Season 1 • Episode 1
LatestMetamorphosis is a Singaporean Chinese action thriller drama which is being telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp TV Channel 8. It made its debut on 18 September 2007, screening at 2100 hours every night on weekdays. The serial consists of 20 episodes. In the last few episodes, the serial recorded a viewership rate of over 1 million and was awarded the "Best Drama Series Award" in the Star Awards 2007. Yvonne Lim also received the "Best Actress Award" in the same event.
Acting
Yvonne Lim's award-winning transformation from nobody to ruthless queen
Production
Peak Mediacorp budget—glittery gangster aesthetics that aged weirdly well
Writing
Melodrama that knows exactly how ridiculous it is and commits fully
Terence Cao
Di Lun
Chen Hanwei
Ou Yang Li
Ong Ai Leng
Blood Rose
Bryan Chan
Cao Zhong Ming
Adam Chen
Ke Ming De
Rui En
An Xiao Qian
Julian Hee
Leo Meng Tian Bao
Nathaniel Ho
Wen Pin Liang
Hong Huifang
Ou Yang Su
Huang Yiliang
Red Pig
Yvonne Lim
Sheryl Wen Wan Rou
Carole Lin
Melinda Guan
Richard Low
An Guo Xiong
Ng Hui
Mya Sun Mei Ya
Thomas Ong
Hu Xi Cun
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Metamorphosis helped define 'prestige' Mediacorp drama, proving local Chinese-language TV could dominate ratings against Korean wave imports. Its 1 million finale viewership was staggering for Singapore's population.
The 'makeover' premise wasn't just metaphor—each main character literally underwent physical transformations throughout, forcing the costume department to maintain continuity across multiple 'versions' of each actor.
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