RBKD: Click on the link to find out what Rui En said at an interview with Channelnewsasia during C.L.I.F. 3 press conference.

C.L.I.F. 3 警徽天职 3 debuts 09 April 2014 9pm on Channel 8.

Source: Channelnewsasia, The Malaysian Times

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By Han Wei Chou

Singapore actress Rui En reveals that her “C.L.I.F. 3” character will have more dramatic scenes but see less action in the new season of the popular police drama.

RBKD: For the complete article, check out the link below.

C.L.I.F. 3 警徽天职 3 debuts 10 April 2014 9pm on Channel 8.

Source: Channelnewsasia, The Malaysian Times

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Singapore actress Rui En talks about putting in 16-hour days while shooting her new drama “Sudden” and taking her first break from showbiz in years, after the show wrapped. Just what will she do with her time? Read on to find out.

Singapore actress Rui En was especially cheerful during a recent media conference for her new drama “Sudden”, about the lives of a group of lawyers.

After putting in 16-hour days shooting “Sudden”, Rui En will be taking a break from showbiz till she begins working on “C.L.I.F.3” in November – her first break in years.

And just what will she do during her break? Tour Europe? Go on a shopping spree?

“I like to stay alone at home,” said Rui En happily.

“After you’ve been out filming 16-hour days, non-stop, all you want to do is to be at home.”

“Staying home for days at a time is like heaven to me. People are like ‘Is that enough?’ I’m like ‘Yeah, more than enough!’”

For Rui En, the next few months will be all about enjoying the simple pleasures in life.

“The smallest things give me the biggest joys.

“The most straightforward things like a good book, a good cup of coffee and Sunday mornings,” said Rui En.

Her break is the perfect chance to put a dent in her massive reading list, though it would take more than a few months to get through all the books she has amassed in her home over the years.

“I got a million books! I have got so many books. It’s all over the place. I’ve been buying, buying and buying.

“I have so many that I don’t think I can finish within this break,” said Rui En, smiling.

Atypical Romance

Although shooting for “Sudden” had been “stressful” and took place at a breakneck pace, Rui En said she still found it enjoyable to work on the 20-parter.

She said that “Sudden” has an especially well-written script which focuses on the more mature sort of romantic relationship which exists between her character Cheng Chuning and co-star Romeo Tan’s Fang Qiliang.

In the show, Cheng is devoted to Fang even though he is crippled in a car accident, and tries to push her away.

She described their relationship as being “more realistic” than the typical drama storyline of “boy meets girl, love triangle, break up, reunion and happily ever after”.

“I liked that it started with a long-term relationship, where everything seems to be going smoothly … and then this car accident happens.

“And how these two people manage to hold on to this relationship, even though there are so many things that are trying to tear them apart,” said Rui En.

“It’s very touching.”

Sudden 骤变 is now airing on Channel 8, Weekdays at 9pm.

C.L.I.F. 3 警徽天职 3 debuts 10 April 2014 9pm on Channel 8.

Source: Channelnewsasia, The Malaysian Times

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Singapore actor Romeo Tan opens up about his nightmarish experience as a first-time leading man in the drama “Sudden”, and his ‘romantic getaway’ with his co-star Rui En.

It was a dream come true for Singapore actor Romeo Tan.

He finally snagged his first lead role as the righteous yet troubled lawyer Fang Qiliang in the upcoming drama “Sudden”, and he was overjoyed about it.

But the dream turned into a nightmare for the 28-year-old actor, who found himself struggling to survive while shooting the drama about the lives of a group of lawyers.

Tan had to shoot back-to-back courtroom scenes for two weeks while working on “Sudden”, spending as much as 15 hours in front of the camera on some days.

It left him drained both physically and mentally, until things came to a head during the final days of the courtroom shoots.

He even started questioning if this marked the end of his acting career. Would anyone still use a lead actor who chokes?

The kindness of strangers

Tan revealed that he only managed to get through this challenging period with the help of his understanding directors, who broke down each scene for him and walked him through it.

His co-star Rui En, who played his character’s love interest Cheng Chuning in the drama, had also been a huge help, giving him advice and encouragement in his darkest hour.

“She helped me a lot. If she didn’t help me, I think I would’ve just died,” said Tan before going on to reveal that working on “Sudden” together had allowed him to get to know the real Rui En.

“We are not strangers any more. I find her very down to earth. She is not that ‘icy cold queen’. She just doesn’t like to mingle around,” gushed Tan.

“She never gave me any attitude. When you know her … she is quite a crazy girl inside. She can joke and laugh like crazy! She is not so uptight.”

Apart from gaining a friend, Tan expressed that working on “Sudden” had helped him mature as an actor.

The scent of Romance

Tan described “Sudden” as being a “very memorable” project, not only because of the challenging time he had shooting the courtroom scenes, but also because it is his first project which called for an overseas shoot.

Tan and Rui En spent eleven days shooting scenes for “Sudden” in Tasmania.

“The scenery was so beautiful it’s ridiculous!

“We had this scene where Qiliang asked Chuning to be his girlfriend while they were surrounded by sheep in a big field there.”

“It was so romantic! If I am a girl, I’d have said ‘yes’ immediately!” said Tan.

However, Rui En remembers things quite differently.

“It was smelly!” said Rui En, as she wrinkled her nose, pointing out that the smell of sheep and that of the dung they produced was quite overpowering, when they shot the scene.

“It is not as romantic in real life.”

“It looks nice, but that’s only because you don’t smell it on [television]!”

Sudden 骤变 debuts 02 September 2013 9pm on Channel 8.

Source: Channelnewsasia, The Malaysian Times

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Traditional drama heroines are usually likeable, long-suffering characters that sacrifice themselves for others.

But Singapore actress Rui En, who plays the accomplished lawyer Cheng Chu Ning in the upcoming legal drama “Sudden”, about the lives of a group of young lawyers and the complicated ties between them, says her character is no traditional heroine.

“I play the kind of lawyer who is incredibly professional, but that of course entails defending people audiences are not going to side with,” said Rui En.

She explained that one story arc even sees Cheng defending a talent manager who coerces the actresses he manage into trading sexual favours for acting opportunities, though Cheng eventually does the right thing in the cases she handle.

Cheng herself has a bit of an attitude as well, and it’s one of the reasons why Rui En loves playing her.

“I like the fact that it’s not your cut and dried female lead where you are supposed to be likeable.

“Right from the start, she is not likeable. It’s definitely my b****iest role so far!”

“It’s a lot of fun to not have to think about being likeable,” said Rui En excitedly, pointing out that anti-heroines are simply “more interesting to play”.

Law, justice and shades of grey

Rui En expressed that she actually didn’t expect to enjoy shooting the show this much, as all her early scenes for the drama were “lovey dovey crying scenes”.

However, she changed her mind when they started shooting the scenes highlighting Cheng’s personality and her work as a lawyer, something which she found “fascinating”.

“I have done four police shows, where it’s all about ‘I am going to catch criminals!’, but then I do this show and I realise there is a different world altogether.

“The police can do their investigating, but all it takes is one detail and the lawyer can make use of that one detail to get people off the hook,” gushed Rui En.

The actress went on to reveal that she had been watching legal dramas, as well as reading the autobiographies of top lawyers to prepare for her role, and also learned quite a bit about the legal profession along the way.

“This profession is not necessarily always about justice,” said Rui En, quoting a line from an autobiography she read, adding that the world of law enforcement is a world with only “black and white”, while the legal profession is filled with “shades of grey”.

“Sudden” which also stars Romeo Tan, Rebecca Lim, Zhang Zhen Huan as well as Ian Fang, will air in September.

Sudden 骤变 debuts 2 September 2013 9pm on Channel 8.

Source: Channelnewsasia, The Malaysian Times

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Singapore actor Christopher Lee and actress Rui En win Best Actor and Best Actress respectively at the “Star Awards 2013 Show 2” on Sunday. Other notable winners include Tay Ping Hui, Lin Mei Jiao and late television icon Huang Wenyong.

Best Actress thanks best partner

The Best Actress award went to Rui En, who won for her performance in the police drama “Unriddle 2”

“I really want to thank my best partner. Without her acting alongside me, I wouldn’t have won this award.

“Thank you for teaching me how to be a good friend by example,” said Rui En of her friend, “Unriddle 2” co-star Chen Liping.

She also thanked her fans and the “Unriddle 2” production staff, when she went on stage to receive the award.

Rui En was back on stage shortly after, to receive a Top 10 Most Popular Actress award.

Source: Channelnewsasia, The Malaysian Times

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By Han Wei Chou

The death of Singapore television icon Huang Wenyong on Saturday cast a pall over the Sunday’s “Star Awards 2013 Show 1″, which honours the best talents in Singapore Mandarin television.

Rui En and Elvin Ng won the Favourite Onscreen Couple (Drama) award to the cheers of their fans.

Newcomer Xu Bin picked up the Favourite Male Character award, his first award ever, with the Favourite Female Character award going to Rui En.

Source: Channelnewsasia, The Malaysian Times

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By Han Wei Chou

Who is more popular in Singapore’s social media space – singer Stefanie Sun, actress Rui En or Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong?

Singapore–based firm All The Worlds Entertainment (ATWE) believes their new multi-genre social media aggregating tool, starcount, will be able to provide the answer to that question.

What starcount does is draw data from 11 major social media networks like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and China’s Sina Weibo, process it, and assign a starcount score to the various entities in the social media space via a weighted formula in real time – taking into account their popularity and the amount of engagement they generate among social media users.

This processed data is then organised, updated daily and presented in thousands of charts available over the website starcount.com.

So just who is more popular among Singapore’s social media users? Is it Sun, Rui En or the Prime Minister?

According to starcount, Singapore singer Sun is most popular, with the Prime Minister trailing behind at the 52nd spot in its Singapore popularity chart, followed by Rui En in 66th position.

Source: Channelnewsasia, The Malaysian Times

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