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Story: Jonathan Fam
Give Face!
Oh, the things some male stars do to their faces.
They scruff it up…
Elvin Ng and Tay Ping Hui are taking the road unshaven for their new drama, Unriddle 2. The two stars play police officers in the sequel to last year’s popular crime procedural. Maybe it’s a hint that the show will be grittier, or maybe the stars were inspired by the ‘Movember Movement’, the growing-a-moustache-in-November charity event raises awareness and funds for prostate cancer. Whatever the reason, we think Elvin and TPH have never looked hairier..we mean hotter. The 20-episode serial, which also stars Rui En, Chen Liping and Rebecca Lim, is slated to air next March.
Unriddle 2 最ç«ææ¡£ II debuts 5 March 2012 9pm on Channel 8.
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Channel 8 Mega 2-Day Roadshow of the year!
DRAMATASY æˆå‰§å¥‡å¹»æ—…程
Date: 19 November (Saturday)
Time: 12 – 7pm (Stage activities will start at 2pm)
Venue: NEX, 23 Serangoon Central
Our mega roadshow will be a carnival of fun and excitement! There will be a giant 3D one-of-a-kind train structure, stilt-walkers, balloon makers, face painters, candy floss and popcorn makers as well as giveaways to grab!
And the best thing is, you’ll get to meet all your favourite artistes!
19 November, Saturday
Saturday will be a fun-filled day where we will introduce to fans all our upcoming dramas in 2012 and what fans can expect. Be prepared for a juicy line-up of stars who will share with you on the upcoming dramas!
Artistes: Zoe Tay éƒ‘æƒ çŽ‰, Tay Ping Hui 郑斌辉, Dai Yang Tian 戴阳天, Joanne Peh 白薇秀, Jesseca Liu 刘芷绚, Rui En ç‘žæ©, Zhou Ying 周颖, Andie Chen 陈邦鋆, Pierre Png 方展å‘, Chew Chor Meng 周åˆæ˜Ž, Chen Liping 陈莉è, Ian Fang 方伟æ°, Rebecca Lim 林慧玲, Pan Ling Ling 潘玲玲, Patricia Mok 莫å°çŽ², Zhang Yao Dong å¼ è€€æ ‹, Huang Wen Yong 黄文永, Lin Meijiao 林梅娇, Kate Pang 庞蕾馨, Ben Yeo 楊志é¾, Yuan Shuai 元帥, Adam Chen 詹金泉, Sora Ma 马艺瑄, Terence Cao 曹国辉, Chen Shucheng 陳æ¾åŸŽ, Tracy Lee æŽç¾ŽçŽ², Ya Hui é›…æ…§, etc
Source: Xinmsn
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Report: Slyvia Toh Paik Choo
Bette Midler did not recognise celeb couple US designer Michael Kors and his long-time partner Lance Lepere. So good were their Halloween costumes.
The duo were in Singapore for the launch of the Michael Kors label – brought in by Valiram the high-end retail group – at Scotts Square on Tuesday night.
Shoppers and socialites invited to the cocktail accosted Kors at every step for a snap, and the lovely guy obliged, flashing his pearlies like a real-life Smiley.
Kors later traipsed to the after party at Reflections at Keppel, where he was surrounded by local female stars like Joanne Peh, Michelle Chia and Rui En.
Source: The New Paper
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By Han Wei Chou
The charity show, held at the Marina Bay Sands’ Event Plaza, will feature performances by a galaxy of stars such as Rui En, Aska Yang, Alien Huang, Xia Yu and Michelle Yim, as well as “The Noose” stars Michelle Chong and Alaric Tay.
“ComChest TrueHearts 2011” airs on November 27, 7pm on Channel 8.
Source: Channelnewsasia
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By Karman Tse
You must have heard by now — Michael Kors was in Singapore yesterday for the official opening of his first boutique here at the brand new Scotts Square. Later that evening, the feted designer made another appearance at a fashionista-studded after-party held at Reflections @ Keppel Bay. Celebrities who graced the event included local TV stars Joanne Peh, Michelle Chia and Rui En, and models Sheila Sim and Linda Black — all gorgeously decked out in Michael Kors, what else!
Categorised in EN, Glam Asia, Yahoo! Group.
Singer-actress Rui En looks back at her days as an undergraduate at the Nanyang Business School
By Christopher Ong
Rui En was at the iconic School of Art, Design & Media building to shoot the MediaCorp series, The In-Laws. She took time out of her hectic filming schedule to grant Hey! this interview.
She shot to fame as the iconic “running girl†in a SingTel hi!Card advertisement, and real life almost mirrored reel life for actress Rui En given that she came close to running away from school during her time as an undergraduate.
Indeed, if not for the help she received from some “angels†in her life, the Nanyang Business School Class of 2004 alumnus may perhaps not have graduated from NTU with a Bachelor of Business degree.
Back then, on the cusp of making the breakthrough she needed in the hugely-competitive media industry, she found it hard to juggle her work and studies. To top it off, she had to make regular trips to Taiwan to produce her debut music album, Rui Σn vol. 01.
All this led to her wanting to throw in the towel, studies-wise. Says the 30-year-old: “I’ll be really honest, there were times when I wanted to give up but I was persuaded not to by some angels in my life. I am so glad I persisted.â€
“I guess it was the fact that I had already started. After a while, I figured I had to finish it no matter how tough it was.”
Perhaps this line sums up Rui En’s character as a fighter. In an interview she gave in 2008, she had talked about her tumultuous growing-up years: her parents divorced when she was 17, and she also smoked and drank from a young age to look “cool” and fit in. Asked why she agreed to such a soul-baring interview, she had said:”I am hoping that kids who read this might realise that no matter how bad your family situation is, you have a choice not to be a victim.”
Back to the subject of school, she says that her last year in NTU was especially difficult because “I had to be in Taiwan a lot.”
Little wonder then that Rui En feels she owes a debt of gratitude to her final-year project group, whom she says helped her greatly. “If I were in their position then, I would have been quite mad. But they were so accommodating and understanding.”
“I really want to thank them for their help, and still feel very grateful towards them today.”
The one with the baseball cap
Rui En kept a low profile in university. One former lecturer, Assoc Prof Joan C Henderson, remembers her as being quiet in class, and also describes the star as “nearly always sporting a baseball cap”.
During the interview, she comes across as engaging and sincere. Maybe this is why the actress has over the years been consistently voted one of the Top 10 Favourite Female Artistes at the local Star Awards. At this year’s Awards, she went one better by clinching her first Best Actress award for her role in the Channel 8 drama With You.
Her achievements also saw her recognised by the university in 2007 when she became a recipient of the Nanyang Outstanding Young Alumni Award, something she feels both “surprised and grateful” about.
Still, Rui En says that just being able to do something she loves on a daily basis is “enough of a prize”.
So, what advice would she give NTU freshmen who want to pursue their passions, be it sports, community service or acting, while studying? She says:”I get a lot of comments like, ‘Oh, you are still in this line?'”
“But I would say that you shouldn’t bother about what people think. Have the courage to pursue your dreams and to go through the difficult times.”
Source: Hey!
Categorised in EN, HEY!, NTU, Rui ∑n vol. 01, Star Awards, Star Awards 2011, The In-Laws 麻婆斗妇, With You æˆ‘åœ¨ä½ å·¦å³.
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Story: Jasmine Teo
Love Thy Ratings
Lessons Ch 8 can learn from their most-watched drama serials of 2011 thus far.
For the record
Top 3 dramas of 2011:
1. Love Thy Neighbour (*941,000)
2. C.L.I.F (924,000)
3. A Tale of 2 Cities (904,000)
Online (via xinmsn’s Catch-Up TV):
1. On the Fringe II (*1.37mil)
2. The In-Laws (over 1 mil)
3. C.L.I.F (over 900,000)
(*Numbers refers to average viewership/clicks)
1. For better or For Worse Hog the Headlines
They came, they saw, they complained. Love Thy Neighbour and On the Fringe II aren’t just Ch 8 dramas that people had the most grouses about. They also ranked tops in viewership so far this year. Hit a raw nerve by extolling the sensitivities about living next door to foreigners? By all means. Co-stars who engage in a passive-aggressive spat over a ‘rape’ scene? Why not? Who’s getting the last laugh now?
2. The Rui En – Joanne Peh Factor
Rui En hogged the screens with On the Fringe II, A Tale of 2 Cities and The In-Laws, while Joanne Peh kicked butt in C.L.I.F and A Tale of 2 Cities.
Idle drama
We imagine what the ultimate Ch 8 ratings winner could look like.
Brothers and teen idol boyband duo trying to break into the regional market
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Leticia Bongnino, long-suffering maid and occassional bodyguard / personal assistant to the boyband. She is later found dead, stabbed by her waiter boyfriend
X
Slave-driver, employer of Leticia and devious older sister and manager of boyband brother duo
+
Human rights activist, cop-in-charge of investigating Leticia’s case, and Rui En’s childhood arch-nemesis who’ll never let her get away with murder
=
Ratings gold!
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Story: Jasmine Teo
The Big Three-Oh, Joy!
How do you turn 30 in style? By inviting your friends from out of town to join in the party.
The soiree in this case is Joys of Life, a Ch 8 mega-production to commemorate 30 years of local Chinese drama. Taiwanese multi-hyphenatos Xiao Gui (or, um, Alien Huang) and Cynthia Wang Xin Ru are in on the act. Set in the ’60s and ’70s, the story will allude to well-known entertainers of the day like Sakura Teng and comedy icons Wang Sha and Ye Feng. Joining the two foreign talents is a heavyweight local cast. Think of it as the TV version of Great, Great World, if you will. There’s Chew Chor Meng, Yvonne Lim, Zheng Geping, Chen Liping and Pan Lingling et al, plus whispers of a romance between Zhang Yaodong and Rui-en – onscreen lah. Now that’s what we call drama.
Joys of Life èŠ±æ ·äººé—´ debuts June 2012 9pm on Channel 8.
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During its run on MediaCorp’s Channel 8 the past four weeks, much has been discussed about Love Thy Neighbour’s scripted dialogue and representation of locals and foreigners. Despite the wide discussion on the drama, the show has been attracting a steady stream of viewers, even surpassing the one-million viewership mark on Oct 13.
According to Paul Chan, vice-president of MediaCorp Channel 8 Branding & Promotions, viewership rating for Love Thy Neighbour has already surpassed the 900,000 mark — even before the series ends concludes on Monday. It joins the ranks of police drama series C.L.I.F, and A Tale of Two Cities starring Rui En and Joanne Peh, which are the other two dramas which have successfully attracted an average of more than 900,000 viewers during its run.
Thanks to a wide variety of drama genres this year, before the year concludes with two more shows — The Oath and A Song to Remember — 2011’s dramas on Channel 8 have attracted an average of 870,000 viewers to date, which shows an increase in viewership, as compared to 2010’s average of 859,000 viewers.
These dramas are also attracting online viewers on xinmsn’s Catch-Up TV. Popular youth drama On The Fringe, which, tackled delinquency issues and the rise of youth gangs, was most popular online attracting more than 1.3 million views during its run.
Source: Xinmsn
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