Jade Rasif

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Jade Rasif
Jade Rasif 2019.png
Born21 January 1994
EducationDegree in Psychology, Degree in Mass Communications
Alma materNational University of Singapore (NUS)
Parent(s)David Rasif, Joyce Fong
FamilyTyen Rasif (sister), Khym Fong (sister)

Jade Rasif is a Singaporean DJ (disc jockey) and online personality. She is one of the hosts of ‘Real Talk’, a YouTube talkshow series on the Millennials of Singapore channel. In 2013, she was the first runner-up at the New Paper New Face beauty pageant. As of June 2020, Jade has 342,000 followers on Instagram.

Background

Family

Jade Rasif has two younger biological sisters Khym Fong and Tyen Rasif. Jade's biological mother is Joyce Fong and her biological father is David Rasif.

Education

Although Jade Rasif was diagnosed with dyslexia when she was growing up, she was determined to improve her language skills and took extra classes to raise her reading standard to an acceptable level.[1] Jade received her primary education from CHIJ Toa Payoh Primary School. She then went on to Saint Joseph’s Institution (SJI) International School for her secondary education and subsequently attended Catholic Junior College (CJC). Jade had managed to score five distinctions in her Cambridge A-Levels examinations and went on to further her studies in the National University of Singapore (NUS), where she graduated with a degree in Psychology.

Plastic Surgery

In a 2018 episode of ‘Real Talk’ by Millennials of Singapore titled “Plastic Surgery”, Jade Rasif revealed some of the cosmetic work that she had done to her face and body (Youtube video). On top of breast augmentation to increase her cup size from 30C to E, Jade claims to have underwent a permanent nose job in 2013 that cost her S$10,000.[2] Once every 6 months, Jade Rasif also receives botox for her jaw at a cost of S$500.

Career highlights

DJ (2014 - Present)

Jade Rasif DJing at Get Juiced. Photo from DJ Jade Rasif on Facebook.

As of 2019, Jade Rasif is signed to Altra Management. She frequently plays at local clubs like Baliza as well as overseas clubs such as Aruku in Malaysia and Titanium Club in Indonesia.[3] As a DJ in Singapore, she reportedly earns up to S$1,000 for a one hour set.[4] She has DJ-ed in local clubs such as Zouk, F. Club and Get Juiced as well as abroad in Jakarta and Bangkok.


In 2018, Jade played at AVRY Singapore as part of the Ultra Singapore Countdown Party. In the same year, she hosted the radio show “Unite with Tomorrowland On Air” with Flaremode on Billboard Radio China.[5] She was also ranked 28th in South East Asia and 1st in Singapore by DJANE MAG.[6] Additionally, Jade Rasif was the opening act for British artiste Iyaz when he performed at Get Juiced Singapore in April 2019.[7]


Jade Rasif has also appeared on EDMdroid's Asia's Top 10 Hottest Female DJs list consecutively for four years since 2016.[8]

TNP New Face 2013

Jade Rasif (far right) during the award ceremony for TNP New Paper New Face 2013. Photo from The New Paper.

Jade Rasif participated in and won first runner up for The New Paper New Face competition (official website) in 2013.[9] She was also conferred Subaru’s Miss Vivacious Subsidiary Award.[10] TNP New Face is an annual beauty pageant organised by The New Paper and presented by Subaru. Winners of the competition are awarded up to S$10,000 in cash.[11]


Before the competition, Jade was insecure about her height and altered her diet to achieve a slimmer look so that she could appear taller.[12] However, she felt that she was never penalized for her height during the competition and instead, had gained confidence while learning from her other competitors.[13]


After the competition, she went on to further her career in modelling but eventually did not continue due to the judgements about her height she had faced during castings.[14] Subsequently, as an alumnus of New Face, she was part of the judging panel for TNP New Paper New Face in 2017.

YouTube

Jade Rasif (extreme left) alongside fellow hosts Dew and Saffron Sharpe on the YouTube segment Real Talk, by Millennials of Singapore.

Jade Rasif co-stars in a YouTube talk show by Millennials of Singapore with 3 other personalities - Jonathan Chua, Dew and Saffron Sharpe. The show occasionally features guest stars. ‘Real Talk’ covers issues ranging from smoking to unplanned pregnancy. In the show, the four hosts discuss these issues while providing their opinions and personal anecdotes.


Jade has also been featured by other local YouTube channels like ZULA, a female-centric sister site of TheSmartLocal. In May 2019, she appeared in Episode 7 of ZULA Beauty Profiles.

Tanglin (2015 - 2018)

Jade Rasif acted in local TV Show ‘Tanglin’ as Sheila Oh for Seasons 1 to 3. Tanglin is a local TV show produced by Mediacorp about multi-racial and multi-generational families.

Noteworthy incidents

Pregnancy (2018)

Jade Rasif (left) and her sister, Tyen Rasif. Photo from the YouTube thumbnail of Tyen's video.

Jade Rasif had revealed that she was pregnant with a baby boy on the episode ‘The Cauliflower Episode’ on ‘Real Talk’ (Youtube video). Her reveal shocked many due to the unnoticeable baby bump she had 7.5 months into the pregnancy. Her unnoticeable baby bump led her pregnancy to be known as the ‘Six Pack Pregnancy’. During her pregnancy, Jade made a video with her sister, Tyen Rasif, who had provided her with a suitable fitness plan.[15]


According to the Youtube video, Jade focused on her core and lower back strength, did more cardio training, and followed a diet plan to consume more protein (Youtube video).

Zouk and DJ Marshmello (2016)

In 2016, a dispute between Jade and her former resident club, Zouk, had arisen due to a misunderstanding during an Ultra Singapore after party. Jade had called out Zouk on social media about a DJ Marshmello imposter at the event that she believed Zouk had knowingly cheated their audience with. However, after a statement released by Zouk, it was clear that the person who had allegedly dressed up as DJ Marshmello was actually a club goer and was not condoned by Zouk. As a result, Jade had been dismissed from her residency at Zouk.[16]

David Rasif (2006)

Jade Rasif’s biological father, David Rasif, is an ex-lawyer and a fugitive wanted by Singapore. In 2006, he had absconded with S$11.3 million of his client’s money and managed to escape Singapore. He is still currently wanted by Singapore for this issue.[17]


In response to the incident, Jade mentioned that she has learnt to embrace the surname ‘Rasif’ as part of her identity. She confirmed that none of her family members have been in contact with David Rasif since he fled Singapore.[18]

References / Citations

  1. tvN. “The Brainiacs 난독증 극복&'아시아 1위 대학' NUS 입학한 스타 DJ? 190218 EP.195”. YouTube. February 18, 2019. Accessed on 27 February 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=47&v=VRVcR_fCmEc
  2. Millennials Of Singapore. “Plastic Surgery - Real Talk Episode 7.” Youtube. July 8, 2018. Accessed on 5 January 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVaO1nXjs68
  3. “JADE RASIF”. Altra Management. Accessed on 7 January 2019. Retrieved from: http://altramgmt.sg/jade-rasif/
  4. Kang, Audrey. “The pressure to show skin in Singapore’s model-DJ industry”. Yahoo Lifestyle Singapore. March 29, 2017. Accessed on 10 January 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.yahoo.com/news/the-pressure-to-show-skin-in-singapores-model-dj-industry-091536096.html
  5. “Jade Rasif (~˘▾˘)~ on Instagram: ‘FOLLOWING Our Radioshow on @Billboardradiochina ... Heres Our Latest Show in Collaboration with @Tomorrowland and @Billboard ♥️♥️♥️...".” May 26, 2018. Instagram. Retrieved from: https://www.instagram.com/p/BjOdGnMFk6V/
  6. “DJ Jade Rasif”. Djanemag.com. June 26, 2018. Accessed on 5 January 2019. Retrieved from: http://sea.djanemag.com/djanes/dj-jade-rasif
  7. Get Juiced. "‼️BREAKING NEWS‼️ International superstar Iyaz...". Instagram. March 22, 2019. Accessed on 27 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.instagram.com/p/BvRTMMdhUfi/
  8. "Asia's Top 10 Hottest Female DJs of 2019 Revealed". EDMdroid. Accessed on 13 May 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.edmdroid.com/news/asia-top-10-hottest-female-djs-2019-revealed/
  9. Bruce, Niki. "SINGAPORE'S THE NEW PAPER NEW FACE FOR 2013 IS NOELLE WOON". Her World. October 4, 2013. Accessed on 20 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.herworld.com/fashion/singapore%E2%80%99s-new-paper-new-face-2013-noelle-woon
  10. Chim, Danelia. “Jade Rasif: I owe 99 per cent of my success to New Face”. The New Paper. November 29, 2016. Accessed on 5 January 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/jade-rasif-i-owe-99-cent-my-success-new-face
  11. "About the competition". TNP New Face. Accessed on 15 February 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.imsph.sg/tnpnewface/about-the-pageant/
  12. Chim, Danelia. “Jade Rasif: I owe 99 per cent of my success to New Face”. The New Paper. November 29, 2016. Accessed on 5 January 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/jade-rasif-i-owe-99-cent-my-success-new-face
  13. Ibid.
  14. Chim, Danelia. “Jade Rasif: I owe 99 per cent of my success to New Face”. The New Paper. November 29, 2016. Accessed on 5 January 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/jade-rasif-i-owe-99-cent-my-success-new-face
  15. Goh, Evelyn. “Is Jade Rasif pregnant? Here's what we know”. Alvinology. November 14, 2018. Accessed on 5 January 2019. Retrieved from: https://sg.news.yahoo.com/jade-rasif-pregnant-know-053951446.html
  16. “Zouk DJ fired following fake Marshmellow callout at ULTRA after party”. The Independent. June 28, 2017. Accessed on 5 January 2019. Retrieved from: http://theindependent.sg/zouk-dj-fired-following-fake-marshmellow-callout-at-ultra-after-party/
  17. Law, Elizabeth. “Singaporeans on the run: 18 on Interpol's wanted list”. The New Paper. December 1, 2016. Accessed on 5 January 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.tnp.sg/news/others/singaporeans-run-18-interpols-wanted-list
  18. Yeoh, Wee Teck. “Fugitive David Rasif's daughter is New Face first runner-up”. AsiaOne. October 25, 2013. Accessed on 7 January 2019. Retrieved from: http://www.asiaone.com/singapore/fugitive-david-rasifs-daughter-new-face-first-runner