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Jerry Yan 
Chinese name 言承旭 Pinyin Yán Chéngxù (Mandarin) Birth name 廖洋震 / Liào Yángzhèn Origin Republic of China (Taiwan) Born January 1, 1977 Occupation Actor, singer Genre(s) Mandopop Label(s) Sony Music Entertainment (Taiwan) Associated acts F4 Official Website [1] Jerry Yan (Chinese: 言承旭; pinyin: Yán Chéngxù) was born 1 January 1977. He is a Taiwanese actor and member of Taiwanese boy band F4. His birth name is Liao Yangzhen (Chinese: 廖洋震; pinyin: Liào Yángzhèn).
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Career
With his role as "Dao Ming Si" (Chinese: 道明寺; pinyin: Dào Míngsì) in Taiwanese drama Meteor Garden (流星花園) and its sequel Meteor Garden II, Jerry became popular across Asia. At the conclusion of the series, Jerry along with the other members of F4: Vic Zhou, Vanness Wu and Ken Chu continued to perform together and released three studio albums as quartet boy band F4.
When not in F4, he, like the others, has his own successful solo career as both a singer and an actor. In 2006 he portrayed Dr Su Yi Hwa in critically acclaimed Taiwanese drama The Hospital which co-stars Leon Dai. He continues to act in other television series such as Hot Shot in 2008 with Wu Chun of Fahrenheit and Show Luo and Down With Love in 2010 with Ella Chen of S.H.E..
Jerry released his debut solo album, Jerry for You (Chinese: 第一次) in 2004. The track "一公尺" (One Meter) is listed at number 86 on Hit Fm Taiwan's Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart (Hit-Fm年度百首單曲) for 2004.[1] The album was awarded one of the Top 10 Selling Mandarin Albums of the Year at the 2004 IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards, presented by the Hong Kong branch of IFPI.[2]
In 2009 he released he second album titled, Freedom. The Japanese version broke the record (the highest ranking of male artist) among the Chinese Song Albums in Oricon Chart Japan.[citation needed] According Taiwan's G-Music chart the album is the ninth best selling album in Taiwan in 2009.[3]
Influence
Jerry Yan is the icon of the huge wave of male beauty (美型男) and TV genre "idol drama" (偶像劇) in greater China regions started 10 years ago. His fan base also spreads among many Asian countries/regions like Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Vietnam, Thailand, Australia etc., as well as other countries like Romania,England, France, US and Canada. Every time Jerry premiered a new drama, new album, hosted an event, or performed in a concert, his fans would attend the event from all over the world.
Besides chasing the star, Jerry's fans have also done a lot of charity works due to Yan's encouragement. There is a main theme for each year as his birthday gift and there will be some charity action for major disasters. For example, there is a Yan Cheng Xu Hope Forest near Yellow River of China （言承旭希望林），Yan Cheng Xu Spring Bud Elementary School (言承旭春蕾小學)in China, many Jerry's fans also adopted needed children in Inner Mongolia. These are very good examples that a fandom can become a platform for charity works under the influence of an idol celebrity.[4]
Filmography
Television series
Year English Title Chinese Title Role 2000 Spicy Teacher 麻辣鮮師 洪明龍(暴龍) 2001 Meteor Garden 流星花園 Dao Ming Si (道明寺) Meteor Rain 流星雨~道明寺篇 Dao Ming Si (道明寺) Love Scar 烈愛傷痕 子霖 2002 Come to My Place 來我家吧 蔡一也 Meteor Garden II 流星花園 II Dao Ming Si (道明寺) 2006 The Hospital 白色巨塔 Su Yihua (蘇怡華) 2008 Hot Shot 籃球火 Dong Fang Xiang (東方翔) 2009 Starlit 心星的淚光 程岳 2010 Pandamen 熊貓人 Policeman Chen (陳警探) - cameo Down With Love 就想賴著妳 Xiang Yu Ping (項羽平) Movies
Year English Title Chinese Title Role 2004 Magic Kitchen 魔幻厨房 Ho Talk Shows
Discography
Studio album (solo)
Album # Album Info Tracklisting 1st Jerry for You (第一次) - Released: 20 August 2004
- Label: Sony Music Taiwan
- Language: Mandarin
- Format: Studio album (CD)
- Genre: Mandopop
- One Meter 一公尺
- Be A Good Lover 做個好情人
- Memory Pieces 記憶拼圖
- Decoration 陪襯品
- Want to Love You 想要愛你
- Gravity 地心引力
- I Want It Now
- Isolation 隔離
- Forget Myself 忘了自己
- Fantasy
2nd Freedom (多出来的自由) - Released: 18 June 2009
- Label: Sony Music Taiwan
- Language: Mandarin
- Format: Studio album (CD)
- Genre: Mandopop
- "Thank You"
- "我會很愛你" [I Will Love You Very Much] (Sony WALKMAN CF Theme Song)
- "在KTV說愛你" [Say I Love You In KTV] (Korean Drama East of Eden Mandarin opening theme song
- "一半" (Yi Ban) [Other Half] - Hot Shot ending theme song
- "去闖" [Go For It]
- "多出來的自由" [Freedom]
- "黑咖啡日記" [Black Coffee Diary]
- "Lost Love"
- "愚人節" [April Fool's]
- "等你回來" [Wait Till You Come Back]
3rd My Secret Lover (我的秘密情人)
(New + Collection Album)[7]- Released: 22 January 2010
- Label: Sony Music Taiwan
- Language: Mandarin
- Format: Studio album (CD)
- Genre: Mandopop
- CD1
- Afraid Of The Dark 怕黑
- Out Of Favor 失寵
- Used To Us Being Together 习惯两个人
- One Meter 一公尺
- Say I Love You In KTV (Korean Drama “East Of Eden” Opening Theme Song) 在KTV說愛你
- Memory Pieces 记忆拼图
- I Cannot Leave You 我没有办法离开妳
- I've Forgotten 忘了自己
- Be A Good Lover 做个好情人
- To Be You 要定妳
- Isolation 隔离
- Wait Till You Come Back 等你回来
- Fantasy
- Other Half 一半
- CD2
- You Are My Only Persistence 你是我唯一的执着 - opening theme of The Hospital
- Freedom 多出来的自由
- I Will Love You 我会很爱妳
- Black Coffee Diary 黑咖啡日记
- Gravity 地心引力
- Only Me 只有我
- I Want It Now
- April Fool's 愚人节
- Lost Love
- Decoration 陪衬品
- I Want To Love You 想要爱妳
- Go For It 去闯
- I Really Really Love You 我是真的真的很爱妳
- Thank You
F4 albums
Album # Album Info Tracklisting 1st Meteor Rain (流星雨) - Format: Studio album (CD)
- Released: 28 August 2001
- Label: Sony Music Taiwan
- Language: Mandarin
- Genre: Mandopop
- I Really Really Love you 我是真的真的很愛你
- I Want you 要定你
2nd Fantasy 4ever (煙火的季節) - Format: Studio album (CD)
- Released: 18 December 2002
- Label: Sony Music Taiwan
- Language: Mandarin
- Genre: Mandopop
- Only Me 只有我
3rd Waiting for you (在這裡等你) - Format: Studio album (CD)
- Released: 28 December 2007
- Label: Sony Music Taiwan
- Language: Mandarin
- Genre: Mandopop
- You are My Only Persistence 你是我唯一的執著
- I Cannot Leave You 我沒有辦法離開妳
Songs
- Solo
- Amphibian 兩棲類動物寫真集 (2002)
- Freedom (2009)
- My Secret Lover (2010)
- With F4
- F4 in Tokyo (2005)
- Meteor Garden In Barcelona (2002)
- F4 Music Party (2001)
- F4 Waiting for You (2007)
References
- ^ (Chinese) Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart- 2004 (#51 to 100) Retrieved 2011-04-08
- ^ (Chinese) IFPI Hong Kong 2004 IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards winners list Retrieved 2011-04-19
- ^ (Chinese) Apple Daily 蔡依林登g-music '09銷售王 傲封最賣搖錢樹 10 January 2010. Retrieved 2011-09-14
- ^ written by Jjnca of nbbbs fan site
- ^ "Jerry Yan". imdb.com. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1543046/. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
- ^ "Jerry Yan". chinesemov.com. http://chinesemov.com/actors/Jerry%20Yan.html. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
- ^ (Chinese) Sony Music Taiwan My Secret Lover album info 22 January 2010. Retrieved 2011-07-23
External links
F4 Vic Chou • Ken Chu • Vanness Wu • Jerry YanAlbums/VCD Meteor Rain (2001) • Fantasy 4ever (2002) • Fantasy Live Concert (2003) • 360 Degrees (2006) • Waiting for You (2007)TV series Solo albums Vic ChouKen ChuOn Ken's Time (2005) • Getting Real (2009)Vanness WuBody Will Sing (2002) • Scandal (2006) • V.DUBB (2007) • In Between (2008) • Reflections (2010)Jerry YanJerry for You (2004) • Freedom (2009) • My Secret Lover (2010)Related articles Categories:- 1977 births
- Living people
- F4 (band) members
- Taiwanese aborigines
- Taiwanese television actors
- Taiwanese male singers
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