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Rainie Yang

Rainie Yang
Rainie Yang 2010.jpg
Yang in 2010
Background information
Chinese name 楊丞琳 (traditional)
Chinese name 杨丞琳 (simplified)
Pinyin Yáng Chénglín (Mandarin)
Jyutping Yèung Sìnglàm (Cantonese)
Origin Taiwan
Born (1984-06-04) 4 June 1984 (age 32)
Taipei, Taiwan
Occupation Singer, Actress, Host
Genre(s) Mandopop
Label(s) EMI Music Taiwan (2014–present)
Sony Music Taiwan (2005–2014)
Years active 2000–present
Associated acts 4 in Love (2000–2001)
Ancestry Guangdong, China

Rainie Yang (traditional Chinese: 楊丞琳; simplified Chinese: 杨丞琳; pinyin: Yáng Chénglín; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Iû Sêng-lîm; born 4 June 1984) is a Taiwanese singer, actress and TV host.

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. After the group disbanded in 2002, Yang continued to pursue a career in the entertainment industry as a TV host, hosting shows such as the variety show Guess Guess Guess. After playing supporting roles in several Taiwanese dramas, including the highly popular pan-asia hit Taiwanese idol drama series Meteor Garden, she landed the main 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 song "曖昧" (Intuition) as the theme song of Devil Beside You and 理想情人" (Ideal Lover).

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 main 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).


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