Ariel Lin

Ariel Lin (Chinese: 林依晨; born 29 October 1982) is a Taiwanese actress and singer

Lin won Best Actress at the 43rd and 47th Golden Bell Awards. She majored in Korean and Literature at National Chengchi University, Taiwan. She also obtained her Master of Arts (MA) in Acting for Screen from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London in 2014.

Lin was born in Yilan, Taiwan to a middle-income family. She has a younger brother. Her parents divorced when she was very young. The sibilings were raised by their mother, and the three lived in poverty for many years.In 2014, Lin reconcile her parents.

Lin holds a BA in Korean and Literature from National Chengchi University.

Lin was first discovered in a Taiwanese beauty contest. She then made her debut TV appearance in the television drama series True Love, and began hosting the TVBS-G variety program I Love Muizk.

In 2004, Lin made her film debut in Love Me, If You Can, which earned her a nomination for Best Actress at the 40th Golden Horse Awards. She gained more popularity after starring in the idol drama series My Secret Garden II and Love Contract opposite Mike He. She also sang the theme song for Love Contract, titled "Alone in the northern hemisphere", which topped the KTV and ring tone charts for 12 weeks.

In 2005, Lin rose to mainstream popularity for her role as Yuan Xiangqin in the popular Taiwanese idol drama It Started with a Kiss. The series topped ratings in Taiwan, and was a hit across Asia.

The following year, she starred in Tokyo Juliet alongside Wu Chun and received praise for her performance. She also starred in the Chinese television series The Little Fairy as the Seventh Fairy Maiden. This was Lin's first Chinese and wuxia drama. The Little Fairy garnered high ratings, and marked her successful foray into the Chinese market.

In 2007, Lin reunited with Joe Cheng in They Kiss Again, the sequel of It Started with a Kiss. The drama achieved an average rating of 3.43, becoming one of the highest rated idol dramas. Lin's performance in the drama won her the Best Actress award at the 43rd Golden Bell Awards, becoming the first actress in history to win that award with an idol drama. The same year, she released the single "Adventure of Lunia" as the theme song for the video game Lunia: Record of Lunia War.

In 2008, Lin starred in The Legend of the Condor Heroes, adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. She plays Huang Rong, opposite her The Little Fairy co-star Hu Ge who plays Guo Jing. She also starred in the Taiwanese series Love or Bread; this marked her third collaboration with Joe Cheng.

In November 2008, Lin was confirmed to play the role of Kyōko alongside Jerry Yan as Tsuruga Ren, in a live-adaption of Japanese shōjo manga Skip Beat! (スキップ・ビート!, Sukippu Bīto!) by Yoshiki Nakamura, titled Extravagant Challenge (Chinese: 華麗的挑戰; pinyin: Hua Li De Tiao Zhan). However the production was postponed indefinitely and subsequently re-cast.

In 2009, Lin signed a three-year and three-album contract with Avex Taiwan. In July 2009, she released her first album Blissful Encounter. The first music video of the first lead track "甜蜜花園" (Sweet Garden) was released in mid-June and music video for the second lead track "螢火蟲" (Firefly), was released in early July, with feature appearances by Donghae and Siwon of Korean boy band Super Junior. The album sold 20,000 copies within 2 days. The same year, she made her musical theater debut in the play The War and Peace between Men and Women.

In 2010, Lin released her second album A Wonderful Journey, which surpassed the sales of her first album.

In 2011, Lin starred in a GTV production, titled In Time with You, co-starring Bolin Chen. In Time With You became the highest rated idol drama of the year in Taiwan with an average rating of 2.81%. Broadcasting rights of the drama were sold to various parts of Asia, including China's Hunan TV, and achieved high ratings. The theme "friendship and love between best friends" displayed in the drama series was also one of the most talked about topics, triggering much discussions online. Lin received critical acclaim for her performance, and experienced a sharp rise in popularity and recognition. She subsequently won her second Golden Bell Award for Best Actress.

The same year, Lin announced that she would be shifting her career focus from TV to films, due to health reasons.

In 2013, Lin starred alongside Feng Shaofeng in the historical period costume drama Prince of Lan Ling. Following the airing of the drama, Lin announced that she would be leaving the entertainment industry for one year to further her studies in England.

In 2014, the crime police film Sweet Alibis starring Lin and Alec Su premiered in Taiwan and China. It was chosen by the Most Popular Taiwanese Film at the 6th Straits Forum. She also had another film scheduled to be released in the same year, titled My Lover is a Superman, adapted from Giddens Ko's novel A-Choo!. However, the release was postponed to a later date due to co-star Kai Ko's drug scandal.

In 2015, she starred in Go Lala Go 2, the sequel to the 2010 hit film Go Lala Go!. She then starred in the romantic drama film Another Woman. She was also cast in the romantic-comedy film My Egg Boy, which was the first Taiwanese film to shoot at Sweden.

In 2016, after her marriage, Lin made her comeback in the crime thriller The Mysterious Family. The same year, she was cast in television series Old Boyalongside Liu Ye, marking her small-screen comeback after 4 years.

In June 2008, Lin was diagnosed with a 2cm cyst on her pituitary gland, following which she had an operation in February 2009.

On December 24, 2014, Lin married businessman Charles Lin. The couple were introduced by mutual friends. Subsequently, the two started dating until their marriage.

Film

Television

Studio albums

Others

• Ariel Lin's New York Bagel Diary (林依晨的紐約貝果日記 Lín Yīchén de Niǔ Yuē bèiguǒ rìjì) March 2008
• Ariel's Blog (林家女孩依晨的青春部落格 Lín jiā nǚhái Yīchén de qīngchūn bùluògé) 2005
• Ariel's A wonderful Journey" (美好的旅行) August 2010