Have you seen our current branding spots featuring Elvin, Yu Wu, Paige, Joanne & Zhou Ying?

They are part of a series of branding spots under the theme “Reflections”. Come January 2012, we will roll out similar branding spots featuring hot favorites Rui En, Yvonne and Zhen Huan!

The branding spots are a reflection of what Channel 8 is gearing up for, to reinvent ourselves and provide refreshing and bolder content to YOU, our valued audiences! The stylishly executed spots were shot at two locations, ‘Recaptured’ and ‘Going Dutch’, a lifestyle concept store featuring a complete range of luxury living furniture of highest quality and comfort. We specifically chose these locations to bring out the sophistication and high fashion demeanor in our spots!

It’s the first time Channel 8 has shot its branding spot with such high-end furniture, even the sofa set that Rui En placed her feet on cost a HEFTY 5-FIGURE SUM!!!

Source: Bagua8

Categorised in BaguaTV / Bagua8, EN.

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The chickas are here!!! Today we take a look at the nominees for the Hottest Female Personality that I Wanna Date. They’ve each got their own stellar charm, but one thing in common: THEY’RE SMOKIN’ HOT and you wouldn’t mind taking them off their mama’s hands for a while to spend a couple of hours together.

2) Ms. Gentleman

Rui En’s just one of those girls that make menswear look so, so good. Maybe it’s her slim figure, or those pretty eyes, or that smile that makes the boys imagine her in nothing but one of their shirts.

Source: MCYA

Categorised in EN, UrbanWire.

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By Chrystal Chan

Jonathan Leong speaks to us exclusively about his music, his loves and how he has changed since his Idol days.

“Every production takes time to mature, probably about four to five months. It has come to the point where I can now really get into the role, so I get to experiment with doing something different because I know the production so well,” he says.

More than ever, his first foray into actually putting out an album that is three years into the making – a step many budding singers foolishly rush into – reflects how much heart and soul he’s poured into it.

This is evinced by the fact that even though this is an album with mainly Mandarin songs, a language he admits he isn’t proficient in, he chose to write most of the songs himself; but not without help from his senior, singer and actress Rui En.

We chat with Jonathan Leong as he reveals more about his album, his plans for the future, his interests and who he’d really love to work with.

HWP: Was getting Rui En to write your lyrics a natural choice?

JL: We’re in the same company, so it seemed like a natural progression because she wrote the lyrics to her own solo album, and I think she does a better job at lyrics than I do. What’s more, I think she took an interest in it because liked what she was hearing, melody-wise, and the themes seemed to coincide, and so I’m glad it all worked out in the end.

Source: Her World

Categorised in EN, Her World, Music.

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CODE OF HONOUR (DEBUT)
Channel 8, 7pm

Zheng Geping stars in this martial arts drama set in 1960s Singapore.

Code of Honour 正义武馆 debuts 5 December 2011 7pm on Channel 8.

Source: The Straits Times

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1. TV Synopses

Code of Honour Pages 128 – 129

Code of Honour 正义武馆 debuts 5 December 2011 7pm on Channel 8.

Categorised in 8 DAYS, Code of Honour 正义武馆, EN.

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By: Noel Teo

Revolving around the martial arts scene, we are pulled into the struggles and battles for the ownership of the Yuan clan and its heirloom, the “Jade Dragon”.

The Yuan martial arts association, under the direction of Master Yuan Zhen Fei (Zheng Ge Ping), is facing many trials from its own clan. Conspiring an uprising, his ambitious disciples, Duan Tian He (Zhang Wen Xiang) and Ou Jian Feng (Andie Chen) puts the future of the Yuan clan in danger.

Expelled for creating discord within the clan, an enraged Jian Feng decides to plant his sister, Ou Ke Lu (Rui En) as a spy to gather information from the clan. Seeing through her brother’s motives, Ke Lu decides to oppose him instead, for the sake of good.

Heirless after his son, Yuan Chen Xi, (Elvin Ng) died in an accident, Zhen Fei worries about the successorship of the Yuan clan until he meets Song Ya Zai (also played by Elvin Ng), who is a splitting image of his deceased son. A worker at a fishery, Ya Zai has grown up adopting a peaceful perspective in life, preferring not to partake in these fights for fame and glory. With the future of a renowned martial arts clan falling on his shoulders, what decisions will Ya Zai make and how will it affect the martial arts world?

Produced by Yeo Saik Pin and written by Koh Teng Liang, Code of Honour is a 30-episode drama serial from Mediacorp Channel 8. The show, themed around Chinese Wushu, will feature more than 100 fighting scenes to pump up the adrenaline in viewers.

Chinese Wushu is no easy feat, requiring years of training to perfect the traditional art. For the actors and actresses, however, it meant learning it fast and executing it perfectly for the camera.

To Rui En, who had participated in many action dramas, it came as a shock when she discovered that she knew nothing about Chinese Wushu. “We only had 3 or 4 trainings before filming and learned most of the moves on location,” she revealed.

Elvin had to play as the big brother who knew his place as the next successor, as well as the younger brother who grew up away from the conflicts. The differences between the two characters and their fighting styles came as a challenge for him.

“The older brother practices Chinese Wushu, which is gentler in style, while the younger brother practices Thai boxing, which is more extreme,” Elvin explained.

Choreography isn’t all that the actors and actresses needed to learn. Meticulous details come to play in filming for the screens as well. “There is a big difference between real Wushu and Wushu on film,” Andie Chen commented.

“It’s not only about doing it correctly, you must get the right angle and exert the right amount of strength as well,” he explained.

A breath of fresh air from dramas of late, Code of Honour is a must-watch with its breath-taking locations and well-crafted fighting scenes. This is a show not be missed, especially for fans of action and period dramas.

Code of Honour 正义武馆 debuts 5 December 2011 7pm on Channel 8.

Source: UrbanWire

Categorised in Code of Honour 正义武馆, EN, UrbanWire.

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Categorised in Code of Honour 正义武馆, EN, MediaCorp Showbiz Scoop.

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Held at the Event Plaza of Marina Bay Sands with a dazzling city skyline backdrop, the Community Chest TrueHearts 2011 charity show saw local actors join hands with overseas artistes to raise a whooping S$3.6mil to help children with special needs, youth-at-risk, people with disabilities and lonely elderly and families in need.

The charity show concluded with a bang as Rui En performed the theme song ‘Guan Hua Shi Yang Guang’.

Rui En closes the show with the theme song ‘Guan Huai Shi Yang Guang’.

Donation lines are open now till Dec 7:
1900-112-8805 For $5 donation
1900-112-8820 For $20 donation
1900-112-8850 For $50 donation
1900-112-8800 For $88 donation

All donations will go towards funding 70 charities that run 158 critical social service programmes serving some 300,000 people in need.

Source: Xinmsn

Categorised in EN, TrueHearts 2011, xinmsn.

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1. Dec 1-8 Television Page 117

Code of Honour

New Serial!

Mon, Ch 8, 7PM

In this 30-part drama set in 1960s Singapore, Zheng Geping plays a wushu master trying to save his school from two scheming disciples (Andie Chen and Zhang Wenxiang). Caught in the power struggle, too, is a fishmonger (Elvin Ng) who bears an uncanny resemblance to the master’s dead son (Yes, we smell something fishy, too). Shot in KL and Muar, this production also stars Rui En, Paige Chua and Chris Tong.

2. Spoilers Pages 128-129

Code of Honour

Martial arts drama about honour and reputation

Code of Honour 正义武馆 debuts 5 December 2011 7pm on Channel 8.

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