Aaron Yan

Aaron Yan 炎亞綸
Aaron Yan on 21 December 2014 at New Taipei Christmas concert
Background information
Chinese name	炎亞綸 (traditional)
Chinese name	炎亚纶 (simplified)
Pinyin	Yán Yǎlún (Mandarin)
Jyutping	Jim4 Aa3-leon4 (Cantonese)
Pe̍h-ōe-jī	Iām A-lûn (Hokkien)
Birth name	Wu Keng-Lin pinyin: Wú Gēnglin (吳庚霖)
Origin	Taiwan
Born	(1985-11-20) 20 November 1985 Taipei, Taiwan
Other name(s)	Aaron, Abu (阿布)
Occupation	Singer actor lyricist musician host endorser commercial model
Genre(s)	Mandopop
Instrument(s)	Vocals guitar piano drums flute oboe xiao violin
Voice type(s)	Tenor
Label(s)	HIM International Music WOW Music (Hong Kong) Pony Canyon (Japan)
Years active	2005–present
Associated acts	Fahrenheit
Website	Aaron Yan on Facebook Aaron's Sina Weibo 微博

Aaron Yan (traditional Chinese: 炎亞綸; simplified Chinese: 炎亚纶; pinyin: Yán Yǎlún), born Aaron Wu Keng-Lin (traditional Chinese: 吳庚霖; simplified Chinese: 吴庚霖; pinyin: Wú Gēnglín; born November 20, 1985^[1]) in Taiwan, is a Taiwanese Mandopop singer, commercial model and actor. He is the youngest member of Taiwanese Mandopop boy band Fahrenheit.

He can speak and understand Mandarin, Taiwanese Hokkien, English and Japanese. He was a sophomore at Chinese Culture University, majoring in Journalism and News Broadcasting. However, because his career had greatly affected his academics and learning environment, he transferred to Jinwen University of Science and Technology, majoring in English. In October 2010, Aaron announced that he had quit schooling to focus on his career instead. Having injured his knee previously, Aaron is also exempted from serving in the national army.

Early life

Aaron Yan was born as Wu Keng-Lin in Taipei, Taiwan. In addition to Han Chinese bloodline, he was told that he has 1/16 Dutch descent.^[2] At a young age, his family moved to Connecticut,^[3] U.S., where he stayed for his primary school education for about five years. He then moved back to Taiwan for further education.

Around early 2005, comic producers were scouting popular bloggers around the web. They discovered Yan, who had a significant online following at the time, and recommended he audition for a role in a drama. He eventually was given a small role in the drama 'I Love My Wife' (An Shi Ai Mei Hui, 安室愛美惠).

Career

Music career

As part of Fahrenheit, Yan has released four Mandopop studio albums, three Japanese singles and one live concert DVD. Yan held his first solo concert on 20 November 2010 at The Wall Live House in Taipei, to celebrate his 25th birthday. The tickets were sold out in 18 minutes right after it is open for sale. Proceeds from the ticket sale were for charity purposes.

Yan's first solo EP, The Next Me (Chinese: 下一個炎亞綸; literally: "The Next Aaron Yan") was released on 25 March 2011 by HIM International Music. It was available for pre-order from 11 March 2011, in it includes six tracks, on which one is a duet with Singaporean singer Olivia Ong, as well as a piano solo piece performed by Yan himself. On 4 March 2011, a 30-seconds preview of the title track, "The Next Me" (Chinese: 下一個我) was released online by HIM International Music.^[4] On 15 June 2011, Yan released the Japanese Edition of his solo EP "The Next Me" (Chinese: 下一個我) which includes a Japanese bonus track ["The Next Me" (Chinese: 下一個我) Japanese Version].

Yan's solo concert was held on 11 June 2011 at the National Taiwan University Sports Center as a celebration for his success in his first solo EP, The Next Me. Yan held another solo concert that was held on 21 June 2011 in Beijing. On 31 July 2011, Yan held a solo concert at Yun Feng Theatre, Shanghai.

Yan's first solo album, "The Moment" 「紀念日」was released on 19 October 2012 by HIM International Music. It includes 10 tracks and 2 which Yan wrote by himself.

Acting career

Yan was originally signed to star in Rolling Love along with bandmate Jiro Wang, but he took the lead role in another drama, Mysterious Incredible Terminator, when the opportunity arose. Yan starred with his bandmates in KO One, The X-Family, and their cameo appearance in K.O.3an Guo. He also starred in It Started with a Kiss and They Kiss Again as Ah Bu, along with his bandmate Jiro Wang.

After filming Mysterious Incredible Terminator, Yan and his co-star Gui Gui signed a contract to do another drama together called Momo Love based on Japan's best selling manga Momoka Typhoon. Filming for this drama has begun but was cancelled when Yan had another opportunity to star in Love Buffet. He wanted to do both dramas, but the company only wanted him to do one. The company picked Love Buffet. Yan starred in a 2012 drama production titled Alice in Wonder City, together with Lara Veronin, which he described as "more suitable for adults". In 2013 Yan starred the Taiwanese idol romantic-comedy television series Just You alongside actress Puff Kuo. More recently it has been announced that Yan will co-star with Korea actress Kim So-eun in an upcoming Chinese-Korean romance film. The film is currently scheduled to be released sometime in November 2015.^[5][6] Currently, Aaron is playing the lead role of a drama called "Refresh Man". He portrays a company's CEO named Ji Wen Kai. However,after the finished filming on June 3, 2016 Yan decided to take leave a break from the entertainment industry to study film and directing in UCLA.

Filmography

Television Dramas

Film

• The New Year's Eve of Old Lee (2016)
• Past Lover (2016)

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Discography

Singles

Digital Singles

EP and Albums

Endorsements

• 2010 - Chrono Affection (時間寵愛) - Taiwan
• 2011 - LOTTO Eyewear (小林眼鏡) - Taiwan
• 2011- Colourful Autograph Charity Sale by Red Heart Association - Taiwan ^[12]

Accolades

• This is a list of awards, nominations, recognitions and achievements received by Yan during his career.

References

External links

• (Chinese) Aaron Yan on Facebook
• (Chinese) H.I.M International Music
• (Chinese) Aaron's Sina Weibo
• (Chinese) Aaron's Wretch blog
• (Japanese) Fahrenheit: Japan Official Site