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披荊斬棘
''Call Me by Fire (Season 2)'' (Chinese: 披荊斬棘; pinyin: ''Pī jīng zhǎn jí'') is a 2022 Chinese singing reality television show which premiered on August 19, 2022, on Mango TV. The second season of ''Call Me by Fire'', it features 32 seasoned male celebrities from mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and the US who compete to form a boy band. The Chinese title of the show has also been renamed from 披荆斩棘的哥哥 to 披荊斬棘. Contestants Each contestant's English name will be used if known. Otherwise, the hanyu pinyin version of the name would be used in the order of surname followed by given name. All Chinese names are in simplified Chinese Simplification, Simplify, or Simplified may refer to: Mathematics Simplification is the process of replacing a mathematical expression by an equivalent one that is simpler (usually shorter), according to a well-founded ordering. Examples include: .... References {{Reflist Singing talent shows ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julian Cheung
Julian Cheung Chi-lam (born 27 August 1971), better known by his stage name Chilam, is a Hong Kong singer and actor. Cheung is known for his role as Guo Jing in the 1994 TV series adaptation of the ''Wuxia'' novel, '' The Legend of the Condor Heroes'', and also as Chi-Kin from the TVB drama '' Cold Blood Warm Heart'' (1996). Cheung hit instant fame in 1991 with the release of his first single, "A Modern Love Story" with Maple Hui and has since been the only artist that has sold the most copies for a debut album under IFPI. In 1992, Cheung received a TVB Jade Solid Gold award as Best Newcoming Singer (Bronze) for his first album. In 2000, Cheung reap 2 notable awards from TVB for the drama, '' Return of the Cuckoo.'' Early life Born in Hong Kong on 27 August 1971, Cheung spent most of his early years in Hong Kong attending all-male Catholic primary school. He later went to a Protestant secondary school. He has an elder sister and a younger sister. When he was 13, his parents ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenji Wu
Kenji Wu (; born 18 October 1979) is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter, actor and director. Early life Wu was born on 18 October 1979 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. When he was six, he moved to Argentina, but came back to Taiwan to compete in MTV Taiwan's "New Artist Fight Game". He attended the National Taiwan University of Arts majoring in theater. Career After competing in the "New Artist Fight Game" competition in 2000, he was subsequently signed to Virgin Music. Within half a year, Wu released his debut album ''Tomorrow, Alone'' (一個人的Tomorrow). Despite the involvement of top producers, the album received lukewarm response and weak sales. However, this gave him opportunities to act in Taiwanese drama such as ''Peach Girl'' and ''Moonlight Forest''. During his time acting, he continued to perform songs he wrote and composed at pubs. With an intense passion for music, Wu made a comeback to the music industry in November 2004 with a self-titled album, released by Seed Music. All ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yida Huang
Yida Huang (; born 11 August 1979) is a Singaporean singer and songwriter. The capitalization of his birth name is Yida Huang, as the previous form of "YiDA" was used as a logo by Sony Music Taiwan. He has since stopped using the "YiDA" name form upon the end of his contract with the company. He has released four major albums with Sony Taiwan. His song "Chou Nan Ren" (''Jerk'') was the opening theme for the Taiwanese drama '' Devil Beside You''. Another song of his, "Set Me Free", was the theme song for the Chinese version of the movie ''Stealth''. He graduated from the Lee Wei Song School of Music. His long-awaited fourth album ''Dedicated to Myself'' (寫给自己的歌) was officially released on November 28, 2008. On April 21, 2011, seven years after his first album, Huang released the EP "微光" under the music company 北京橙天华音音乐制作有限公司 which he signed to after his contract ended with Sony Taiwan.The album consisted of 5 tracks including one in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanness Wu
Vanness Wu (; born August 7, 1978) is a Taiwanese-American singer and actor. He was a member of the Taiwanese boyband F4 (band), F4 and the Korean Mandopop duo Kangta & Vanness. Early life Born in Santa Monica, California, on August 7, 1978. After graduating, he moved to Taiwan to pursue a career in entertainment. He learned to breakdance as a teenager and competed in numerous dance competitions throughout the '90s and featured in the 1998 breakdancing-themed music video for Jason Nevins' It's Like That (Run-D.M.C. song)#Jason Nevins version, remix of Run-D.M.C.'s "It's Like That (Run-D.M.C. song), It's Like That". Career Early career with F4 Wu starred as Mei Zuo (美作), one of the F4 members, in the Taiwanese drama series ''Meteor Garden (2001 TV series), Meteor Garden'' and its sequel, ''Meteor Garden II''. At the conclusion of the series, they continued to perform together and released three studio albums as the boy band F4 (band), F4. In 2002, Wu became the second F4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richie Jen
Richie Jen Hsien-chi (, born 23 June 1966), also known as Richie Ren, is a Taiwanese singer and actor. He graduated from the Chinese Culture University's physical education department. Jen debuted in December 1990 with the studio album ''Ask Again'' under Synco Cultural Corporation. In 1996, he signed a contract with Rock Records and released the album ''I Feel Good!'', which sold over 160,000 copies in Taiwan. His breakthrough came at the end of 1996 with his fifth studio album, '' Too Softhearted'', which sold over 1,000,000 copies in China and over 2,300,000 copies across Asia. His seventh album, '' Love Like Pacific Ocean'' (1998), became one of the best-selling albums of all time in Taiwan with over 1,200,000 copies sold. The record spawned the single "Hey Girl Look Over Here" (對面的女孩看過來), which was named the most popular song of 1998 by Hit FM in Taiwan. Early life Jen was born and grew up in Tianzhong Township, Changhua County, Taiwan. He attended ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Ng
Ron Ng Cheuk-hei (, born 2 September 1979) is a Hong Kong actor, singer, and former dancer. He first rose to popularity in the 2003 TVB drama ''Triumph in the Skies.'' He has since starred in several successful television series, most notably ''Twin of Brothers'', ''The Academy (franchise), The Academy'' series, and the ''Flying Tiger'' franchise. He is known for his various police roles in dramas series. Ng has also appeared in the films ''Bleeding Mountain'' (2012), ''Shock Wave (film), Shock Wave'' (2017), and ''Bodies at Rest'' (2019). Early life and career beginnings Ng was born on 2 September 1979 in Hong Kong. He has an older sister. In 1999, he enrolled into Hong Kong broadcasting station TVB's dance training course. Under the recommendation of actor Louis Koo (for whom Ng appeared as a background dancer for), Ng joined TVB as an actor after graduating from the station's acting classes. He began his career with minor roles, such as in ''Burning Flame II''. Career As act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Pan
Wilber Pan (born 6 August 1980), also known as Will Pan, is a Taiwanese-American singer, songwriter, rapper, actor, and entrepreneur. He started his career as a host of Channel V programs. In 2011, Pan was awarded Best Actor for ''Endless Love'' ( 愛∞無限) at the 46th Golden Bell Awards, Taiwan's equivalent to the Emmy Awards. In recent years, Pan ventured into the business world. Pan's business interests extends into streetwear fashion and developing of mobile games. In 2009, he launched the streetwear boutique N.P.C (New Project Center) which he collaborated with Chinese host Nic Li, in Shanghai. N.P.C also has its stores in Beijing, Hangzhou, Chengdu, and at online shopping website Taobao. In 2010, Pan established his streetwear brand "Undisputed" and modelled for the brand's promotional ads. He is also the cofounder and chief creative officer of software company Camigo Media, which develops popular mobile games such as "Fish Off", "Pig Rockets" and "MeWantBamboo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chang Chen-yue
Ayal Komod (born 2 May 1974), better known by his stage name A-Yue or Chang Chen-yue (), is an aboriginal Taiwanese rock and Hip-Hop musician, songwriter, singer and guitarist, and the frontman of his band, Free Night, also known as Free9. He is most widely known for his 1998 hit song "''Ai Wo Bie Zou''" (Love me, don't go). His 2013 album ''I am Ayal Komod '' was awarded the Best Album Award during the 25th Golden Melody Awards. Chang is a Taiwanese aborigine of the Amis people. Life and career Chang was in the church choir as a child, which made him interested in music at a young age. He learnt to play the guitar in his middle school years and was gradually exposed to rock music. Chang released his first album ''I Just Like You'' () with labels Pony Canyon and Magic Stone in 1993 before following up with the album ''Have the Flowers Opened Yet?'', with Taiwanese label Rock Records. Chang released his third and fourth albums ''This Afternoon is Very Boring'' (1997) and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawick Lau
Hawick Lau Hoi-wai (; born 13 October 1974) is a Hong Kong actor and singer. He was named as one of the "Five Fresh Tigers of TVB" and is best known for his performances in the series '' A Kindred Spirit'' (1995), '' Virtues of Harmony'' (2001) and ''My Family'' (2005). He then expanded his career into mainland China, acting in several notable series. His notable appearances include '' Sealed with a Kiss'' (2011), ''A Clear Midsummer Night'' (2013), ''The Wife's Secret'' (2014), '' Lady & Liar'' (2015) and '' Chronicle of Life'' (2016). Early life Lau grew up in Hong Kong. He is the son of the Hong Kong actor Lau Dan and his wife Lee Fuk-ying (). Lau studied architecture at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Career Lau debuted in the 1995 drama '' A Kindred Spirit''. He starred alongside his father Lau Dan, coincidentally portraying father and son. The same year, he signed on with Hong Kong's Sony Music as a singer. In 1997, he released his first Chinese album ''LAL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darren Wang
Darren Wang Talu (; born May 29, 1991) is a Taiwanese actor. He is best known for his breakout role as Hsu Tai-yu in the coming-of-age film, '' Our Times''. Career Wang made his debut in the 2008 drama series ''Mysterious Incredible Terminator Mysterious Incredible Terminator (, aka ''The Clue Collector'') is a 2008 Taiwanese television series starring Aaron Yan, Gui Gui, Alien Huang and Christine Fan. It was produced by Three Giant Productions (三匠影視有限公司). Fahrenciti.co ...'', and went on to make his big-screen bow in the 2010 film ''In Case of Love''. He appeared in the hit high school romance film '' Our Times'' in 2015, after which he was crowned GQ's Man of the Year. He has contributed a number of songs to the soundtracks of films he starred in and appeared in ''The Last Wish'' (2019). In 2019, Wang starred as the male lead in the romance film '' Fall in Love at First Kiss'', a remake of the Taiwanese series of the same name. Filmography Film Televisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Call Me By Fire
''Call Me by Fire'' () is a 2021 China, Chinese singing reality television show broadcast on Mango TV. It features 33 male celebrities who have been in the entertainment industry for close to ten years or more competing to form a 17-member performance group. The show aired from August 12 to October 29, 2021, with 12 episodes in total. It is a Spin-off (media), spin-off of the well-received ''Sisters Who Make Waves'', which featured a similar premise with female celebrities. Both shows followed in the footsteps of trending idol group audition programs like ''Produce 101 (Chinese TV series), Produce 101'' and ''Idol Producer'', with ''Call Me by Fire'' aiming to put together a range of experienced male entertainers and provide them opportunities to collaborate on stage. Aside from the main episodes, there are also special "Plus" episodes that can be accessed through paid subscription to Mango TV, featuring additional behind-the-scenes footage not aired in the main show. A Call Me b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sichuan
Sichuan is a province in Southwestern China, occupying the Sichuan Basin and Tibetan Plateau—between the Jinsha River to the west, the Daba Mountains to the north, and the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau to the south. Its capital city is Chengdu, and its population stands at 83 million. Sichuan neighbors Qinghai and Gansu to the north, Shaanxi and Chongqing to the east, Guizhou and Yunnan to the south, and Tibet to the west. During antiquity, Sichuan was home to the kingdoms of Ba and Shu until their incorporation by the Qin. During the Three Kingdoms era (220–280), Liu Bei's state of Shu was based in Sichuan. The area was devastated in the 17th century by Zhang Xianzhong's rebellion and the area's subsequent Manchu conquest, but recovered to become one of China's most productive areas by the 19th century. During World War II, Chongqing served as the temporary capital of the Republic of China, and was heavily bombed. It was one of the last mainland areas captured ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
