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MP urges IMDA to screen “Dear You” in Teochew

6/20/2026

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Tiong Demands Teochew Screening

Kenneth Tiong (MP) urged Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA) to screen Dear You in Teochew, noting that IMDA’s policy limits showings to Mandarin and reserves films for festivals.
Forced into Mandarin, the drama still sold 4,800 tickets in two hours and drew viewers to Johor Bahru.
He cited Speak Mandarin, noting households fell from 76 % in 1980 to under 12 % by 2020 while Facebook users urged a Teochew release.

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Dear You Sweeps

Dear You has grossed over 1.8 billion yuan (?264 million USD) domestically as of Friday.
The Hong Kong launch featured more than 200 screenings that sold out rapidly.
In Macau the film screened in all seven cinemas with over 30 showings on day one.
In Singapore the film now plays in 24 of 26 cinemas.
Singapore’s advance screening attracted about 1,000 invitees and caused eight Teochew shows to sell out in 90 minutes.

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Golden Village Expands

Golden Village will sell tickets at 3 pm on June 22 for eight Teochew-language screenings of "Dear You," at $18.50 for the public and $16.50 for GV movie-club members.
The sessions run June 25-29 at the GVmax auditorium in GV VivoCity after the earlier four-day run sold out in two hours.
Clover Films managing director Lim Teck thanked the Infocomm Media Development Authority for allowing the extra showings to preserve Singapore’s cultural identity.

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Tiong Demands Teochew Screening

Kenneth Tiong (MP) urged Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA) to screen Dear You in Teochew, noting that IMDA’s policy limits showings to Mandarin and reserves films for festivals.
Forced into Mandarin, the drama still sold 4,800 tickets in two hours and drew viewers to Johor Bahru.
He cited Speak Mandarin, noting households fell from 76 % in 1980 to under 12 % by 2020 while Facebook users urged a Teochew release.

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