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Richie Ren
Richie Jen Hsien-chi (, born 23 June 1966) is a Taiwanese singer and actor. He graduated from the Chinese Culture University's physical education department. His hits include "Too Softhearted" (), "Look Over Here, Girl" (), "The Sad Pacific" (), "Start Again" (), "I'm a Fish" (), "End of the World" (), and "Flowers Bloom in Spring" (). Early life Jen was born and grew up in Tianzhong Township, Changhua County, Taiwan. He attended Changhua County Tianzhong Senior High School and at the age of 21 he entered from the physical education department of Chinese Culture University. He also started to work at a musical instrument store while learning how to play guitar. Career In 1990, while a senior at CCU, Richie Jen signed a contract with and released a complication album named ''Towards the Rainbow'' (奔向彩虹). In December of that year, he released his first solo album ''Ask Again'' (再問一次). He released two more albums in 1991, ''Cold & Tender'' (冷漠與温柔), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ren (surname)
Rén is the Mandarin pinyin romanisation of the Chinese surname written in Chinese character. It is romanised as Jen in Wade–Giles, and Yam or Yum in Cantonese. It is listed 58th in the Song dynasty classic text ''Hundred Family Surnames''. As of 2008, it is the 59th most common surname in China, shared by 4.2 million people. In 2019 it was the 49th most common surname in Mainland China. The character 任 is typically pronounced (), but as a surname is pronounced "rén," as well as in Ren County in Hebei. Notable people * Ren Guang ( 任光; died 29 AD), Eastern Han dynasty general, one of the Yuntai 28 generals * Ren Shang (died 118), Eastern Han Protector General of the Western Regions * Ren Jun (died 204), Eastern Han dynasty military officer * Ren Yaxiang (died 662), Tang dynasty general and chancellor * Ren Zhigu (fl. 692), chancellor of Empress Wu Zetian * Ren Huan (died 927), Later Tang general and chancellor * Ren Renfa (1254–1327), Yuan dynasty artist and irr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bodies At Rest
''Bodies at Rest'' is a 2019 action thriller film directed by Renny Harlin, starring Nick Cheung, Richie Jen, and Yang Zi. It is Harlin's third Chinese-language film, following ''Skiptrace'' (2016) and '' Legend of the Ancient Sword'' (2018). The film had its world premiere as the opening film of the 43rd Hong Kong International Film Festival on March 18, 2019. It was released in China on August 16, 2019. Plot A pathologist Chen Jia Hao and his assistant Lynn are working late at a public morgue on a Christmas Eve. Three masked men break into the morgue, trying to retrieve a bullet from a corpse. Cast * Nick Cheung as Nick Chan * Richie Jen as Santa * Yang Zi as Lynn Qiao * Clara Lee as Ankie Cheng * MC Jin as Wyatt (cleaner) Release The film had its world premiere as the opening film of the 43rd Hong Kong International Film Festival on March 18, 2019. It was also screened at the Far East Film Festival and the Edinburgh International Film Festival. It was released in China o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life Without Principle (film)
''Life Without Principle'' is a 2011 Hong Kong crime drama film produced and directed by Johnnie To and starring Lau Ching-wan, Richie Jen and Denise Ho. This film was screened in competition at the 68th Venice Film Festival on 9 September 2011. The North America distribution rights was purchased by Indomina Group shortly after the Festival. The deal was made between Indomina and the film's sales agent Media Asia Group. The film was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist. Cast *Lau Ching-wan as Panther (三腳豹) * Richie Jen as Senior Inspector Cheung Ching-fong (張正方) *Denise Ho as Teresa Chan *Myolie Wu as Connie *Lo Hoi-pang as Chung Yuen (鍾原) * So Hang-suen as Cheng Siu-kuen (鄭小娟) *Philip Keung as Dragon (凸眼龍) * Cheung Siu-fai as Ng Yiu-wah (吳耀華) *Felix Wong as Sam (火爆森) * Wong Chi-yin as Sergeant Lee Chi-man (李致文) * Stephanie Che as J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legendary Amazons
''Legendary Amazons'' is a 2011 Chinese film based on the stories of the Yang Clan Generals. The film was directed by Frankie Chan and starred Richie Jen, Cecilia Cheung, Cheng Pei-pei, Liu Xiaoqing and Kathy Chow. The film is based on the same source material as the 1972 Hong Kong film '' The 14 Amazons''. Plot The film is set in early 11th century China during the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Song dynasty. The emperor neglects state affairs and indulges in personal pleasures, while the government sinks into corruption and war continues to rage on at the borders of the Song dynasty. The Song dynasty is being invaded by the armies of the rival state of Western Xia. Yang Zongbao is the last man standing in the Yang clan, a family of generals who have dedicated their lives to defending the Song dynasty from foreign invaders. He apparently dies in battle tragically when the treacherous Imperial Grand Tutor (minister) Pang refuses to send reinforcements to aid him. Yang Zon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Allure Of Tears
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scheme With Me
A scheme is a systematic plan for the implementation of a certain idea. Scheme or schemer may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''The Scheme'' (TV series), a BBC Scotland documentary series * The Scheme (band), an English pop band * ''The Scheme'', an action role-playing video game for the PC-8801, made by Quest Corporation * Schemer (comics), Richard Fisk, a Marvel Comics villain turned antihero * Horace Schemer, a fictional character in the TV series ''Shining Time Station'' * Schemee, a fictional child character and Schemer's nephew in the TV Series ''Shining Time Station'' * ''Schemers'' (film), a Scottish film Other uses * Classification scheme, eg a thesaurus, a taxonomy, a data model, or an ontology * Scheme (programming language), a minimalist dialect of Lisp * Scheme (mathematics), a concept in algebraic geometry * Scheme (linguistics), a figure of speech that changes a sentence's structure * Scam, an attempt to swindle or cheat people through deception **Get-rich-q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? (film)
"Will You Love Me Tomorrow", sometimes known as "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow", is a song with words by Gerry Goffin and music composed by Carole King. It was recorded in 1960 by the Shirelles at Bell Sound Studios in New York City, and hit number one on the '' Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. The song was the first by a black all- girl group to reach number one in the United States. It has since been recorded by many other artists including a 1971 version by co-writer Carole King. The Shirelles' version Background In 1960, the American girl group the Shirelles released the first version of the song as Scepter single 1211, with "Boys" on the B-side. The single's first pressing was labeled simply "Tomorrow", then lengthened later. When first presented with the song, lead singer Shirley Owens (later known as Shirley Alston-Reeves) did not want to record it, because she thought it was "too country". She relented after a string arrangement was added. However, Owens recalled on Jim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Of May (2015 Film)
''First of May'' () is a 2015 Taiwanese romantic-drama film. It was directed by Zhou Getai and written by Yuan Chiung-chiung. The film stars Richie Jen, Alyssa Chia, Lyan Cheng, and Cindy Yang. It was the latter's first and final film before her suicide. The film was released in Taiwan on 1 May 2015. The film’s title music was the Bee Gee’s song “First of May”. The Bee Gee’s album “Odessa” played a minor part in the dialogue of the film, as the group’s music had previously been banned in Taiwan. Cast * Richie Jen * Alyssa Chia * Lyan Cheng Lyan Cheng (, born 16 June 1988) is a Taiwanese actress, model and singer. She is best known for her lead role in the 2013 romantic-comedy series Fabulous Boys alongside Jiro Wang, Hwang In Deok and Evan Yo Tsai Min-you (born 12 November 1 ... * Cindy Yang * Kate Yeung - Kiki * Tou Chung-hua Release The film was released in Taiwan on 1 May 2015 and in mainland China on 30 October 2015. Reception Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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