Biography
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Born
4 June 1984 (age 39)
Rainie Yang (traditional Chinese: 楊丞琳; pinyin: Yáng Chénglín; born June 4, 1984 in Taipei, Taiwan) is a popular Taiwanese singer, actress, and talk show host.
Yang became a member of 4 in Love in 2000 before the group disbanded. However, she continued to pursue a career in the entertainment industry as a TV host, hosting shows such as the "Guess Guess Show". After playing the supporting roles in several dramas (including the mega hit "Meteor Garden"), she landed the starring role (Qi Yue) in the CTV drama "Devil Beside You" opposite Mike He. "Devil Beside You" proved to be very popular, and Rainie's career really took off. The same year, she released her debut album, "My Intuition" featuring her hit songs "Ai Mei" and "Li Xiang Qing Ren" (both from "Devil Beside You"). "My Intuition" made Chinese history as the only debut album to reach platinum status. In 2006, she released "Meeting Love", which also sold very well.
In early January 2007, Rainie Yang recorded her last Guess show due to her busy schedule. She recently starred in a new TV series called "Why Why Love" opposite of Mike He and Kingone Wang. She is also set to to star in the pilot of a romantic-comedy tentatively titled as "Fresh Tomato for Sauce" alongside Cyndi Wang, Elva Hsiao and Roy Chai.
On September, 7 2007, she released her third album titled Free Gate, which includes the songs Que Yang and Wan Mei Bi Li (both from "Why Why Love").
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