25 December 2007
For those who have been following the Series everyday without fail , u would be very familiar of a particular character in the Serial by now - Jin Feng . She plays Tay Ping Hui 's sister who is a happy go lucky - always cheerful and simple minded girl who has no interest in her studies and only aspires to be an Actress ! Her lively acting skills have since caught the eye of many ardent consistent followers of the Series and many have been asking who's she ? Where's she from ?
As a newbie and considering that this is only her very first Drama Serial that she has acted in , she certainly has done very well indeed ! Many feel she really has the potential to go very far in this line indeed ! To find out more about her read on ...
National University of Singapore undergraduate Joey Feng, who is also Miss Singapore Universe 2007’s first runner-up and Miss Photogenic, is set to conquer the local media scene of Mediacorp !
The third-year economics and theatre studies major has signed a part-time contract with MediaCorp, and is cast alongside with popular stars like Li Nan Xing, Tay Ping Hui, Felicia Chin and Joanne Peh in it's 25 Years of Drama Anniversary Drama Serial - The Golden Path .
Despite having experience in stage acting, Feng said it was not easy acting for the screen. “If the director thinks it’s not good enough, they will keep on retaking,” she said. ”So it’s very hard to hold on to the emotions, especially if it’s a crying scene.”
In the Drama Serial , Feng plays Jin Feng, a “naive, happy-go-lucky, cheerful” girl. She had to cut her long hair to suit her role. “I was finding a good reason to cut it, because I have long hair all my life, but nothing good came until this show!” she said.
Pegan Chong, an arts student and a close friend of Feng, said she sees the potential in Feng and is looking forward to her debut. “I want to see a different her, like having different personalities,” Chong said. “Then see how she acts with the MediaCorp faces (that) we already know, and perhaps look out for her ‘gan cheong’ (nervous) expressions.”
Feng has been busy shuttling between school and work ever since the start of the semester. She has been filming ' The Golden Path ' since July and has just ended her shooting recently. “When it first started, I really couldn’t cope and it hit me really hard,” she said. ” I try to balance both.”
Despite her hectic schedule, Feng said she will not neglect her studies for the showbiz. It’s really tiring,” she said, “and moreover being in third year, I’ve decided that this shall really be the last year that I’ll work hard.”
Feng said she is grateful to her friends who have helped her cope with her studies. “I find my concentration span not very good (due to the hectic study-work schedule),” she said, “but with the help of very good friends, who will lend me their notes, I think I’ll do fine.”
Apart from being an actress, Feng said she is also considering working in the banking sector or even fulfilling her childhood ambition of becoming an air stewardess. The glamorous starlet was crowned Cleo Cover Girl in 2004 and was featured in the February issue of Cleo in 2005. Feng said she joined the competition as she is an ardent Cleo fan.
Her motto, “life is short”, was also another motivating factor for her to join the Miss Singapore Universe pageant. “I wanted to join a pageant and I wanted to just join one,” said Feng. “So why not join the biggest and the (most) celebrated in Singapore?”
Feng sees her acting stint at Mediacorp as an opportunity to hone her acting skills. “Opportunity doesn’t come knocking at your role twice,” she said. “It doesn’t matter like, a bad role was being offered… you have to act different role to have good credentials in your card.”
Despite the glory and fame surrounding Feng, the theatre studies student maintains a low profile in school. “I don’t think they (the student population) even know I exist, other than my own friends,” she said.
Source : Extracted from " The Campus Observer " .
* Catch her as Jin Feng in the 30 Episode Drama Serial - The Path of Gold , every weeknights Mondays to Fridays , 9pm on Channel 8 ! *
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