Jerry Yan

Jerry Yan (Chinese: 言承旭; pinyin: Yán Chéngxù), born Liao Yangzhen (Chinese: 廖洋震; pinyin: Liào Yángzhèn), is a Taiwanese actor, model and singer. A former member of boy band group F4, Yan is known for his lead role as Daoming Si in the Taiwanese drama Meteor Garden and its sequel.^[2][3]

In this Taiwanese name, the surname is Yan.

Jerry Yan
廖洋震
Jerry Yan Greetings to fans in 2023
Born	(1977-01-01) 1 January 1977 (age 47)[1] Taoyuan, Taiwan
Occupation(s)	Actor, singer, model
Years active	2000–present
Musical career
Origin	Taiwan
Genres	Mandopop Hokkien pop
Instrument(s)	Vocals, piano
Labels	Sony Music Taiwan
Formerly of	F4

Early life

Jerry Yan was born Liao Yangzhen in Taoyuan, Taiwan. He is of Atayal and Hakka descent.^[4]

Career

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 Daoming 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.^[5][6]

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.^[7] 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.^[8]

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.^[9] 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.^[10]

In 2014, Jerry starred in the romance melodrama Loving, Never Forgetting opposite Chinese actress Tong Liya, playing a single father.^[11] The same year, he starred in the Japanese heist film Lupin III: Necklace of Cleopatra 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.^[12]

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.^[13] He then starred in the Chinese television series My Best Ex-Boyfriend.

In 2019, Jerry was cast in the romance film Matchmaking Battle.^[14]

In 2020, Jerry starred in the romantic comedy drama Count Your Lucky Stars alongside Shen Yue.^[15]

In 2021, he joined the cast of Call Me By Fire as a contestant.^[16]

In 2023, Jerry starred in the romantic drama The Forbidden Flower with Xu Ruohan.^[17]

Personal life

Jerry was in an on and off relationship with model Lin Chi-ling for many years.^[18] Jerry admitted to reuniting with Lin on 2017-11-10.^[19] This was neither confirmed nor denied by Lin.^[20] Around one year later, however, Jerry refused to comment^[21] and Lin denied dating.^[22]

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Chinese Title	Role	Notes
2000	Spicy Teacher	麻辣鮮師	Hong Minglong
2001	Girl Goes Forward	女生向前走	Ah Guo	Cameo
	Meteor Garden	流星花園	Daoming Si
	Meteor Rain	流星雨~道明寺篇	Daoming Si
2002	Love Scar	烈愛傷痕	Zhang Zilin
	Come to My Place	來我家吧	Cai Yiye
	Meteor Garden II	流星花園 II	Daoming Si
2006	The Hospital	白色巨塔	Su Yihua
2008	Hot Shot	籃球火	Dong Fangxiang
2009	Starlit	心星的淚光	Cheng Yue
2010	Pandamen	熊貓人	Policeman Chen	Cameo
	Down With Love	就想賴著妳	Xiang Yuping
2011	My Splendid Life	我的燦爛人生	Liu Yuhao
2014	Loving, Never Forgetting	戀戀不忘	Li Zhongmou
2015	My Best Ex-Boyfriend	最佳前男友	Li Tang
2016	Because·Love	真爱就这么难?	Zhuang Daosheng
2019	Reset Life	未来的秘密	Professor	Cameo[23]
2020	Count Your Lucky Stars	我好喜欢你	Lu Xingcheng
2023	The Forbidden Flower	夏花	Xiao Han

Film

Year	Title	Chinese Title	Role	Notes
2004	Magic Kitchen	魔幻厨房	Guo Keli
2012	Ripples of Desire	花漾	Scarface
2014	Lupin III: Necklace of Cleopatra	鲁邦三世：埃及艳后的项链	Michael Lee
2015	Our Times	我的少女时代	Adult Xu Taiyu
2021	Tempting Hearts	有一点动心	Zhou Qiwen

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details
Jerry for You (第一次)	Released: August 20, 2004 Label: Sony Music Taiwan Language: Mandarin Format: Studio album (CD)
Freedom (多出来的自由)	Released: June 18, 2009 Label: Sony Music Taiwan Language: Mandarin Format: Studio album (CD)
My Secret Lover (我的秘密情人) (New + Collection Album)[24]	Released: January 22, 2010 Label: Sony Music Taiwan Language: Mandarin Format: Studio album (CD)

F4 albums

Main article: F4 (band)

• Meteor Rain (2001)
• Fantasy 4ever (2002)
• Waiting for you (2007)

Bibliography

• 9314 Man and Boy (Publisher: Yuan Shen Chu Ban She) ISBN 978-9-8613332-4-3^[25]

Awards

Year	Award-Giving Body	Category	Work	Result
2004	Mnet Asian Music Awards	Best Asia Pop Artist[26]	—	Won
2005	China Top Music Awards	Best Album (Hong Kong/Taiwan)	Jerry For You	Won
		Best Newcomer (Hong Kong/Taiwan)	—	Won
	IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards	Top 10 Selling Mandarin Albums of the Year	Jerry For You	Won
2009	Best Jeanist Awards	Best International Artiste	—	Won
	South East Music Chart Awards	Asia's Most Popular Singer	—	Won
		Top 10 Songs	Say I Love You at KTV	Won
	The Best International Foreign Drama Awards	Best Actor	—	Won
2011	Asia Model Awards	Best Asian Star	—	Won
	CTV'S Asia Top 10 Most Popular Stars Award Ceremony	Asia Annual Popularity Award	—	Won
2015	Philippine's Asian Drama Awards	Best Actor	Loving, Never Forgetting	Won
2023	Harper's Bazaar China Icon of the Year	Charm Icon of the Year	The Forbidden Flower	Won

References

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19. "言承旭承認了！談復合志玲「真誠的互相關心」". Apple Daily. November 12, 2017. Archived from the original on March 28, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
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23. "《演员的品格》定制青春剧《未来的秘密》定档" (in Chinese). CCTV. May 29, 2019. Archived from the original on September 23, 2019. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
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26. "2004 M.net Korean Music Festival Winners list" Archived October 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. MAMA. Retrieved June 12, 2014.

External links

• Official website (Japan)
• Jerry Yan's Mini-blog