By Joanna Goh

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RBKD: Definitely a must-read for all fans! And a highly recommended article to the rest.

In this 14-page interview done in English with Rui En, we follow Toggle’s lead to revisit Rui En’s 14-year acting career journey in her own words. What a long ride it has been………

In this post, RBKD shares with you our after-thoughts and how to better appreciate this article, sparing you the exact details of the interview so that you may enjoy in its original state at Toggle. It’s like wine pairing you know? :P

Read on for those who prefer to read RBKD’s sharing first, and for those who prefer to head to Toggle first, click here.

一路走来不简单，谢谢瑞恩的坚持、你们的支持。超级红星奖或是里程碑，但肯定不是终点。有份一起看着她成长的你们，定会对此文章有所感触。献给你们。中英文都有，且内容都不相同；RBKD的简介也有另外的见解，建议都可阅读。

English Version: Toggle: Rui En, in retrospect

中文版: Toggle: “超级红星”瑞恩15年演艺路 4大“最”状

RBKD’s insights: Just scroll down :P

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RT @ToggleSG: Rui En, in retrospect (All Time Favourite Artiste Special)

14page! Must-read: https://t.co/kLLTeOEL3J pic.twitter.com/pDKWUQnSFL

— RBKD 瑞不可当 (@RBKD) April 1, 2016

Pre-2007: The days of being ‘7 princesses’

Those were the days when “7 Princesses” were the talk of the town. Labeled as the “Ice Princess”, the association has always been a double-edged sword and understandably, non-conformist Rui En wasn’t comfortable with the labeling.

Still, what doesn’t kill you make you stronger; despite being ranked among the bottom few frequently back then, Rui En has certainly come a long way to her current state now.

Witty Rui En quipped, “who doesn’t love Elsa?” Indeed, now we know why even our young cousins adore Rui En? :p

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Pre-2008: Before having a fanclub

Rui En described the years as ‘fuzzy’ and didn’t think she would have any fans or fanclub. We are really thankful to you peeps out there, for quietly supporting Rui En before RBKD came into the picture. Thanks for the love on our behalf :)

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#SA2016SG All-Time Favourite graduate #RuiEn puts her 14-year acting career in perspective: https://t.co/pILJ30GsBa pic.twitter.com/gYzsNV5X4x

— Toggle (@ToggleSG) April 1, 2016

A role that got her on everyone’s radar: Metamorphosis (2007)

If each role was a generation, then ASP An Xiaoqian would be the predecessor of our beloved ASP Hu Xiaoman and INSP Ng Tze Keat. When you think of policewoman in local dramas, you think of Rui En. ’nuff said, we are thankful for that.

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Post-2008: When RBKD came into her life

This page is diabetic and sugar overloaded. Warning: you may need your insulin shots.

Rui En shared with Toggle that everything changed when RBKD started. Quoting her, “they are everything to me and I’d not be where I am without them. That’s just as simple as that.”

Thanks Rui En, our lives changed when you entered ours too.

LOL at Rui En “complaining” to Toggle that RBKD sabotaged her. Who? What? When?! Read on as she shared more about her RBKD. :)

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The role that proved naysayers wrong: Happy Family (2010)

Xiaodong will always be simply special to fans. *wink*

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The role she gained ‘acting enlightenment’: With You (2010)

Her first ever acting nomination, her first ever “Best Actress” award at Star Awards. Rui En said she was in a daze when she won, so were we. We are just glad and thankful, how Rui En has grown as an actress especially after this role.

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The role that left everyone shell-shocked with her transformation: A Tale of 2 Cities (2011)

There were days when we were not used to seeing Rui En in heels and now there are days when we wonder how tall her heels have become. Her transformation and acceptance of more feminine appearance is just like her acting career, always changing, improving and open to changes.

Every role is a result of blood, sweat and tears and like reverse-horcrux, a part of every role will always live in Rui En. Just like Ya Le, just like any other role…..

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#SA2016SG All-Time Favourite graduate #RuiEn speaks to us ahead of her big day on April 17 and revisits her ups and downs as an actress for the past 14 years. Find out why she thinks Xiao Man from #Unriddle is the defining role of her career. Read the full story on toggle.sg @rbkd

A photo posted by Toggle (@toggle_sg) on Mar 31, 2016 at 9:10pm PDT

The role in which she won her second and third best actress: Unriddle 2 (2012)

Fans, you get the answer you have been craving for.

Does Rui En want Unriddle 3? The answer is a big ‘Yes’. Read on to see how would she hope Xiaoman’s character would develop.

It is of course a pity, to note the harsh reality that Unriddle 3 is unlikely to happen any time soon (if it will ever happen) due to high cost and budget cuts. Never give up hoping ya?

Shoutout to Unriddle’s producer Paul Yuen and storywriter Phang Kai Yee, what say you? ;)

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The first time people saw her in a comedic role: The Dream Makers (2013)

“Crane up, tilt down, zoom in. 最好有点王家卫的feel~”

Everyone loves Fang Tonglin; be it Tonglin on her own or with her bro as Fang Siblings (speaking of which, did you know that RBKD was the one who coined the term when reposting one of their selfies back then?) or with Zhanpeng and Jason. That’s why Tonglin gets the man! :p

From initial scepticism of being an over-the-top performance to eventual well-reception and love for a character so adorable, no wonder Tonglin makes it to Rui En’s Top 3 career-defining roles, after Siqi and Xiaoman.

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The first time she crossed over to the dark side: Against The Tide (2014)

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness, hate cannot drive out hate, only love can.”

Who can forget this? Need we even say more?

There are times, most of the time in fact, when we hope that Rui En can be duly recognised for her respective roles with acting awards. But there are roles, not confined nor defined by the rules of awards, but recognised and acknowledged by the yardstick of the common viewer. This is one of those. Always our Best Actress. :)

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Where to from now: Rui En’s progression to mature roles

Sure, fans might worry how Rui En has entered the land of no-return after her first ‘aunty’ role in upcoming “If Only I Could…..”

But more than anything else, fans just hope that Rui En gets to try a myriad of roles, defined by their depths and not age. Just like how Rui En do not wish to trap herself to the pigeonhole of being an idol or just become known for a certain type of roles, fans hope that her willingness to try diverse roles can be matched by equally varied range of opportunities too.

Aunty? Woa. Policewoman? Awesome. Goofy? Why not?

As long as you can deliver (and we know you will), by all means, challenge us with your multitude of roles and acting. We have adapted pretty well over the years, haven’t we? :p

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A photo posted by Official Fan Club of Rui En (@rbkd) on Mar 31, 2016 at 9:43pm PDT

So what motivates Rui En and keeps her going today?

Yup, so now Rui En has 2 cats and Bingo has been renamed muffin. Why huh? :p

Rui En claims that reading interviews of actors and actresses she admires as the fuel to keep her passion burning. Thank goodness for these people, hence you are still here in our lives.

Rui En also gave special thanks to many, including “angels sent from God” and her “Hype family” for always being there for her. Indeed. If you are reading this, you know you are included, you have always been there for her. Thank you for that.

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Rui En’s legacy: To be able to empower women and young girls

Awards do not define Rui En.

There are those who crave for awards and fame, and there are those who wish to use the awards and fame for greater good.

In Hollywood there’s Leonardo Dicaprio who lent his voice for climate change in his acceptance speech for the coveted golden man trophy he had waited 22 years for.

In Singapore, Rui En shares how she hopes to inspire and empower women and young girls through her acting and everything. Keep it up, girl!

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English Version: Toggle: Rui En, in retrospect

中文版: Toggle: “超级红星”瑞恩15年演艺路 4大“最”状

Note: The “All Time Favourite Artiste Award” will be given out on “Star Awards” Show 1 on 17 April 2016, Sunday.

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Source: Toggle

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邓永君 报道

RBKD: This article is on Qi Yuwu’s All Time Favourite Artiste Award, which he will received on 17 April 2016, Star Awards Part 1, together with Rui En.

Slides 19&21 have pictures of Rui En.

Source: Toggle

Categorised in CH, Star Awards, Star Awards 2011, Star Awards 2016, The Dream Makers 2 志在四方 2, The Dream Makers 志在四方, Toggle SG.

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By Lee Wei Lin

RBKD: Other than being a DJ, some of Dennis Chew’s notable acting works include his roles in The Dream Makers and The Dream Makers II, in which he plays a newsroom reporter and leading character Fang Tonglin’s (Rui En) older brother.

Source: Toggle

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洪铭铧 报道

究竟谁会在竞争中胜出？

新传媒电视8频道每年都推出两部重头剧，所谓重头剧，即演员阵容比较强大，制作预算也比较高。今年的重头剧是《信约：我们的家园》和《志在四方2》。不过因为今年又是新加坡独立50周年，媒体发展管理局特别拨款制作一部具新加坡特色的电视剧，最后哇哇映画以新谣为故事背景的概念，抢得这个制作机会，《起飞》这部剧也被新传媒列为重头剧之一，使今年的重头剧变成了三部。

三部重头剧的特色，是有浓厚的新加坡色彩。《起飞》讲的是新加坡本土音乐新谣，《信约：我们的家园》有我国历史发展，《志在四方2》则有真真假假的本地电视圈传闻，让今年的电视成了名副其实的“SG50”年。

不过，重头剧不一定是收视保证，往年，砸重本拍摄的重头剧演出滑铁卢，收视不如小成本制作多得是。

在三部重头剧推出之前，最受人瞩目的是黄碧仁继《三个愿望》后再演的剧集《虎妈来了》，它是家庭剧题材，也是最受家庭观众喜爱的收视保证。果然《虎》推出后，收视多度突破百万，暂时领先。许多人好奇，《虎妈来了》会不会如《三个愿望》夺下年度收视冠军。三部重头剧来势汹汹，会对它造成怎样的冲击？

匿名发表看法

四剧火并，谁会胜出？本报邀请四部剧都没有参与的艺人陈泂江、黄俊雄、刘子绚、向云、雅慧、郑各评、周初明、朱厚任等八人预测收视排名。为了做到诚实、公正与客观，避开敏感性，本报允许艺人匿名发表看法。

新传媒品牌与宣传副总裁陈国明也受邀作预测，不过他婉拒，理由是“这四部剧的剧种和目标观众群都有所不同，很难单凭戏剧本身的风格或品质预测收视。我觉得我不便在两部剧已经播完、一部剧正在播映、和一部剧尚未播出之前对收视作出揣测。”诚如他说的，一部剧的收视会受到各方面影响，包括播映期是否碰上考试、假期或其他重大事件等。不过，如果单从天时、演员阵容、题材、宣传噱头等来作预测，未尝不可，从演员们的看法，也可以看出各人对本地观众收视喜好与习惯的观点与了解，有一定的趣味。

被八名艺人排在首位的戏剧得4分，次位3分，以此类推。经过综合排名，《志在四方2》以七个第一、一个第二，共31分排名第一。《起飞》《虎妈来了》《信约：我们的家园》以19分、16分、14分，依序排第二、三、四名。

《志在四方2》受到各方看好，主要是因为第一集已建立良好口碑，其次是陈莉萍、陈汉玮、陈泓宇、林慧玲这回换来刘松仁、陈美凤、黄碧仁、李南星等新港台兵团，明星效应不减反增。不少艺人觉得，《志2》以娱乐圈和其中的八卦、幕后秘辛为主题，对观众别具吸引力。此外，剧本平均发展各线，别具看头，也会引起收视兴趣。四号艺人妙语：“现实中的明争暗斗往往看不清楚，在戏剧里可以看个分明。”

《起飞》打着哇哇映画过去几年优异制作的招牌，有李铭顺、郑斌辉、郭舒贤、郑秀珍等具演技实力的阿哥阿姐，多年后首度合演，有一定号召力，且又结合戏剧与新加坡人的集体回忆——新谣，充满新鲜感。该剧还首创现实版戏中戏——把剧中的演唱会搬到戏外举办，并在社交媒体上分享新谣歌曲视频。

五号艺人认为《起》创新并具代表性，是他心目中的年度最佳电视剧，但叫好不叫座在预期中，显示本地观众的欣赏水平有待提高。三号艺人特别欣赏剧里的“优质老姜”，但认为剧情穿插太多回溯过去的片段（flashback），不容易讨好没有思考习惯的安娣观众。

《虎妈来了》是家庭剧，收视基本盘已在，题材是金牌故事人洪荣狄所拿手，从一个准后母的角度出发，看她怎样“拯救”一个“问题家庭”，是本地剧前所未有的尝试。另外，请来黄碧仁坐镇，已是收视保证，新鲜点是“虎妈”的年度热门话题。不过有些观众小看家庭剧的威力，有三名艺人觉得家庭剧看得多了，把它的收视排在最后一名。五号艺人说《虎》通俗热闹，老少咸宜，黄碧仁挟《三个愿望》气势演出，更添号召力。

《信约：我们的家园》是三部曲终结篇，排在年中播出，故事讲到独立后的历史，一些重大事件如油槽船爆炸、新世界酒店倒塌等，也写入剧情，会触及中年观众的记忆，引起共鸣，同时因应独立50年及国庆的热烈爱国气氛高潮，有所加分，新生代组成的演员阵容也可观。不过几名艺人认为年轻一代演员撑不起大局，也缺乏年代感和角色说服力，此外剧本也较前两集逊色。

从过去五年收视排名探测观众口味

这里回顾过去五年本地剧收视排名三甲，探测观众口味。

2010:
1.《我在你左右》【瑞恩主演】 2.《红白喜事》 3.《爱》（台剧） 4.《过好年》【瑞恩主演】

2011:
1.《四个门牌一个梦》2.《警徽天职》3.《行医》

2012:
1.《我们等你》2.《对对碰》（重头剧） 3.《花样人间》（重头剧）【瑞恩主演】

2013:
1.《警徽天职2》【瑞恩主演】 2.《志在四方》（重头剧）【瑞恩主演】 3.《信约：唐山到南洋》（重头剧）、《好运到》、《曙光》（并列）

2014:
1.《三个愿望》2.《警徽天职3》【瑞恩主演】 3.《Missy先生》4.《信约：动荡的年代》（重头剧）

从以上排名看来，本地观众的口味偏爱警匪剧，《警徽天职2》系列都打入三甲。该系列虽不被列为重头剧，但有警方赞助及协助拍摄，预算充足，演员阵容也强。

说到重头剧，收视表现时好时坏，看剧本、监制，也看剧种。

2010年，《红白喜事》高居第二，但《破天网》在五名外。2011年，《阿娣》和《星洲之夜》徘徊十大边缘，不受观众青睐。隔年，《对对碰》和《花样人间》双双打入三甲。2012年，《志在四方》再携《信约：唐山到南洋》进前三名。但去年，《信约：动荡的年代》只排第五，《球在你脚下》硬碰世界杯足球赛也栽在球下。

家庭剧题材被视为安全牌，毕竟主要的电视观众是家庭妇女，但题材拍多了，收视要突破冲高不易，2011年《四个门牌一个梦》结合新移民题材引起话题，在不受看好下夺得冠军。2012年，《对对碰》以少数被封重头剧处理的家庭剧题材，拿下第二名。2013年，《好运到》爆冷打入三甲。去年，《三个愿望》融合奇幻元素，成功称冠，也是历来制作素有口碑的哇哇映画首个收视第一。

虎妈和信约气势汹汹

《虎妈来了》《信约：我们的家园》已播毕，前者平均观众人数近102万人，20集中有一半集数观众破百万；后者平均观众数近99万人，30集中12集观众破百万。

《起飞》播映至今，仍无一集破百万。换句话说，三剧的排名是《虎》《我》和《起》。

RBKD: Please check out today’s Zaobao for the complete article.

The Dream Makers 2 志在四方 2 debuts 04 December 2015, 9pm on Channel 8.

Source: Zaobao, Zaobao.com.sg

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李妙音 报道

瑞恩喜怒形于色，总让人感觉“不太好搞”，但周崇庆为“妹妹”平反：“她是个爱笑的傻大姐！”

瑞恩的形象向来酷酷的，今年红星大奖的“黑脸”事件更掀起一阵风波，但周崇庆和她合作过后，却觉得她的个性并非外界所认为的那样难相处。

他日前在《志在四方2》记者会受访，被问到和瑞恩合作时说：“我跟她好到要命！她就是个傻大姐，很爱笑。（那为何大家常看到她黑脸?）我猜可能她曾经受过伤害，不然不会这样的。我以前也误解过她。”

周崇庆说：“这个女生的心胸是放得开的，但可能她觉得不用对每个人都这样。”

预读全文，建议购买今日的《联合晚报》

The Dream Makers 2 志在四方 2 debuts 04 December 2015, 9pm on Channel 8.

Source: Wanbao, ChinaPress

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1. 星光 Starbuzz Pages 12-13

文：黄敏玮

RBKD: 在《志在四方2》记者会上，瑞恩因戚玉武而大笑。瑞恩亦自揭常在拍摄时笑场，原因是因为阿武在场外会即兴表演“芭蕾舞”。

2. Advertorial Pages 82-83

The Dream Makers 2 Poster

The Dream Makers 2 志在四方 2 debuts 04 December 2015, 9pm on Channel 8.

3. TV Guide Page 76

The Dream Makers Re-run

4. TV Synopsis Pages 87-88

The Dream Makers 2

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洪铭铧 报道

新传媒下周六将派10名艺人到金边电视台参加与该台协办的颁奖礼，由于出席艺人清一色新传媒全经纪约艺人，不知到时奖项会否全由“亲生子”全面垄断。

新传媒艺人经理人受访时说，出席艺人名单是金边电视台提出的。

一名圈内人受访时说，新传媒派艺人出席颁奖礼，也是金钱投资的一种，用来捧自己人也无可厚非，如果对全部“非亲生子”一视同仁，也是另一种“公平”。

欧萱在3个项目入围4席，是入围大赢家，陈凤玲、陈泂江、陈罗密欧、陈欣淇、黄俊雄、林慧玲、戚玉武和瑞恩都是3项，其他艺人1到2项。

按照到场得奖的惯例，出席艺人都有机会得奖。记者对照入围名单和出席艺人，发觉如果“安排”巧妙，每个出席艺人都可以抱一个奖回来，不包括原本没有入围的郑惠玉。

金边有线电视台近三年每年通过旗下的9频道以及高清免付费频道CTV8（HD）播映数百小时的新加坡剧，这次在一家剧院首办颁奖礼，入围名单根据新传媒从2012年至2013年播映的新加坡剧决定，所有奖项开放给公众通过网络和手机短信投选，不过公众投票只占总分60%，另外40％由金边电视台的专业评审、新传媒及主要赞助商决定。后一部分显示新传媒有权意属谁得奖。

投选期长一个月半，已在10月15日结束，即得主其实已产生，不过要等到现场转播的颁奖礼当晚才揭晓。

剧集方面，《志在四方》和《信约：唐山到南洋》各以12项及10项入围领先。

以下是入围名单：

最喜爱女主角：白薇秀《信约：唐山到南洋》、林慧玲《骤变》、欧萱《志在四方》、瑞恩《志在四方》、童冰玉《信约：唐山到南洋》

最喜爱女角色：陈凤玲《我们等你》、陈欣淇《小小传奇》、林慧玲《志在四方》、欧萱《志在四方》、瑞恩《志在四方》

最喜爱荧幕情侣：陈泂江与欧萱《信约：唐山到南洋》、黄俊雄与陈凤玲《我们等你》、徐彬与陈欣淇《小小传奇》、欧萱与戚玉武《志在四方》、陈罗密欧与瑞恩《骤变》

最喜爱连续剧：《对对碰》《花样人间》《警徽天职2》《信约：唐山到南洋》《志在四方》

Source: Zaobao

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The Dream Makers 2 志在四方 2 debuts 04 December 2015, 9pm on Channel 8.

Categorised in The Dream Makers 志在四方, Toggle SG.

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