By Ilsa Chan

Actors turn down roles for a host of reasons.

Who: Rui En
No to: Kissing & intimate scenes

Call Rui En a prude or unprofessional but the local actress has openly voiced that she does not do kissing or intimate scenes. Oh, and she doesn’t give a rat’s a** about what you think either.

In 2008, the actress reportedly turned down the lead role in TV drama The Defining Moment due to a rape scene in the script.

While her refusal to compromise might limit her opportunities, it does not seem to have hurt her popularity or career.

The 32-year-old has bagged Best Actress trophies every year since 2011 – twice in the Star Awards (2011 and 2013), and once in the Asian Television Awards (2012) – and has made it to the Star Awards Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste list (decided by public voting) every year since 2005.

You might say she’s got attitude, we prefer character. Stick to your guns, Rui En. Why join them when you can beat them?

Source: Xinmsn

Categorised in Asian Television Awards, Asian Television Awards 2012, EN, Star Awards, Star Awards 2011, Star Awards 2012, Star Awards 2013, Unriddle 2 最火搭档 2, With You 我在你左右, xinmsn.

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文：黄少伟

《最火搭档2》：连串凶杀案扑朔迷离

这部由新传媒制作的20集电视剧在本地果然真的很“火”，有许多忠实粉丝，平均收视超过81万。该剧以一连串凶杀案贯穿整部戏，剧情扑朔迷离。第二系列讲述在日本隐姓埋名的阿修罗抱着复仇的决心回到新加坡，女警小曼（瑞恩饰）和雨泽（郑斌辉饰）携手一起领队参与调查行动，但是他们各自却藏着一些不为人知的秘密。

《最火》第一系列在2010年开播，深受观众喜爱，去年3月电视台决定紧追第二系列，成为新加坡少有续集的连续剧之一。瑞恩为了逮捕几起凶杀案的幕后黑手方教授，与心理医生高婕妤（林慧玲饰）反目，两人在结局中两败俱伤。不过有趣的是《最2》并没有一个完整的大结局，让许多观众猜测新传媒计划拍摄第三系列。

冰公主瑞恩凭此剧在去年荣获亚洲电视大奖最佳女主角，击败入围同一奖项的郭舒贤、白薇秀和杨雁雁。缺席颁奖礼的瑞恩当时受访时表示，对得视后感到惊讶，也遗憾自己因拍戏无法出席颁奖礼。性格直率的她说：“我拍《最火2》时非常投入，甚至一度出现抑郁状况，这次得到认可觉得很高兴。”谈到缺席的原因，她笑说，开工拍戏时候会像个老人，尽量争取睡眠，因此宣布获奖时，她已累得呼呼大睡，结果一早醒来才发现电话邮箱被恭贺简讯挤爆。

除了亚洲电视大奖外，瑞恩也凭《最火2》获得了今年红星大奖最佳女主角，郑斌辉获得了最佳男配角。夺得视后的瑞恩在台上特别感谢圈中唯一的“最火搭档”陈莉萍，给她好戏擦出火花。

Source: Zaobao

Categorised in Asian Television Awards, Asian Television Awards 2012, CH, Star Awards, Star Awards 2013, Unriddle 2 最火搭档 2, Zaobao.

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《红星大奖2013》红人榜

文：钟俊强

《红星大奖2013》圆满落幕，今年的颁奖典礼没有太大惊喜或爆冷，唯因黄文永德突然离世，笼罩着淡淡的悲伤。

粉丝投票累垮 瑞恩甜笑回报

2场颁奖礼，4个奖，瑞恩拿奖拿到手软：“冷面公主”体恤粉丝奋力投票，连续两周笑脸盈盈，甜笑回报！

瑞恩凭《最火搭档2》二度获得“视后”，心情大好，以往在颁奖典礼不苟言笑的她，为何那么开心？她说：“最近的心情真的比较好，因在在拍《志在四方》，角色是比较有喜感的，所以每天开工都带着微笑。这次和周崇庆合作，他还常常搞到我笑场。”

瑞恩表示，她的情绪会受到角色的影响，“比如上次拍《最火搭档》，同事都说我很有距离感，脸非常臭。”

得到两届视后，瑞恩希望可以演更多不同类型的角色，比如专业人士，“下一部剧就知道会演律师，所以非常期待。其实我也想拍更多喜剧角色，还有继续演动作片。”

瑞恩拿奖拿到手软，她的粉丝兵团更火力全开，这段日子疯狂为她投票。日前公布成绩的《新加坡e乐大赏》，曾是三连霸的瑞恩在“e乐人气本地电视演员”败给同门的欧萱。记者问她落败感受，瑞恩说：“我不觉得可惜或遗憾。我晓得粉丝们非常努力投票，这已经足够了。我最近笑得比较多，一方面也是回馈他们多年来的支持。我知道他们近日来投票投得很累，很辛苦，所以想让他们在荧幕上看到我的笑容。”

The Dream Makers 志在四方 debuts 24 June 2013 9pm on Channel 8.

Sudden 骤变 debuts 2 September 2013 9pm on Channel 8.

Categorised in Asian Television Awards, Asian Television Awards 2012, CH, Star Awards, Star Awards 2013, Sudden 骤变, The Dream Makers 志在四方, U-Weekly, Unriddle 2 最火搭档 2, Unriddle 最火搭档.

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It was a night of celebration as the best and brightest acting talent on Caldecott Hill were honoured for their work of the past year at Show 2 of the annual Star Awards.

Hot favourite Christopher Lee took the Best Actor trophy for his role as an ex-convict in Show Hand, while Rui En clinched Best Actress for her role in Unriddle 2 as well as Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award.

Acting Category Winners

Best Actress: Rui En (《最火搭档2》 Unriddle 2) Rui En, who already won a Asian Television Best Actress award for this role, thanked producers for giving her a role that allowed her to show off her range as an actress.

Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes

Rui En
Yvonne Lim
Jeanette Aw
Vivian Lai
Ann Kok
Kym Ng
Joanne Peh
Belinda Lee
Rebecca Lim
Quan Yi Fong

Source: Xinmsn

Categorised in Asian Television Awards, Asian Television Awards 2012, EN, Star Awards, Star Awards 2013, Unriddle 2 最火搭档 2, xinmsn.

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1. Scene & Heard Pages 18-22

Story: Jonathan Fam

Our super anonymous, super insider Star Awards prediction

We huddled in dark corners, slipped secret notes and scanned our office for bugs just to get four MediaCorp insiders to reveal who they think will go home with a Star Award this year. And boy, is it going to be a tight race.

Best Actress

Ch 8 Senior Exec: “Rui En will win. She’s already won the Asian Television Best Actress award for this role.”

Ch 8 Actor: “She may not be an A-lister but Cynthia Koh’s acting talent is undeniable. She has a lot of depth and can make the audience feel what she’s feeling.”

MediaCorp Senior Manager: “Rui En’s acting is very refreshing. This role was very intense and it showed off her range as an actress.”

Ch 8 Drama Producer: “Rui En brought this character to life.”

8 DAYS Pick: Cynthia Koh’s turn as the long-suffering wife of a gambling addict who eventually succumb to the evils of gambling too, is the most gut-wrenching, rip-your-heart-out (and thus most award-worthy) performance of the lot.

Best Drama Serial

Ch 8 Senior Exec: “Don’t Stop Believin’ is the year’s highest-rated drama and an uplifting tearjerker. It has everything the judges are looking for.”

Ch 8 Actor: “I haven’t seen a drama as good as Game Plan in a long time. From the storyline to the acting to the cinematography. It makes you feel like you’re watching a movie.”

MediaCorp Senior Manager: “Poetic Justice has beautiful people, beautiful locations and was beautifully shot. It’s nice to run away from reality a bit.”

Ch 8 Drama Producer: “A lot of effort was put into Unriddle 2.”

8 DAYS Pick: Game Plan trumps the competition on all fronts, from story premise to production values to quality of cast.

2. Television Page 105

Star Awards 2013: Show 2

Source: Xinmsn

Categorised in 8 DAYS, Asian Television Awards, Asian Television Awards 2012, EN, Poetic Justice 微笑正义, Star Awards, Star Awards 2013, Unriddle 2 最火搭档 2, xinmsn.

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1. 话题 Topic Page 14

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《红星大奖2013》对对碰！

最佳女主角>>许美珍哭出春天？

入围者：许美珍（注定）、白薇秀（再见单人床）、钟琴（对对碰）、林慧玲（最火搭档2）、瑞恩（最火搭档2）

许美珍曾在1999年凭《出路》夺得“视后”，2005年凭《同心圆》2度入围，这次3度入围，被看好会“哭出春天”。瑞恩早前在《亚洲电视大奖》得奖，这次会凭《最火搭档2》再次载誉吗？值得期待！

林慧玲竞赛宣言：入围当然想赢！

“首次入围‘最佳女主角’，既然入围了，当然想赢，不过还蛮难的，毕竟不再自己控制范围里。不过，我要把入围的一部分功劳给瑞恩、陈莉萍、导演和监制，演戏是群体工作，就算自己再好，如果合作的演员没给戏，自己也演不了。”

Categorised in Asian Television Awards, Asian Television Awards 2012, CH, Omy SG E Awards 新加坡 E乐大赏, Omy SG E Awards 新加坡 E乐大赏 2013, Star Awards, Star Awards 2013, U-Weekly, Unriddle 2 最火搭档 2.

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In her Element

This may not be Rui En’s first cover for us, but it’s a particularly momentous one as it marks her crowning ELLE’s Actress of the Year for 2012.

Four years have passed since her last cover shoot with us and she’s come a long way in that time. Her infamous “ice queen” label aside, she’s also acquired a couple of other things – a crop of other awards and along with that, a whole load of acting cred. Ever the professional, the actress strikes each pose with the utmost concentration, then studies the photos on-screen to see what can be improved. Even while holding a pose in front of the camera, she checks herself by getting her assistant to capture and bring her the shot on her iPhone. Does the perfectionist in her ever let up?

Rui En – Actress of the Year

On a winning streak and landing role after plum role, ELLE Awards 2012 Actress of the Year Rui En has officially hit a new high in her career.

By Tan Wei Lin

Rui En’s been extremely busy – not just with filming dramas back to back, but also successively racking up acting awards. After snagging her first Best Actress win at the 2011 Star Awards, she’s nabbed ELLE’s Actress of the Year for 2012, and hot on the heels of that, took yet another Best Actress honour from the Asian Television Awards 2012. Without a doubt, it’s been an exceptional two years for the actress, who’s also been enjoying plenty of screen time on Channel 8. And it looks set to continue through this year and beyond.

While she may not be bubbling with joy, our queen of cool asserts that she’s genuinely happy about the recognition, but is determined to remain grounded amid praise that her wins have generated.

How did you feel when you learnt about your win?
Rui En: I was pleasantly surprised and very happy. I don’t let myself have any expectations when I’m nominated, because I don’t like to base my sense of achievement on awards. But because of that, when I do get something, it’s a very nice surprise.

How do you assess your own acting?
Rui En: I watch myself [on screen] a lot. When I’m filming, I make it a point to watch and review the rushes after each day’s work. I’m actually my harshest critic and I set very high standards for myself. It’s never good enough for me but all I can do is try to keep getting better.

Let’s be honest — the local drama scene and its pool of actors are small. Do you ever feel limited by it?
Rui En: I try not to let my performance be affected by the people I’m acting with. Yes, the right person can give you the right chemistry, but it doesn’t always happen and you cannot expect it to. Your performance, in a way, has to stand on its own. I would love to have more opportunities to work with new people but unfortunately the circle is how it is. I guess it’s up to us to challenge ourselves.

Any plans to advance your acting career overseas?
Rui En: No, I don’t make plans like that. I’d rather let things happen when they’re supposed to. I don’t go thinking “Well, now I’ve made it here, I’m going to China.” If the opportunity comes, that’s great; if it doesn’t, that’s fine. The markets out there are a lot more complicated than a lot of us realise.

Source: Xinmsn

Categorised in Asian Television Awards, Asian Television Awards 2012, ELLE, ELLE Awards 2012, EN, Star Awards, Star Awards 2011, xinmsn.

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日期: 03/01/2013 | 新闻来源: 联合早报 | 记者: 洪铭铧 曾慧仪

电视风云人物之演技得奖组

昨天数过方伟杰、吴劲威、谢静仪、陈泓宇等“偶像组”，今天电视小风云人物系列访问的是演技组人马。

三名代表是李铭顺、瑞恩和庄米雪，他们在比红星大奖更大的舞台获得了肯定，证明了本地演员的演技实力。

庄米雪和瑞恩分别凭《绞索5》（The Noose 5）与《最火搭档II》获得亚洲电视大奖最佳喜剧演员和最佳戏剧女主角奖。

瑞恩留守本地拍摄《警徽天职2》，庄米雪则遵守退居幕后的承诺。

1）去年亚洲电视大奖得奖对你而言有什么意义？

瑞恩：感恩。但对我而言，在观众的记忆里能留下我演技上的足迹，比所有的奖项更有深一层的意义。

2）请用一个字来形容2012年。

瑞恩：恩。

3）去年做过最好玩和最遗憾的事是什么？

瑞恩：在《最火搭档2》演了胡小曼精神崩溃的一场戏，终于感受到彻底失去了自己，甚至在拍摄期间差点患上忧郁症。或许另类，或许极端，或许惯性自虐。不过这么说吧，这牺牲是我所谓的“好玩”。最遗憾……巴黎。（记者向经理人了解，原来瑞恩原本打算去年游巴黎，不料剧集太密，终究无法成行。）

4）今年的目标是什么？

瑞恩：我从来就不是一个会想目标或做计划的人。是你的就是你的。

记者另外再个别问三人一个问题：

瑞恩，你与张耀栋的风波从2011年被（节目）玩到2012年，你的感想是什么？

瑞恩：坦白说，我知道你们记者也蛮难做的。低调女王，凡是保持隐私，没绯闻，没什么精彩的新闻可以报。直到这件事。那天，我自己的奶奶看完报纸后，就问我，“难道没有别的新闻写咩？好闷咧。” 玩完了吧。

C.L.I.F 2 警徽天职 2 debuts 18 February 2013 9pm on Channel 8.

Source: Zaobao

Categorised in Asian Television Awards, Asian Television Awards 2012, C.L.I.F. 2 警徽天职 2, Unriddle 2 最火搭档 2, Zaobao.

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From: Sharon Lee

Missed Unriddle 2? The 2012 psycho-thriller is now back on television.

The gritty 20-part crime drama starring Rui En, Chen Liping, Rebecca Lim, Tay Ping Hui and Elvin Ng won plaudits from critics and snagged Rui En a Best Actress award at the recent Asian Television Awards.

Rui En, Chen, Tay and Ng star as CID officers out to solve a series of cases. As they delve deeper, they soon realise things aren’t as simple as they seem. Lim plays a psychiatrist and Rui En’s good friend but is she as innocent as she looks?

The nail-biting drama caught my attention when it first aired last year. It was also the only Channel 8 drama that I watched faithfully every night. Clearly, I wasn’t the only one as the finale attracted 1.047 million viewers.

Unlike most run-of-the-mill MediaCorp dramas featuring everyday characters centred around home affairs, Unriddle 2 stands out with its suspenseful storylines and high production values.

The characters, in particular Rui En’s Xiaoman and Chen Liping’s Zhengyi, also displayed good chemistry together.

Unriddle 2 airs on weekdays at midnight on MediaCorp’s Channel 8.

Source: Straits Times Communities

Categorised in Asian Television Awards, Asian Television Awards 2012, EN, Ratings 节目收视率, The Straits Times, The Straits Times Communities, Unriddle 2 最火搭档 2.

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