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 èŠ±æ ·äººé—´ debuts 26 June 2012 9pm on Channel 8.
Source: 8Days, Xinmsn
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