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Fans of the boyish actor-singer Hung Jing Lun can look forward to seeing him on local TV next year.
Jing Lun who was last seen in the xinmsn and ChU idol web drama Let's Play Love in April, recently returned to Singapore for an imaging session for Ch U's upcoming youth idol drama Jump.
Jump tells the story of Xiao Chun Li (played by Jeanette Aw), a Chinese language teacher who leads a group of students -- thought to be 'hopeless' -- from the school's jump rope team, pit their skills in competitions, and set out to prove their worth.
Jing Lun plays Zhang Guo Lun, a Chinese major graduate, who becomes a trainee teacher at Lan Tian School, after he loses interest in his 9-to-5 job.
Guo Lun loves to use proverbs in his daily conversations, and would correct people when he hears them use the wrong ones.
This is similar to Jing Lun, whose love for using proverbs has become his trademark. The singer received the nickname 'Teacher Lun' when he competed in Taiwan's singing competition One Million Star 3, because of his constant use of proverbs.
While he loves to use proverbs, Jing Lun shared that he was still worried about being able to remember his script.
"Ordinary people wouldn't use as many proverbs as my character does. I might like to use proverbs, but to use as many as four in a sentence, that's weird! Plus, you don't usually use some of them, so I'm worried about the order of words and my pronunciation," Jing Lun explained.
In Jump, Jing Lun is assigned to a notorious class. When asked if he had taught or tutored anyone, the singer laughed and said that he was usually the one being taught.
"I've never taught anyone," he stressed, "I'd usually look for the smart students or get help from teachers, when it comes to schoolwork. If I ever taught someone, it's probably singing."
When asked if he was a troublesome student, Jing Lun let on that he was such an obedient student in secondary school that the discipline mistress did not even know of his existence.
Pretending to be angry, he remarked, "I studied there for four years and she didn't even know I existed! This proved that I have a good character and is definitely not a troublemaker."
When we pointed out that discipline mistresses usually notice students with good behaviour, Jing Lun said, "Perhaps I'm low-profile and cautious. That's why whenever I was naughty, no one knew. For example, if we were to bully someone, I would hide at the back, or secretly give the person a punch and run off."
The singer also recalled that he used to be rather naughty when he was in primary school. He would feed tortoises in the school pond with chalk, adding guiltily, "Later, I heard they died after eating them."
Not only is Jing Lun busy with Jump, he's also hosting a travelogue Super Taste in Taiwan. With such a busy schedule, we wondered if the 28-year-old has time for love.
"You already said I'm busy, where do I find time for love? I'm leaving it to fate," he lamented.
That said, the singer does have plans for his love life. For example, he hopes to find a girlfriend by the time he turns 30 and to settle down before he is 35.
"My parents worry if I'm gay because I've been single for so long. Don't worry, I'm trying my best to find someone," Jing Lun joked.
Jing Lun also shared that he likes reasonable girls, who know how to manage finances and are filial, not only to her own parents, but to his as well.
Jump is scheduled to air on May 16, 2012, every Monday to Friday, 10pm on ChU.
