Chang Chen-yue explained

Chang Chen-yue
Nationality:Taiwanese
Birth Date:1974 5, df=y
Birth Name:Ayal Komod
Birth Place:Su'ao, Yilan County Taiwan
Occupation:Singer, songwriter, DJ, actor, guitarist, band member
Years Active:1993–present
Children:1
Module:
Child:yes
T:張震嶽
S:张震岳
Poj:Tiuⁿ Chìn-ga̍k
P:Zhāng Zhènyùe
Module2:
Embed:yes
Origin:Taiwan
Genre:Mandopop, Rock, Dance, Hip-Hop
Instrument:Guitar, bass, drums
Label:Rock Records, Forward Music, Universal Music, Pony Canyon, Magic Stone, True Color
Associated Acts:Free Night, Superband

Ayal Komod (born 2 May 1974), better known by his stage name A-Yue or Chang Chen-yue, is an aboriginal Taiwanese rock and Hip-Hop musician, songwriter, singer and guitarist, and the frontman of his band, Free Night, also known as Free9. He is most widely known for his 1998 hit song "Ai Wo Bie Zou" (Love me, don't go). His 2013 album I am Ayal Komod was awarded the Best Album Award during the 25th Golden Melody Awards.

Chang is a Taiwanese aborigine of the Amis people.[1]

Life and career

Chang was in the church choir as a child, which made him interested in music at a young age. He learnt to play the guitar in his middle school years and was gradually exposed to rock music.[2]

Chang released his first album I Just Like You (Chinese: 就是喜歡你) with labels Pony Canyon and Magic Stone in 1993 before following up with the album Have the Flowers Opened Yet?, with Taiwanese label Rock Records. Chang released his third and fourth albums This Afternoon is Very Boring (1997) and Secret Base (1998) with Magic Stone. The song Love Me, Don't Go from Secret Base was a massive hit in Mainland China and Taiwan. Both albums made the China Times Top 10 Albums list for 1998 and 1999 respectively. Chang crossed into Hip hop music in a collaboration with rapper MC HotDog in the song Wo Yao Qian from the album Secret Base. Chang appeared in the 1998 film Connection by Fate (Chinese: 超級公民), directed by Wan Jen, it was shown at the Venice Film Festival and won the FIPRESCI/NETPAC Award at The Singapore International Film Festival in 1999.[3]

In December 2000, Chang released the album Trouble, it was awarded Top 10 Albums by Chinese Music Media Awards. He released albums Orange and Orange 2 in April and July 2001 respectively, as well as changing his name to DJ Orange. Chang released his eighth album One Of These Days with Rock Records in 2002. In 2004, Chang released the album Useless Guy which included a complication of his most popular songs as well as new songs Heaven, I Will Miss You, and Useless People. Chang founded his own record label True Color in 2004 and released his first extended play Drunk (2005) with the label. Chang released an additional EP Goodbye in July 2005 with Rock Records.

Chang released his ninth studio album OK in July 2007. For his album he was awarded as the eighth best mandarin male artist by chinese tabloid Southern Metropolis Daily. He collaborated with singer Tanya Chua in the hit song Missing You is a Type of Illness (Chinese: 思念是一种病) from the album. The song was written by Chang and singer-songwriter Chyi Chin. Chang also collaborated with fellow rapper MC HotDog and Taiwanese TV anchor Patty Hou on the song Small Star. In 2008, Chang created the band Superband along with Jonathan Lee, Wakin Chau, and Lo Ta-yu. The band's first EP North Bound (2010), won the Jury Award at the 21st Golden Melody Awards. In their second 2010 EP, Go South, the song Give Me My Own Song was awarded as the Best Song of The Year at the 22nd Golden Melody Awards. They disbanded later that year after finishing all tours.

Chang released his 10th studio album I am Ayal Komod in July 2013. His album was awarded the Best Mandarin Album during the 25th Golden Melody Awards.[4] [5] In 2015, he joined the Hip-Hop band Chinese: [[:zh:兄弟本色G.U.T.S.|兄弟本色G.U.T.S.]], with rapper MC HotDog, E-SO, and Xiao Chun. The band is known for their hit song "Fei Tai Yuan"(FLY OUT). In 2017, he appeared as one of the judges alongside Kris Wu, Will Pan, Jane Zhang, and GAI. in the rap competition show, The Rap of China. The show had reached 1.3 billion views in a little over a month. Chang reappeared as one of the judges for seasons 2 and 3 of the show from 2018-2019, but did not reappear for season 4. He released his fourth EP Gone Away in October 2019.

Controversy

At the Tai Ke Rock Concert in August 2005, Taiwanese musician Chang Chen-yue performed the racist and misogynistic rap "The Invasion of the Korean Wave" attacking actor Bae Yong-joon, Korean groups Clon and H.O.T., female Taiwanese musicians Yuki Hsu, A-Mei, and Coco Lee, and the Korean Wave in general.[6]

Discography

List of Albums and EPs (collect)
Name Mandarin Year Type Label(s)
I Just Like You Chinese: [[:zh:就是喜歡你 (張震嶽專輯)|就是喜歡你]] 1993Album Pony Canyon, Magic Stone
Have the Flowers Opened Yet? Chinese: [[:zh:花開了沒有|花開了沒有]] 1994 Album Rock Records
This Afternoon is Very Boring Chinese: [[:zh:這個下午很無聊|這個下午很無聊]] 1997 Album Magic Stone
Secret Base Chinese: [[:zh:秘密基地|秘密基地]] 1998 Album Magic Stone
Trouble Chinese: [[:zh:有問題|有問題]] 2000 Album Magic Stone
Orange Chinese: [[:zh:ORANGE電子音樂專輯|ORANGE電子音樂專輯]] 2001 Album Magic Stone
Orange 2 Chinese: [[:zh:ORANGE電子音樂專輯2|ORANGE電子音樂專輯2]] 2001 Album Magic Stone
One Of These Days Chinese: [[:zh:等我有一天|等我有一天]] 2002Album Magic Stone, Rock Records
Useless Guy Chinese: 阿嶽正傳] 2004 Album Rock Records
Drunk Chinese: [[:zh:馬拉桑 (EP)|馬拉桑]] 2005EP True Color
Goodbye Chinese: [[:zh:再見 (EP)|再見]] 2005 EP Rock Records
OK 2007 Album True Colors, Rock Records
Empty Handed Chinese: 兩手空空 2011 EP Rock Records
Perplexed Chinese: 我想要的感覺 2011 Album N/A
I am Ayal Komod Chinese: 我是海雅谷慕 2013 Album Rock Records
Gone Away Chinese: 遠走高飛 2019 EP Rock Records

Personal period

Studio album

!preliminary!The album name!issue date!Record company!Remarks!Repertoire
1stI Just Like You1 July 1993
  • Reissued by Magic stone in 1998

Repertoire

  1. I Just Like You(就是喜欢你)
  2. My heart is beating for you(我的心是为你跳)
  3. Miss your mood(想你的心情)
  4. Listen to music loudly(大声听音乐)
  5. Crying song(哭之歌)
  6. City Paradise return ticket(城市天堂去回票)
  7. sea(海)
  8. The river that only flows on Sunday(星期天才流动的河)
  9. Go for a walk(出去走走)
  10. Hate summer(讨厌夏天)
  11. April Fool's Day(愚人节那天)
  12. Gospel(福音)
2nd Have the Flowers Opened Yet?23 June 1994Rock Records

Repertoire

  1. Have the Flowers Opened Yet?(花开了没有?)
  2. fragile(脆弱)
  3. Small request(小小要求)
  4. I like to fly(我喜欢飞翔)
  5. Naughty family(顽皮家族)
  6. Growing up is troublesome(长大是件麻烦的事)
  7. meet by chance(不期而遇)
  8. How are you (你好不好)
  9. My heart, my love (我的心, 我的爱)
  10. Really by the sea (真的在海边)
  11. Angel island (天使之岛)
3rdThis Afternoon is Very Boring1 October 1997Magic stone
  • Won the top ten albums of "China Times" in 1998
  • Won the top ten Chinese musicians exchange association albums

Repertoire

  1. The person who broke up(分手的人)
  2. Pickup Artists(把妹)
  3. First experience of love(爱的初体验)
  4. Are you going to wait for me(你会等我吗?)
  5. change(改变)
  6. Stop falling in love(不要再谈恋爱)
  7. This Afternoon is Very Boring(这个下午很无聊)
  8. How to do(怎么办)
  9. Fellow learners(同学会)
  10. secret(秘密)
  11. drink(喝酒)
4thSecret Base1 December 1998Magic stone

Repertoire

  1. I want money(我要钱)
  2. Free Night
  3. Break up(分手吧)
  4. courage(勇气)
  5. Love you me him(爱情你我他)
  6. One Night Stand
  7. Love me do not go(爱我别走)
  8. God sister(干妹妹)
  9. See you 300 times(看你300回)
  10. free(自由)
  11. Love don't stop(爱不要停摆)
  12. forgive(原谅)
  13. First experience of love -Let's Do Cha-Cha Mix (爱的初体验)
5thTrouble5 December 2000Magic stoneRepertoire
  1. nonsense(放屁)
  2. over thinking(想太多)
  3. There was no way out at the beginning(一开始就没退路)
  4. Intro
  5. Trouble
  6. In the early morning(在凌晨)
  7. dreaming(做梦)
  8. bitch couple(狗男女)
  9. 0204 I
  10. 0204 II
  11. Intro
  12. go away(离开)
  13. World Harmony(世界大同)
  14. Walk to the end(走到底)
6thOrange1 April 2001Magic stoneRepertoire
  1. Winter afternoon sun(冬天下午的太阳)
  2. Robot walking(机器人走路)
  3. be lazy(偷懒)
  4. Sando King(山道王)
  5. Breeze and perfume(微风香水)
  6. stop(停)
  7. Trouble Remix
7thOrange 2July 2001Magic stoneRepertoire
  1. Don't Give A Damn About Me!
  2. Frog Courtship(青蛙求偶记)
  3. Words from friends(朋友的话)
  4. good weather(好天气)
  5. hide(隐藏)
  6. Sink(沉没)
  7. Need to work hard(要用力)
8thOne Of These Days1 September 2002Magic stone, Rock RecordsRepertoire
  1. All over again(一切再重来)
  2. Surrender(认输)
  3. autumn and winter(秋天冬天)
  4. man(男子汉)
  5. only friends(只是朋友)
  6. Leilei(蕾蕾)
  7. Breeze and perfume(微风香水)
  8. One Of These Days(等我有一天)
  9. Smelly man(臭男人)
  10. Hands in pockets(双手插口袋)
9thOK6 July 2007Rock Records Repertoire
  1. Missing is a disease (思念是一种病)
  2. You said there is a girl (你说有个女孩)
  3. intersection (路口)
  4. Difficult (很难)
  5. OK
  6. Lonely Night Watch (孤独的夜哨)
  7. Goodbye (再见)
  8. Xiaoyu (小宇)
  9. Just let this song (就让这首歌)
  10. little stars (小星星)
  11. Goodbye -True Version (再见-真情版)
10thI am Ayal Komod5 July 2013Rock Records
  • Best Mandarin Album at the 25th Golden Melody Awards
  • Won the top ten Chinese musicians exchange association albums/Single (Broken Guitar)
Repertoire
  1. Sports car and tank (跑车与坦克)
  2. Broken guitar (破吉他)
  3. Go a little slower (走慢一点点)
  4. Let's do this first (先这样吧)
  5. Disappear in your world (消失在你的世界里)
  6. Ouch (唉唷喂呀)
  7. on duty off duty (上班下班)
  8. There is the sea in front of my house (我家门前有大海)
  9. Don't cry, Abby (别哭小女孩)
  10. Hugging you (抱着你)
  11. Nameless love song (无名的情歌)

EP

!EP name!issue date!Record company!Repertoire
Malasun(Drunk)7 May 2005Rock RecordsRepertoire:
  1. Malasun
  2. MODEL(妈抖)
  3. Let me punch
  4. Malasun(Clean version)
Goodbye8 July 2005Rock RecordsRepertoire:
  1. Goodbye
  2. Mountain Little Love Song
  3. Girl on the hill
Empty-handed (两手空空)4 March 2011Rock RecordsRepertoire:
  1. OK 2010
  2. Empty-handed(两手空空)
  3. The feeling i want(我想要的感觉)
  4. one day(有一天)
  5. Blues
fly away (远走高飞)18 October 2019Rock RecordsRepertoire:
  1. drunkard
  2. bear in mind constantly(念念不忘)
  3. absolute
  4. greedy(贪心)
  5. fly away(远走高飞)

Featured

!Featured Album Name!issue date!Record company!Repertoire
Rock Records Hong Kong Golden Decade Collection- Chang Chen-yueMarch 2003Hong Kong Rock RecordsRepertoire:
  1. First experience of love(爱的初体验)
  2. I want money(我要钱)
  3. Break up(分手吧)
  4. Love me do not go(爱我别走)
  5. secret(秘密)
  6. change(改变)
  7. free(自由)
  8. Love don't stop(爱不要停摆)
  9. There was no way out at the beginning(一开始就没退路)
  10. In the early morning(在凌晨)
  11. courage(勇气)
  12. God sister(干妹妹)
  13. This Afternoon is Very Boring(这个下午很无聊)
  14. bitch couple(狗男女)
  15. Free Night
Useless Guy (阿岳正传)24 June 2004Rock RecordsRepertoire:
  1. I will miss you(我会想念你)
  2. courage(勇气)
  3. Bye-Bye
  4. Love me do not go(爱我别走)
  5. Don't say love me (不要说爱我)
  6. God sister(干妹妹)
  7. heaven(天堂)
  8. Reluctant(舍不得)
  9. The love i give(我给的爱)
  10. secret(秘密)
  11. Useless People (Silenced Version)(无路用的人(消音版))
  12. I want money(我要钱)
  13. Free Night
  14. First experience of love(爱的初体验)
  15. Break up(分手吧)
  16. How to do(怎么办)
  17. free(自由)
  18. 0204
  19. over thinking(想太多)
  20. In the early morning(在凌晨)
  21. There was no way out at the beginning(一开始就没退路)
  22. Surrender(认输)
  23. change(改变)
  24. nonsense(放屁)

Filmography

Variety and reality show

Awards and nominations

YearSessionAlbumAwardFinalistsResults
2000The 《Silence》Best Composer〈Chinese: 我給的愛
2008The 《OK》Best Lyricist〈Chinese: 思念是一種病
2010The 《Chinese: 北上列車Song of the Year〈Chinese: 亡命之徒
Best Lyricist
Best Band《Chinese: 北上列車
Jury Award
2011The 《Chinese: 南[下]專線Song of the Year〈Chinese: 給自己的歌
Best Arranger
2014The 《ZERO》Best Composer〈Chinese: 未接來電
《Chinese: 我是海雅谷慕Best Mandarin Album《Chinese: 我是海雅谷慕
Best Album ProducerChinese: 賈敏恕《Chinese: 我是海雅谷慕
Best Chinese Male Singer《Chinese: 我是海雅谷慕
2020The 《Chinese: 遠走高飛Best Mandarin Male Singer《Chinese: 遠走高飛

Notes and References

  1. News: 人物 — 張震嶽:我要唱我的人生. 21 May 2013. 18 November 2020. zh.
  2. Web site: 2013-08-25 . "坏小子"歌手张震岳:从教会唱诗班走向乐坛 基督时报—基督教资讯平台 . 2022-09-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130825002656/http://www.christiantimes.cn/news/201211/30/8757.html . 25 August 2013 . dead.
  3. Web site: 1999 Singapore International Film Festival Award Winners. 18 November 2020.
  4. News: 2014金曲獎完整得獎名單. 30 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140701053327/http://www.cna.com.tw/news/firstnews/201406285003-1.aspx. 18 November 2020 . 1 July 2014. zh.
  5. News: 第25屆金曲獎入圍暨得獎完整名單. 29 June 2014. 18 November 2020 . zh.
  6. Book: East Asian pop culture : analysing the Korean wave . 2008 . Hong Kong University Press . 978-988-8052-22-6 . Beng Huat Chua . Hong Kong . j.ctt1xwb6n . 650784863 . Kōichi Iwabuchi.