L.A. Boyz

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L.A. Boyz was a Taiwanese pop/rap group comprised of brothers Jeff Huang (黃立成, Huang Licheng) and Stanley Huang (黃立行, Huang Lixing), and their cousin Steven Lin. The three would adopt thick Taiwanese accents when speaking Mandarin, which endeared them to local fans, although eventually it was revealed that the older brother, Jeff Huang, was born in Huwei Township in Taiwan's Yunlin County but raised in Los Angeles, while younger brother, Stanley Huang, and cousin, Steven Lin, were both born and raised in Los Angeles. They brought American Hip-hop culture back to Taiwan. The group mixed elements of American-style pop with traditional Taiwanese music, and was a major phenomenon for several years. Eventually the band split; Jeff Huang returned to America and started an internet company that later merged with a Japanese software company in a 60 million dollar deal before once again returning to Taiwan and fronting hip-hop group Machi; brother Stanley went on to establish a successful solo career, winning Best Mandarin Male Singer in the 2005 Golden Melody Awards (the Chinese music world's Grammys); Lin returned to California becoming an orthopedic surgeon.

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Jeff Huang

• Chinese Name: 黃立成, Huang Licheng
• Place of Birth: Huwei Township, Yunlin County, Taiwan
• Date of Birth: November 7, 1972
• Occupation: Vocalist for Machi

Stanley Huang

• Chinese Name: 黃立行, Huang Lixing
• Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
• Date of Birth: September 21, 1974
• Occupation: Solo artist

Steven Lin

• Chinese Name: 林智文, Lin Ziwun
• Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
• Date of Birth: April 15, 1976
• Occupation: Resident doctor & actor

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