Ariel Lin

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Lin.
Ariel Lin

Lin at a promotional event for They Kiss Again in 2008
Background information
Chinese name 林依晨
Pinyin Lín Yīchén (Mandarin)
Pe̍h-ōe-jī Lîm I-sîn (Hokkien)
Born (1982-10-29) 29 October 1982
Yilan, Taiwan
Occupation Actress, singer
Genre(s) Mandopop
Label(s) Avex Taiwan
(2009—)
Years active 2002—
Spouse(s) Charles Lin
(2014.12.24)
Alma mater National Chengchi University
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Website Ariel Lin's official website

Ariel Lin (Chinese: 林依晨; pinyin: Lín Yīchén; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm I-sîn, Hakka: Lim Yi Sen; born 29 October 1982) is a Taiwanese actress and singer, who won Best Actress at the 43rd and 47th Golden Bell Awards. She majored in Korean and Literature at National Chengchi University, Taiwan.[1] She also obtained her Master of Arts (MA) in Acting for Screen from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London in 2014.

Early life

On 29 October 1982, Lin was born in Yilan, Taiwan to a common family. She has a younger brother. Her parents divorced when she was very young. The two children were raised only by their mother, and the three lived in poverty for many years.[2]

Lin holds a BA in Korean and Literature from National Chengchi University.

Career

Ariel Lin was first discovered in a Taiwanese beauty contest. She then made her debut TV appearance in the television drama series True Love, and began hosting the TVBS-G variety program I Love Muizk.

In 2004, Ariel made her film debut in Love Me, If You Can, which earned her a nomination for Best Actress at the 40th Golden Horse Awards. She gained more popularity after starring in the idol drama series My Secret Garden II and Love Contract opposite Mike He. She also sang the theme song for Love Contract, titled "Alone in the northern hemisphere", which topped the KTV and ring tone charts for 12 weeks.

In 2005, Ariel rose to mainstream popularity for her role as Yuan Xiangqin in the popular Taiwanese idol drama It Started with a Kiss. The series topped ratings in Taiwan, and was a hit across Asia.

The following year, she starred in Tokyo Juliet alongside Wu Chun and received praise for her performance. She also starred in the Chinese television series The Little Fairy as the Seventh Fairy Maiden. This was Ariel's first Chinese and wuxia drama. The Little Fairy garnered high ratings, and marked her successful foray into the Chinese market.

In 2007, Ariel reunited with Joe Cheng in They Kiss Again, the sequel of It Started with a Kiss. The drama achieved an average rating of 3.43, becoming one of the highest rated idol dramas. Ariel's performance in the drama won her the Best Actress award at the 43rd Golden Bell Awards, becoming the first actress in history to win that award with an idol drama. The same year, she released the single "Adventure of Lunia" as the theme song for the video game Lunia: Record of Lunia War.

In 2008, Ariel starred in The Legend of the Condor Heroes, adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. She plays Huang Rong, opposite her The Little Fairy co-star Hu Ge who plays Guo Jing. She also starred in the Taiwanese series Love or Bread; this marked her third collaboration with Joe Cheng.

In November 2008, Ariel was confirmed to play the role of Kyōko alongside Jerry Yan as Tsuruga Ren, in a live-adaption of Japanese shōjo manga Skip Beat! (スキップ・ビート! Sukippu Bīto!) by Yoshiki Nakamura, titled Extravagant Challenge (Chinese: 華麗的挑戰; pinyin: Hua Li De Tiao Zhan).[3] However the production was postponed indefinitely[4] and subsequently re-cast.

In 2009, Ariel signed with a three-year, three-album contract with Avex Taiwan. In July 2009, she released her first album Blissful Encounter. The first music video of the first lead track "甜蜜花園" (Sweet Garden) was released in mid-June and music video for the second lead track "螢火蟲" (Firefly), was released in early July, with feature appearances by Donghae and Siwon of Korean boy band Super Junior. The album sold 20,000 copies within 2 days. The same year, she made her musical theater debut in the play The War and Peace between Men and Women.

In 2010, Ariel released her second album A Wonderful Journey, which surpassed the sales of her first album.

In 2011, Ariel starred in a Gala Television (GTV) production, titled In Time with You, co-starring Bolin Chen. In Time With You became the highest rated idol drama of the year in Taiwan with an average rating of 2.81%. Broadcasting rights of the drama were sold to various parts of Asia, including China's Hunan TV, and achieved high ratings. The theme "friendship and love between best friends" displayed in the drama series was also one of the most talked about topics, triggering much discussions online. Ariel received critical acclaim for her performance, and experienced a sharp rise in popularity and recognition. She subsequently won her second Golden Bell Award for Best Actress.

The same year, Ariel announced that she would be shifting her career focus from TV to films, due to health reasons.

In 2013, Ariel starred alongside Feng Shaofeng in the historical period costume drama Prince of Lan Ling. Following the airing of the drama, Ariel announced that she would be leaving the entertainment industry for one year to further her studies in England.

In 2014, the crime police film Sweet Alibis starring Ariel and Alec Su premiered in Taiwan and China. It was chosen by the Most Popular Taiwanese Film at the 6th Straits Forum. She also had another film released in the same year, titled My Lover is a Superman, adapted from Giddens Ko's novel A-Choo!. However, it was postponed due to Kai Ko's drug scandal.

In 2015, she starred in Go Lala Go 2, the sequel to the 2010 hit movie Go Lala Go!. She then starred in the romantic drama film Another Woman. This was Ariel's first time challenging scenes with a large amount of skin exposure. She was also cast in the romantic-comedy film My Egg Boy. My Egg Boy was the first Taiwanese film to shoot at Sweden.

In 2016, after her marriage, Ariel made her comeback in the crime thriller The Mysterious Family.

Personal life

On December 24, 2014, Ariel married a businessman named Charles Lin. The couple first met due to mutual friends. Once in a wedding, both of them were the groomsman and the bridemaid relatively. Then the two started dating until their flash marriage.[5]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Chinese title Role Notes
2003 Kung Fu Girls 空手道少女組 Ye Lizhu (葉麗珠)
Love Me, If You Can 飛躍情海 Lin Xiaoying (林小英) Nominated for Best Actress
at the 40th Golden Horse Awards
2011 Love Sick 戀愛恐慌症 Liang Ruoqing (梁若晴）
2014 Sweet Alibis 甜密殺機 Gao Yiping (高依萍)
2015 Another Woman 234說愛你 Jian Peiyan (简沛熏)
Go Lala Go 2 追婚日記 Du Lala (杜拉拉)
2016 My Egg Boy 我的蛋男情人 Zeng Meibao (曾梅寶)
My Lover is a Superman 我的情敌是超人 Xinxin (心心姐姐)
The Mysterious Family 神秘家族 Miao Miao (苗苗)

Television

Year Title Chinese title Role Notes
2002 True Love 18 十八歲的約定 Xia Xiaotong (夏曉彤)
Purple Corner 紫色角落 Stacy guest star
2003 Seventh Grade 七年級生 Wu Yali (吳雅莉)
My Secret Garden 我的秘密花園 Fan Xiaomin (范小敏)
Friends 名揚四海 Yanru (小燕如) guest star
2004 Love Contract 愛情合約 Cheng Xiaofeng (成曉風)
My Secret Garden II 我的秘密花園2 Fan Xiaomin (范小敏)
2005 It Started with a Kiss 惡作劇之吻 Yuan Xiangqin (袁湘琴)
2006 Tokyo Juliet 東方茱麗葉 Lin Laisui (林瀨穗)
The Little Fairy 天外飛仙 Seventh Fairy (七仙女)
2007 They Kiss Again 惡作劇2吻 Yuan Xiangqin (袁湘琴) Awarded Best Actress
at the 43rd Golden Bell Awards
2008 Love or Bread 我的億萬麵包 Zeng Shanmei (曾善美)
The Legend of the Condor Heroes 射雕英雄傳 Huang Rong (黃蓉)
2011 In Time with You 我可能不會愛你 Cheng You Qing （程又青） Awarded Best Actress
at the 47th Golden Bell Awards
2013 Prince of Lan Ling[6] 蘭陵王 Yang Xuewu (楊雪舞)[7]

[8] [9]

Discography

Albums

Year Title Chinese title Released date Label
2007 Adventure of Lunia 路尼亞戰記 19 November 2007
2009 Blissful Encounter 幸福遇見 10 July 2009 Avex Taiwan
2010 A Wonderful Journey 美好的旅行 21 August 2010 Avex Taiwan

Others

Year Title Translation OST
2004 "Cha Cha" My Secret Garden II original soundtrack
"孤單北半球" Lonely Northern Hemisphere Love Contract ending theme song
2005 "歸途" The Way Home April Snow original soundtrack (Chinese version)
2006 "非你莫屬" It Had to Be You Tokyo Juliet ending theme song
2007 "你" You They Kiss Again ending theme song
"路尼亞戰記主題曲" Record of Lunia War Lunia: Record of Lunia War theme song
2008 "麵包的滋味" The Taste of Bread Love or Bread ending theme song
2010 "守護星" Guardian Star Prius Online theme song
2011 "翅膀" Wings In Time with You original soundtrack

Books

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2003 40th Golden Horse Awards Best Actress Love Me, If You Can Nominated
2008 43rd Golden Bell Awards Best Actress They Kiss Again Won
2009 2009 Modern Shanghai Awards
2009摩登上海精彩在沃年度大賞[10] 		Female Artist of the Year Ariel Lin Won
2009 Yahoo! Asia Buzz Awards (HK)
Yahoo!搜尋人氣大獎 2009 (香港)[11] 		International Female Actress Ariel Lin Won
Asia's Most Appealing Female Actress Ariel Lin Won
2010 2010 Sprite Original Music Billboard Awards Best New Talent Award Ariel Lin Won
2010 Sprite Original Music Billboard Awards Media Recommended Award Ariel Lin Won
2012 47th Golden Bell Awards Best Actress In Time with You Won

References

  1. ↑ (Chinese) Ariel Lin's profile Retrieved 2010-12-4.
  2. ↑ (Chinese) 林依晨，贫穷贵公主 22 October 2012. Retrieved 2016-07-26
  3. ↑ (Chinese) 林依晨不演新《流星花園》 新劇攜手言承旭 26 November 2008. retrieved 2010-11-16
  4. ↑ (Chinese) 新劇《華麗的挑戰》延拍 言承旭林依晨合作破局 8 January 2009. Retrieved 2010-11-16
  5. ↑ (Chinese) 林依晨：与林于超因《我可能不会爱你》结缘 08 October 2014. Retrieved 2016-07-18
  6. ↑
  7. ↑
  8. ↑ Ariel Lin at hkmdb.com
  9. ↑ Ariel Lin at chinesemov.com
  10. ↑ (Chinese) 林依晨頒獎禮過生日 唐禹哲周筆暢人氣旺 29 October 2009. Retrieved 2010-12-04
  11. ↑ (Chinese) 2009 Yahoo! Asia Buzz Awards Retrieved 2010-12-04

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