Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes
Weekly Result (Online Voting and Telepoll results combined)
Results updated at 2pm every Monday.
Deadline: 29 April, 2012
Results as at 16 April 2012, 2pm.
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes
å大最å—欢迎女艺人
(by alphabetical order 按å—æ¯é¡ºåºæŽ’列)
ANN KOK éƒèˆ’è´¤
CYNTHIA KOH 许美ç
JEANETTE AW 欧è±
JOANNE PEH 白薇秀
LIN PEI FEN 林佩芬
PAIGE CHUA 蔡ç¦æ…§
PAN LING LING 潘玲玲
REBECCA LIM 林慧玲
RUI EN ç‘žæ© 1900-112-2023
VIVIAN LAI 赖怡伶
YVONNE LIM 林湘è
ZHOU YING 周颖
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Fans have until Apr 29 to vote for their favourite stars to win at the upcoming Star Awards 2012
After a month of enthusiastic voting from fans of various artistes in the Top 40 Most Popular polls, we bring you the latest results (as of 2pm, today).
This year, the results of Top 10 Most Popular Male/Female Artistes awards will combine 50% of telepoll voting and 50% of online voting, a first in the awards’ history.
Ranking in the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award now are Ann Kok, Cynthia Koh, Jeanette Aw, Joanne Peh, Lin Pei Fen, Paige Chua, Pan Ling Ling, Rebecca Lim, Rui En, Vivian Lai, Yvonne Lim and Zhou Ying.
There are 12 nominees for the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award, due to a tie in this week’s results.
On the actual show night, should a tie occur, the final Top 10 will be determined via results from an earlier survey.
Telepoll lines for the Top 10 Most Popular Male/Female Artistes awards is opened from Mar 15 to Apr 29, 2012, 9pm; online voting commenced on Mar 16, and will end on Apr 29, 2012. Results will be announced on Star Awards 2012 Show 2, which will be held on Apr 29.
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1. Scene & Heard Pages 20-28
Life’s a stage
Story: Tan Yi Hui
Rui En does Bollywood in the Ch 8 blockbuster Joys of Life. Sorta.
In this scene from the upcoming 35-part serial – about the lives of getai entertainers in the ’60s and ’70s – Rui En and Taiwanese co-star Cynthia Wang, decked out in traditional Indian garb, are performing an exotic number where the former is a ‘man’. Come again? “It was popular back in those days to have duets between two female singers and one of them would be the man,” explains Rui En, who admits that she and Cynthia had learnt their dance moves just 10 minutes before filming the scene. So how is their singing? Hard to say because they didn’t sing live – their vocals were pre-recorded. But Rui En did do an impressive job showing off her head-bobbing skills. Next stop: Vasantham?
Sofa so good: We caught up with a very haggard-looking Alien Huang, who says: “My schedule is really hectic. As I’m not based in Singapore, I have only a limited period of time to film everything.” We later find the Taiwanese actor/singer napping on a dressing room sofa. Look out for a grand romantic duet between Alien and Rui En, composed specially for the show.
Tickets to the STARS
Story: Jonathan Fam
Wanna see the celebs ‘live’ at the Star Awards? You’ll have to pay for it.
This year’s show will be a ticketed event, a first in Star Awards’ history. “This is to make the Star Awards in line with many international award shows,” explains a Ch 8 spokesperson.
Well, you better act fast ‘cos at press time, 95 per cent of the 6,000 tickets have been sold. We hear Jeanette Aw’s fan club, Jeanius, has booked two rows of seats, while Rui En’s RBKD has also reserved tickets.
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Joys of Life èŠ±æ ·äººé—´ debuts 26 June 2012 9pm on Channel 8.
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Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes
Weekly Result (Online Voting and Telepoll results combined)
Results updated at 2pm every Monday.
Deadline: 29 April, 2012
Results as at 9 April 2012, 2pm.
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes
å大最å—欢迎女艺人
(by alphabetical order 按å—æ¯é¡ºåºæŽ’列)
ANN KOK éƒèˆ’è´¤
CYNTHIA KOH 许美ç
JEANETTE AW 欧è±
JOANNE PEH 白薇秀
LIN PEI FEN 林佩芬
PAIGE CHUA 蔡ç¦æ…§
PAN LING LING 潘玲玲
REBECCA LIM 林慧玲
RUI EN ç‘žæ© 1900-112-2023
VIVIAN LAI 赖怡伶
YVONNE LIM 林湘è
Dial 1900-112-2023 to vote for Rui En in Top 10! Per vote costs 86c.
Online votes make up 50%! 1 vote/NRIC per day at bit.ly/top10re12
Source: Xinmsn
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I know you guys are sick and tired of voting. So here’s something for you.
What in the gadzooks is going on in this picture?
a) The village girl who has not yet learnt the nuances of modern dressing is being ambushed by the village beast, “The Zilwicher”
b) The girl who got dressed in the dark as a result of rushing to catch the MRT and has OCD about letting UV rays touch her skin is airing her new manicure and is being ambushed by the village beast, “The Conumdum”
c) The girl who is so cold in the studio that she to resort to village and/or 18th century dressing happens to take a picture in which the village beast “The Leetle Ghoost” just happens to be practising his daily yoga in the background.
d) The village beast “The Leetle Ghoost” has just woken up and is yawning
Your turn, caption this!
En.
This was first posted in RBKD forum on 9 April 2012 at 12:01 am.
Joys of Life èŠ±æ ·äººé—´ debuts 26 June 2012 9pm on Channel 8.
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1. Scene and Heard Page 25
I need some ME time
2. Boos & Bravos Page 112
BOO to the accidental comedy in the Unriddle 2 finale (catch-up TV). We laughed out loud when Rebecca Lim’s badly-injured psycho villain could still check her mobile phone for incoming messages – seriously, we aren’t making this up – moments after falling off a double-storey building. Did we forget to mention she has a gunshot wound on her shoulder as well? Shouldn’t she be dialling for the ambulance instead? It’s a carelessly tacky scene in an otherwise consistently intriguing thriller. Let’s hope the writers keep up the good work for the inevitable threequel.
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This just in: Jesseca Liu is now taking the lead in the 2012 Star Awards Favourite Female Character poll. The actress, who played Yang Min Fei on The Oath, has surpassed Rui En, who portrayed Zhang Ya Le in A Tale of Two Cities, in the number of votes, after two weeks of voting from fans.
Other nominations include Cynthia Wang as Lin Shan Shan in Devotion, Ann Kok as Feng Yue Man in Kampong Ties and Kimberly Chia as Ah Ya in On the Fringe.
Rui En had always claimed the top spot for Favourite Female Character poll since voting commenced on Mar 1.
While she might have lost out on the Favourite Female Character poll temporarily, Rui En’s pairing with Elvin Ng as Ou Kelu and Song Yazai in Code of Honour is still leading in the Favourite On-Screen Couple poll.
Vote for Rui En as your Favourite Female Character here!
Vote for Rui En in Favourite On-Screen Couple here!
Source: Xinmsn
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Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes
Weekly Result (Online Voting and Telepoll results combined)
Results updated at 2pm every Monday.
Deadline: 29 April, 2012
Results as at 2 April 2012, 2pm.
Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes
å大最å—欢迎女艺人
(by alphabetical order 按å—æ¯é¡ºåºæŽ’列)
ANN KOK éƒèˆ’è´¤
CYNTHIA KOH 许美ç
JEANETTE AW 欧è±
JOANNE PEH 白薇秀
LIN PEI FEN 林佩芬
PAIGE CHUA 蔡ç¦æ…§
REBECCA LIM 林慧玲
RUI EN ç‘žæ© 1900-112-2023
VIVIAN LAI 赖怡伶
YVONNE LIM 林湘è
Dial 1900-112-2023 to vote for Rui En in Top 10! Per vote costs 86c.
Online votes make up 50%! 1 vote/NRIC per day at bit.ly/top10re12
Source: Xinmsn
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We explore what worked for Ch8 drama series Unriddle 2, and what could have been done to make it a better production
After four weeks of intense murder cases and mystery-solving by Hu Xiaoman (Rui En) & co., the 20-episoder whodunit finally came to a climatic end yesterday.
While Season 2 saw a slight dip in viewership numbers compared to season 1 (813,000 till episode 18* versus season one’s 880,000), numbers don’t usually translate into a show’s popularity and represent how well-received a series is these days. The widely-anticipated sequel of Ch8 drama series Unriddle 2 was much-talked-about when it premiered four weeks ago and even trended worldwide on Twitter for a couple of hours when its debut and finale episode aired.
For sure, Unriddle 2 ain’t for the weak-hearted and the young; it’s not your typical 7pm or 9pm series to chill and unwind to after an intense day at work. Season two was darker, more gripping, and TV viewers saw the investigation team delve deeper into a slew of dramatised deaths and psychotic murder cases. Pandora’s Box was unearthed and unlocked with each passing episode as the death of characters formed an indiscernible bond between the victims and the ultimate perpetrator.
Apart from a meatier and more action-packed storyline, we also saw Unriddle 2 tie up loose ends from the first season with more focus on the growth and development of characters. After one fruitful season of partnership, Xiaoman’s faith and trust in Zhengyi (Chen Liping) is left to dangle precariously as the former begins to doubt everyone, including herself, when she is left to deal with her innermost demons and fears.
While young viewers lauded the production of a more intense and riveting crime series, there were others who commented that its violent scenes were inappropriate for the 9pm timeslot on TV.
Here, we look into what the drama did well and what can be worked upon to make it a more wholesome series.
Unriddle 2: The Good
The Good: Partnership between Hu Xiaoman and Lin Zhengyi (Dabao)
The uncanny friendship between Hu Xiaoman (Rui En), a CID officer and her mole cum pau seller, Lin Zhengyi aka Dabao (Chen Liping), was a hit with TV viewers from the get-go. Audiences loved their sleuth pairing and Xiaoman’s dry, icy humour versus Dabao’s frank and bubbly ways spoke of the inexplicable connection and irreplaceable trust they had in each other. This season, the duo took their friendship to another level as they coped with personal losses and dealt with their inner insecurities and moral weaknesses. Even heroes have the right to bleed, but it takes a trusty sidekick to lead one back on the right path as the once cool and collected Xiaoman faltered, succumbed to her fears, and marred the line between upholding justice and observing the law.
The Good: Strong and concise storyline
There’s no time to waste when it comes to story development for Unriddle 2. Right from the start of the first episode, Xiaoman & co are left to fend off threats from a new enemy called Asura and deal with the death of Hong Chao, whose life was sacrificed in-exchange for the rest’s safety when they were held hostage. Yuze finally gets some form of closure of his ex-girlfriend’s death in this season. We see the light of unanswered cases which are in fact, snowballed to form a chain of murder cases that are seemingly instigated and plotted by Jieyu, whose ultimate aim was to cause the downhill of Xiaoman. Props to the writers for a job well done in terms of cliffhangers and last minute plot twists.
Unriddle 2: The Questionable
The Questionable: Short and fast cuts between scenes
While some found it dizzying and confusing to be fed with these sporadic cuts and swift camera movements, this directorial decision can be considered befitting of a series as fast-paced as Unriddle 2 to create an adrenalin rush and keep viewers on the edge of their sofa seats.
The Questionable: Dark nature of the story
We laud the producers and writers of Unriddle 2 for their brazen decision to morph and move the drama series into darker and unchartered territories, despite the knowledge of possible flak and criticisms that will come their way when the drama airs. Happy and lighthearted moments were sparse and far between the entire season and they veered away from the typical family-friendly series that we’re more used to and showed viewers a grimmer and lesser-seen side of local productions. While we think it’s a commendable move towards more heavyweight material, it feels as if this darker sequel was produced with two aims in mind: to satiate demands and requests of fans from the original series and to outdo its first season with more amped up crime cases and violent action scenes.
The Questionable: Last episode of Unriddle 2
Two points that came to mind after tuning in to the last episode: Why was there a sparked increase in the use of English between the main characters (with the exception of Lang Feng who has been doing it throughout the season)? Is this another open-ended ending with no concrete conclusion in sight?
What was originally perceived to be the answer to a riddle within the original riddle, has escalated to form yet another new riddle at the end of season two. While some are satisfied with the ending as it spells the prospect of a possible third season, others felt cheated and duped with yet another open-ended ending. So, will this spell the possibility of a third season to the “never-ending” TV series? Viewers who are crossing their fingers and hoping for a big fat ‘YES’ will be disappointed — there may be a couple of loose threads unexplained for, but the production team currently has no intentions of producing another sequel to Unriddle 2, as said by writer Peng Kai Yi during a recent LIVE chat with fans. No harm to keep hoping and wishing though, you never know if they might just accede to your requests for a sequel or spinoff if the demand remains.
Unriddle 2: The Bad
The Bad: Inappropriate timeslot on TV
Not programmed at the most ideal time slot, this is one show parents wouldn’t want their kids tuning in to before bedtime; especially not with that many violent and cold-blooded, gruesome murder scenes. It would have been more suitable to push back the airtime to a much later timeslot to cater to more mature audiences and young adults.
The Bad: Attempt to cover all bases in a short series
Too ambitious were the production team of Unriddle 2 as they tried to achieve too much within too short a span of time. In 20 episodes, they ramped up the dark and suspenseful story, brought in more action and violent scenes, doubled up the amount of drama and introduced fresh and new camera angles. There might have been too much intensity, shock and mind-boggling events for a layman TV viewer to take in and absorb. First-time viewers of the series not in the know of what happened in the prior season might also be turned off, overwhelmed, and left confused.
Source: Xinmsn
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