Richie Jen

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Richie Jen Hsien-chi (Template:Zh, 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.[2] 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 Template:Interlanguage link and released a compilation 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! (Script error: No such module "Lang".), 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

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

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  • 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

Film

Year English title Chinese title Role Notes
1991 Cops & Robbers 官兵捉強盜
1993 Top Cool 傲空神鷹-想飛
1994 No Sir 3 報告班長3 Oi Tak Wah
1999 Gorgeous 玻璃樽 Long Yi
A Beautiful New World 美麗新世界 Xiaobai
Fly Me to Polaris 星願 Onion
2000 Summer Holiday 夏日的麽麽茶 Mo Mo Cha
2001 Life Express 生死速遞
2002 Marry a Rich Man 嫁個有錢人 Christmas Yan
Summer I Love You 好心相愛 Lek
2003 Honesty 絕種好男人 Moses Tang
6th Floor Rear Flat 六樓後座 Policeman
2004 Silver Hawk 飛鷹 Rich Man
Elixir of Love 花好月圓 Kai
20 30 40 20 30 40 Wang
Breaking News 大事件 Chan Yat Yuen
2005 Seoul Raiders 韓城攻略 Owen Lee
2006 2 Become 1 天生一對 Dr. Vincent Cheung
Exiled 放-逐 Sergeant Chen
2007 Happy Birthday 生日快樂 Himself
Contract Lover 合約情人 Fok Kai Fat
2008 Lady Cop & Papa Crook 大搜查 Gogo
2009 The Sniper 神槍手 Hartman Fong / Ming
Accident 意外 Fong Chau
2010 Fire of Conscience 火龍對決 Inspector Kee
Flirting Scholar 2 唐伯虎點秋香2
Adventure of the King 龍鳳店 Zhengde Emperor
2011 Punished 報應 Chor
Mayday 3DNA 五月天追夢3DNA
Life Without Principle 奪命金 Inspector Cheung
Legendary Amazons 楊門女將之軍令如山 Yang Zongbao
The Allure Of Tears 傾城之淚
2012 Scheme With Me 雙城計中計
2013 Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? 明天記得愛上我 Weichung
2015 The Wonderful Wedding 大囍臨門 Cameo
First of May 五月一号 Lin Ke Ming
All You Need Is Love 落跑吧愛情 Wu
2016 Trivisa 树大招风 Yip Kwok Foon
2019 Bodies at Rest 沉默的證人 Santa
Fagara 花椒之味 Choi Ho-shan
Where All Roads End 殊途衕歸
2022 Man on the Edge 邊緣行者 Lok Chi-ming
2024 Rob N Roll 臨時劫案 Mo Yung Fai
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In 九龍城寨之圍城 Chau
TBA 11th Day and One Night 十一天零一夜

Television series

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Variety and reality show

References

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  19. ↑ Richie Jen at chinesemov.com

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