Stage 2 of the nominations is here!!!!!!!!

We wanna hear your nomination wishlist for 2 awards this festive week:

Favourite Female Character 最喜爱女角色
Favourite Onscreen Couple 最喜爱荧幕情侣

These two awards are by online voting only, so we are expecting the legions of youth fans to rally behind their favourite artistes to help them win the awards! (Online voting period is from March – Apr, dates to be released later) But they need to be nominated before they can get your vote, so tell us!

Being online awards, will the ‘trend 到不清不楚‘ youth drama On The Fringe 边缘父子 get the teen actors some nominations? Showbiz has a very short memory; will fans still remember them? We don’t know! What we do know is that Kim Chia/Edwin Goh/Ian Fang each have a huge fanbase who will retweet their every tweet, will this be enough? Tell us on Twitter, Facebook and 微薄!

Last year’s winners Rui En and Elvin Ng also traditionally do well online, so they may each garner support for nominations in the individual Male/Female categories, as well as the Ruivin pairing in Code of Honour 正义武馆! Did you also remember Elvin’s role in C.L.I.F. as the laidback & adorable Sgt Teo 张贵祥, or Rui En’s role as the long-suffering 茶碗蒸 in The In-Laws with Pierre Png?

Did we miss out any AWESOME Female/Couples?

Favourite Female Character 最喜爱女角色
Favourite Onscreen Couple 最喜爱荧幕情侣

Tell us now in the comments section below or tag tag tag tag us on:

Twitter: Follow us @ch8sg and hashtag your posts #starawards so we can find your feedback!
Facebook: Like us on Channel 8′s page here and tell us your comments on this album on the appropriate categories!
Weibo: Follow us on @ch8sg and hashtag your posts #红星大奖# too!

Nominate Rui En as both 1. Zhang Yale (A Tale of 2 Cities) and 2. Ou Kelu (Code of Honour) for Favourite Female Character by tweeting with #starawards

Nominate both 3. Jiazhen Jianhai (Rui En & Pierre, The In-Laws) and 4. Chenxi Kelu (Rui En & Elvin, Code of Honour) for Favourite Couple by tweeting with #starawards

Source: BaguaTV

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Yes, it’s coming again! 咱们本地娱乐圈的一大盛事 will be telecast in April. As the team sorts out the massive logistics of the event, we call upon you to participate too! Which hardworking star NEEDS to be awarded this year, which awesome programme MUST not be left out of the nomination list? Tell us now!

We will be trawling the cyberworld and Twittersphere to find out which artistes/programmes have left the greatest impression on our viewers so tell us here in the comments section, on our Ch 8 Facebook, or on Twitter! (see below for the links!)

A quick recap of some of the awards handed out at last year’s Star Awards:

*Rui En won Best Actress for her role Ye Si Qi as in With You 我在你左右

*Rui En wins Favourite Female Character for her role as Yang Xiao Dong in Happy Family 过好年, while Elvin Ng wins Favourite Male Character for his role as the chocolate-chugging Zou Jie Ming in Breakout 破天网.

Tell us now! We will be putting up the categories over 3 weeks:

19 Dec – Best Drama, Best Variety Programme, Best Info-ed Programme
To come on 23 Dec – Favourite Male/Female Character, Favourite On-screen Couple (drama), Favourite Onscreen Partners (variety)
To come on 30 Dec – Best Actor/Actress, Best Supporting Actor/Actress
To come on 2 Jan – Best Variety Show Host, Best Info-ed Programme Host, Rocket Award, Best Newcomer, Best Theme Song, Young Talent Award

Make sure your suggestions hit us on these platforms:

Twitter: Follow us @ch8sg and hashtag your posts #starawards so we can find your feedback!
Facebook: Like us on Channel 8′s page here and tell us your comments on this album on the appropriate categories!
Weibo: Follow us on @ch8sg and hashtag your posts #红星大奖# too!

Star Awards will telecast:
Star Awards 2012 – Blazing The Trail (25 Mar – 15 Apr, Sundays, 10.30pm)
Star Awards 2012 – Show 1 (22 April, Sunday, 7pm – 10pm)
Star Awards 2012 – Walk of Fame (29 April, Sunday 5.30pm – 6.30pm)
Star Awards 2012 – Show 2 (29 April, Sunday, 7pm – 10pm)
Star Awards 2012 – Post Show Party (29 April, Sunday, 10pm – 11pm)

Source: BaguaTV

Categorised in A Tale of 2 Cities 乐在双城, BaguaTV / Bagua8, Code of Honour 正义武馆, EN, Happy Family 过好年, On The Fringe 边缘父子, Star Awards, Star Awards 2011, Star Awards 2012, The In-Laws 麻婆斗妇, With You 我在你左右.

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日期: 25/11/2011 | 新闻来源: 联合晚报 | 记者: 王英敏

半年前才封视后，瑞恩却更向往得奖前生活。

瑞恩今年马不停蹄工作，今年4月凭《我在你左右》中一角首封视后，她仍然不松懈，埋头勤拍剧。

她说，得奖后反而压力更大，担心会朝错误的目标迈进，她努力不让得奖冲昏头，力求越演越好。

“会向往没得奖前的生活，比较简单，没什么期许，不用在意收视压力，很单纯拍戏就好。当然奖还是要拿啦！”

今年作品一部接一部，瑞恩表现亮眼，她却自我要求苛刻，只为自己今年表现打50分，“永远都觉得可以做得更好。”

《正义武馆》下月5日起，每逢星期一至五晚上7点，于8频道播出。

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

Source: Wanbao, ChinaPress

Categorised in CH, ChinaPress 中國報, Code of Honour 正义武馆, Star Awards, Star Awards 2011, Wanbao, With You 我在你左右.

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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.”

“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 我在你左右.

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1. Color Her Blue Pages 40-50

When you lost the Best Actress award to Rui En at this year’s Star Awards, did it turn you a depressing shade of midnight blue?

(Shrugs) I’m hopeful with every nomination, but I guess I’m still not good enough? I get over it real fast, though. Whenever I’m down, I usually spend some time by myself, and I’ll be okay. Plus, having a short memory helps. I forget what I’m angry or down about easily.

Categorised in 8 DAYS, EN, Star Awards, Star Awards 2011.

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How much of a disappointment was it that you didn’t win Best Actress?

I was very happy for Rui En when she won, because her body of work for last year was the most dynamic. Acting, got me, is not about winning awards. It’s about going through the emotional journey of the characters I play. I derive great satisfaction when there’s good chemistry on set and I constantly try to exceed myself so I do hope to showcase a better performance this year.

Categorised in Elle Magazine, EN, Star Awards, Star Awards 2011.

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Star Awards 2011 was a blast!

Rui En was viewers’ Favorite Female Character (“Happy Family”). Rui En also walked away with the acclaimed Best Actress trophy (“With You”).

Rui En was also voted Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes!

Thank you for your support!

Source: Hype Records

Categorised in EN, Happy Family 过好年, Hype Records, Star Awards, Star Awards 2011, With You 我在你左右.

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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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日期: 12/05/2011 | 新闻来源: 联合晚报 | 记者: 陈秋雁 摄影: 罗美玲

新科视后瑞恩“瑞”不可当，躲过“红星魔咒”，不只连连接戏，目前热播的《麻婆斗妇》收视也报捷！

历来红星大奖的视后登上殿堂位置后，似乎都难逃“红星魔咒”，即得奖后星运、人气却“殿后”。如，1997年的林晓佩（《和平的代价》）、1999年的许美珍（《出路》）、2007年的林湘萍（《破茧而出》），皆在夺得红星大奖最佳女主角之后，星运不但未能获视后光环的加持扶摇直上，事业反而遇瓶颈。

这个厄运，就连贵为公主的白薇秀也没幸免，她在2009年以《小娘惹》封视后之后，“受困”180集的《想握你的手》，不料剧集反应未比预期理想。

早在年头就奠定收视女王地位的瑞恩，虽然两个星期前又加上“红星视后”头衔，但却似逃过魔咒。她所主演的9点档《麻婆斗妇》收视保持她的优良纪录。瑞恩继《乐》的傻大姐角色后，在《麻》饰演娇柔弱女也再度交出满意表现，获得赞赏。

已播出超过一半的《麻》（截至前晚播出21集），平均吸引84万3000名观众收看。这个成绩已逼近目前卫冕全年最高收视率、由瑞恩与白薇秀主演的《乐在双城》，共21集的《乐》平均吸引90万4000名观众。

此外，瑞恩目前在拍摄《边缘父子》，并已确定接下《正义武馆》及《最火搭档2》两部电视剧，保持居高不下的曝光率与生产力，势如破竹，不红都难。

Source: Wanbao, OMY, ChinaPress

Categorised in A Tale of 2 Cities 乐在双城, CH, ChinaPress 中國報, Code of Honour 正义武馆, On The Fringe 边缘父子, Ratings 节目收视率, Star Awards, Star Awards 2011, The In-Laws 麻婆斗妇, Unriddle 2 最火搭档 2, Wanbao.

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