Jolin Tsai is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter, and actress. Widely recognized as the "Queen of C-Pop", Tsai is one of the most influential figures in the Chinese-speaking world’s pop culture. Her continuous reinvention and versatility in musical style and visual presentation have established her as a leading figure in popularizing dance-pop music in Greater China. Tsai exercises significant creative control over her career, and her work, which often addresses societal issues and ideological themes, has achieved both commercial success and critical acclaim.
Jerry Yan, born Liao Yangzhen, is a Taiwanese actor, model and singer. A former member of boy band group F4, Yan is known for his lead role as Daoming Si in the Taiwanese drama Meteor Garden and its sequel.
Lim Giong is a Taiwanese musician, DJ, actor, and an active figure in the Taiwanese experimental electronic music scene. He is known for recording rock songs in Taiwanese Hokkien, starting with his first hit song "Marching Forward" in 1990. He is also known as writing film scores for directors such as Hou Hsiao-hsien, Jia Zhangke, and Bi Gan. His has received numerous awards for his work, including the Cannes Soundtrack Award in 2015 for The Assassin.
Freya Lim, also known as Freya Lin, is a Malaysian Mandopop singer and radio deejay based in Taiwan. She is a Taiwanese PR. Her father is a Chinese Malaysian and her mother is a Taiwanese.
Ariel Lin Yi-chen is a Taiwanese actress and singer. She rose to fame for her role as Yuan Xiangqin in the Taiwanese drama It Started with a Kiss (2005) and the Chinese fantasy drama The Little Fairy (2006). Lin won Best Actress at the 43rd and 47th Golden Bell Awards for her roles in They Kiss Again (2007) and In Time with You (2011) respectively.
Yoga Lin Youjia is a Taiwanese singer. He was the winner of One Million Star, Season 1, a reality TV singing competition in Taiwan during his study at National Dong Hwa University. During the competition, he once contemplated quitting due to the elimination of his good friend, Eddie Tsai (蔡政霖). However, show producers persuaded him to maintain his composure and regain his determination, attaining five rounds of perfect scores continuously after that – an unbeatable record up to now. After winning first place in Season One, he was signed by HIM International Music along with three fellow contestants, Judy Chou (周定緯), Peter Pan (潘裕文) and Stanly Hsu (許仁杰). They were dubbed the "Four Princes of Superstar Avenue" (星光四少).
Ceremonies of the 19th Golden Melody Awards were held in Taipei, Taiwan in 2008. Nominees were announced on May 22, 2008, and the award winners in 12 traditional music categories and 23 popular music categories were selected by a panel of 33 judges after four rounds of jury meetings. Initially, there were 10,632 submissions from 185 companies in the music industry, making it the largest submission pool in the Awards' history.
Ceremonies of the 20th Golden Melody Awards were held at the Taipei Arena in Taipei, Taiwan on June 27, 2009.
Lu Yen was a Chinese-born Taiwanese composer.
Shin is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter and actor. He is known as the former lead singer of the rock band Shin and a Golden Melody Awards nominee for Best Mandarin Male Singer.
Lin Chi-ling is a Taiwanese actress, model, and television personality.
Muse is the twelfth studio album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai. It was released on September 14, 2012, by Warner and Mars. Produced by Michael Lin, Peggy Hsu, JJ Lin, and Tanya Chua, Muse is a pop record spanning both mainstream and indie music styles. Music videos were produced for nearly all the tracks on the record, including for the single "The Great Artist".
The Wild Goose on the Wing is a Taiwanese film, released in 1979 by Super Star (H.K.) Motion Picture Company, with spoken dialogues in Mandarin. It stars Brigitte Lin, Chin Han, Tse Ling-ling, and Ma Yung-lin (馬永霖). It was produced by Chiung Yao, who wrote the novel of the same Chinese name. The adapted screenplay was by Qiao Ye (喬野) and the film was directed by Lily Liu (劉立立).
The Way We Were, also known as 16 Summers, is a 2014 Taiwanese romance drama produced by Ruby Lin and Lisa Tan and directed by Fu-Hsiang Hsu. It stars Lin, Weber Yang, Ann Hsu, Melvin Sia and Jason Tsou as five friends who first met in college in late-1990s Taipei. In 16 episodes, the series narrates a love and friendship story that spans 16 years, from the summer of 1998 to 2014. It is set against major events that occurred in Taiwan during the 16 summers, such as the 729 blackout, 921 earthquake, SARS and the Financial crisis of 2007–08.
Play is the thirteenth studio album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai. It was released on November 15, 2014, by Warner and Eternal. Produced by Starr Chen, Andrew Chen, Tiger Chung, JJ Lin, and Michael Lin, Play is primarily a pop and dance record with lyrics consisting of themes related to societal issues.
Better Man is a 2016 Taiwanese romance, family television drama starring Lin Yo-Wei, Tender Huang, Jolin Chien, Cindy Lien, Shara Lin and Hope Lin. Filming began on May 5, 2016 and the episodes were aired as soon as the filming finished. The original broadcast began on June 1, 2016 on SET Metro, airing weekdays at 8:00 pm.
Ugly Beauty is the fourteenth studio album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai, released on December 26, 2018, by Sony and Eternal. Working with a team of producers including Razor Chiang, Starr Chen, Howe Chen, and Øzi, Tsai's creative inspiration behind the record was to challenge conventional aesthetic standards and to unveil the duality of human emotions. As a result, the album's material delves into themes such as the ugliness hidden behind the surface and emotions that are frequently suppressed. Musically, Ugly Beauty is a pop record that blends various genres such as trap, house, reggae, and gothic rock.
Hsieh Hsin-Ying, also known as Nikki Hsieh is a Taiwanese actress and model. Her works have expanded in different realms, including advertising, movies,and TV series. She appeared in the movies including Make Up, i WEiRDO, and The Assassin. As for the TV shows, she participated in Light the Night, Love @ Seventeen, and Meet Me @ 1006. In 2006, she participated in Reflections and won the 43rd Golden Horse Award for the Best Supporting Actress.
Lin Qiu-Jin was a soprano and a music educator. She taught at various institutions, including Chang Jung Girls' High School, the Music Department of Taiwan Provincial Teachers College, and Tainan College of Home Economics for 50 years in total. She founded Chang Jung Girls' High School Chorus and the Taipei Research Association of Vocal Artists.
Sam Liao, winner of Best Taiwanese Album at the 30th Golden Melody Awards and Best Songwriter at the 10th Golden Indie Music Awards.In 2019, he was awarded as the first Outstanding Citizen of Chiayi City and composed a song titled "Chiayi".In November 2022, he released his fifth album, "Into"(Mandarin: 入).
