Lorene Jen

Lorene Jen
Lorene Jen
任容萱
Born	22 November 1988 (age 35); Taipei, Taiwan
Alma mater	National Taiwan Normal University
Occupation(s)	Actress, model, singer
Years active	2009–present
Parents	Milton Jen (father); Zheng Rui Lan (mother);
Family	Selina Jen (sister)
Chinese name
Chinese	任容萱
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Rèn Róngxuān
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Jîm Iông-soan

Lorene Jen (Chinese: 任容萱; pinyin: Rén Róngxuān; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Jîm Iông-soan; born 22 November 1988), previously known as Kirsten Jen, is a Taiwanese actress, model and singer. Her surname is sometimes spelled as Jen. She is the younger sister of Taiwanese girl group S.H.E member Selina Jen. Jen graduated from National Taiwan Normal University, with a bachelor's degree in home economics, human development and family studies.

Early life

Lorene Jen was born on 22 November 1988, in Taipei, Taiwan. Her father, Milton Jen, has ancestral home in Dazhou, Sichuan, used to be a technology company executive and now works as a part-time actor. Her mother is Zheng Ruilan, a homemaker.^[1] Jen is the youngest of a two child family. Her older sister is Taiwanese girl group S.H.E member Selina Jen.

Jen attended National Taiwan Normal University and graduated in 2011 with a bachelor's degree in home economics, human development and family studies.^[2]

Career

Pre-debut

In 2000, Taiwanese entertainment management agency HIM International Music held a "Universal 2000 Talent and Beauty Girl Contest" to search for new artistes. The winner of the contest would receive a contract from HIM. Jen wanted to participate and had registered in the contest, but was too young. Her older sister Selina entered the contest in her place and ended up winning the contest.^[3] For the next few years Jen would then sometimes appear on variety shows as her sister's guest, appear in other artistes' music videos and also appear in commercial advertisements before officially debuting in 2009.

Acting

Jen made her acting debut in 2009 starring as the lead actress in GTV's fantasy idol drama K.O.3an Guo, which is a spin-off of the popular KO One drama franchise.^[4] The drama took an entire year to film since it was split into 3 seasons with 53 episodes total. The drama helped her gain more exposure and soon she received more acting offers, usually starring as the lead or main cast.

Her most acclaimed work to date is 2013 SETTV political themed idol drama In a Good Way. The drama was praised for its original storyline. Jen played "Lin Jia En" (林嘉恩), a country girl who wanders into the big city for fun but ends up meeting and falling for "Liu Shan Feng" (劉杉峰), played by Lego Lee, the most popular guy at a college from a strong political family during the 90's in Taiwan,^[5] The drama received multi Golden Bell Awards nominations, including Best Drama at the 49th ceremony.^[6] The Pairing of Jen and Lee was also well received as the two won Best Screen Couple Award at the 2014 Sanlih Drama Awards.^[7]

Music

Jen occasionally contributes to the soundtracks of the dramas she starred in. She first sang as part of the chorus for Danson Tang's single "When Together (愛在一起)", featured in his 2007 album Love Me.^[8]

Filmography

Television series

Year	Original title	English title	Role	Notes
2009	終極三國	K.O.3an Guo	Diao Chan
2011	珍愛林北	Lin Bei	Lin Qianyu
	勇士們	Soldier	Wang Xiaotao
	為愛固執	Stubborn Love	Luo Peizi
2013	我的自由年代	In a Good Way	Lin Jiaen
2014	七個朋友	Seven Friends	Qu Xintong
2014	青春風暴	Young Storm	Shu Pinfan
2015	聽見幸福	Someone Like You	Liang Ruohan / Chen Yuxi
	超級大英雄	The Crossing Hero	Mo Han
	背着奶奶进城	Grandma Carrying City	Zhong Yuxuan
2017	深夜食堂	Midnight Diner	Customer	Cameo
2018	我曾愛過你，想起就心酸	Once Loved You, Distressed Forever	Wu Sijia
2020	覆活	Amensalism	Bi Kewei
2021	華燈初上	Light the Night	Hsiao Wan-jou

Feature film

Year	Original title	English title	Role
2012	變羊記	The Ghost Tales	Yao Luofen
2014	早安，冬日海	Good Morning, Winter Sea	Vivian
Unreleased	元寶C計劃	Ingot C Program	Tracy
2016	神廚	Rookie Chef	Chiang Chi-pao
2017	麻煩家族	What a Wonderful Family	Lin Cong
2018	遇見下一個你	Once Again	Han Duoduo
2019	玩命貼圖	Karma	Shen Ling
	下一任：前任	Always Miss You	Huang's Girlfriend
	捉妖大仙2	Immortal & Demons 2	Snow woman
2020	驚夢49天	49 Days	Liu I-chen

Short film

Year	Original title	English title	Role
2012	皇者風范	Royal Style	Swimmer
2013	本可改變的結局	This Can Change The Outcome	Gu Kewei

Music video

Year	Song title	Details	Video
2005	Summer Wind (夏天的風)	Singer(s): Awaking Album: Happiness Download (幸福下載)	Video on YouTube
2006	Healed (痊癒)	Singer(s): Z-Chen 張智成 Album: Love Tree (愛情樹)	Video on YouTube
2008	Fall in Love With You (偏偏愛上你)	Singer(s): Jerry Wu 吳建飛 Album: Fall In Love With You (偏偏爱上你)	Video on YouTube
	After You Leave (你離開以後)	Singer(s): Jerry Wu 吳建飛 Album: Fall In Love With You (偏偏爱上你)	Video on YouTube
	Wine Song (酒歌)	Singer(s): Huang Yee-ling 黃乙玲 Album: Almost Hear Yourself Talk (講乎自己聽)	Video on YouTube
	Emotions (感情線)	Singer(s): Huang Yee-ling 黃乙玲 Album: Almost Hear Yourself Talk (講乎自己聽)	Video on YouTube
	Ruthless Brother (無情兄)	Singer(s): Huang Yee-ling 黃乙玲 Album: Almost Hear Yourself Talk (講乎自己聽)	Video on YouTube
2009	If I Become A Memory (如果我變成回憶)	Singer(s): Tank 呂建忠 Album: The 3rd Round (第三回合)	Video on YouTube
2009	Little Wish (小心願)	Singer(s): Champion 強辯樂團 Album: K.O.3an Guo OST (三國鼎立SUPER大鬥陣)	Video on YouTube
2011	Peu De Mémoire (微涼的記憶)	Singer(s): Chou Chuan-huing 周傳雄 Album: Peu De Mémoire (微涼的記憶)	Video on YouTube
2011	Good Love (好的愛)	Singer(s): Dave Eng 傅宇昊 Album: Good Love (好的愛)	Video on YouTube
2012	Excellent Choice (選擇出色)	Singer(s): Chen Kun 陳坤 Album: Excellent Choice (选择出色)	Video on YouTube
2012	Your A Man (你是個男人)	Singer(s): Kenny Bee 鍾鎮濤 Album: The Best Turned Out To Be The Easiest (最好的原來是最簡單的)	Video on YouTube
2013	Baby Match (北鼻麻吉)	Singer(s): Seven Friends 七個朋友 Album: Seven Friends OST (七個朋友電視原聲帶)	Video on YouTube
2013	Miss Me (想想我)	Singer(s): Sean Li 李祥祥 Album: Miss Me (想想我)	Video on YouTube
2015	The Unfinished Love (未完成的愛情)	Singer(s): Michael Wong 王光良 Album: The Unfinished Love (未完成的愛情)	Video on YouTube

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated Work	Result
2014	Sanlih Drama Awards^[9]	Viewers Choice Drama Award (with Lego Lee)	In a Good Way	Nominated
		Best Actress Award		Nominated
		Best Screen Couple Award (with Lego Lee)		Won
		Best Kiss Award (with Lego Lee)		Nominated
		Best Crying Award (with Lego Lee)		Nominated

References

^ [1] Selina爸中年失業賣藝重生 (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 May 2015
^ [2] 任容萱師大畢業想學Selina置產向爹討戀愛權 (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 May 2015
^ [3] S.H.E生活的娱乐叙事 (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 May 2015
^ [4] 胡宇崴任容萱宣传偶像剧《终极三国》(in Chinese). Retrieved 30 May 2015
^ [5] Lego Lee and Kirsten Ren heat up Taiwanese drama, In a Good Way. Retrieved 30 May 2015
^ [6] "第49屆廣播電視金鐘獎官方網站". Archived from the original on 21 September 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.. goldenbellawards nomination list. Retrieved 30 May 2015
^ [7] 2014華劇大賞／燈燈～完整得獎名單在此！(in Chinese). Retrieved 30 May 2015
^ Love Me album info Love Me album info (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 May 2015
^ [8] 2014華劇大賞／燈燈～完整得獎名單在此！. Retrieved 29 May 2015

External links

Lorene Jen at IMDb
Lorene Jen at chinesemov.com
Lorene Jen Facebook page(in Chinese)
Lorene Jen Weibo page(in Chinese)
Lorene Jen Instagram page(in Chinese)
Lorene Jen International Fan Club page(in Chinese)

[1] [1] Selina爸中年失業賣藝重生 (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 May 2015

[2] [2] 任容萱師大畢業想學Selina置產向爹討戀愛權 (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 May 2015

[3] [3] S.H.E生活的娱乐叙事 (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 May 2015

[4] [4] 胡宇崴任容萱宣传偶像剧《终极三国》(in Chinese). Retrieved 30 May 2015

[5] [5] Lego Lee and Kirsten Ren heat up Taiwanese drama, In a Good Way. Retrieved 30 May 2015

[6] [6] "第49屆廣播電視金鐘獎官方網站". Archived from the original on 21 September 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.. goldenbellawards nomination list. Retrieved 30 May 2015

[7] [7] 2014華劇大賞／燈燈～完整得獎名單在此！(in Chinese). Retrieved 30 May 2015

[8] Love Me album info Love Me album info (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 May 2015

[9] [8] 2014華劇大賞／燈燈～完整得獎名單在此！. Retrieved 29 May 2015

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