You Can Be an Angel Too

Not to be confused with You Can Be an Angel 2.

You Can Be an Angel Too
你也可以是天使
Genre	Medical Nursing Romance
Written by	Lau Ching Poon 刘清盆
Directed by	Wong Foong Hwee 黄芬菲 Martin Chan 陈金祥 Lim Mee Nah 林美娜 Lee Sai Hung 李世雄 Zhang Huiying 张慧盈
Starring	Zoe Tay Xiang Yun Rebecca Lim Bryan Wong Elvin Ng Sheila Sim Xu Bin Aloysius Pang
Opening theme	Love Is Always There (爱一直都在) by Tay Kewei
Ending theme	Responsibility (责任) by Matthew Teng (No commentaries for News Tonight)
Country of origin	Singapore
Original language	Chinese
No. of episodes	20 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Winnie Wong 王尤紅
Production location	Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
Running time	approx. 45 minutes (exc. advertisements)
Original release
Network	MediaCorp Channel 8
Release	5 January (2015-01-05) – 30 January 2015 (2015-01-30)
Related
You Can Be an Angel 2 (2016) You Can Be An Angel 3 (2018) You Can Be An Angel 4 (2022)

You Can Be An Angel (Chinese: 你也可以是天使) is a medical/nursing drama serial produced by MediaCorp Studios and aired on Channel 8. The series, which is sponsored by the Care To Go Beyond movement by the Ministry of Health of Singapore, revolves around the lives of a group of dedicated nurses at Ai De Hospital, and how they balance the passion for their job with the challenges they face in their personal lives. It stars Zoe Tay, Xiang Yun, Rebecca Lim, Bryan Wong, Elvin Ng, Sheila Sim, Xu Bin & Aloysius Pang as the casts of this series.

Plot

Wang Ruojun (Zoe Tay) is a veteran Nurse Manager. At a chance encounter, she disregarded her personal safety to rescue Liu Youle (Sheila Sim) who was attacked by a ruffian. Youle felt profuse gratitude towards Ruojun. Upon receiving tender care and warm encouragement from Ruojun during her hospital stay, Youle decided to take up the nursing profession and became a well-liked nurse by her patients she has taken care of.

Ruojun and her husband, Huang Yiqiang, had been a loving couple married for years. Ruojun discovered that Yiqiang turned unfaithful and to make things worse, he was caught in the act with naked photos and being blackmailed. A cleanliness freak, Ruojun could not bring herself to forgive Yiqiang and made the painful decision to divorce. Yiqiang remained deeply in love with Ruojun and refused to let her go. He persisted and sought help from Meiying for a chance of reconciliation. However, Ruojun held no more feelings for Yiqiang. Just as she was about to start a new relationship, Yiqiang was brought down by a stroke and she was stuck in a dilemma. Ruojun was dealt with a final blow when she realized that the philandering Yiqiang not only had a one-night stand, he had even bore a child with another woman.

Software engineer Fu Jiazi (Elvin Ng) hitched a hike from his friend Ken and met with a traffic accident. Ken sustained serious injuries. As Jiazi was incapable of performing first aid, Ken died due to excessive loss of blood. Jiazi was inundated with guilt and made up his mind to switch career track by enrolling into the nursing course. His mother opposed to the decision, fortunately his father was supportive. Out of self-remorse, Jiazi got together with Ken's sister Dai Xiwen. However, Xiwen did not wish to have a relationship built from charity and broke off with Jiazi. Jiazi was the nursing mentor of Youle and both developed affection for each other with time, but Jiazi's guilt towards Xiwen prevented him from taking a step further with Youle.

Wang Ruo'en (Xiang Yun), the elder sister of Ruojun, is also a Nurse Manager. Coupled with a strong yet finicky personality, she stands against injustice, adopts a stern management style and holds high expectations. As a result, she did not get along well with people and often received complaints from the families of patients. The two sisters subsequently lost their father from illness. Ruo'en could not accept the reality and put the blame on Ruojun, causing the once-loving siblings to fall out. Thankfully through the mediation of their mother, both healed and patched up. Her mother thereafter underwent surgery and needed a caretaker for her recuperation. With another patient complaint directed at her way, Ruo'en tendered resignation in a fit of fury and moved on to be a property agent. Eventually she realized that nursing was still her true passion and returned to her original profession.

Nurse Manager Xie Yaozong (Bryan Wong) works with Ruo Jun at Ward 8A. Everyone at work calls him by the abbreviation of his name, XYZ. On the surface, Yaozong appeared a loner and miser, and turned people off with his caustic tongue. Yaozong was later stabbed and on the brink of death. There arrived an endless flow of visitors, whose lives had been touched by his kindness in the past. Only then, truth was revealed that colleagues had misunderstood Yaozong all along and they began to see him in a different light.

Guan Xinni (Rebecca Lim) is an Advanced Practice Nurse specializing in geriatrics. Exuding a cold demeanour, she is particularly aloof with men. She and her friend had suffered molestation during her schooling days; although they managed to escape from the ordeal, she remained affected by the incident. Xinni discovered that the molester then and Yaozong bore a similar birth mark and mistook Yaozong as the culprit, leading to a comedic chain of events. She even obstructed the wedding of Yaozong and her pal Yuanyuan. Yuanyuan became a runaway bride, leaving a devastated Yaozong behind. Love between Xinni and Yaozong blossomed through episodes of misunderstanding and squabble. Just as their relationship saw progress, Yuanyuan returns out of the blue. Feeling like the third party, Xinni retreated from the love triangle in agony.

Fu Jiaren (Xu Bin) is the younger brother of Jiazi. He excelled in school but did not further his studies right after completing his national service. Instead he went in search for the ideal job in life. After wandering one full circle, it dawned on him that the greatest meaning in work lies on the altruistic ability to help others and develop oneself, and extrinsic returns are immaterial. And so, he followed the footsteps of his brother and answered the calling to become a nurse.

Li Longhua (Aloysius Pang), was an ITE-graduate. Having to take care of his grandmother and their living expenses, he had to take up two jobs in the morning and night. He looks up to Xie Yaozong, who gave him a sum of money so as to continue his education, but instead he gave the sum of money to a family who needs it more. Under the influence and encouragements of Xie Yaozong, he eventually became a nurse.

Cast

Main cast

Cast	Character	Description
Zoe Tay 郑惠玉	Wang Ruojun 王若君	Younger Sister Wong Veteran Nurse Manager Wang Ruo'en's younger sister Huang Yiqiang's ex-wife Xie Yaozong's best friend Decided to divorce Huang Yiqiang after seeing photos of him sleeping with a woman Was not on good terms after Wang Ruo'en accused her of indirectly harming their father Later reconciled with Wang Ruo'en after their mother threatened not to come home Soft-heartened over Huang Yiqiang after knowing about his condition
Xiang Yun 向云	Wang Ruo'en 王若恩	Elder Sister Wong Nurse Manager Wang Ruojun's elder sister Huang Yiqiang's sister-in-law Feng Dajiang's girlfriend Hot tempered Was not on good terms with Wang Ruojun after accusing her of indirectly harming their father Later reconciled with Wang Ruojun after their mother threatened not to come home Quitted her job as a nurse after being complained for the third time in the year and became a Real Estate Manager Returned to the nurse industry after feeling guilty about indirectly causing Li Longhua's neighbour to sleep on the void deck
Bryan Wong 王禄江	Xie Yaozong 谢耀宗	XYZ, Masked Hero Younger Version Portrayed by Amos Lim Nurse Manager Orphan Wang Ruojun's best friend and colleague, look up to her Wang Ruoen's colleague Fu Jiazi's good friend Fangfang and Yuanyuan's ex-fiancé Accused Guan Xinni for being a con-artist in Episode 1 Was accused by Guan Xinni of being Yuanyuan's rapist and prostituting at Geylang Confessed to Guan Xinni in Episode 16, but rejected Stabbed and almost died in Episode 18 Married Guan Xinni in Episode 19 Had a son with Guan Xinni in Episode 20
Rebecca Lim 林慧玲	Guan Xinni 关馨霓	Sister Guan, Shut-it Guan, Olive Advanced Practice Nurse Yuanyuan's best friend Wang Ruojun and Wang Ruoen's colleague Was raped as a teenager Hated Xie Yaozong when first met Sabotaged Xie Yaozong's relationship as a revenge in Episode 1 Accused Xie Yaozong for being her best friend's rapist Rejected Xie Yaozong's confession in Episode 16 Married Xie Yaozong in Episode 19 Had a son with Xie Yaozong in Episode 20
Elvin Ng 黄俊雄	Fu Jiazi 傅家梓	Rich man's son Zhou Haoyun's eldest son Fu Jiaren's elder brother Xie Yaozong's good friend Liu Youle's best friend, mentor, and later boyfriend Dai Xiwen's ex-boyfriend Decided to join the nurse industry in Episode 1, due to his best friend's death
Sheila Sim 沈惠怡	Liu Youle 刘佑乐	Fu Jiazi's best friend, student, later girlfriend Fu Jiaren's love interest Wang Ruojun's best friend A kind-hearted nurse who is well-liked by her patients Was robbed and beaten up by the robber, later saved by Wang Ruojun in Episode 1 Aspired to be a nurse due to Wang Ruojun
Xu Bin 徐彬	Fu Jiaren 傅家任	Zhou Haoyun's youngest son Fu Jiazi's younger brother Li Longhua's best friend Like Liu Youle (one-sided love) Aspired to be a nurse due to his elder brother
Aloysius Pang 冯伟衷	Li Longhua 李龙华	ITE-graduate Fu Jiaren's best friend and later colleague Lingling's neighbour Stole Liu Youle's bicycle in Episode 12 Aspired to be a nurse due to Xie Yaozong's encouragement Officially became a student nurse in the end

Others

Cast	Character	Description
Zheng Geping 郑各评	Huang Yiqiang 黄毅强	Wang Ruojun's husband Suffered from a Stroke in the later episodes Divorced with Ruojun due to ex-affair
Lin Meijiao 林梅娇	Zhou Haoyun 周好韵	Fu Jiazi and Fu Jiaren's mother Fu Guohua's wife
Johnny Ng 黄家强	Fu Guohua 傅国华	Zhou Haoyun's husband Diagnosed with brain death after a fall and passed on soon after in Episode 20.
Zhu Xiufeng 朱秀凤	Cai Meiying 蔡美英	Wang Ruo'en and Wang Ruojun's mother Huang Yiqiang's mother-in-law

Cameo appearances

Cast	Character	Description
Damien Teo 张值豪	Gao Tianxiang 高天翔	Was taken care by Fu Jiazi and Liu Youle Suffered from Brain Cancer and later passed on in Episode 14
Jayley Woo 胡佳琪	Dai Xiwen 戴希雯	Ken's younger sister Fu Jiazi's ex-girlfriend
Nick Teo 张鈞淯	Ken	Fu Jiazi's friend Dai Xiwen's elder brother Passed on in a traffic accident in Episode 1
Benjamin Heng	Liu Yongming 刘永明	Liu Youle's brother Owner of Yongle Chicken Rice Stall Treats Liu Youle badly
Chan Ning 陈宁	Fang Fang 芳芳	Xie Yaozong's ex-girlfriend
June Lim HZ 林惠贞	Wu Pei Ying 吴佩莹	Senior Staff Nurse, CCT Team Member in Season 3

Development

• The drama began production in June 2014 and wrapped up its filming in September 2014.
• It will begin on 5 January 2015 with a total of 20 episodes.

Episodes

No.	Title	Original air date
1	"Episode 1"	January 5, 2015 (2015-01-05)
2	"Episode 2"	January 6, 2015 (2015-01-06)
3	"Episode 3"	January 7, 2015 (2015-01-07)
4	"Episode 4"	January 8, 2015 (2015-01-08)
5	"Episode 5"	January 9, 2015 (2015-01-09)
6	"Episode 6"	January 12, 2015 (2015-01-12)
7	"Episode 7"	January 13, 2015 (2015-01-13)
8	"Episode 8"	January 14, 2015 (2015-01-14)
9	"Episode 9"	January 15, 2015 (2015-01-15)
10	"Episode 10"	January 16, 2015 (2015-01-16)
11	"Episode 11"	January 19, 2015 (2015-01-19)
12	"Episode 12"	January 20, 2015 (2015-01-20)
13	"Episode 13"	January 21, 2015 (2015-01-21)
14	"Episode 14"	January 22, 2015 (2015-01-22)
15	"Episode 15"	January 23, 2015 (2015-01-23)
16	"Episode 16"	January 26, 2015 (2015-01-26)
17	"Episode 17"	January 27, 2015 (2015-01-27)
18	"Episode 18"	January 28, 2015 (2015-01-28)
19	"Episode 19"	January 29, 2015 (2015-01-29)
20	"Episode 20"	January 30, 2015 (2015-01-30)

Awards and nominations

Xiang Yun is nominated for Best Actress In A Supporting Role in the Asian Television Awards 2015, but lost to Thailand's Nusba Punnakanta in The Secret Truth. You Can Be an Angel Too is nominated for four award categories in Star Awards 2016, winning the Favourite Male Character award, which The Dream Makers II was not nominated in.

Asian Television Award 2015

Awards
Award	Category	Recipients (if any)	Result
Asian Television Awards 2015	Best Actress In A Supporting Role	Xiang Yun	Nominated

Star Awards 2016

Awards
Award	Category	Recipients (if any)	Result
Star Awards 2016 Backstage Achievement Awards 红星大奖2016之幕后英雄颁奖礼	Best Screenplay 最佳剧本	Lau Ching Poon 刘清盆	Nominated
	Best Set Design for Drama Programme 最佳戏剧布景设计	Wong Lab Seng 黄立成	Nominated
Star Awards 2016 Post-show Party 红星大奖2016庆功宴	Favourite Male Character 最喜爱男角色	Xu Bin 徐彬	Won
	London Choco Roll Happiness Award London Choco Roll 最佳开心果奖		Nominated

See also

• Ministry of Health (Singapore)