Shawn Yue

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Shawn Yue
[(Yu Le )] Yu Wen Le Wei Jian Jian Ju Chu Bu Guo Nian 2019-01-24.jpg
Yue in January 2019
Born (1981-11-13) 13 November 1981 (age 43)
British Hong Kong
Other namesYue Man-lok
Fisherman Lok
Yue Wen-le
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active2000–present
Spouse
Sarah Wang
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(m. 2017)​
[1]
Children2 [2]
Musical career
Genres Cantopop
Instrument Vocals
Labels Universal Music (Hong Kong) (2002–2006)
Entertainment Impact (2006–2009)
Dorian International Entertainment (2006–2009)
East Asia Music (Holdings) (2009–present)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 余文樂
Simplified Chinese 余文乐
Hanyu Pinyin Yú Wénlè
Jyutping Jyu4 Man4-lok6

Shawn Yue Man-lok (born 13 November 1981) is a Hong Kong actor and singer. A former model, he has starred in many films, such as Jiang Hu , Infernal Affairs II , the Love in the Buff film series, Mad World and The Brink , and has established himself as a recognisable face in Hong Kong cinema. [3] [4] [5]

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Early life

Yue was born and raised in Hong Kong, with roots in Taishan, Guangdong. He was spotted at a young age on the streets of Hong Kong by agents of the modelling agency Starz People and began his modelling career on a part-time basis. Upon graduating from Grade 16, he proceed to full-time modeling. He has since modeled for brands such as Giordano, Sony, Timberland, Gillette, Meko and was a spokesperson for Shiseido Pureness and Coca-Cola China.

Career

Being a full-time model for several years, Yue turned his career and headed for the Hong Kong entertainment industry.[ when? ] From there, he starred in several movies and gained fame from his first role in Leaving Sorrowly (2001). 2005 was also a great year for Yue who portrayed Takeshi Nakazato in the film Initial D . According to the latest media release, Yue only appeared for less than half an hour in the film. However, despite the short appearance, his portrayal of Nakazato managed to leave a deep impression and impact on a lot of the viewers’ hearts, especially in Japan, where this has resulted directly in many new Japanese fans in Yue and a new lucrative market has been opened for Yue to conquer.

Yue has also released four albums, the first being in 2002. He worked with Japanese music superstar Ayumi Hamasaki in 2007, starring as her love interest in the promotional videos for "glitter" and "fated", which together comprise the Wong Hoi-directed short film Kyoai ~Distance Love~ .

Filmography

Film

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNotes
2001Leaving in Sorrow憂憂愁愁的走了Hong
2002 Just One Look 一碌蔗Fan
The New Option飛虎雄師Jackie Law
Infernal Affairs 無間道Chan Wing-yan
2003 Love Under the Sun 愛在陽光下 Short film
1:99 Shorts1:99 電影行動
My Lucky Star 行運超人Policeman
Diva Ah-Hey下一站...天后Wing
Feel 100% 2003 百分百感覺 2003Jerry Lau Yiu-jo
Infernal Affairs II 無間道IIChan Wing-yan
Hidden Track 尋找周杰倫Yu Wenle
Infernal Affairs III 無間道III: 終極無間Chan Wing-yan
2004In-Laws, Out-Laws我的大舊父母Kang Qizu
Jiang Hu 江湖Wing
Love Is a Many Stupid Thing 精裝追女仔2004Crazy Tom
Super Model我要做Modelinterviewee praising Mandom
Deng Xiaoping in 1928鄧小平·1928
2005Colour of the Loyalty黑白戰場Fat
Initial D 頭文字DTakeshi Nakazato
Dragon Squad 猛龍Officer Hung Kei-lok
2006 McDull, the Alumni 春田花花同學會Policeman
Isabella 伊莎貝拉Man at bar
Dragon Tiger Gate 龍虎門Turbo Shek
Diary 妄想Ray Fan / Seth Lau
Wo Hu 臥虎Killer
2007 Love in the City 男才女貌Yang Le
Undercover危險人物Feng
Invisible Target 男兒本色Inspector Carson Fong
In Love with the Dead塚愛Tuan Yan-ming
Trivial Matters破事兒LokSegment "Junior"
2008Playboy Cops花花型警Michael Mak Ho-man
Shamo 軍雞Ryo Narushima
The Moss青苔Jan
Rule No. 1 第一誡Sgt. Lee Kwok-keung
2009 I Come with the Rain 伴雨行Meng Zi
Rebellion 同門Po
2010 Hot Summer Days 全城熱戀熱辣辣Tattoo Artist
Love in a Puff (film) 志明與春嬌Jimmy
Curse of the Deserted 荒村公寓Gene Guo
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen 精武風雲－陳真General Zeng
Reign of Assassins 劍雨Lei Bin
The Child's Eye 童眼Lok
My Best Bodyguard玩命狙擊Sean Thai film
2011 Tangled — Eugene "Flynn Rider" Fitzherbert Cantonese version, voice
2012Heroic Detective神探·李奧
The Second Woman 情谜Nan
Love in the Buff 春嬌與志明Jimmy
Motorway 車手Cheung
Lacuna 醉后一夜Shen Wei
The Guillotines 血滴子Haidu
2013 SDU: Sex Duties Unit 飛虎出征Josh
2014 As the Light Goes Out 救火英雄Yau Bong-chiu
Golden Chicken 3 金雞SSSNerd with body odor
Aberdeen 香港仔DanCameo
Girls 閨蜜Qiao Li
2015 From Vegas to Macau II 賭城風雲IIVincent
Helios 赤盜Fan Ka-ming
Wild City 暴走迷城Chung
2016 From Vegas to Macau III 賭城風雲IIIVincent
Mad World 一念無明Tung
Mobile Phone Battle手機芯戰Short film
2017 Wu Kong 悟空传Yang Jian (Erlang Shen)
Love Off the Cuff 春嬌救志明Jimmy Cheung
The Brink 狂獸Shing
2020Monster Run怪物先生

Television series

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNetworkNotes
2000Youth@Y2K青春@Y2KChan Wing-lok RTHK
2001Y2K+01Y2K+01Yue Man-lok RTHK
2002 Tomorrow 愛情白皮書Ouyang Guaju CTV
2003Original Scent of Summer原味的夏天Shi Jie CTV
2004 Sunshine Heartbeat 赤沙印記@四葉草.2A student TVB
2006Phoenix from the Ashes浴火鳳凰Heung Chui-seung ATV
2007Good Morning Shanghai純白之戀Wang Zhihaovarious
2007Special Police特警出擊Yip Sovarious
2010 Pandamen 熊貓人Luo Han CTS Cameo
2014The Exquisite Trap玲瓏局Fang Hanwen XMTV-4
2014 V Love 微時代Hua Sanmao QQ alternative title: Microblog Time Love
2016My Love to Tell You 我的愛對你說Ding Fule Liaoning Television
2017Hard Memory失憶之城Ice BTV
2018The Great Adventurer Wesley冒險王衛斯理 Wisely iQiyi / TVB

Variety and reality show

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNotes
2016We Are in Love我們相愛吧Cast memberSeason 2

Music video appearances

YearArtistSong title
2001 Gigi Leung "Keep On Loving"
2003 Chris Yu "The Woman Downstairs"
2004 Angela Chang "Can't Calm Down"
2004 Stephanie Cheng "Missing Protagonist"
2006 Stephanie Cheng "Traffic Light"
2007 Ayumi Hamasaki "Distance Love"
2012 Kary Ng "Rén fēi cǎo mù" (as director)
2016 Super Girls "Something Happened"

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsTrack listing
Whether Or Not
Track listing
  1. 晴天行雷
  2. 識笑識走
  3. 一二三紅綠燈
  4. 名牌
  5. 下一次真愛
  6. 南拳
  7. 風雨
  8. 交換
  9. 原因
  10. 角落
  11. 堅強
Not A Star
不是明星
Track listing

CD

  1. 不是明星
  2. 給我一杯
  3. 喂！喂！
  4. 其實我們很熟
  5. 默背妳的心碎
  6. 男人愛麻煩 （余文樂/陳奐仁）
  7. 快瘋了
  8. 你說我太帥
  9. 有骨氣
  10. 給我一杯 （NIGO® REMIX）

DVD

  1. 不是明星MV
  2. 給我一杯MV
  3. 其實我們很熟MV
  4. 默背妳的心碎MV

Extended plays

TitleAlbum detailsTrack listing
Private Room
Track listing
  1. Computer Data
  2. 全面收購 （music video）
  3. 全面收購
  4. 還你門匙
  5. 我哋
  6. 運動太好
  7. 紙巾
  8. 全面收購 （160mph Remix）
Lost and Found
Track listing

CD

  1. 失戀博物館
  2. 最愛指數
  3. 放心放手
  4. 兩湯一麵
  5. 愛快羅密歐
  6. 司機
  7. 一直等待

VCD

  1. 最愛指數 Music Video
The Survivor
Track listing

CD

  1. 生還者
  2. 南拳
  3. 雷霆傘兵
  4. 護衛
  5. 人民英雄
  6. 生還者 （Acoustic Mix）
  7. 堅強

VCD

  1. 生還者MV
  2. 余文樂 '生還者' 之三日兩夜外展訓練營

Singles

TitleAlbum detailsTrack listing
Angel of Mercy
Track listing
  1. 明知故犯
The Songbird Anthology
Track listing
  1. 末日 (前 1'30")
Best Media Asia Music
(East Asia + Capital Artists)
寰亞時代 (東亞)
Track listing
  1. 沉迷 ("車手"主題曲)
V-Love OST
微時代之戀 (電視劇原聲帶)
Track listing
  1. 第一次愛情

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
2002 2002 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Rising Star Song"Return Your Keys"Won
2002 RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards Best New Male Artist (silver)—Won
2004 2004 Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Outstanding Performance Award (silver)—Won
20082008 Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival Best Actor Rule No. 1 Won
201118th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards Best Actor Love in a Puff Nominated
201723rd Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards Best Actor Mad World Nominated
36th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actor Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "浪子被綁死！余文樂娶皮帶千金 148字曬恩愛". Mirror Media (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 5 December 2017. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Infernal Affairs star Shawn Yue welcomes son, five months after wedding". The Straits Times. 11 May 2018. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Interview: Shawn Yue". Time Out . Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Shawn Yue at hkmdb.com". Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "Shawn Yue at chinesemov.com". Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
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