After completing his filming for '' The Best Things in Life '' , Tan participated in the tenth season of '' Star Search '' . He auditioned for the show and was put through to the quarter-final as one of the top 20 contestants of the season . He was announced as one of the top 3 participants during the quarter-final , and was put through to the grand final during the semi-final . Tan finished in fourth place , losing the title to Jeffrey Xu . He was offered a two-year contract by MediaCorp together with Xu , Adeline Lim , Sora Ma , James Seah , and Darryl Yong . In 2012 , RomeoTan was the first among his fellow '' Star Search '' finalists to be given a supporting role in the critically acclaimed police procedural series '' C.L.I.F. '' . He was nominated for the Best Newcomer Award at '' Star Awards 2012 '' for his performance , but lost the award to Kate Pang . He was then given a role in the star-studded drama series '' Joys of Life '' and made a career breakthrough in which he played a role as an antagonist for the first time . His performance was well-received from the public , and was widely regarded as one of the current rising stars . He was given another leading role in '' Do n't Stop Believin ' '' , which he played a role of Jin Zhengnan , a charming chef who experienced a love triangle with Du Siman ( Felicia Chin ) and Wu Yanbin ( Elvin Ng ) . He later also appeared in the year-end blockbuster , '' It Takes Two '' as the Fish Prince . In 2013 , Tan replaced Dai Xiang Yu , who was originally selected to play the role of Hong Khee Leong , as the male lead in the drama series '' Sudden '' . He was also one of the original singers of the theme song of the drama series , together with Da Feng Chui
Star Awards 2012
Star Awards 2012
Romeo Tan