An Essay on Eileen Yang

Since elementary school, Eileen Yang has been enrolled in a dance class to learn traditional dance, and in high school she entered the "Star Factory" Hwaoka Art School and switched to theater.

In 1997, at the age of 14, her father's business failed and her mother and father divorced, leaving her with heavy debts. With the encouragement of her classmates and teachers, she began to set her sights on entering the entertainment industry. She participated in various TV talent shows and competitions. But almost repeatedly defeated, in the eyes of the judges, she is just a small child with braces, undeveloped, the most tragic is to participate in the selection of a beauty queen, the champion has tens of thousands of votes, while E. C. Yeung is only more than four hundred votes, of which two hundred votes or her mother voted. This greatly affected E. C. Yang's confidence, and her dream of becoming a singer seemed to have become very difficult. Everything was not as simple as she had first thought, and a week or so later, E. C. Yang participated in the "Healthy Beauty Girl" audition and made it to the final round. Worried that some of the judges would not like her look, she insisted that her dentist remove her braces the night before the finals, which resulted in her finishing in the top six of the competition. Her most notable achievement was in the "Super Newcomer King" hosted by Wu Zongxian, where she won the monthly championship.

In 1999, Eileen signed a contract with a brokerage company to officially work as an entertainer, the brokerage company arranged for the six winners to be recorded, and also specified that they should sing Fan Xiaoxuan's "Tears", and recorded the recording process to be recorded, and evaluated their performances by professional musicians, Eileen was still full of confidence in her own singing voice, but she did not expect that the musicians would comment on her! But to her surprise, the musician's evaluation of her was extremely poor, and one of the comments, "I definitely won't give you a record," dealt an even heavier blow to the youngster, but in the end the four members stayed behind and formed the 4 in love in 2000, and their first album of the same name was released in January of the same year by "BMG Boardman". In January of the same year, the group released their first self-titled album "Fall in love", which was the first step into the acting world after a difficult journey. Shortly after the release of this album, Eileen participated in a drama audition and successfully won a role in "Meteor Garden", the granddaddy of idol dramas, which had a "seismic effect" throughout Asia. Although he only played the role of "Xiao Yu", his character and the cuteness of the character have been y rooted in people's hearts.

In 2001, 4 in love released their second album, "Who's Afraid of Who," which sold poorly despite the popularity of "One Thousand and One Wishes. The group then disbanded for some reasons. Subsequently, Eileen switched agencies and began to focus on various hosting jobs and theater performances under her agency's arrangement. In terms of hosting, the program that had the most profound impact on her was the old variety show "I Guess I Guess I Guess I Guess" hosted by Wu Zongxian and Aya on CCTV (which has very high ratings in Taiwan), and Eileen Yang became known to a wider audience during this period of hosting (at the same time, misunderstandings arising from inappropriate statements made on one episode were maliciously exaggerated by the media and netizens, and were widely publicized by the public. and netizens maliciously exaggerated, you can find then I guess to learn the truth). While hosting the program, Eileen also began to take on a large number of idol dramas. The first TV series in which she played the lead role was the Japanese manga master Shiba Mun Mun's classic "The White Book of Love", which cost a lot of money to create, but the results were lukewarm and did not make E. C. Yang a big hit. In the following years, Eileen actively joined various programs as a host, and filmed several serial dramas, accumulating popularity through a series of workouts and exposure. At the same time, E. Yang did not stop with music, singing in two TV soundtracks, and in 2003, under the arrangement of her agency, she signed a contract with the record label "SonyBMG". As the label was looking for a direction for Eileen's music, she didn't go into the studio to record her first song, "Ambiguous", until September 2004. However, she didn't do so well, and cried so many times in the studio that the label decided to give Eileen a two-month vacation before recording again, and a feeling of unease came over her - "Is Eileen going to do something? -Is the label preparing to terminate her contract? A series of blows to Eileen Yang brought her to a low point in her life, and tears accompanied her through sleepless nights. During that time, Eileen spread her energies to drama and hosting, and with the encouragement of her friends such as Aya, she finally completed the pre-recording of her debut solo album, "Ambiguous," in May 2005, and the whole album took nine months to record.

Between the end of 2004 and 2005, Eileen appeared in the idol drama "The Devil is Near," a role that has influenced her life and made her a fast-growing star. Produced by Chai Chi-Ping, the "Mother of Idol Drama", and Komori Chi, the drama was broadcast on CTV every weekend night. Although "Devil" came in second place in the overall average ratings, it set records in the ratings surveys of young viewers. The show was a surprise hit at the time, and the TV novel topped the charts of bookstores. The theme song "Ambiguous", sung by Eileen Yang, was one of the most discussed songs, with caller-answering ringtone downloads exceeding 300,000 times across the station. The record company was constantly receiving calls being asked about the singer and release date of the song. In this case, the record company decided to cancel the pre-order of the album and release the album in advance, and the MP3s endorsed by Eileen Yang went on sale early for this reason.

On September 9, 2005, Yang's debut solo album "Ambiguous" was officially released. Fans of the album and the show really bought into it and started to "grab the goods". With the support of I Guess and the popularity that Eileen Yang has accumulated from her various performances over the years, "Ambiguous" went out of stock a few days before its release, and was sold out very quickly after the record store had finished laying out the goods. On the second day of the album's release, despite a typhoon, fans braved the wind and rain and crowded the entire Ximending Plaza, with more than 4,000 fans and dozens of media outlets witnessing the first step in the success of Eileen Yang's "Ambiguous". One week after the release of the album "Ambiguous", Taiwan's two biggest sales charts were released, and Eileen Yang won both charts and grabbed the top spot on every other chart. The second week of "Ambiguous" was also successful in repeating as the double-chart sales champion. With a series of divas and troupes, the album ended up charting for 23 weeks on the sales charts, with three of those weeks at number one and the first eight weeks in the top three. The album's final sales in Taiwan were pegged at 170,000, the fourth highest in the country, behind Jay Chou, Jolin Tsai and Wang Leehom. In Hong Kong, the album was also ranked among the "IFPI Top 10 Mandarin Sales Albums", and with this album, Eileen won almost all the newcomer awards in various regions of Asia. During the promotional period of the album, due to her adorable performance on TV programs, public occasions and dramas, E. C. Yang was named the "Goddess of Cute" by the media and the audience, and E. C. Yang did not waste everyone's goodwill and played her cuteness to the fullest extent, making the cuteness whirlwind popular in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Shanghai and so on. With a rising price tag and endorsement of various products, E. C. Yeung was able to pay off all her debts the following year, fulfilling her dream of becoming a singer and paying off her family's debts before she started her career. In May 2000, E. C. Yang, who had only just released her debut album, held a concert in Taiwan with her "mentor" Ke Youlun, and with more than 10,000 fans that night, E. C. Yang successfully completed her first concert in her life. 2005 is one of the most important years in Eileen's life.

On March 18, 2006, when "Ambiguous" was still on the shelves, the record company took advantage of the momentum of "Ambiguous" to release Eileen Yang's second solo album, "Love", only six months after the release of the two albums, which is a rare occurrence. And "Meeting Love" lived up to its name, winning the G-music sales chart with a percentage of over 30% in its first week. It became one of the few female singers to break the 30% sales ratio. The song also made a good record in other media charts, including the "MTV God Chart" and "[V] Chart" on TV, Hito Chart, Kiss Fever Chart on Radio and Kkbox Chart on the Internet. The second week of The second week of "Love" also saw the song stay at number one for fifteen weeks. The album ended the year at #8 on the G-music sales charts, selling 150,000 units across Taiwan, also ranking #4 behind Jolin Tsai, Jay Chou, and Wang Leehom. The album did 20,000 copies in Hong Kong, tying with S.H.E for the top spot among Taiwanese female singers. In April 2006, Eileen Yang held her first solo concert in Taichung. She realized her childhood dream of singing.

In July 2006, Eileen received an invitation from the cast of the movie "Tattoo", which deals with homosexuality, tattooing of a video girl, etc. Originally, the agency thought that Eileen would not hesitate to put off the movie, but after reading the script, Eileen was y moved by the inner loneliness of the characters, and cried when she read the script. After reading the script, she was y moved by the loneliness of the character and cried when she read the script. When the news came out, there was almost no support from Eileen Yang's supporters. This was doubly disappointing to Eugene Yang, who said in her blog, "If you like me, you have to support my choice." But the disappointment was still inevitable. In March 2007, "Tattoo" was selected for the 57th Berlin International Film Festival's "Cinema Spectacular" section, and ultimately won the Teddy Bear Award, known as the "Oscar for Gay and Lesbian Filmmakers," beating out 31 other films. With the award, together with director Zhou Meiling, who has won the Golden Horse Award for Best Film and Director, teenage actress Isabella, and the "Lovely Godfather" breaking through the boundaries of playing a lesbian, the movie's official blog had already received more than a million views before the movie was released, which was a rare occurrence. March 30, 2007 The Tattoo was officially released in theaters, and fans have been successfully brought into the theater. The weekend box office ranked third in Taiwan for the year, second in the history of Taiwanese films at the weekend box office in Taipei City, and exceeded five million dollars for only one week of release, and there were only eleven movie theaters in the whole of Taiwan that released the film. The Tattoo's box office easily surpassed ten million dollars soon after. The final box office was 14 million dollars. It became the second highest ranking Taiwanese movie in history. Eugene Yang recalled afterward that the movie had created a response that she hadn't even anticipated. Just like her idol dramas and records, Eileen seems to always bring surprises to people.

Toward the end of 2006, Yang starred in the idol drama "Love for Love" (formerly known as "Exchange Love"), which was created for Yang by the same production team as "The Devil is Near", with almost the same cast as in "The Devil". The series was finalized in April 2007 and aired on China TV in June 2007. The second half of the series was affected by Internet piracy, but it still managed to win the number one spot. Although it was not as influential as Demons, it finally won the top spot in terms of ratings. The show has also been broadcast in Hong Kong, China, Singapore and Malaysia.

September 7, 2007, after a year and a half, Eileen Yang's third solo album "Any Door" was released, the album, Eileen Yang tried a variety of popular dances, although she has been practicing dance for eleven years, but due to the eight-year absence of dance, and both feet have been injured, and the traditional dances that she has learned and the new album dance is still very different, but still, she is desperate to practice dance to let people see her wonderful performances, and successfully enriched the way she performs on the stage. She has become one of the few young idol singers who have the ability to perform on stage. She has become one of the few young idol singers with both lyrical and dance skills.

In 2008, Eileen didn't stop her diversification, this time she collaborated with Taiwan's "Internet diva" Bend to release the book "Fun Fun Horse Backstabbing", a book about Eileen's relationship with her husband and his wife. The book covers Eileen and Bend's views on family, friends, and relationships, and the two boldly write about their own embarrassing stories in a graphic format, so that those who love them can share in their experiences together. With the high popularity of the two in Taiwan, the book's sales exceeded 80,000 during the pre-sale period, and the final sales exceeded 200,000 copies.

In November of the same year, Eileen Yang continued her musical journey by releasing her fourth solo Mandarin album, "Half Baked Manifesto," which changed her beautiful, playful vocals into a thick, pure vocal style, and made the entire album fit the concept of "half baked," with tight, neat music. The album also features the lyrics and music of "Take Me Away" (another popular song after "Ambiguous") by Wu Qingfeng, lead singer of the famous band Soda Green, and "Smile in Your Arms" by JJ Lin. E. C. Yang has transformed from a "cute goddess" into a small woman with a semi-mature sensuality, and is experimenting for the first time with British and American Modern Rock, Hip-Pop, Trance, etc. The album has continued to top the charts on various music platforms a week after its release, and has been widely acclaimed and recognized for her increasingly improved singing skills. Once again, E. C. Yeung proves that she has the courage to experiment, to adjust and to change. Perhaps it is this character that enables her to progress and achieve better and better results.

In 2009, on November 8th, Eileen Yang represented Taiwan to perform at the "PAXMUSICA 2009 Asian Music Festival" in Japan, and announced that on January 27th, 2010, she would release her first Japanese single - a reinterpreted ambiguous Japanese version. And on January 01, 2010, she released her new solo album "Rainie & Love...? Rainie & Love...", in addition to this album has not yet been released, in Taiwan's two major digital music charts (KKBOX, EZPEER) airborne singles chart champion.

On February 6, 2010, Eileen Yang held her first Live Concert in Ximending Dahebian, which was also the outpost of her upcoming foray into Taipei Dome.

February 2010 with the countries of the six girls into a group The Asian Beauties, is by Taiwan's Eileen Yang Japan's JUJU Thailand's MINT China's Wei Jiaqing China's Hong Kong's Fang Jiayu as well as Singapore's Olinia formed by a Japanese group, and also together with a chorus of a single S.H.E, as a flower king! The theme song for a shampoo commercial, featuring Yang Cheng Lin.

On February 27, 2010, Sony Music officially announced that Eileen Yang's first large-scale solo ticketed concert, "Bizarre", would be held on April 24 at Taipei Arena.

When most people see her wonderful performance in the world of acting and writing, have they ever thought that she, like many other people, has come through the process of taking one step at a time, and that she has used her strength and hard work to achieve her ultimate success, "hard work does not necessarily lead to success, but hard work will not lead to success", and it is with this motto in mind that she has given everyone a chance to see what is in store for her. It is in the spirit of this motto, she gave everyone a "life as a drama, drama as life" wonderful performance. E.C. Yang, who is constantly learning to enrich her knowledge, is still looking forward to the future. ......