Source: XinMSN

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After C.L.I.F, Chris Tong took part in two movie productions and is currently filming a new period drama series Code of Honour in Malaysia. While fellow co-stars like Rui En, Elvin Ng and Andie Chen are sent for martial arts training, Chris is relieved to be playing a demure “damsel in distress”.

Although she won’t be hitting punching bags or thrusting her fists around, the actress will not be getting the shorter end of the stick and will be crying “90% of the time”.

“Even the makeup artist told me she won’t fix on false eyelashes or do thick eye makeup for me because I’ll always be crying and the makeup would smudge,” she shared.

Source: XinMSN

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

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by Joanna Goh

The spotlight is on this special group of people who flock to events and award ceremonies in groups to cheer on their favourite idols

As the saying goes, behind every successful man, there is a woman. The same analogy applies for these local artistes — it’s the fans who maketh the stars. These actors wouldn’t be where they are today without the unwavering support and unconditional love from this bunch of loyal and fervent fans.

You see them whenever there’s a huge event taking place. They come out full-force in uniform coloured t-shirts, brandishing handmade signboards, banners, placards, and LED lightboards, braving the heat and humidity to garner the loudest cheers for their beloved idols.

Without this group of people wholeheartedly rallying around these stars, newbie Zhou Ying probably wouldn’t have nabbed her very first Top 10 Most Popular Female Artiste Award — neither would A-listers such as Rui En, Joanne Peh or Jeanette Aw constantly pick up coveted trophies year after year at the Star Awards.

Disclaimer: Fanclubs are listed in no particular order

#1 RBKD
Established in 2008 with a current strength of 105 priority and ordinary members.

If you ask us, RBKD’s more than just a fanclub. It may have started off as a support force for Rui En, but her fans have matured and grew with her through the years. They have moved on from merely rallying around her to extending a helping hand towards the less fortunate with their charity projects. Heeding their idol’s advice to “do more than what a normal fanclub does”, the club is planning to launch a fortnightly charity drive to distribute dry food to the elderly in Toa Payoh.

We speak to fanclub president Peh Xinyi for more insight.

RBKD stands for… Rui Bu Ke Dang (‘unstoppable’ in English)

Most memorable thing done for Rui En… in 2009 when we compiled a travel guide to the world’s best beaches for her 28th birthday. We compiled four booklets, each featuring different continents of the world, and each booklet consisted of 28 different beaches because she was turning 28 at that time.

Number of phone calls we made for Star Awards… varies. Some members make about 20 to 30 phone calls each. As our members are very young, it concerns us if they overspend.

Last met up with Rui En… two Saturdays ago. It was very rushed affair because of her tight schedule before she left to film Code of Honour in Malaysia. We had a simple dinner together and it was a very small gathering for 20 people. What was nice about the gathering was that we had chicken rice, which she loves a lot — it was also a treat from her.

Rui En says… Every time I am tired and about to give up, I think about what my fans do for me and it (the tiredness) doesn’t seem like such a big deal anymore.

Source: XinMSN

Categorised in EN, RBKD, xinmsn.

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The In-Laws
Channel 8, 9pm

When Baozhu vents her anger on Jiazhen, Jiazhen plays her recorded conversation with Zhijun to prove her innocence. Stars Rui En and Pierre Png (right)

Source: The Straits Times

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Newly-crowned TV queen Rui En escapes the Star Awards curse with not only a continuous stream of roles, but also high viewership ratings for the current hit The In-Laws.

In the past, many Star Award TV queens seem to have their careers cursed soon after winning, with their popularity dwindling. For instance, 1997’s Carole Lin (The Price Of Peace), 1999’s Cynthia Koh (Stepping Out) and 2007’s Yvonne Lim (Metamorphosis), were all actresses who won the Star Awards’ Best Actress Award and subsequently suffered career setbacks due to declining viewership.

Even Joanne Peh, who was often referred to as a princess by the media, could not escape this fate. After her victory in 2009 with the drama Little Nyonya, she became stuck in the 180-episode Your Hand In Mine, which performed worse than expected.

But Rui En, who had already been crowned as a viewership queen earlier this year, has seemingly escaped the curse. After winning the Best Actress Award at the Star Awards 2 weeks ago, she’s getting strong reviews for her lead role in The In-Laws, a 9pm drama. After playing a simple-minded lady in A Tale Of Two Cities, her new role as a delicate wife in The In-Laws has once again received much praise.

The In-Laws, which is halfway into its run (21st episode shown on Tuesday), has attracted an average of 843,000 viewers. This figure is closing in on that of the defending champion A Tale Of Two Cities, which starred Rui En and Joanne Peh. The 21-episode drama drew a record average of 904,000 viewers.

Rui En is currently filming On the Fringe and already has another 2 TV dramas in the pipeline, Code of Honour and Unriddle II, ensuring she has high exposure in the coming months.

Source: inSing

Categorised in A Tale of 2 Cities 乐在双城, Code of Honour 正义武馆, EN, inSing, On The Fringe 边缘父子, Star Awards, Star Awards 2011, The In-Laws 麻婆斗妇, Unriddle 2 最火搭档 2.

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1. Special Report! Page 28

This year, for the first time, three major Ch 8 shows starring our biggest and brightest will be filmed entirely in Malaysia, truly Asia. You’ve probably caught the occasional Ch 8 Malaysian co-productions like The Beginning, a rehash of Zoe Tay and Li Nanxing’s Rising Expectations, remade with a mainly Malaysian cast and filmed in a Malaysian city. Then there are Ch 8 blockbusters like The Little Nyonya and Together, where the ’60s street scenes were filmed on location in Penang and Malacca. More recently, there was A Tale of 2 Cities, filmed partly in KL…though you really can’t film A Tale of 2 Cities in just one city, can you?

But this year, the move up north is starting to look like a serious commitment. Yes, only to refer to actual birds kept in cages for amusement. Which is what makes any of these towns the perfect backdrop for period dramas like Nyonya and the three upcoming Ch 8 blockbusters: Kampung Ties, where Yvonne Lim and Ann Kok are BFFs who live in a small village; Code of Honour, an Elvin Ng-Rui En martial arts school vehicle; and the tentatively-titled The Coolies’ Quarters, starring Dai Yangtian as also home to seven million Chinese viewers who, according to the head of MediaCorp Studios Malaysia, Yeo Saik Pin, are much more appreciative of our stars.

2. Stars & Cars Page 78

The Car: Toyota Celica

Price: Approx $100,000 brand new

Guess who? We reckon the tinted glass should shield this famously reticient and oh-so-cool Best Actress from the discomfort of having to wave at fans when she stops at a red light.

3. TV Synopses

The In-Laws Pages 121-122

Categorised in 8 DAYS, A Tale of 2 Cities 乐在双城, Code of Honour 正义武馆, EN.

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Yes, a brand new martial arts drama series ‘Code Of Honour 正义武馆’ is going to be in production really soon! Set in the 60s Singapore, the show unfolds in the Yuan Martial Arts School (元门武馆) — a prestigious, time-honoured and one of the largest school of its kind during that time.

The leader of this school 掌门人, 元振飞, is played by Zheng Ge Ping 郑各评.

Also starring in this 30-part series, we have our charming smile winner Elvin Ng (吃巧克力时间到了!). In fact, we have 2 of Elvins in this show. He is casted as a pair of twins 宋亚仔 and 元晨曦. If you realise, they have different surnames and that’s because in the show, they are separated since birth and not only do they have different surnames, they are very different persons too.

元晨曦, twin of 宋亚仔, grew up in the martial arts school and thus he was also very well skilled in martial arts. 元振飞 is his father (or so he thinks) and brought him up with great love and care. However, while he was going for a competition overseas, he met with an accident with his mother and died at such young age.

宋亚仔 is a down-to-earth and honest man. Even though a tad reserved, he is well skilled in martial arts and has a strong sense of Justice. He was separated from his twin brother and was brought up in Thailand. He was called back by his mother on her deathbed and since his return, he works and stays in a fish farm, living a very simple life. 元振飞 mistook him as his son and tried to get his assistance in saving his martial arts school.

Taking on the role of the strong rival, 欧剑锋, who wishes to see the fall of 元门武馆 is Andie Chen 陈邦鋆.

This man is a very strong martial arts exponent who will do whatever it takes to blow a hole in the prestige of 元门武馆. He will even use underhand methods to achieve his goals. Despite that, his attractive charismatic looks coupled with his great martial arts skills, he has no lack of suitors around him at all.

Playing his sister, 欧可璐, is our reigning Princess of Caldecott Hill, Rui En. I think this is a very interesting combination and for that I’m already looking forward to watch the show.

欧可璐 is lazy, self-indulgent and mischievious. She’s also the most half-hearted when it comes to training. 欧剑锋 instigated her to join 元门武馆 as an undercover student to snoop into their internal affairs. She quickly realises his bad intentions and did not want to assist him. She begins to take pity on 元门武馆. As things progressed, she fell in love with 宋亚仔.

Source: Bagua8

Categorised in BaguaTV / Bagua8, Code of Honour 正义武馆, EN.

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Categorised in EN, Lodge With Me 我行我宿, POPCLUB.

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There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort. Or so they say. But for this one girl, we could not say the same. Hanging around in her cosy little home turned into an episode she will never forget.

Sha Sha, sightless since birth, was spending a quiet afternoon at her Tiong Bahru home just like any other day. But her dose of serenity was interrupted by a surprise visitor.

Clad in a crisp white shirt and a black blazer, the seemingly preppy man dropped in on Sha Sha and threatened her.

At one point, the man grabbed Sha sha, shoved her to the floor and then attempted to force-feed a drug pill to her.

Sha sha tried to push pass the cad and escape but it was to no avail. She was defenseless.

But just when her helplessness is about to make her give up, a man of the moment turned up to get her out of the tight spot!

AND… …CUT!

That was a scene in ‘On The Fringe 边缘父子’ where Rui En, who plays a visually impaired, faces dangerous man in her own home. It’s an extremely dicey situation for her especially when she can “see no evil” (pun intended)! Just keeeding! But anyways, it was an intense scene between Zhang Yao Dong and Rui En. There were shoving, pushing, force-feeding, glassbreaking, stumbling.. you get the picture. But don’t worry. Who would bear to see our ice cool princess getting hurt, would you? It was all great acting.

Throughout the day, I was looking forward to Li Nanxing. In the show he’s such a chivalrous guy (I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again), gentlemanly and courageous. Listening to his deep husky voice shouting “放开 Sha Sha!” was so gratifying. Ask the girls! they couldn’t agree more. Seriously, how many guys, almost half-a-hundred year-old, who could still charm like him?

Catch ‘On The Fringe 边缘父子’ this coming August!

Every Weeknights at 9pm!

Source: Bagua8

Categorised in BaguaTV / Bagua8, EN, On The Fringe 边缘父子.

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