Cyndi Wang
| Cyndi Wang | |
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 Cyndi Wang at Apple Store, Hong Kong 2011 | |
| Chinese name | 王心凌 |
| Pinyin | Wáng Xīnlíng (Mandarin) |
| Birth name | 王君如 (pinyin: Wáng Jūnrú) |
| Ancestry | Qingdao, Shandong, China[1] |
| Origin | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Born |
5 September 1982 Hsinchu, Taiwan |
| Occupation | Singer, actress |
| Genre(s) | Mandopop |
| Label(s) |
Avex Taiwan (2003-2008) Gold Typhoon (2009-2011) Universal Music Taiwan (2012-present) |
| Years active | 2003-present |
| Official Website | www.avex.com.tw/cyndi |
Cyndi Wang (born Wang Junru on 5 September 1982) is a Taiwanese singer and actress of Hakka descent.
Outside her music career, Wang has starred in various Taiwanese dramas, including Westside Story (2003), Heaven's Wedding Gown (2004), and Smiling Pasta (2006). She acted alongside JJ Lin in three short love stories (in 2006), a movie (Candy Rain) in 2008 with Karena Lam, held concerts (personal concerts and with Jungiery's J-Stars) and she also made several commercials and endorsements.
Career
Wang graduated from the Okazaki Arts School in Taipei, and completed a drama course at Hua Gang Arts School (臺北市私立華岡藝術學校). Her family is from Taiwan, and she is a Buddhist. Wang's mother is a Hakka, Wang and her younger brother were raised in a single-parent family. She speaks Mandarin, English and Hakka. She professed to be a Hakka, following her mother's side.
Wang entered an Avex Taiwan competition in Taiwan in 2003. She had taken part in various singing competitions since at an early age, and had previously won her some appearances in the Taiwanese local drama Che Zheng Zai Zhui (車正在追, with Viter Fan) in 1999; she had also appeared in the music videos of other singers such as Tanya Chua's video "Reminding" (紀念) in 2000 even before she made her debut,she did also appear in 石康軍's "變質" mv, Beatrice Hsu's MV "許瑋倫 天使的翅膀", & Kenji Wu's Na Na Na MV. She also composed two songs in her Magic Cyndi and Fly! Cyndi. She wrote the "I'll be Better" (我會更好) lyric in her album H2H. Her self-composed Stick to You (黏黏黏黏) from her latest album Sticky (黏黏黏黏) was chosen as opening theme for her latest drama [Love Keeps Going].
Soon after the Avex Taiwan competition, Wang was called again and given a chance to go to Japan. In order to pursue her dreams, she decided to take on the challenge and go to Avex Taiwan's music studio in Japan to learn dancing and singing for 3 months from various famous lecturers (such as Hamasaki Ayumi, BoA, Utada Hikaru, Namie Amuro and Hitomi). This was very successful as she learned quickly. She earned herself a graduation certificate with impressive results and records from Japan's Avex Trax. These achievements made Avex Taiwan impressed with her, and she was offered a contract by Taiwan's Avex Taiwan (making her the only Avex Trax female singer, the first ever local, and newcomer of the year in 2003). From that time she has been involved in her entertainment career. She has had contracts under Jungiery Star Pte Ltd, D Music, and Sony Music as well as Avex Taiwan.
Wang has been invited to sing at a number of events, including a 2008 New Year Countdown performance in Kaohsiung. About 3 years after her debut, she finally had her long awaited 1-month rest in December 2006. Since she made her debut in 2003, she has been very active in entertainment showbizz, in which her eight studio albums and three soundtracks. She also had concerts of her own & with J-Stars of Jungiery, endorsements & commercials.
She is currently signed with a management company, DayStar Music, and with Gold Typhoon (Taiwan) from 2009 and has since released two studio albums. She starred in Momo Love with Jiro Wang and Calvin Chen and Ken Chu and in Love Keeps Going with Mike He.[2] Wang's 10th studio album, was released on 4 December 2009 and a compilation album was released on 13 November 2009.
Discography
Studio
| Album | Release Date | Title | Label |
| 1st | 24 February 2003 | Begin... (Begin...) | Avex Taiwan |
| 2nd | 26 March 2004 | Cyndi Loves You 愛你 (Cyndi Loves You) | Avex Taiwan |
| 3rd | 18 February 2005 | Honey (Honey) | Avex Taiwan |
| 4th | 27 December 2005 | Cyndi with U (Cyndi with U) | Avex Taiwan |
| 5th | 30 April 2007 | Magic Cyndi (Magic Cyndi) | Avex Taiwan |
| 6th | 30 November 2007 | Fly! Cyndi (Fly! Cyndi) | Avex Taiwan |
| 7th | 4 December 2009 | H2H (心電心) | Gold Typhoon |
| 8th | 27 May 2011 | Sticky (黏黏黏黏) | Gold Typhoon |
| 9th | 30 November 2012 | Love or Not (愛不愛) | Universal Music Taiwan |
| 10th | 25 July 2014 | The 10th Cyndi (第十个王心凌) | Universal Music Taiwan |
Studio (Compilation)
| Release Date | Title | Label |
| 26 July 2005 | Shining 2005 (New + Best Collection) (閃耀2005 新歌+節奏精選) | Avex Taiwan |
| 29 February 2008 | Red (Remember Every Dream) Cyndi (红心凌2008新歌＋精选（豪华珍藏版) | Avex Taiwan |
| 13 November 2009 | Beautiful Days (美丽的日子 新歌+精选) | Avex Taiwan |
Concert DVD
| Release Date | Title |
| 3 September 2004 | Dream Park Concert DVD (夢幻遊園地演唱會DVD) |
Soundtrack contributions
| Year | Drama | Track |
| 2003 | Westside Story |
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| 2004 | Heaven's Wedding Gown |
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| 2006 | Smiling Pasta |
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| 2008 | Powerpuff Girls Z (Taiwan version) | "Touch Me!" - opening theme |
| 2009 | Momo Love |
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| 2011 | Bread, Love and Dreams (麵包王金卓求) |
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| 2011 | Love Keeps Going |
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| 2013 | Second Life |
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| 2014 | Tie the Knot |
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Filmography
Short Love Stories
| Year | Title | with |
| 2004 | 100 Lover (100分的戀人) | JJ Lin |
| 2004 | Watermelon Milk (西瓜牛奶) | JJ Lin |
| 2006 | Wind Leaves (風樹葉子) |
Movies
| Year | Title | Role | Film Production | With |
| 2000 | The Cabbie (运转手之恋) | cameo | ||
| 2003 | 运转手之恋 | cameo | Xiao Yun | |
| 2007 | Ratatouille | Colette Tatou (voice-over) | Chinese version of Ratatouille | Nicholas Teo |
| 2009 | Candy Rain | Xiao Yun (Ricky's Girlfriend) | Three Dots Entertainment | Karena Lam |
Television
| Year | Chinese title | English title | Role / Remarks | Network | Co-stars |
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| 1999 | 車正在追 | The Car Is In Pursuit | Milk (牛奶) | PTS | |
| 2003 | 西街少年 | Westside Story (TV series) | Shen Yin He (沈銀荷) | SETTV | 5566, Wallace Huo |
| 2004 | 天國的嫁衣 | Heavens Wedding Gown | Tao Ai Qing / Ivy (陶艾青) | CTS | Leon Jay Williams, Ming Dao |
| 2005 | 大熊医师家 | Big Bear Doctor | cameo (ep. 46) | SETTV | |
| 2006 | 微笑 Pasta | Smiling Pasta | Cheng Xiao Shi (成曉詩) | TTV/SETTV | Nicholas Teo |
| 2008 | 桃花小妹 | Momo Love | Chen Tao Hua ( 陳桃花) | CTV/GTV | Jiro Wang, Calvin Chen |
| 2011 | 美樂加油 | Love Keeps Going | Zha Mei Le (查美樂) / He Yan Qin (何言沁) | CTV/GTV | Mike He, Eli Shi |
| 2013 | 幸福選擇題 | Second Life | Li En Zhen (黎恩真) / Chen Zi Zi (陳姿姿) / Chen Zi Jun (陈姿釣) | SETTV | Xie Kunda, Xiu Jie Kai, Pink Yang |
Music videos
- "DaDaDa" MV - features Danson Tang
- "Degenerate" MV by Jones Shi
- "Love’s Option" MV by Zhang Yun Jing
Major Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nomination | Result | Ref |
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| 2005 | HITO Radio Music Awards | Top 10 Songs of the Year | "愛你" (Love You) | Won | [5] |
| 2006 | HITO Radio Music Awards | Top 10 Songs | Honey | Won | |
| 2007 | HITO Radio Music Awards | Top 10 Songs of the Year | "睫毛彎彎" (Curly Eye Lashes) | Won | [6] |
| 2013 | HITO Radio Music Awards | Favorite Love Song | "變成陌生人"(Become Strangers) | Won | |
| 2013 | HITO Radio Music Awards | Web Premiere Popular Award | "變成陌生人"(Become Strangers) | Won |
References
- ↑ "青岛名人". 留学360. Retrieved Feb 24, 2015.
出生地台湾新竹，祖籍中国青岛 (Cyndi Wang was born in Hsinchu, traces her ancestry to Qingdao)
- ↑ (Chinese) Liberty Times.com 王心凌 美樂加油首集鼻子忽大忽小 被爆山根不連戲 8 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-11
- ↑ "Cyndi Wang". imdb.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
- ↑ "Cyndi Wang". chinesemov.com. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
- ↑ (Chinese) Liberty Times 2005 HITO Radio Music Awards winners list Retrieved 2011-05-05
- ↑ (Chinese) HITO Radio 2007 HITO Radio Music Awards winners list 4 February 2007. Retrieved 2011-04-20
External links
- (Chinese) Cyndi Wang at Avex Taiwan (2003–2008)
- (Chinese) Cyndi Wang at Gold Typhoon Taiwan (2009–present)
- (Chinese) Cyndi Wang's Weibo blog
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