Y2J () is a Taiwanese rock band composed of two participants (Yuming Lai and Jane Huang) from the 2007 season of

One Million Star ''One Million Star'' () is a television singing competition in Taiwan broadcast on China Television (CTV). It debuted on 5 January 2007, filling the 10pm to midnight time slot on Friday evenings. The show is hosted by Tao Ching-Ying (陶晶瑩) ...

, a singing competition. The band released its debut album "Live For You" on 25 August 2008. The two-member band's English name is derived Yuming Lai's first initial (Y), the number of band members (2), and Jane Huang's first initial (J).Y2J's page at Universal Music Taiwan
> The band's Chinese name "Shenmu yu Tong", means "sacred tree and pupil (of the eye)". "Shénmù" (神木), meaning "sacred tree", comes from a large tree in Lai's village which shares the name "Yuming". "Little Tong" (瞳 tóng, "pupil")" is a nickname Jane Huang has had from childhood.

Member history

Yuming Lai (Lai Ming Wei) (25 June 1984 -), was born in

Taoyuan County Taoyuan County () is under the administration of Changde, Hunan, Hunan Province, China. The Yuan River, a tributary of the Yangtze, flows through Taoyuan. It covers an area of 4441 square kilometers, of which is arable land. It is from Zhangji ...

(now Taoyuan City),

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

, to a mother of the

Atayal Atayal may refer to: * Atayal people, of Taiwan * Atayal language The Atayal language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Atayal people of Taiwan. Squliq and C’uli’ (Ts’ole’) are two major dialects. Mayrinax and Pa’kuali’, two ...

indigenous tribe. He graduated from Yongfeng High School and the Grand Cathay Institute of Technology. In 2007, he decided to participate in the

Taiwanese singing competition. In January 2008, he was crowned champion of the competition.

Jane Huang Jane Huang ( Puyuma: Alines, ; born 19 January 1983) is a Taiwanese singer. She was born in Taitung County, Taiwan. She is a member of Taiwan's Puyuma aboriginal people. In 2007, she finished seventh in the One Million Star ''One Million St ...

(Huang Mei Zhen) (19 January 1983 -), was born in

Taitung County Taitung () is the third largest county in Taiwan, located primarily on the island's southeastern coast and also including Green Island, Orchid Island and Lesser Orchid Island. The seat is located in Taitung City. Name While its name means "East ...

, Taiwan. She is a member of Taiwan's Puyuma aboriginal people. In 2007, she finished seventh in the

Taiwanese singing competition, but her strength in the rock genre was clear. With the strong support of her fans, she became the popular vote winner. In January 2008, the duo got their big break when they were signed to the

Universal Music Taiwan Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as Universal Music Group or Universal Music) is a Dutch– American multinational music corporation under Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum ...

record label. Since then, they have released a Chinese version of the song "We Rock" from the

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movie

Camp Rock ''Camp Rock'' is a 2008 musical television film directed by Matthew Diamond from a screenplay by Karin Gist, Regina Hicks, Julie Brown, and Paul Brown. The 73rd Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM), the film stars Demi Lovato, Joe Jonas, ...

. In August 2008, their debut album was released in China,

, and other parts of East Asia, with music videos for the first single "Live For You" and several other songs.

Discography

Studio albums

References

External links

Universal Music Taiwan official websiteUniversal Music Chinese blog
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