Rainie Yang

Infobox Chinese-language singer and actor
name = Rainie Yang

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caption = Rainie Yang at 2007 Taipei IT Month
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tradchinesename = 楊丞琳
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pinyinchinesename = Yáng Chénglín
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birthname = Lily Yang
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origin = Republic of China (Taiwan)
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occupation = Singer, Actress, Host
genre = Mandopop
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label = Sony BMG
yearsactive = 2000–present
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website = [http://www.sonybmg.com.tw/pop/rainie/ sonybmg.com.tw]
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Rainie Yang (zh-tsp|t=楊丞琳|s=杨丞琳|p=Yáng Chénglín; born June 4, 1984) is a popular Taiwanese singer, actress, and talk show host.

Career

Yang began her career as a member of the all-girl singing group 4 in Love, where she was given the stage name of Rainie. The group's popularity in the music industry was mediocre and they achieved limited success. After the group disbanded, 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 hit "Meteor Garden"), she landed the lead role (as Qi Yue) in the CTV drama "Devil Beside You" opposite Mike He. "Devil Beside You" proved 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 from "Devil Beside You". "My Intuition" made Chinese entertainment history as the only debut album to reach platinum status, selling 1.5 million copies in South-East Asia.

In 2006, she released her follow-up album, "Meeting Love", which also sold very well. On September 7, 2007, she released "My Other Self" (otherwise known as "Anywhere Door"). It features "Que Yang" and "Wan Mei Bi Li," which also stars her "Devil Beside You" co-stars Mike He and Kingone Wang. Hoping to portray herself as a "serious" actress, Yang co-starred in the arthouse and lesbian-related film "Spider Lilies" alongside Isabella Leong. However, after co-starring in Spider Lilies, Yang returned to her previous cute image by becoming the lead actress in the drama Why Why Love.

On January 8, 2007, Yang recorded her last "Guess Guess Guess" show due to her busy schedule and focus on her music career.cite news | title = Rainie Yang leaving Guess Show | url = http://yummycelebrities.com/2007/01/09/rainie-yang-retires-from-guess-guess-guess/ | publisher = Yummy! Celebrities | date = 2007-01-09 | accessdate = 2007-03-11] She is also set to star in the pilot of a romantic-comedy tentatively titled as "Fresh Tomato for Sauce" alongside Cyndi Wang, Elva Hsiao and Roy Chai.

On April 23, 2008, while filming the idol drama "The Bad Campus Belle" in Sanchih, Yang fell heavily from the stairs, and was sent to Mackay Memorial Hospital. 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.

Criticism

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?" This response generated anger in China, leading to the boycotting of Hunan Satellite Television's airing of "Devil Beside You", in which she acted. Upon learning of the widespread boycott, Hunan TV replaced the show's airtime with "Green Forest, My Home". [zh icon cite news | last = Zhao | first = Dazhi | title = Mainland Boycott, Rainie Yang: Change the Channel If You Don't Want to Watch 大陸抵制 楊丞琳：不想看就轉台 | url = http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/070726/2/hv8g.html | publisher = Yahoo! Taiwan | date = 2007-07-27 | accessdate = 2007-07-31]

Discography

Albums

Reality 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

References

External links

*Zh icon [http://www.sonybmg.com.tw/pop/rainie/ Official site]