Ariel Lin Explained

Ariel Lin
Native Name:林依晨
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Date:1982 10, df=y
Birth Place:Yilan, Taiwan

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Ariel Lin Yi-chen (; born 29 October 1982) is a Taiwanese actress and singer. She rose to fame for her role as Yuan Xiangqin in the Taiwanese drama It Started with a Kiss (2005) and the Chinese fantasy drama The Little Fairy (2006). Lin won Best Actress at the 43rd and 47th Golden Bell Awards for her roles in They Kiss Again (2007) and In Time with You (2011) respectively.

Career

2004: Beginnings

Lin was first discovered in a Taiwanese beauty contest. She made her debut in the television drama True Love 18 (2002).[1] Lin also starred in her first film Love Me, If You Can (2004),[2] which earned her a nomination for Best Actress at the 40th Golden Horse Awards.[3] She gained more popularity after starring in the idol drama series My Secret Garden II and Love Contract opposite Mike He.[4] [5] She also sang the theme song for Love Contract, titled "Alone in the northern hemisphere", which topped the KTV and ring tone charts for 12 weeks.[6]

2005–2007: Breakthrough

Lin rose to mainstream popularity for her role as Yuan Xiangqin in the popular Taiwanese idol drama It Started with a Kiss (2005).[7] The series topped ratings in Taiwan, and was a hit across Asia.[8]

Lin then starred in her first Chinese drama, The Little Fairy (2006) where she played the Seventh Fairy Maiden.[9] The series was extremely popular and had high ratings, marking her successful foray into the Chinese market.[10] The same year, she starred in Tokyo Juliet alongside Wu Chun.[11]

Lin reunited with Joe Cheng in They Kiss Again (2007), the sequel of It Started with a Kiss.[12] The drama had an average rating of 3.43, becoming one of the highest rated idol dramas. Lin's performance in the drama won her the Best Actress award at the 43rd Golden Bell Awards, making her the first actress in history to win the award with an idol drama.[13] The same year, she released the single "Adventure of Lunia" as the theme song for the video game .

2008–2013: Continued success and Singing career

Lin starred in the 2008 adaptation of Louis Cha's novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes.[14] She plays Huang Rong, opposite her The Little Fairy co-star Hu Ge, who plays Guo Jing.[15] She also starred in the Taiwanese drama Love or Bread, her third collaboration with Joe Cheng.[16]

In 2009, Lin signed a three-year and three-album contract with Avex Taiwan.[17] She released her first album, Blissful Encounter, which sold 20,000 copies within 2 days.[18] The same year, she starred in her first theater play, The War and Peace between Men and Women.[19]

Lin then starred in romance drama In Time with You (2011), co-starring Bolin Chen.[20] It was the highest rated Taiwanese idol drama of the year and was extremely popular across Asia.[21] Lin won her Golden Bell Award for Best Actress trophy for her performance in the series.[22] She then starred alongside Feng Shaofeng in the historical drama Prince of Lan Ling (2013).[23] In 2013, she was listed by Forbes as the 85th most influential celebrity in China.

2014–present: Films

Following her television career, Lin focused on films. In 2014, she starred in the crime caper Sweet Alibis alongside Alec Su.[24] It was chosen as the Most Popular Taiwanese Film at the 6th Straits Film and Television Awards.[25] Lin then starred in Go Lala Go 2 (2015), the sequel to the 2010 hit film Go Lala Go!.[26] However unlike its predecessor, it was a critical and commercial flop.[27]

Lin turned to the thriller genre in The Mysterious Family (2017), playing a rape victim who becomes psychologically scarred after the incident.[28] The same year, she was cast in the television drama Old Boy alongside Liu Ye, marking her small-screen comeback after 4 years.[29]

In 2018, Lin was cast in the historical drama I Will Never Let You Go as the protagonist.[30]

Personal life

Lin was born in Yilan, Taiwan to a middle-income family. She has a younger brother. Her parents separated when she was very young and divorced when she was in high school. (Lin helped reconcile them in 2014.[31]) Lin was raised by her mother and lived in poverty for many years. She began taking care of the family in her second year of high school after her mother suffered a cerebellar stroke.[32] At age 18, she entered a beauty competition because she wanted to win the prize money and buy her brother a new computer. She won first place.[33] She was also accepted to National Chengchi University, a top university in Taiwan.[34] She graduated with a BA in Korean literature while working as an actress part-time. When she filmed in China, several of her classmates copied notes for her.[35]

Lin is severely myopic (-7.0D) and wears contact lenses.[36] In June 2008, Lin was diagnosed with a 2 cm cyst on her pituitary gland, following which she had an operation in February 2009.[37]

In 2013, she decided to take a break from her career. She went to United Kingdom and obtained a Master of Arts (MA) in Acting for Screen from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London in 2014.[38]

On 24 December 2014, Lin married businessman Charles Lin. The couple were introduced by mutual friends.[39] [40] On 29 September 2021, Lin announced her pregnancy hours after media broke the news. She gave birth to a girl on 18 October that year.[41] [42] She wrote a book during her pregnancy, which topped Books.com.tw's bestseller lists (both print and e-book) when it was published in January 2022.[43]

Filmography

Film

Year English title Original title Role Notes
2003 Kung Fu Girls 空手道少女組 Ye Lizhu/Juliet-Zhuliye
2004 Love Me, If You Can 飛躍情海 Lin Xiaoying
Free As Love 飛躍情海之浮生若夢 Lin Xiaoying
2005 Maggie Peyton Taiwanese version, voice
2011 Memory Loss 憶世界大冒險 Hsiao-ta Voice
Love Sick 戀愛恐慌症 Liang Ruoqing [44]
2014 Sweet Alibis 甜蜜殺機 Gao Yiping
2015 Another Woman 234說愛你 Jian Peiyan [45]
Go Lala Go 2 追婚日記 Du Lala
2016 Love Is Frozen 愛情凍住了 Tseng Mei-bao [46]
Trippin' in Taipei 迷途台北 Hye
  • Short film
  • Also producer[47]
2017 The Mysterious Family 神秘家族 Miao Miao
A Choo 不倒俠 Xinxin [48]
2023 Be With Me 車頂上的玄天上帝 Fu-yue

Television series

Year English title Original title Role Notes
1990Fire Phoenix浴火鳳凰 Mei Ji and Mei Yin Shuang when they turned into phoenixes burned Stuntwoman
2002 True Love 18 18歲的約定 Xia Xiaotong
Purple Corner 紫色角落 Stacy Cameo
2003 Friends 名揚四海 Xiao Yanru (Little Yanru) Cameo
Secret Garden 我的秘密花園 Fan Xiaomin
Seventh Grade 七年級生 Wu Yali [49]
2004 Secret Garden II 我的秘密花園 II Fan Xiaomin [50]
Love Contract 愛情合約 Cheng Xiaofeng/Xiaofeng
2005 It Started with a Kiss 惡作劇之吻 Yuan Xiangqin
2006 The Little Fairy/Fairy From Wonderland 天外飛仙 Seventh Fairy/Long Guangbiao/Yu Xiao Qi
Tokyo Juliet 東方茱麗葉 Lin Laisui/Stephanie Lin
2007 They Kiss Again 惡作劇2吻 Yuan Xiangqin
Huang Qiuju
2008 The Legend of the Condor Heroes 射鵰英雄傳
Love or Bread 我的億萬麵包 Zeng Shanmei
2011 In Time with You 我可能不會愛你 Cheng Yu-ching
2013 Prince of Lan Ling 蘭陵王 Yang Xuewu
2018 Old Boy 老男孩 Lin Xiao'ou
2019I Will Never Let You Go小女花不棄Hua Buqi
2024Imperfect Us不夠善良的我們Chien Ching-fen

Discography

Studio albums

Year English title Original title Released date Label
2007 Adventure of Lunia 路尼亞戰記 19 November 2007
2009 Blissful Encounter 幸福遇見 10 July 2009 Avex Taiwan
2010 A Wonderful Journey 美好的旅行 21 August 2010 Avex Taiwan

Singles

Year English title Original title Notes
2003 Kung Fu Girls 空手道少女組 Kung Fu Girls original soundtrack
2004 Cha Cha My Secret Garden II original soundtrack
Lonely Northern Hemisphere 孤單北半球 Love Contract ending theme song
2005 The Way Home 歸途 April Snow original soundtrack (Chinese version)
2006 It Had to Be You 非你莫屬 Tokyo Juliet ending theme song
2007 Angel Wings 天使的翅膀 The song dedicated to Beatrice Hsu
You 你 They Kiss Again ending theme song
Record of Lunia War 路尼亞戰記主題曲 theme song
2008 If it is you 如果是你Album 如果是你 of Alex, member of 艾力克斯 - Korea music group (Chinese version)
The Taste of Bread 麵包的滋味 Love or Bread ending theme song
2010 Guardian Star 守護星 Prius Online theme song
2011 Wings 翅膀In Time with You original soundtrack

Music video

TV Commercial

Bibliography

Year English title Original title Notes
2005Ariel's Blog 林家女孩依晨的青春部落格ISBN 9576799775
2008Ariel Lin's New York Bagel Diary 林依晨的紐約貝果日記ISBN 9789868414341
2010 Ariel's A Wonderful Journey 美好的旅行ISBN 9789866606991
2022 Be Yourself, Why Do You Say Sorry? 做自己，為什麼還要說抱歉？ISBN 9789570861471

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2003 Love Me, If You Can
2008 They Kiss Again
2012 In Time with You
2014 Best Actress (Ancient drama)Prince of Lan Ling
2015 10th Seoul International Drama Awards[51] Asia Star Grand Award

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: http://ent.sina.com.cn/r/m/2006-09-18/17451253291.html. zh:《飞跃情海》：梁祝下世传奇. 18 September 2006. Sina Corp. zh.
  3. Web site: https://news.tvbs.com.tw/entry/391804. zh:「飛躍情海」林依晨 問鼎金馬有潛力. 3 December 2003. TVBS. zh.
  4. Web site: http://yule.sohu.com/20060113/n227724121.shtml. zh:"秘密花园"续"流星"经典 林依晨饰女一号. 13 January 2006. Sohu. zh.
  5. Web site: http://yule.sohu.com/20070705/n250914478.shtml. zh:《爱情合约》即将播出 贺军翔林依晨为爱签约. 5 July 2007. Sohu. zh.
  6. Web site: http://video.sina.com.cn/szyl/2004-07-28/14181833.html. zh:林依晨献唱《爱情合约》 歌手梁静茹亲临指点. 28 July 2004. Sina Corp. zh.
  7. Web site: http://ent.sina.com.cn/v/h/2007-01-24/16241424081.html. zh:《恶作剧之吻》热播 林依晨发动"恶作剧攻势". 24 January 2007. Sina Corp. zh.
  8. Web site: http://ent.sina.com.cn/v/h/2005-11-09/0809890376.html. zh:《恶作剧之吻》收视爆棚 称霸周日收视排行榜. 9 November 2015. Sina Corp. zh.
  9. Web site: http://ent.sina.com.cn/x/p/2006-02-07/0859978151.html. zh:搞笑出场 《天外飞仙》林依晨化身仙女. 7 February 2006. Sina Corp. zh.
  10. Web site: http://ent.sina.com.cn/x/2006-01-26/0724972339.html. zh:《天外飞仙》开播一周收视不凡. 26 January 2006. Sina Corp. zh.
  11. Web site: http://ent.sina.com.cn/v/h/2007-09-01/09431698527.shtml. zh:《东方茱丽叶》：限制级爱情偶像剧实战手册. 1 September 2007. Sina Corp. zh.
  12. Web site: http://gd.sohu.com/20090310/n262721250.shtml?qq-pf-to=pcqq.c2c. zh:《恶作剧2吻》华娱卫视甜蜜放送 "吻"不停. 10 March 2009. Sohu. zh. 24 September 2018. 24 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180924224903/http://gd.sohu.com/20090310/n262721250.shtml?qq-pf-to=pcqq.c2c. dead.
  13. Web site: http://ent.sina.com.cn/v/2010-09-01/ba3072044.shtml. zh:风靡亚洲的契机：台剧《恶作剧之吻》. 1 September 2010. Sina Corp. zh.
  14. Web site: http://eladies.sina.com.cn/news/p/2008/1007/0846774041.shtml. zh:林依晨：不愿当"偶像剧女王"(组图). 7 October 2008. Sina Corp. zh.
  15. Web site: From 1983 to today, 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes' lives on. China Daily. 15 February 2017.
  16. Web site: http://eladies.sina.com.cn/beauty/xiufa/p/2009/0424/1501858032.shtml. zh:林依晨《我的亿万面包》可爱花苞头详解(组图). 24 April 2009. Sina Corp. zh.
  17. Web site: http://ent.sina.com.cn/y/2009-05-06/03262504900.shtml. zh:林依晨正式签约 勇闯歌坛. 6 May 2009. Sina Corp. zh.
  18. Web site: http://cd.qq.com/a/20090714/001973.htm. zh:林依晨新专辑《幸福遇见》销量好 两天破两万. 14 July 2009. Tencent. zh.
  19. Web site: http://ent.sina.com.cn/s/h/2009-11-12/09532766884.shtml. zh:林依晨排练舞台剧 大胆讨论性高潮. 12 November 2009. Sina Corp. zh.
  20. Web site: http://ent.sina.com.cn/v/m/2011-11-09/20213477430.shtml. zh:《我可能不会爱你》热播 林依晨为陈柏霖庆生. 9 November 2011. Sina Corp. zh.
  21. Web site: http://ent.sina.com.cn/v/m/2012-06-20/11103663449.shtml. zh:《我可能不会爱你》收视飘红引发热议. 20 June 2012. Sina Corp. zh.
  22. Web site: 'In Time with You' wins big at Golden Bell Awards. 29 October 2012. People's Daily.
  23. Web site: TV drama King of Lan Ling stars Feng Shao Feng and Ariel Lin. Asia Pacific Arts. 21 August 2013. 5 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20130826024640/http://asiapacificarts.usc.edu/article@apa?tv_drama_king_of_lan_ling_stars_feng_shao_feng_and_ariel_lin_19030.aspx. 26 August 2013. dead.
  24. Web site: Alec Su, Ariel Lin star in film 'Sweet Alibis'. 25 February 2014. China.org.cn.
  25. Web site: http://www.chinanews.com/yl/2014/06-14/6279808.shtml. zh:海峡影视季大奖出炉 《甜蜜杀机》最受大陆观众欢迎. 14 June 2014. China News. zh.
  26. Web site: http://ent.sina.com.cn/r/m/2015-12-08/doc-ifxmnurf8412766.shtml. zh:《杜拉拉追婚记》：从职场回归都市情感. 8 December 2015. Sina Corp. zh.
  27. Web site: Sequel fails to work as romance or drama. 2 December 2015. The Straits Times.
  28. Web site: http://ent.ifeng.com/a/20170411/42900429_0.shtml. zh:《神秘家族》曝揭秘特辑 林依晨陈晓还原真实犯罪现场. 11 April 2017. ifeng. zh.
  29. Web site: http://ent.163.com/17/0510/10/CK2NBBPV000380EN.html. zh:刘烨演机长！《老男孩》搭档林依晨挑战航空剧. 10 May 2017. NetEase. zh.
  30. Web site: Fans excited for Ariel Lin's upcoming costume drama. 13 June 2018. Yahoo.
  31. Web site: http://ent.sina.com.cn/s/h/2010-09-14/08283086439.shtml. zh:林依晨父母离婚23年 关系终破冰. 9 January 2017. Sina Corp. zh.
  32. Web site: https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E6%AF%8D%E6%88%90%E5%8D%A1%E5%A5%B4%E5%B0%8F%E8%85%A6%E4%B8%AD%E9%A2%A8-%E6%9E%97%E4%BE%9D%E6%99%A8%E9%AB%98%E4%BA%8C%E6%89%9B%E5%AE%B6%E8%A8%88-160018079.html. zh:母成卡奴小腦中風 林依晨高二扛家計. 10 January 2022. Now News. zh . 18 September 2013 .
  33. Web site: https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E6%9E%97%E4%BE%9D%E6%99%A8%E5%B7%A5%E4%BD%9C%E4%B8%8D%E5%96%8A%E8%8B%A6-23%E6%AD%B2%E5%B0%B1%E6%9B%BE%E7%AB%8B%E9%81%BA%E5%9B%91-035940658.html. zh:林依晨工作不喊苦 23歲就曾立遺囑. zh. 10 January 2022 . 29 September 2021 .
  34. Web site: https://www.mirrormedia.mg/story/20190722insight024/. zh:林依晨切腦瘤體力差 5年才演一部劇有洋蔥. 10 January 2022. zh. Mirror Media. 4 August 2019 .
  35. Web site: http://old.ltn.com.tw/2003/new/apr/5/today-fshow2.htm. zh:「失聯同學」林依晨 上課嘍！. zh. Liberty Times. 10 January 2022.
  36. Web site: http://www.ksnews.com.tw/index.php/news/detail/0000766663. zh:近視近七百度林依晨不妥協 保持好眼色. 10 January 2022. Keng Shen News. zh.
  37. Web site: Ariel Lin quits acting?. 5 July 2011. Yahoo News.
  38. Web site: Ariel Lin Attends her Graduate Commencement in London. 14 December 2014. China Topix.
  39. Web site: Ariel Lin engaged with her boyfriend. 8 October 2014. Sina Corp.
  40. Web site: Ariel Lin gets married on Christmas Eve in Taipei. 25 December 2014. China.org.cn.
  41. Web site: Lim . Ruey Yan . Taiwan actress Ariel Lin is pregnant at last, due to give birth in October . The Straits Times . 2 January 2022 . 29 September 2021.
  42. Web site: Hsia . Heidi . Ariel Lin gives birth to baby girl . Yahoo! . 2 January 2022 . 22 October 2021.
  43. Web site: https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E6%9E%97%E4%BE%9D%E6%99%A8%E6%96%B0%E6%9B%B8%E9%A0%90%E8%B3%BC%E4%B8%8D%E5%88%B0%E4%B8%80%E5%A4%A9%E8%B3%A3%E7%A0%B4%E8%90%AC%E6%9C%AC%EF%BC%81-%E6%9B%9D%E4%BA%BA%E7%94%9F%E9%87%8D%E5%A4%A7%E6%94%B9%E8%AE%8A%E3%80%8C%E6%88%91%E4%B8%8D%E5%86%8D%E6%9C%89%E5%8F%AF%E8%83%BD%E5%9B%9E%E5%88%B0%E5%BE%9E%E5%89%8D%E3%80%8D-084732360.html. zh:林依晨新書預購不到一天賣破萬本！ 曝人生重大改變「我不再有可能回到從前」. zh. 10 January 2022 . 5 January 2022 .
  44. Web site: http://ent.qq.com/a/20110922/000118.htm. zh:《恋爱恐慌症》造型曝光 看林依晨的惊艳变身. 22 September 2011. Tencent. zh.
  45. Web site: http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2016-08-29/doc-ifxvixer7398375.shtml. zh:《234说爱你》定档9.23 林依晨秦昊来袭. 29 August 2016. Sina Corp. zh.
  46. Web site: http://yule.sohu.com/20170405/n486616478.shtml. zh:《爱情冻住了》定档4.14 林依晨凤小岳银幕牵手. 5 April 2017. Sohu. zh.
  47. Web site: https://star.ettoday.net/news/683209. zh:有才！林依晨首擔任製片畢業作 獲選遊牧影展閉幕片. 19 April 2016. ETtoday. zh.
  48. Web site: http://news.mtime.com/2017/10/16/1574511.html. zh:"我的情敌是超人"改名"不倒侠" 12.15上映. 16 October 2017. Mtime. zh.
  49. Web site: https://news.tvbs.com.tw/other/403684. zh:林熙蕾魔鬼女教練 槓上「七年級生」林依晨. 25 August 2003. TVBS. zh.
  50. Web site: http://news.sohu.com/20070407/n249269332.shtml. zh:《我的秘密花园2》. 7 April 2007. Sohu. zh.
  51. Web site: Seoul Drama Awards 2015 winners list. 11 September 2015. SBS.

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