# Rainie Yang

Rainie Yang Cheng Lin (Chinese: 楊丞琳; born 4 June 1984) is a Taiwanese singer, actress, and television host. Yang began her career in 2000 as a member of girl group 4 in Love. After the group disbanded in 2002, she began a successful solo career with her album, My Intuition, in 2005. In addition to singing, she is known for co-hosting the variety show Guess from 2002 to 2007, and for her acting roles in TV dramas Meteor Garden (2001), Devil Beside You (2005), Why Why Love (2007), and Hi My Sweetheart (2009), for which she received the Golden Bell Award for Best Actress.

## Early life

Yang was born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan, her father's ancestors were from Guangdong, China. She spoke Cantonese at home. By the time she was 13, she had to start working because her father's business failed, which led to her parents being divorced. She attended Hwa Kang Arts School which specialized in performance arts.

## Career
### 2000–2005: Career beginnings

Yang began her career in 2000 as a member of Taiwanese girl group 4 in Love, where she was given the stage name Rainie. The group's popularity in the musical industry achieved limited success. After they disbanded in 2002, Yang continued to pursue her career in the entertainment industry as a TV host, hosting shows such as the variety show Guess from late 2002 to early 2007. After playing supporting roles in a series of Taiwanese TV dramas, including the highly popular pan-Asia hit Taiwanese series Meteor Garden and its supplementary mini-series Meteor Rain, she landed the leading role as Qi Yue, in the Taiwanese drama Devil Beside You with Mike He in 2005. In the same year, she released her debut album, My Intuition, featured the hit song "Intuition" as the theme song of Devil Beside You and "Ideal Lover". The album was commercially successful and sold over 160,000 copies in Taiwan and over 1 million copies throughout Asia. It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Foundation in Taiwan (RIT).

### 2006–2008: Career advancements and acting projects

In 2006, she released her second album, Meeting Love, which sold over 150,000 copies in Taiwan and 1,200,000 copies across Asia. On 8 January 2007, Yang recorded her last Guess episode due to her busy schedule and focus on her musical and acting career. Hoping to portray herself as a "serious" actress, Yang co-starred in the lesbian-themed film Spider Lilies with Isabella Leong. However, after co-starring in Spider Lilies, Yang returned to her previous cute image by becoming the leading role in the drama Why Why Love, with Mike He and Kingone Wang, which aired during the summer of 2007. She subsequently released her third album, My Other Self on 7 September 2007. It features the theme song from Why Why Love, "Lacking Oxygen" and the insert song "Perfect Example".
On 23 April 2008, while filming the Taiwanese drama Miss No Good in San Chih, Taiwan, Yang fell heavily from the stairs, and was sent to Mackay Memorial Hospital in Taipei. The stairs were located between the third floor, where the dressing room was located, and the first floor, where the film set was located. The crew originally thought the falling object was a light frame, but upon hearing a groan, they realized it was her. After an X-ray examination, doctors diagnosed Yang's injury as a spinal contusion. After leaving the hospital, producer Angie Chai took Yang to a Chinese massage therapist. Miss No Good, starring Yang and Will Pan, was aired during the fall and winter of 2008 and met with much success. During this period of time, she also released her 4th album, Not Yet a Woman, which features the insert song "Too Much Trouble" and the theme song "Take Me Away" that were featured Miss No Good.

### 2009–2013: Albums and touring

In 2009, Yang starred in To Get Her with Jiro Wang of Fahrenheit and George Hu. Then she filmed The Child's Eye in Thailand, a horror flick directed by the Pang Brothers with Elanne Kong, and also Taiwanese drama Hi My Sweetheart with Show Lo. After promoting Hi My Sweetheart, Yang released her fifth album, Rainie & Love...?, on the New Year's Day of 2010. Due to the success of Devil Beside You and Miss No Good overseas, Yang entered J-pop industry in 2010 by releasing a Japanese version of her hit "Intuition" as her first Japanese-language single.
Yang released her first compilation album, Whimsical World Collection, on 23 April 2010. It consists of 3 new tracks, 35 previously released tracks and 15 music videos from her previous five studio albums. On 22 October 2010, she won Best Actress at the 45th Golden Bell Awards, for her role as Chen Baozhu in Hi My Sweetheart.
In 2011, Yang released her sixth studio album Longing for..., which features the song "We Are All Silly", an interlude of Love You. In 2012, Yang starred in the romantic short film, Heartbeat Love, with Show Lo. On 17 August 2012, she released her seventh studio album Wishing for Happiness. Her second concert tour, Love Voyage, embarked on 14 December. On 23 August 2013, Yang released her eighth studio album Angel Wings.

### 2014–2019: Traces of Time in Love and Delete Reset Grow

In 2014, Yang signed to EMI Taiwan, a revived label that is now a subsidiary of Universal Music Taiwan. Her ninth studio album, A Tale of Two Rainie, was released on 12 December 2014. In the same year, she starred in the Chinese drama series Love at Second Sight.
On 30 September 2016, her tenth studio album Traces of Time in Love was released. It was nominated for three awards at the 28th Golden Melody Awards, including Song of the Year, Best Lyricist, and Best Single Producer for the title track "Traces of Time in Love". Yang thus joined the list of having been nominated for all three prestigious entertainment awards in Taiwan, namely the Golden Bell Awards (television), the Golden Horse Awards (film) and the Golden Melody Awards (music). In the same year, Yang starred in the Taiwanese television series Life Plan A and B.
On 9 October 2016, Rainie Yang attended the new album autograph session and has voiced that she supports the LGBTQIA+ community and legalization of homosexual marriage equal rights when the Lee Tien-chu has sponsored his anti-gay expression. Yang was annoyed and said that homosexuality is not a crime and love is inherently gender neutral. She also said that she would like to continue play LGBTQIA+ acting roles in the future, and that it is an honor to have the opportunity for interpretation. On 27 November 2019, Yang released her eleventh studio album Delete Reset Grow.

### 2020–present: Like a Star and concert tour

On 5 November 2020, Yang released her twelfth studio album Like a Star. The following day, Yang embarked on her Like a Star World Tour. In 2024, she participated in the Chinese reality show Singer.

## Personal life

Yang dated Alien Huang, godson of Yang's mother, for two years while they were both students at Taipei Hwa Kang Arts School. Their relationship ended after Yang entered the entertainment industry and dropped out of the school. From around 2001 to 2003, Yang dated Ben Pai, member of B. A. D., until she began a relationship with her Original Scent of Summer co-star Roy Chiu in 2003. She later described Chiu as moody and difficult, stating that he was the worst of all her boyfriends: “It was an unblessed relationship; no one around me wanted us to be together. During the eight months we dated, I saw him fewer than ten times.” They broke up after Yang sent a text message, to which Chiu responded half a month later, agreeing to the breakup. The two had no contact for 15 years after, until they reconciled in 2018 when she congratulated Chiu backstage at the 20th Taipei Film Awards for winning the Best Actor Award.
In 2004, she had a half-year relationship with actor Yi Lee. From 2005 to 2006, Yang dated Junhao Yuan after they co-starred in the idol drama Devil Beside You. They ended their relationship because she felt too young to consider marriage, which had been proposed by his family. In 2011, Yang was spotted boarding the same flight from Taipei to the United States with Sunny Wang, and Wang was also seen entering Yang’s home. The two-month relationship ended as soon as it became public. From 2012 to 2014, Yang dated Prince Chiu.
In December 2014, Yang began dating Chinese singer-songwriter Li Ronghao, who wrote the song “幸福果子” for Yang in 2007 On 11 July 2019, Li announced that Yang accepted his wedding proposal on his 34th birthday. On 17 September 2019, Yang and Li confirmed they have obtained their marriage certificate in China.

## Discography

Studio albums
* My Intuition (2005)
* Meeting Love (2006)
* My Other Self (2007)
* Not Yet a Woman (2008)
* Rainie & Love...? (2010)
* Longing For (2011)
* Wishing for Happiness (2012)
* Angel Wings (2013)
* A Tale of Two Rainie (2014)
* Traces of Time in Love (2016)
* Delete Reset Grow (2019)
* Like a Star (2020)

## Tours

Whimsical World Tour :
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Special guest(s) |
| 24 April 2010 | Taipei | Taiwan | Taipei Arena | Jerry Yan |
| 16 October 2010 | Singapore | Singapore | Singapore Indoor Stadium | — |
Love Voyage World Tour :
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Special guest(s) |
| 14 December 2012 | Hong Kong | China | Hong Kong Coliseum | — |
| 15 December 2012 | Hong Kong | China | Hong Kong Coliseum | Show Lo |
| 16 December 2012 | Hong Kong | China | Hong Kong Coliseum | Coco Lee |
| 12 January 2013 | Singapore | Singapore | The Max Pavilion | — |
| 23 March 2013 | Taipei | Taiwan | Taipei Arena | Wu Tsing-fong |
| 29 June 2013 | Genting Highlands | Malaysia | Arena of Stars | Jiro Wang |
| 20 July 2013 | Shanghai | China | Shanghai Gymnasium | — |
| 19 October 2013 | Macau | China | Cotai Arena | — |
| 21 September 2014 | Atlantic City | United States | Circus Maximus Theater | — |
Youth Lies Within World Tour :
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Special guest(s) |
| 16 December 2017 | Taipei | Taiwan | Taipei Arena | Yoga Lin |
| 17 December 2017 | Taipei | Taiwan | Taipei Arena | Jacky Wu |
| 24 February 2018 | Hong Kong | China | Hong Kong Coliseum | Jason Chan |
| 25 February 2018 | Hong Kong | China | Hong Kong Coliseum | 4 in Love |
| 20 May 2018 | Guangzhou | China | Guangzhou International Sports Arena | Will Pan |
| 4 August 2018 | Chengdu | China | Sichuan Gymnasium | — |
| 25 August 2018 | Beijing | China | Cadillac Arena | Cyndi Wang |
| 6 October 2018 | Kaohsiung | Taiwan | Kaohsiung Arena | Alien Huang |
| 13 October 2018 | Wuhan | China | Optics Valley International Tennis Center | — |
| 27 October 2018 | Hangzhou | China | Yellow Dragon Sports Center | — |
| 4 May 2019 | Macau | China | Cotai Arena | Christine Fan |
| 22 June 2019 | Nanning | China | Guangxi Sports Center | Michelle Chen |
| 20 July 2019 | Foshan | China | Greater Bay Area Center | — |
| 2 November 2019 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Axiata Arena | — |
| 9 November 2019 | Singapore | Singapore | The Star Performing Arts Centre | — |
| 7 December 2019 | Suzhou | China | Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre | — |
| 28 December 2019 | Nanjing | China | Nanjing Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium | — |
Like a Star World Tour :
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Special guest(s) |
| 6 November 2020 | Taipei | Taiwan | Taipei Arena | Wu Tsing-fong |
| 7 November 2020 | Taipei | Taiwan | Taipei Arena | Cyndi Wang |
| 8 November 2020 | Taipei | Taiwan | Taipei Arena | Li Ronghao |
| 17 June 2023 | Taipei | Taiwan | Taipei Arena | |
| 18 June 2023 | Taipei | Taiwan | Taipei Arena | |
| 26 August 2023 | Guangzhou | China | Guangzhou Gymnasium | |
| 2 September 2023 | Jinan | China | Jinan Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium | |
| 9 September 2023 | Suzhou | China | Suzhou Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium | |
| 24 September 2023 | Chengdu | China | Chengdu Phoenix Hill Gymnasium | |
| 21 October 2023 | Wuhan | China | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium | |
| 28 October 2023 | Zhanjiang | China | Zhanjiang Sports Centre Gymnasium | |
| 18 November 2023 | Wuxi | China | Wuxi Sports Center Gymnasium | |
| 25 November 2023 | Chongqing | China | Huaxi Cultural and Sports Center | |
| 2 December 2023 | Shenzhen | China | Shenzhen Bay Sports Center Gymnasium | |
| 9 December 2023 | Zhengzhou | China | Zhengzhou Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium | |
| 23 December 2023 | Beijing | China | National Indoor Stadium | |
| 30 December 2023 | Fuzhou | China | Haixia Olympic Center | |
| 6 January 2024 | Shanghai | China | Mercedes-Benz Arena | |
| 13 January 2024 | Macau | China | Galaxy Arena | |
| 27 January 2024 | Shaoxing | China | Shaoxing Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium | |
| 23 March 2024 | Foshan | China | GBA International Sports Center | |
| 13 April 2024 | Quanzhou | China | Jinjiang Second Sports Center | |
| 20 April 2024 | Ningbo | China | Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium | |
| 3 May 2024 | Qingdao | China | Qingdao Citizen Fitness Center Gymnasium | |
| 19 May 2024 | Tianjin | China | Tianjin Olympic Center Gymnasium | |
| 1 June 2024 | Hefei | China | Hefei Shaoquan Sports Center | |
| 8 June 2024 | Dongguan | China | Bank of Dongguan Basketball Center | |
| 13 July 2024 | Taiyuan | China | Shanxi International Exhibition Center | |
| 27 July 2024 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Axiata Arena | |

## Filmography
### Television series

| Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | Meteor Garden | 流星花園 | Xiao You | |
| 2001 | Meteor Rain | 流星雨 | Xiao You | Xi Men's chapter |
| 2001 | Sunshine Jelly | 陽光果凍 | Mei | |
| 2002 | Tomorrow | 愛情白皮書 | Yuan Chen-mei | |
| 2003 | Lavender 2 | 花香番外篇 | Xiao-xiao | |
| 2003 | The Pink Godfather | 粉紅教父小甜甜 | Bao Xiao-ting / Chen Tian-shi | |
| 2003 | The Original Scent of Summer | 原味的夏天 | Yang Pan-pan | |
| 2004 | Love Bird | 候鳥e人 | Jiang Ding-han | |
| 2004 | Legend of Speed | 極速傳說 | Juliet / Gao Yun | |
| 2004 | City of the Sky | 天空之城 | Lu Bin-yan | |
| 2005 | Strange Tales of Liao Zhai | 聊齋系列之阿寶篇 | Zheng Ah-bao | |
| 2005 | Devil Beside You | 惡魔在身邊 | Qi Yue | |
| 2007 | Why Why Love | 換換愛 | Tong Jia-di | |
| 2008 | Miss No Good | 不良笑花 | Jiang Xiao-hua | |
| 2009 | ToGetHer | 愛就宅一起 | Chen Mo-mo | |
| 2009 | Hi My Sweetheart | 海派甜心 | Chen Bao-zhu | |
| 2011 | Drunken To Love You | 醉後決定愛上你 | Lin Xiao-ru | |
| 2011 | Sunny Girl | 陽光天使 | Chen Yang-guang | |
| 2014 | Love at Second Sight | 一見不鍾情 | Fei Luo-luo | |
| 2016 | Rock Records in Love | 滾石愛情故事 | Chen Li-xin | Episode: "Love" |
| 2016 | Life Plan A and B | 植劇場-荼靡 | Cheng Ru-wei | |
| 2018 | My Ex-Man | 前男友不是人 | Li Chin-ai | |

### Film

| Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | Merry Go Round | 初戀嗱喳麵 | Carlily Pang | |
| 2006 | Over the Hedge | — | Heather | Mandarin dub |
| 2007 | Spider Lilies | 刺青 | Xiao Lü / Jade | |
| 2010 | The Child's Eye | 童眼 | Rainie | |
| 2012 | HeartBeat Love | 再一次心跳 | Yang Xiao-yu | Short film |
| 2012 | Wishing for Happiness | 想幸福的人 | Chen You-lan (Xiao Lan) | Short film |
| 2014 | Endless Nights in Aurora | 極光之愛 | Alisha | |
| 2017 | The Tag-Along 2 | 紅衣小女孩2 | Li Shu-fen | |
| 2018 | The Tag-Along: The Devil Fish | 人面魚：紅衣小女孩外傳 | Li Shu-fen | Cameo (2nd post-credits scene) |
| 2019 | Three Makes A Whole | 握三下，我愛你 | Liu Li-li | Television film |
| 2021 | I Missed You | 我沒有談的那場戀愛 | Nan's ex-girlfriend | Voice cameo |
| TBA | Ling Yu | 靈語 | | |

### Variety show

| Year | English title | Original title | Notes |
| 2002–2007 | Guess | 我猜我猜我猜猜猜 | Host |
| 2002–2004 | Entertainment News | 娛樂心新聞 | Host |
| 2003 | Game Show | 遊戲王朝 | Host |
| 2009 | One Million Star 4 | 超級星光大道-第四季 | Guest host; 23 & 30 January episodes |
| 2016 | Mask Singer | 蒙面唱將猜猜猜 | Appearance |
| 2018 | Shake It Up | 新舞林大會 | Reality show |
| 2018 | Jungle Voice | 聲林之王 | Guest mentor |
| 2019 | Heart Signal 2 | 心動的信號-第二季 | Appearance |
| 2020 | DD52 Dancing Diamond 52 | 菱格世代 | Mentor |
| 2021 | Sisters Who Make Waves 2 | 乘風破浪的姐姐 (第二季) | Participant |

### Music video appearances

| Year | Artist | Song title |
| 2004 | Show Lo | "Clown Fish" |
| 2012 | Show Lo | "You Are the World's Best Looking Girl" |
| 2017 | Vision Wei | "Unchanged" |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2005 | Metro Radio Hits Music Award | Best New Artist | | Won |
| 2005 | IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards | Top 10 Selling Mandarin Albums of the Year | My Intuition | Won |
| 2006 | Metro Radio Mandarin Hits Music Awards | Best Mandarin Singer | | Won |
| 2006 | IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards | Top 10 Selling Mandarin Albums of the Year | Meeting Love | Won |
| 2006 | Global Chinese Music Chart Awards | Best Female New Artist | | Won |
| 2007 | Hito Radio Music Awards | Top 10 Songs of the Year | "Meeting Love" | Won |
| 2007 | Hong Kong TVB8 Awards | Top 10 Gold Songs | "Lacking Oxygen" | Nominated |
| 2007 | Metro Radio Hits Music Awards | Best Mandarin Singer | | Won |
| 2007 | Metro Radio Hits Music Awards | Singer-Dancer Grand Prize | | Won |
| 2007 | Yahoo! Search Awards | Favourite International Female Artist | | Won |
| 2007 | Yahoo! Search Awards | Favourite International Female Actress | | Won |
| 2007 | 44th Golden Horse Awards | Best Original Film Song | "Little Jasmine" (from Spider Lilies) | Nominated |
| 2008 | Golden Bell Awards | Best Actress | Why Why Love | Nominated |
| 2008 | Yahoo! Search Awards | Favourite International Female Artist | | Won |
| 2008 | | Favourite International Female Actress | | Won |
| 2009 | Singapore Hit Awards | Favourite Female Artist | | Nominated |
| 2010 | Golden Bell Awards | Best Actress | Hi My Sweetheart | Won |
| 2010 | Singapore Hit Awards | Most Popular Female Artiste | | Won |
| 2010 | Taiwan Next Magazine Entertainment Awards | Top 10 Artist of the Year | | Won |
| 2010 | Channel V's Music Chart Awards | Favourite Female Artist | | Won |
| 2010 | US Complex Magazine | The Sexiest Taiwanese Female Celebrity (popular vote) | | Won |
| 2011 | Taiwan Next Magazine Entertainment Awards | Top 10 Artist of the Year | | Won |
| 2011 | Asia Rainbow TV Awards | Best Actress (Comedy) | Hi My Sweetheart | Nominated |
| 2012 | Singapore Entertainment Awards | Most Popular Female Singer | | Won |
| 2012 | Metro Radio Mandarin Hits Music Awards | Songs of the Year | "We Are All Silly" | Won |
| 2012 | Metro Radio Mandarin Hits Music Awards | Best Asia Singer | | Won |
| 2012 | Metro Radio Mandarin Hits Music Awards | Most Popular Idol | | Won |
| 2012 | Metro Radio Mandarin Hits Music Awards | Most Popular Partner Award | with Show Lo | Won |
| 2012 | Next Magazine Entertainment Awards | Top 10 Artist of the Year | | Won |
| 2013 | Yahoo! Taiwan | Most Popular Female Artist | | Won |
| 2013 | Music Radio China Top Chart Awards | Golden Melodies of the Year | "Forgotten" | Won |
| 2013 | Music Radio China Top Chart Awards | Favourite Campus Female Singer of the Year | | Won |
| 2013 | Music Radio China Top Chart Awards | Recommended Singer of the Year (Hong Kong/Taiwan) | | Won |
| 2013 | 17th Global Mandarin Chart Music Award | Best Crossover Female Singer | | Won |
| 2013 | 17th Global Mandarin Chart Music Award | Best Music Video (Hong Kong/Taiwan) | "Forgotten" | Won |
| 2013 | Hito Radio Music Awards | Breakthrough Act of the Year | | Won |
| 2013 | Hito Radio Music Awards | Most Popular Female Singer | | Won |
| 2013 | Hito Radio Music Awards | Top 10 Mandarin Songs of The Year | "Forgotten" | Won |
| 2013 | Global Chinese Golden Chart Awards | Top 20 Golden Melodies of the Year | "Forgotten" | Won |
| 2013 | CSC Music Awards | Best Female Singer of The Year | | Won |
| 2013 | CSC Music Awards | Top 20 Songs of the Year | "Forgotten" | Won |
| 2013 | Singapore Hit Awards | Top 10 Songs | "Forgotten" | Won |
| 2013 | Singapore Hit Awards | Most Popular Female Artist | | Nominated |
| 2013 | MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Taiwanese Act | | Nominated |
| 2014 | Hito Radio Music Awards | Most Popular Female Singer | | Won |
| 2014 | Hito Radio Music Awards | Hit Fm Favourite Artist | | Won |
| 2014 | Hito Radio Music Awards | Top 10 Mandarin Songs of The Year | "Angel Wings" | Won |
| 2015 | Hito Radio Music Awards | Best Duet | "Snore" (feat. Will Pan) | Won |
| 2015 | Hito Radio Music Awards | Top 10 Mandarin Songs of The Year | "Snore" (feat. Will Pan) | Won |
| 2015 | Chinese Young Generation Film Forum | Best Actress (Jury Award) | Endless Nights in Aurora | Won |
| 2017 | Golden Bell Awards | Best Leading Actress in a Television Series | Life Plan A and B | Nominated |
| 2017 | 28th Golden Melody Awards | Song of the Year | "Traces of Time in Love" | Nominated |
| 2018 | Asia Pacific Film Festival Awards | Best Actress | The Tag-Along 2 | Nominated |
| 2020 | Hito Radio Music Awards | Top 10 Mandarin Songs of The Year | "Delete, Reset" | Won |
| 2020 | Hito Radio Music Awards | Hito Star All-round Artist | Delete Reset Grow | Won |

## Note

* ↑ The order is not specified for the Top 10 Songs of the Year