Yang Cheng Lin (Chinese: 楊丞琳; pinyin: Yáng Chénglín, born June 4, 1984 in Taipei, Taiwan), also known as Rainie Yang, is an actress, singer, and host. She made her debut in the industry in 2000. Yang has released twelve studio albums. She is also well known for her work in television, such as Meteor Garden, Devil Beside You, Hi My Sweetheart, and Life Plan A and B.
She played Xiao You in the television dramas, Meteor Garden and Meteor Rain, both in 2001.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Yang was born on June 4, 1984[1] in Taipei, Taiwan. Her father was from Guandong, China and she grew up speaking Cantonese.[2][3] She has an elder sister. In 1997, her father's business failed which caused the family to incur up to nine million New Taiwan dollars in debt. Yang, who was thirteen at the time, began pursuing a career in show business by appearing in television talent shows and contests. Her parents later divorced.[4] Yang graduated from the drama department of Hwa Kang Arts School.[5][6]
In 2013, Yang's father passed away. She was estranged from him at the time.[4]
Career[]
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In 2000, she was recruited by BMG for the Mandopop girl group, 4 in Love. Yang was given the stage name "Rainie" to fit in with the group's weather theme. The group released two albums, Fall in Love (2000) and Who's Afraid of Whom? (2001), before disbanding. Yang had a supporting role as Xiao You in the megahit drama, Meteor Garden, in 2001. She reprised the role in the miniseries, Meteor Rain (2001). The next year, Yang had a starring role in Tomorrow. She followed with lead roles in Lavender 2 (2002), The Pink Godfather, and The Original Scent of Summer (both 2003).
She starred in Devil Beside You alongside Mike He and Kingone Wang in 2005. Yang released her first solo album, My Intuition, in 2005, featuring the theme songs to Devil Beside You. She reunited with He and Wang for the 2007 drama, Why Why Love. The theme songs to Why Why Love were included on Yang's album, My Other Self (2007). Also in 2007, Yang appeared with Isabella Leong in the lesbian-themed film, Spider Lilies. Her next drama, Miss No Good, costarring Wilber Pan and Dean Fujioka aired in 2008. In 2009, Yang appeared in the romantic comedy dramas, ToGetHer and Hi My Sweetheart, and Hong Kong horror flick, The Child's Eye.
Yang released her fifth album, Rainie & Love...? on New Years Day 2010. She also re-recorded her song "Ai Mei" (曖昧, lit. "Ambiguous") in Japanese and released it as her first Japanese single in 2010. To promote the release of her collection album, Whimsical World Collection (2010), she held a concert in Taipei with Jerry Yan as a guest. In 2011, she appeared in Love You and Sunny Girl. Yang reunited with Show Luo for the online miniseries, HeartBeat Love (2012). In 2016, she appeared with Johnny Lu in Life Plan A and B. She starred in The Ex-Man with Blue Lan in May 2018.
Personal life[]
Yang and her husband Li Ronghao
Yang's first love was Alien Huang, whom she dated while attending Hwa Kang Arts School. They later became friends.[5] In 2014, Yang was spotted vacationing with Prince Chiu.[7] The couple decided to break up amicably the following year due to their busy schedules.[8]
Yang first met Li Ronghao, a singer-songwriter and producer, in 2007 when he wrote a song for her to record.[9] Their relationship was exposed in early 2015, when Li accidentally uploaded a photo of him and Yang on his Sina Weibo account.[10] They officially went public in 2017 while performing together at one of Yang's concerts.[11] Li proposed to her on July 11, 2019, which was also his thirty-fifth birthday.[9] Yang announced that they had registered their marriage on September 20 of the same year.[12]
Filmography[]
Television dramas
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Meteor Garden | Xiao You | |
| Meteor Rain | Xiao You | Episode 2 | |
| Sunshine Jelly | Rainie | Guest | |
| 2002 | Tomorrow | Yuan Chen Mei | |
| Lavender 2 | Xiao Xiao | ||
| 2003 | The Pink Godfather | Bao Xiao Ting / Chen Tian Shi |
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| The Original Scent of Summer | Yang Pan Pan | ||
| 2004 | Love Bird | Jiang Ding Han | |
| The Legend of Speed | Juliet / Gao Yun | ||
| City of Sky | Lu Bin Yan | ||
| Strange Tales of Liao Zhai | Zhao A Bao | Episode: "A Bao" | |
| 2005 | Devil Beside You | Qi Yue | |
| The Doctor | Rainie | Guest | |
| 2007 | Why Why Love | Tong Jia Di | |
| 2008 | Miss No Good | Jiang Xiao Hua | |
| 2009 | ToGetHer | Chen Mo Mo | |
| Hi My Sweetheart | Chen Bao Zhu | ||
| 2011 | Love You | Lin Xiao Ru | |
| Sunny Girl | Yang Guang | ||
| 2012 | HeartBeat Love | Yang Xiao Yu | Web series |
| Wishing for Happiness | Chen You Lan | Web series | |
| 2013 | Se . Qing | Rainie | Web series |
| 2014 | Love at Second Sight | Fei Luo Luo | |
| 2016 | Rock Records in Love | Chen Li Xin | Episode: "Love" |
| Life Plan A and B | Zheng Ru Wei | ||
| 2018 | The Ex-Man | Li Qin Ai | |
| 2019 | Three Makes A Whole | Liu Li Li | Special |
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Merry Go Round | Carlily Pang | |
| 2007 | Spider Lilies | Xiao Lu / Jade | |
| 2010 | The Child's Eye | Rainie | |
| 2014 | Endless Nights in Aurora | Wang Ya Xi / Alisha | |
| 2017 | The Tag-Along 2 | Li Shu Fen | |
| 2018 | The Tag-Along: The Devil Fish | Li Shu Fen | Cameo |
| 2021 | I Missed You | Nan Zhi Yang's ex-girlfriend | Cameo |
| Kidnapped Soul | Chen Hui Lan |
Notes[]
Yang dressed as Xiao You in her 2020 music video
- In late April 2018, Yang shared Barbie Hsu's post about Shan Cai, adding "Meteor Garden is a drama from another generation. This generation's viewers just found out that I am Xiao You." In another post, Yang revealed that she was originally cast as Li Zhen.[13]
- Yang's 2020 music video "Like a Star" chronicles her journey through show business. It features a scene of Yang dressed as Xiao You in a recreation of the bakery and a stand-in for Shan Cai.[14][15]
Yang with Beatrice Hsu
- She was close friends with the late Beatrice Hsu. Yang regrets not saying sorry to Hsu after a misunderstanding occurred a few months prior to her death.[16] Periodically, she reminisces about Hsu on social media.[17]
References[]
- ↑ https://www.marieclaire.com.tw/entertainment/news/50314 (Chinese)
- ↑ https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4648055
- ↑ https://www.sohu.com/a/232417953_161795 (Chinese)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://topick.hket.com/article/2398454/父親生意失敗楊丞琳少年出道孭起巨債%E3%80%80有情有義「可愛教主」：沒埋怨爸爸 (Chinese)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://www.ftvnews.com.tw/news/detail/2020916W0140 (Chinese)
- ↑ https://www.hka.edu.tw/uncategorized/戲劇科科主任的話/ (Chinese)
- ↑ https://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/entertainment/20130218/00282_025.html (Chinese)
- ↑ https://hk.entertainment.appledaily.com/entertainment/daily/article/20140417/18691980 (Chinese)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 https://www.scmp.com/magazines/article/3018211/15-million-likes-taiwanese-star-rainie-yang-officially-engaged-li-ronghao
- ↑ https://star.ettoday.net/news/637572 (Chinese)
- ↑ https://www.elle.com/tw/entertainment/voice/g31095/love-story-of-rainie-yang-and-li-rong-hao/ (Chinese)
- ↑ https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/singer-rainie-yang-confirms-marriage-to-singer-songwriter-li-ronghao
- ↑ http://www.dramapanda.com/2018/04/rainie-yang-and-vanness-wu-also-recount.html
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CHCMFNahNd_/ (Chinese)
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70RTxbhqj5s
- ↑ http://www.ettoday.net/news/20141113/425427.htm (Chinese)
- ↑ https://tw.appledaily.com/entertainment/20170129/RIXZIHG5SIW6RDDGSI5EQ75UWE/
See also[]
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