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Fated to Love You in Hong Kong; Shocked by enthusiastic fans and media, Sunday September 7, 2008 Hong Kong
Taiwan idol drama "Fated to Love You" is going to start airing on the cable drama channel in Hong Kong today. The three leads in the drama, Chen Qiao En, Ethan Ruan and Baron Chen came together to Hong Kong for promotions. Once the three arrived at the airport, a large group of fanatic fans rushed up to them and the scene became very chaotic. There were even reporters that had conflicts with the security guards, scaring the female lead Qiao En. At the welcoming ceremony, Qiao En received flowers from TVBubbly and the three got the limited edition of TVBubby too. After that, together with the Events Manager Li Qi Ying of the television station and SETTV's vic-manager Chen Si Wei, they started a round of toasting.

When asked about the most unforgettable event during the whole filming process, the three unanimously declared it's those falling into the water scenes. Ethan had to film a falling into the sea scene at 5 degree celcious temperature and only he himself knows what's hot and cold. Qiao En was happily taking photos from the sideline when he was filming this scene. Baron had a scene of jumping into the water to heroically sae Bianca Bai and he said that after that scene, they returned to the hotel to bath, "But we showered separately!" Baron also mentioned that he gave his first on-screen kiss to Qiao En. It was put as a hot kiss in the script but got changed to just a touch and go kiss.

Coming to Hong Kong, Qiao En obviously hopes that the drama ratings will be as good as in Taiwan, when asked whether a sequel will be filmed, she declared probably not. She hopes instead to film movies. She especially want to work with director Oxide Pang Chun in ghost movies and she really admire Fruit Chan and Johnny To. As for the actors, she hopes to collaborate with Eason Chan and Maggie Cheung one day. Rarely coming to Hong Kong, Qiao En really wanted to see Hong Kong's night scenes and although she was in Hong Kong once for filming, she had no time to enjoy the scenery.
Due to "Prince turned to Frog" Qiao En is already loved by the Hong Kong people and this time, her Sticky Note Girl role in "Fated" even won the highest idol drama rating record. However, Qiao En expressed that this is her first time coming to Hong Kong for promotion and regarding the fans and media overcrowding the airport, Qiao En was really shocked. "The whole place was a bit out of control. There were even reporters that were pushing the security guards. The security guard was really scary. Taiwan seldom has such situations."

When asked whether she had sparks with Ethan when filming, Qiao En expressed that the both of them are good friends. Male artistes who worked with Qiao En mostly all rose to great popularity and does she feel that she "bring luck to male partners"? "Actually, it's good to bring luck to male partners. But I think I'm doing quite well too. My advertisements don't lose out to them. (Qn: How's your real life relationship?) I put my career first and relationship isn't as important. But I hope to marry before 35. (Qn: Will you have un-wed pregnancy like in the drama?) Currently no. But I can accept it. My current boyfriend is an ideal partner." Qiao En also mentioned that the "bring luck to male partners" is just a topic for discussion but if they really can become popular, than it's a good thing for both sides.
Ethan's not scared of being affected by rumors　

Ethan has been in Hong Kong thrice and this is the first time it's for work. "Seeing so many fans in the airport, I'm really happy. There's probably many people in Hong Kong that have viewed this drama already. Hong Kong fans are more enthusiastic than the Taiwan fans. (Qn: Will you have nude swim in Hong Kong like you did in Taiwan?) No, I don't have the habit of swimming nude. (Baron added that he didn't get to see what he wanted to see) I never said that I was very "amazing"!"

Caught earlier by the Taiwan media in Kenting surfing with rumored girlfriend Tiffany Hsu, and Tiffany was even wearing birth control pad, Ethan immediately started clarifying for his good friend and said that it was only a sticker for removing scars. "It's really not good for a good girl to be reported that way. (Qn: Will you have further developments with her?) It's hard to say much about the future. Currently, work takes priority." Ethan earlier had some sex related news revealed by his ex-girlfriend and did that affect him? "It did affect me but not because I'm afraid of my image being affected. I felt that I didn't do anything wrong." In the industry for 6 years and finally rising to fame, Ethan happily used one word "Fantastic" to describe. "'Fated' is really very good. It's great that I could take part in this."

Baron denied having a relationship with Ella

Baron, first time filming an idol drama, was asked about giving clothes to express love to S.H.E's Ella and he answered that Ella did give him some clothes. (Qn: Will there be developments?) "Ella's really great, clever and attractive." He also expressed that the two are just good friends. Earlier, he was also caught by the Taiwan media for getting together with his ex-girlfriend and he said that she's just a friend too. Ethan's nude swim incident was actually suggested by Baron. He felt that Ethan has a better figure and it's good to have him represent. He will consider doing a nude swim if he's next drama can break 15. But not open to the public. As for loving Qiao En but giving her to Ethan, in reality, Baron will definitely fight till the end.

For this short 3 days Hong Kong promotion, the three of them have 2 press conference cum autograph session and 16 scheduled work events which shocked the three of them. Qiao En said that "The schedule is very packed. I wanted to go to the Wong Tai Sin Temple but looks like there won't be time." When asked if she's going to pray about her love life, she said "Of course it's about career. My love life is good enough."

Her name is JOE, Saturday September 20, 2008 Singapore

Her name is JOE
So why is the star of Taiwanese hit drama You're My Destiny called Sticky Pad Girl?
By Chang May Choon

In the hit idol drama You're My Destiny, Taiwanese actress Joe Chen plays a bespectacled, meek and kind-hearted office girl who says yes to all her colleague's requests scribbled on self-adhesive notes. It's a character that has endeared the actress to the fans who fervently followed the series, which ended in Taiwan late last month. The drama is now showing on E City (StarHub Ch 56) at 7pm, Wednesdays to Fridays.

At its record-breaking peak, the drama, which co-stars Ethan Ruan as Joe's suave love interest, attracted more than 13 per cent rating in Taiwan - or more than 2.7 million viewers. The Sticky Pad Girl became an overnight sensation, reportedly boosting the sales of self-adhesive notes in Taiwan. When a company in Taichung put up an advertisement looking to employ a Sticky Pad Girl (a Girl Friday of sorts), it reportedly got more than 200 applications. Even The Wall Street Journal reported on the trend, likening Joe's character to the unfashionable magazine editor's assistant played by America Ferrera in the US hit drama Ugly Betty.

In a phone interview with The New Paper on Tuesday, Joe said of the comparison: 'Ugly Betty is quite close to my character - both are easily neglected by people, but that's why they strike a cord with viewers. 'There are lots of girls around us who are like the Sticky Pad Girl, who are nice but shy and don't stand out.'

In real life though, Joe, 29, is nothing like her alter ego. 'I'm the one who orders people around, like 'Hey, get that for me!' she said with a laugh. She came across as a jovial person and spoke candidly over the phone from Taipei, where she lives.

Her biggest bugbear was that she had too few lines in the drama. 'My performance was limited because I didn't get to talk much, and I'm not like her in real life, so it was tough to act as her... I'd rather memorise lots of lines!'

But the biggest challenge for Joe was what she calls the most daring bed scene in her seven years of acting. The story goes that she has a one-night stand by accident with Ethan's mega-rich character on board a cruise ship, and they are forced to get married when she gets pregnant.

Recalling how she filmed the 10-minute sex scene for the first episode when she and Ethan barely knew each other, Joe said they were both so nervous that the director got them a bottle of red wine to drink to soothe their jitters. 'Filming it was okay... we were both drunk! The awkwardness only arose when I was watching the playback... That was quite scary,' she said with a laugh. 'I had to distract my mum when it was being shown on TV, but she saw it in the news anyway and told me to try not to do such scenes in the future.'

As for her Australian boyfriend of three years, an English-language tutor known as Michael, Joe said she didn't address the issue directly with him. 'I just told him that's not me (laughs). But he should understand that's just my job. I was also reluctant to do it, but to become a real actor, you have to keep on challenging yourself.'

No explicit sex secnes

But Joe will not go as far as emulating Tang Wei's explicit sex scenes in the controversial Lee Ang film Lust, Caution. 'That's too much! I have to consider my parent's feelings and acceptance level. So the furthest I can go is to bare my back. I can't be like Tang Wei.' Well, Joe already bared her back in April to promote her autobiography See Or Not.

As an actress, she craves to take on more unusual roles, like a schizophrenic or someone who can see ghosts. She said she has played too many Cinderella types in idol dramas like The Prince Who Turns Into a Frog and 100% Senorita.

Come November, she will fly to China to film her first Chinese drama, playing a woman who slowly loses her sight. 'I've always wanted to play a blind girl,' said Joe excitedly. 'I've discussed with a friend before how to act like a blind person and it's fun. But I don't want to play a mute because learning sign language would be too tough.'

Despite the fact that she's pushing 30, Joe has no plans to get married yet. She is also not thrilled by the prospect of having children - she professes to have no patience for kids and prefers animals instead. 'Work comes first for me, and only if I'm happy at work, then I can find happiness in other areas of my life. I don't feel that love is very important, and I won't place too much emphasis on it.'

Maybe it's because she already has an understanding beau who accepts her celebrity status and puts up with her busy work schedule. They met at a friend's gathering three years ago, and he reportedly fell for her at first sight.

Joe said they speak to each other in a mixture of English and Mandarin, and they rarely quarrel over anything. 'If I'm not working, I don't talk much. We might be watching DVDs at home and he'd be talking because he loves to talk. I'd just pretend to be listening, ha ha.'

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Ethan Ruan, Joe Chen Qiao En – Answering the mystery (Magazine Interview), Friday September 19, 2008 Hong Kong
Ethan Ruan, Joe Chen Qiao En – Answering the mystery
Source: NewMonday Magazine Issue 417
Scanned by: Baidu 陈乔恩吧
Translation by minvicki @ asianfanatics.net
Some say that ratings is just a game of numbers. But it's destined that some numbers can shoot an artiste up to fame at any time, finally shining and wile their time away. Ethan Ruan and Joe Chen Qiao En individually have both been floating along the entertainment industry for a few years. It's only the 2008 SETTV drama "Fated to Love You" that they acted in together that changed their lives.

Not popular idols, not a hot man or gorgeous lady, a pairing that people looked down on beforehand, however, their ratings that broke 13 managed to create a legend for Taiwan's idol drama history. It's shocking for many and if it's not because it's fated, then maybe it's because there's some surprising chemistry in action……

Beforehand, not so shocked!
Unlike other idol dramas, the "Fated to Love You" leads are not youthful idols, like "Hana Kimi" has Wu Chun and Ella or "Rolling Love" with Jiro, Danson. Additionally, when the leads came to Hong Kong, the drama had yet to air. Were Ethan and Qiao En previously worried that their popularity isn't huge enough?

Qiao En: "This drama, regardless of Taiwan or mainland, the response has been very good. When we were in Shanghai, there were lots of fans too so before coming to Hong Kong, we weren't very worried. I discovered through the fans session this time, that there's a lot of people that like us. I'm really very touched. I think a lot of idol dramas actors/actresses lack acting skills but they have a very pretty face. This drama can have such success, it's mainly because inside the drama, you can see a lot of the inner feelings from the cast which can touch the audience. Thus, I'm very confident and hope that the Hong Kong audience will like this realistic drama too."

Ethan: "Not worried! We filmed this drama very seriously. Earlier on, I was already certain that it will make it to Hong Kong and everyone will like it! I won't lose confidence in it just because there's no famous idol in the drama. 'Fated''s plus point is that it is very alive. The story, cast and everything else are all very real. The drama can be exciting to a large extent and no matter where it's aired, I will still not be worried."

Judging own performance – 100 marks
Very much like "Moonlight Reasonance", "Fated" focus on storyline and acting. A correct direction, such that the audience will happily chase the drama. Ethan and Qiao En's acting skills were affirmed by the audience through this drama and regarding their own performances, what is their take?

Ethan: "I feel that the Qiao En had a miscarriage scene where I decided to not have the child, both of us did a very good job! And the scene where I pushed her against the wall and kissed her plus the confession at the bridge. I like those scenes a lot. Every time these scenes are aired, I will forget that I'm the actor acting in it and will almost cry so I'll quickly switch channels. I know I won't be able to stop myself from crying. Actually, I feel that there's a lot of great things about this drama, if I mention them all at one go, I won't be able to finish and you won't be able to stop writing!"

Qiao En: "There's one time, Pastor Dylan sent Xin Yi home and Xin Yi was actually very scared because Cun Xi isn't very nice to her. At the door, Xin Yi suddenly grabbed Pastor Dylan's hand and said 'Thank you! I will continue to work hard!' I really like the feeling I had at that point in time because I used a different style of acting. It's not very saddening. I held back my tears."
"And there's also the car accident cum miscarriage scene. What was written in the script was actually that I will be hysterical throughout the whole process but I talked to the director and said that when someone's extremely sad, she will be in shock. So Xin Yi kept repeating one sentence and it was until hearing Cun Xi's voice that she broke down. I myself really like that scene. As well as the hotel kiss in Shanghai with Cun Xi. For that scene, the both of us put in a lot of feelings and the acting was very smooth."

Thinks alike regarding acting roles
After months of filming, going from Hong Kong to Taiwan to Shanghai, Ethan and Qiao En are friends who talk about everything and they even have the same line of thoughts!

Qiao En: "Before acting in "Fated", Ethan's roles have all been slightly more serious. He can develop in many areas for acting. His face has a bit of devilish feeling and he can try acting as a devil. But I look forward to seeing him in a sissy type of role because he's really abit childish and sometimes manly. If you have him act as a sissy, can you imagine how funny it will be!"
"I personally want to try some more serious acting. I've acted in too many of those sunshine, positive characters. In "Fated", Cun Xi and Xin Yi has too much weightage and there's none of those type of characters."

Ethan: "I want to see Qiao En acting in movies. I feel that her acting shouldn't be restricted to idol dramas. Qiao En will try to exaggerate her acting for the sake of idol dramas. I hope she can act a movie character that is realistic throughout the whole movie. I believe that then, everyone will see a very different Chen Qiao En."
"If in "Fated" I didn't act as Cun Xi, I want to act as Anson that type of sissy character! Because I've never done so!" Their chemistry is so great that they even have the same line of thoughts. A fated pairing, isn't it?

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The miscarriage accident scene was definitely one of the parts where I thought their acting was the best. I'm VERY happy to hear that QE made her own changes to the way Xin Yi behave haha
She gets to try out her own style and have her inputs as to how the scene is acted out.
The outcome was really good. The way Xin Yi kept repeating the same sentence was what made it so saddening and touching.
It was really realistic.

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