JERRY YAN

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JERRY YAN
Profile

* Name: 言承旭 / Yan Cheng Xu
* English name: Jerry Yan
* Real name: 廖洋震 / Liao Yang Zhen
* Also known as: Bao Long / Xiao Bai Tu
* Profession: Actor and singer
* Birthdate: 1977-Jan-01
* Birthplace: Taiwan
* Height: 180cm
* Weight: 72kg
* Star sign: Capricorn
* Chinese zodiac: Dragon
* Blood type: B

Jerry Yan (Chinese: 言承旭; pinyin: Yán Chéngxù); born January 1, 1977) is an actor and a member of Taiwanese boy band JVKV (formerly F4). His birth name is Liao Yangzhen (Chinese: 廖洋震; pinyin: Liào Yángzhèn).
Career

He was the lead actor in the popular Taiwanese drama Meteor Garden and its sequel, Meteor Garden II, which made him a popular idol among teenage girls and elder women alike, not only in Taiwan, Asia and now even the world.

He worked as a fashion model before venturing into acting, having Meteor Garden as his breakout drama. To date, he has starred in one movie, Magic Kitchen with Sammi Cheng and Andy Lau.

In August 2004, his first solo album was released, titled, 'The First Time' (第一次 Jerry for You). In January 2005, he won as 'Most Popular Newcomer' (港台地區最受歡迎新人獎) in the '12th Chinese Music Awards' (第12屆中国歌曲排行榜頒獎典禮) held in Beijing, China. He is well-known in the mainland because of his good looks and talent, and of course his fellow band mates from F4.


He starred in a television drama titled 'The Hospital (白色巨塔)' opposite renowned Taiwanese actor Dai Li Ren. The drama is helmed by the director of Meteor Garden and began airing on August 15, 2006. It was broadcasted during Mondays through Fridays at 8:00 pm on Taiwan's CTV channel. Now, it has been aired again twice in Taiwan and the Philippines. Japan, Singapore, China and even Australia has also bought the license to air The Hospital.

He is also an ambassador for charitable organization World Vision Taiwan, he has an adopted child, Baldan, in Mongolia. He speaks Mandarin and Taiwanese, and was previously learning English to communicate better with fans around the world. He understands and speaks Japanese. Currently he is taking lessons in Japan to further his knowledge in that language.

Jerry Yan currently runs his own Starjerry Co. and released his new website in July 2007.[1]

He has always encouraged his fans to spend money on charity, and his fans, known as 旭迷, have done many charity works all around the world.

He had been very popular in the Philippines after airing the series of Meteor Garden in one of Philippine's tv network, ABS-CBN. Aside from him, the rest of the band member were also very popular in the Philippines and their songs truly hit and rocked the country.

He starred in a television drama 'Hot Shot' (篮球火） is currently airing in Taiwan and China. It is a story about college students and their life centered around basketball.

Filmography
Movies

* Magic Kitchen 魔幻廚房 (2004)

TV Series

* Skip Beat!華麗的挑戰 (2008)
* Starlit心星的淚光 (2008) (In production)
* Hot Shot 籃球火 (2008)
* The Hospital 白色巨塔 (2006)
* Meteor Garden II 流星花園 II (2002)
* Come to My Place 來我家吧 (2002)
* Meteor Dream Garden 流星夢幻楽園 (2002)
* Love Scar 烈愛傷痕 (2001)
* Meteor Rain 流星雨~道明寺篇 (2001)
* Meteor Garden 流星花園 (2001)
* Spicy Teacher (2000)

Talk Shows

* ABCDEF4(2001)
Discography

1. Separated 一半
2. I Will Love You A Lot 我会很爱你
3. I Cannot Leave You我没有办法离开你 (from F4 waiting for you album 2008)
4. You are My Only Persistence 你是我唯一的執著 (2007)
5. The First Time (第一次 Jerry for You) (2004)
6. One Meter 一公尺
7. Be A Good Lover 做個好情人
8. Memory Pieces 記憶拼圖
9. Decoration 陪襯品
10. Want to Love You 想要愛你
11. Gravity 地心引力
12. I Want It Now 我想現在
13. Isolation 隔離
14. Forget Myself 忘了自己
15. Fantasy 幻想
16. I Really Really Love you 我是真的真的很爱你 （From F4 Meteor Rain album)
17. Want you 要定你 （From F4 Meteor Rain album)
18. Only Me 只有我

Books

Solo

* Amphibian 兩棲類動物寫真集 (2002)

With F4

* F4 in Tokyo (2005)
* Meteor In Barcelona (2002)
* F4 Music Party (2001)

References

1. ^ (Chinese) Hong, Xiuying (2007-07-29). "Jerry Yan's Official Website Opens 言承旭官網開張 不定期影音會粉絲", China Times. Retrieved on 31 July 2007.

TV Show Theme Songs

* Yi Ban (一半) Half, Hot Shot (2008)

VIC ZHOU

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VIC ZHOU

Vic Zhou (traditional Chinese: 周渝民; pinyin: Zhōu Yúmín) is a Taiwanese actor, singer and commercial model from Taiwan. He is a member of the famous Taiwanese boy band JVKV, also known as F4, and has starred in many Taiwanese dramas. His stage name, 周渝民, literally means “a completely changed person”. It had a variation only in the middle character (from 育 to 渝) from his birth name, 周育民 (pinyin: Zhōu Yùmín), which literally means “a completely nourished or reared person”.
Biography

Vic Zhou was born on June 9 1981, making him the youngest of the F4 members. He is considered the baby of F4, being treated the best by other F4 members. His grandmother gave him the nickname Zàizài "仔仔", meaning "little child", which has become a nickname for him among fans.

Vic dated actress Barbie Hsu, a fellow Taiwanese who is most well-known for her role in the Taiwanese drama Meteor Garden, after filming Mars (戰神). Their relationship was highly publicized. They dated for two and a half years, beginning in July 2005 but broke up towards the end of 2007/early 2008. He now lives in an apartment near Barbie Hsu. He is known to have a fascination with cars, treating them very well. When asked if his fellow F4 members could drive his car, he jokingly likened his car to a girlfriend.

Education

* Department of Business Administration,Hsing Wu College
* Department of Industrial Management,China University of Technology Chung Kuo Institute of Technology
* Department of Machinery,National LoTung Industrial Vocational High School
* Luodong Junior High School
* Gong Zeng Elementary School

At first, he tried to finish his degree in machinery technical school (NOT mechanical engineering). But persistent fans prompted him to transfer schools twice. Eventually, he quit school due to his very hectic schedule. Now, he is studying business administration at Hsing Wu College.

Entering the Industry

He was discovered when he accompanied a friend auditioning for a role in Meteor Garden. While waiting for a friend at their auditions, he was huddled in a corner near one of the Meteor Garden staff's office, who said he looked like Huā Zé Lèi and was asked to audition. Meteor Garden was adopted from a Japanese, "Boys Over Flowers" (Japanese romanization: Hana Yori Dango). He was asked to play the role of Huā Zé Lèi, a very silent and sensitive guy who befriends the female protagonist Shān Cài, played by Barbie Hsu. It was in this particular role that many fans acknowledged him and supported him in subsequent roles.
Individual Success as Singer and Actor

Recording career

He was the first F4 member to release his own album when Make a Wish (album) was released in January 2002. It was followed by Remember, I Love You which was released in January 2004. He also sang some solo songs included in F4’s albums like two songs in "Meteor Rain", released in August of 2001 and 2 songs in "Fantasy 4ever", released in December of 2002. His third album, I'm not f4 was released in October of 2007. He has 2 solo songs in F4/JVKV's most recent album "Waiting for You Here" [在这里等你], released in December of 2007. His solo songs also appear in the Original Soundtrack (OST) of "Love Storm" [狂愛龍捲風], "Silence" [深情密碼] and "Wish to See You Again" [這裡發現愛]。 His and F4’s albums were all released under Sony Music Taiwan.

Acting career

Aside from "Meteor Garden" [流星花園], Zhou has appeared in many Taiwanese series such as the four-episode "Meteor Rain" [流星雨], "Poor Prince" [貧窮貴公子], "Meteor Garden II" (sequel of "Meteor Garden I"), "Come To My Place" [来我家吧], and "Love Storm" [狂愛龍捲風]. All of the above mentioned dramas had a lighter tone to them, and are considered to be very "typical" idol drama faire. However, with his next role in "Mars" 【戰神】, co-starring Barbie Hsu, Zhou has publicly acknowledged that this was a turning point for his career. Zhou plays a set of twins, one of which on the surface seems happy-go-lucky but ends up committing suicide, and the other of which struggles with mental illness and post-traumatic stress syndrome. The plotline of the series delves deep into issues not generally explored in idol dramas such as the frailty of the human pysche, violence, goodness and evil, and sexual abuse, just to name a few. In many interviews, Zhou has pinpointed this as the moment where his interest in acting was truly piqued. Since then, Zhou has taken on increasingly more multi-faceted roles deliberately varying them one from another. "Qi Wei Yi" in Silence was an ambitious but lonely business man who's only moment of happiness took place 13 years ago with a mute girl. He finally finds love only to come down with cancer. "Zhi Tian" in "Sweet Relationship," [美味關係]is a cranky but perfectionist chef who spends most of his time yelling at his apprentices. "Xu Le" in "Wish to See You Again" [這裡發現愛] is an awkward but passionate best-selling novelist who innocently falls in love for the first time. Soon he will play a rough and tough policeman in "Ruffian Hero." His next role in Black and White will depart slightly from his typical "idol drama" genre, being his first action series. He will play a policeman. This series is expected to air in the spring of 2009.

Of F4, Zhou has been slower to get into the movie making business, but as of January 2008, his first movie "Linger" [蝴蝶飛]/ Hu Die Fei was released. Mid-summer 2008, Zhou will be coming out with his second movie, "Tea Fight."

Profile

* Name: 周渝民 / Zhou Yu Min
* English name: Vic
* Also known as: 仔仔 / Zai Zai, Vic Chou, Vic Chow
* Profession: Actor, singer and model
* Birthdate: 1981-Jun-09
* Birthplace: Taiwan
* Height: 180cm
* Weight: 66kg
* Star sign: Gemini
* Chinese zodiac: Rooster
* Blood type: O


TV Shows

* Black & White (2009)
* Wish to See You Again (CTS, 2008)
* Sweet Relationship (CTS, 2007)
* Silence (CTV, 2006)
* Mars (CTS, 2004)
* Love Storm (CTS, 2003)
* Meteor Rain (CTS, 2002)
* Meteor Garden II (CTS, 2002)
* Come To My Place (CTV, 2002)
* Poor Prince Taro (CTS, 2001)
* Meteor Garden (CTS, 2000)

TV Show Theme Songs

* Ai Shang Zhe Ge Shi Jie, Sweet Relationship (2007)
* Shou Xi De Wen Rou (熟悉的溫柔) Familiar Gentleness, Silence (2006)
* Rang Wo Ai Ni (讓我愛你) Let Me Love You, Mars (2004)
* A Gentle Goodnight, Come To My Place (2002)
* Love for Loving You, Come To My Place (2002)
* F4 - Jue Bu Neng Shi Qu Ni (絕不能失去你) Can't Lose You, Meteor Garden II (2002)
* F4 - Yan Huo De Ji Jie (煙火的季節) The Season of Fireworks, Meteor Garden II (2002)


Movies

* Tea Fight (2008)
* Linger (http://ent.sina.com.cn/f/m/hudiefei/index.shtml) (2008)

Trivia

* Languages: Mandarin and Hokkien
* Music group: JVKV (formerly known as F4)

CHAE RIM

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CHAE RIM
Park Chae-rim(박채림) (born March 28, 1979) is a South Korean actress. She was noted for her role in the MBC drama All About Eve. Park made her debut in the drama Kaist. She is widely known and addressed as "Chae Rim" to many of her fans as well as fan propaganda magazines. Park married singer Lee Seung-hwan (14 years her senior) on May 24th, 2003. On March 31st, 2006, Lee's agency "Cloud Fish" released news of the couple's divorce. The reason stated was because of the couple personality differences, which caused the couple to separate since early December 2005. [1]

Profile

* Name: 채림 / Chae Rim (Chae Lim)
* Real name: 박채림 / Park Chae Rim
* Chinese name: 蔡琳 / Cai Lin
* Profession: Actress
* Birthdate: 1979-Mar-28
* Height: 168cm
* Weight: 48kg
* Blood type: A
* Star sign: Aries
* Family: Younger brother/actor Park Sang Wook
* Talent agency: Olive9 Entertaiment (http://www.olive9.com/)



TV Series

* Powerful Opponents (KBS2, 2008)
* My Bratty Princess 2 (2008)
* Dal Ja's Spring (KBS2, 2007)
* Kang Xi Mi Shi as He She Li (BTV, 2006)
* Lost City in Snow Heaven (2006, cameo)
* Princess Sheng Ping (2005)
* Warriors of the Yang Clan (2004)
* Oh! Pil Seung And Bong Soon Young (KBS2, 2004)
* Love at the Aegean Sea (CTS, 2004)
* On the Prairie (KBS2, 2003)
* We Are Dating Now (SBS, 2002)
* Four Sisters (MBC, 2001)
* Cheers For The Women (SBS, 2000)
* All About Eve (MBC, 2000)
* Air Force (MBC, 2000)
* Loving You (MBC, 1999)
* Kaist (SBS, 1999)
* Lost One’s Way / The Song of Hope (1999)
* Shy Lover / 수줿쿀 연쿸 (MBC, 1998)
* Jump / 젿프 (1998) sitcom
* As We Live Our Lives / 살다보면 / sahl da bo myun (KBS, 1998)
* My Mother's Daughters / 엄마쿘 딸 / umma eul ddal (SBS, 1998)
* Ban Buhl Ee / 방울쿴 (MBC, 1997)
* A Daughter's Choice / 딸쿘 선탿 / ddal eul sun taek (MBC, 1996)
* Pair / 짿 / jjak (MBC, 1995)
* Journey / 갈채 / gal chae (1994)
* Warm River / 뜨거운 강 (1994)


Recognitions

* 2007 KBS Drama Awards: Female Top Excellence Award for Dal Ja's Spring
* 2006 Annual Golden TVS Awards: Most Popular International Star
* 2000 SBS Drama Awards: Popular Actress Award
* 1999 MBC Drama Awards: Popular Actress Award
* 35th Baeksang Art Awards: New Actress Award (TV Section) (1999)
* 1998 MBC Drama Awards: New Actress Award

BARBIE XU

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BARBIE XU
Barbie Hsu (Chinese: 徐熙媛; pinyin: Xú Xīyuàn; Wade-Giles: Hsü Hsi-yüan; also known as Dà S (大S) to fans) is a Taiwanese actress and singer. She is most well known for her role in Taiwanese dramas, especially Meteor Garden, a Japanese manga adaptation that propelled her to fame. She also acted in movies, her first being the Chinese movie The Ghost Inside. Barbie has also appeared in the Taiwanese series Mars with Vic Zhou. Barbie also had a singing career prior to her acting career. She was in a duo group called "S.O.S." (Sisters of Shu) with her sister Dee Hsu. Their last album was called Abnormal Girls, so from then on, they called themselves ASOS (Abnormal Sisters of Shu).[citation needed]

Barbie Hsu has endorsed Tissot watches since 2005 and signed an additional 3-year contract in April 2008.

Profile

* Name: 徐熙媛 / Xu Xi Yuan
* English name: Barbie Hsu / Barbie Xu
* Also known as: 姍姍 (San San/Shan Shan), 大S (Big S)
* Profession: Actress, host, singer
* Birthdate: 1976-Oct-06
* Birthplace: Taipei, Taiwan
* Star sign: Libra
* Height: 163cm
* Weight: 44kg
* Blood Type: B
* Family: Sister Dee Hsu

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About Barbie Xu

Barbie started out with her sister as a girl band called ASOS in Taiwan. They became popular because of their funny and daring attitudes. Afterwards, they both hosted 100% entertainment (Yu Le Bai Fen Bai) for more than 8 years; the show is still running but both of their contracts have ended. Barbie became famous after her first drama, Meteor Garden, as the female lead Shan Cai, and was recognized again for her excellent performances in Phantom Lover and Mars. She is now focusing on acting in movies and series. Her recent drama with Alan Luo has made the audience continue to recognize her strong abilities.
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TV Shows

* Corner with Love (2007)
* Phantom Lover (2005)
* Mars (2004)
* Say Yes Enterprise (Story 3: Love Letter) (2004)
* A Chinese Ghost Story (2003)
* The Monkey King (2002)
* Meteor Garden II (CTS, 2002)
* Meteor Garden (2001)


TV Show Theme Songs

* Rang Wo Ai Ni (讓我愛你) Let me love you, Mars (2004)

Movies

* My So Called Love (2008)
* Connected (http://connected.emp.hk/) (2008)
* Silk (http://www.ha-movie.com/game/silk/index.htm) as Su Yuan (2006)
* The Ghost Inside (2005)

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Trivia

* Previous host of 娛樂百分百 (Entertainment 100%), a very popular Taiwan entertainment news show
* Languages Spoken: Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Korean, English
* Music group: ASOS

Filmography

[edit] TV Series

* Corner With Love 2 (2008) -unconfirmed-
* Corner With Love (2007)
* Phantom Lover (2005)
* Say Yes Enterprise (2004)
* Mars (2004)
* Monkey King (Quest to the Sutra) (2003)
* Eternity: A Chinese Ghost Story (2003)
* Meteor Garden II (2002)
* Meteor Garden (2001)

[edit] Movies

* My So Called Love (Upcoming 2008)
* Connected (September 25, 2008)
* Silk (2006)
* The Ghost Inside (2005)

[edit] Variety Shows

* 100% Entertainment
* Da Xiao Ai Chi
* Wu Lin Da Dao

[edit] Books

* Barbie Essence (2003) Photo Book
* Mei Rong Da Wang (2004) Beauty Book
* Penny Dreadful (2005) Poetry Book
* Mei Rong Da Wang 2 (2007) Beauty Book

Personal life

* She is no longer in a relationship with popular actor Vic Zhou, a member of popular Taiwanese band F4.
* She is vegetarian.
* She recently published a book over beauty and cosmetics.
* She is popular in the Philippines after her drama series, Meteor Garden with F4 (now JVKV).
* She shot to fame in Japan after her series Meteor Garden and Mars were shown on local TV and became hits.
* She also released a photo book in Japan, called Barbie Essence which became a best seller after a week of its release.

[edit] Current Endorsements

* Pantene (Shampoo)
* Miracle (Jewelry)
* Marilyn (Lingerie)
* Lenovo (Mobile Phone)
* Ayilian (Clothing Line)
* Tissot (Watch)
* Proya (Cosmetic)
* Delica Wine (Liquor)
* Lulu (Yogurt Drink)
* Zhi Dong (Healthy Drink)
* Lang Sha (Stockings)
* Cayo (Cosmetics)
* Big Train - Lee Cooper Jeans
* Da Dong (Shoes)
* Lazard (Private Wealth Management)

[edit] External links

* ASOS Online Website
* Profile of Barbie on ASOS Online
* Barbie Xu is the new face of Tissot
* "Barbie's English Forum"
* Barbie Hsu at the Internet Movie Database

RAINIE YANG

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RAINIE YANG

Profile

  • Name: 楊丞琳 (杨丞琳) / Yang Cheng Lin
  • English name: Rainie Yang
  • Also known as: Ah Lin / Lin Lin / Xiao Cheng Lin / Cheng Lin / Yeung Sing Lam / Lily
  • Birthdate: 1984-Jun-04
  • Birthplace: Taipei, Taiwan
  • Profession: Actress, singer and host
  • Height: 162cm
  • Weight: 42kg
  • Star sign: Gemini
  • Chinese zodiac: Rat
  • Blood type: A
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About Rainie

She started acting when she was 14-years-old, appearing in movies and commercials in Hong Kong. At 15, she auditioned for a girl band to be launched by BMG Records called "4 in Love" and passed with flying colors. From then on, she was called "Rainie" to fit in with the weather-based named girls of the group; she was originally called Lily in the industry. She moved to Taiwan and pursued her acting career as she lived with her co-band members under one roof. She starred in various dramas starting with the mega blockbuster Meteor Garden where she played a supporting, yet pivotal role as the cute Xiao You (Hana Yori Dango’s "Yuki" Chinese counterpart). The rest is history as she proceeded on to be a much-loved leading lady by respectable men and starred in more bankable dramas. Unfortunately, in late 2002, 4 in Love had to disband. Windie and Sunnie proceeded with their studies and Cloudie pursued becoming a stewardess. Rainie was left in the E-circle. Continuing as a solo artist, she reached new heights and levels with a different job- as a host. She discovered her hosting skills with the hosting jobs she did left and right. She became a host without disrupting her acting career where she also received many projects. She continued singing by performing on the OSTs of her dramas. 2005 was a pivotal year for Rainie. Her leading TV series "Devil Beside You" (恶魔在身边) with Mike He brought her song Ai Mei absolute success. She holds the record as the first Chinese newcomer to achieve platinum status with her debut album My Intuition Ai Mei.

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TV Shows



TV Show Theme Songs

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Movies

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Endorsements

  • Clarins
  • McDonalds' - along with Alan Luo (2007)
  • Le Tea
  • 7-Eleven

Trivia

  • Languages: Mandarin, Taiwanese, English, Japanese and Cantonese
  • Skills: Singing Japanese songs, doing somersaults
  • Hobbies: Reading novels, journal writing
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External Links


Career

Yang began her career as a member of the all-girl singing group 4 in Love, where she was given the stage name of Rainie. The group's popularity in the music industry was mediocre and they achieved limited success. After the group disbanded, Yang continued to pursue a career in the entertainment industry as a TV host, hosting shows such as the "Guess Guess Guess" variety show. After playing supporting roles in several dramas (including the mega hit Meteor Garden), she landed the lead role (as Qi Yue) in the CTV drama Devil Beside You opposite Mike He. Devil Beside You proved to be very popular, allowing Rainie's career to take off. The same year, she released her debut album, My Intuition, featuring her hit songs "Ai Mei" and "Li Xiang Qing Ren", which were both from Devil Beside You. My Intuition made Chinese entertainment history as the only debut album to reach platinum status, selling 1.5 million copies in South-East Asia.

In 2006, she released her follow-up album, Meeting Love, which also sold very well. On September 7, 2007, she released My Other Self (otherwise known as Anywhere Door). It features "Que Yang" and "Wan Mei Bi Li," which also stars her Devil Beside You co-stars Mike He and Kingone Wang. Hoping to portray herself as a "serious" actress, Yang co-starred in the arthouse and lesbian-related 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.

On January 8, 2007, Yang recorded her last "Guess Guess Guess" show due to her busy schedule and focus on her music career.[citation needed] On April 23, 2008, while filming the idol drama "Miss No Good" in Sanchih, Yang fell heavily from the stairs, and was sent to Mackay Memorial Hospital. 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.

She will appear next in GTV's Superstar Express which stars herself, Jiro Wang of Fahrenheit, and George Hu.

[edit] Controversy

In 2003, Yang mistook the eight-year Second Sino-Japanese War as having been eleven years in length during a television program. After learning the actual length of the war, she responded with "Only eight years?" Upon knowing the Japanese army murdered 40,000 people in Nanjing, China, she responded by saying "only 40,000?" This response generated anger in China, leading to the boycotting of Hunan Satellite Television's airing of Devil Beside You, in which she acted. Upon learning of the widespread boycott, Hunan TV replaced the show's airtime with Green Forest, My Home.[1]

In 2006, Yang was interviewing a Japanese mixed guest, and said "I must have been a Japanese in my past life! Walking in Kimono feels so elegant." She then says "We must learn everything Japanese!"

In January of 2007, Yang was invited to do a commercial for McDonald's. Upon airing, there was a lot of protest from China. This forced McDonald's to delete all the scenes containing Yang in the commercial.　

In March 29, 2007, Yang was in Singapore promoting and said she despised Mainland Chinese people because they have very low morals.

On April 3, 2007, Yang wrote a public apology letter to her fans saying "I mis-spoke four years ago, it was understandable because I was only 18 years old, plus I didn't have a lot of education. I did not have a good understanding of history, so this caused me to mis-speak. I hope people can forgive me, the war was not as long and as horrible as I thought, this is why I answered only 40,000 people and was surprised it was only 8 years. I will continue to study history, and improve my skills in hosting. Thank you."[citation needed]


JOE CHENG

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JOE CHENG

Biography

Joe Cheng began his career with the Catwalk modeling agency. His acting career began when he starred in the Taiwanese series The Rose with the famous Taiwanese girl pop group S.H.E. in 2003. The following year, he took main leads in two other Taiwanese series, Nine Ball and Magic Ring.

His most famous starring role to date has been in It Started With a Kiss, a 2005 Taiwanese series adapted from the Japanese manga Itazura Na Kiss, opposite Ariel Lin. Cheng returned for the sequel, They Kiss Again, which aired in 2007. Since They Kiss Again, Cheng has also starred in the Taiwanese adaptation of the Japanese series Honey and Clover. Currently Joe Cheng is the co-lead in Love or Bread with Ariel Lin


Profile

  • Name: 鄭元暢 (郑元畅) / Zheng Yuan Chang
  • English name: Joseph (Joe) Cheng
  • Also known as: 小综 (Xiao Zong) / Bryan (previously used)
  • Profession: Actor and model
  • Birthdate: 1982-Jun-19
  • Birthplace: Taiwan
  • Height: 188cm
  • Weight: 78kg
  • Star sign: Gemini
  • Chinese zodiac: Dog
  • Blood type: O
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TV Shows


TV Show Theme Songs

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Trivia

  • Hobbies: Playing tennis, swimming and reading
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personal information
Actual Name: Zheng Yuan Chang / 鄭元暢
Full Name in English: Cheng Yuan Chang
Nickname: Xiao Zhong / 小 綜
Origin of his nickname: Five years ago, Zheng Ba Ba just finished watching a program about names. All of a sudden his has a certain urge to change Yuan Chang’s name. Zheng Ba Ba thinks that Yuan Chang’s name should have the word ‘Zhong’ in it; so that he will be more obedient. Yuan Chang finds it rather refreshing so he told his friends about the name and asked them to call him ‘Xiao Zhong’. Until now, his name in his Identity Card remind unchanged; but all his friends have already get used to using his nickname. If someone he doesn’t really know call him Xiao Zhong, he will feel a bit awkward; so everyone can call him Yuan Chang.
English Name: Joseph (Joe for short)
Japanese Name: Joosefu Chen / ジョ-セフ. チェン
Height: 188cm
Weight: 78kg
Birth Date: 1982/6/19 (Been living in TaiChung, Beitun District for 18 years)
Horoscope: Gemini
Education: Ren-Ai Guo Xiao (Elementary School), Wei-Dao Zhong Xue (Junior High), Feng-Yuan Gao Zhong (Senior High) [Been in Ri Zhong Kang Bu Dao] (A tutor Club); (Having wonderful memories about the time he spent in the club)
Blood type: O
Shoe size: 12
Body Figure: 40.32.39
Family: Father, Mother, Sister (older sister)
Favorite color: White, Black
Interest: Watch movies, playing online games (Ever Quest), computer games (Magic Sword & the Chivalrous Youngsters II), Drawing and Play tennis.
Characteristics: Approachable, easy to get along, doesn’t have much temper (keep yourself to yourself and vice versa)
Interested in what kind of art?- Abstract painting and also like Salvado Dali’s collection.
Best at: Swimming (familiar with every style), Tennis, Drawing (with water colors, manga /comic) and Sketching.
Singing voice: Not good ~_~
Myopia: 400 degrees.
Hair: Natural curl.
Favorite line: Hao High Wo!
English language: Not good, in learning stage.
Runway experience: Mostly with products.
Admire the type of opposite sex: Short hair, Sporty, Energetic and Optimistic.
Family thought of Yuan Chang joining the Entertainment Industry: Neither support nor against it; as long as it didn’t inherit any bad influence.
Hobby: Stay at home.
Interested in the type of movies: Able to touch the heart. (Not related to love)
Favorite movies: Billy Elliot, Instinct.
Favorite Singer: Eason Chan, Karen Mok and Madonna.
Favorite Actress: Cate Blanchett and Sammi Cheng.
Favorite Actor: Anthony Hopkins, Jim Carrey, Leslie Cheung and Stephen Chow.
Favorite Japanese Artist: Yosuke Kubozuka and Rie Miyazawa.
Favorite Manga: Monster (I also like Urasa Naoki’s collection) and Kindaichi Shonen no Jikembo and Kaguyahime.
Favorite Manga Character: Me! (Kui)
Favorite type of novel: The First Intimate Contact (I like the author’s writing style), Long Qiang Legend (Ancient China Warfare Novels) and Wesley’s Legend.
Country most desire to visit: Japan, Greece, Egypt and Bali.
Favorite type of music: Pop music and Lounge Music.
Favorite Animal: Cat and Dog.
Favorite Food: Strawberry (not a picky eater) and Coke.
Favorite Brand/Label: "AGNES B." (a french designer)!; (Ah, ah! Too expensive; can only think about it)
Love to read books?- Yes
Love shopping?- Yes, but don’t have the time.
Things that you afraid of: Person who has an evil heart is more terrible than a ghost.
Normal Clothing Style: Simple is the basic rule. The main point will be concentrate more on the accessories like shoes. Love to have many changes and willing to try out different styles. Wearing a suit does make you look more mature.
Most unforgettable incident: First time on the runway, very nervous! It’s because I am the only newbie there.
Ever being bully by the more experience models?- No, everyone is very nice to me.
Taken any case/job which is tough?- Advertisements because you have to stand in front of the light and still have to keep your eyes open. Ah, ah! It’s actually quite difficult to do that.
What is the definition of becoming a good model?- Being able to present the clothing or products as best as possible during the photo-shoot even though the model is not the main lead yet definitely important.
Will continue being as a model?- Didn’t thought of quitting as this is where I came from. This is where I started; hope to be able have some achievements from it. Hopefully be able to cope with both acting and modeling. But I really like acting.
Things you hope to do with the fans: Have tea together and chat.
Having rumors about you on the internet, what will you do?- I won’t respond to any rumors posted on the Internet because the Internet will only make it worse. I will keep my personal life to myself.
Why your skins’ color are lighter when you are in the series than in the photos?- That will be the expertise of the make-up artist.
Before you become a model, what did you do for a living?- Been working as a bartender in TaiChung, Waiter and etc.
Already been to which country?- Japan (Been there when I was small)
Favorite Type of Book: Science, Ancient Civilization and Extraterrestrials.
First Love & First Kiss: High School second year. (Can’t remember the age)
Been in how many relationships?- 2 or 3 times.
Dislike what kind of people?- Playing with tactics.
Dislike what kind of insects?- Cockroach, mice and etc; almost the same with anything that everyone would dislike but not afraid of it.
Most Embarrassing Moment: Farted in the elevator.
Most Depressing Moment: Primary school third year, parent divorced.
Ever thought of having an official backstage membership fan-base?- Already have it since 2003/11/2.
How did you become a model?- Introduce by a friend of my sister.
Any desired dreams?- Reserved my answer. I will reveal it when I’ve succeeded in achieving it.
Do you have any expectation about your future?- Be able to grow together with the person that I like.
Zheng Yuan Zhang’s quote: Learn together, grow together.


ARIEL LIN

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ARIEL LIN

Ariel Lin (Chinese: 林依晨; pinyin:Lín Yīchén; born October 29, 1982 in Taipei) is a Taiwanese actress and singer.

Lin was first discovered in the Taiwanese variety show Guess and was the champion of the pretty subway girl contest in the show. After appearing in several television roles in Taiwanese dramas during the early 2000s, she rose to fame for playing the role of Yuan Xiang Qin in the hit drama series It Started With a Kiss opposite Joe Cheng.

Lin has also been highly praised for her work in Tokyo Juliet as Lin Lai Sui with Wu Chun and Simon Yam. She is currently working on Legend of the Condor Heroes (Playing Huang Rong opposite of Hu Ge). She attended Taiwan's National Chengchi University, majoring in Korean. She will work again with Joe Cheng in a new series called Love or Bread.

Profile

  • Name: 林依晨 / Lin Yi Chen (Lam Yi San)
  • English name: Ariel Lin
  • Profession: Actress and singer
  • Birthdate: 1982-Oct-29
  • Birthplace: Taiwan
  • Height: 160cm
  • Weight: 43kg
  • Star sign: Scorpio
  • Chinese zodiac: Dog
  • Blood type: A
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TV Shows





TV Show Theme Songs

* Mian Bao De Zi Wei (麵包的滋味) The Taste of Bread, Love or Bread ending theme song (2008)
* Ni, They Kiss Again (2007)
* Fei Ni Mo Shu, Tokyo Juliet (2006)
* Gu Dan Bei Ban Qiu (孤單北半球) Lonely Northern Hemisphere, Love Contract ending theme song (2004)
* Cha Cha, My Secret Garden II insert song (2004)

Movies

* Free as Love (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0821455) (2004)
* Kung Fu Girls (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0398403) (2003)
* Love Me, If You Can (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0403020) (2003)



Ariel Lin - Queen of the idol series

Ariel Lin’s looks may not be graded as beautiful, so everyone is describing her as [cute], [has quality]; but because she really has this Taiwan’s local girl style which eventually makes her even more popular. Actually Ariel is a good representative for Taiwanese girls. Dreaming their normal self would one day meet a smart and wealthy boyfriend, winning all the envies from the public. Ariel Lin being [love till the end] by the good looking guys: Joe Cheng, Mike He and Wu Zun, hasn’t been involved in a relationship for quite a while now maybe you will ask her “Aren’t you dating Joe Cheng?” This [Taiwan’s Queen of the Idol series] will personally tell you the truth deep from her heart.

Having just celebrated her 25th birthday on October 29th, now she is already in HengDian filming the new generation of HuangRong. Even though being call as [The chubbiest HuangRong ever] it did not put her down at all. She purposely avoids watching Barbara Yung and Athena Chu’s versions of HuangRong and based on her own version of HuangRong straightly from the novel and scripts. Before she departs to HengDian, was able to have an interview session with her. So which one is harder? Being HuangRong or (XiangQin) being ZhiShu’s (Joe Cheng) wife or being the real life Ariel?

In the set, Ariel looks a bit quiet. She is also busy changing her makeup and clothes. But she is a very polite girl, she would sits very still and listen to her questions during the interview, always holding her smiles. When asked [Are there any great pressure having to act as HuangRong? Because a lot of artiest had already played it and not everyone had been succeeded. Why she wanted to try it out?]

Portraying a new version of HuangRong
Ariel nodded her head and said: [Pressure is high but being an actor would be wanted to face new challenge, especially characters that would be the talk of the town. Since the story can be remake throughout the centuries, it means that the character can be played by anyone. I’ve already acted in tv series for 6 years, it’s time to give myself a bigger challenge. Used the strength of 200 marks to act as HuangRong, hope that people who haven’t watched “the older version of HuangRong” will be able to accept me.]

What Ariel said is true. During the 80s is Barbara Yung, 90s is Athena Chu, 2000 is Zhou Xun and 2007 will be Ariel’s turn. New generation viewers may not have seen the previous version of , so she could act out based on how she sees the new generation of HuangRong. [To avoid having other people’s shadows, I haven’t watched any previous versions of ; but from my memory, the most impressive HuangRong is Barbara Yung. She is HuangRong’s reincarnation.
Girl next door image mesmerizing boys and girl viewers

Looking at Ariel’s info, filming tv series the year 2000. Didn’t immediately shot into fame but she’s getting more and more popular as she keeps on filming series from series. She’s been filming12 series in just 5 years. That’s why when (we) asked Taiwan Medias how do they describe Ariel Lin, they will tell you [She’s Taiwan’s Queen of the Idol Series]. At first, (I) was a bit surprised; Ariel is not a beauty and doesn’t make people feel that she’s gorgeous. Why would she be [Queen]? Their answers would be: [It’s because she’s like Taiwan’s girl next door type. A lot of prince charming is falling for [beautiful enough to have her own perspective] type. This is also the deepest desire of all the girls; it sorts of like making the other girls feels like they could actually relate themselves to Ariel. While guys also love this kind of girls who have a rocky path in their life cause then it will be a good opportunity to let the guys satisfy their own desire of protecting the girls. Anyway Ariel is the new generation

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