In the first of our three-part Star Award winners’ prediction, we give you an insight on who we think will bring home the trophies at the upcoming Star Awards 2012 Show 1
Text: xinmsn team
After close to seven weeks of fervent voting from fans, we are finally reaching the final leg of the upcoming Star Awards 2012 online polls for categories such as Favourite Female and Male Character, Favourite On-Screen Couple award, Favourite Variety Host, and the Systema Charming Smile award.
Before the winners are unveiled at the Star Awards 2012 Show 1 this Sunday, the golden question remains: will the hot favourite pairing of RuiVin (Rui En and Elvin) from Code of Honour take the top spot or will Christopher Lee and Jesseca Liu’s chemistry in medical drama, The Oath, win them the honours?
Following our last update on the online polls, we saw Rui En shooting back to the top spot after Jesseca broke her leading streak in the Favourite Female Character two weeks ago. Will Jesseca eventually bring home the coveted trophy or will it fall back into the arms of Rui En, who has topped the category for six weeks?
Sticking by traditions, in the first of a three-part series, we take time off to study the odds and make our guesses for the Favourite Male and Female Characters, Favourite On-screen Couple (Drama), and the Favourite Variety Host award.
Who will eventually win the online awards? With one day left before the polls close tomorrow, it’s best to make the most out of your precious vote and make the last one count – you have till 8.30pm tomorrow.
Favourite Female Character
The stars say…
It’s gotta be leading lady Rui En, who has enjoyed an undisputed lead in the online polls for six straight weeks, apart from a slight scare which saw Jesseca overtaking her two weeks ago.
Rui En’s wide-range of acting capabilities can be seen from her choice of drama series in recent years such as her tough cop turn in Unriddle 1 & 2, playing a bereaved widow in With You, and for her nominated role in A Tale of 2 Cities as girly spoilt brat, Zhang Yale.
Apart from having the acting chops and range, Rui En has RBKD (her official fanclub), a large and well-organized fanbase behind her back. Her fans got back to voting religiously and fervently, and successfully reclaimed her top spot last week, after she lost the lead two weeks back. Their dedication speaks volumes, and for us, it simply means an undisputed win for Rui En.
Rui En in A Tale of 2 Cities and Jesseca Liu in The Oath
The dark horse…
Jesseca Liu — need we explain more? The latter has been running neck-to-neck with Rui En for the top spot since voting commenced on Mar 1, which speaks of her wide appeal and fan base. Not only that, she has managed to – surprise, surprise! — usurp the top spot from Rui En two weeks ago in our last online polls update.
She may no longer be a contracted artiste with MediaCorp but this lithe actress’ market demand and popularity remains. After playing a highly principled western doctor Yang Minfei in The Oath last year, she will be starring opposite Taiwanese heartthrob Kingone Wang in the upcoming Ch8 drama series, Yours Fatefully.
Favourite On-Screen Couple
The stars say…
We’re all for Code of Honour’s Song Yazai (Elvin) and Ou Kelu (Rui En). The pair won honours in this category back in 2010 for their collaboration in The Dream Catchers. The duo’s much-talked-about chemistry has won them fans and a term was even coined to describe their coupling – RuiVin.
The undisputed leaders who have consistently remained in the first spot for the Favourite On-Screen Couple award after seven weeks of voting are the strongest contenders in the category. Their solid lead is further reaffirmed with the help of Unriddle 2, which features RuiVin and coincidentally coincided with the voting period, giving viewers a peek at their chemistry when sparks flew between their onscreen characters.
The dark horse…
Going by the polls, the second hot favourite pair of Jesseca and Chris is set to be the next-strongest competitor against RuiVin.
We wonder why Jesseca and Chris have yet to be christened with a nickname of their own such as ChrisSeca or JessTopher. The duo’s on-screen compatibility can be seen from their first collaboration in ChU’s Secrets For Sale and they were brought back together again in last year’s The Oath, delighting viewers and fans.
Playing a western doctor and a Chinese physician at odds with one another in The Oath, Jesseca and Chris’ onscreen bantering and compatibility has won over a league of loyal fans, opening a slim possibility for this coupling to topple RuiVin’s reign in the polls for Favourite On-Screen Couple.
Vote for Rui En as your Favourite Female Character here!
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Source: Xinmsn
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Fan clubs are furious that this year’s event is ticketed with high prices.
By Rachael Boon
For the first time, fans will have to pay to attend the Star Awards, MediaCorp’s annual glitzy affair which honours the best in local television.
The awards ceremony this year will be held at Sands Grand Ballroom at Marina Bay Sands on April 29. Tickets cost $58 and $98, and went on sale from April 5 from Sistic and the MBS ticketing site.
The event was previously held in the MediaCorp TV Theatre and places such as St James Power Station in 2006, and Resorts World Sentosa last year. Tickets were distributed to fans of nominated artists, which depended on the nominations an artist got, or to fans who wrote in.
The admission fee was a surprise to fan clubs of local artists, whose members are regular attendees of the show.
Undergraduate Rina Oon, 24, chairman of Jollity Club for fans of actress Joanne Peh, has attended at least three shows. “I’m shocked. In previous years, MediaCorp allocated tickets to fan clubs but when we wrote in for tickets this year, they said they’d be charges,” she said.
The Star Awards this year will feature a performance by Korean-American R&B singer Jay Park.
Mr Paul Chan, vice-president of MediaCorp Channel 8 Branding & Promotions, said: “In line with the practices of international award shows, the Star Awards will be a ticketed event and 95 per cent of the tickets have been snapped up.”
Some fans, who are students, said the tickets prices were too steep for them. Ms Oon said:”Some of our secondary school members cannot afford to pay.”
Only five Jollity Club members, including Ms Oon, will attend the show this year, compared to more than 20 members last year. They are all working adults who bought the $58 tickets.
To cope with the costs, fan clubs such as RBKD, which supports actress Rui En and the Yverlasting Yvonne Official Fanclub, which supports actress Yvonne Lim, have plans to help members.
RBKD has an instalment plan for student members, who can pay for tickets in three instalments over three months, while an anonymous donor is sponsoring more than 10 tickets for members of the Yverlasting Yvonne Official Fanclub.
Student Yip Kah Yin, 17, who is a RBKD member, took up the instalment scheme. She will pay for her $98 ticket in three parts and has already paid $41.
Freelancer Stephanie tay, 23, president of Yverlasting Yvonne Official Fanclub, said it was unreasonable to ticket the Star Awards. “The event seems to be catering to international fans who went to see artists such as Jay Park,” she said.
This defeats the purpose of the awards, she added, because “this is an event for Singapore, which is a very big deal for people like us who support local stars and it is held once a year.”
Asked if subsequent Star Awards would be ticketed, Mr Chan said: “We will review this on a year-by-year basis.”
The main reason local fan clubs are so furious, said Ms Tay, is because MediaCorp has not been helpful with the tickets.
She said: “I understand they are ticketing it to make it an international show.
But if they want to maintain the standard of being a prestigious event, at least help local fan clubs by blocking off seats or giving better seats, the way organisers block seats for official fan clubs at concerts.”
Source: The Straits Times
Categorised in EN, RBKD, Star Awards 2012, The Straits Times.
1. Scene & Heard Pages 20-28
Life’s a stage
Story: Tan Yi Hui
Rui En does Bollywood in the Ch 8 blockbuster Joys of Life. Sorta.
In this scene from the upcoming 35-part serial – about the lives of getai entertainers in the ’60s and ’70s – Rui En and Taiwanese co-star Cynthia Wang, decked out in traditional Indian garb, are performing an exotic number where the former is a ‘man’. Come again? “It was popular back in those days to have duets between two female singers and one of them would be the man,” explains Rui En, who admits that she and Cynthia had learnt their dance moves just 10 minutes before filming the scene. So how is their singing? Hard to say because they didn’t sing live – their vocals were pre-recorded. But Rui En did do an impressive job showing off her head-bobbing skills. Next stop: Vasantham?
Sofa so good: We caught up with a very haggard-looking Alien Huang, who says: “My schedule is really hectic. As I’m not based in Singapore, I have only a limited period of time to film everything.” We later find the Taiwanese actor/singer napping on a dressing room sofa. Look out for a grand romantic duet between Alien and Rui En, composed specially for the show.
Tickets to the STARS
Story: Jonathan Fam
Wanna see the celebs ‘live’ at the Star Awards? You’ll have to pay for it.
This year’s show will be a ticketed event, a first in Star Awards’ history. “This is to make the Star Awards in line with many international award shows,” explains a Ch 8 spokesperson.
Well, you better act fast ‘cos at press time, 95 per cent of the 6,000 tickets have been sold. We hear Jeanette Aw’s fan club, Jeanius, has booked two rows of seats, while Rui En’s RBKD has also reserved tickets.
2. Advertisement Pages 70-74
Star Awards 2012
• Top 10
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Joys of Life 花样人间 debuts 26 June 2012 9pm on Channel 8.
Source: 8Days, Xinmsn
Categorised in 8 DAYS, EN, Joys of Life 花样人间, RBKD, Star Awards 2012, xinmsn.
1. 狮城娱温 Page 14
文：李秀文
红星大奖2012 网络投选奖项 粉丝力量大！
“前公主”之争
最喜爱女角色
瑞恩：《乐在双城》，饰章雅乐
王心如：《阿娣》，饰林珊珊
郭舒贤：《甘榜情》，饰冯月满
谢静仪：《边缘父子》，饰阿雅
刘子绚：《行医》，饰杨敏妃
“最喜爱女角色”由瑞恩和刘子绚2位“前公主”展开拉剧战！在前2周的网络投选，瑞恩在官方Fan Club“瑞不可当”的护航下，一路领先，第3周由刘子绚后来居上！看来，离开新传媒后的刘子绚，魅力不减；于去年4月成立的官方Fan Club “Jesstify”(绚.迷宫)和华研国际，居功不少。 不过很快的，瑞恩的粉丝在第4周又再扳回一局！刘子绚最终是否得以突破重围，咱们拭目以待！
战情保持不变
另3个奖项-“最喜爱荧幕情侣”、“最喜爱综艺主持人”和“Systema灿烂笑容”，连续几周的战情都保持不变，预计颁奖典礼当天变数不大。
“最喜爱荧幕情侣”由《正义武馆》的瑞恩（饰欧可璐）和黄俊雄（饰宋亚仔）暂时领先。
2. 面簿 Facebook Survey Page 37
红星大奖 2012 谁将获得最佳女主角？
Click here for the survey
Vote for Rui En as your Favourite Female Character here!
Vote for Rui En in Favourite On-Screen Couple here!
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Thank you for winning it for Rui En (Yang Xiaodong) last year.
Rui En (Zhang Yale) is trailing behind now. But if we do this together, we can. Because this is what defines Rui En’s fans.
My dear fellow fans of Rui En, can we have you with us, to win it back for Rui En? The coveted trophy and title of The Favourite Female Character of the year.
Let this moment relive through our votes, through your votes. Make it happen, by voting for Rui En daily. 1 vote per NRIC per day, free-of-charge. Now till 22 April 2012. Get your Family & Friends in too.
Won’t you walk this journey with us, vote with us, because only with you together, then we can. Together, we can. Vote today, everyday, till 22 April 2012, for Rui En, at http://bit.ly/zhangyale
Much Thanks,
Xinyi
Club President
RBKD
Your Fellow Fan of Rui En.
Categorised in A Tale of 2 Cities 乐在双城, RBKD, Star Awards 2011, Star Awards 2012.
Unriddle 2 | Xiaoman Yuze 好朋友篇 by RBKD
A promotional clip for “Unriddle 2 最火搭档 II” by RBKD
你说我比较像你的好朋友
只是不小心拥抱着
你道歉 你难过 于是我给你笑容
谁在乎我的心 还会不会寂寞
Unriddle 2 最火搭档 II now airing on Channel 8, Weekdays at 9pm.
Categorised in RBKD, Unriddle 2 最火搭档 2.
It was so nice to see all the new and foreign faces today for the first time. Thank you for daring to be as crazy and as loud as I get for my roles.
Is anyone else here as obsessed as I am with the Dog Whisperer? I honestly don’t get my fascination with the show. I don’t even own a dog.
Listening to : Bigbang Alive. Adore. T.O.P.
See you guys at SA.
En.
This was first posted in RBKD forum on 12 March 2012 at 12:43 am.
Categorised in Bridge, RBKD, Unriddle 2 最火搭档 2.
And I with you.
En.
This was first posted in RBKD forum on 29 January 2012 at 12:33 am.
Click here for RBKD’s “Happy Birthday, Rui En.”
Categorised in Birthday 2012, Bridge, RBKD.
Dearest Dearest Idol
Happy Birthday.
Every year you say you have no idea what’s the fuss about Birthdays. But you know what? We love your Birthdays.
We get so excited each year that we can’t help wondering if it is yours or ours. Actually, that doesn’t matter right? 
The love between us makes gifts a mere formality, but to have it in the form of a Charity Drive again, it is to show our gratitude to have you in our lives as much as it is to spread the love.
You call us Rangels, your angels. But you are our angel too, you give us the chance to love, the chance to be happy simply because of love.
Thank you for loving us and trusting us.
No matter how many times this has been repeated, from the bottommost of our hearts again, we wish you good health, happiness, joy, safety, peace and success in everything you do. We will be here with you 
Happy Birthday!
We Love You.
Your Rangels.
Click here for Rui En’s response.
Categorised in Birthday 2012, RBKD.
