Why Richie Koh Is Not A ‘Top 10 Most Popular Male Artiste’

Star Awards season is upon us and boy, are there a lot of numbers for 8days.sg to chew on. 

A total of 75 male and female artistes are up for the Top 10 Most Popular Male and Top 10 Most Popular Female Awards. 

Another 39 ‘younger’ artistes are vying for 3 Most Popular Rising Star Awards.

You can be a ‘Top 10 Most Popular Male or Female’ artiste or a Top 3 Most Popular Rising Star (non gender-specific) but you cannot be both.

To be eligible for Most Popular Rising Star, you must have been in the business for 5 years or less.

The Most Popular Rising Star Award is not to be confused with Best Rising Star which is actually the Best Newcomer Award reboot, though Best Rising Star nominees are also eligible for Most Popular Rising Star Awards.

A Most Popular Rising Star award win also goes towards the ‘All-Time Favourite Star Award’ quota ie it counts as one of the 10 wins you need to make it to the hall of fame.

TL;DR - it might be easier explaining BTO eligibility.

Does it matter though, when what’s more important is the possibility of seeing new faces ascend the stage gushing tearfully, “I really didn’t know what to expect tonight!” Not the same-old same-old will be a welcome breath of fresh air. Like seeing triple threat Xixi Lim, influencer-live streamer-actress make the Top 10 nomination list for the first time. Or 987 jock Kimberly Wang, the only DJ from an English station to make the cut.

Best Actor nominees Richie Koh and Ayden Sng are in the ‘amateur’ category this year because they are new-ish. Richie, who was scouted in Hey Gorgeous in 2013, only made his showbiz debut in 2017. Similarly, Ayden only started acting in 2018. So next year Richie gets, er, upgraded to the ‘pro’ category to contend for Top 10 Most Popular Male Artiste. Meanwhile, Herman Keh, who only started acting in 2019, gets to keep Rising.

TW: More math below.

The Top 10 Most Popular Male nominees include 30 actors and 9 presenters. The Top 10 Most Popular Female nominees include 20 actresses and 16 presenters.

Of the 39 Most Popular Rising Star Award nominees, there are 27 actors, 7 presenters, 3 singers and 2 influencers.

For every Top 10 Most Popular Female Award trophy there are 3.6 actresses vying for it. Meanwhile for every Top 10 Most Popular Male Award trophy there are 3.9 actors fighting for it (ooh, good luck guys!).

Or you can just stop hurting your head, scroll down this list and commit to voting for your favourite artistes:

Top 10 Most Popular Females Artistes

1. Aileen Tan

2. Ann Kok 

3. Bonnie Loo 

4. Bukoh Mary 

5. Carrie Wong 

6. Chantalle Ng 

7. Charlyn Lin

8. Chen Bi Yu

9. Chen Li Na

10. Chen Ning 

11.  Chen Sen Lian 

12. Chua Lee Lian 

13. Denise Camillia Tan 

14. Fang Rong 

15. Goh Wei Ying 

16. Hong Huifang 

17. Hong Ling 

18. Jesseca Liu 

19. Jin Meng Yang Zi 

20. Jojo Goh 

21. Kimberly Wang 

22. Ko Ee Sim

23. Liang Peng 

24. Lim Leng Kee

25. Lim Yi Chyi 

26. Lina Ng 

27. Ng Seok Khoong 

28. Paige Chua 

29. Pan Ling Ling 

30. Priscelia Chan 

31. Siau Jiahui 

32. Tasha Low 

33. Violet Fenying 

34. Wendy Zeng 

35. Xixi Lim 

36. Ya Hui 

Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes

1. Ben Yeo 

2. Brandon Wong 

3. Cavin Soh 

4. Chen Shucheng 

5. Chen Tianwen

6. Chen Xi 

7. Danny Yeo 

8. Darren Lim 

9. Desmond Ng 

10. Desmond Tan 

11. Edwin Goh 

12. Guo Liang

13. James Seah

14. Jeff Goh

15. Jeffrey Xu

16. Jeremy Chan 

17. Kenneth Chung 

18. Kenneth Kong 

19. Lee Teng

20. Marcus Chin

21. Nick Teo 

22. Phua Kia Peow 

23. Pierre Png 

24. Raymond Foong 

25. Rayson Tan 

26. Richard Low 

27. Romeo Tan

28. Shane Pow 

29. Shaun Chen 

30. Wallace Ang 

31. Wang Yuqing 

32. Xu Bin 

33. Yao Wenlong 

34. Yeow Seng Yong 

35. Yong Ser Pin 

36. Zhai Siming 

37. Zhang Yaodong 

38. Zhu Houren 

39. Zong Zijie

Most Popular Rising Stars

1. Ayden Sng 

2. Benjamin Tan 

3. Cheris Lee 

4. Cheryl Cheng 

5. Cheryl Chou 

6. Damien Teo 

7. Daryl-Ann 

8. Das DD 

9. Evelyn Tan Qijia 

10. Gao Mei Gui 

11. Gini Chang 

12. Hazelle Teo 

13. Herman Keh 

14. Ivan Lo

15. Jarrell Huang 

16. Jasmine Sim 

17. Jernelle Oh

18. JJ Neo

19. Joel Choo 

20. Joey Pink 

21. Juin Teh 

22. Yang Guang Ke Le 

23. Khaw Xin Lin 

24. Kiki Lim

25. Lim Pinjuen 

26. Lu Linxuan 

27. Oh Ling En 

28. Regene Lim 

29. Richie Koh 

30. Seow Sin Nee 

31. Shanice Koh 

32. Shawn Thia 

33. Sheryl Ang 

34. Tang Shao Wei 

35. Tyler Ten 

36. Wang Wenhui

37. Ye Jia Yun 

38. Zhang Ze Tong 

39. Zhu Zeliang

For more information on the nominee list and voting, visit the Mediacorp Star Awards 2023 site. 

Catch the Backstage LIVE event of Star Awards 2023 from 3.30pm - 10.30pm on meWATCH or Mediacorp Entertainment YouTube Channel on April 9 (Sunday).

The Walk Of Fame will be from 5pm - 6.30pm, on meWATCH, Ch 8, Ch U, and Mediacorp Entertainment YouTube Channel on the same day.

It will be followed by the Star Awards 2023 Live Show from 7pm - 10pm on meWATCH, Ch 8, Ch U, and Mediacorp Entertainment YouTube Channel.

The repeat telecast for the Walk of Fame and Award Ceremony will air on Ch 8 from 2pm - 6.30pm on April 16 (Sunday).