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| When Duty Calls | |
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| 卫国先锋 | |
| Genre | Contemporary Friendship Romance Military |
| Written by | Seah Choon Guan Tang Yeow |
| Directed by | Png Keh Hock Doreen Yap Martin Chan Khoo Khiang Ting |
| Starring | Desmond Tan Romeo Tan Pierre Png Paige Chua Felicia Chin |
| Opening theme | 以刚克刚byDesmond Ng and Kenny Khoo |
| Ending theme | 1) 以为的以为byAlfred Sim and Tay Kewei 2) 一直都在byAlfred Sim 3) 关怀新方式byDesmond Tan and Felicia Chin |
| Country of origin | Singapore |
| Original language | Chinese |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Chong Liung Man |
| Running time | approx. 45 minutes (excluding advertisements) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Mediacorp Channel 8 |
| Release | 31 July (2017-07-31) – 25 August 2017 (2017-08-25) |
| Related | |
| Honour and Passion (2007) When Duty Calls 2 (2022) | |
When Duty Calls (Chinese: 卫国先锋) is a 20-episode Singaporean drama produced and telecast on Mediacorp Channel 8 in 2017. It was made to commemorate 50 years of National ServiceinSingapore. It is sponsored by the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Home Affairs.
It stars Desmond Tan, Romeo Tan, Pierre Png, Paige Chua, and Felicia Chin as the main cast of the series.[1]
| Cast | Character | Description |
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| Desmond Tan | Lu Junguang (陆俊光) | Army (Land) 1st Sergeant (NS) - Loke Jun Guang (Platoon Sergeant ↝ Company Sergeant Major) Sergeant Loke (陆上士), Brother (兄弟)
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| Romeo Tan | Xu Longbin (许龙斌) | Army (Land) Captain (NS) - Koh Long Bin (Officer Commanding) Captain Koh (许军官), BB (宝贝), Busy Man (工作狂), Mr Xu (许先生)
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| Pierre Png | Chen Jinbao (陈金保) | Army (Land) Young Version portrayed by Shaun Tan (陈凯轩) Corporal (NS) - Tan Kim Poh (Trooper) Lance Coperal Tan (陈下士), Daniel Tan, Daniao (大鸟), Play Boy (花花公子), Rich Kid (富二代), Little Airplane (小飞机)
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| Paige Chua | Shen Yixuan (沈宜萱) | Navy (Sea) Captain - Sim Yi Xuan (Divisional Officer) Madam Sim (沈女官)
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| Felicia Chin | Bai Jingyu (白静雨) | Army (Land) Military Expert 2 - Pey Jing Yu (Senior Brigade Medic) Madam Pey (白女官), Brother (兄弟), Tom Boy (男人婆), Stainless Steel (铁金刚), Babe (美女)
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| Cast | Character | Description |
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| Shane Pow | Yao Weiguo (姚卫国) | Navy (Sea)
Officer Cadet - Yeoh Wei Guo (Midshipman)
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| Richie Koh | Lu Xianfeng (陆先锋) | Air Force (Air)
Officer Cadet - Loke Xian Feng (Air Warfare Officer (C3)
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| Jasmine Sim | Shen Yiyun (沈宜芸) | Air Force (Air)
Air Force Engineer - Military Expert 1 Sim Yi Yun Air Force Engineering (AFE) (Maintenance)
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| Kym Ng | Lu Meiguang (陆美光) |
Teenage version portrayed by Cai Bei'er (蔡贝儿)
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| Mei Xin | Yao Yixin (姚一心) |
Germaine Yeoh, B (宝贝), Lawyer Yao (姚律师) |
| James Seah | Xie Mingyao (谢明耀) |
Navy (Sea)
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| Darryl Yong | Li Hongxun (李宏讯) |
Police
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| Zheng Geping | Yang Yongzheng (杨勇正) | Air Force (Air) Teenage version portrayed by Li Bin (李彬)
Lieutenant Colonel - Yeo Yongzheng Fighter SQN (Commanding Officer)
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| Hong Huifang | Zhu Cuihua (朱翠花) |
Auntie Hua (花姐)
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| Li Wenhai | Chen Weirong (陈伟荣) |
Uncle Rong (荣叔)
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| Cast | Character | Description |
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| Tommy Wong | Lu Jiading (陆家钉) |
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| Zack Lim | Fuji |
Mount Fuji (富土山)
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| Caryn Cheng | Summer |
Sweetheart (甜蜜)
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| Dylan Quek | Jeffery Poh |
Navy (Sea)
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| Gary Tan | Nick Goh |
Navy (Sea)
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| Brian Ng | Roy Ho |
Navy (Sea)
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| Benjamin Cheah |
Part time Police Officer (NS) - (Patrol)
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| Amy Cheng | Tina |
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| Terence Tay | Captain Khoo |
Air Force (Air)
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| Year | Ceremony | Nominees | Category | Result | Ref |
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| 2018 | Star Awards Creative Achievement Award Ceremony | Png Keh Hock | Best Director | Nominated | |
| Martin Chan | Won | ||||
| Seah Choon Guan & Tang Yeow | Best Screenplay | Nominated | |||
| Star Awards | Desmond Tan | Best Actor | Won | ||
| Pierre Png | Nominated | ||||
| Shane Pow | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | |||
| Kym Ng | Best Supporting Actress | Won | |||
| Mei Xin | Nominated | ||||
| Richie Koh | Best Newcomer | Nominated | |||
| Desmond Ng and Kenny Khoo | Best Theme Song (《以刚克刚》) |
Won | |||
| — | Best Drama Serial | Won |
| No. | Song Title | Artist |
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| 1) | 以刚克刚 (Main song for the series) |
Desmond Ng Kenny Khoo |
| 2) | 以为的以为 (Song for Lu Junguang, Shen Yixuan, and Bai Jingyu) |
Alfred Sim Tay Kewei |
| 3) | 一直都在 (Song for Xu Longbin and Yao Yixin) |
Alfred Sim |
| 4) | 关怀新方式 (Song for Chen Jinbao and Lu Meiguang) |
Desmond Tan Felicia Chin |
| 5) | 关怀方式 (Song for Chen Jinbao and Lu Meiguang) |
Chen Hanwei |
| 6) | 关怀方式 (Unplugged Version) (Song for Chen Jinbao and Lu Meiguang) |
Pierre Png |
| 7) | I Just Wanna Be Loved (Song for Shen Yiyun, Yao Weiguo, and Lu Xianfeng) |
Tim Ellis |
Filming began in February 2017 and was completed in May. The series was filmed in collaboration with the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) and Ministry of Home Affairs (Home Team).[2]
| Preceded by Hero 2016-17 |
Star Awards for Best Drama Serial When Duty Calls 2017-18 |
Succeeded by Blessings 2 2018-19 |
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