Jerry Yan (; Liao Yang-Zhen, born January 1, 1977) is a Atayal people actor, model and singer. A member of band F4, Yan is known for his lead role as Dao Ming Si in the drama Meteor Garden and its sequel.
Early life
Jerry Yan was born Liao Yang Zhen in Taoyuan, Taiwan on January 1, 1977.
He is of
Atayal people and
Hakka people descent.
Career
F4
Yan became a model in 2000, after winning the 1998 TVBS Modelling Competition and Men's UNO modelling competition. He
filmed advertisements and starred in music videos. He began his acting career in 2000, with a supporting role in Spicy Teacher.
With his role as Dao Ming Si in the highly popular Taiwanese drama Meteor Garden and its sequel Meteor Garden II, Jerry shot to fame and became popular across Asia. After the series' conclusion, Jerry and the other cast members of Meteor Garden; Vic Chou, Vanness Wu and Ken Chu continued to perform together and released three studio albums as the quartet boy band F4.
In 2002, his television series, Love Scar garnered over 10% ratings. In 2004, Jerry released his debut solo album, Jerry for You. The album was awarded as one of the "Top 10 Selling Mandarin Albums of the Year" at the IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards, presented by the Hong Kong branch of IFPI.[IFPI Hong Kong 2004 IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards winners list Retrieved April 19, 2011 ] He also won the "Best Album" and "Best Newcomer" (for the Hong Kong/Taiwan region) awards at the China Top Music Awards. The same year, he starred in the Hong Kong romantic comedy Magic Kitchen alongside Andy Lau and Sammi Cheng, marking his film debut. In 2006, Jerry starred in the critically acclaimed Taiwanese medical drama The Hospital. It was the first Taiwanese series to be imported by Japan's NHK for broadcast. In 2008, Jerry starred in the sports comedy Hot Shot alongside Wu Chun of Fahrenheit and Show Lo.
Solo career success and acting career
In 2009, Jerry starred in
Starlit, co-produced by China's China Central Television, Taiwan's Jam Entertainment and Japan's Geneon Entertainment. Broadcasting rights to the show were sold to 15 countries. The series also won "Best Overseas Drama" at the Sky Perfect TV Award.
The same year, Jerry released his second solo album titled,
Freedom. According to Taiwan's G-Music chart the album is the ninth best selling album in Taiwan in 2009.
[ Apple Daily 蔡依林登g-music '09銷售王 傲封最賣搖錢樹 January 10, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2011] The Japanese version ranked No. 2 on the daily chart and No. 8 on the weekly chart in Japan's
Oricon Chart. He then held a solo concert in Japan; Due to high demand, two additional shows were added. Jerry became the only Taiwanese artist to win "Best International Artist" at the Best Jeanist Awards. He also won "Asia's Most Popular Singer" at the South East Music Chart Awards. He also won Best Actor at The Best International Foreign Drama Awards. In 2010, Jerry starred in the China-Taiwan co-production
Down with Love alongside
Ella Chen of S.H.E. Despite having its episodes leaked in Taiwan, it still managed to reach the first-place spot among TV show ratings. He then released his third album,
My Secret Lover, which included soundtracks of
The Hospital and
Hot Shot sung by Jerry. At the Yahoo! Asia Buzz Awards, Jerry was chosen as "Most Popular Taiwan Singer in Korea". He was also named as one of the "Top 10 Singers" in Singapore and Taiwan. He placed 6th on
Channel V's Fresh Asia Charts, being the highest ranking for Taiwanese singers. In 2011, Jerry starred in
My Splendid Life, a remake of the 2009 Korean hit drama
Brilliant Legacy. The series reached 100 million views on
Youku, and topped the ratings charts for numerous weeks. The same year, he won Best Asian Star at the Asia Model Awards held in Seoul. In 2012, Jerry starred in Taiwan's costume film
Ripples of Desire, directed by Zero Chou.
In 2014, Jerry starred in the romance melodrama
Loving, Never Forgetting opposite Chinese actress
Tong Liya, playing a single father.
The same year, he starred in the Japanese heist film
based on the manga of the same name alongside
Shun Oguri, the lead actor of the Japanese version of
Meteor Garden, and
Kim Joon, one of the lead actors of the Korean version of
Meteor Garden.
In 2015, Jerry made a special appearance in the highly popular youth movie
Our Times as the adult version of the male protagonist, Xu Taiyu.
He then starred in the Chinese television series
My Best Ex-Boyfriend. In 2019, Jerry was cast in the romance film
Matchmaking Battle.
In 2020, Jerry starred in the romantic comedy drama
Count Your Lucky Stars alongside Shen Yue.
In 2021, he joined the cast of
Call Me By Fire as a contestant.
In 2023, Jerry starred in the romantic drama
The Forbidden Flower with
Xu Ruohan.
Personal life
Jerry was in an on and off relationship with model
Lin Chi-ling for many years.
Jerry admitted to reuniting with Lin on November 10, 2017.
This was neither confirmed nor denied by Lin.
Around one year later, however, Jerry refused to comment
and Lin denied dating.
Filmography
Television series
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Film
Discography
Studio albums
F4 albums
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Meteor Rain (2001)
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Fantasy 4ever (2002)
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Waiting for you (2007)
Bibliography
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9314 Man and Boy (Publisher: Yuan Shen Chu Ban She)
Awards
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| 2004 | Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best Asia Pop Artist[ "2004 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list" . MAMA. Retrieved June 12, 2014.] | | |
| 2005 | China Top Music Awards | Best Album (Hong Kong/Taiwan) | | |
| Best Newcomer (Hong Kong/Taiwan) | | |
| IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards | Top 10 Selling Mandarin Albums of the Year | | |
| 2009 | Best Jeanist Awards | Best International Artiste | | |
| South East Music Chart Awards | Asia's Most Popular Singer | | |
| Top 10 Songs | | |
| The Best International Foreign Drama Awards | Best Actor | | |
| 2011 | Asia Model Awards | Best Asian Star | | |
| CTV'S Asia Top 10 Most Popular Stars Award Ceremony | Asia Annual Popularity Award | | |
| 2015 | Philippine's Asian Drama Awards | Best Actor | | |
| 2023 | Harper's Bazaar China Icon of the Year | Charm Icon of the Year | | |
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