Season 1 • Episode 20
LatestFlying Fish reunite and fight to win. Zhengkang and Anni reconnect with each other. Kaiwei finally realizes his feeling towards Yixuan and Jingwen.
The Champion is an idol drama produced by Mediacorp in Singapore. It was telecast from October 20 to November 16, 2004. The show stars Taiwanese idol Toro, Yan Xingshu, Qi Yuwu, Julian Hee, Jeanette Aw, Felicia Chin, Fiona Xie and Joyce Zhao, all young actors and actresses. This show also marked Jesseca Liu's acting debut. It received one of the highest viewership rate during the telecast of the show, especially since there were a few semi-nude scenes such as Qi Yuwu stripping on-screen and Fiona Xie and other members of the Flying Fish running down Orchard Road in their bikinis. This was also the first drama which allowed viewers to vote via a SMS competition on Nov 16 2004 for the viewers' favourite 2-minute short ending which was aired on Nov 17 2004 at 8.58 pm just before the debut of the next drama My Mighty In-Laws.
Production
Groundbreaking SMS voting finale—reality TV before its time.
Practical Effects
Orchard Road bikini sprint: peak chaotic marketing.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This pioneered interactive TV in Singapore—SMS voting for finales became standard after its success.
The Orchard Road bikini stunt caused actual traffic disruption and became legendary in local TV history.
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