Kinship Part 2 (TV series)

Infobox Television
show_name = Kinship
(手足)


caption = Kinship II poster
genre = Modern Drama
format =
runtime = approx. 45 minutes
creator =
director =
producer =
writer =
starring = Elvin Ng
Jesseca Liu
Ann Kok
Xiang Yun
Yao Wenlong
Chen Tian Wen
Cynthia Koh
Wang Yuqing
opentheme = 新家 by A-do
endtheme = 换季 by Jin Sha and 大男人 小女孩 by JJ Lin
country = Singapore
language = Chinese
network = MediaCorp
first_aired =
last_aired =
num_episodes = 40 (List of Episodes)
preceded_by = Kinship Part 1
followed_by =
related =
website = http://ch8.mediacorptv.com/kinship/

"Kinship II" (Simplified Chinese: 手足 II) is a Singaporean Chinese drama which was televised on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8 every weekday at 7pm. It made its debut on 17 December 2007. The drama is the second of two parts.

This drama series consists of a cast which aims to appeal to both younger and older audience. As such, the producers have cited this drama as a highly anticipated drama, comparable to the likes of "Holland V", "Double Happiness", and "Portrait of Home". This drama is the longest running drama (with 40 episodes) being produced by MediaCorp in Year 2007.

Cast

Unanswered questions

*Where did An Ping go after abandoning "Da Ying Jia"? Will Ying Li Shi let the matter rest? How will Mei Qi cope when she mans the fort alone?
*Naifa wishes to revamp "Da Ying Jia". What conflicts will be in store for him and Wind? Who will be “Da Ying Jia’s” true successor?
*Jin Sha and Yin Sha will face problems in their marriages, families and impending court cases. How will they cope?
*Will Yu Sheng be freed of the murder charge against her? What will the outcome of the love triangle between Yu Sheng, Ying Jun and Wen Ya be?
*Ying Jun and Shui Ling fight to run "Da Ying Jia". Who will be the ultimate winner?
*Will Mei Xue be dead or alive? Will An Xin and Chang Ying escape after they've been left to drown?
*Will Shui Ling and Martin's evil plots be exposed?
*How will the brothers An Xin and An Ping work together to save "Da Ying Jia"?

toryline

Yusheng is given the death sentence and Meiqi desperately seeks ways and means to exonerate her. As Anping's whereabouts is still unknown, Meiqi has no choice but to hand the foot reflexology business to Naifa but the latter is not only incapable of managing the business, he also gets into more trouble.

To obtain evidence that can help exonerate Yusheng, Anping has no choice but to give in to Lishi. Yusheng is eventually acquitted and marries Yingjun. Lishi buys over half the foot reflexology business as a direct challenge to Meiqi. Devastated and heartbroken, Meiqi decides to pull out from the love triangle.

A rich middle-aged businessman Li Zhongshang is impressed with Meiqi's kindness and magnanimity and decides to woo her. Even though Anping is with Lishi, he still cannot forget Meiqi; thus, the relationship among the four becomes even more complicated.

Yinsha faces tremendous difficulty in her career when she is charged with selling fake medicine, and this drives her to depression. Jinsha's marriage also enters into troubled waters when she finds out about Naifa's adulterous affair with Daisy.

Chang Yin is lucky to survive the murder attempt but he assumes a new identity as Zixin, a private investigator. Through various investigation tactics, he attempts to bring to Yusheng's knowledge Shuiling and Martin's despicable schemes, and at the same time, re-build their bond as father and daughter.

To seize control of Da Ying Jia, Shuiling forges the legal assets authorization documents. Although everyone is suspicious, there is nothing they can do about it. With the constant fear that Meixue may wake up one day to expose her evil deeds, and under repeated instigation by Martin, Shuiling and Martin end Meixue's life.

Anxin also survives the ordeal and returns as a Thai monk with the fervent hope to lead Shuiling to repentance. Shuiling however decides that there is no turning back and plans to embezzle large funds from Da Ying Jia with Martin. Yingjun decides to sue them when he comes to know of the embezzlement scheme and the forgery of the legal documents.

Martin plans to flee even as Shuiling goes berserk. Wenya's life is in danger when she accidentally learns what they have done…

Viewership Rating

Following the disappointing viewership and reviews for Part 1 of this drama, Part 2 carried on to be a let down, recording one of the lowest viewership ratings for the year 2007.

ee also

*List of MediaCorp Chinese series (2007)
*Kinship Part 1(TV series)

External links

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3swmOEb5A7Y Kinship II theme song]
* [http://ch8.mediacorptv.com/kinship/ Kinship official website]
* [http://ch8.mediacorptv.com/kinship/character.htm Character profile]