Edison Song

Edison Song Po-wei (; born 4 November 1994) is a Taiwanese actor. He made his acting debut with a minor role in '' Partners in Crime'' (2014), and gained public recognition for his role as Ho Shih-jung in the PTS series ''Days We Stared at the Sun II'' (2017), for which he received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor in the 53rd Golden Bell Awards. He also landed starring roles in the films ''Killed by Rock and Roll'' (2018), ''Stand By Me'' (2019), '' Bad Education'' (2022), and '' Love Is a Gun'' (2023).

Early life and education

Song was born on 4 November 1994 in Taiwan. He has an older sister, and grew up in Taipei. In high school, he aspired to become a jazz musician and was a member of the school's rock music club, but was discovered by a talent scout while accompanying his girlfriend to a casting audition. He was initially cast in 's ''Siren Song'', a drama film adapted from Chang Kuei-hsing's novel of the same name, but the project did not materialize. Due to his parents' objections to studying performing arts, Song attended and later graduated from Jinwen University of Science and Technology with a degree in international commerce. However, he developed an interest in acting and persuaded his parents to support him, beginning to film advertisements and music videos at the age of 19 while still at university.

Career

Song made his acting debut in 2014 alongside his girlfriend in the crime film '' Partners in Crime'', and he had a minor role as a student arguing with Austin Lin's character in the romance film ''At Cafe 6''. He began his acting career in earnest in 2017, starring as Ho Shih-jung, an idealistic high school student involved in social activism, in the PTS series '. Director Cheng Yu-chieh approached Song after watching a 2015 short film ''Laser'' in which he starred, inviting him to join the project a year before production began. Since Song did not participate in the Sunflower Student Movement, he prepared for his role by reading books and watching documentaries about the protest. He subsequently landed starring roles in the homosexual-themed web series ''HIStory'' as Feng He, who falls in love with his stepbrother (played by ), as well as in the horror web series '. Song received nominations for Best Leading Actor in a Miniseries for ''Ghost High School'' and Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries for ''Days We Stared at the Sun II'' in the 53rd Golden Bell Awards. He also had supporting roles in the drama films ' and ' that same year.

In 2018, Song starred as Xiaosi, the lead singer of the fictional band Dictator, in the drama film '. Han Cheung of ''Taipei Times'' remarked on his casting, noting that all the band members in the film were played by real-life musicians except for Song, whom he described as a "heartthrob". In 2019, Song was cast as the male lead, Qu Shou-zhi, in the coming-of-age romance series ' alongside Gingle Wang. He then took on another lead role as Mai-zi, a university student who develops a relationship with a junior played by Ivy Shao, in the romance film '. Song appeared as one of the three leads in the fantasy series ', and as part of a love triangle in the romance series ', alongside and Sam Lin. He also had a supporting role as Huang Li-tse in the thriller series ', and made cameo appearances in the Netflix series ''Light the Night'' and the Disney+ series ''Women in Taipei''.

In 2022, Song played Yuan-shou, the chairman of a high school guitar club who is secretly loved by the female lead (played by Moon Lee), in the film '' My Best Friend's Breakfast''. That same year, he received his breakout role as Han, an enabler of a high school gang, alongside Kent Tsai and Berant Zhu in Kai Ko's crime film '' Bad Education''. John Berra of ''Screen Daily'' praised the "fresh-faced leads" and commended Song for distinctly portraying his character's enabling nature. He also had a starring role as a friend of Sweet Potato (played by Lee Hong-chi) in the 2023 drama film '' Love Is a Gun'', although John Berra of ''Screen Daily'' described his role as an "inconsequential cameo". He is set to star in the upcoming horror series '.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

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1994 births
Living people
21st-century Taiwanese actors
Taiwanese film actors
Taiwanese television actors