Rainie Yang
Template:Chinese name Template:Infobox Chinese-language singer and actor
Rainie Yang (traditional Chinese: 楊丞琳; simplified Chinese: 杨丞琳; pinyin: Yáng Chénglín; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Iû Sêng-lîm), born June 4th, 1984, is a Taiwanese singer who has won multiple awards, Golden Bell Awards actress and talk show host.
Career
Yang began her career in 2000, as a member of Taiwanese quartet girl group 4 in Love, where she was given the stage name of Rainie, matching the weather theme of each member. The group's popularity in the music industry was mediocre and they achieved limited success.[1] After the group disbanded in 2002, Yang continued to pursue a career in the entertainment industry as a TV host, hosting shows such as "Guess Guess Guess" variety show. After playing supporting roles in several Taiwanese dramas, including the Meteor Garden, she landed the lead role, as Qi Yue, in the CTV drama Devil Beside You opposite Mike He in 2005. Devil Beside You was well received, allowing Yang's career to take off. The same year, she released her debut album, My Intuition, featuring her hit "曖昧" (Intuition) as the theme song of Devil Beside You and 理想情人" (Ideal Lover) as an insert songs of Devil Beside You.
In 2006, she released her follow-up album, Meeting Love, which also sold very well at around 1.4 million. On 8 January 2007, Yang recorded her last "Guess Guess Guess" show due to her busy schedule and focus upon her music/acting career. Hoping to portray herself as a "serious" actress, Yang co-starred in the lesbian-themed film Spider Lilies alongside Isabella Leong. However, after co-starring in Spider Lilies, Yang returned to her previous cute image by becoming the lead actress in the drama Why Why Love, co-starring 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, "缺氧" (Lacking Oxygen) and the insert song "完美比例" (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 Wilber Pan, was aired during the fall/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 "太煩惱" (Too Much Trouble) and the theme song "帶我走" (Take Me Away) that were featured Miss No Good.
In 2009, Yang starred in Gala Television's ToGetHer with Jiro Wang of Fahrenheit and George Hu. Next she filmed The Child's Eye in 3D in Thailand, a horror flick directed by the Pang Brothers with Elanne Kong, and also Taiwanese drama Hi My Sweetheart with Show Luo, which first aired on CTS and GTV on 1 November 2009.[3] After promoting Hi My Sweetheart, Yang released her fifth album, Rainie & Love...?, on New Years Day, 2010.[4] Due to the success of Devil Beside You and Miss No Good overseas, Yang entered J-pop in 2010 by releasing a Japanese version of her hit "曖昧" (Intuition) as her first Japanese single.[5]
Yang released her first collection album, Whimsical World Collection on 23 April 2010. It consists of 3 CDs and a DVD with 3 new tracks, 35 previously released tracks and 15 music videos from her five studio albums. Followed by her first concert, held on 24 April 2010 at Taipei Arena, with Jerry Yan as her special guest [6]
In 2011, Yang released her 6th album Longing For, which features "我們都傻" (We are all silly) that was an insert song of Love You.
On 22 October 2010, she was awarded Best Leading Actress in a Television Series at the 45th Golden Bell Awards, for Hi My Sweetheart.
Controversy
In 2003, Yang mistakenly thought the eight-year Second Sino-Japanese War was eleven years in length during a television program. After learning the actual length of the war, she responded with "Only eight years?" Internet postings exaggerated the incident to include her mistaking the death toll of the Nanking Massacre.[7] Reports of her blunder generated anger in China, leading to the boycotting of Hunan Satellite Television's airing of Devil Beside You, in which she starred. Upon learning of the widespread boycott, Hunan TV replaced the show's airtime with Green Forest, My Home.[8]
On April 3, 2007, Yang wrote a public apology letter to her fans, and said in an interview: "I left school early and entered the working world. In the future I am willing to read diligently when I have time. I believe in the future I will have a deeper understanding of history...I apologize to everyone...I will work hard to do my job well in the future."[7]
Discography
Albums
| Album # | Title | Released date | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | My Intuition (曖昧) | 9 September 2005 | Sony Music Taiwan |
| 2nd | Meeting Love (遇上愛) | 19 March 2006 | Sony Music Taiwan |
| 3rd | My Other Self (任意門) | 7 September 2007 | Sony Music Taiwan |
| 4th | Not Yet a Woman (半熟宣言) | 7 November 2008 | Sony Music Taiwan |
| 5th | Rainie & Love...? (雨愛) | 1 January 2010 | Sony Music Taiwan |
| 6th | Longing For (仰望) | 29 July 2011 | Sony Music Taiwan |
Compilation albums
| Album # | Title | Released date | Label | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Whimsical World Collection (異想天開 新歌加精選) Yi Xiang Tian Kai |
23 April 2010 | Sony Music Taiwan | 3CD + DVD |
Concert DVD
| Album # | Title | Released date | Label | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 Years of Rainie - Whimsical World Live (十年有丞 楊丞琳 異想天開 Live)[9] |
12 January 2011 | Sony Music Taiwan | 2DVD |
Singles
| Single # | Single Information | Track Listing |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Aimei (曖昧) (Japanese Single)[5][10]
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Filmography
Television series
| Year | Title | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 流星花園 | Meteor Garden | Xiao You (小優) |
| 流星雨 | Meteor Rain | Xiao You (小優) | |
| 陽光果凍 | Sunshine Jelly | Mei | |
| 2002 | 愛情白皮書 | Tomorrow | Yuan Chen Mei (袁成美) |
| 2003 | 花香番外篇 | Lavender 2 | Xiao Xiao (小小) |
| 粉紅教父小甜甜 | The Pink Godfather | Bao Xiao Ting (包小婷) / Chen Tian Shi (陳天使) | |
| 原味的夏天 | The Original Scent of Summer | Yang Pan Pan (楊盼盼) | |
| 2004 | 候鳥e人 | Love Bird | Jiang Ding Han (江丁韓) |
| 極速傳說 | Legend of Speed | Juliet / Gao Yun (高雲) | |
| 天空之城 | City Of The Sky | Lu Bin Yan (陸彬燕) | |
| 2005 | 聊齋系列之阿寶篇 | Strange Tales of Liao Zhai | Zheng Ah Bao (趙寶玉/阿寶) |
| 惡魔在身邊 | Devil Beside You | Qi Yue (齊悅) | |
| 2007 | 換換愛 | Why Why Love | Tong Jia Di (童嘉蒂) |
| 2008 | 不良笑花 | Miss No Good | Jiang Xiao Hua (蔣小花) |
| 2009 | 愛就宅一起 | ToGetHer | Chen Mo Mo (陳默默) |
| 海派甜心 | Hi My Sweetheart | Chen Bao Zhu (陳寶茱) | |
| 2011 | 醉後決定愛上你 | Love You | Lin Xiao Ru (林曉如) |
| 陽光天使 | Sunny Girl | Chen Yang Guang (陳陽光) |
Movies
| Year | Chinese Title | English Title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 初戀喳麵 | Merry Go Round | Carlily Pang |
| 2007 | 刺青 | Spider Lilies | Xiao Lü (小綠) / Jade |
| 2010 | 童眼 | The Child's Eye | Rainie |
| 2012 | 再一次心跳 | Heart Beat Love | Yang Xiao Yu 杨小羽 |
TV shows
- Guess Guess Guess (CTV) - 30 September 2002 to 8 January 2007
- 100% Entertainment - 2005
- Azio Entertainment News - 2002 to May 2004
- TVBS Game Show - 2003
- Jacky Live! - 2003
Awards and nominations
Note
- ^ The order is not specified for the Top 10 Songs of the Year
References
- ^ Template:Zh icon"關於 "Rainie"". Retrieved 2009-10-24.
- ^ Template:Zh icon Huang, Ailian (2008-04-23). "Rainie Films and Hurts Spine 杨丞琳拍片 摔伤脊椎". ZaoBao.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); External link in|title= - ^ Template:Zh icon"沒時間". Retrieved 2009-10-24.
- ^ Template:Zh icon Li, Xia (2009-12-02). "杨丞琳全新造型曝光 珍珠装幻化欧洲洋娃娃". oeeee.com.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); External link in|title= - ^ a b Template:Zh icon Zhen, Feng (2009-12-04). "Rainie Will Enter Japanese Music, Japanese Version of Ai Mei to be Released". oeeee.com.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); External link in|title= - ^ Template:Zh icon Sina.com 楊丞琳為演唱會豁出去 攀岩登高宣佈嘉賓 2 April 2010. Retrieved 2011-05-11
- ^ a b Template:Zh icon "Sina: Rainie Yang Publicly Apologizes for Her Comments, Transcript of Her Interview with Sina". Sina. 2007-04-03.
{{cite news}}: External link in|title= - ^ Template:Zh icon Zhao, Dazhi (2007-07-27). "Mainland Boycott, Rainie Yang: Change the Channel If You Don't Want to Watch". Yahoo! Taiwan.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Template:Zh icon 10 Years of Rainie - Whimsical World Live DVD info 12 January 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-19
- ^ Yesasia.com Aimai (Japanese Single) info 27 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-14
- ^ Template:Zh icon Sina.com Metro Radio Hits Awards 2005 winners list 26 December 2005. Retrieved 2011-06-05
- ^ Template:Zh icon IFPI Hong Kong 2005 IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards winners list Retrieved 2011-04-19
- ^ Template:Zh icon IFPI Hong Kong 2006 IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards winners list Retrieved 2011-04-19
- ^ Template:Zh icon HITO Radio 2007 HITO Radio Music Awards winners list 4 February 2007. Retrieved 2011-04-20
- ^ Template:Zh icon Sina.com Hong Kong TVB8 Awards 2007 Top 10 Gold Songs nomination list 14 December 2007. Retrieved 2011-06-29
- ^ Template:Zh icon Sina.com Metro Radio Hits Awards 2007 winners list 26 December 2007. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
- ^ Template:Zh icon TTV 43rd Golden Bell Awards homepage Retrieved 25 Sept 2010.
- ^ Template:Zh icon TTV 45th Golden Bell Awards homepage 20 Sept 2010. Retrieved 25 Sept 2010.
- ^ Template:Zh icon 16th Singapore Hit Awards nomination list 20 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-15
- ^ Rainie Yang and Show Luo for Most Popular Artiste at SHA 2010 15 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-15
External links
- Template:Zh icon Rainie Yang Sony Music Entertainment Taiwan Page
- Template:Zh icon Rainie Yang Profile Page @ Sony Music Entertainment Taiwan
- Template:Ja icon Rainie Yang@Sony Music Entertainment Japan
| Year | Award | Category | Nomination | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Metro Radio Hits Music Awards 新城勁爆頒獎禮 |
Best New Artist | Rainie Yang | Won | [11] |
| IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards IFPI香港唱片銷量大獎 |
Top 10 Selling Mandarin Albums of the Year | My Intuition (曖昧) | Won | [12] | |
| 2006 | Metro Radio Mandarin Hits Music Awards 新城國語力頒獎禮 |
Best Mandarin Singer | Rainie Yang | Won | |
| IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards IFPI香港唱片銷量大獎 |
Top 10 Selling Mandarin Albums of the Year | Meeting Love (遇上愛) | Won | [13] | |
| 6th Global Chinese Music Chart Awards 第六屆全球華語歌曲排行榜 |
Best Female New Artist | Rainie Yang | Won | ||
| 2007 | HITO Radio Music Awards HITO流行音樂獎 |
Top 10 Songs of the Year[Note 1] | "遇上愛" (Meeting Love) | Won | [14] |
| Hong Kong TVB8 Awards | Top 10 Gold Songs | "缺氧" (Lacking Oxygen) | Nominated | [15] | |
| Metro Radio Hits Music Awards 新城勁爆頒獎禮 |
Best Mandarin Singer | Rainie Yang | Won | [16] | |
| Singer-Dancer Grand Prize (跳唱歌手大獎) | Rainie Yang | Won | |||
| YAHOO! Search Awards YAHOO! 搜尋人氣大獎 |
Favourite International Female Artist | Rainie Yang | Won | ||
| Favourite International Female Actress | Rainie Yang | Won | |||
| 2008 | 43rd Golden Bell Awards, Taiwan | Best Leading Actress in a Television Series | Why Why Love | Nominated | [17] |
| YAHOO! Search Awards YAHOO! 搜尋人氣大獎 |
Favourite International Female Artist | Rainie Yang | Won | ||
| Favourite International Female Actress | Rainie Yang | Won | |||
| 2009 | Singapore Hit Awards 新加坡金曲獎 |
Favourite Female Artist | Rainie Yang | Nominated | |
| 2010 | 45th Golden Bell Awards, Taiwan | Best Leading Actress in a Television Series | Hi My Sweetheart | Won | [18] |
| Singapore Hit Awards 第16届新加坡金曲獎 |
Most Popular Female Artiste | Rainie Yang | Won | [19][20] | |
| Taiwan Next Magazine Entertainment Award 壹週刊娛樂大賞 |
Top 10 Artist of the Year | Rainie Yang | Won | ||
| Channel V's Music Chart Award V頻道 音樂飆榜 |
Favourite Female Artist | Rainie Yang | Won | ||
| US Complex Magazine | The Sexiest Taiwanese Female Celebrity (popular vote) | Rainie Yang | Won | ||
| 2011 | Taiwan Next Magazine Entertainment Award 壹週刊娛樂大賞 |
Top 10 Artist of the Year | Rainie Yang | Won | |
| 2012 | Singapore Entertainment Awards 新加坡e乐大赏 |
Most Popular Female Singer | Rainie Yang | Won |
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