While Dai Xiangyu impressed viewers with his performance as Japanese photographer Yamamoto Yousuke in the local blockbuster The Little Nyonya (2008), the same could not be said for his recent performance in a Chinese acting reality show.

The 40-year-old former Mediacorp actor, then known as Dai Yangtian, is a participant in the latest season of Everybody Stand By, which aired its first episode on Feb 14.