Star Awards' Top 10 Most Popular Artistes: New names, who dis? Meet the new nominees on the list, including a South Korean actor

Taiwanese host Matilda Tao has made it onto 2024's list of nominees for the Star Awards’ Top 10 Most Popular Artistes award for the first time. However, she's not the only newcomer on the list this year.

With a list of 94 names - comprising 46 female and 48 male nominees - this year's list boasts "more nominees than ever before".

There are a couple of familiar faces here, including veteran actress Chen Hui Hui, who has been nominated for Best Supporting Actress six times and won once, and Ah Boys To Men actor Charlie Goh.

But there are also a few faces who might not be as familiar to the local Mediacorp drama crowd. So, who are some of the other fresh faces on the list?

Let’s take a look.

Alfred Sun

A Singaporean musician, model, and actor, Alfred Sun started his artiste journey way back in 2010. He participated in the Singapore leg of the JYP and Alpha ASEAN Region Audition, held by Alpha Entertainment. This audition also scouted talents like Ferlyn G and Tasha Low.

Sun participated in various reality show singing competitions like The Voice (Malaysia-Singapore), and Jungle Voice. He also starred in the shortfilm 'Summerdaze' (2018), and the third season of the LINE TV web drama 'HIStory'.

In 2022, Sun released his single, 'Vampire', and dropped his debut album, 'Eyes on Me', the following year.

Brian Ng

Local actor Brian Ng started as a child actor where he starred in Kids Central’s 'We Are R.E.M'., and the Channel 5 drama 'Heartlanders'.

He has also acted in Channel 8 dramas like 'Let It Shine', 'After The Stars', 'Doppelganger'. Ng's recent projects include the Channel 5 drama 'Kin' (2018 - 2022), the award-winning local drama 'Third Rail', and the Channel 8 drama 'SHERO.'

Eric Lay

Hailing from Malaysia, actor Eric Lay has appeared in supporting roles for local productions 'A Quest to Heal', and in episode nine of 'Mr Zhou’s Ghost Stories @ Job Hunting'.

Kim Jae-hoon

A singer-turned-actor, the South Korean heartthrob has been acting in Taiwan over the past decade. In 2023, he starred in the local romance fantasy series, 'Oppa, Saranghae!', alongside Rui En, Tasha Low, and Meixin.

Boon Hui Lu

This Singaporean singer-songwriter turned down a job at a major accounting firm after graduating from Nanyang Technological University.

She moved to Taiwan to pursue her music career and was offered a recording deal with a record label there. Two of her compositions also made it onto Taiwanese singer Hebe Tien’s fourth solo album.

Most recently, she starred in the local romantic comedy series 'Till The End' alongside Romeo Tan and Richie Koh. Lu also married her university sweetheart, Singaporean music producer Cheong Waii Hoong, on 8 October last year.

Ferlyn G

Ferlyn G, also known as Ferlyn Wong is probably best known as one of the two Singaporean representatives in the K-pop girl group SKarf. She was discovered through the Singapore leg of the JYP and Alpha ASEAN Region Audition, held by Alpha Entertainment.

She rose to fame with the group's debut in 2012, although they disbanded two years later. Wong previously spoke of her depression after her return to Singapore, but she pulled through thanks to her friends.

One of them even insisted she audition for the 2019 local Mandarin romantic comedy 'When Ghost Meets Zombie', and she got the lead role, acting opposite Nathan Hartono. Wong has since made appearances in a number of Channel 8 dramas, with recent projects including 'Oppa, Saranghae!', 'I Do, Do I?', and 'The Sky is Still Blue'.

Regina Lim

A familiar face on local screens, actress Regina Lim has starred in some of Jack Neo’s biggest film franchises. She is in both films of The Diam Diam Era franchise, and Money No Enough 3 - where she plays Mark Lee’s onscreen daughter.

Aside from Jack Neo’s projects, Lim also acted in Third Rail, and the HBO Asia original series Invisible Stories, which narrates the tales of six residents living in a Singapore public housing estate and stars Golden Horse winner Yeo Yann Yann in the first episode.

The full list of first-time nominees for the award is as follows:

Male

1. Alfred Sun

2. Brian Ng

3. Charlie Goh

4. Eric Lay

5. Joe Tsoi

6. Kim Jae-hoon

7. Soo Wee Seng

8. Vincent Lim

9. Yan Wei Xiao Er

Female

1. Boon Hui Lu

2. Ferlyn G

3. Lin Ru Ping

4. Matilda Tao

5. Regina Lim

6. Chen Hui Hui

7. Joy Yak

Members of the public can start voting for their favourite artistes from now till 21 April, 7.30pm. The voting page can be found here.

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