Nylon Chen

Nylon Chen
Chinese name 陳乃榮 (traditional)
Pinyin Chén Nǎiróng (Mandarin)
Origin Republic of China (Taiwan)
Born (1981-05-20) 20 May 1981
Taipei, Taiwan
Occupation Singer, actor
Genre(s) Mandopop
Instrument(s) keyboard
Label(s) Avex Taiwan (2005–2007)
B'in Music Co. Ltd (2009–2011)
Rock Records (2012–present)
Years active 2009 – present
Official website Official blog

Nylon Chen (Chinese: 陳乃榮; pinyin: Chén Nǎiróng; born 20 May 1981) is a Taiwanese singer and actor.

Biography

Background

Nylon Chen was born on May 20, 1981 in Taipei, Taiwan.[1]

Acting career

Before officially debuting, Chen first appeared in 2008's Honey and Clover series starring Joe Cheng and Janine Chang, playing the character of Lu Shan Qi.[2] He began acting as a second male lead in 2011 for his character role in Happy Dandelion alongside Lene Lai.[3] He, then, continued participating in various television dramas as part of the supporting cast or as a guest. He also tried dubbing the voice of Korean actor-singer Siwon of Super Junior in manga-turned-series Skip Beat in 2011.[4]

He participated in two more television dramas as a second male lead, particularly in Spring Love and Deja Vu in 2012 and 2013 respectively.[5][6] In 2014, he received his first role as a male lead, playing the character Huang Shi Jia.[7] In preparation, Chen exercised more than before from weight training to running, as well as eating more meat and vegetables, and taking high-protein supplements for better fitness.[8][9]

Music career

Besides his acting career, Nylon Chen is also a singer-songwriter and is good in playing the keyboards. He calls himself 'musical zhainan' (音樂宅男), because he mostly spends his time at home (zhainan means 'recluse'), writing and composing songs.[10] He also loves performing live and be able to interact with other musicians.[10]

"Writing a song is like falling in love. You have to safeguard that precious instinct or the politics of the music business will rob you of it." — Nylon Chen[10]

His debut album entitled Paradise was released on July 15, 2009 under Believe In Music.[11] The ten tracks in the album were chosen from over 300 songs written by himself.[12] The album peaked at 4 at G-Music Charts on the first week of its release,[13] and managed to reach the third spot on its second week.[14]

In the span of three years since his album release, he spent most of his days writing songs. He managed to create over 100 songs for his upcoming album, mostly talks about "a musician dealing with personal struggles".[10] On July 7, 2012, Chen released his second album Same Species (同種異類) under Rock Records,[15] which landed at number 4 at G-Music Charts.[16] Besides participating in its production, the eleven-track album was entirely written and composed by Chen, himself.[17] He then held a concert entitled One Man Nakashi (一個人的那卡西) on October 13 at 4pm at Legacy Taipei concert to promote his album.[10]

He also composes original soundtracks for television dramas, such as "Summon Beast" and "Spring" in K.O.3an Guo and Happy Dandelion series respectively, and advertisement songs, which includes "Jasmine Tea" (茉莉茶園) by Taiwanese girl-group S.H.E.[18] In fact, just after the end of KO One Re-act series, Chen was asked to write a theme song within a day for 做自己的英雄 short film.[19]

Personal life

Nylon Chen is currently dating actress Lene Lai since late 2014 or early 2015.[20] The two met when they were both cast in Happy Dandelion back in 2011.[21] In October 2014, the then rumored couple attended their friend Alice Tzeng's wedding, gaining the attention of the media.[22] Lene Lai also attended Chen's concert, performing tango together on stage.[23]

Filmography

Television series

Year English Title Original title Character/Role
2008 Honey and Clover 蜂蜜幸運草 Lu Shan Qi
2009 K.O.3an Guo 終極三國Cao Cao
2010 The Gifts女王不下班Josh
2011Happy Dandelion幸福蒲公英高宗南
Skip Beat!華麗的挑戰 Dun Helian (voice dub)
2012What Is Love花是愛Albert
Spring Love美人龍湯Zhao Ren Hu
2013Fabulous Boys原來是美男Gao Cai Yin
KO ONE Re-act終極一班3Cao Ji Li
Kiss Me Mom!媽，親一下！Wang Bin
Deja Vu 回到愛以前Fang Qi Xiang
2014Tie the Knot媽咪的男朋友Huang Shi Jia
情牽萬里鄒炯如
2015Baby Daddy長不大的爸爸Hu Minghan
Be With You好想談戀愛Zhao Liqi

Discography

Studio albums

Year Title Album details Peak
positions		 Sales and certifications
2009 Paradise
  • Release Date: July 14, 2009
  • Label: Believe in Music
 3[14] –
2012 Same Species
  • Released: July 7, 2012
  • Label: Rock Records
 4[16] –
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack contributions

Year Title OST
2009"Summon Beast"K.O.3an Guo
2011 "Spring" Happy Dandelion
2012"Only Wanna Hold You" Gung Hay Fat Choy
"Heard" Say That You Love Me
"At Last"
"終於"
"Dismay" Spring Love
"Long"
"Radiance"
"The Last Thing I Do For You"
2014 "After Saying 'I Love You' Tie the Knot

Production credits

Year Song Artist Role Album
2009 "不再" himself lyricist Paradise
"Lies" (謊言)
"No Longer" (不再)
"Paradise"
"靈魂的定力"
"Summon Beast" (召喚獸) composer
2012 "Heard" (聽見) lyricist and composer Same Species
"Only Wanna Hold You" (只想抱著你)
"Can't Tell Me" (不能告訴我)
"終於"
"覺醒"
"廉價的祝福"
"守候"
"憐憫的快樂"
"同種異類"
"Spring" (春)
"一個人的那卡西"
2013 "Grow Up" (長大) lyricist non-album single
"為你做的最後一件事" non-album single
"狼狽" composer non-album single
"做自己的英雄" non-album single

Concerts

Year Concert Title Details
2012 One Man Nakashi (一個人的那卡西)[10]
  • Venue: Legacy Taipei concert
  • Date: October 13, 2012
2014 今晚.是否你也想著我[24]
  • Venue: Legacy Taipei Teaching Music Performance Space
  • Date: October 25, 2014

Awards

Year Ceremony Category Work Result
2009Singapore Hit Awards Best Newcomer Award[25] Paradise Nominated
YAHOO! Search Popularity AwardsBooming Taiwan Male Artist[26] N/A Won

References

  1. ↑ "Artist profiles KKBOX". KKbox (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Honey and Clover Official blog". pixnet (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Happy Dandelion official website". TTV (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "8 Reasons to watch Skip Beat!". Drama Fever. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Spring Love official website". GTV (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Deja Vu official website". TTV (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  7. ↑ Wong, Suzanne. 王傳一陳乃榮健身戲 20公斤啞鈴上陣. Epoch Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  8. ↑ Xu, Rong Rong. 陳乃榮露肉 吞高蛋白急造肌. China Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  9. ↑ Hsu, Yung Yung. 王傳一「男一演技男二命」神隱6集. China Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Huang, Andrew. "Musical zhainan". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  11. ↑ "Paradise". Yesasia. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  12. ↑ "Paradise (CD+DVD) (Deluxe Edition)". Yesasia. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  13. ↑ 第28週計算時間： 2009/07/10 – 2009/07/16. G-Music (in Chinese). Archived from the original on July 22, 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  14. 1 2 第30週計算時間： 2009/07/24 – 2009/07/30. G-Music (in Chinese). Archived from the original on August 3, 2009.
  15. ↑ "Same Species #2". Yesasia. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  16. 1 2 第29週計算時間： 2012/07/20 – 2012/07/26. G-Music (in Chinese). Archived from the original on July 27, 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  17. ↑ "Same Species #2 (Version 2)". Yesasia. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  18. ↑ 關於乃榮. Nylon Chen blog (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  19. ↑ 陳乃榮受微電影情節感動　1天內寫歌《做自己的英雄》. ET Today (in Chinese).
  20. ↑ 琳恩俏護士！. The Liberty Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  21. ↑ 演藝圈喜訊大風吹　賴琳恩等陳乃榮求婚. Apple Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  22. ↑ 賴琳恩陳乃榮或好事將近：等男方求婚(組圖). Yes Entertainment News (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  23. ↑ 陳乃榮合體賴琳恩 真戲假做曬恩愛. China Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  24. ↑ 簡訊活動：陳乃榮-送-『今晚.是否你也想著我』演唱會入場券. Broadcasting Corporation of China (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  25. ↑ "批踢踢實業坊›看板 A-MEI關於我們聯絡資訊". PTT (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  26. ↑ "具惠善 「Yahoo!奇摩搜尋人氣大獎2009」頒獎典禮首度登台！". Leader News (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 May 2015.

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