This Radio Drama Will Bring Awareness to Social Causes Like Mental Health, Abortion, & Suicide

Scams, mental health, suicide, substance abuse, bullying, sexual assault, and abortion––these are some social issues which are discussed more than ever before in this age but there is still a lot to do in terms of awareness. This is where Malaysian production house SunStrong Entertainment is doing its part for society by releasing a radio drama and a specially recorded single as part of the ‘Speak Up Bravely If Something Happens’ charity campaign.

The 7-episode radio drama which highlights the seven themes mentioned above will be aired on AiFM beginning 11 March at 12:20pm every Monday and Tuesday. It will be part of Hari RTM anniversary celebration with a voice cast comprising Jordan Voon, Coby Chong, Jordan Sen, MayJune, Remon Lim, Crystal Ong, Xie Songfan, and more, who impressively recorded their parts in just one take.

There will also be a special music video for the uplifting single ‘Right Here, Right Now ‘performed by Jment Lim, Daniel Lee, Yise Loo, Soh Chin Chuan, Daniel Chezi, Nicole Lai, Aki Huang, and Harn. The track, specially recorded in support of the campaign, was written by Wong San San and composed by Yu Heng.

The campaign was launched at A Quiet Place, Federal Arcade by Communications Deputy Minister Teo Nie Ching, who said that the government has stepped up efforts on content removal and setting up helplines and reporting channels for the hardships highlighted by this campaign.

“This is yet another commendable initiative by SunStrong Entertainment, which has been persistent in its prevention education and awareness efforts. We call on more parties to utilise various mediums and platforms to spread educational and informative content for a better Malaysia,” she said.

The production house has long helped to shed a light on social causes through music, films, and TV series. Last year, SunStrong entertainment held a Scam Prevention Short Film Contest in Beijing, China which aimed to increase awareness for scam prevention through filmmaking with almost RM600,000 awarded to winners. Their new campaign demonstrates its unremitting pursuit to help bring about a more harmonious society.

They have also been part of acclaimed films such as 2023 historical drama ‘Snow in Midsummer’ directed by Chong Keat Aun which received nine nominations at the Chinese-language Oscars known as Golden Horse Awards. The film revisits the tragic events that occurred in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur on May 13.

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