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mezzo-soprano 張力尹 28 february 1989 smtown sm the ballad mandopop k-pop r & b chengdu , sichuan , china zhāng lìyǐn celine dion coco lee whitney houston 张力尹 vocals violin piano 2006 -- present zly@smtownla.jpg zhang liyin 张力尹 singer-songwriter chengdu , sichuan , china yi people chinese -lsb- http://zhangliyin.smtown.com/ http://zhangliyin.smtown.com/] s.m. entertainment media asia zhang liyin
 zhang liyin
zhang liyin

zhang liyin -lrb- born february 28 , 1989 -rrb- , better known in south korea as jang ri-in , is a chinese singer active in china and south korea , she is a member of the south korean group s.m. .
the ballad .
subject to much publicity , zhang was nicknamed the `` chinese boa '' and the next leader of the korean wave .
she speaks both mandarin , which is her first language , and fluent korean , and has released singles in both china and south korea , singing in both languages .
her official fanclub color is gold and her fanclub name -lrb- although not yet official -rrb- is `` chocolate '' .
zhang has released only one studio album since her debut in 2006 , but its singles carried a few top ten titles , such as `` timeless , '' which was a # 1 hit , as well as `` i will '' .
she is also the first foreign artist to win best newcomer award at the mnet asian music awards .
