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.

Jade Rasif
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Born21 January 1994
EducationDegree in Psychology, Degree in Mass Communications
Alma materNational University of Singapore (NUS)

Background

Jade is forthcoming about her experiences with typically contentious issues. In a 2018 episode of Real Talk titled 'Plastic Surgery', she shared that she had done breast augmentation surgery to increase her cup size from 30C to E as well as a permanent nose job that cost her S$10,000.[1]

Early life & family

Jade Rasif was born on 21 January 1994 to David Rasif and Joyce Fong. Jade's biological father is an ex-lawyer and a fugitive wanted by Singapore. He left the family in 2006 when he absconded with S$11.3 million of his client’s money.[2] Growing up, Jade had also been diagnosed with dyslexia.[3] The eldest of three siblings, Jade has two younger sisters - Tyen Rasif and Khym Fong.

Education

Jade went to CHIJ Toa Payoh Primary School and subsequently, Saint Joseph’s Institution International (SJII) school. She completed her pre-university studies at Catholic Junior College (CJC) where she scored five distinctions in her GCE 'A' Level examinations. Jade furthered her studies at the National University of Singapore (NUS), graduating with a double degree in Psychology and Mass Communications.

Pregnancy

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

Jade revealed her pregnancy in 2018 on ‘The Cauliflower Episode’ of Real Talk. At the time of the announcement, she was more than seven months pregnant despite her unnoticeable baby bump.[4] Jade shared that her sister, Tyen Rasif helped her to maintain her figure with a suitable training plan.[5][6]

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.[7] As a DJ in Singapore, she reportedly earns up to S$1,000 for a one hour set.[8] 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.[9] She was also ranked 28th in South East Asia and 1st in Singapore by DJANE MAG.[10] Additionally, Jade Rasif was the opening act for British artiste Iyaz when he performed at Get Juiced Singapore in April 2019.[11]


Jade Rasif has also appeared on EDMdroid's Asia's Top 10 Hottest Female DJs list consecutively for four years since 2016.[12]

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.[13] She was also conferred Subaru’s Miss Vivacious Subsidiary Award.[14] 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.[15]


Before the competition, Jade was insecure about her height and altered her diet to achieve a slimmer look so that she could appear taller.[16] 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.[17]


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.[18] 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

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.[19]

References / Citations

  1. Millennials Of Singapore. “Plastic Surgery - Real Talk Episode 7”. YouTube. July 8, 2018. Accessed on 5 January 2019.
  2. 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
  3. tvN. “The Brainiacs 난독증 극복&'아시아 1위 대학' NUS 입학한 스타 DJ? 190218 EP.195”. YouTube. February 18, 2019. Accessed on 27 February 2019.
  4. Voon, Sarah. "Singaporean Celeb DJ Jade Rasif is over 7 months pregnant". The Asian Parent Singapore. Accessed on 25 June 2020.
  5. Goh, Evelyn. “Is Jade Rasif pregnant? Here's what we know”. Alvinology. November 14, 2018. Accessed on 5 January 2019.
  6. Tyen Rasif. "6-PACK PREGNANCY". YouTube. November 5, 2018. Accessed on 25 June 2020.
  7. “JADE RASIF”. Altra Management. Accessed on 7 January 2019. Retrieved from: http://altramgmt.sg/jade-rasif/
  8. 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
  9. “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/
  10. “DJ Jade Rasif”. Djanemag.com. June 26, 2018. Accessed on 5 January 2019. Retrieved from: http://sea.djanemag.com/djanes/dj-jade-rasif
  11. Get Juiced. "‼️BREAKING NEWS‼️ International superstar Iyaz...". Instagram. March 22, 2019. Accessed on 27 March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.instagram.com/p/BvRTMMdhUfi/
  12. "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/
  13. 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
  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. "About the competition". TNP New Face. Accessed on 15 February 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.imsph.sg/tnpnewface/about-the-pageant/
  16. 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
  17. Ibid.
  18. 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
  19. “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/