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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PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s very own Puteri Balqis Azizi has been named best Asian Female Actress at the Asian Television Awards 2014 (ATV 2014).

In a glittering event held at Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands on Thursday night, the seven-year-old darling of the screen was crowned queen above her much more experienced peers.

Puteri Balqis won over the judges, who chose her over five other nominees – the seasoned Joan Chen, Rui En (Singapore), Tien Hsin (Taiwan), Kristal Tin (Hong Kong) and Ko Su Chin (Taiwan).

Puteri Balqis, fondly known as Aqish here, had earlier on won the Best Actress award at Malaysia’s Anugerah Skrin 2014 on Nov 7.

The Asian Television Awards is a prestigious event that attracted 1,371 nominations from 14 countries in the Asia Pacific region, vying for 38 awards.

Source: The Star, AsiaOne

Categorised in Asian Television Awards, Asian Television Awards 2014, asiaone.com, Sudden 骤变, The Star.

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Noor Ashikin Abdul Rahman

It was Irene Ang’s win early in the awards ceremony that kick-started Singapore’s haul at yesterday’s Asian Television (ATV) Awards.

Ang, who last took home the same award in 2002, was visibly excited.

“With this hat-trick, I hope Singaporeans will sit up and watch the next winning sitcom, with families coming together after dinner to watch and ‘lepak’ (Malay for chillax) together like PCK (Phua Chu Kang) days.”

Other local winners included Rayson Tan for Best Actor In A Supporting Role and Pierre Png for Best Actor In A Leading Role.

Tan, 49, thanked his wife Chen Liping, who was absent, for taking care of their son while he filmed in Malaysia.

Png won for his role in Zero Calling. He was also nominated in the same category for his role in Channel 8 drama The Journey: A Voyage.

“About time,” he joked after the award win. It follows his Star Awards Best Actor accolade earlier this year, his first award in his 16-year career.

Although the Singapore cheer was loudest with wins in numerous categories, countries like Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia and Malaysia also had cause to celebrate.

A surprising win came in the form of seven-year-old Malaysian actress Puteri Balqis Azizi who side-stepped her more experienced competitors to win the Best Actress in Leading Role title.

Puteri Balqis grabbed the title from the likes of Rui En, Joan Chen and Tien Hsin.

Source: The New Paper, AsiaOne

Categorised in Asian Television Awards, Asian Television Awards 2014, The New Paper.

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日期: 12/12/2014 | 新闻来源: 联合晚报 | 记者：蔡欣盈 林家豪

第19届亚洲电视大奖昨晚在滨海湾金沙举行，7岁马国女孩爆冷得视后，她说：演戏很好玩！

7岁马国女孩Puteri Balqis Azizi昨晚最风光，她打败陈冲、柯淑勤、田蕊妮、天心和瑞恩一众姐姐们夺下亚洲电视大奖视后。她得奖后受访，小小的身躯，捧着大大的奖座，还因不知所措一度落泪。

Source: Omy, Wanbao

Categorised in Asian Television Awards, Asian Television Awards 2014, CH.

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Yip Wai Yee, Gwendolyn Ng

The annual Asian TV Awards, in its 19th edition this year, celebrates excellence in TV production and performance in programmes across Asia.

Nabbing the Best Actress award was adorable Malaysian child star Puteri Balqis Azizi, seven, who won for the Malay telemovie Balqis. She beat fellow nominees such as Taiwanese actress Tien Hsin, China-born American actress Joan Chen and Singapore’s Rui En.

Acting since the age of two, Puteri said sweetly that winning was “unbelievable”, which prompted everyone in the audience to coo and laugh.

Source: The Straits Times, AsiaOne

Categorised in Asian Television Awards, Asian Television Awards 2014, asiaone.com, The Straits Times.

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Best Actress In A Leading Role

Winner: Puteri Balqis Azizi, Balqis, Media Prima Berhad
Highly Commendable: Kristal Tin, Brother’s Keeper, Television Broadcasts Limited

Other Nominees:
Rui En, Sudden, MediaCorp Pte Ltd
Joan Chen, Serangoon Road, HBO Asia
Tien Hsin, A Good Wife, Taiwan Television Enterprise, Ltd
Ko Shu-Chin, What Time Will You Be Home?, Taiwan Public Television Service, PTS

Source: Asian Television Award

Categorised in Asian Television Awards, Asian Television Awards 2014, Sudden 骤变.

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日期: 10/12/2014 | 新闻来源: 联合早报 | 记者：洪铭铧

第19届亚洲电视大奖明晚将在金沙展览与会议中心举行。戏剧类最佳男女主角和喜剧类最佳演员中港台三地入围者都前来出席，本地艺人得奖机会黯淡？

天心、李诗韵、翟天临、班铁翔已确定出席，由于他们远道而来，得奖率自然看高一线。

天心以《亲爱的，我爱上别人了》问鼎视后，陈冲、田蕊妮两大劲敌缺席，唯一的本地对手瑞恩人在国外也无法出席，虽然她两年前因拍剧缺席颁奖礼也照样摘奖，这次恐怕不易突围。

RBKD: To catch up on Rui En’s performance in Sudden, please click here.

欲重温瑞恩在《骤变》里精彩的演出，请前往以下衔接：Toggle

Source: Zaobao

Categorised in Asian Television Awards, Asian Television Awards 2012, Asian Television Awards 2014, CH, Sudden 骤变, Unriddle 2 最火搭档 2, Zaobao.

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Text: Jovina Ng
Photos: Jovina Ng
Additional Photos: Channel 8
Video: Lye Yuk Sing

RBKD: Rui En will be playing a nurse-turned-gynaecologist in The Journey: Our Homeland. When asked on her chances of winning Best Actress at Asian Television Awards 2014, Rui En was not confident but glad that to be nominated alongside A-listers. She also revealed she has no limits to acting in comedies, and hopes for a mother and daughter relationship in a comedy with Chen Liping.

<a href="http://video.msn.com?mkt=en-us&#038;playlist=videoByUuids:uuids:ee6710ed-3876-c2c6-2f0c-65b1b6ee93b1&#038;showPlaylist=true&#038;from=mpl_en-us" target="_new" title="How would Rui En rate her own performance in her acting career? 瑞恩会给自己的演艺表现打几分？">Video: How would Rui En rate her own performance in her acting career? 瑞恩会给自己的演艺表现打几分？</a>

RBKD: To catch up on Rui En’s performance in Sudden, please click here.

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Life is Beautiful 初一的心愿 debuts 02 March 2015, 9pm on Channel 8.

The Worlds of Georgette Chen debuts April 2015 on CNA and Ch 5.

The Journey 3:Our Homeland debuts 06 July 2015, 9pm on Channel 8.

The Dream Makers 2 begins filming in second half of 2015.

Source: Xinmsn

Categorised in Against The Tide 逆潮, Asian Television Awards, Asian Television Awards 2012, Asian Television Awards 2014, EN, Joys of Life 花样人间, SG50, Star Awards, Star Awards 20, Sudden 骤变, The Dream Makers 2 志在四方 2, The Journey: Our Homeland, Unriddle 2 最火搭档 2, xinmsn.

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郑慧玲 报道
黄诗韵 摄影
赖钰欣 拍摄/剪辑
谢惠娟 剪辑

RBKD: Rui En’s imaging for The Journey 3:Our Homeland as a nurse. Filming will begin in first half of the year while The Dream Makers 2 in second half of the year. Click on the source to access the full article.

<a href="http://video.msn.com?mkt=en-us&#038;playlist=videoByUuids:uuids:ee6710ed-3876-c2c6-2f0c-65b1b6ee93b1&#038;showPlaylist=true&#038;from=mpl_en-us" target="_new" title="How would Rui En rate her own performance in her acting career? 瑞恩会给自己的演艺表现打几分？">Video: How would Rui En rate her own performance in her acting career? 瑞恩会给自己的演艺表现打几分？</a>

RBKD: To catch up on Rui En’s performance in Sudden, please click here.

欲重温瑞恩在《骤变》里精彩的演出，请前往以下衔接：Toggle

Life is Beautiful 初一的心愿 debuts 02 March 2015, 9pm on Channel 8.

The Worlds of Georgette Chen debuts 29 April 2015 on CNA and Ch 5.

The Journey 3:Our Homeland debuts 06 July 2015, 9pm on Channel 8.

The Dream Makers 2 begins filming in second half of 2015.

Source: Xinmsn

Categorised in Against The Tide 逆潮, Asian Television Awards, Asian Television Awards 2014, C.L.I.F. 3 警徽天职 3, CH, L’Oréal Paris, Life is Beautiful 初一的心愿, Sudden 骤变, The Dream Makers 2 志在四方 2, The Dream Makers 志在四方, The Journey: Our Homeland, The Worlds Of Georgette Chen, xinmsn.

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