20 August 2005
UnUsUaL Productions was the main organiser for Concerts by the Bay and the Singapore Fireworks Festival as part of Carnival@Marina.
Starting from 11.30pm till past midnight at the Countdown Party on 8 Aug, we exclusively featured local artistes such as Tanya Chua, Joi Chua, Wendi Koh, Rui En and Taufik, all of whom performed and spoke largely in English.
– Johnny Ong,
Director,
UnUsUaL Productions
Source: The New Paper
Categorised in The New Paper.
19 March 2005
RUI EN: THE 24-year-old actress/singer’s crush was the most short-lived – but maybe because he was already attached.
Rui En said: ‘I was 14 and he was a few years older. He was fair, tall, and very Japanese-looking even though he was local. And he was definitely unattainable because he had a really pretty girlfriend.’
Rui En and her fella mixed in the same social circles, but were never introduced.
But that didn’t stop her from writing his name on her textbooks or freezing whenever he came into the room. She added: ‘I would become very quiet and sneak peeks which I expect were very obvious to him.’
After just two weeks, the heart-fluttering died off.
Rui En – who will be performing Shuai Bu Diao, a track from her album, at the High On Life concert – saw him a few years ago, but heard that he ‘went away to study’.
Predictably, Rui En would never consider hooking up with him if he breezed into her life again.
‘Sometimes dreams should stay just dreams. It’s more perfect that way.’
Source: The New Paper
Categorised in The New Paper.
14 February 2005
WATCH IT
teowyw@sph.com.sg
This year, timed nicely for Valentine’s Day, it’s You’re The One, which is (of course) supported by Family Matters! Singapore.
Richard Low plays restaurant chef Hao Shunli, father of three daughters. Eldest daughter Meiman (Nnadia Chan) prefers working to dating, while second daughter Meili (Jacelyn Tay) has scared off 37-and-still-counting suitors with her boorish mannerisms.
Meanwhile, the youngest, Meide (Rui En), is a vamp who has boys for breakfast, men for lunch, and spits them out by dinner time.
The father has a big headache, but the scriptwriters probably had a bigger migraine trying to repackage and sell this story of I’ve-Heard-It-Before.
To their credit, I think they have done a pretty good job, as has the cast.
That is reason enough to sit through this pro-romance campaign.
So when your relatives nag, just reach for the remote control and switch to this programme.
You’re The One is showing over Channel 8 on weekdays at 9pm, starting tonight.
Source: The New Paper
Categorised in The New Paper, You Are The One 1/2缘分.
02 February 2005
Byline: Feng Zengkun
TERENCE CAO, 36, and Rui En, 24, who play a couple in You’re The One have definite plans about their respective weddings.
Rui-en, however, favours ‘a quiet personal wedding’, adding wistfully: ‘Sometimes, I think I’ll just elope with my husband to the Maldives.’
Asked whether she would later feel that she missed out on something special, she smiled wryly and noted: ‘Look at what I’m in (a wedding gown). This is the third time I’m getting married like this.’
You’re The One debuts on ch 8 on Feb 14 at 9pm.
Source: The New Paper
Categorised in The New Paper, You Are The One 1/2缘分.
04 January 2005
MUST-WATCH TV 2005
YOU’RE THE ONE
(Channel 8, Feb)
What it’s about: This romantic comedy is about three sisters and the men they fall for. Nnadia is the shrewd oldest sister, Jacelyn is the dowdy TV producer second sis, while Rui En plays the vampy babe of the family.
Source: The New Paper
Categorised in The New Paper, You Are The One 1/2缘分.
08 December 2004
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jeanm@sph.com.sg
PITY my second helping of Achar left a sour taste in my mouth.
The sitcom premiered with the novelty of an inter-racial marriage and cross-cultural clashes on its side, spiced up by the much-reported off-screen skirmish between its two leads, Bollywood hunk Jas Arora and Chinese-Australian babe Steph Song.
The appealing, fresh-faced couple played opposites-attract newlyweds Ajay and Stephanie.
This season, singer-actress Rui En replaces Steph, and apparently got along swimmingly with Jas.
But maybe some of that old spice goes a long way, because the comfortable chemistry between them is more of the good buddies kind than of the passionate lovers variety.
With her exaggerated gestures and facial expressions, baby-faced Rui En proves she’s better-suited for Channel 8 comedies.
Despite a sophisticated wardrobe and hairdo, she still can’t match Steph’s edginess, and comes across as too young, too bubbly and too childish for Jas that he almost looks like a cradle-snatcher.
And that’s not very funny.
Speaking of which, Achar seems to have lost its recipe for clever humour and relies on leftover stereotypes instead.
The second season opened with Ajay and Steph forgetting their first anniversary, with things getting messier when the meddling in-laws conspire to get their offspring in the mood for love.
Ajay’s roly-poly mum Uma (the ever-reliable Malti Lalwani) scatters tealights, aromatic bath oils, rose petals and gold dust on the floor.
Predictably, Stephanie’s parents bring plastic flowers, a cake, Yomeishu and cheena red lingerie, causing Uma to exclaim: ‘You’re supposed to inspire romance, not horror.’
Unfortunately, Achar 2 doesn’t inspire much laughter either.
Achar 2 is showing over Channel 5, Thursdays at 8.30pm.
Source: The New Paper
Categorised in Achar, The New Paper.
01 December 2004
HAPPY TOGETHER : Jas Arora (with co-star Rui En) says he gets along fine with her.
Byline: Sheela Narayanan
BOLLYWOOD BUZZ
sheela@sph.com.sg
J AS Arora is one relieved actor.
The 29-year-old Bollywood resident told The New Paper that shooting the second season of the MediaCorp sitcom, Achar!, was ‘like a dream’.
Compared, that is, to last year’s storm in the masala teacup when he apparently fell out with former co-star Steph Song.
Steph was replaced with singer-actress Rui En.
The 23-year-old has been nominated for the Most Popular Newcomer category for this year’s Star Awards.
The actors’ spat in the first season didn’t do the sitcom or Jas’s reputation any damage.
Achar! did quite well in the ratings with 538,000 viewers tuning in to its debut episode last year.
But there won’t be any spicy off-screen falling-out between the new leads.
‘We rehearsed about a week. I guess my producers tried to play it safe to make sure Rui En and I got along fine,’ said Jas ruefully.
Jas took 40 days out of his tight filming and modelling schedule to shoot Achar! 2.
‘It’s just great to come to the set this year,’ he said.
As for Rui En, he has only good things to say about her.
‘She is a sweet girl, simple, not too complicated.’
‘We are all very professional,’ said the Delhi-born actor.
Rui En said she didn’t let last year’s baggage get in the way.
‘I felt it wouldn’t be fair to let all the bad press affect my performance or the way I am with the cast.’
‘I kept an open mind. We are all professionals. We are here to work, not to make friends,’ she said.
But she said it turned out quite well anyway.
‘It was very relaxed since it was a sitcom and we (the cast) were always goofing around.
‘It was comfortable,’ said Rui En.
That’s a weight off Jas’ mind, that’s for sure.
He said with a grin: ‘I just hope without the controversies, we get a higher viewership.’
Achar! 2 will debut tomorrow over Channel 5 at 8.30pm.
Source: The New Paper
Categorised in Achar, The New Paper.
10 April 2004
Showtime & Lifestyle
After a two-year hiatus, Channel i is again offering local dramas, starting with Perceptions. JEANMARIE TAN talks to its stars, Eelyn Kok and Steph Song, about potentially career-changing roles.
Whatever the case, Steph is ‘curious’ to see how the second season of Achar will turn out, now that singer/actress Lu Rui En is rumoured to be taking over her role.
She said: ‘It should be an exciting opportunity for (Rui En). And frankly, Achar was a good show and deserves to keep going.’
Source: The New Paper
Categorised in Achar, The New Paper.
09 January 2004
ONE concert, so many famous faces: It looks irresistible.
Local stars Sheik Haikel, Tanya Chua, Rui En and Ben Yeung will team up with Hong Kong actor/singer Julian Cheung, Anita Mui protege Remus Choy, Taiwan’s B.A.D. and British newbie Derek McDonald, all at Youth Concert @ South East 2004, organised by the Southeast CDC.
But there’s a catch.
The singers have volunteered their services, the whole event has been arranged by volunteers – and the audience will be asked to step up and volunteer too.
The celebrities are more than happy to help, too.
Rui En, who sang the Community Chest theme song last year, said: ‘I’m quite pleased to play a part and get young people to do charity work.’
She will be performing three songs at the concert.
Tickets are $2 each and all proceeds will go to the Metta School, Goodlife Centre @ South East and The Salvation Army Bedok Multiservice for the Elderly.
Source: The New Paper
Categorised in The New Paper.
