Taiwan | Music Asia | Asia Music Portal - Part 3

Rainie Yang

– September 10, 2009Posted in: Actress, Model, Singer

Rainie Yang (traditional Chinese: 楊丞琳; simplified Chinese: 杨丞琳; pinyin: Yáng Chénglín; born June 4, 1984) is a popular Taiwanese singer, actress, and talk show host.

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).

Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Girl band, Hong Kong, meteor garden, rainie yang, Taiwan, Taiwanese Singer

Wei Chen

– August 23, 2009Posted in: Actor, Singer

Wei Chen (English Name: Vision) is a Chinese pop singer and actor who rose to fame through televised singing competitions.

Wei Chen grew up in Lanzhou, Gansu Province, China. His mother was a former singer. In high school, he started having vocal music and piano lessons and later attended the Sichuan Conservatory of Music.

Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Asia, pop singer, Singer, Taiwan

Jerry Yan

– August 21, 2009Posted in: Actor, Singer

jerry yan 12

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).

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.

Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Asia, chinese music awards, fashion model, jerry yan, meteor garden ii, Taiwan, Taiwanese Actor, Taiwanese Singer

Nylon Chen

– August 21, 2009Posted in: Actor, Singer

Nylon Chen 01

Nylon Chen is a Taiwanese Actor and Singer.

Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Asia, Nylon Chen, Taiwan, Taiwanese Actor

Jolin Tsai

– August 21, 2009Posted in: Dancer, Singer

Jolin Tsai 12

Jolin Tsai (Chinese: 蔡依林; pinyin: Cài Yīlín; Wade-Giles: Tsai I-lin) is a Golden Melody Award winning Taiwanese Mandopop singer. She is commonly known as the Ayumi Hamasaki of Taiwan and is one of the most successful and popular singers in the Mandarin music market. Despite being compared frequently with Jpop Queen Hamasaki, Jolin claims that her style is different from Hamasaki’s and she has no thoughts of following in the diva’s footsteps.

Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Asia, diva, Jolin Tsai, pop singer, Taiwan, universal music

Shaun Yong Bang

– August 21, 2009Posted in: Producer, Singer, Song Writer

Shaun Yong Bang

Shaun Yong Bang is a Singaporean Singer and Song Writer, he has lived in Taiwan, Mainland China, Hong Kong and Singapore. those experiences have largely broadened his musical horizons.

Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Asia, Hong Kong, mainland china, Shaun Yong Bang, singaporean singer, Taiwan

Jam Hsiao

– August 21, 2009Posted in: Actor, Singer

Jam Hsiao 01

Jam Hsiao (Chinese: 蕭敬騰; Pinyin: Xiāo Jìng Téng)(Born March 30, 1987, Taipei, Taiwan), is a famous Taiwanese singer. In summer 2007, this young talented singer rose to fame with only three brief appearances in the first season of CTV’s 中視 star search show,”One Million Star 超級星光大道”, which is a singing competition reality show similar to American Idol. A self-taught player of numerous music instruments, Hsiao is known for his wide vocal ranges, unique singing style, diverse music genres, and astounding charisma in his live performance.

Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Asia, Jam Hsiao, Taiwan, Taiwanese Singer

Jay Chou

– August 16, 2009Posted in: Actor, Model, Producer, Singer, Song Writer

Jay Chou 04

Jay Chou (traditional Chinese: 周杰倫; simplified Chinese: 周杰伦; pinyin: Zhōu Jiélún; Wade-Giles: Chou Chieh-lun; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chiu Kia̍t-lûn) (born January 18, 1979) is a Taiwanese musician, singer, producer, actor and director who has won the World Music Award four times. He is well-known for composing all his own songs and songs for other singers. In 1998 he was discovered in a talent contest where he displayed his piano and song-writing skills. Over the next two years, he was hired to compose for popular Chinese singers. Although he was trained in classical music, Chou combines Chinese and Western music styles to produce songs that fuse R&B, rock and pop genres, covering issues such as domestic violence, war, and urbanization.

Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Asia, chinese singer, golden horse awards, Jay Chou, taipei taiwan, Taiwan, Taiwanese Actor, Taiwanese Singer

Wu Chun

– August 15, 2009Posted in: Actor, Model, Singer

Wu Chun

Wu Zun (traditional Chinese: 吳尊; simplified Chinese: 吴尊; pinyin: Wú Zūn), also referred to as Wu Chun, is a Brunei-born actor, singer, a former model, and gym instructor. He is the only non-Taiwanese born member of the boy band Fahrenheit, and is known for his roles in the Taiwanese idol dramas Romantic Princess (公主小妹), Hanazakarino Kimitachihe (花樣少年少女),Hot Shot (篮球火） and Tokyo Juliet (東方茱麗葉).

Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: jerry yan, Taiwan, Taiwanese Actor, Taiwanese Model, Taiwanese Singer, Wu Chun