By Joanne Soh

They are young, pretty and talented.

Julie Tan and Jayley Woo are going places with two local movies and several television dramas piled on their increasingly plates.

But now there is talk that these former New Paper New Face contestants, both 21, are rivals on their way up in the entertainment industry.

Like fellow MediaCorp stars Fann Wong and Zoe Tay or Rui En and Jeanette Aw, speculation abounds that these two fresh-faced actresses are “not friends, just colleagues”.

Source: The New Paper, Straits Times Communitites, Asiaone

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By Foong Woei Wan

Something has gone to the head of Channel 8 crime drama C.L.I.F. 2. It’s romance, I’m afraid.

In some parts, the show is like its old self, wielding its police credentials proudly.An early episode has a multitude of officers shutting down a mall to stop a young lone gunman: such a multitude, it looks like a massive Zhang Yimou production, just the thing to warm the hearts of Chinese nationals in Singapore, perhaps.

Later, there is a sly bit about the benefit of traffic fines: Sometimes, if you are a homicide suspect, a speeding ticket may serve as your alibi. Aren’t you thankful for the traffic police?

In other parts, however, the drama is getting unnecessarily soapy.

Now, Joanne Peh and Qi Yuwu are fine actors and make a cute police couple. But dragging them (as well as Rui En and Li Nanxing as police officers) through humdrum relationship problems to perk up a nation-building police show feels excessive.

Love is complicated for Li Nanxing and Rui En (both above) in police drama C.L.I.F. 2.

2.5/5

C.L.I.F 2 警徽天职 2 is now airing on Channel 8, Weekdays at 9pm.

Source: The Straits Times, ST Communities

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By Joanne Soh

The former freelance actor now has a permanent acting contract with MediaCorp that sees him working on only one drama a year.

And C.L.I.F. 2 is what he considers having a “good script”. The 20-episode series, which premieres on Channel 8 on Feb 18 at 9pm, is inspired by true crime files and filmed with actual police resources.

Starring A-listers such as Li Nanxing, Rui En, Qi Yuwu and Joanne Peh, it revolves around a group of Criminal Investigation Department and neighbourhood police centre officers.

C.L.I.F 2 警徽天职 2 debuts 18 February 2013 9pm on Channel 8.

Source: The New Paper, Straits Times Communities

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By Charlene Chua

He thinks that the local entertainment scene has been way too stagnant by his standards.

So call it a hero’s complex if you must, but Ken Lim is determined to “revive” it.

The head honcho of Hype Records is convinced that the next big star will rise from the melting pot that is Asia.

So why can’t it be Singapore?

In his mission to put the little red dot on the showbiz map, he has created his own reality TV singing competition, The Final 1, which has the added component of taking viewers through the whole process of packaging a reality show contestant into an artiste.

Local artistes currently signed to Hype Records include actresses Rui En and Jeanette Aw and Singapore Idol winners Hady Mirza and Taufik Batisah.

Source: The New Paper, The Straits Times Communities, Asiaone

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From: Sharon Lee

Missed Unriddle 2? The 2012 psycho-thriller is now back on television.

The gritty 20-part crime drama starring Rui En, Chen Liping, Rebecca Lim, Tay Ping Hui and Elvin Ng won plaudits from critics and snagged Rui En a Best Actress award at the recent Asian Television Awards.

Rui En, Chen, Tay and Ng star as CID officers out to solve a series of cases. As they delve deeper, they soon realise things aren’t as simple as they seem. Lim plays a psychiatrist and Rui En’s good friend but is she as innocent as she looks?

The nail-biting drama caught my attention when it first aired last year. It was also the only Channel 8 drama that I watched faithfully every night. Clearly, I wasn’t the only one as the finale attracted 1.047 million viewers.

Unlike most run-of-the-mill MediaCorp dramas featuring everyday characters centred around home affairs, Unriddle 2 stands out with its suspenseful storylines and high production values.

The characters, in particular Rui En’s Xiaoman and Chen Liping’s Zhengyi, also displayed good chemistry together.

Unriddle 2 airs on weekdays at midnight on MediaCorp’s Channel 8.

Source: Straits Times Communities

Categorised in Asian Television Awards, Asian Television Awards 2012, EN, Ratings 节目收视率, The Straits Times, The Straits Times Communities, Unriddle 2 最火搭档 2.

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