| Native Name: | 知星人 |
| Alt Name: | MFFA |
| Genre: | Alien Romance Comedy |
| Runtime: | approx. 45 minutes (excluding advertisements) |
| Director: | 苏妙芳 Su Miao Fang 马家骏 Ma Jia Jun 张愿庭 Cheong Yuan Teng |
| Executive Producer: | Leong Lye Lin 梁来玲 |
| Opentheme: | 平空地带 by The Apex Project |
| Endtheme: | The Moment (那一刻) by Jean Goh & Cheeyang Ng |
| Country: | Singapore |
| Language: | Chinese |
| Network: | Mediacorp Channel 8 |
| Num Episodes: | 25 |
My Friends from Afar (Chinese: 知星人) is a 25 episode Singaporean drama produced and telecast on Mediacorp Channel 8.[1] It stars Shaun Chen, Carrie Wong, Aloysius Pang and Paige Chua as the casts of this series.
| Cast | Role | Description | Episodes Appeared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheila Sim 沈琳宸 | Alien Queen 外星女皇 | Alien Role:Basler (巴斯乐)
Human Role:
| 1, 23 (voice) 24-25 |
| Wang Yuqing 王昱清 | Yang Zhongyong 杨忠勇 | Alien Role:TA1-2345
Human Role:Leonardo, Lazy Yong, Skunk Yong (懒皮勇)
| 1-10, 12-25 |
| Brandon Wong 黄炯耀 | Chen Xiaolong 陈小龙 | Alien Role:TN8-5252, Tan Siao Loong
Human Role:Uncle Long (龙叔)
(Deceased - Episode 23) | 1-10, 12-23 |
| 10 (Toggle Original Series - My Alien Girlfriend) | |||
| Carrie Wong 黄思恬 | Chen Fengjiao 陈凤娇 | Alien Role:RSY9-3870, Tan Fong Keow
Human Role:Long Legs (长脚怪), Ah Jiao (阿娇)
| 1-25 |
| 1-2, 10 (Toggle Original Series - My Alien Girlfriend) | |||
| Aloysius Pang 冯伟衷 | Chen Xianglin 陈祥林 | Alien Role:TP5-1487, Tan Xiang Lin
Human Role:
| 1-25 |
| 1-2, 10 (Toggle Original Series - My Alien Girlfriend) | |||
| Toh Xin Hui 杜芯慧 | Chen Qingxia 陈青霞 | Alien Role:Your Highness (公主), Tan Ching Sia
Human Role:Green Prawn (青虾)
| 1-4, 6-20, 22-25 |
| 10 (Toggle Original Series - My Alien Girlfriend) | |||
| Shaun Chen 陈泓宇 | Yang Tiansheng 杨天生 | Younger Version portrayed by Lin Daorui (林道锐)Alien Role:SR1-2345
Human Role:Durian King (榴莲王), Leopard King (猎豹王)
(Half alien, Half human) | 1-25 |
| 5 (Toggle Original Series - My Alien Girlfriend) | |||
| Zemily Leaw 廖婕汝 | Chen Yibei 陈依贝 | Alien Role:VH9-6868
Human Role:
(Half alien, Half human) | 24-25 |
| Naomi Yeo 杨慧诗 | Emily | Alien Role: SA6-78910
Human Role:'
| 1-10 (Toggle Original Series - My Alien Girlfriend) |
| Uncredited | Alien Role: TD5-62710
| 1 | |
| Alien Role: AD3-1468
| 1 | ||
| Alien Role: PR2-5347
| 1 |
| Cast | Role | Description | Episodes Appeared | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wang Yuqing 王昱清 | Yang Zhongyong 杨忠勇 | See AMIKUS Aliens | ||
| Adele Wong 王筱惠 | Huang Lirong 黄丽蓉 |
| 5, 24-25 | |
| Paige Chua 蔡琦慧 | Yang Tianning 杨天宁 | Younger version portrayed by Natelie Tan Complain Queen (抱怨女王)
| 1-25 | |
| Shaun Chen 陈泓宇 | Yang Tiansheng 杨天生 | See AMIKUS Aliens | ||
| Zemily Leaw 廖婕汝 | Chen Yibei 陈依贝 | See AMIKUS Aliens |
| Cast | Role | Description | Episodes Appeared | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhu Xiufeng 朱秀凤 | Zhang Huimei 张慧妹 | Auntie Huimei (慧妹姨)
| 1-17, 19-25 | |
| Yao Wenlong 姚彣隆 | Zhou Zhiqiang 周志强 | Supporting Villain but repented Younger version portrayed by Brient Ong (黄盅艺) (Fake), Dogs & Cats Killer (狗猫杀手)
(Arrested-Episode 24) | 2-24 | |
| Eelyn Kok 郭蕙雯 | Xu Xinmei 许欣梅 |
| 2-4, 6-15, 17, 21-23, 25 | |
| Alston Yeo 杨峻毅 | Zhou Guanjun 周冠军 | Ace Chou Guanjun
| 2-4, 6-7, 9-15, 17, 20-25 |
| Role | Description | Episodes Appeared | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tan Tiow Im 陈天祥 | Liang Sanbo 梁三伯 |
| 15-17 | |
| Brendon Kuah 柯迪宏 | Liang Siyuan 梁思源 | Xiao Yuan (小源)
| 16-17 | |
| Mei Xin 美心 | Liang Simin 梁思敏 | Xiao Min (小敏)
| 1, 6, 10-11, 15-17, 22 |
| Cast | Role | Description | Episodes Appeared | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Tham 谭志杰 | Dean |
| 1-10 (Toggle Original Series - My Alien Girlfriend) | |
| Louis Hillyard | Thomas |
| 1-10 (Toggle Original Series - My Alien Girlfriend) |
| Cast | Role | Description | Episodes Appeared | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace Ang 洪圣安 | Li Hengxing 李恒兴 | Villain Star
| 1, 6-7, 10-14, 16-18 5 (voice) | |
| Paige Chua 蔡琦慧 | Yang Tianning 杨天宁 |
| 1-25 | |
| Sherraine Law 罗翊琦 | Fu Yayue 傅雅月 | Moon (月亮)
| 1, 6-8 | |
| Aloysius Pang 冯伟衷 | Chen Xianglin 陈祥林 |
| 1-25 | |
| Carrie Wong 黄思恬 | Chen Fengjiao 陈凤娇 |
| 1-25 |
| Cast | Role | Description | Episodes Appeared | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xixi Lim 林茜茜 | Liu Lianmei 刘莲梅 | Durian Girl (榴莲妹)
| 1, 3-4, 6-8 | |
| Larry Low 刘龙伟 | Brother Shark 鲨鱼哥 | Villain
(Arrested-Episode 12) | 1-4, 10-12 | |
| Joyce Ng 黄婉婷 | Zhao Yan 赵燕 | 3, 10-11 | ||
| Le Yao 乐摇 | Sister Shark 鲨鱼姐 | Main Villain
| 4, 13, 21-24 | |
| Teddy 唐崧瑞 | Dave Chu | Younger version portrayed by Kaidon Lee (李景延)
| 8-9, 11, 15-18 | |
| William Lawandi 劉峻宏 | Steve | Villain
| 8-9, 12, 14-15, 17-21, | |
| Carrie Wong 黄思恬 | Ms Wong 黄老师 |
| 18 |
| No. | Song Title | Singer(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1) | 平空地带 (Main Song for the series) | The Apex Project | |
| 2) | 那一刻 | Jean Goh 吴思佳 Cheeyang Ng 黄智阳 |
Lianhe Zaobao, in a review of the show, said that, while some episodes in the middle of the series were not bad, and the premise of aliens integrating into human society was interesting, the last ten episodes suffered somewhat from focusing too much on love affairs of the young people, causing the plot to become predictable and drawn-out. The review also suggested that the alien aspect of the show was a gimmick because the script would have been equally valid had the aliens been replaced with recent immigrants, questioning whether it might have been an improvement to include more memories or details from the aliens' home world and society.[2]
My Friends From Afar is up for six nominations and has the second most nominations for Star Awards 2018.
The other dramas are nominated for Best Drama Serial with Mightiest Mother In Law, When Duty Calls, While We Are Young and Have A Little Faith.
It did not win a single award.
| Star Awards – Acting Awards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Accolades | Category | Nominees | Result |
| Star Awards 2018 Awards Ceremony 红星大奖2018颁奖礼 | Young Talent Award 青苹果奖 | Toh Xin Hui 杜芯慧 | |
| Best Supporting Actor 最佳男配角 | Brandon Wong 黄炯耀 | ||
| Best Actor 最佳男主角 | Shaun Chen 陈泓宇 | ||
| Best Actress 最佳女主角 | Carrie Wong 黄思恬 | ||
| Best Drama Serial 最佳电视剧 | |||