1. Scene & Heard Page 21
Story: Sarah Chang
Blast from the Past
Is queen of cool Rui En out of her element as a jovial lass in Ch 8’s Joys of Life? Did love blossom between a couple of actors on the set? Read to find out.
In a nutshell: Commemorating the 30th anniversary of local Chinese drama, Joys of Life completes the triumvirate of nostalgia-tinged dramas Wok of Life (1999) and Springs of Life (2002). Set in the ’60s, this 35-part drama revolves around the lives of several families living in an old tenement house. Expect lots of drama (cue song and dance, getai-style) as well as a whole lot of bromance and romance.
Happy and Cheery. Really?
Rui En says playing the role of a cheerful singer was a breeze for her. “I’m actually quite cheery and happy in real life…sometimes,” she says. Guess that depends on who’s around. We espied Rui En and best bud Chen Liping yakking away in hushed tones during the press meet. Rui En jokes, “If I tell you what we were talking about, I won’t be called the ice queen anymore!”
2. Scene & Heard Pages 21-22
3 Questions with Chen Liping
1. So you and Rui En are BFFs? How did that happen?
Liping: “I didn’t know she called me her ‘only’ friend in MediaCorp. No wonder a few reporters were asking me about that. [Former actress] Zeng Huifen is a very good friend of mine, but she’s not in showbiz anymore. I can sense Rui En’s trust in me, but our friendship isn’t the ‘buddy buddy’ kind where we hug and chat on the phone. Like her, I’m not someone who easily opens up to people, so I know how tough it is for people like us to make friends.”
2. What do you do together?
Liping: “We’re too busy to hang out! But we’ll drive out for lunch together in-between filming. She’s usually the one who takes me to places that she likes to go. She enjoys Thai food and Japanese food like sashimi, which I do too. Most of the time we’ll grab takeaway from hawker centres.”
3. TV Synopses Pages 112 – 113
Joys of Life
Joys of Life èŠ±æ ·äººé—´ debuts 26 June 2012 9pm on Channel 8.
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