Rainie Yang
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Rainie Yang | |||||||||||
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Born | |||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Singer, actress, television host | ||||||||||
Years active | 2000–present | ||||||||||
Spouse | |||||||||||
Musical career | |||||||||||
Genres | Mandopop | ||||||||||
Instrument | Vocals | ||||||||||
Labels | Universal Music Taiwan (2019–present) | ||||||||||
Formerly of | 4 in Love | ||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 楊丞琳 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 杨丞琳 | ||||||||||
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Rainie Yang Cheng Lin (Chinese: 楊丞琳; born 4 June 1984) is a Taiwanese singer, actress, and television host.
Early life
Yang was born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan, her father's ancestors were from Guangdong, China. She spoke Cantonese at home. By the time she was 13, she had to start working because her father's business failed, which led to her parents being divorced. She attended Hwa Kang Arts School which specialized in performance arts.
Career
Yang began her career in 2000 as a member of Taiwanese girl group 4 in Love, where she was given the stage name Rainie. The group's popularity in the musical industry achieved limited success.[1] After they disbanded in 2002, Yang continued to pursue her career in the entertainment industry as a TV host, hosting shows such as the variety show Guess. After playing supporting roles in a series of Taiwanese TV dramas, including the highly popular pan-Asia hit Taiwanese series Meteor Garden and its supplementary mini-series Meteor Rain, she landed the leading role as Qi Yue, in the Taiwanese drama Devil Beside You with Mike He in 2005. In the same year, she released her debut album, My Intuition, featured the hit song "Intuition" as the theme song of Devil Beside You and "Ideal Lover".
In 2006, she released her second album, Meeting Love. On 8 January 2007, Yang recorded her last Guess episode due to her busy schedule and focus on her musical and acting career. Hoping to portray herself as a "serious" actress, Yang co-starred in the lesbian-themed film Spider Lilies with Isabella Leong. However, after co-starring in Spider Lilies, Yang returned to her previous cute image by becoming the leading role in the drama Why Why Love, with Mike He and Kingone Wang, which aired during the summer of 2007. She subsequently released her third album, My Other Self on 7 September 2007. It features the theme song from Why Why Love, "Lacking Oxygen" and the insert song "Perfect Example".
On 23 April 2008, while filming the Taiwanese drama Miss No Good in San Chih, Taiwan, Yang fell heavily from the stairs, and was sent to Mackay Memorial Hospital in Taipei. The stairs were located between the third floor, where the dressing room was located, and the first floor, where the film set was located. The crew originally thought the falling object was a light frame, but upon hearing a groan, they realized it was her. After an X-ray examination, doctors diagnosed Yang's injury as a spinal contusion. After leaving the hospital, producer Angie Chai took Yang to a Chinese massage therapist.[2] Miss No Good, starring Yang and Will Pan, was aired during the fall and winter of 2008 and met with much success. During this period of time, she also released her 4th album, Not Yet a Woman, which features the insert song "Too Much Trouble" and the theme song "Take Me Away" that were featured Miss No Good.
In 2009, Yang starred in To Get Her with Jiro Wang of Fahrenheit and George Hu. Then she filmed The Child's Eye in Thailand, a horror flick directed by the Pang Brothers with Elanne Kong, and also Taiwanese drama Hi My Sweetheart with Show Lo.[3] After promoting Hi My Sweetheart, Yang released her fifth album, Rainie & Love...?, on the New Year's Day of 2010.[4] Due to the success of Devil Beside You and Miss No Good overseas, Yang entered J-pop industry in 2010 by releasing a Japanese version of her hit "Intuition" as her first Japanese-language single.[5]
Yang released her first compilation album, Whimsical World Collection, on 23 April 2010. It consists of 3 new tracks, 35 previously released tracks and 15 music videos from her previous five studio albums. On 22 October 2010, she won Best Actress at the 45th Golden Bell Awards, for her role as Chen Baozhu in Hi My Sweetheart.
In 2011, Yang released her sixth studio album Longing for..., which features the song "We Are All Silly", an interlude of Love You.
In 2012, Yang starred in the romantic short film, Heartbeat Love, with Show Lo. On 17 August 2012, she released her seventh studio album Wishing for Happiness. Her second concert tour, Love Voyage, embarked on 14 December.
On 23 August 2013, Yang released her eighth studio album Angel Wings.
In 2014, Yang signed to EMI Taiwan, a revived label that is now a subsidiary of Universal Music Taiwan.[6] Her ninth studio album, A Tale of Two Rainie, was released on 12 December 2014. In the same year, she starred in the Chinese drama series Love at Second Sight.
On 30 September 2016, her tenth studio album Traces of Time in Love was released. It was nominated for three awards at the 28th Golden Melody Awards, including Song of the Year, Best Lyricist, and Best Single Producer for the title track "Traces of Time in Love". Yang thus joined the list of having been nominated for all three prestigious entertainment awards in Taiwan, namely the Golden Bell Awards (television), the Golden Horse Awards (film) and the Golden Melody Awards (music). In the same year, Yang starred in the Taiwanese television series Life Plan A and B.
On 9 October 2016, Rainie Yang attended the new album autograph session and has voiced that she supports the LGBTQIA+ community and legalization of homosexual marriage equal rights when the Lee Tien-chu has sponsored his anti-gay expression. Yang was annoyed and said that homosexuality is not a crime and love is inherently gender neutral, she also said that she would like to continue play LGBTQIA+ acting roles in the future, it's an honor to have the opportunity for interpretation.[7]
On 27 November 2019, Yang released her eleventh studio album Delete Reset Grow.
On 5 November 2020, Yang release her twelfth studio album Like a Star.
Personal life
Yang dated classmate Alien Huang while they were in high school. Their relationship ended when Yang made her debut in the entertainment industry and dropped out of high school.
In December 2014, she began dating Chinese singer-songwriter Li Ronghao, who wrote the song "The dark plum sauce" ("乌梅子酱" ) for Yang in 2007.[8][9] On 11 July 2019, Li announced that Yang accepted his wedding proposal on his 34th birthday.[10][11] On 17 September 2019, Yang and Li confirmed they have obtained their marriage license in China.[12]
Controversies
Rainie expressed her support for the One China Policy on Weibo following the 2022 visit by Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan.[13]
Discography
Studio albums
# | Title | Released | Label |
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1 | My Intuition | 9 September 2005 | Sony |
2 | Meeting Love | 19 March 2006 | |
3 | My Other Self | 7 September 2007 | |
4 | Not Yet a Woman | 7 November 2008 | |
5 | Rainie & Love...? | 1 January 2010 | |
6 | Longing For | 29 July 2011 | |
7 | Wishing for Happiness | 17 August 2012 | |
8 | Angel Wings | 23 August 2013 | |
9 | A Tale of Two Rainie | 12 December 2014 | EMI |
10 | Traces of Time in Love | 30 September 2016 | |
11 | Delete Reset Grow | 27 November 2019 | |
12 | Like a Star | 5 November 2020 |
Compilation albums
# | Title | Released | Label |
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1 | Whimsical World | 23 April 2010 | Sony |
2 | Rainie Yang Essential | 12 December 2017 |
Live albums
# | Title | Released | Label |
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1 | 10 Years of Rainie, Whimsical World Live | 12 January 2011 | Sony |
2 | Love Voyage Concert | 1 February 2013 |
Singles
# | Title | Released | Label |
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1 | "My Intuition" (Japanese version)[5][14] | 27 January 2010 | Sony |
2 | "Youth Lies Within" (青春住了誰)[15] | 15 September 2017 | Sun Entertainment Taiwan |
3 | "1,001 Wishes" (一千零一個願望 (單人版)) | 16 November 2017 | |
4 | "Lessons in Love" (忘課) | 4 June 2018 |
Tours
Date | Location | Venue | Special guest(s) |
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24 April 2010 | Taipei, Taiwan | Taipei Arena | Jerry Yan |
16 October 2010 | Singapore | Singapore Indoor Stadium | — |
Date | Location | Venue | Special guest(s) |
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14 December 2012 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong Coliseum | — |
15 December 2012 | Show Lo | ||
16 December 2012 | Coco Lee | ||
12 January 2013 | Singapore | The MAX Pavilion | — |
23 March 2013 | Taipei, Taiwan | Taipei Arena | Wu Tsing-fong |
29 June 2013 | Genting Highlands, Malaysia | Arena of Stars | Jiro Wang |
20 July 2013 | Shanghai, China | Shanghai Gymnasium | — |
19 October 2013 | Macau | CotaiArena | — |
21 September 2014 | Atlantic City, United States | Circus Maximus Theater | — |
Date | Location | Venue | Special guest(s) |
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6 November 2020 | Taipei, Taiwan | Taipei Arena | Wu Tsing-fong |
7 November 2020 | Cyndi Wang | ||
8 November 2020 | Li Ronghao |
Filmography
Television series
Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | Meteor Garden | 流星花園 | Xiao You | |
Meteor Rain | 流星雨 | Xiao You | Xi Men's chapter | |
Sunshine Jelly | 陽光果凍 | Mei | ||
2002 | Tomorrow | 愛情白皮書 | Yuan Chen-mei | |
2003 | Lavender 2 | 花香番外篇 | Xiao-xiao | |
The Pink Godfather | 粉紅教父小甜甜 | Bao Xiao-ting / Chen Tian-shi | ||
The Original Scent of Summer | 原味的夏天 | Yang Pan-pan | ||
2004 | Love Bird | 候鳥e人 | Jiang Ding-han | |
Legend of Speed | 極速傳說 | Juliet / Gao Yun | ||
City of the Sky | 天空之城 | Lu Bin-yan | ||
2005 | Strange Tales of Liao Zhai | 聊齋系列之阿寶篇 | Zheng Ah-bao | |
Devil Beside You | 惡魔在身邊 | Qi Yue | ||
2007 | Why Why Love | 換換愛 | Tong Jia-di | |
2008 | Miss No Good | 不良笑花 | Jiang Xiao-hua | |
2009 | ToGetHer | 愛就宅一起 | Chen Mo-mo | |
Hi My Sweetheart | 海派甜心 | Chen Bao-zhu | ||
2011 | Drunken To Love You | 醉後決定愛上你 | Lin Xiao-ru | |
Sunny Girl | 陽光天使 | Chen Yang-guang | ||
2014 | Love at Second Sight | 一見不鍾情 | Fei Luo-luo | |
2016 | Rock Records in Love | 滾石愛情故事 | Chen Li-xin | Episode: "Love" |
Life Plan A and B | 植劇場-荼靡 | Cheng Ru-wei | ||
2018 | My Ex-Man | 前男友不是人 | Li Chin-ai |
Film
Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | Merry Go Round | 初戀嗱喳麵 | Carlily Pang | |
2006 | Over the Hedge | — | Heather | Mandarin dub |
2007 | Spider Lilies | 刺青 | Xiao Lü / Jade | |
2010 | The Child's Eye | 童眼 | Rainie | |
2012 | HeartBeat Love | 再一次心跳 | Yang Xiao-yu | Short film |
Wishing for Happiness | 想幸福的人 | Chen You-lan (Xiao Lan) | Short film | |
2014 | Endless Nights in Aurora | 極光之愛 | Alisha | |
2017 | The Tag-Along 2 | 紅衣小女孩2 | Li Shu-fen | |
2018 | The Tag-Along: The Devil Fish | 人面魚:紅衣小女孩外傳 | Li Shu-fen | Cameo (2nd post-credits scene) |
2019 | Three Makes A Whole | 握三下,我愛你 | Liu Li-li | Television film |
2021 | I Missed You | 我沒有談的那場戀愛 | Nan's ex-girlfriend | Voice cameo |
TBA | Ling Yu | 靈語 |
Variety show
Year | English title | Original title | Notes |
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2002–2007 | Guess | 我猜我猜我猜猜猜 | Host |
2002–2004 | Entertainment News | 娛樂心新聞 | Host |
2003 | Game Show | 遊戲王朝 | Host |
2009 | One Million Star 4 | 超級星光大道-第四季 | Guest host; 23 & 30 January episodes |
2016 | Mask Singer | 蒙面唱將猜猜猜 | Appearance |
2018 | Shake It Up | 新舞林大會 | Reality show |
2018 | Jungle Voice | 聲林之王 | Guest mentor |
2019 | Heart Signal 2 | 心動的信號-第二季 | Appearance |
2020 | DD52 Dancing Diamond 52 | 菱格世代 | Mentor |
2021 | Sisters Who Make Waves 2 | 乘風破浪的姐姐 (第二季) | Participant |
Music video appearances
Year | Artist | Song title |
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2004 | Show Lo | "Clown Fish" |
2012 | Show Lo | "You Are the World's Best Looking Girl" |
2017 | Vision Wei | "Unchanged" |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
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2005 | Metro Radio Hits Music Award | Best New Artist | Won | [16] | |
IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards | Top 10 Selling Mandarin Albums of the Year | My Intuition | Won | [17] | |
2006 | Metro Radio Mandarin Hits Music Awards | Best Mandarin Singer | Won | ||
IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards | Top 10 Selling Mandarin Albums of the Year | Meeting Love | Won | [18] | |
Global Chinese Music Chart Awards | Best Female New Artist | Won | |||
2007 | Hito Radio Music Awards | Top 10 Songs of the Year[Note 1] | "Meeting Love" | Won | [19] |
Hong Kong TVB8 Awards | Top 10 Gold Songs | "Lacking Oxygen" | Nominated | [20] | |
Metro Radio Hits Music Awards | Best Mandarin Singer | Won | [21] | ||
Singer-Dancer Grand Prize | Won | ||||
Yahoo! Search Awards | Favourite International Female Artist | Won | |||
Favourite International Female Actress | Won | ||||
44th Golden Horse Awards | Best Original Film Song | "Little Jasmine" (from Spider Lilies) |
Nominated | [22] | |
2008 | Golden Bell Awards | Best Actress | Why Why Love | Nominated | [23] |
Yahoo! Search Awards | Favourite International Female Artist | Won | |||
Favourite International Female Actress | Won | ||||
2009 | Singapore Hit Awards | Favourite Female Artist | Nominated | ||
2010 | Golden Bell Awards | Best Actress | Hi My Sweetheart | Won | [24] |
Singapore Hit Awards | Most Popular Female Artiste | Won | [25][26] | ||
Taiwan Next Magazine Entertainment Awards | Top 10 Artist of the Year | Won | |||
Channel V's Music Chart Awards | Favourite Female Artist | Won | |||
US Complex Magazine | The Sexiest Taiwanese Female Celebrity (popular vote) | Won | |||
2011 | Taiwan Next Magazine Entertainment Awards | Top 10 Artist of the Year | Won | ||
Asia Rainbow TV Awards | Best Actress (Comedy) | Hi My Sweetheart | Nominated | ||
2012 | Singapore Entertainment Awards | Most Popular Female Singer | Won | ||
Metro Radio Mandarin Hits Music Awards | Songs of the Year | "We Are All Silly" | Won | [27] | |
Best Asia Singer | Won | ||||
Most Popular Idol | Won | ||||
Most Popular Partner Award | with Show Lo | Won | |||
Next Magazine Entertainment Awards | Top 10 Artist of the Year | Won | |||
2013 | Yahoo! Taiwan | Most Popular Female Artist | Won | [28] | |
Music Radio China Top Chart Awards | Golden Melodies of the Year | "Forgotten" | Won | [29] | |
Favourite Campus Female Singer of the Year | Won | ||||
Recommended Singer of the Year (Hong Kong/Taiwan) | Won | ||||
17th Global Mandarin Chart Music Award | Best Crossover Female Singer | Won | [30] | ||
Best Music Video (Hong Kong/Taiwan) | "Forgotten" | Won | |||
Hito Radio Music Awards | Breakthrough Act of the Year | Won | [31] | ||
Most Popular Female Singer | Won | ||||
Top 10 Mandarin Songs of The Year | "Forgotten" | Won | |||
Global Chinese Golden Chart Awards | Top 20 Golden Melodies of the Year | Won | [32] | ||
CSC Music Awards | Best Female Singer of The Year | Won | [33] | ||
Top 20 Songs of the Year | "Forgotten" | Won | |||
Singapore Hit Awards | Top 10 Songs | Won | [34] | ||
Most Popular Female Artist | Nominated | ||||
MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Taiwanese Act | Nominated | [35] | ||
2014 | Hito Radio Music Awards | Most Popular Female Singer | Won | [36] | |
Hit Fm Favourite Artist | Won | ||||
Top 10 Mandarin Songs of The Year | "Angel Wings" | Won | |||
2015 | Hito Radio Music Awards | Best Duet | "Snore" (feat. Will Pan) | Won | [37] |
Top 10 Mandarin Songs of The Year | Won | ||||
Chinese Young Generation Film Forum | Best Actress (Jury Award) | Endless Nights in Aurora | Won | ||
2017 | Golden Bell Awards | Best Leading Actress in a Television Series | Life Plan A and B | Nominated | [38] |
28th Golden Melody Awards | Song of the Year | "Traces of Time in Love" | Nominated | ||
2018 | Asia Pacific Film Festival Awards | Best Actress | The Tag-Along 2 | Nominated | |
2020 | Hito Radio Music Awards | Top 10 Mandarin Songs of The Year | "Delete, Reset" | Won | |
Hito Star All-round Artist | Delete Reset Grow | Won |
Note
- ^ The order is not specified for the Top 10 Songs of the Year
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