Nylon Chen (; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chhîn Nái-yîn; born 20 May 1981) is a Taiwanese singer and actor.
Biography
Background Nylon Chen was born on May 20, 1981, in Taipei, Taiwan.
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. He began acting as a second male lead in 2011 for his character role in Happy Dandelion alongside Lene Lai. 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.
He participated in two more television dramas as a second male lead, particularly in Spring Love and Deja Vu in 2012 and 2013 respectively. In 2014, he received his first role as a male lead, playing the character Huang Shi Jia. 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.
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. He also loves performing live and be able to interact with other musicians.
"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
His debut album entitled Paradise was released on July 15, 2009, under Believe In Music. The ten tracks in the album were chosen from over 300 songs written by himself. The album peaked at 4 at G-Music Charts on the first week of its release, and managed to reach the third spot on its second week.
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". On July 7, 2012, Chen released his second album Same Species (同種異類) under Rock Records, which landed at number 4 at G-Music Charts. Besides participating in its production, the eleven-track album was entirely written and composed by Chen, himself. He then held a concert entitled One Man Nakashi (一個人的那卡西) on October 13 at 4 pm at Legacy Taipei concert to promote his album.
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. 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.
Filmography
Television series Year English title Original title Character/Role2008 Honey and Clover 蜂蜜幸運草 Lu Shan Qi2009 K.O.3an Guo 終極三國Cao Cao2010 The Gifts女王不下班Josh2011Happy 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AlbertSpring Love美人龍湯Zhao Ren Hu2013Fabulous Boys原來是美男Gao Cai YinKO ONE Re-act終極一班3Cao Ji LiKiss Me Mom!媽，親一下！Wang BinDeja Vu 回到愛以前Fang Qi Xiang2014Tie the Knot媽咪的男朋友Huang Shi Jia 鄒炯如2015Baby Daddy長不大的爸爸Hu MinghanBe With You好想談戀愛Zhao Liqi2017The Perfect Match極品絕配Huo Tian ZhiMemory Love 2019 Deja Vu
Discography
Studio albums Year Title Album details PeakpositionsSales and certifications2009ParadiseRelease Date: July 14, 2009 Label: Believe in Music3 – 2012Same SpeciesReleased: July 7, 2012 Label: Rock Records4 – "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Soundtrack contributions Year Title OST2009"Summon Beast"K.O.3an Guo2011 "Spring" Happy Dandelion2012"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 YearSongArtistRoleAlbum2009"不再"himselflyricistParadise"Lies" (謊言)"No Longer" (不再)"Paradise""靈魂的定力""Summon Beast" (召喚獸)composer2012"Heard" (聽見)lyricist and composerSame 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"為你做的最後一件事""狼狽"composer"做自己的英雄"
Concerts Year Concert Title Details2012 One Man Nakashi (一個人的那卡西) Venue: Legacy Taipei concert Date: October 13, 20122014 今晚.是否你也想著我 Venue: Legacy Taipei Teaching Music Performance Space Date: October 25, 2014
Awards and nominations Year Ceremony Category Work Result2009Singapore Hit Awards Best Newcomer Award Paradise Yahoo! Search Popularity AwardsBooming Taiwan Male Artist
References
External links Nylon Chen's blog