Aarif Rahman Explained

Aarif Rahman
Birth Name:Aarif Rahman
Birth Date:1987 2, df=y
Birth Place:British Hong Kong
Nationality:Hong Kong SAR
Alma Mater:Imperial College London (Bachelor of Science in Physics)
King George V School
Years Active:2009–present
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Alias:Aarif Lee
Lee Chi-ting
Label:Echelon Talent Management, Inc.
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C:李治廷
P:Lǐ Zhìtíng
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Aarif Rahman (born 26 February 1987), also known as Aarif Lee Zhi-ting, is a Hong Kong actor, singer and songwriter.

Early life

Born in Hong Kong, Aarif Rahman is of mixed Arab, Malay and Chinese descent. He grew up in Hong Kong and attended King George V School, where he discovered his penchant for music and started playing drums, guitar and the piano, as well as dabbling in song-writing.[1]

After graduating with a physics degree from the Imperial College London, Rahman signed with East Asia Record Production company.

Career

Rahman first gained the interest of the Hong Kong music scene when he was exposed as the writer who penned all the lyrics in Janice Vidal's 2009 English album Morning.[2] Following this, in 2009 he released his debut album Starting from Today, which won him the Best Newcomer award at the Metro Radio Music Awards.

Rahman then made his film debut in the movie Echoes of the Rainbow (2010),[3] which won him the Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer and Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild for Best New Actor of the Year – Silver Award. The theme song which he sang also won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Original Song.[4] He then starred as Bruce Lee in the dramatic biopic film Bruce Lee, My Brother (2010)[5] [6] and as a police investigator in the crime thriller Cold War (2012).[7]

In 2013, Rahman starred in the Mainland romantic comedy One Night Surprise.[8] The low-budget film unexpectedly became a commercial success, and received positive reviews.[9] Rahman won the Best New Actor award at the 1st China International Film Festival London and Outstanding Performance award at the Chinese Film Media Awards for his performance.[10] Rahman then starred in historical drama The Empress of China, where he played the role of Li Zhi. The 82-episode TV series was broadcast on Hunan Television from 21 December 2014 to 5 February 2015, and earned increased recognition for Rahman in the Mainland region.[11] He won the Best Actor in the Ancient Drama category at the Huading Awards for his performance.[12]

In 2016, Rahman starred alongside Korean actress Kim Ha-neul in the family film Making Family.[13] He also featured in Guo Jingming's fantasy animated motion capture , and reprised his role in the sequel of Cold War.[14] [15]

In 2017, Rahman starred alongside Jackie Chan in the action comedy film Kung Fu Yoga.[16] The same year, he starred in Tsui Hark's science fiction wuxia film The Thousand Faces of Dunjia.[17] [18]

In 2019, Rahman starred in the historical romance drama Princess Silver as the male lead.[19] [20]

Filmography

Film

YearEnglish titleChinese title RoleNotes
2010Echoes of the Rainbow 歲月神偷Luo Jinyi
Frozen 為你鍾情Cheung Wai-kit[21]
Bruce Lee, My Brother 李小龍我的兄弟 Bruce Lee
2011I Love Hong Kong 我爱HK开心万岁Wu Ming[22]
The Allure of Tears 傾城之淚You Le[23]
Dear Enemy 親密敵人Heng Lima [24]
2012Cold War 寒戰 Billy K.B. Cheung
2013One Night Surprise 一夜驚喜 Tony
2014South of the Clouds 北迴歸線 Li Ming[25]
2015Tales of Mystery 怪談 Zi Liang[26]
2016 Cold War 2 寒戰2 Billy K.B. Cheung
爵跡 Ni Hong
Making Family 非常父子檔 Zhou Liyan
2017 Kung Fu Yoga 功夫瑜伽Jones
The Thousand Faces of Dunjia 奇門遁甲 Dao Yizhang
2020 Special Couple 合法伴侣 Gu Dabai[27]

Television series

YearEnglish titleChinese title RoleNotes
2014The Empress of China 武媚娘傳奇Li Zhi
2018Swords of Legends 2 古劍奇譚二 Xia Yize [28]
2019 Princess Silver 白髮Zongzheng Wuyou
2020Two Sisters In the Chaos浮世雙嬌傳Xue Rong
TBAThe Geek Is on the Run極客江湖Bo Xian [29]
Ivy Monsters藤科動物也兇猛Zhuo Peng[30]

Discography

Studio albums

Release dateTitleTrack listingLabel
26 November 2009Starting from TodayAmusic
5 February 2010Starting from Today 2nd Version
16 August 2011Everything
14 March 2014Aarif's Love

Singles

Year English title Chinese title Album Notes
2010 "Never Know" 回家路上with Janice Vidal
"Growing Love For You" 為你鍾情 Frozen OST with Janice Vidal
2011 "I love Hong Kong" I Love Hong Kong OST with Mag Lam
2012 "Our Starting Line" 我們的起跑線
"Happy Together" with Angelababy
2013 "One Night Surprise" 一夜驚喜One Night Surprise OST with Fan Bingbing
2014 "Eagles Fly in September" 九月鷹飛 South of the Clouds OST with Isabelle Huang
2015 "GODAGODA" Theme song of Sisters Over Flowers
"Fighting For Dreams" 為夢而戰 Theme song of Yes!Coach
2016 "Gentlemanly" 紳士作風
2017 "Coming Home" 回家路上
"Who is the Biggest" 誰是老大The Thousand Faces of Dunjia OST with Da Peng and Wu Bai
"Director Xu Ke I Have A Problem" 徐克導演我有問題
2019 "Xiao Zhi" 小至Princess Silver OST with Yisa Yu
"If Snow" 若雪
"I Know You Know" My True Friend OST
2020"Won't You Be Mine"N/AN/A
"Loser""N/AN/A
2021"One and Only"N/AN/A

Awards

Music

YearAwardCategoryNominated workRef.
2009 Metro Radio Hits Awards New Singer Award Starting From Today [31]
Best Singer Songwriter Album Award
Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation Best Male Newcomer – Gold Award [32]
2010 IFPI Music Sales Awards Best Selling Male Newcomer [33]
10th Chinese Music Media Awards Best Cantopop Male Newcomer [34]
Best Original Film Song Sui Yue Qing Kuang
Metro Radio Mandarin Hits Music Awards Presentation Most Popular Winning Song Award [35]
Mandarin Hit Songs
7th CNTV's Music King Hit Global Chinese Music Award Film Golden Song Award [36]
2011 8th CNTV's Music King Hit Global Chinese Music AwardAll-Rounded Artist Award (Hong Kong/Taiwan) [37]
Singer-Song Writer Award
Golden Song Award "Ni Gu La"
2013 9th CNTV's Music King Hit Global Chinese Music AwardAll-Rounded Artist Award [38]
Singer-Song Writer Award
1st China International Film Festival London Best Original Film Song "One Night Surprise" [39]
Most Popular Duet Song [40]
Best Film Singer
2014 Best Collaboration "One Night Surprise" [41]
Top Social Singer
Metro Radio Mandarin Hits Music Awards Presentation Hit Singer-Songwriter Award[42]
Mandarin Hit Songs"Shui Qi Wei"
Best Trendy Singer-Songwriter [43]
Best Global Premiere Song "Bu Ke Si Yi"
2015 V Chart AwardsHot Trend Artist of the Year (Hong Kong/Taiwan) [44]
Best Singer-Songwriter [45]
Best Golden Song (Hong Kong/Taiwan)"Fly"
Most Popular Crossover Artist [46]

Film and television

YearAwardCategoryNominated workRef.
2010 Echoes of the Rainbow
Best Original Film Song (with:Lowell Lo (composer),Alex Law (lyricist))
Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild Award Best Newcomer – Silver Award [47]
2011 Best New Performer
Best Newcomer
2013 1st China International Film Festival London Best New Actor One Night Surprise
2014 Outstanding Performance
2015 Best Actor – Ancient Drama The Empress of China

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aarif Rahman on his career, physique and thoughts on love. Time Out. 2 May 2016.
  2. Web site: Aarif Rahman and Janice Vidal to perform in Genting. Yahoo News. 20 September 2013.
  3. Web site: 李治廷人气飙升 《岁月轻狂》引重播热潮(图). 7 December 2010. Sina Corp. zh.
  4. Web site: Hong Kong Film Awards Announced. The Wall Street Journal. 19 April 2010.
  5. News: New Biopic Explores Bruce Lee's Life before Fame . The Hollywood Reporter. 27 October 2010.
  6. Web site: Q&A: Aarif Rahman. South China Morning Post. 4 December 2010.
  7. Web site: New Stills Released Featuring Aarif Lee in 'Cold War'. Chinese Films. 22 October 2012.
  8. Web site: "一夜惊喜"曝男色剧照 李治廷蒋劲夫丹尼尔拼身材. 4 June 2013. Mtime. zh.
  9. News: Lee. Maggie. Film Review: 'One Night Surprise'. Variety. 12 August 2013.
  10. Web site: 14th Chinese Film Media Awards held in Beijing. 14 October 2014. China Daily.
  11. Web site: Aarif Rahman rules as 'most handsome emperor'. The Straits Times. 7 May 2015.
  12. Web site: 第17届华鼎奖:佟大为夺视帝 周迅封后否认怀孕. 10 August 2015. youth.cn. zh. 1 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171110115925/http://fun.youth.cn/2015/0810/1675000.shtml. 10 November 2017. dead.
  13. Web site: KIM Ha-neul to Star in Korea-China Co-production MAKING FAMILY. 17 November 2014. Kobiz.
  14. Web site: 郭敬明《爵迹》再曝新演员 李治廷加盟(图). 21 May 2015. ifeng. zh.
  15. Web site: 《寒战2》四方角力"城治"组合再掀波澜. 14 June 2016. Sina Corp. zh.
  16. Web site: 《功夫瑜伽》破3亿 李治廷高能打戏获赞. Sina Corp. 30 January 2017. zh.
  17. Web site: Tsui Hark's new film to be screened in December. 13 October 2017. China Daily.
  18. Web site: Aarif Rahman Lee trained hard for Tsui Hark. 21 December 2017. Yahoo.
  19. Web site: 张雪迎李治廷《白发王妃》"真言"版剧照曝光. 3 January 2019. Netease. zh.
  20. Web site: 《白发》定档5·15 张雪迎李治廷搅动乱世棋局. 6 May 2019. Sina Corp. zh.
  21. Web site: 《为你钟情》李治廷走红后一天工作14个小时. 1 September 2010. Netease. zh.
  22. Web site: 李治廷林欣彤献唱《我爱HK》 港式温情贺岁. 26 January 2011. Mtime. zh.
  23. Web site: 《倾城之泪》上海开机 周冬雨"爱上"李治廷. 21 July 2011. Mtime. zh.
  24. Web site: 《亲密敌人》首映 李治廷偷师徐静蕾成宅男代表. 9 December 2010. Sina Corp. zh.
  25. Web site: 高晓松监制《北回归线》 李治廷吴昕畅聊爱情. 15 September 2014. Tencent. zh.
  26. Web site: 《怪谈》定档1月29 李治廷隔空约会文咏珊. 26 December 2014. Sina Corp. zh.
  27. Web site: Hong Kong actor hails China-UK film collaboration. 7 June 2018. China Daily.
  28. Web site: 《古剑奇谭2》开机 李治廷搭档颖儿付辛博. 15 November 2016. Sina Corp. zh.
  29. Web site: 《极客江湖》李治廷海归创业 喊景甜组队开黑遭拒. 8 December 2017. Sina Corp. zh.
  30. Web site: 李治廷徐璐领衔《藤科动物也凶猛》开机. https://web.archive.org/web/20190114153355/http://www.xinhuanet.com/ent/2019-01/14/c_1123987310.htm. dead. 14 January 2019. 14 January 2019. Xinhua News Agency. zh.
  31. Web site: 2009新城劲爆颁奖典礼获奖名单. 26 December 2009. Hunan TV. zh.
  32. Web site: 2009叱咤乐坛流行榜颁奖礼获奖名单(wap版). 1 January 2010. Sina Corp. zh.
  33. Web site: 容祖儿林峰卖碟获封销量王 杨千嬅意外落榜. 1 April 2010. Hnradio.com. zh.
  34. Web site: 第十届华语音乐传媒大奖. ifeng. zh.
  35. Web site: 2010新城国语力获奖名单. Sina Corp. 7 August 2010. zh.
  36. Web site: 第七届《劲歌王》全球华人乐坛总选颁奖典礼. 19 October 2010. CNTV. zh. 26 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111436/http://music.cntv.cn/2011/10/19/ARTI1319006317691481.shtml. 4 March 2016. dead.
  37. Web site: 第八届总选奖项设置以及得奖名单. CNTV.con. 18 November 2011. zh. 9 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20120121224031/http://music.cntv.cn/2011/11/18/ARTI1321593015561947.shtml. 21 January 2012. dead.
  38. Web site: 容祖儿九夺劲歌后 尚雯婕获最佳女歌手. 19 March 2013. 21cn.com. zh. 9 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20171110005216/http://et.21cn.com/gundong/etscroll/a/2013/0319/00/20716394.shtml. 10 November 2017. dead.
  39. Web site: 伦敦华语电影节揭晓 李治廷夺两项大奖. 8 December 2013. Sina Corp. zh.
  40. Web site: 李治廷喜夺"音乐先锋榜"双奖 透露年初出新EP. Sohu. zh. 2 December 2013.
  41. Web site: 李治廷出席音乐颁奖礼 回归歌手斩获人气荣誉. 18 April 2014. Sohu. zh.
  42. Web site: 李治廷香港获创作奖 重心将回归音乐. Sina Corp. 29 August 2014. zh.
  43. Web site: 2014《音乐先锋榜》年度颁奖典礼得奖名单. December 2014. pengpeng.com. zh. 1 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171110114450/http://ent.pengpeng.com/201412/40703.html. 10 November 2017. dead.
  44. Web site: Winner List 2015. YinYueTai. 9 November 2017. 21 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200921005640/http://vchart.yinyuetai.com/awards2015/winnerlist. dead.
  45. Web site: 李治廷再唱《无字碑》 获华语榜中榜两项大奖. China Daily. 17 April 2015. zh.
  46. Web site: 李治廷:未来钱给老婆管. ifeng. 26 April 2015. zh.
  47. Web site: 第29届香港电影金像奖 李治廷获最佳新人奖. 14 April 2010. iqilu. zh. 9 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180305063255/http://ent.iqilu.com/news/2010/0418/221739.shtml. 5 March 2018. dead.