# How Are You? (TV series)

How Are You? (traditional Chinese: 好世謀; simplified Chinese: 好世谋) is a Singapore dialect drama series which is telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, Mediacorp Channel 8. It stars Michelle Yim, Zhu Houren, Chen Liping, Romeo Tan, Sheila Sim, Ya Hui, Desmond Ng, Joshua Tan, Richard Low, Roy Li & Cynthia Koh. This is the fifth dialect drama to be produced on Channel 8. This is also the first mainstream TV drama project with Zheng Geping as executive producer.
A mandarin-dubbed version of the show will aired on Astro AEC at 8.30 PM in Malaysia and Channel 8 at 9.00 PM in Singapore from 3 April 2019, which does not air the opening and ending theme songs. The original dialect version also aired on Malaysia's 8TV.

## Casts

* Zhu Houren as Gong Jiaqiao 龚家翘, a wheel-chaired bound man selling tissues and lottery tickets
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Chen Liping 陈莉萍 | Guo Meili 郭美莉 | Dai Anna's mother Dai Zhengxiong's grandmother Gong Jiaqiao's love interest (Went missing for 30 years) |
| Chen Liping 陈莉萍 | Dai Anna 戴安娜 | Younger Version portrayed by Huang Yingen Ah Dai (阿戴)/ Moron (阿呆) A toilet cleaner at a community centre Guo Meili's daughter Dai Zhengxiong's mother Gong Jiaqiao's foster daughter |
| Roy Li 黎沸挥 | Gong Qinghu 龚清湖 | Government (政府) A property agent Gong Jiaqiao's younger brother Pan Meiruo's husband |
| Cynthia Koh 许美珍 | Pan Meiruo 潘美若 | Pan Buay Luo Gong Qinghu's wife Gong Jiaqiao's sister-in-law |
| Ivan Lo 卢楷浚 | Dai Zhengxiong 戴正雄 | Gong Jiaqiao and Guo Meili's grandson Dai Anna and Xiao Lang's son Ouyang Ming and Xiao Gandang's younger brother |

### He Xiaoxi's family

| Cast | Role | Description | Episodes Appeared |
| Wang Changli 王昌黎 | He Xiaoxi 何晓息 | Zeng Shanmei's husband He Qingqing and He Baibai's father | 1-2, 4-13, 15-16 |
| Anna Lim 林茹萍 | Zeng Shanmei 曾善美 | He Xiaoxi's wife He Qingqing and He Baibai's mother | 1-2, 4-13, 15-16 |
| Sheila Sim 沈琳宸 | He Qingqing 何青青 | Bin Qi Qi/ Green Face (脸青青), Xiao Zha Bo (萧查谋), Crazy Girl (疯女人), Sister (清白姐妹) A social worker He Xiaoxi and Zeng Shanmei's elder daughter He Baibai's elder sister Xiao Gandang's girlfriend | 1, 3-10, 12-16 |
| Ya Hui 雅慧 | He Baibai 何白白 | Snow White, Clean Sister (清白姐妹) A community center's manager He Xiaoxi and Zeng Shanmei's younger daughter He Qingqing's younger sister Ouyang Ming's girlfriend Mei Dahan's love interest | 1-3, 5-16 |

### Xiao Lang's Family

| Cast | Role | Description | Episodes Appeared |
| Romeo Tan 陈罗密欧 | Xiao Lang 萧郎 | Pian Lang (骗郎) Xie Xiangyi's husband Xiao Gan Dang ,Ouyang Ming and Dai Zheng Xiong's father Dai Anna's ex-boyfriend Deceased | 2, 8 |
| Michelle Yim 米雪 | Xie Xiangyi 谢香怡 | Xiao Lang's wife Xiao Gandang and Ouyang Ming's mother (Deceased - episode 10) | 6-10 |
| Romeo Tan 陈罗密欧 | Xiao Gandang 萧敢当 | Hooligan (流氓) Younger Version portrayed by Alston Yeo (杨峻毅) Xiao Lang and Xie Xiangyi's son Ouyang Ming and Dai Zheng Xiong's elder brother He Qingqing's boyfriend Mei Dahan's best friend Imprisoned for 6 months | 1-16 |
| Joshua Tan 陈伟恩 | Ouyang Ming 欧阳明 | Xiao Ganzuo 萧敢做 (Birth name) Younger version portrayed by Alfred Ong (王勇畯) Xiao Lang and Xie Xiangyi's youngest son Xiao Gandang's younger brother Dai Zheng Xiong 's elder brother He Baibai's boyfriend Mei Dahan's rival-in-love Brought to Hong Kong with his mother, Xie Xiang Yi and left his elder brother living alone with his violent father Xiao Lang | 1-2, 5-16 |

### Ma Sai's Family

| Cast | Role | Description | Episodes Appeared |
| Richard Low 刘谦益 | Ma Sai 马赛 | Beh Sai Ma Deliang's father | 1-4, 6-7, 10-16 |
| Wallace Ang 洪圣安 | Ma Deliang 马德良 | Ma Sai's son | 3-4, 6, 10, 12-13, 16 |

### Other cast

| Cast | Role | Description | Episodes Appeared |
| Desmond Ng 黄振隆 | Mei Dahan 梅达瀚 | Buay Tahan/ Bu Nengren (不能忍) In love with He Baibai Ouyang Ming's rival-in-love Xiao Gandang's best friend | 1-2, 5, 7-16 |
| Ye Shipin 叶世品 | Uncle Wei 威叔 | Ah E's husband | 1-2, 4-7, 12-13, 15-16 |
| Zhu Lili 朱莉莉 | Ah E 阿娥 | Uncle Wei's wife | 1, 3-7, 9, 11-13, 15-16 |

### Special appearance

| Cast | Role | Description | Episodes Appeared |
| Mark Lee 李国煌 | Story Teller 讲古人 | Narrator of the story of How Are You? | 1, 16 2-6, 8-15 (voice) |
| Richie Koh 许瑞奇 | Shaun | Xiao Gandang and Mei Dahan's friend | 1-2 |
| Yang Tianfu 杨添福 | Bota | Xiao Gandang's prison mate | 1, 3, 16 |
| Tan Junsheng 陈俊生 | Rex | A boy who made a mess at a Community Centre's toilet | 1, 4, 6-8 |
| Suhaimi Yusof | Sulaiman 苏莱曼 | Employee of a Community Centre | 1, 5, 15-16 |
| Jed Senthil | Nei Ni 纳尼 | Employee of a Community Centre | 1, 5, 9, 15-16 |
| Benjamin Tan 陈俊铭 | Edison | Employee of a Community Centre | 1, 5, 9-10, 12, 15-16 |
| Stella Tan 陈湘榕 | Ah Ang 阿红 | Prostitute Stopped Xiao Gandang at the ATM Kiosk | 1 |
| Tan Tiow Im 陈天祥 | Zhang Mingguang 张名光 | He Qingqing's patient | 1, 4, 16 |
| Constance Song 宋怡霏 | Ace | Bumped onto Xiao Gandang and Mei Dahan at the Dart Pub and had a bet with them | 2 |
| Henry Heng 王利秦 | Ken | Shaun's father | 2 |
| Issac Phua 蔡清炮 | Ben | Accused Dai Anna of scratching his car | 2 |
| Joanna Dong 董姿彦 | Manager Dong 董经理 | A manager of a shop | 2, 7 |
| Ang Twa Bak 洪大目 | Cai Andi 蔡安娣 | Buying lottery at a 4D stall | 2 |
| Carol Cheng 郑家榆 | Hotel Manager 酒店经理 | A hotel manager | 3-4 |
| Brandon Wong 黄炯耀 | Ah Min 阿敏 | Gong Jiaqiao and Dai Anna's neighbour | 3, 5, 7, 12, 14, 16 |
| Lin Cailiang 林彩亮 | Granny 阿婆 | Granny Tau Huay (豆花婆) Gui’s mother Gong Jiaqiao and Ah Min's neighbour Suffered a fatal concussion (Deceased - episode 3) | 3 |
| Hanrey Low 刘旭涛 | Gangster B 流氓B | Gangster Bashing Xiao Gandang at the back alley | 4 |
| Chen Shucheng 陈澍城 | Mr Ng 钟老板 | Deceived Ah Dai into buying rotten vegetables | 5 |
| Xiang Yun 向云 | Zhang Jingyu 张晶玉 | Nurse Teo (张护士) Senior Staff Nurse | 8 |
| Steven Woon 云昌凑 | Uncle Wang 王伯 | Sister Qun's husband Has dementia | 8 |
| Guan Xuemei 管雪梅 | Sister Qun 群姐 | Uncle Wang's wife | 8 |
| Wang Lexiong 王乐雄 | Delivery Man 送货员 | Mistaken to be Xie Xiangyi's son | 9 |
| Zoe Tay 郑惠玉 | Dr Michelle Soong 宋医生 | Diagnosed Gong Jiaqiao with diabetes | 11 |
| Aaron Aziz | MP | Took part in exercises | 12 |
| Kym Ng 钟琴 | Mrs Zhao 赵太太 | Declined to buy a house from Gong Qinghu | 13 |
| Chen Hanwei 陈汉玮 | Mr Zhao 赵先生 | Declined to buy a house from Gong Qinghu | 13 |
| David Gan | Himself | Guo Meili's hairstylist | 14 |
| Karen Tan | Justice of Peace | Solemniser for Xiao Gandang and He Qingqing | 16 |

## Accolades
### Star Awards 2021

How Are You? is nominated for 2 awards. It did not win a single award.
Star Awards – Acting Awards :
| Accolades | Category | Nominees | Result |
| Star Awards | Young Talent Award | Ivan Lo | Nominated |
| Star Awards | Best Actress | Chen Liping | Nominated |