Rainie Yang Cheng Lin (Yang Chen Ling, Yeung Shing Lam)
- Birthdate: June 4, 1984
- Birthplace: Taipei, Taiwan
- Height: 162cm
- Blood type: AB
- Language spoken: Mandarin, Taiwanese dialect, Cantonese and Japanese
- Profession: Actress, singer and TV show host
- Pet: Yumi (a dog)
- Hobbies: Cuddling with her dog, reading and sleeping
- Favorite colors: Black, white and gray
- Favorite country: Japan
- Favorite food: Fried chicken, BBQ, Japanese and Italian cuisine
- Favorite actor: Tony Leung
- Favorite singer: Beyonce
Biography
Yang Cheng Lin (Lily) started her entertainment career when she was 14, featuring in commercials in Hong Kong.
When Cheng Lin was 15, she went for a BMG audition in Taiwan and was selected to form a girls group “4 In Love.” It was during that time that Cheng Lin got her name ‘Rainie’ that was used ever since then. The other 3 members were named Sunnie, Windy and Cloudy.
Rainie Yang stood out as the most popular girl from 4 In Love after starring as Xiao-You in 2001 popular Taiwan TV mini-series “Meteor Garden.”
4 In Love released 2 albums and was quite popular in Taiwan, but was sadly disbanded in 2002 due to personal issues. The other 3 members decided to pursue different interest, only Rainie decided to continue her prospering entertainment career back then.
Rainie’s decision proved wise as her popularity continued to grow with her leading performance in 2002 superhit Taiwan TV drama “The Love Book.”
It’s also in 2002 that Rainie started hosting in TV shows, including as co-host for the popular entertainment show in Taiwan, “Guess, Guess, Guess” with Jacky Wu.
Rainie’s another breakthrough was in 2005, she become superstar with her acting in highly rated Taiwan drama, “Devil Beside You” alongside heartthrob Mike He Jun Xiang.
With the success of Devil Beside You, Rainie Yang went back to singing again… releasing her debut solo album “Ai Mei” or “My Intuition” in September 2005. With the assist of the popular TV drama and TV show she was involving, the album became a superhit, Rainie is recognised as a singer once again.
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I think Ariel Lin is one of the better Taiwanese actresses this time. She’s not classically beautiful yet she has that special factor which make her stand out. She can be serious one time and cute another time and she makes the transition effortlessly. This ad also features Mike He. Watch it and see how the chemistry between them make this Asia commercial work.
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Mike He an angel? In this TV ad he is! Watch it.. I’m not used to him wearing shorter hair but he still looks good and a friend of mine suggest he looks absolutely yummy! I guess the camera just adores him..
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Taiwanese heartthrob Mike He Photos
Mike He Jun Xiang (Mike Ho)
- Nickname: Xiao Mei , Xiang Xiang
- Birth date: December 28, 1983
- Birth place: Taipei, Taiwan
- Height: 180cm
- Blood type: B
- Religion: None
- Family members: Parents, a younger brother and a younger sister
- Profession: Actor and model
- Hobbies: Basketball, movies and music (and sleep)
- Favorite cartoon character: Doraemon
- Favorite colors: Black, blue and white
- Favorite food: Steak
- Favorite actors: Ekin Cheng, Tom Cruise and Takeshi Kaneshiro
- Favorite actresses: Liv Taylor and Charlize Theron
- Favorite movie: James Bond 007 series
- Favorite singers: Bon Jovi and Avril Lavigne
Mike He Jun Xiang started his career modelling for magazines and TV commercials, and become popular with his attractive figure, handsome looking and charming smile.
Mike He then appeared in a few music videos with Valen Hsu and Angelica Lee before making his debut in acting.
Mike He is still active in modeling and posed for a few classic advertisement as well as TV commercials, and continues to feature with some other MVs, the more popular include his appearance in MVs of Ariel Lin, Rainie Yang and Tanya Chuah.
Mike’s first TV drama was “7th Grade” in 2003/2004 starring alongside Ariel Lin. He did not play the main role, but he later reunited with Ariel again in 2004 TV drama “Love Contract” where he played as the leading actor.
In 2004 Mike He also had a short but catchy appearance in the highly rated TV drama “Say Yes Enterprise.”
2005 is a breakthrough year for Mike He, his TV dramas “Devil Beside You” with Rainie Yang and Express Boy with Xu Wei Lun were 2 of the best rated TV series in Taiwan that year.
Mike’s TV dramas are popular overseas, he has lots of fans in Japan, Korea, China and South East Asia as well as Western countries like Australia and USA.
Mike’s 2006 drama “Marry Me” has just finished showing in Taiwan and will air in other countries soon.
Mike He has just finished filming TV drama “Exchange Love” with Rainie. The drama is highly anticipated as it features the same cast and production team of Devil Beside You.
