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Aska Yang (traditional Chinese: 楊宗緯; simplified Chinese: 杨宗纬; Hanyu Pinyin: Yáng Zōngwěi; Tongyong Pinyin: Yáng Zong-Wěi, born April 4, 1978, in Taoyuan City (now Taoyuan District), Taiwan) is a Taiwanese Mandopop singer.
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Aska Yang | |||||||
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 2014 in Taiwan | |||||||
| Born | April 4, 1978 Taoyuan City (now Taoyuan District), Taiwan, Republic of China | ||||||
| Occupation | Singer | ||||||
| Years active | 2007–present | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 楊宗緯 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 杨宗纬 | ||||||
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| Musical career | |||||||
| Origin | Republic of China (Taiwan) | ||||||
| Genres | Mandopop | ||||||
| Labels | HIM International Music Warner Music Taiwan MARS | ||||||
| Website | Aska Yang's official website | ||||||
He graduated from the National Changhua University of Education (NCUE), with a major in Guidance and Counselling. During his study at NCUE, he attended singing contests and won some prizes. He is now studying a master's degree program in the Sports Psychology Department at the National Taiwan Sport University (NTSU).
Aska Yang debut in Taiwan as a contestant on season one of Taiwanese TV singing contest One Million Star. He sang songs such as "再見我的愛人" (Goodbye My Love), "人質" (Hostage), "背叛" (Betrayal), "新不了情" (New Endless Love).
Nevertheless, the final ten contestants, including Yang, had released two compilation albums, Stars Reunion (星光同學會-超級星光大道10強紀念合輯) and Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow (愛.星光精選-昨天 今天 明天) in June and October respectively. He recorded a total of four songs in both albums:
Later in the year, he was involved in a tense contract dispute with his manager, Hsu An-chin. Because of the press attention, his name was frequently mentioned in the entertainment news headlines, in a sensational way, throughout the whole year of 2007. For example, he was ranked second in "Person of the Year" by Yahoo!Taiwan[1] and was also listed in a book called "Who's Who in the ROC, 2007–2008".[2][3]
After reaching an agreement with his manager at the end of 2007,[4] his musical career formally started. He released his debut solo album, titled Dove (鴿子), in January 2008, and it became the best-selling album in the first half of the year.[5] The tracks "洋蔥" (Onion), "鴿子" (Dove) and "幸福的風" (Wind of Happiness) are listed at number 1, 5 and 12 respectively on Hit Fm Taiwan's Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart (Hit-Fm年度百首單曲) for 2008.[6] The track, "鴿子" (Dove) won one of the Top 10 Songs of the Year and "洋蔥" (Onion) won Best Loved Song by Audience at the 2009 HITO Radio Music Awards presented by Taiwanese radio station Hit FM.[7]
His fan base began to expand to other regions like Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong.[8] Yang also played his first solo concert in Taipei Arena in May, just four months after the release of his debut album. However, after the solo concert, he was embroiled in conflict with his manager again. The dispute resulted in a sudden pause in his career. In October 2008, Aska Yang formally announced the termination of his contract.
While attempting to resolve the outstanding contract issues by going to court, Aska restarted his music career in early 2009. He held a mini-concert in Taipei on January 11 and also began participating in other performance events, such as TV shows, concerts and musical plays. Outside the entertainment business, he enters the Graduate Institute of Physical Education of National Taiwan Sport University to study for a master's degree in Sport and Exercise Psychology.
| # | Album Info | Track listing | Bonus DVD |
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| 1st | Dove (鴿子) (CD)[9]
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| 2nd | Pure (原色) (CD)[11]
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Bonus Track
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| 3rd | First Love (初愛) (CD)[15]
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| Title | Info | Earliest Release Date | Record Label |
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| Star Reunion (星光同學會-超級星光大道10強紀念合輯) | June 29, 2007 | HIM International Music | |
| Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow(星光幫 / 愛.星光精選-昨天 今天 明天) | October 5, 2007 | HIM International Music | |
| Indigo Blue From Nan (青出于楠) | Duet by : Cong Hao Nan & Aska Yang / Single: My Sun | May 17, 2009 | Hua Yi Brothers |
| Love Destiny (愛情自有天意) | Qi Wei & Aska Yang, TV series "Love Destiny" theme song duet[20] | January 23, 2013 | Ocean Butterfly Music |
| Laughing at the World (橫掃天下之笑天下) | Online game theme song "笑天下" Laughing at the World | June 27, 2013 | |
| Song Not Yet Ended (歌未央) | Showcases Beauty of Taiwan to promote tourism in Taiwan, selected by TSTA[21] | August 5, 2013 | TH Entertainment |
| We've met Before(我們好像在哪見過) | Pei Yeh & Aska Yang, TV series "We got married!" theme song duet | October 29, 2013 | |
| The Lotus Song(蓮花落) | Theme song of stage show-《Crystal Boys》[22] 《孽子》 | February 7, 2014 | |
| Empty Space (空白格) | Theme song of Movie 《But Always》 | September 5, 2014 | Jingdong |
| I have changed, no I have not (我變了 我沒變) | Theme song of Jingdon.com 12th anniversary | May 13, 2015 | Jingdong |
| The King and the Pauper (國王與乞丐) | Chenyu Hua & Aska Yang, song in the 2nd album of Chenyu Hua | June 26, 2015 | EE-Media |
| Title | Earliest Release Date | Track Listing | Record Label |
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| Star! Start! Aska Yang Live Concert (Star! Start! 星空傳奇 Live Concert ) | August 15, 2008 |
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Warner Music Taiwan |
| Title | Earliest Release Date | Track Listing | Record Label |
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| Shine ! 閃耀 | September 22, 2013 | "閃耀" (Shine) | TH Entertainment |
| Date | Title | Venue | Track listing |
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| December 29, 2007 | Million Star Gang Joint Concert 星光幫之老師同學會演唱會 |
National Taiwan University Sports Center | |
| May 17, 2008 | Aska Yang Star！Start！Live Concert 楊宗緯星空傳奇演唱會 |
Taipei Arena | |
| December 21, 2008 | X'mas with Aska Yang | The Arkhub@kallang Community Club (Singapore) | |
| January 11, 2009 | 2009 Taipei Mini Concert 楊宗緯不墜演唱會 |
Riverside Live House | |
| April 3, 2010 | One Million Star Concert | Pearl Concret Theater, Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas | |
| June 17 and 18, 2011[23] | Aska's Ego Reflection Live Concert 楊宗緯『宗於自我』音樂會 |
Legacy Taipei, Taiwan |
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| August 26, 27 and 28, 2011[24] | Aska's Pure Live Concert 楊宗緯『原色』音樂會 |
Legacy Taipei, Taiwan |
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