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Richie Jen

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Jen.
Richie Jen
任賢齊
Jen in 2022
Born (1966-06-23) 23 June 1966 (age 58)
Tianzhong, Changhua, Taiwan
NationalityTaiwanese
Alma materChinese Culture University
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active1990–present
Children2
Awards
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese任賢齊
Simplified Chinese任贤齐
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinRén Xiánqí
Wade–GilesJen Hsien-ch'i
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationYam6 Yin4-chai4
JyutpingJam6 Jin4-cai4
Southern Min
Hokkien POJJîm Hiân-chê / Jîm Hiân-chôe
Musical career
OriginTaiwan
GenresMandopop
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, harmonica
LabelsRock Records
Websiteblog.yam.com/msg/richie

Richie Jen Hsien-chi (Chinese: 任賢齊; pinyin: Rén Xiánqí; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Jîm Hiân-chê, born 23 June 1966),[1] also known as Richie Ren, is a Taiwanese singer and actor. He graduated from the Chinese Culture University's physical education department.[2]

Jen debuted in December 1990 with the studio album Ask Again under Synco Cultural Corporation. In 1996, he signed a contract with Rock Records and released the album I Feel Good!, which sold over 160,000 copies in Taiwan. His breakthrough came at the end of 1996 with his fifth studio album, Too Softhearted, which sold over 1,000,000 copies in China and over 2,300,000 copies across Asia.

His seventh album, Love Like Pacific Ocean (1998), became one of the best-selling albums of all time in Taiwan with over 1,200,000 copies sold. The record spawned the single "Hey Girl Look Over Here" (對面的女孩看過來), which was named the most popular song of 1998 by Hit FM in Taiwan.

Early life

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Jen was born and grew up in Tianzhong Township, Changhua County, Taiwan. He attended Changhua County Tianzhong Senior High School[3] and at the age of 21 he entered the physical education department of Chinese Culture University.[2] He also started to work at a musical instrument store while learning how to play guitar.[4]

Career

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In 1990, while a senior at CCU, Richie Jen signed a contract with Synco Cultural Corporation [zh] and released a complication album named Towards the Rainbow (奔向彩虹).[5] In December of that year, he released his first solo album Ask Again (再問一次). He released two more albums in 1991, Cold & Tender (冷漠與温柔), and Fly to My Own Sky (飛向自己的天空),[6] before enlisting in the military.

In 1996, he joined Rock Records, and released the album I Feel Good! (依靠), which sold 160,000 copies in Taiwan and was multi-platinum certified.[7][8] His breakthrough came when the album Too Softhearted (心太軟) was released in December of that year, which sold over 1,000,000 copies in mainland China and 600,000 copies in Taiwan. The title track became largely popular in China and Taiwan.[8][9][10]

In August 1998, Jen's album Love Like Pacific Ocean (愛像太平洋) was released. The tracks "Unknown Pleasures" (任逍遥) "The Sad Pacific" (傷心太平洋) from the album were the opening and closing theme songs of the 1998 series The Return of the Condor Heroes, respectively.[11] The record peaked at number one on the IFPI Taiwan album chart and sold over 1,200,000 copies in Taiwan, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time in the country.[12] Jen also starred in the Condor Heroes, playing Yang Guo.[13] In 2005, Jen joined EMI, and his first album from EMI Old Place (老地方) was released a year later.[14] In 2008, Jen signed a contract with East Asia Records (東亞唱片).[15]

Philanthropy

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In July 2001, prior to his concert in Shenyang, Jen donated ¥30,000 to a family who was unable to afford heart surgery for their one-year old daughter after learning about their situation through a news report. In May 2023, the same girl and her mother attended Jen's concert in Shenyang and publicly thanked him for his life-saving donation. The woman's expression of gratitude was captured on video and quickly became viral on Weibo.[16]

Personal life

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In 2002, Richie Jen married former fashion designer Tina Chen (陳則妤). They have two children together, a daughter and a son. They live in Hong Kong.[17]

Discography

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Main article: Richie Jen discography
  • Ask Again (1990)
  • Cold & Tender (1991)
  • Fly to My Own Sky (1991)
  • I Feel Good! (1996)
  • Too Softhearted (1996)
  • Hurt Badly (1997)
  • Love Like Pacific Ocean (1998)
  • Desperate With Love (2000)
  • Angel Brother and Hunk (2000)
  • A Flying Bird (2001)
  • One Richie (2002)
  • So Far So Close (2004)
  • Old Place (2006)
  • If Life's Goin' Without You (2007)
  • R.S.V.P (2009)
  • Daredevil Spirit (2011)
  • On My Way (2023)

Filmography

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Film

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Television series

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Variety and reality show

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References

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  1. ^ youtube – Richie Jen
  2. ^ a b 任贤齐《心太软》 翻红飙男儿泪 拍戏枯坐一天没人理 上桌吃饭遭痛骂 (in Chinese). Sina Corp. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  3. ^ 軟體兄弟. "任賢齊田中老家 :: 軟體兄弟". softwarebrother.com (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  4. ^ "台湾"歌侠"任贤齐重现江湖 推出新作《飞鸟》". 22 July 2019. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  5. ^ "奔向彩虹(1990年任賢齊音樂合輯):基本資料,專輯簡介,曲目,_中文百科全書". www.newton.com.tw. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  6. ^ "任贤齐个人资料简介-任贤齐出场费多少-任贤齐经纪人_星灿文化". www.gzmxjj.com. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  7. ^ "对话|任贤齐想办音乐老友会：请给歌手更多时间讲故事" [Dialogue | Ren Xianqi wants to organize a music old friends meeting: please give singers more time to tell stories]. Cultural China (in Chinese). 12 November 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  8. ^ a b "30歲成名，送100萬錢給恩師，任賢齊的故事比你想像的更精彩". twgreatdaily.com (in Traditional Chinese). 14 October 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  9. ^ "任賢齊《心太軟》創作靈感竟跟失戀無關 名製作人豪賭輸光錢生出百萬單曲". tw.news.yahoo.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  10. ^ Staff, Music Press Asia (4 January 2023). "Richie Jen 任賢齊 Celebrates 26 Years of 'Too Softhearted'". Music Press Asia. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  11. ^ "傷心太平洋是什麼電視劇的歌曲，任賢齊那個傷心太平洋的MV是什麼電影". www.jipai.cc. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  12. ^ "任贤齐" [Richie Jen] (in Chinese). Qujiang Media & Culture Development. 5 July 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  13. ^ "神鵰俠侶[1998年台灣台視版任賢齊、吳倩蓮主演電視劇]:《神鵰俠侶》是 -百科知識中文網". www.easyatm.com.tw. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  14. ^ "任贤齐加盟EMI首发片 爆女儿两个月大就喊爸-搜狐音乐". music.yule.sohu.com. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  15. ^ "任贤齐加盟东亚唱片 成为刘德华等人师弟(附图)_影音娱乐_新浪网". ent.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  16. ^ Lim, Ruey Yan (30 May 2023). "Taiwanese singer Richie Jen's fan thanks him for saving her life 22 years ago". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  17. ^ "Richie Jen posts rare photo of daughter". 8days. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  18. ^ 影視歷程 (in Chinese). Richiefamily. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  19. ^ Richie Jen at hkmdb.com
  20. ^ Richie Jen at chinesemov.com
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