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- Name: 楊丞琳 (杨丞琳) / Yang Cheng Lin
- English name: Rainie Yang
- Also known as: Ah Lin / Lin Lin / Xiao Cheng Lin / Cheng Lin / Yeung Sing Lam / Lily
- Birthdate: 1984-Jun-04
- Birthplace: Taipei, Taiwan
- Profession: Actress, singer and host
- Height: 162cm
- Weight: 42kg
- Star sign: Gemini
- Chinese zodiac: Rat
- Blood type: A
She started acting when she was 14-years-old, appearing in movies and commercials in Hong Kong. At 15, she auditioned for a girl band to be launched by BMG Records called "4 in Love" and passed with flying colors. From then on, she was called "Rainie" to fit in with the weather-based named girls of the group; she was originally called Lily in the industry. She moved to Taiwan and pursued her acting career as she lived with her co-band members under one roof. She starred in various dramas starting with the mega blockbuster Meteor Garden where she played a supporting, yet pivotal role as the cute Xiao You (Hana Yori Dango’s "Yuki" Chinese counterpart). The rest is history as she proceeded on to be a much-loved leading lady by respectable men and starred in more bankable dramas. Unfortunately, in late 2002, 4 in Love had to disband. Windie and Sunnie proceeded with their studies and Cloudie pursued becoming a stewardess. Rainie was left in the E-circle. Continuing as a solo artist, she reached new heights and levels with a different job- as a host. She discovered her hosting skills with the hosting jobs she did left and right. She became a host without disrupting her acting career where she also received many projects. She continued singing by performing on the OSTs of her dramas. 2005 was a pivotal year for Rainie. Her leading TV series "Devil Beside You" (恶魔在身边) with Mike He brought her song Ai Mei absolute success. She holds the record as the first Chinese newcomer to achieve platinum status with her debut album My Intuition Ai Mei.
TV shOws
- Hi My Sweetheart (CTS / GTV, 2009)
- ToGetHer (CTV / GTV, 2009)
- Miss No Good (CTS, 2008)
- Why Why Love (CTS / GTV, 2007)
- Devil Beside You (CTV / GTV, 2005)
- Liao Zhai Zhi Yi A Bao (2004)
- City of Sky (CCTV, 2004)
- The Legend of Speed (2004)
- Love Bird (GTV, 2004)
- Original Scent of Summer (CTV, 2003)
- Sweet Candy
- Godfather in Pink (CTV, 2003)
- Lavender 2 (2003)
- White Lilies
- Tomorrow (CTV, 2002)
- Sunshine Jelly
- Meteor Rain (CTS, 2001)
- Meteor Garden (CTS, 2001)
Yang began her career as a member of the all-girl singing group 4 in Love, where she was given the stage name of Rainie. The group’s popularity in the music industry was mediocre and they achieved limited success. After the group disbanded, Yang continued to pursue a career in the entertainment industry as a TV host, hosting shows such as the “Guess Guess Guess” variety show. After playing supporting roles in several dramas (including the mega hit Meteor Garden), she landed the lead role (as Qi Yue) in the CTV drama Devil Beside You opposite Mike He. Devil Beside You proved to be very popular, allowing Rainie’s career to take off. The same year, she released her debut album, My Intuition, featuring her hit songs “Ai Mei” and “Li Xiang Qing Ren”, which were both from Devil Beside You. My Intuition made Chinese entertainment history as the only debut album to reach platinum status, selling 1.5 million copies in South-East Asia. In 2006, she released her follow-up album, Meeting Love, which also sold very well. On September 7, 2007, she released My Other Self (otherwise known as Anywhere Door). It features “Que Yang” and “Wan Mei Bi Li,” both from her 2007 drama Why Why Love, which also stars her Devil Beside You co-stars Mike He and Kingone Wang. Hoping to portray herself as a “serious” actress, Yang co-starred in the arthouse and lesbian-related film Spider Lilies alongside Isabella Leong. On January 8, 2007, Yang recorded her last “Guess Guess Guess” show due to her busy schedule and focus on her music career.1 She is also set to star in the pilot of a romantic-comedy tentatively titled as Fresh Tomato for Sauce alongside Cyndi Wang, Elva Hsiao and Roy Chai. On April 23, 2008, while filming the idol drama The Bad Campus Belle in Sanchih, Yang fell heavily from the stairs, and was sent to Mackay Memorial Hospital. The stairs were located between the third floor, where the dressing room was located, and the first floor, where the film set was located. The crew originally thought the falling object was a light frame, but upon hearing a groan, they realized it was her. After an X-ray examination, doctors diagnosed Yang’s injury as a spinal contusion. After leaving the hospital, producer Angie Chai took Yang to a Chinese massage therapist.
