After clinching the female champion at the 2003 Star Search Singapore, Felicia Chin has gone on to cement a place for herself in the local television scene.

The former national softball player now counts as one of the most popular female actresses, with an extensive portfolio including Women of Times (2006), The Golden Path (2009) and The Journey: Tumultuous Times (2015). Felicia is also happily attached to colleague Jeffrey Xu.

Han Geng might be best known as a former member of popular South Korean boy band Super Junior, who had given us hits such as Sorry Sorry. Since his departure, Han has been busy starring in films such as Zhao Wei’s directorial debut So Young (2013), Ex-Files (2014) and The Great Detective (2019).

2020 started on a high note for Han too as he had tied the knot with Hong Kong-American actress Celina Jade on New Year’s eve. Yesung from Super Junior also shares the same Chinese zodiac sign as Han.

Many of us might remember South Korean actress Yoon Eun Hye for her roles in popular dramas such as Goong (2006), Coffee Prince (2007) and Missing You (2012).

But did you know, Eun Hye used to be a singer in popular first-generation K-pop group Baby Vox? After a five-year hiatus following a plagiarism controversy, Eun Hye returned to the small screen with Love Alert (2018) and Go Go Song (2019). Here’s hoping that we will see more of the prolific actress soon.

On weekends, many of us like to unwind with a bout of Netflix or brunch with the girlfriends. But for others, getting in a good laugh with Korean variety programs such as Running Man is something we look forward to all week.

With his glib tongue and quick wit, South Korean comedian and host Yu Jae-suk has been entertaining us on the small screen with other shows including Happy Together, Hangout with Yoo and most recently, Two Yoo Project Sugar Man.

One-fifth of South Korean girl group Red Velvet, Park Soo-young is better known as her stage name Joy. The group has been commended frequently for their versatile musicality and image that centres around a duality of being young and feminine while also having an evolving sound.

Joy has also dabbled into TV having starred in shows such as The Liar and His Lover (2017) and Tempted (2018) and variety programs including the recently debuted Handsome Tigers (2020).

Rainie Yang is not an unfamiliar face for those who enjoy Mandopop and Mandarin film and TV. Since her debut in 2000, the former Taiwanese girl group member has produced smash hits that showcased her diverse prowess in both singing and acting.

Rainie married her boyfriend of four years, Chinese singer Li Ronghao, in September 2019 and had dropped a new album Delete Reset Grow two months later. 2020 also marks Rainie’s 20th anniversary in showbusiness.

Also known as A-Mei or Amit, Chang Hui Mei needs no introduction. After all, many of us grew up belting her songs in karaoke since her debut in 1996.

A-Mei has continued to bless us with albums such as Truth (2001), Amit (2009), Faces of Paranoia (2014) and Story Thief (2017). It’s no wonder then that A-Mei is often referred to as the Queen of Mandopop – an accolade we wholeheartedly agree with.

Text: HerWorld / Additional reporting: Natalya Molok