By Han Wei Chou

RBKD: Rui En will be performing a new song at Celebrate TV50 countdown party.

Source: Channelnewsasia

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By Han Wei Chou

Singapore actress Rui En reveals that her “C.L.I.F. 3” character will have more dramatic scenes but see less action in the new season of the popular police drama.

RBKD: For the complete article, check out the link below.

C.L.I.F. 3 警徽天职 3 debuts 10 April 2014 9pm on Channel 8.

Source: Channelnewsasia, The Malaysian Times

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Singapore actress Rui En talks about putting in 16-hour days while shooting her new drama “Sudden” and taking her first break from showbiz in years, after the show wrapped. Just what will she do with her time? Read on to find out.

Singapore actress Rui En was especially cheerful during a recent media conference for her new drama “Sudden”, about the lives of a group of lawyers.

After putting in 16-hour days shooting “Sudden”, Rui En will be taking a break from showbiz till she begins working on “C.L.I.F.3” in November – her first break in years.

And just what will she do during her break? Tour Europe? Go on a shopping spree?

“I like to stay alone at home,” said Rui En happily.

“After you’ve been out filming 16-hour days, non-stop, all you want to do is to be at home.”

“Staying home for days at a time is like heaven to me. People are like ‘Is that enough?’ I’m like ‘Yeah, more than enough!’”

For Rui En, the next few months will be all about enjoying the simple pleasures in life.

“The smallest things give me the biggest joys.

“The most straightforward things like a good book, a good cup of coffee and Sunday mornings,” said Rui En.

Her break is the perfect chance to put a dent in her massive reading list, though it would take more than a few months to get through all the books she has amassed in her home over the years.

“I got a million books! I have got so many books. It’s all over the place. I’ve been buying, buying and buying.

“I have so many that I don’t think I can finish within this break,” said Rui En, smiling.

Atypical Romance

Although shooting for “Sudden” had been “stressful” and took place at a breakneck pace, Rui En said she still found it enjoyable to work on the 20-parter.

She said that “Sudden” has an especially well-written script which focuses on the more mature sort of romantic relationship which exists between her character Cheng Chuning and co-star Romeo Tan’s Fang Qiliang.

In the show, Cheng is devoted to Fang even though he is crippled in a car accident, and tries to push her away.

She described their relationship as being “more realistic” than the typical drama storyline of “boy meets girl, love triangle, break up, reunion and happily ever after”.

“I liked that it started with a long-term relationship, where everything seems to be going smoothly … and then this car accident happens.

“And how these two people manage to hold on to this relationship, even though there are so many things that are trying to tear them apart,” said Rui En.

“It’s very touching.”

Sudden 骤变 is now airing on Channel 8, Weekdays at 9pm.

C.L.I.F. 3 警徽天职 3 debuts 10 April 2014 9pm on Channel 8.

Source: Channelnewsasia, The Malaysian Times

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Singapore actor Romeo Tan opens up about his nightmarish experience as a first-time leading man in the drama “Sudden”, and his ‘romantic getaway’ with his co-star Rui En.

It was a dream come true for Singapore actor Romeo Tan.

He finally snagged his first lead role as the righteous yet troubled lawyer Fang Qiliang in the upcoming drama “Sudden”, and he was overjoyed about it.

But the dream turned into a nightmare for the 28-year-old actor, who found himself struggling to survive while shooting the drama about the lives of a group of lawyers.

Tan had to shoot back-to-back courtroom scenes for two weeks while working on “Sudden”, spending as much as 15 hours in front of the camera on some days.

It left him drained both physically and mentally, until things came to a head during the final days of the courtroom shoots.

He even started questioning if this marked the end of his acting career. Would anyone still use a lead actor who chokes?

The kindness of strangers

Tan revealed that he only managed to get through this challenging period with the help of his understanding directors, who broke down each scene for him and walked him through it.

His co-star Rui En, who played his character’s love interest Cheng Chuning in the drama, had also been a huge help, giving him advice and encouragement in his darkest hour.

“She helped me a lot. If she didn’t help me, I think I would’ve just died,” said Tan before going on to reveal that working on “Sudden” together had allowed him to get to know the real Rui En.

“We are not strangers any more. I find her very down to earth. She is not that ‘icy cold queen’. She just doesn’t like to mingle around,” gushed Tan.

“She never gave me any attitude. When you know her … she is quite a crazy girl inside. She can joke and laugh like crazy! She is not so uptight.”

Apart from gaining a friend, Tan expressed that working on “Sudden” had helped him mature as an actor.

The scent of Romance

Tan described “Sudden” as being a “very memorable” project, not only because of the challenging time he had shooting the courtroom scenes, but also because it is his first project which called for an overseas shoot.

Tan and Rui En spent eleven days shooting scenes for “Sudden” in Tasmania.

“The scenery was so beautiful it’s ridiculous!

“We had this scene where Qiliang asked Chuning to be his girlfriend while they were surrounded by sheep in a big field there.”

“It was so romantic! If I am a girl, I’d have said ‘yes’ immediately!” said Tan.

However, Rui En remembers things quite differently.

“It was smelly!” said Rui En, as she wrinkled her nose, pointing out that the smell of sheep and that of the dung they produced was quite overpowering, when they shot the scene.

“It is not as romantic in real life.”

“It looks nice, but that’s only because you don’t smell it on [television]!”

Sudden 骤变 debuts 02 September 2013 9pm on Channel 8.

Source: Channelnewsasia, The Malaysian Times

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Who will Qi Yu Wu’s character Jason end up with? Rui En’s Fang Tong Lin or Jeanette Aw’s Zhao Fei Er? Television audiences will get to pick the right girl for Jason in the final episode of the blockbuster drama “The Dream Makers”.

Previous episodes of the blockbuster Mandarin drama “The Dream Makers”, about life in a fictional television station, have attracted as many as 982,000 viewers.

But the finale could well draw a lot more, as viewers will get to decide how the show will end.

In the drama, dashing director Jason (Qi Yu Wu) is stuck in a bit of a love triangle with bubbly variety show host Fang Tong Lin (Rui En) and the ambitious actress Zhao Fei Er (Jeanette Aw), but who will he wind up with?

Television audiences will be able to help him select Ms Right by voting for either Fang or Zhao at xinmsn.com.

Voting begins at 10pm on Friday, and will continue till 12pm on August 2, the telecast date for the series’ final episode.

The voting results will be shown at the beginning and end of each of the four episodes leading up to the drama’s finale, which will feature the ending that received the most votes.

The drama will apparently have a grand total of three possible endings, which will eventually be made available for viewing over MediaCorp’s Toggle personal entertainment service.

The Dream Makers 志在四方 is now airing on Channel 8, Weekdays at 9pm.

Source: Channelnewsasia

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Traditional drama heroines are usually likeable, long-suffering characters that sacrifice themselves for others.

But Singapore actress Rui En, who plays the accomplished lawyer Cheng Chu Ning in the upcoming legal drama “Sudden”, about the lives of a group of young lawyers and the complicated ties between them, says her character is no traditional heroine.

“I play the kind of lawyer who is incredibly professional, but that of course entails defending people audiences are not going to side with,” said Rui En.

She explained that one story arc even sees Cheng defending a talent manager who coerces the actresses he manage into trading sexual favours for acting opportunities, though Cheng eventually does the right thing in the cases she handle.

Cheng herself has a bit of an attitude as well, and it’s one of the reasons why Rui En loves playing her.

“I like the fact that it’s not your cut and dried female lead where you are supposed to be likeable.

“Right from the start, she is not likeable. It’s definitely my b****iest role so far!”

“It’s a lot of fun to not have to think about being likeable,” said Rui En excitedly, pointing out that anti-heroines are simply “more interesting to play”.

Law, justice and shades of grey

Rui En expressed that she actually didn’t expect to enjoy shooting the show this much, as all her early scenes for the drama were “lovey dovey crying scenes”.

However, she changed her mind when they started shooting the scenes highlighting Cheng’s personality and her work as a lawyer, something which she found “fascinating”.

“I have done four police shows, where it’s all about ‘I am going to catch criminals!’, but then I do this show and I realise there is a different world altogether.

“The police can do their investigating, but all it takes is one detail and the lawyer can make use of that one detail to get people off the hook,” gushed Rui En.

The actress went on to reveal that she had been watching legal dramas, as well as reading the autobiographies of top lawyers to prepare for her role, and also learned quite a bit about the legal profession along the way.

“This profession is not necessarily always about justice,” said Rui En, quoting a line from an autobiography she read, adding that the world of law enforcement is a world with only “black and white”, while the legal profession is filled with “shades of grey”.

“Sudden” which also stars Romeo Tan, Rebecca Lim, Zhang Zhen Huan as well as Ian Fang, will air in September.

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

Source: Channelnewsasia, The Malaysian Times

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“Unriddle 2” stars Chen Liping (left), Rui En (centre) and Tay Ping Hui (right) pose for the cameras on the red carpet.

Rui En wins Best Actress at the Star Awards 2013 Show 2. (Photo: Thomas Phoon)

Source: Channelnewsasia Red Carpet | Show 2

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Singapore actor Christopher Lee and actress Rui En win Best Actor and Best Actress respectively at the “Star Awards 2013 Show 2” on Sunday. Other notable winners include Tay Ping Hui, Lin Mei Jiao and late television icon Huang Wenyong.

Best Actress thanks best partner

The Best Actress award went to Rui En, who won for her performance in the police drama “Unriddle 2”

“I really want to thank my best partner. Without her acting alongside me, I wouldn’t have won this award.

“Thank you for teaching me how to be a good friend by example,” said Rui En of her friend, “Unriddle 2” co-star Chen Liping.

She also thanked her fans and the “Unriddle 2” production staff, when she went on stage to receive the award.

Rui En was back on stage shortly after, to receive a Top 10 Most Popular Actress award.

Source: Channelnewsasia, The Malaysian Times

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By Han Wei Chou

He was a nobody.

Before he formally entered showbiz in Star Search 10, and shot to fame after starring in hit shows like “Don’t Stop Believin’” as well as “Joys of Life”, Romeo Tan was a nobody.

He was what industry people call a ‘calefare’, an extra.

However, things gradually improved after he appeared in his first Mandarin drama “Portrait of Home II”, and started getting bigger roles.

In just a few short years, he has garnered legions of fans, and had managed to snag an endorsement deal.

He is also involved in a myriad of projects, from MediaCorp’s first-ever cross-media drama “96C Café” which airs on April 29, to the upcoming drama “Sudden” alongside top actress Rui En.

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

Source: Channelnewsasia

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