Asian Spotlight: Jerry Yan

by SineBuano ~ June 13th, 2008. Filed under: SineBuano Articles.

• Birthplace: Taiwan
• Birthday: January 1, 1977
• Occupation: Mandarin Pop Singer and actor
• Record Label: Sony Music Entertainment
• Associated Acts JVKV/F4

Born Liao Yangzhen, this former fashion model reached the hearts of Asia and the world with his breakthrough lead role of Dao Ming Su in the Taiwanese drama Meteor Garden I and II. He is also very popular in mainland China because of his good looks, talents, and of course being a member of the boy choi band F4 (now JVKV)

Aside from being an JVKV member, Yan branched out as a solo artist with his album, ‘The First Time’ (Jerry for You) in August 2004. In January 2005, he won as ‘Most Popular Newcomer’ in the ‘12th Chinese Music Awards’ held in Beijing.

A World Vision Taiwan ambassador for charity, Yan has an adopted child, Baldan, in Mongolia. The singer/actor always encourages others to spend money on charity work

He speaks Mandarin and Taiwanese, and was previously learning English to communicate better with fans around the world. He understands and speaks Japanese.

He’s currently shooting a new TV series called “Starlit”.

Description

Pinyin: Yán Chéngxù (Mandarin)

Birth name: 廖洋震 / Liào Yángzhèn

Origin: Republic of China (Taiwan)

Born: January 1, 1977 (1977-01-01) (age 31)

Occupation: Singer,actor

Genre(s): Pop music [Mandopop]

Label(s): Sony Music Entertainment

Associated acts: [JVKV/F4]

Official site: www.starjerry.net



Main Profile:

Name: Jerry Yan

Full Name: Yan Chen Xu

Chinese Name: 言承旭

Real Name: 廖洋震

Profession: Actor, singer, model

Birthplace: Taiwan

Birthdate: January 1, 1977

Measurements : 38, 30, 36

Height: 180cm

Weight: 72kg

Blood Type : B



Language: Mandarin, Taiwanese

Favourite Instrument: Piano

Favourite Color: Black

Favourite part of body: Finger tips

Favourite Country: Japan

Country most want to visit: US

Most hated feeling: Not being respected.

Collects: Sunglasses

Sports and hobbies: Dancing and basketball

Religion: Buddhism




Yan Cheng Xu, nationality as Taiwan, was born in 1st January 1977. He won Hong Kong Academy “Best Actor” Awards Three Times:
*A Better Tomorrow, 1987.
*City On Fire, 1988,
*All About Ah Long, 1990.

Jerry Yan (言承旭, pinyin: Yán Chéngxù, Cantonese pronunciation: Yin Seng Yuk, Vietnamese: Ngon Thua Huc)(born January 1, 1977), real name Liao Yangzhen (廖洋震), is an actor, singer and member of the popular Taiwanese boy band F4.

He was the lead actor in the popular television series Meteor Garden and its sequel, Meteor Garden II, which made him an popular idol among teenage girls, not only in Taiwan but across Asia.

He worked as a fashion model before venturing into acting, Meteor Garden was his breakout drama. To date, he has starred in one movie, Magic Kitchen with Sammi Cheng and Andy Lau.


In August 2004, his first solo album was released, titled, ‘The First Time’ (第一次 Jerry for You). In January 2005, he won as ‘Most Popular Newcomer’ (港台地區最受歡迎新人獎) in the ‘12th Chinese Music Awards’ (第12屆中國歌曲排行榜頒獎典禮) held in Beijing, China.



He starred in a television drama titled ‘The Hospital (白色巨塔)’ opposite renowned Taiwanese actor Dai Li Ren. The drama is helmed by the director Meteor Garden(2005).


Money Kings

A chinese mag. newsarticle, its comparison amongst the various kings of money-making actors, there is Jerry & Jay from Taiwan, Andy Lau & Jacky Chan from HK & Bae Yong Jun, Rain & Jang Dang Gun from Korea. the comparison has gone intl. amongst all, Jerry makes the least, understandable as Jerry took so few projects. Also, its said that Jerry made abt NT$20 million from The Hospital.



Recently, he's the main lead role in the newest and upcoming drama "Hot Shot" with co-stars Wu Zun and Show Lou... the airing is finally broadcasting in one of the TW's famous tv stations (GTV).



Career

He was the lead actor in the popular Taiwanese drama Meteor Garden and its sequel, Meteor Garden II, which made him a popular idol among teenage girls and elder women alike, not only in Taiwan, Asia and now even the world.

He worked as a fashion model before venturing into acting, having Meteor Garden as his breakout drama. To date, he has starred in one movie, Magic Kitchen with Sammi Cheng and Andy Lau.

In August 2004, his first solo album was released, titled, 'The First Time' (第一次 Jerry for You). In January 2005, he won as 'Most Popular Newcomer' (港台地區最受歡迎新人獎) in the '12th Chinese Music Awards' (第12屆中国歌曲排行榜頒獎典禮) held in Beijing, China. He is well-known in the mainland because of his good looks and talent, and of course his fellow band mates from F4.

He starred in a television drama titled 'The Hospital (白色巨塔)' opposite renowned Taiwanese actor Dai Li Ren. The drama is helmed by the director of Meteor Garden and began airing on August 15, 2006. It was broadcasted during Mondays through Fridays at 8:00 pm on Taiwan's CTV channel. Now, it has been aired again twice in Taiwan and the Philippines. Japan, Singapore, China and even Australia has also bought the license to air The Hospital.

He is also an ambassador for charitable organization World Vision Taiwan, he has an adopted child, Baldan, in Mongolia. He speaks Mandarin and Taiwanese, and was previously learning English to communicate better with fans around the world. He understands and speaks Japanese. Currently he is taking lessons in Japan to further his knowledge in that language.

Jerry Yan currently runs his own Starjerry Co. and released his new website in July 2007.

He has always encouraged his fans to spend money on charity, and his fans, known as 旭迷, have done many charity works all around the world.

He had been very popular in the Philippines after airing the series of Meteor Garden in the Philippine's biggest and dominant tv network, ABS-CBN. Aside from him, the rest of the band member were also very popular in the Philippines and their songs truly hit and rocked the country.