JJ Lin

Lin Jun Jie 林俊傑
JJ Lin
Chinese name	林俊傑 (traditional)
Chinese name	林俊杰 (simplified)
Pinyin	Lín Jùnjié (Mandarin)
Origin	Singapore
Born	(1981-03-27) 27 March 1981
Other name(s)	Wayne Lin
Occupation	Musician, actor, actor
Genre(s)	Mandopop, R&B
Instrument(s)	Vocals, piano, drums, guitar, beatbox
Voice type(s)	Tenor, Falsetto
Label(s)	Ocean Butterflies (2003–2011) Warner Music Taiwan (2011–present)
Years active	2003–present
Official Website	JJ Lin official homepage
Awards Golden Melody Awards Best New Artist 2004 Music Voyager

JJ Lin (traditional Chinese: 林俊傑; simplified Chinese: 林俊杰; pinyin: Lin Jun Jie) is a Singaporean Mandopop singer-songwriter, composer, and actor based in Taiwan. JJ Lin was managed by Ocean Butterflies from 2003 to 2011.^[1] He is managed by Warner Music Taiwan.^[2] Lin won Best New Artist for his work on his debut album Music Voyager at the 15th Golden Melody Awards in 2004.^[3]

Biography

Lin is born in Singapore and studied at Anglo-Chinese School and Saint Andrew's Junior College before completing his National Service with the Singapore Armed Forces.

In addition to English, Mandarin he is also able to sing in Hokkien and Cantonese using romanized pronunciation system, and has released several cover versions of his songs in Cantonese. He came to musical prominence and success in the Greater China region. In Taiwan, he was awarded the "Best New Artist" award in the Taiwan Golden Melody Awards.^[4]

Signed to Ocean Butterflies, he has written songs for various artists, notably "Remember" (記得 Jì Dé) for Taiwanese singer A-Mei, fellow label mate A-Do's "Let Go" (放手 Fàng Shǒu), Harlem Yu's "What's Wrong With You?" (幹嘛你看不爽我 Gàn Má Nǐ Kàn Bù Shuǎng Wǒ), Comic Boyz's "Heart of Superman" (超人心 Chāo Rén Xīn) and other songs. He writes all the melodies for all of his albums.

Back in Singapore, he was selected to perform the remixed version of "Home", the theme song of the National Day Parade in 2004. Lin has sold 1 million copies in less than a week and is extremely successful throughout Asia.

Lin has appeared in various advertisements for companies such as Sprite, Lays and Cornetto Royale.

He is also the tourist ambassador for Singapore. Part of his work schedule involves him travelling around Asia making Singapore known as well as promoting his own works.

He was also involved in an anti-drugs events as an ambassador, in Taiwan 反毒大使 (The Anti-drug Ambassador). The theme song for this event is "Baby Baby", which is from his album, West Side (西界 Xī Jiè).

In July 2007, he broke a Guinness record by signing 3,052 CDs in 2 hours and 30 minutes. During the signing, he was not allowed to drink or eat. The average time for him to sign a CD was 2.7 seconds.^[5]

In May 2008, he performed at the CCTV charity event The Giving of Love, dedicated to helping victims of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. Lin also donated a large sum of money to the rescue efforts and composed a song "Love and Hope" (愛與希望 Aì Yǚ Xī Wàng) commemorating the tragedy.

In Oct 2008, his sixth album, Sixology (陸 Liù) was released. 280,000 copies of the album were sold in seven days.

His own fashion line, SMUDGE,^[6] was opened in Singapore during 2008 Christmas with an unofficial launch. The store's official launch was on 13 March 2009.

In May 2009, Lin won three awards at the 14th annual Composers and Authors Society of Singapore (Compass) Awards Presentations,^[7] a ceremony that honours performers in the music scene. It was held at the Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore. He was honoured with the Top Local Artiste of the Year award, which is given out to Singaporean artistes who generated the highest royalty earnings for the year. In that same year, Lin won the Singapore Youth Award.^[8]

In May 2010, Lin performed in America for the first time at the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Concert Tour (APAHM).^[9]

In June 2010, Lin performed together with the American singer, Sean Kingston at the opening concert of the Marina Bay Sands to thousands of invited VIPs guests. But both were absent at the inaugural YOG Opening Ceremony.

Lin's latest album, Lost N Found (學不會) was confirmed to be released on 31 December 2011, right before the end of the year. A preview of his 9th album was made available on 12 December 2011 on various Chinese internet radio channels.^[10]

Filmography

• Hanazakarino Kimitachihe (GTV, 2006) Lin acts as Ella's brother, an intelligent young man majoring in cardiology at Harvard University.
• Lin does the voice-over for the dragon prince, Draco, in Singaporean animation Legend of the Sea.
• Lin stars in the 13-episode drama "So I'm Not Handsome" 原來我不帥. The plot is actually derived from a novel. Lin plays the role of a vain young man who is constantly praised for his looks by his parents, classmates, and pretty much everybody in his village. However, the truth about his looks is soon revealed to him when his good friends in college tell him that he is not good-looking at all. His friends featuring Fang Wen Kang (Michael Zhang) and Si Si (Nicky Lee). The ending song to each of the episodes was also Lin's well known Anticipating Your Love (期待你的愛 Qí Dài Nǐ De Ài). Lin admitted to feeling self-conscious during filming, having constantly looked in the mirror to tidy himself up only to be stopped by the director, who wanted Lin to be messy and in character.

Discography

Lin Jun Jie has released 10 studio albums, 1 compilation album and 3 World Tour DVDs since his debut in 2003. He has released one album per year since his debut.

Studio album

Compilation album

DVD

Awards and nominations

World Tour

Just JJ World Tour – 2006

• 10 June 2006 – Shanghai, People's Republic of China
• 24 June 2006 – Singapore
• 1 July 2006 – Genting Highlands, Malaysia
• 16 September 2006 – Wuhan, People's Republic of China
• 30 September 2006 – Tianjin, People's Republic of China
• 29 December 2006 – Taipei, Taiwan

Just JJ World Tour – 2007/8

• 14 October 2007 – Shanghai, People's Republic of China
• 28 March 2009– Singapore
• 20 June 2009 – Beijing, People's Republic of China

On 24 April 2010, he held his first concert in Australia in Melbourne, Victoria at the Melbourne Convention Centre.

"I AM" JJ Lin World Tour – 2010/11

1. 21 August – Beijing, China
2. 28 August – Shanghai, China
3. 17 September – Cheng Du, China
4. 25 September – Guang Zhou, China
5. 15 October – Chang Sha, China
6. 6 November – Wu Han, China
7. 13 November – Nan Jing, China
8. 12 December – Kung Ming, China
9. 5 March – Singapore
10. 1&2 April – Taipei Arena, Taiwan
11. Malaysia (unconfirmed)

US APAHM Tour, USA – 2010

1. 26 May – Washington DC – GW Lisner Auditorium
2. 27 May – San Francisco at Palace of Fine Arts
3. 29 May – Los Angeles Concert at Club Nokia

On 26 December 2010 he celebrated Christmas Day in US regarding to his concert in Jersey called "Atlantic City Christmas Show (US)"at 1 am

Brand of himself

SMUDGE(Still Moving Under Gunfire)

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to JJ Lin.

• JFJ PRODUCTIONS
• JJ Lin Jun Jie's Official Website
• JJ Hundred Days
• JJ Lin on Twitter
• JJ Federation Overseas (JJFO)
• JJ Facebook Official Page – JJ Federation