Nylon Chen (Chinese: 陳乃榮; pinyin: Chén Nǎiróng; Jyutping: Can4 Naai5 Wing4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Nái-êng; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chhîn Nái-yîn; born 20 May 1981) is a Taiwanese singer and actor.
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| Born | 20 May 1981 Taipei, Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actor | ||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2009–present | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Lene Lai | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 陳乃榮 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陈乃荣 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Origin | Republic of China (Taiwan) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Genres | Mandopop | ||||||||||||||||||
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, keyboard | ||||||||||||||||||
| Labels | Avex Taiwan (2005–2007) B'in Music Co. Ltd (2009–2011) Rock Records (2012–present) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official blog | ||||||||||||||||||
Biography edit
Background edit
Nylon Chen was born on May 20, 1981, in Taipei, Taiwan.[1]
Acting career edit
Before officially debuting, Chen first appeared in 2008's Honey and Clover series starring Joe Cheng and Janine Chang, playing the character of Lu Shan Qi. He began acting as a second male lead in 2011 for his character role in Happy Dandelion alongside Lene Lai.[2] He, then, continued participating in various television dramas as part of the supporting cast or as a guest. He also tried dubbing the voice of Korean actor-singer Siwon of Super Junior in manga-turned-series Skip Beat in 2011.[3]
He participated in two more television dramas as a second male lead, particularly in Spring Love and Deja Vu in 2012 and 2013 respectively.[4][5] In 2014, he received his first role as a male lead, playing the character Huang Shi Jia. In preparation, Chen exercised more than before from weight training to running, as well as eating more meat and vegetables, and taking high-protein supplements for better fitness.[6][7]
Music career edit
Besides his acting career, Nylon Chen is also a singer-songwriter and is good in playing the keyboards. He calls himself 'musical zhainan' (音樂宅男), because he mostly spends his time at home (zhainan means 'recluse'), writing and composing songs.[8] He also loves performing live and be able to interact with other musicians.[8]
"Writing a song is like falling in love. You have to safeguard that precious instinct or the politics of the music business will rob you of it." — Nylon Chen[8]
His debut album entitled Paradise was released on July 15, 2009, under Believe In Music.[9] The ten tracks in the album were chosen from over 300 songs written by himself.[10] The album peaked at 4 at G-Music Charts on the first week of its release,[11] and managed to reach the third spot on its second week.[12]
In the span of three years since his album release, he spent most of his days writing songs. He managed to create over 100 songs for his upcoming album, mostly talks about "a musician dealing with personal struggles".[8] On July 7, 2012, Chen released his second album Same Species (同種異類) under Rock Records,[13] which landed at number 4 at G-Music Charts.[14] Besides participating in its production, the eleven-track album was entirely written and composed by Chen, himself.[15] He then held a concert entitled One Man Nakashi (一個人的那卡西) on October 13 at 4 pm at Legacy Taipei concert to promote his album.[8]
He also composes original soundtracks for television dramas, such as "Summon Beast" and "Spring" in K.O.3an Guo and Happy Dandelion series respectively, and advertisement songs, which includes "Jasmine Tea" (茉莉茶園) by Taiwanese girl-group S.H.E. In fact, just after the end of KO One Re-act series, Chen was asked to write a theme song within a day for 做自己的英雄 short film.[16]
Filmography edit
Television series edit
| Year | English Title | Original title | Character/Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Honey and Clover | 蜂蜜幸運草 | Lu Shan Qi |
| 2009 | K.O.3an Guo | 終極三國 | Cao Cao |
| 2010 | The Gifts | 女王不下班 | Josh |
| 2011 | Happy Dandelion | 幸福蒲公英 | 高宗南 |
| Skip Beat! | 華麗的挑戰 | Dun Helian (voice dub) | |
| 2012 | What Is Love | 花是愛 | Albert |
| Spring Love | 美人龍湯 | Zhao Ren Hu | |
| 2013 | Fabulous Boys | 原來是美男 | Gao Cai Yin |
| KO ONE Re-act | 終極一班3 | Cao Ji Li | |
| Kiss Me Mom! | 媽，親一下！ | Wang Bin | |
| Deja Vu | 回到愛以前 | Fang Qi Xiang | |
| 2014 | Tie the Knot | 媽咪的男朋友 | Huang Shi Jia |
| 鄒炯如 | |||
| 2015 | Baby Daddy | 長不大的爸爸 | Hu Minghan |
| Be With You | 好想談戀愛 | Zhao Liqi | |
| 2017 | The Perfect Match | 極品絕配 | Huo Tian Zhi |
| Memory Love | |||
| 2019 | Deja Vu |
Discography edit
Studio albums edit
| Year | Title | Album details | Peak positions |
Sales and certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Paradise |
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3[12] | – | |
| 2012 | Same Species |
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4[14] | – | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||
Soundtrack contributions edit
| Year | Title | OST |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "Summon Beast" | K.O.3an Guo |
| 2011 | "Spring" | Happy Dandelion |
| 2012 | "Only Wanna Hold You" | Gung Hay Fat Choy |
| "Heard" | Say That You Love Me | |
| "At Last" | ||
| "終於" | ||
| "Dismay" | Spring Love | |
| "Long" | ||
| "Radiance" | ||
| "The Last Thing I Do For You" | ||
| 2014 | "After Saying 'I Love You' | Tie the Knot |
Production credits edit
| Year | Song | Artist | Role | Album |
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| 2009 | "不再" | himself | lyricist | Paradise |
| "Lies" (謊言) | ||||
| "No Longer" (不再) | ||||
| "Paradise" | ||||
| "靈魂的定力" | ||||
| "Summon Beast" (召喚獸) | composer | |||
| 2012 | "Heard" (聽見) | lyricist and composer | Same Species | |
| "Only Wanna Hold You" (只想抱著你) | ||||
| "Can't Tell Me" (不能告訴我) | ||||
| "終於" | ||||
| "覺醒" | ||||
| "廉價的祝福" | ||||
| "守候" | ||||
| "憐憫的快樂" | ||||
| "同種異類" | ||||
| "Spring" (春) | ||||
| "一個人的那卡西" | ||||
| 2013 | "Grow Up" (長大) | lyricist | Non-album single | |
| "為你做的最後一件事" | Non-album single | |||
| "狼狽" | composer | Non-album single | ||
| "做自己的英雄" | Non-album single |
Concerts edit
| Year | Concert Title | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | One Man Nakashi (一個人的那卡西)[8] |
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| 2014 | 今晚.是否你也想著我[19] |
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Awards edit
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Work | Result |
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| 2009 | Singapore Hit Awards | Best Newcomer Award | Paradise | Nominated |
| YAHOO! Search Popularity Awards | Booming Taiwan Male Artist[20] | — | Won |
References edit
- ^ "Artist profiles KKBOX". KKbox (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ "Happy Dandelion official website". TTV (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ "8 Reasons to watch Skip Beat!". Drama Fever. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ "Spring Love official website". GTV (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ "Deja Vu official website". TTV (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ Xu, Rong Rong. 陳乃榮露肉 吞高蛋白急造肌. China Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ Hsu, Yung Yung. 王傳一「男一演技男二命」神隱6集. China Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f Huang, Andrew (13 October 2012). "Musical zhainan". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ "Paradise". Yesasia. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ "Paradise (CD+DVD) (Deluxe Edition)". Yesasia. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ 第28週計算時間： 2009/07/10 – 2009/07/16. G-Music (in Chinese). Archived from the original on July 22, 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ a b 第30週計算時間： 2009/07/24 – 2009/07/30. G-Music (in Chinese). Archived from the original on August 3, 2009.
- ^ "Same Species #2". Yesasia. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ a b 第29週計算時間： 2012/07/20 – 2012/07/26. G-Music (in Chinese). Archived from the original on July 27, 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ "Same Species #2 (Version 2)". Yesasia. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ 陳乃榮受微電影情節感動 1天內寫歌《做自己的英雄》. ET Today (in Chinese).
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ Nylon Chen at douban.com
- ^ Nylon Chen at chinesemov.com
- ^ 簡訊活動：陳乃榮-送-『今晚.是否你也想著我』演唱會入場券. Broadcasting Corporation of China (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ "具惠善 「Yahoo!奇摩搜尋人氣大獎2009」頒獎典禮首度登台！". Leader News (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 May 2015.
External links edit
- (in Chinese) Nylon Chen's blog
- Nylon Chen on Facebook
- Nylon Chen's channel on YouTube