- published: 23 Apr 2015
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Ah Beng (Chinese: 阿炳; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-bêng or a-bîng) is a stereotype applied to a certain group of young Chinese men in Southeast Asia, particularly Singapore and Malaysia.The female equivalent of an Ah Beng is an Ah Lian.
Ah Beng comes from the romanization of the Hokkien pronunciation of 阿明 (Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-bêng). 明 is a word commonly used in the names of Chinese males in the region, thus the term "Ah Beng" alludes to their commonness. In the Cantonese-speaking parts of Malaysia, Ah Beng is also known as lala zai. 'Lala' has no actual meaning in itself, while 'zai' (pronounced 'chai') means 'boy'. 'Lala zai' refers to individuals who speak Manglish and possess a strong preference for gaudy fashions or hairstyles.
Ah Bengs have been featured in several Singaporean films, including:
Beng may refer to:
Actors: Heng (editor), Jack Lim (actor), Josiah Chieng (producer), Alex San (composer), Mei Yan Gan (actress), Ryon Lee (writer), Silver Chung (director), Bernard Hiew (actor), Jiang Han Gan (actor), Keat Yoke Chen (actress),
Plot: It's the eve of The Lunar New Year in a village. Every household is busy preparing to receive the auspicious God Of Fortune (GOF). Comes midnight, people of various races impersonate the GOF. They walk up to each household to offer mandarin oranges and lucky numbers in return for an "Ang Pau". Ah Beng's father being poor, dishes out only coins to these GOF. The worst dressed scruffy GOF who receives a tiny token from Ah Beng's father, is in fact, the true and almighty GOF. Without realizing, Ah Beng's father comments that he should be better dressed and wishes him good luck and good health, very sincerely. The true GOF is surprised but touched by Ah Beng's father's sincerity and grants him 3 wishes. Not-so-bright security guard Ah Beng works at an open car-park, is being bullied by a group of rich brats with luxury cars, over their parking fee. A mysterious guy comes in and helps Ah Beng. Grateful for his help, Ah Beng invites him into his life and things starts to change around him. One day at work, Bobby is injured while filming and with the help of Ah Beng, Rain and the mysterious guy, Bobby is brought to the hospital where they see both Ah Lian and Salted Fish Lian. Salted Fish Lian was collecting her medicine from the pharmacy. Ah Beng and the gang secretly investigates Salted Fish Lian's condition and is shocked to find out that Salted Fish Lian is very sick. Back home, Ah Beng and the gang, are thinking of ways to save Salted Fish Lian. Bobby then spots a Talent Search contest in a newspaper with a massive grand prize of cash. Rain, Bobby and Ah Beng quickly form a singing trio to join the contest. Do they win? Who is the Mysterious Guy? Why is he there?
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Wai Chiu Chung (editor), Nancy Sit (actress), Gayatri Su-Lin Pillai (producer), Kelvin Tong (writer), Kelvin Tong (director), Henry Thia (actor), Joe Ng (composer), Ken Kwek (actor), Ken Kwek (writer), Thomas Lim (miscellaneous crew), Vincent Tee (actor), Gurmit Singh (actor), Marcus Chin (actor), Marcus Chin (writer), Alex Oh (composer),
Plot: Welcome to 'Great World', Singapore's legendary amusement park. Where lovers cavorted in the 60s. Where Hollywood stars and cabaret girls partied in the 50s. Where bombs fell in the 40s. Acclaimed director Kelvin Tong brings Great World's colourful past to life in five interconnected stories.
Genres: Comedy, Family,Actors: Jack Neo (director), Jack Neo (writer), Jack Neo (actor), Daniel Yun (producer), Fish Chaar (actor), Pui Yin Chan (producer), Yun Xiang (actress), Johnny Ng (actor), Saw Yam Seah (producer), Andrew Patterson (actor), Ling Ling Liu (actress), Selena Tan (actress), Li Yi (composer), Shawn Lee (actor), Tony Koh (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family,Actors: Jack Neo (director), Jack Neo (writer), Jack Neo (writer), Jack Neo (actor), Mark Lee (actor), Daniel Yun (producer), Henry Thia (actor), Marcus Chin (actor), Pui Yin Chan (producer), David Leong (producer), Richard Low (actor), David Leong (actor), Yun Xiang (actress), Patricia Mok (actress), John Cheng (actor),
Plot: Kok Pin, Boon Hock and Terry are classmates in "EM3" stream. In Singapore, that means that at the age of 12, the government has decided that they are not as academically inclined as their peers. Kok Pin is creative and a born artist but his parents would rather he focus on his Maths and Sciences. Boon Hock comes from a low-income family and needs to balance school and helping out at the food stall. Terry, a spoilt brat is just too lazy a student. While the three children suffer from the pressure of school, their parents have another set of problems - their jobs and careers ...
Keywords: advertising, boy, breaking-the-fourth-wall, business, junior-high-school, office-politics, singapore, singaporean-police, suicideActors: Thean-jeen Lee (writer), Thean-jeen Lee (director), Keagan Kang (actor), Christian Lee (actor), Gillian Tan (actress), Corinne Adrienne (actress), Marcus Lim (actor), David Teo (editor),
Genres: Horror,Actors: Jack Neo (actor), Jack Neo (actor), Jack Neo (writer), Lawrence Ang (editor), Eric Tsang (actor), Jack Neo (actor), Jack Neo (actor), Eric Khoo (producer), Eric Khoo (actor), Mark Lee (actor), Abigail (actress), Sheren Tang (actress), Daniel Yun (producer), Henry Thia (actor), David Leong (producer),
Plot: The movie revolves around the central character, Liang Po Po. She gets restless in an old folks' home and feels she can still contribute to society. She leaves the home in search of a new life. Along the way, she finds herself caught in a web of intrigues and criminal activities. Her good intentions see her through the adventure of her life.
Keywords: character-name-in-title, gangster, senior-citizen, singapore, singaporean-policeActors: Guy Gross (composer), Kay Tong Lim (actor), Adrian Pang (actor), Jane Moran (editor), Dominic Pace (actor), Dominic Pace (actor), Alaric Tay (actor), Kay Siu Lim (actor), Jeffrey Chiang (producer), Kheng Hua Tan (actress), Glen Goei (director), Glen Goei (writer), Pierre Png (actor), Margaret Chan (actress), Glen Goei (producer),
Plot: Kung Fu meets disco in Singapore. Hock is a grocery clerk longing for a motorbike. He lives with his parents and sister; they idolize his younger brother, Beng, a medical student calling himself Leslie. Hock loves Bruce Lee; he works out and imitates his moves. When Hock sees a cheesy local version of "Saturday Night Fever," he gets the disco bug, taking his pal Mei to nightly lessons in hopes of winning a contest and buying the bike. He's blind to Mei's falling in love with him, and, at the last minute asks another woman to be his partner in the contest. Meanwhile, Beng reveals a personal secret to his family and a crisis ensues. Hock, Beng, Mei and her rival: it's Night Fever.
Keywords: 1970s, actor-meets-character, boyfriend-girlfriend-relationship, brother-brother-relationship, brother-sister-relationship, chinatown-singapore, dance, dance-club, dance-competition, dance-lesson
Ah Bengs in the 90s versus Ah Bengs in 2016! If you can relate to 3 more more scenes in this video... Well my friend, you're a CHAO AH BENG! LOL Share this with all your Ah Beng and Ah Lian friends! #airhug _ Cast & Crew: Jonathan Cheok Gabriel Cheok (@gabcheok) Rachel Aldaine (@rachelaldaine) Malvina Wong (@whereismalvina) Big shout out to: JuoProductions https://www.youtube.com/user/JazClips Jaze Phua Jerry Lim Jordan Lim and the Ah Lians: Celia Iero Lim Evelyn Lam Amanda Tan Written and edited by: Jonathan Cheok DOP: Gabriel Cheok Audio: Rachel Aldaine _ Special thanks to: Working Title-Burger Bar for the space to shoot at: https://www.facebook.com/workingtitlesg & Vivian from The Star Factory Arcade @ Jurong Point: http://www.tkaworld.com/ _ Official Cheokboard Partne...
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Previously we did 17 types of Ah Lians, and now, here's our take on the 17 types of Ah Bengs! Special appearance by David Choi, Jinnyboy, Jianhao Tan, Jonathan Cheok! #HougangDrift http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orFIBlkhirQ - secret video Subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=alozerk Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/nightowlcinematics Instagram! http://www.instagram.com/nightowlcinematics SUBSCRIBE! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=alozerk FIND US ON FB! http://www.facebook.com/Nightowlcinematics Sylvia's Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/SylviaNOC INSTAGRAM http://instagram.com/nightowlcinematics TWITTER https://twitter.com/ryansylvianoc GOOGLE+ https://www.google.com/+nightowlcinematics EMAIL For business enquiries, email us directl...
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