay
subtitles. Press the ‘OPTIONS’ button on your
remote to select.
z
z
Every Sat,
8pm
channel M HD
CH 518 &
619
It’s not the singing that matters
The judges only get to hear a 0.3s
clip of their actual voice, and the
rest of the performance comes
down to how well they can lipsync.
The joke’s on the judges
Each week, a K-Pop star is invited
to join the judging panel and
is obliged to sing with the last
standing contestant.
It’s a 12-week lesson on faking it
You’ll deƂnitely pick up more than a
tips to ensure your body language
screams singer material.
Interview with a vampire
Feelin’ good
Find out more about the strange vampires in
Orange Marmalade
Warm & Cosy is every bit as feel-good as its title
suggests – here’s why you should catch the drama
1
The sisters Hong
Jung-eun and Miran, who are behind
this show, have a knack for
making us laugh and cry
with the characters.
They can age – and die
Except death only knocks
when they hit 150.
Sunlight is hazardous
But there is a cure – think
of it as a super-powered
suntan lotion.
4 SHOWTIME
2
3
Kang So-ra and Yoo
Yeon-seok win us
over with their easy
chemistry.
Every Sat,
11.40pm
KBS World
(HD)
CH 523 &
606
They can’t digest food
Their only form of nutrition
is blood. Some vampires
do eat everyday foods
(and nope, garlic has no
effect) to blend in with the
humans, but they have to
secretly puke it all out.
Premieres
Jun 6
The eponymous
restaurant is located
in a Ƃshing village
on Jeju, a picturesque
island beloved destinations
for romantic getaways
in Korea. And the show
features plenty of sweeping
panoramas of the locale.
Premieres
Jun 4
Every Thu &
Fri, 8.55pm
Oh!K
CH 525 &
611
ASIAN /
CHINESE
Battle of the dramas
Stay tuned for the star-studded casts of these two Taiwanese and Hong Kong dramas:
Unconditional Love and Love in Time
Unconditional Love (爱你没条件)
Love in Time (还来得及再爱你)
Mon-Fri, 7pm
Jia Le Channel
CH 502
Premieres
Jun 15
s
Premieres
Jun 2
Every MonFri, 10pm
cHK HD
CH 510
While running away from an arranged marriage,
Roy joins a performance troupe and falls for
Qing, the troupe leader’s daughter. Just when
she accepts his love, Hui’s identity is discovered,
widening the chasm between their families.
In a nutshell
The story about a world-weary man who learns
to love again gets a supernatural twist. Roy, the
sole survivor of his village massacre, encounters
Xi Lan. Drawn by her bubbly and spirited
personality, Roy’s belief in love is renewed.
The female lead, Qing, is played by Chiang Tsuping, best known for her acting in the Ai series.
Look out for
The multi-talented Mandopop superstar,
Danson Tang, takes on the title role of Roy.
Producer Li Yue Feng is also the Golden Bell
award-winning director behind the Taiwanese
epic, Night Market Life.
Did you know?
A Malaysian odyssey
Tradition and modernity pair up in our
Father’s Day Special, The Journey (一路有你)
Jun 21, 1pm
Celestial
Movies
CH 585
It overcomes crosscultural differences:
Uncle Chuan’s daughter
returns home with a British
ƂancÅ – and the two
immediately cross swords
but are forced to embark
on a road trip together.
It takes a frank look
at tradition
The Journey leads us
through the quirks
and pitfalls of Chinese
traditions through the
eyes of the Uncle Chuan
and Benji, the bewildered
ƂancÅ.
The cast cries, for real
Of the actors, only Ben
Pfeiffer, who plays Benji,
has theatrical experience.
He was selected because
he has never set foot on
Malaysia prior to Ƃlming.
The director wanted to
keep Benji’s wide-eyed,
Ƃsh-out-of-water reactions
as real as possible.
Roy was transformed into a vampire by George,
a happy-go-lucky aristocrat. Expect lots of
bromance between this pair!
Kungfu fighting
Jun 20,
9.30pm
STAR Chinese
Movies
HD CH 571
Three fun facts
about Kungfu
Jungle (一個人
的武林)
There’s Ip Man
doing what he
does best
Wang Baoqiang,
who plays serial
killer Fung, has
real martial
arts chops
There are
cameos of the
top kung fu stars,
including Yuen
Cheung-yan and
Raymond Chow
SHOWTIME 5
MALAY
Get your feast on
Resepi Memikat Suami is a reality programme that’s
perfect in the lead-up to Hari Raya – here’s why
Tales from Jalan
Puncak Alam
One of Malaysia’s most
haunted streets is getting its
own movie, Jalan Puncak
Alam – these are a few
horror stories
Video On
Demand
It’s got lots of wholesome
recipe ideas
The premise of Resepi Memikat Suami
is simple: celebrity wives talk about
their hubbies’ favourite dishes and
present their recipes – because we all
know the only way to a man’s heart is
through his stomach.
Jihan Muse is your demure host
Every MonThu, 6pm
Astro Ria
CH 608
Premieres
Jun 22
The compère has appeared in movies
such as Adik Manja Return and Mat
Tudung. She also walked away with
the Best Female Comedy Performer at
the Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita
Harian 2013, so you’re in good hands.
Last season was star-studded
It saw the likes of Rozita Che Wan
and Zain Saidin, Siti Sarah and Shuib
Sepahtu, and Awin Nurin and Izzue
Islam participate – tune in to Ƃnd out
who’s in the new batch of celebs.
Deddy! Deddy cool!
More about Deddy Corbuzier, the magician who’ll host his
own talkshow, Ramadhan Special: Hitam Putih
r He started learning magic when he was
just 12
r He focused on mentalism – reading
minds, the whole shebang – after a trip
to Israel
Jun 10-24
Every Wed,
9pm
Showcase
CH 613
Birth name Deodatus Andreas Deddy
Cahyadi Sunjoyo
Age 38
Hometown Jakarta, Indonesia
6 SHOWTIME
r He was awarded a Merlin Award for
Mentalist of the Year in 2010 and 2011
r He has set a few records in his career,
including the longest someone has
driven a car blindfolded and the longest
magic show
r He also owns a Japanese restaurant
and has even created a diet, called the
Obsessive Corbuzier’s Diet
1
One teacher – the road is next
to a university – on his way
home reported hearing a loud
thud on the roof of his car and feeling
uneasy when passing vehicles would
switch on their high-beam lights. It was
only after reciting a few prayers that he
felt the weight from the car lifted.
2
After visiting a nearby night
market, a young lady spotted a
white Ƃgure perched on a tree
in the distance. No prizes for guessing
who. She immediately looked away,
but when she approached the tree,
she saw the Ƃgure swoop down onto
her car. Prayer again came to the
rescue, and she wasn’t bothered
further.
3
This Ƃlm tells the story of Azizi,
a student at the university. He
was riding his motorcycle one
(very late) night when his bike ran out
of juice – not a good place to be. So
he calls his friend Hanif to help him
out, but something else on the road
isn’t too keen on that. Tune in to Ƃnd
out what happens.
INDIAN
Kollywood
calling
Enjoy hits from the
sub-continent this
month on Singtel TV
Video On
Demand
(Kollywood)
O Kadhal Kanmani
What This sweet rom-com explores a
couple’s love life in the midst of urban
Mumbai, where tradition still looms
large.
Who Dulquer Salmaan and Nithya
Menen play the couple. You can
guarantee their chemistry will sizzle –
they’ve starred alongside each other in
100 Days of Love, another rom-com.
TRIVIA Dulquer is something of an entrepreneur:
he runs a dental business chain and is the director
of a hospital.
Every Sat &
Sun, 10pm
SET India
CH 644
Jun 7, 4pm
Astro
Vellithirai
CH 624
Video On
Demand
(Kollywood)
Uttama Villain
Indian Idol Junior
What A Tamil dramedy about
Manoranjan, a movie star who starts
Ƃlming his magnum opus to leave
behind a powerful legacy.
What Young and talented singers
take the stage to wow a cast of
celebrity judges in this reality
singing competition meant for the
little ones.
Who Kamal Haasan stars in the
leading role, and it must be one
he’s completely comfortable with.
The actor is considered to be one of
the best in the Indian Ƃlm industry.
DID YOU KNOW? Kamal speaks eight languages,
including French and English.
Who Music producer Vishal
Dadlani, musician Salim Merchant
and actress Sonakshi Sinha sit on
the judging panel.
FUN FACT Eleven-year-old Anjana Padmanabhan
from Bangalore took home last season’s trophy.
Aindhaam
Thalaimurai Sidha
Vaidhiya Sigamani
What Slapstick comedy takes
centre-stage in this Tamil ƃick about
a young man, Sigamani, who leaves
school to become a medicine man.
Who Bharath, an actor known for
action roles, stars as Sigamani.
TRIVIA Bharath was a professional dancer until he
was talent-spotted by a director in 2003.
SHOWTIME 7
MOVIES
We can be heroes
It’s a bird!
Not just for one day but 13, as FOX Movies Premium
presents Heroes Unite!, a stunt featuring your
favourite superhero yicks – including this pair
Actually, they’re planes and
choppers. Meet three ƃying
machines of the animation Planes:
Fire & Rescue
Jun 20, 8pm
FOX Movies
Premium
CH 414
Dusty Crophopper
The central character is a racer
who, upon discovering his parts
aren’t what they used to be,
becomes a ƂreƂghter.
Jun 13, 9pm
FOX Movies
Premium
CH 414
Jun 6, 9pm
FOX Movies
Premium
CH 414
Guardians of the Galaxy
A bunch of spacefarers embark on
an intergalactic mission to retrieve a
mysterious orb from the clutches of
the baddies: Ronan the Accusor and
Thanos. Later, the orb is discovered to
be an InƂnity Stone, one of the most
powerful objects in the universe.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Humanity is in shambles following
the pandemic of the Simian Flu, while
intelligent apes forge a civilisation of
their own. Ape honcho Caesar still
believes in his ‘ape shall not kill ape’
doctrine, but Ƃnds it tough convincing
his pack to follow suit.
A singular man
Besides his leading role in Kingsman: The Secret Service, how much of Colin
Firth can you claim to know? Here are three facts about the English actor
Blade Ranger
The helicopter chief of the
ƂreƂghting brigade thinks Dusty’s
too weak to make the grade. But a
heart-to-heart changes his mind.
Cad Spinner
The closest thing the Ƃlm has to
a villain, Cad is a superintendent
at the national park, where Blade
works, who cuts off the water
supply to the ƂreƂghters.
We, robots
Video On
Demand
He’s an Arsenal fan
In fact, Firth starred in the leading role
in Fever Pitch, a Ƃlm about the London
football club’s successful 1988/1989
season.
He can’t shake off Austen
Sure, Firth’s breakout role came in the
form of Darcy in Pride and Prejudice.
He played a Darcy twice more: in two
Bridget Jones movies.
Video On
Demand
Premieres
Jun 10
8 SHOWTIME
Living a secret agent’s life
In Kingsmen, Firth plays Galahad,
the leader of an elite group of secret
agents. It’s not his Ƃrst spy Ƃlm. The
actor also starred in Tinker Tailor
Soldier Spy, as a member in the upper
echelons of the British secret service.
Premieres
Jun 16
It’s the same-ol’, same-ol’ formula:
robots keep the peace until a
mad scientist type manages to
programme one with artiƂcial
intelligence. Meet Chappie, the
droid in question here. He’s a
former police robot that (who?)
becomes self-aware and begins to
question his – and everyone else’s
– existence.
ENTERTAINMENT
Shhh… the
children are
playing
The best of TV
Rounding up the categories at this year’s Critics’ Choice
Television Awards (LIVE from LA)
T
hink of the Critics’
Choice Television
Awards as another
Golden Globes. Set up
four years ago by the
Broadcast Television
Journalists Association,
the Awards celebrate the
best that the small screen
has to offer.
This year’s ceremony
is hosted by Cat Deeley
(pictured) – and here are
your top categories.
Best Drama Series
Best Comedy Series
Best Movie
Best Limited Series
Best Animated Series
Most Exciting New
Series
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting
Actress
Best Guest Performer
Best Talk Show
Best Reality Series
Best Reality Series –
Competition
Best Reality Show Host
Most Bingeworthy
Show
Jun 1
Red Carpet: 8am; Show: 9pm
Jun 4 (Encore)
Red Carpet: 9pm; Show: 9.55pm
RTL CBS Entertainment HD
CH 318
s
Every Thu,
8.55pm
DIVA HD
CH 303
Premieres
Jun 25
And you should stop ’em. In The
Whispers, kids in Washington,
DC, are haunted by an ‘imaginary
friend’ who turns out to be not-soimaginary as it coerces the children
to do unspeakable acts. In comes
FBI child specialist Claire Bennigan,
who links this X-Files-worthy case
to a military discovery of a bizarre
geological phenomenon in the
Sahara Desert. Spooky.
Patrick J Adams vs Jay Ryan
The stars of Suits S5 and Beauty & the Beast S3 go head to head
Every Wed,
9pm
RTL CBS
Entertainment
HD
CH 318
Premieres
Jun 3
Born
Aug 27, 1981
Aug 29, 1981
(only two days apart!)
Anger trigger
Someone outsmarting him
Soppy human emotions
Love interest
Money
Kristin Kreuk
Hidden talent
Patrick J Adams
Plays the guitar and
collects cameras
Was a clown before his
acting career took off
Jay Ryan
SHOWTIME 9
KIDS
Time to get slimed!
Jun 6 & 7,
11am-7pm
Downtown
East
At the Nickelodeon Slime Cup, kids can meet their favourite
cartoon characters, win prizes and get drenched in green sludge
The class of cartoons is in session
We’re talking about SpongeBob
SquarePants, Patrick Star, Go Diego
Go, Dora the Explorer and the Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtles, who’ll scamper
over to Downtown East to meet fans.
Live in a pineapple under the sea
Singtel TV subscribers get an exclusive
meet-and-greet session (only 30 passes
available!) with SpongeBob and Patrick
Star at noon on June 7. Just present
your latest Singtel TV bill – and the
Ƃrst 100 customers get a Nickelodeon
goodie bag, too!
Sweat it out with fun games
Let your little ones battle it out with the
toons in football, javelin-throwing, minigolf, Taekwando – see if you can beat a
Ninja Turtle! – and other sports.
Under the sea
Introducing the merry mermaids and mermen of
the hit show for preschoolers, Bubble Guppies
All about
that beak
Every Mon,
6.50pm
Nickelodeon
(HD)
CH 240
What you need to know
about Harvey Beaks, star
ar
of his eponymous cartoon
oon
Premieres
Jun 29
9
Every Sat,
11.10am
Nick Jr
Premieres
CH 238
Jun 6
Molly
The co-host of the show has two jobs: present the
theme of the episode and save her fellow host Gil from
getting into too much trouble.
Gil
A silly, playful guppy boy, Gil scares easily and is the
mischevious one of the bunch.
Nonny
For every Gil in a group, there’s a Nonny. The smart and
polite guppy is also the most mature – he’s the one who
helps the other guppies out.
10 SHOWTIME
His age
Mint
chocolate
chip
His favourite ice cream
ƃavour
Clothes
maketh
the bird
Harvey takes on wildly
different traits depending on
his attire for the day
Coconuts
Yep, our little birdie’s
allergic to coconuts
Fee and
Foo
His best friends, twin
siblings of indeterminate
species
Heights
Harvey’s biggest fear
KIDS
LOL your heart out
Singtel TV is giving away free previews of three cartoon
channels until June 16 – here are a few shows you can enjoy
Every Sat,
9.30am
Cartoon
Network HD
CH 226
Every Sat &
Sun, 9am
Boomerang
HD
CH 228
Premieres
Jun 20
Premieres
Jun 6
Every Sat &
Sun, 10.15pm
Toonami HD
Premieres
CH 224
Jun 27
Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu S4
Based on Lego toys, this action-comedy
follows four ninjas and their master as
they battle the evil denizens of the Dark
Island. The bad guys are after the Four
Golden Weapons, which grant them
near-invincibility.
Yo-Kai Watch
A Japanese anime based on a roleplaying game, Yo-Kai Watch is all things
cute, even though its subject matter
is, essentially, the supernatural. Keita
Amano is gifted a special watch that
allows him to see and stop mischevious
Mr Bean
Do you even need an introduction this
this genius comic? Rowan Atkinson
isn’t exactly in this animated series – he
voices the title character – but all his
pranks, jokes and absurd sketches are,
in full glory.
Toon in
Disney Channel’s stunt, which includes a whole host of Pixar
favourites – are coming your way. Here are the top toons you can catch
Disney
Channel (HD)
CH 234
Buzz Lightyear
(Toy Story 2)
Mike Wazowski
(Monsters
University)
Lightning McQueen
(Cars 2)
Who
A toy who thinks he’s a space
ranger
Smart-alecky monster
Hotshot racing star
Weapon of choice
Retractable ‘wings’
His tart tongue
An uber-fast engine
Fatal flaw
A fantastical imagination
His tart tongue
His wheels turn faster than
his brain
Best quote
‘To inƂnitye and beyond’
‘Dodgeball was the beste
’Course, I was the ball’
‘Speed. I am speed.’
When
Jun 14, 9am
Jun 21, 9am
Jun 7, 9am
JUNE
2015
SHOWTIME
Your monthly TV guide
COMING ATCHA!
School’s out, and summer’s here. That only means
one thing: lots of cartoons for the kids! Catch a
kaleidoscope of toons this month – only on Singtel TV