Categorised in EN, The New Paper, Unriddle 最火搭档.
By Kwok Kar Peng
Pages 2 & 3
With Jesseca Liu quitting showbiz, is the whole ‘Seven Princesses’ thing passe?
It is time to “move forward in a new direction”, several of Mediacorp’s ‘Seven Princesses’ told The New Paper.
The original septet will be down to just four actresses with the impending departure of Jesseca Liu.
Jeanette Aw, Joanne Peh, Rui En and Felicia Chin remain.
Fiona Xie and Dawn Yeoh left the station last year.
The term Seven Princesses was first coined by a local Chinese entertainment weekly a few years ago. It was picked up by the media and became widely used.
Peh and Aw said the term was just a convenient and flattering way to classify seven actresses and to save people the hassle of saying all seven names.
But they added the label does not come with special treatment when it comes to roles.
Mr Paul Chan, vice-president of branding & promotion for Channel 8, feels “the existing four are the strongest of the seven and they are already at a level befitting the title of ‘New Ah Jies’.”
However, a veteran journalist (Ang Ming Hwa) in the entertainment beat believes the dispersing of the Seven Princesses merely reflects “the sad state of the local TV industry”.
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Do They Have What It Takes?
Paige Chua
Source: The New Paper
Categorised in The New Paper, 七公主 7 Princesses.
By Charlene Chua
So what’s the buzz surrounding this year’s nominees?
Unfortunately, there isn’t much, seeing that there were no shocks or surprises with the unveiling of the yawn-worthy lists.
This year, two MediaCorp princesses – Fiona Xie and Dawn Yeoh – are missing from the list, leaving Jeanette Aw, Joanne Peh, Felicia Chin, Rui En and Jesseca Liu to battle it out.
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes Nominees
Ann Kok
Belinda Lee
Felicia Chin
Hong Huifang
Jeanette Aw
Jesseca Liu
Jin Yin Ji
Joanne Peh
Kym Ng
Lin Meijiao
Michelle Chia
Michelle Chong
Pan Ling Ling
Pei Xuan
Priscelia Chan
Quan Yifeng
Rui En
Vivian Lai
Xiang Yun
Yvonne Lim
Source: The New Paper
Categorised in Star Awards 2010, The New Paper, 七公主 7 Princesses.
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The results for the Singapore Entertainment Awards 2010 are out.
MOST POPULAR…
Male Singer: Show Luo
Female Singer: Stefanie Sun
Local Singer: JJ Lin
Group: S.H.E
Band: MayDay
Music Video: JJ Lin, Hundred Days
Newcomer: Alien Huang
Local TV actor: Dai Yangtian
Local TV actress: Rui En
Hong Kong TV actor: Moses Chan
Hong Kong TV actress: Charmaine Sheh
Taiwan TV actor: Mark Chao
Taiwan TV actress: Rainie Yang
U-weekly cover: S.H.E
Source: The New Paper
Categorised in Omy SG E Awards 新加坡 E乐大赏 2010, The New Paper.
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Rui En will play a wife and mother for the first time
By Kwok Kar Peng
ONE MediaCorp Princess has willingly agreed to transform herself into an older woman and mother of a 7-year-old girl.
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DARK DRAMA: (Above) In her next project, Rui En’s character suffers a succession of tragedies. –TNP DESIGN: PRADIP KUMAR SIKDAR –TNP PICTURES: KELVIN CHNG
This makes Rui En the first among the Seven Princesses to leave the castle and move on to playing mature roles.
Yes, we know she is the cool, strong-willed and unconventional one among the Jeanette Aws, Joanne Pehs and Felicia Chins.
This career move will certainly differentiate her even more from her ‘royal’ peers, who are still playing young single girls.
We wondered if the decision was deliberate. Why take such a big leap forward, Rui En?
‘Why not?’ she shot back.
‘I think it’s good to have something fresh. It’s a huge risk, but without risks, you can’t move forward.’
Then she laughed and added, as she leaned forward to squeeze this reporter’s arm, ‘Eh, I’m 29 years old this year!’
Turning serious, the 1.69m-tall actress – whose previous roles in The Dream Catchers and My School Daze saw her tackling mostly strong, independent and highly educated single girls – said: ‘I can’t pretend to be a teenager or a teenybopper any more. I’m also not about to start lying about my age. As I grow up, the characters I take on have to grow up as well.’
And how they will grow.
Next project
In Rui En’s next project, tentatively titled I’m With You, she will play a wife and mother for the first time.
It is supposedly a very dark drama, where a succession of tragedies befalls her character Siqi – one of which is the sudden death of her husband (Chen Hanwei) in the first episode.
His spirit, however, lingers in the human world and pesters Adrian Pang’s character, the only person who can see and talk to him, to help his family get over his death.
You can expect some flutterings of romance between Rui En’s character and Adrian’s, but nothing too much for a recently-widowed woman.
Rui En will begin filming the drama later this month.
Although wading into new territory makes her jittery, and it is way out of her comfort zone, she says she is looking forward to it.
But if you have a mental picture of Rui En as a frumpy aunty in I’m With You, think again.
Her character Siqi is a fashion designer in her early 30s and a modern mother.
Rui En nevertheless cringed a little when she described what her alter ego will look like.
‘She’s quite feminine and always wears skirts. I also have to wear hair extensions to make my shoulder-length hair longer. It’s been a long time since I had that image,’ she said.
But isn’t she concerned that there’ll be no turning back to playing young-ish characters once she’s stepped into mature roles, currently hogged by 30-something actresses like Cynthia Koh and Ann Kok? (See report, right.)
Rui En pondered for a while before saying: ‘I’m honestly not worried about this yet. I hope that I perform sufficiently well to prove to people that I can play a role like Xiaodong and also a mother. I have to rely on myself to prove it.’
Xiaodong is her uneducated, simple-minded and happy-go-lucky character from the Channel 8 drama Happy Family, which premieres at 9pm on 19 Jan.
In that role, which was filmed from August to October last year, the usually aloof Rui En replaces her trademark don’t-mess-with-me attitude with a wide toothy grin.
Even her co-stars joked that she smiled more in those three months of filming Happy Family than she usually would in a year.
However, there’s one other role that this reporter hopes to see her take on, one that’s certainly out of her comfort zone.
How about playing a damsel in distress, I asked her. It is so unlike the self-reliant and strong actress.
‘Can I?’ she asked incredulously, breaking off into laughter.
‘Okay, that would be quite challenging. Hmm, I do have something in me that’s quite independent because that’s the way I grew up and lived my entire life.’
Take note, scriptwriters.
Source: The New Paper
Categorised in Happy Family 过好年, The New Paper, With You 我在你左右, 七公主 7 Princesses.
Tonight’s gonna be a good night. New Year’s Eve parties will be going on around the island. But if you’re still unsure of what to do and where to go, we list some parties. It’s the last day of 2009. Go all out and end it with a bang
HEARTLAND HOTSPOTS
PUNGGOL EAST YEAR 2010 COUNTDOWN
Where: Harmony Square, Rivervale Crescent (Tel: 6875 5376).
What: Witness the residents’ attempt to gather the largest crowd of families in Singapore wearing bandanas. Local artistes Hady Mirza and Rui En are also performing. Plus fireworks display.
When: 8pm.
Admission: Free.
Categorised in Punggol Countdown 2010, The New Paper.
As for future plans, Marcus said he recently got accepted for the part of a drunkard in a new Channel 8 drama Happy Family opposite Rui En, who will play his long-lost daughter.
Filming is on till the end of this month.
Source: The New Paper
Categorised in Happy Family 过好年, The New Paper.
Plain candid or just catty? The Queen’s blunt comments on the princesses in Caldecott Hill have drawn fire from viewers, leaving her bewildered and helpless
IT’S not easy being the Queen.
Even before the furore over Zoe Tay’s wrinkles has died down, the 41-year-old Queen (or ex-Queen, as some insist) of Caldecott is facing more criticism.
This time, it’s for an interview that the actress did more than four months ago.
Actor Chen Hanwei, Zoe’s close friend of 21 years, felt it’s the price she has to pay for being number one.
At issue were Zoe’s comments on the Seven Princesses featured in the March issue of Style magazine. (See report on facing page.) The seven are rising stars Jeanette Aw, Joanne Peh, Jesseca Liu, Rui En, Fiona Xie, Dawn Yeoh and Felicia Chin.
Chinese daily Lianhe Wanbao picked up the article earlier this week and ran it with the headline: Zoe Tay slams actresses.
With a file photo of Zoe pointing an accusing finger, the article said that she thought Rui En has a chilly attitude, Felicia looks common, Jesseca is bochap (carefree in Hokkien), Dawn has a baby voice.
What Zoe said…
ZOE was asked by Style magazine which of the Seven Princesses could be her successor if it were her call.
Zoe was then asked to play word association as the reporter listed the remaining princesses.
On Rui En: “She’s quite different from the rest. She has attitude and spunk. She is like the Ice Queen and everyone may not like her. But let’s face it, she has left a deep impression in people’s minds.”
Categorised in The New Paper, 七公主 7 Princesses.
Out of MediaCorp’s seven princesses, Felicia and Jesseca Liu are the only ones who have been guests on CelebriTea Break.
It was recently reported that Jeanette Aw and Rui En rejected requests to be on the show because they are not fluent in Mandarin.
Source: The New Paper, Asiaone
Categorised in asiaone.com, The New Paper, 七公主 7 Princesses.
