Hail the Kings and Queens of Popularity here and watch them fight it out for Glory and Supremacy! Today we release the nomination list for the Online awards!

Under the Fave Female category, newbie Kimberly Chia is also nominated for her role in On The Fringe? Will this Singapore version of Justin Bieber (23K fans on Twitter and 36K fans on FB, don’t mess with her!) be able to muscle in on Rui En’s territory this year?

Rui En is nominated for 3 Online awards this year, 1 under Fave Female Character as Zhang Ya Le in Tale of 2 Cities,

1 Fave Onscreen Couple nominations with Elvin (Code of Honour),

and another Fave Onscreen Couple nomination with Pierre Png for The InLaws!

We fear that her dominance may be weakened by her well-deserved but multiple nominations (which will her fans vote for?).

Favourite Female Character 最喜爱女角色
1 A Tale Of Two Cities (乐在双城) 章雅乐 Rui En (瑞恩)
2 Devotion (阿娣) 林珊珊 Cynthia Wang (王心如)
3 Kampong Ties 甘榜情 冯月满 Ann Kok (郭舒贤）
4 On The Fringe (边缘父子) 阿雅 Kimberly Chia (谢静仪)
5 The Oath 行医 敏妃 Jesseca Liu 刘芷绚

Favourite On-screen Couple (Drama) 最喜爱荧幕情侣
1 C.L.I.F (警徽天职) 廖心怡 – Joanne Peh (白薇秀 ) 唐耀佳 – Qi Yu Wu (戚玉武)
2 Code of Honour (正义武馆) 欧可璐 – Rui En (瑞恩) 宋亚仔 – Elvin Ng (黄俊雄 )
3 On The Fringe (边缘父子) 田一邦 – Li Nan Xing (李南星) 刘佳芳 – Fann Wong (范文芳)
4 The In-Laws (麻婆斗妇) 王佳珍 – Rui En (瑞恩) 萧建海 – Pierre Png (方展发)
5 The Oath 行医 敏妃 – Jesseca Liu 刘芷绚 国恩 – Christopher Lee 李铭顺

The nominees for the professional awards were also released today, enabling us to total the number of nominations for each drama! Here’s the list of Top 5 dramas in terms of number of nominations…

On The Fringe and Devotion both tie at 12 nominations, leading the way!

On the Fringe 边缘父子
Best Drama, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress x 2, Young Talent Award, Best Screenplay, Best Drama Cameraman, Best Drama Editing, Favourite Male Character X 2, Favourite Female Character, Favourite On-screen Couple

FOUR dramas tie for the 4th spot with 7 nominations!

A Tale of 2 Cities 乐在双城
Best Actress X 2, Best Newcomer, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Drama Cameraman, Favourite Female Character

Professional Category Nominations

Professional Category: Best Director 最佳导演
Chong Liung Man (张龙敏) C.L.I.F. 《警徽天职》 – Ep. 20
Kok Tzyy Haw (郭贽豪) Kampong Ties 《甘榜情》 – Ep 9
Leong Lye Lin (梁来玲) A Song to Remember 《星洲之夜》 – Ep. 13
Loo Yin Kam (卢燕金) A Tale of 2 Cities 《乐在双城》 – Ep. 14
Loo Yin Kam (卢燕金) Devotion 《阿娣》 – Ep. 1

Professional Category: Best Screenplay 最佳剧本
Paul Yuen (袁树伟) /Tang Yeow (陈耀) A Tale of 2 Cities 《乐在双城》 – Ep. 1
Koh Teng Liang (许声亮) Kampong Ties《甘榜情》 – Ep 10
Lim Gim Lan (林锦兰)/Lau Chin Poon (刘清盆)/ Winnie Wong (王尤红) Love Thy Neighbour 《四个门牌一个梦》 – Ep. 9
Ang Eng Tee (洪荣狄) On the Fringe 《边缘父子》- Ep. 16
Chen Sew Khoon (陈秀群)/ Lau Chin Poon (刘清盆) The In-laws 《麻婆斗妇》 – Ep. 11

Professional Category: Best Programme Promo 最佳宣传短片
Adventures of Chris 《阿顺历险记》 – Campaign, 3 Spots
Follow Me 《跟随我》- Single Spot
Renaissance 《旧欢. 心爱》 – Single Spot
Secrets for Sale 《拍。卖》 – Campaign, 3 Spots
Unriddle 2 《罪火搭档 2》- Campaign, 3 Spots

Professional Category: Best Drama Cameraman 最佳戏剧摄影
Lim Hap Choon (林合存) On the Fringe 《边缘父子》
Liu Wing Chung (廖永松) C.L.I.F. 《警徽天职》
Soh Kok Leong (苏国良) A Tale of 2 Cities 《乐在双城》
Tommy Lee (李兴顺) A Song to Remember 《星洲之夜》
Tommy Lee (李兴顺) Devotion 《阿娣》

Professional Category: Best Drama Set Design 最佳戏剧布景设计
Chen Jiagu (陈家谷) Bountiful Blessings 《万福楼》
Chen Jiagu (陈家谷) The In-laws 《麻婆斗妇》
Ho Hock Choon (何福春) A Song to Remember 《星洲之夜》
Oh Hock Leong (胡福隆) C.L.I.F. 《警徽天职》
Wong Lab Seng (黄立成) Devotion 《阿娣》

Professional Category: Best Drama Editing 最佳戏剧剪辑
Koh Kah Yen (许家燕) A Song to Remember《星洲之夜》
Lai Chun Kwong (赖振江) Love Thy Neighbour 《四个门牌一个梦》
Lee Beng Hui Steven (李明辉) C.L.I.F. 《警徽天职》
Poon Yiu Tung (潘耀东) Devotion 《阿娣》
Teo Pit Hong Joyce (张必芳) On the Fringe《边缘父子》

For a full list of nominee names in the professional categories, find it here at the Star Awards microsite!

Vote for Rui En as your Favourite Female Character from 1 March 2012!

Vote for Rui En in Favourite On-Screen Couple from 1 March 2012!

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By Han Wei Chou

Cooking, cleaning and acting, oh my!: Rui En is a little nervous about her role in “Joys of Life”.

On the outside, she was calm, relaxed and all smiles, during the commencement ceremony for the upcoming 60s period drama “Joys of Life” on Monday.

On the inside, Singapore actress Rui En said she is “really nervous” about playing Han Yong Yong in the show, a woman resigned to being mistreated by her foster father Han Jian Ren (Huang Wen Yong), and made to do all the cooking and housework in the household.

“This role is very not me, very unfamiliar and very strange,” said Rui En of her character.

“I have done some research. I have asked my grandma and my dad.

“The women of previous eras were actually very accepting of whatever life throws at them, not like now, where we try to change whatever we can change,” observed the actress.

“It’s so interesting, the way women then and women now are so different. It’s been a huge leap.”

“I feel it is very refreshing, but I am also quite nervous to do it because she is a character who is very good at housework and cooking, which are the two things that I am like the worst at! ”

“I am actually very stressed out!”

Cooking, cleaning and acting

Calling Rui En a kitchen novice would be an understatement.

“I can do instant noodles. I can add a fried egg. That’s it. I don’t even know how to cook rice!” she continued.

“When the EP (executive producer) was explaining [the character], I went ‘You have to know that I can’t cook’, then she just stared at me. She was quite shocked you know.”

“I said ‘I can’t even cook white rice’. She was like ‘You can at least boil water right?’ Then I said, ‘Ya, ya, I can boil water.’,” said Rui En with a chuckle.

“It was quite funny actually!”

Though she is not very handy around the kitchen, Rui En declared that she is doing everything in her power, to make sure she looks convincing as Han Yong Yong.

“I have been spending the last few weeks doing cooking crash courses, housework crash courses.

“I’ve had people teach me how people of the 60s would do the housework.

“It’s not like mop and broom you know, it’s like get down on your knees with a towel and wipe the floor that kind of thing,” said Rui En with a grimace.

“Housework is foreign to me. Housework of the 60s is even more foreign to me!”

Just who has been doing all the housework around her house all this time? And who cooks for her?

“So far, it has been taken care of. My whole life, I have been lucky enough to have it taken care of.

“I think I am quite representative of my generation,” said Rui En sheepishly, before revealing that she has a hired helper who does most of the housework for her nowadays.

“I think I will be a lot more ‘advanced’ in doing housework and cooking after this!”

Rui En (left) all dressed up for the 60s, at the commencement ceremony for “Joys of Life”.

Rui En (right) poses for a photo with her co-stars.

Joys of Life 花样人间 debuts 26 June 2012 9pm on Channel 8.

Source: Channelnewsasia

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Rouding up the activies for 花样人间 this week was the 开镜 ceremony held on yesterday (Monday) on set! With it being Yuan Xiao 元宵节, we brought in 2 lions and a dragon to start this drama with a bang!

Smiles all around! The partial 韩 family here. (Wang Xin Ru 王心如 will play Rui En’s younger sister, the belle of the street 韩柔柔.)

The 钱 family with sons 钱一多 and 钱二多. (No Rui En is not photo-bombing, she turns out to be part of this family too!)

Joys of Life 花样人间 debuts 26 June 2012 9pm on Channel 8.

Source: BaguaTV

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Reports: Tan Kee Yun

A massive hit in East Asia, but not so much on our shores?

If initial numbers are an indicator, Chinese palace drama Scarlet Heart, which has garnered buzz for reviving the career of former pop idol Nick Wu and making stars out of unknowns such as Cecilia Liu Shishi, isn’t really local audiences’ cup of tea.

Figures from international market research firm Taylor Nelson Sofres show that the first nine episodes of the show attracted an average of just 349,000 viewers.

That figure is substantially lower than what the two MediaCorp series, Code of Honour and Kampong Ties – that preceded Scarlet Heart in the same timeslot – attracted in their respective first nine episodes.

Kampong Ties attracted an average of 566,000 viewers and Code of Honour snagged 469,000 viewers.

Source: The New Paper

Categorised in Code of Honour 正义武馆, EN, Ratings 节目收视率, The New Paper.

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By Christopher Ong

NTU alumna Rui En (left) and Xiang Yun

Adding a touch of stardust to our garden campus in December were artistes Rui En, Xiang Yun, Elvin Ng and Tay Ping Hui, who were here to film the latest MediaCorp blockbuster Unriddle 2.

Nanyang Business School graduate Rui En found time to browse a copy of HEY!. “This is actually quite a step forward and I think it looks really, really cool,” she said of the magazine.

Click here for more photos!

#Unriddle 2 最火搭档 II debuts 5 March 2012 9pm on Channel 8.

Source: Hey!

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We provided you updates on our 5 hot men a while ago. Now we have the ladies of Unriddle 2 who are the perfect combination of toughness and sexiness.

Check out our candidates now!

#1 Hu Xiao Man

The cool one: Xiao Man is the tough cop who is ever ready to bring down the baddies. However, she battles with her own inner demons in this season. Will evil take over and will Xiao Man succumb to the pressures?

#2 Lin Zheng Yi

The funny one: Always optimistic and with a sense of humour, Zheng Yi continues to be the informant for Xiao Man. However in this season, she will face more upheavals, which will put her to the test.

#3 Gao Jie Yu

The serious one: Beautiful, elegant and intelligent, Jie Yu is the psychiatrist friend of Rui En who isn’t what she seems. Like everyone else, she has her own dark secrets too.

#Unriddle 2 最火搭档 II debuts 5 March 2012 9pm on Channel 8.

Source: BaguaTV

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By Han Wei Chou

Can Rui En win Best Actress again?

The annual Star Awards has officially arrived once more, with the release of the Star Awards 2012 nominee list on Thursday.

Singapore actress Rui En, who was named Best Actress at last year’s Star Awards, has received her second Star Awards Best Actress nomination this year, for playing a spoilt ‘princess’ in the popular drama “A Tale of 2 Cities”.

However, she will have to beat some really tough competition to bring home the trophy this time round – MediaCorp veterans Zoe Tay (“Devotion), Fann Wong (“On The Fringe”) and Ann Kok (“Bountiful Blessings) have also been nominated for the award, along with Rui En’s “A Tale of 2 Cities” co-star Joanne Peh, who was nominated for her performance as a materialistic maneater in the show.

Best Actress
Rui En – A Tale of 2 Cities
Joanne Peh – A Tale of 2 Cities
Ann Kok – Bountiful Blessings
Fann Wong – On The Fringe
Zoe Tay – Devotion

Best Drama Serial
A Song to Remember
On the Fringe
Kampong Ties
Secrets for Sale
C.L.I.F.

Source: Channelnewsasia

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The Star Awards 2012 nominee list is here!

The feisty Ann Kok, with her triumphant “I’m Back!” said on stage last year, is well and truly here to stay! She is nominated for Best Actress for her role as the evil spirit Pin Hong in Bountiful Blessings. While no stranger to Best Actress nominations, but she has never actually won this award before! She is the only ‘Best Actress’ virgin this year, will she manage to pop her cherry in 2012?

With number 3 nominated, how can we miss out No1 and No2! The powerhouses of Caldecott are both nominated this year, Fann for On The Fringe, and Zoe for Devotion.

Completing the Best Actress nomi list are Rui En and Joanne Peh, both nominated for their charming performance in A Tale of 2 Cities.

On the Best Drama side, nominees are Secrets for Sale, On The Fringe, Kampong Ties, C.L.I.F. and A Song to Remember!

Best Actress 最佳女主角
1 Ann Kok (郭舒贤） Bountiful Blessings (万福楼）
2 Fann Wong (范文芳) On the Fringe (边缘父子)
3 Joanne Peh (白薇秀) A Tale of 2 Cities (乐在双城)
4 Rui En (瑞恩) A Tale of 2 Cities (乐在双城)
5 Zoe Tay (郑惠玉) Devotion (阿娣)

Best Drama Serial 最佳电视剧
1 A Song to Remember (星洲之夜)
2 C.L.I.F. (警徽天职)
3 Kampong Ties (甘榜情)
4 On the Fringe (边缘父子)
5 Secrets For Sale (拍。卖）

Official site: xinmsn.com/starawards2012

Source: BaguaTV

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Caldecott Hill’s princesses Rui En and Joanne Peh go head-to-head in Best Actress nominations for their roles in Channel 8 drama ‘A Tale of 2 Cities’

This just in: Nominees of Star Awards 2012 unveiled.

Despite being touted as 2011’s year-end blockbuster, Ch8 drama A Song to Remember not only ended with dismal ratings, but also failed to bag any Best Actor or Best Actress nominations. On a brighter note, it garnered double nominations in the Best Supporting Actor category as well as one nomination each for Best Drama Serial and Best Theme Song categories.

Instead, the drama’s lead actress Joanne Peh got nominated for Best Actress for her role in A Tale of 2 Cities, going up against last year’s Best Actress winner Rui En, who also got nominated for her role in the same drama.

This year, the pair will have to vie for the award with Caldecott Hill’s Ah Jies Zoe Tay, Fann Wong and Ann Kok, who are nominated for their roles in Devotion, On the Fringe and Bountiful Blessings respectively.

For more information on Star Awards 2012, check out the official site here

Best Actress
Ann Kok – Bountiful Blessings
Fann Wong – On the Fringe
Joanne Peh – A Tale of 2 Cities
Rui En – A Tale of 2 Cities
Zoe Tay – Devotion

Best Drama Serial
A Song to Remember
C.L.I.F.
Kampong Ties
On the Fringe
Secrets for Sale

Source: Xinmsn

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