Welcome back to another round of our sneak preview for our upcoming drama Poetic Justice “微笑æ£ä¹‰â€!
It takes lots of effort, skills and qualities to be a good journalist. Do you think the cast have what it takes?
Let’s take a look at what they are up to so far! 
While for indoors: in the office:
They are…
Always so focused in their work.
Why so serious in the group discussion?
What mistake did Rui En make? Everyone seems to be giving her the dagger stare! O_O
Journalists may seem busy all the time, but at least they have time to snack!
Following that, remember our previous blog post where we wrote that DYT and Desmond will eventually woo Rui En? If you forgotten, here’s the link: Is Rui En having boy trouble?
Now…a quick look at their drama-mama between the 3 of them!
Catch the drama to fulfill your undying questions!
Vote for Yanzhi as your Favourite Female Character now!
Poetic Justice 微笑æ£ä¹‰ debuts 11 September 2012 9pm on Channel 8.
Source: BaguaTV
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By Han Wei Chou
The rousing finale of Channel 8’s blockbuster drama “Joys of Life” on Monday drew 993,000 viewers, making it the most-watched drama episode so far this year.
The period piece, which traces the lives of four families living together in a tenement house, is also the most-watched drama series so far, bringing in an average of 875,000 viewers each night.
Starring a slew of popular artistes like Rui En, Alien Huang and Chew Chor Meng, “Joys of Life” had also garnered much praise from netizens, a number of whom said the show brought back many fond memories for them.
Source: Channelnewsasia
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Before the curtains close on this mid-year blockbuster series in two weeks time, we look at our favourite moments and a handful of outstanding characters that gave this show appeal
Headlined by a colourful cast ranging from budding newbies, well-loved veterans and fresh foreign faces, the now-airing Ch8 drama series, Joys of Life, is a light-hearted throwback to our ancestors’ lives in a still-developing Singapore during the ’50s and ’60s.
For many born in the era, it was a good walk down memory lane with once-in-a-blue-moon glass-bottled-fizzy-drink treats and roadside hawkers touting wooden pushcarts and cheap noodles at 50 cents per bowl. Whereas for gen-z babies born in the digital age who have never lived in — much less know about — squatter settlements other than the black and white pictures found in our history textbooks, it was an eye-opening and educational watch.
With a week’s worth of episodes to go before the finale episode, here are 10 reasons on what makes Joys of Life an appealing watch.
Ensemble cast
Joys of Life hits the spot with its well-balanced ensemble cast helmed by a healthy mixture of veterans such as Chen Liping, Zheng Geping, Huang Wen Yong, Chew Chor Meng and young actors like Rui En, Kate Pang and Andie Chen.
Unlike previous local period dramas, it was a refreshing change to see the lack of focus on any one of these characters as everyone had an equal share of the spotlight with their individual story arcs – everyone was the main actor at one point or another. And of course, how can we forget, the special guest appearances from ex-MediaCorp actors such as Florence Tan, Pei Xiao Ling, Lina Ng, and Wang Yuxiang? Now if we can only get Xie Shaoguang to do a cameo one of these days…
Nostalgic setting
A spinoff of the 1999 Wok of Life, which features an almost similar lineup of familiar faces, Joys of Life circa 2012 is a reminder of the type of nostalgic series that MediaCorp does best. Caught up in the demands and pressures to produce outstanding dramas each year to whet viewers’ growing appetite for better shows, we tend to forget that simplicity, light-hearted moments, and a solid script are sometimes the key ingredients to what makes a drama tick — rather than drummed up plot twists and over-the-top dramatics at every turn.
Witty script
The beauty of a good script lies in its adroit use of dialect, wordplays and puns, and as writers, we’re admittedly, suckers for it. It’s a pity such details are unwittingly lost in translation for younger viewers who are usually heavily reliant on the English subtitles rather than the actual Mandarin conversation taking place in the show. And of course, how can we forget the witty banter and retorts weaved in the script that had us cackling at our desks while catching the online re-run of Joys of Life over takeout lunch.
The origins of chilli crab… or not?
The accidental ‘invention’ of chili crabs was shown in a scene when Han Jianren (Huang Wenyong) and Han Yongyong (Rui En) accidentally toppled in a bottle of chilli sauce while cooking a crab dish for a wealthy family. While we cannot confirm for sure if that was how our famed local dish was born, it was a nice touch thrown in that had us googling for answers to double check on the origins of the dish.
Joys of Life èŠ±æ ·äººé—´ is now airing on Channel 8, Weekdays at 9pm.
Source: Xinmsn
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Flight at an ungodly hour tomorrow morning and we hit the ground running. Flight at an ungodly hour back too. Yer pres wanted to see if u guys could send me off, but the hours are too ungodly. How many times can one use the word ungodly in one sentence?
Gonna miss Mondays epi which am so looking forward too. It was heart wrenching for me to do that scene. Almost as painful as the internal bleeding I sustained from trying not to laugh when LP was Wang Bao Chuan.
Dark Knight was disappointing, non?
Stay safe Rangels.
En.
This was first posted in RBKD forum on 29 July 2012 at 11:41 am.
Joys of Life èŠ±æ ·äººé—´ is now airing on Channel 8, Weekdays at 9pm.
Poetic Justice 微笑æ£ä¹‰ debuts 11 September 2012 9pm on Channel 8.
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Under Cover: Rui En
According to NYLON’s DNA, we’re supposed to transform people – but how does one transform the resident ice queen of Caldecott Hill? We thought, let’s make her fiercer. Out came the spiked boots, studded stillettos and of course, makeup to match. Going in a completely opposite direction from her character in her new drama, “Joys of Life”, where she plays a domestically-inclined daughter of a low-income family, we gave her a dramatic, winged out cat-eye and piled on eyeshadow for depth. What we found odd was that, despite her rumoured frosty demeanor, she turned out to be an absolute joy to work with. We’re fans.
Cover story Pages 114-123
The Naked Truth
By Vicki Yang
Vintage just ain’t hip anymore; classical antiquity is in. But excepting scholastic tradition, there’s something quite misdirected about slapping a latin motto onto any contemporary venture, like pointing out its own lightweight show of gravitas and a less-than-historical credibility. But perhaps there’s kind of an apt wisdom behind the idea of “lux veritas” (an elementary translation: the light of the truth), which Rui En’s fan club has incorporated into their slogan. Indeed, a celebration of a decade-long career premised on making goggle box artifice believeable veritably demands a spotlight on the reality behind the channel 8 television images – who is the real Rui En?
Categorised in 共和國, EN, Happy Family 过好年, Hype Records, Joys of Life èŠ±æ ·äººé—´, Nylon, RBKD, Rui ∑n vol. 01, Star Awards, Star Awards 2011, With You æˆ‘åœ¨ä½ å·¦å³.
By Tan Kee Yun
He gives us lots of eye candy
What’s a Jay Chou video without the requisite babe?
Household names (S.H.E’s Hebe Tien in Retreat and Chinese actress Zhou Xun in Besieged From All Sides), lesser-known models and exotic European faces have appeared in his videos.
Others include Taiwanese actresses Alice Tzeng, Jessie Chiang and Cherry Hsia, as well as Singapore TV star Rui En.
Source: The New Paper, Asiaone
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By Rachael Boon
Pre-show jitters are suffered not only by newbies – even seasoned performers such as Singapore Idols Taufik Batisah, 30 and Hady Mirza, 32, get a case of the nerves.
Taufik, who won singing contest Singapore Idol in 2004, and Hady, who won in 2006, are in a concert line-up that includes home-grown songbird Tanya Chua and K-pop girl group 4Minute.
Straits Times: What songs will you be singing at the Star concert?
Taufik: I’ll be singing my new single Sky’s the Limit – which features Rui En, but she won’t be there – along with some familiar tunes.
Source: The Straits Times, Asiaone
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More than 350 lucky fans managed to gain entry into the highly subscribed “Joys of Life Cha-Chum-Bo!†party at TAB! In conjunction with Channel 8’s 30th Drama Anniversary this year, it is the first free-of-charge MediaCorp Entertains event.
Partygoers paid homage to the swingin’ 60s with colourful polkadots, and received a party pack with exclusive Joys of Life memorabilia!
Entry included 2 original Joys of Life mocktails, specially concocted by the good people of TAB!
At a photo board, fans got to pose with their favourite artistes & declare their love for the drama!
The cast came in their best 60s get-up from the drama and spoke about their experiences filming the drama.
Looking radiant in cheery yellow is lead Rui En, decked out in one of her stage costumes from the show.
The cast revealed juicy tidbits about their fellow cast members, while scene photos from the drama were shown on the LED screen.
Their laugh-a-minute tales had both themselves and the crowd bent over in laughter!
Alien Huang and Rui En pose with the gorgeous Joys of Life poster of the full ensemble cast.
Cast members autographed posters for the fans, while the fans were entertained by Joys of Life interstitials on screen.
The happy cast (L-R: Andie Chen, Kate Pang, Chen Li Ping, Cynthia Wang, Rui En and Alien Huang) pose for a final photo on stage.
Joys of Life èŠ±æ ·äººé—´ is now airing on Channel 8, Weekdays at 9pm.
Source: Mediacorp Entertains
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By Desmond Yap
Joyful start for “Joys of Life”
Mediacorp latest mid-year period blockbuster drama “Joys of Life” has successfully drawn 971,000 viewers for its debut on Channel 8, according to Channel News Asia. The drama also commemorates 30 years of Mandarin drama screenings on Channel 8.
“Joys of Life” is a period drama comprising of the nostalgic feel of 60s to 70s. The story revolves around several families who live on the same street; Huaxiang Street, including some youths who dream of fame.
Rui En said she was very glad to see the positive feedback from the viewers. She said the drama is a result of the hard work put in by every member of the crew and cast as a team.
Joys of Life èŠ±æ ·äººé—´ is now airing on Channel 8, Weekdays at 9pm.
Source: Yahoo
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