- ZNS (performer)
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ZNS Birth name Michael William Ryan Born August 4, 1989 Origin San Diego, California, United States of America Genres Mandopop Occupations presenter, singer, actor Years active 2007–present Associated acts Dashan Website http://blog.sina.com.cn/zhaoenshi/ (Official Chinese Website) Michael William Ryan (Chinese: 赵恩世; pinyin: zhào ēn shì, born August 4, 1989), commonly known by his stage name ZNS, which is abbreviation of his Chinese name, is a popular American performer, TV presenter, and recording artist active in China and well known in overseas Chinese communities. ZNS' multilingual skills (speaking nearly perfect Mandarin Chinese and conversational Japanese and German along with his native English and Spanish) have contributed to his popularity in Mainland China. He is the first non-Asian westerner to have been accepted to the prestigious Broadcasting Academy of the Communication University of China in Beijing, where he is currently enrolled in undergraduate studies.[1]
Born and raised in San Diego, California, ZNS left for China at the age of 18, first studying at Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province. After being casted for a city television advertisement, ZNS was discovered by Hebei TV for his singing and participated in Jiqing Jiu Jiu, Hebei TV's top-rating singing contest. After having Television appearances on Hebei TV for more than a year, ZNS was invited to participate in Chinese Central Television's smash-hit singing contest Starlight Avenue, a program broadcast to an estimated audience of 60 million people. Although ZNS only made it to the 5th round of the competition, he was discovered by famous Chinese crosstalk comedian Ding Guang Quan and began his formal study of the art. Since then, ZNS a regular personality on major Chinese TV stations, including CCTV and Hunan TV.[2]
In March 2010, ZNS was invited to speak at Toronto University's annual China Conference, speaking on the Culture panel as an expert on the Chinese Television industry and giving insights to the work of a Broadcaster in China.
In May 2010, ZNS took part in Hunan TV's popular Male Idol singing competition Super Boy. Taking part in the North American auditions, ZNS made it into the top 10 for Los Angeles, top 5 for North America, and top 30 for the World before retiring from the show. ZNS cites focusing on school as the main reason for quitting, but although quitting before the top 12 finals, he was still one of the most popular contestant in 2010.[3] ZNS continued on to work as a TV reporter for Hunan TV World Channel for the remainder of the 2010 Superboy competition, daily appearing on Hunan TV and interviewing the final contests of Superboy.[4]
In July 2010 ZNS held a mini-concert at Tianjin TV, in Tianjin. Fans and supporters flew in from all over China and even from nearby countries to see the performance.[5] The mini-concert special aired on Tianjin TV in late summer 2010.
During Christmas 2010, ZNS was invited back to Tianjin TV to perform on Tianjin TV's Christmas Special.
Continuing his studies at Beijing Broadcasting Academy, ZNS has emceed and hosted several large-scale events over the last half year
Footnotes
- ^ (Chinese) "飞往中国 寻找亚洲梦—赵恩世(Flying to China in Pursuit of the Asian Dream – ZNS)". http://www.bjchinese.bjedu.cn/. http://www.bjchinese.bjedu.cn/chineseArticlelist.do?method=article&articleId=541. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
- ^ (Chinese) "美青年中國走紅 望成華語節目主持人(American Teen Becomes Famous in China, Aspires to become Chinese TV Host) SING TAO DAILY". http://news.singtao.ca/. http://news.singtao.ca/vancouver/2010-03-28/headline1269769634d2395803.html. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
- ^ (Chinese) "赵恩世 - 百度百科(ZNS - Baidu Encyclopedia)". http://baike.baidu.com/. http://baike.baidu.com/view/2897708.htm. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
- ^ (Chinese) ""海星"赵恩世惊现快男现场 将任湖卫国际出镜记者（Oversea's "Sea-star" ZNS Returns to Superboy, becoming Hunan World's on-screen reporter）". http://ent.hunantv.com/. http://ent.hunantv.com/z/20100715/705640.html. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
- ^ (Chinese) "《音乐High客》新星赵恩世讲述西方人的音乐故事". http://tjtv.enorth.com.cn/. http://tjtv.enorth.com.cn/system/2010/08/10/004921314.shtml. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
External links
- (Chinese) ZNS official page at Renren.com
- (Chinese) ZNS official fan forum at Baidu Forums
Categories:- People from San Diego, California
- American television personalities
- American television actors
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Xiangsheng
- English-language singers
- Japanese-language singers
- Mandopop singers
- Expatriate television personalities in Japan
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