Yang Cheng Lin

Awards

Singapore Hit Awards(新加坡金曲奖) - 29 October

• Most Popular Female Artiste

The 45th Taiwan Golden Bell Awards

• Best Leading Actress in a Drama Series (Hi My Sweetheart)

TV Shows

• Wo Cai Wo Cai Wo Cai Cai Cai (Guess Guess Guess)(CTV) - 2002 [2002.09.30] - 2007 [2007.01.08]
• ASOS 100% Entertainment- 2005
• Azio Entertainment News- 2002 - May 2004
• TVBS Game Show- 2003
• Jacky Live!- 2003

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?" Internet postings exaggerated the incident to include her mistaking the death toll of the Nanking Massacre .Reports of her blunder generated anger in China , leading to the boycotting of Hunan Satellite Television 's airing ofDevil Beside You, in which she starred. Upon learning of the widespread boycott, Hunan TV replaced the show's airtime withGreen Forest, My Home.

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."

Concert

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On 24 April 2010, Rainie Yang's first ever concert, named "Whimsical World" was held in Taipei Arena . Her concert tickets were sold out and well received from her fans and other Taiwanese artists. She performed hit singles from her 5 albums and a duet with Jerry Yan during the concert.

Her "Whimsical World Tour" was then held in Singapore on the 16th October 2010.

Career

Yang began her career as a member of the all-girl singing group 4 in Love in Taiwan, where she was given the stage name of Rainie, matching the weather theme of the member's names. 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 " Guess Guess Guess " variety show. After playing supporting roles in several dramas (including the mega hitMeteor Garden), she landed the lead role (as Qi Yue) in the CTV dramaDevil Beside Youopposite Mike He in 2005.Devil Beside Youproved 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 theme songs fromDevil Beside You.My Intuitionmade Chinese entertainment history as the only debut album to reach platinum status, selling 1.5 million copies in East and Southeast Asia .^{[citation needed]}

In 2006, she released her follow-up album,Meeting Love, which also sold very well at around 1.4 million. On January 8, 2007, Yang recorded her last "Guess Guess Guess" show due to her busy schedule and focus upon her music/acting career.^{[citation needed]}Hoping to portray herself as a "serious" actress, Yang co-starred in the lesbian-themed filmSpider Liliesalongside Isabella Leong . However, after co-starring inSpider Lilies, Yang returned to her previous cute image by becoming the lead actress in the drama Why Why Love (co-starring Mike He and Kingone Wang ), which aired during the summer of 2007. She subsequently released her third album,My Other Self(otherwise known asAnywhere Doorin Taiwan), on September 7, 2007. It features the theme songs fromWhy Why Love, "Que Yang" and "Wan Mei Bi Li".^{[citation needed]}

On April 23, 2008, while filming the idol dramaMiss No Goodin Sanchih featuring Wilber Pan, 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.
Miss No Good, starring Yang and Wilber Pan , was aired during the fall/winter of 2008 and was met with much success. During this period of time, she also released her 4th album,Not Yet a Woman, which features "Tai Fan Nao" and "Dai Wo Zou" that were also used on theMiss No Goodsoundtrack.

She next appeared in GTV's ToGetHer (2009), which stars herself, Jiro Wang of Fahrenheit , and George Hu .

In 2009, Yang finished filmingThe Child's Eye in 3Din Thailand, an upcoming 2010 horror flick directed by the Pang Brothers starring Yang and Elanne Kong , and also her next drama,Hi My Sweetheartwith Show Luo , which first aired on CTV and GTV on November 1, 2009.After promotingHi My Sweetheart, Yang released her next album, titledRainie & Love ....?, on New Years Day, 2010.Due to the success ofDevil Beside YouandMiss No Goodoverseas, Yang entered Jpop in 2010 by releasing a Japanese version of her famous "Ai Mei" song as her first Japanese single.

Yang released a collection album named " Whimsical World Collection" on 23 April 2010. This first ever collection album consists of 3 CDs and a DVD with 3 brand new songs, 35 singles and 15 music videos from her previous 5 albums.

Her first ever concert was held on 24 April 2010 in Taipei Arena, the biggest stage in Taiwan.She also worked as a spokesperson for Shiatzy Chen .

Singles

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Albums

Compilation albums

Dramas

Movies

• Wo Cai Wo Cai Wo Cai Cai Cai (Guess Guess Guess)(CTV) - 2002 [2002.09.30] - 2007 [2007.01.08]
• ASOS 100% Entertainment- 2005
• Azio Entertainment News- 2002 - May 2004
• TVBS Game Show- 2003
• Jacky Live!- 2003

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