Richie Jen Explained

Richie Jen
Birth Date:1966 6, df=y
Birth Place:Tianzhong, Changhua, Taiwan
Nationality:Taiwanese
Years Active:1990–present
Children:2
Alma Mater:Chinese Culture University
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Child:yes
Poj:Jîm Hiân-chê / Jîm Hiân-chôe
P:Rén Xiánqí
W:Jen Hsien-ch'i
Y:Yam6 Yin4-chai4
J:Jam6 Jin4-cai4
Module2:
Embed:yes
Background:temporary
Origin:Taiwan
Genre:Mandopop
Instrument:Vocals, guitar, harmonica
Label:Rock Records

Richie Jen Hsien-chi (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

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. He also started to work at a musical instrument store while learning how to play guitar.[4]

Career

In 1990, while a senior at CCU, Richie Jen signed a contract with 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!, 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.[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

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

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

See main article: Richie Jen discography.

Filmography

Film

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Television series

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Variety and reality show

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOs55WRM0CI youtube – Richie Jen
  2. Web site: http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_4844c32b010003gx.html. zh: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. Sina Corp. zh. 16 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20121019141908/http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_4844c32b010003gx.html. 19 October 2012. dead.
  3. Web site: 軟體兄弟 . 任賢齊田中老家 :: 軟體兄弟 . 20 March 2022 . softwarebrother.com . zh-Hant.
  4. Web site: 22 July 2019 . 台湾"歌侠"任贤齐重现江湖 推出新作《飞鸟》 . 20 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190722230251/http://ent.sina.com.cn/p/i/2001-09-13/57148.html . 22 July 2019 . dead.
  5. Web site: 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 . 21 March 2022 . www.newton.com.tw.
  6. Web site: 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 . 21 March 2022 . www.gzmxjj.com.
  7. Web site: 2021-11-12 . 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 . 2024-04-24 . Cultural China . zh.
  8. Web site: 14 October 2021 . 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 . 21 March 2022 . twgreatdaily.com . zh-HANT.
  9. Web site: 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 . 21 March 2022 . tw.news.yahoo.com . zh-Hant-TW.
  10. Web site: Staff . Music Press Asia . 4 January 2023 . Richie Jen 任賢齊 Celebrates 26 Years of 'Too Softhearted' . 2 March 2023 . Music Press Asia . en-US.
  11. Web site: 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 . 21 March 2022 . www.jipai.cc.
  12. Web site: 2011-07-05 . 任贤齐 . Richie Jen . 2024-04-25 . Qujiang Media & Culture Development . zh.
  13. Web site: 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 ]

    . 30 March 2022 . www.easyatm.com.tw.
  14. Web site: 任贤齐加盟EMI首发片 爆女儿两个月大就喊爸-搜狐音乐 . 30 March 2022 . music.yule.sohu.com.
  15. Web site: 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 . 2 March 2023 . ent.sina.com.cn.
  16. News: Lim . Ruey Yan . 2023-05-30 . Taiwanese singer Richie Jen’s fan thanks him for saving her life 22 years ago . 2024-05-13 . The Straits Times . en . 0585-3923.
  17. Web site: Richie Jen posts rare photo of daughter . 2 March 2023 . 8days . en.
  18. Web site: http://www.richiefamily.com/html/richie/art/. zh:影視歷程. Richiefamily. zh. 11 February 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120309133408/http://www.richiefamily.com/html/richie/art/. 9 March 2012. dead.
  19. http://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=12636&display_set=eng Richie Jen at hkmdb.com
  20. http://chinesemov.com/actors/Richie.html Richie Jen at chinesemov.com