Ni Min-jan (Chinese: 倪敏然; pinyin: Ní Mǐnrán; 30 April 1946—April 2005) was a popular Taiwanese comedian and actor. His alleged affair with Xia Yi was the apparent cause of his suicide in April 2005,[1] and after many newspapers and news channels reported the suicide with great coverage, the suicide rate grew higher. Ni Min-jan was friends with Chang Fei and Frankie Kao.