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A Tale Of Two Rainie
''A Tale of Two Rainie'' () (literally: ''Double Rainie Play'') is the ninth Mandarin studio album by Taiwanese Mandopop artist Rainie Yang (). It was released on 12 December 2014 through EMI, her first album on the sublabel of Universal Music Taiwan. The lead single, "點水", written by Lala Hsu Lala Hsu (; born 20 December 1984) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter. Hsu was born in Hualien County, Taiwan, and grew up in Taichung. Hsu was a contestant in the third season of CTV's '' One Million Star'' in 2008. She won the contest with ..., was released on 6 November 2014. A special edition of the album was released on 9 January 2015. ''5music''. 9 January 2015 Track listing ; Notes * "我想愛" and "下個轉彎是你嗎'" were featured as the theme songs of the drama s ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rainie Yang
Rainie Yang Cheng Lin (; born 4 June 1984) is a Taiwanese singer, actress, and television host. Early life Yang was born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan, her father's ancestors were from Guangdong, China. She spoke Cantonese at home. By the time she was 13, she had to start working because her father's business failed, which led to her parents being divorced. She attended Hwa Kang Arts School which specialized in performance arts. Career Yang began her career in 2000 as a member of Taiwanese girl group 4 in Love, where she was given the stage name Rainie. The group's popularity in the musical industry achieved limited success. After they disbanded in 2002, Yang continued to pursue her career in the entertainment industry as a TV host, hosting shows such as the variety show '' Guess''. After playing supporting roles in a series of Taiwanese TV dramas, including the highly popular pan-Asia hit Taiwanese series '' Meteor Garden'' and its supplementary mini-series '' Meteor Rain'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love At Second Sight (2014 Film)
''Love at Second Sight'' () is a 2014 Chinese drama starring Zheng Kai, Rainie Yang and Michael Zhang. Filming began on 20 February 2014 and wrapped in end of April. It was filmed on Zhengzhou, China. Cast Main cast Supporting Cast Soundtrack Reception International broadcast * It began airing in Vietnam from November 27, 2016 on VTV3 VTV3 is a Vietnamese television channel operated and owned by government-owned Vietnam Television. Launched on 31 March 1996 as the country's first sports and entertainment integrated channel, its programs contained sporting events and entertain ... under the title ''Không phải tiếng sét ái tình''. References External links *''Love at Second Sight'' weiboon weibo.com {{Hunan Broadcasting System Chinese romance television series 2014 Chinese television series debuts 2014 Chinese television series endings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Albums ...
The following is a list of albums, EPs, and mixtapes released in 2014. These albums are (1) original, i.e. excluding reissues, remasters, and compilations of previously released recordings, and (2) notable, defined as having received significant coverage from reliable sources independent of the subject. For additional information about bands formed, reformed, disbanded, or on hiatus, for deaths of musicians, and for links to musical awards, see 2014 in music. First quarter January February March Second quarter April May June Third quarter July August September Fourth quarter October November December References {{DEFAULTSORT:2014 albums Albums 2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taichung Metropolitan Opera House
The National Taichung Theater () (POJ: Tâi-Tiong Kok-Ka Koa-Ke̍k-Īⁿ) is an opera house in the Taichung's 7th Redevelopment Zone in the Situn District of Taichung, Taiwan. The estimated area of the structure is . It was designed by Japanese architect Toyo Ito in collaboration with Cecil Balmond at Arup AGU. It was contracted on 11 November 2009 with construction planned for 45 months. The venue had a partial opening on 23 November 2014. It was officially opened in 2016. History * 1992: Taiwan government first proposed as National Musical House * 2002: Jason Hu proposed to build in Taichung * 2003: 6 billion TWD was allocated to the budget * 2006: Contracted with a local company * 2009: Contract signed with Toyo Ito * 23 November 2014: Completed, opening ceremony held * 2015: Closed for additional works to improve safety of visitors * 25 August 2016: The National Taichung Theater became an artistic affiliate of the National Performing Arts Center Gallery National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global cultural, financial, entertainment, and media center with a significant influence on commerce, health care and life sciences, research, technology, educa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arvin Chen
Arvin Chen (born 26 November 1978) is a Taiwanese-American director and screenwriter. He is best known for his film '' Au Revoir Taipei.'' Early life Chen was born and raised in the United States. His parents were immigrants from Taiwan. He was born in Boston, grew up mostly in Foster City in the Bay Area, and attended U.C. Berkeley majoring in architecture. In 2006, he earned a MFA in film production at the University of Southern California. He is the cousin of freelance writer and rock musician Kaiser Kuo. Career After graduating from college, he moved to Taiwan in 2001 where he obtained a job working for director Edward Yang, who he describes “is kind of a family friend.” It was this experience working in Taiwan cinema that reaffirmed his interest in film-making. Soon after, he enrolled in film school between 2003 and 2006 at the University of Southern California, where he made his first short film ''Mei''. It won the 2007 Silver Bear in Berlin's International Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariel Lin
Ariel Lin Yi-chen (; born 29 October 1982) is a Taiwanese actress and singer. She rose to fame for her role as Yuan Xiangqin in the Taiwanese drama '' It Started with a Kiss'' (2005) and the Chinese fantasy drama '' The Little Fairy'' (2006). Lin won Best Actress at the 43rd and 47th Golden Bell Awards for her roles in '' They Kiss Again'' (2007) and ''In Time with You'' (2011) respectively. Career 2004: Beginnings Lin was first discovered in a Taiwanese beauty contest. She made her debut in the television drama ''True Love 18'' (2002). Lin also starred in her first film ''Love Me, If You Can'' (2004), which earned her a nomination for Best Actress at the 40th Golden Horse Awards. She gained more popularity after starring in the idol drama series ''My Secret Garden II'' and '' Love Contract'' opposite Mike He. She also sang the theme song for ''Love Contract'', titled "Alone in the northern hemisphere", which topped the KTV and ring tone charts for 12 weeks. 2005–2007: Breakt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasper Liu
Jasper Liu Yi-hao (; born August 12, 1986) is a Taiwanese actor, model, and musician. Liu started out as a model before crossing over to acting and gaining recognition across Taiwan and other parts of Asia. Some of his notable works include ''More than Blue'' (2018), '' Before We Get Married'' (2019), ''Triad Princess'' (2019) and '' Pleasantly Surprised'' (2014). From 2009 to 2016, Liu was a member of the electronic post-rock band Morning Call, playing guitar and backup vocals. He released his debut extended play ''U'' on September 4, 2020. Early life Liu was born on August 12, 1986 in Taipei, Taiwan. He has one older sister and is the younger cousin of actor Angus Hsieh, who is best known for starring in the drama '' The Outsiders'' (2004). Liu attended and graduated from Dayeh University, majoring in Visual Design. Liu's father highly influenced his life. His father was a swimmer and volleyball player in his youth, his healthy and active lifestyle encouraged Liu to workout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greeny Wu
Wu Qing-feng (; born 1982) , also known as Greeny and credited as Wu Tsing-fong, is a Taiwanese singer-song writer, composer, arranger, and lyricist. Born in Taipei, he is a founding member and the lead vocalist of Oaeen (Sodagreen) and is the major composer and lyricist of the band. Aside from producing the music for the band, he also writes songs for numerous Mandarin singers. Having nominated at the Golden Melody Award, Global Chinese Golden Chart and so on, he has won several music awards, including the 18th Golden Melody Award for Best Composer in 2007 and the 27th Golden Melody Award for Best Lyricist in 2016. Qing-Feng Wu started to go solo in 2018 to perform and release his works. In 2019, he released his debut solo studio album ''Spaceman'', for which he was nominated in several categories at the 31st Golden Melody Award and won the 31st Golden Melody Award for Best Male Mandarin Singer. In 2021, he was, again, nominated for the Best Male Mandarin Singer for his se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandopop
Mandopop or Mandapop refers to Mandarin popular music. The genre has its origin in the jazz-influenced popular music of 1930s Shanghai known as Shidaiqu; with later influences coming from Japanese enka, Hong Kong's Cantopop, Taiwan's Hokkien pop, and in particular the Campus Song folk movement of the 1970s. 'Mandopop' may be used as a general term to describe popular songs performed in Mandarin. Though Mandopop predates Cantopop, the English term was coined around 1980 after "Cantopop" became a popular term for describing popular songs in Cantonese. "Mandopop" was used to describe Mandarin-language popular songs of that time, some of which were versions of Cantopop songs sung by the same singers with different lyrics to suit the different rhyme and tonal patterns of Mandarin. Mandopop is categorized as a subgenre of commercial Chinese-language music within C-pop. Popular music sung in Mandarin was the first variety of popular music in Chinese to establish itself as a viable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lala Hsu
Lala Hsu (; born 20 December 1984) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter. Hsu was born in Hualien County, Taiwan, and grew up in Taichung. Hsu was a contestant in the third season of CTV's '' One Million Star'' in 2008. She won the contest with a self-composed and written song on 15 August of that year. She released her self-titled debut album on 29 May 2009. She has since published five albums to date; '' Lala Hsu'' in 2009, '' Limits'' in 2010, '' Ideal Life'' in 2012, ''Missing'' in 2014 and '' The Inner Me'' in 2017. In 2010, Hsu won the Best New Artist award at the 21st Golden Melody Awards for her eponymously named album, Lala Hsu, becoming the first ''One Million Star'' alumni to win a Golden Melody Award. In 2015, she was nominated in six categories at the 26th Golden Melody Awards for the album ''Missing''. In 2016, Hsu was a participant of the fourth season of ''I Am a Singer'' which gained her wider attention in mainland China. A significant rise in popularity le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
