By Han Wei Chou

Singapore drama serial “Joys of Life” has a huge cast made up of veterans like Chen Liping, Lin Meijiao, popular stars like Rui En, Alien Huang and Cynthia Wang as well as newcomers like Romeo Tan and Adeline Lim.

The 35-part drama, which commemorates the 30th anniversary of Singapore Mandarin drama, promises to bring a lot of joy into the lives of its viewers, with its star-studded cast and intricate storyline revolving around the lives of four families living on the fictional Huaxiang Street in the 60s.

But what brings joy into the lives of the show’s cast members? Channelnewsasia.com finds out.

Dogs make Rui En smile

Rui En loves animals.

“Any dog. I am an animal lover,” said Rui En with a smile, when asked what brings joy into her life.

“Whenever I am out, or when I am filming, and I see a dog, it lights up my face.”

Unfortunately for Rui En, who plays a young woman that stays strong despite being mistreated by her foster father in “Joys of Life”, her grandmother is afraid of animals, so she can’t keep a pet dog.

Joys of Life 花样人间 is now airing on Channel 8, Weekdays at 9pm.

Source: Channelnewsasia, Insing

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After more than a year of absence on local goggle box, local actor Dai Yang Tian returned to Singapore on May 21 to prepare for the filming of the upcoming Channel 8 drama Fair? Unfair? (working title).

This is Yangtian’s first drama after 2010’s Breakout and The Quarters (yet to be aired drama) in 2011.

In Fair? Unfair?, the actor will take on the role Fang Zhengye, a guy who is born with a silver spoon. His character meets reporter Liu Yanzhi (Rui En), and the two get embroiled in a series of events.

Speaking to xinmsn during his imaging session for the drama, Yang Tian spoke honestly about his thoughts on co-star Rui En, whom he is working with for the first time.

Is the actor worried about acting aside ‘ice princess’ Rui En?

‘She is indeed cold,’ Yang Tian said matter-of-factly, ‘But that does not mean anything, work is work, and she is a very professional actress. Whether or not she is a cold person in private, this is just a matter of personality and it does not affect our performance.’

Pausing for a moment, the actor then questioned aloud in jest, ‘I’m actually a person who likes to keep to myself as well, does this means I’m also a difficult person to work with?’

Fair? Unfair? is slated to premiere on Ch8 in September.

Source: Xinmsn

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日期: 14/1/2012 | 新闻来源: 新明日报 | 记者: 罗瑱玲

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Source: Shinmin, inSing, Chinapress, Omy

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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

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