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Chinese name | 言承旭 |
Pinyin | Yán Chéngxù (Mandarin) |
Birth name | 廖洋震 / Liào Yángzhèn |
Origin | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
Born | January 1, 1977 |
Occupation | Actor, singer |
Genre(s) | Mandopop |
Label(s) | Sony Music Entertainment (Taiwan) |
Associated acts | F4 |
Official Website | [1] |
Jerry Yan (Chinese: 言承旭; pinyin: Yán Chéngxù) was born 1 January 1977. He is a Taiwanese actor and member of Taiwanese boy band F4. His birth name is Liao Yangzhen (Chinese: 廖洋震; pinyin: Liào Yángzhèn).
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With his role as "Dao Ming Si" (Chinese: 道明寺; pinyin: Dào Míngsì) in Taiwanese drama Meteor Garden (流星花園) and its sequel Meteor Garden II, Jerry became popular across Asia. At the conclusion of the series, Jerry along with the other members of F4: Vic Zhou, Vanness Wu and Ken Chu continued to perform together and released three studio albums as quartet boy band F4.
When not in F4, he, like the others, has his own successful solo career as both a singer and an actor. In 2006 he portrayed Dr Su Yi Hwa in critically acclaimed Taiwanese drama The Hospital which co-stars Leon Dai. He continues to act in other television series such as Hot Shot in 2008 with Wu Chun of Fahrenheit and Show Luo and Down With Love in 2010 with Ella Chen of S.H.E..
Jerry released his debut solo album, Jerry for You (Chinese: 第一次) in 2004. The track "一公尺" (One Meter) is listed at number 86 on Hit Fm Taiwan's Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart (Hit-Fm年度百首單曲) for 2004.[1] The album was awarded one of the Top 10 Selling Mandarin Albums of the Year at the 2004 IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards, presented by the Hong Kong branch of IFPI.[2]
In 2009 he released he second album titled, Freedom. The Japanese version broke the record (the highest ranking of male artist) among the Chinese Song Albums in Oricon Chart Japan. According Taiwan's G-Music chart the album is the ninth best selling album in Taiwan in 2009.[3]
Jerry Yan is the icon of the huge wave of male beauty (美型男) and TV genre "idol drama" (偶像劇) in greater China regions started 10 years ago. His fan base also spreads among many Asian countries/regions like Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Vietnam, Thailand, Australia etc., as well as other countries like Romania,England, France, US and Canada. Every time Jerry premiered a new drama, new album, hosted an event, or performed in a concert, his fans would attend the event from all over the world.
Besides chasing the star, Jerry's fans have also done a lot of charity works due to Yan's encouragement. There is a main theme for each year as his birthday gift and there will be some charity action for major disasters. For example, there is a Yan Cheng Xu Hope Forest near Yellow River of China (言承旭希望林),Yan Cheng Xu Spring Bud Elementary School (言承旭春蕾小學)in China, many Jerry's fans also adopted needed children in Inner Mongolia. These are very good examples that a fandom can become a platform for charity works under the influence of an idol celebrity.[4]
Year | English Title | Chinese Title | Role |
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2000 | Great Teacher | 麻辣鮮師 | 洪明龍(暴龍) |
2001 | Meteor Garden | 流星花園 | Dao Ming Si (道明寺) |
Meteor Rain | 流星雨~道明寺篇 | Dao Ming Si (道明寺) | |
Love Scar | 烈愛傷痕 | 子霖 | |
2002 | Come to My Place | 來我家吧 | 蔡一也 |
Meteor Garden II | 流星花園 II | Dao Ming Si (道明寺) | |
2006 | The Hospital | 白色巨塔 | Su Yihua (蘇怡華) |
2008 | Hot Shot | 籃球火 | Dong Fang Xiang (東方翔) |
2009 | Starlit | 心星的淚光 | 程岳 |
2010 | Pandamen | 熊貓人 | Policeman Chen (陳警探) - cameo |
Down With Love | 就想賴著妳 | Xiang Yu Ping (項羽平) | |
2011 | Wo De Can Lan Ren Sheng | TBA |
My splendid life (TV Series) 我的燦爛人生 Liu Yu Hao
Year | English Title | Chinese Title | Role |
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2004 | Magic Kitchen | 魔幻厨房 | Ho |
Album # | Album Info | Tracklisting |
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1st | Jerry for You (第一次)
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2nd | Freedom (多出来的自由)
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3rd | My Secret Lover (我的秘密情人) (New + Collection Album)[7]
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Album # | Album Info | Tracklisting |
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1st | Meteor Rain (流星雨)
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2nd | Fantasy 4ever (煙火的季節)
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3rd | Waiting for you (在這裡等你)
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