Jolin Chien

Jolin Chien (; born April 4, 1986) is a Taiwanese singer, actor and model. Formerly went by Samuel Chien, He was discovered while competing in a singing competition. He is a former member of the boy duo band StyLe and current co-leader of boy band . He and his group members were signed under Avex for music management and currently under Y.H Ent for acting and commercial management.

Biography Chien was born on April 4, 1986, in Taoyuan, Taiwan. He is the youngest of a two-child family with a brother older than him by two years. Not much is mentioned about his father, all is known is that he grew up in a single parent household mainly raised by his mother. Chien said during his teenage years he was very rebellious and radical.

Career Pre-debut During his late teens, Chien entered a lot of local singing competition and was eventually discovered at a contest. In 2005 he signed with Universal Taiwan to form the musical dual StyLe with Lawrence Chen (陳浩偉). He went by the name Samuel during his time with StyLe. The group performed live throughout school campuses in Taiwan before releasing their self titled debut album in 2007. After finding little success with the group Chien decided to serve his mandatory military conscription and the group officially broke up in 2008 after he competed his military term.

After that Chien went on to work odd jobs such as bartending and cafe barista while trying to break back into the entertainment industry. While working at a cafe called Homey’s in Taipei he met Yorke Sun who went on to become one of 4ever's members.

Music In 2011, Chien signed with Avex Taiwan to form four member boy band 4ever. The group debuted in 2012 and slowly found recognition when member David Hsu debuted in acting by starring in a supporting role in the critically acclaimed and award winning Taiwanese idol drama In Time with You. They released their first EP that same year, but however Avex Taiwan terminated their Taiwanese music division in 2013 and the group was left without a record label. Currently the group is not signed to any record label, but is still active as 4ever and continues to perform together.

Acting Chien made his acting debut in TTV 2013 romance drama The Pursuit of Happiness in a minor supporting role as the eccentric office homosexual Simon. His acting was well received and the following year he landed the role of second male lead in 2014 SETTV romance comedy Pleasantly Surprised playing all around nice guy Cheng Hao Wei who is loyally devoted to his love interest since college. The drama also stars his bandmates Yorke Sun and Deyn Li in supporting roles. With the success of Pleasantly Surprised, Chien gained further recognition and SETTV once again offered him the second male lead role in 2015 romance comedy Murphy's Law of Love playing ideal perfect guy Xiang Zi Yan.

Personal life Chien has a huge tribal tattoo on his right shoulder that can be seen when he wears a tank top. His hobbies include drawing, cooking, and singing.

Television series Year Chinese Title English Title Role Character 2013 愛的生存之道 The Pursuit of Happiness Supporting role Simon 2014 喜歡·一個人 Pleasantly Surprised 2nd male lead Cheng Hao Wei 程浩威 2015 莫非，這就是愛情 Murphy's Law of Love 2nd male lead Xiang Zi Yan 向子諺 戀愛鄰距離 Love or Spend 2nd male lead Mo Cheng Han 莫丞翰 2016 我的極品男友 Better Man Male co-lead Yang Zhen Kai 楊振凱 2017 只為你停留 Just for You Qiao Xi Ming 噗通噗通我愛你 Memory Love Duan Ruo Fan 2019 網紅的瘋狂世界 Let's Go Crazy on LIVE! Ren Hao 美味滿閣 Sweet Family Luo Jun-xiang

Discography with StyLe Chinese title English title Release date Label 1st StyLe首張同名專輯StyLe 4 April 2007 Universal

with 4ever Chinese title English title Release date Label 1st 4ever首張同名EP4ever 1st EP 10 June 2012 Avex

Music video appearances Year Song title Details2007"Happy Starting Point"(幸福的起點)Singer(s): StyLe Album: StyLe"Dilemma"(兩難)"Love, Forever?"(愛，永遠?)2012"4ever"Singer(s): 4ever Album: 4ever debut EP (4ever 首張同名 EP)"Find Your Map"(找你的地圖)"Let's Go""One More Time"(再一次)Singer(s): Xiao Yu 小宇 Album: One More Time (再一次)"The Transition Period"(過渡期)2019"Hubby"(腦公)Singer(s): Jolin Tsai 蔡依林 Album: Ugly Beauty