Hsueh Shih-ling (; born June 10, 1983), also known as Simon Hsueh or MC40, is a Taiwanese actor, singer, rapper, songwriter and television presenter. He is formerly a member of the defunct

Taiwanese hip hop Taiwanese hip hop music started in the early 1990s, popularized by the early hip hop trio L.A. Boyz. A distinctive style of rap emerged using Taiwanese Hokkien as opposed to the Mandarin Chinese used in Mandopop. Cultural context A mid-70s move ...

band

Da Mouth Da Mouth () was a Taiwanese hip hop band made up of MC40, DJ Chung Hua, male vocalist Harry, and female vocalist Aisa. They were formed in 2007 and disbanded in 2016. They are considered the Asian The Black Eyed Peas due to the group's diversity. ...

, with DJ Chung Hua, Harry, and Aisa. Hsueh writes most of

's song lyrics and is considered one of the best and fastest rappers in Taiwan with his multi-language rapping ability. Universal Music Taiwa
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Early life

Hsueh was born on June 10, 1983 in

Sanmin District Sanmin District () is a district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History During the Ming dynasty, the Wang, Tsai, and Cheng families built houses in the area to farm the land. The area was thus named ''Sankuaicu'' (). After the handover of Taiwan from ...

Kaohsiung Kaohsiung City (Mandarin Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ''Kao¹-hsiung²;'' Pinyin: ''Gāoxióng'') is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsi ...

and was raised in

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, Canada. He attended

Fu Jen Catholic University Fu Jen Catholic University (FJU, FJCU or Fu Jen; or ) is a private Catholic university in Xinzhuang, New Taipei City, Taiwan. The university was founded in 1925 in Beijing at the request of Pope Pius XI and re-established in Taiwan in 1961 at ...

Department of English, in

New Taipei City New Taipei City is a special municipality located in northern Taiwan. The city is home to an estimated population of 3,974,683 as of 2022, making it the most populous city of Taiwan, and also the second largest special municipality by area, be ...

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. He speaks English and Mandarin fluently. He is also known as Simon Hsueh.

Career

2007-2009: Da Mouth debut

Hsueh signed up under

Universal Music Taiwan Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as just Universal Music) is a Dutch–American multinational music corporation under Dutch law. UMG's corporate headquarters are located in Hilversum, Netherlands and its ...

and formed the group,

in 2007. The group released their debut self-titled album ''Da Mouth'' on November 26, 2007. The album consists of thirteen songs, in which all the songs (with the exception of the three instrumental songs) are penned by Hsueh.Da Mouth. Da Mouth. 2007. CD. The group received the ''Best Singing Group'' at the

19th Golden Melody Awards Ceremonies of the 19th Golden Melody Awards () were held in Taipei, Taiwan in 2008. Nominees were announced on May 22, 2008, and the award winners in 12 traditional music categories (of 47 nominees) and 23 popular music categories (of 124 nominees ...

, which was held in the

Taipei Arena The Taipei Arena () is a multi-purpose stadium located in Songshan, Taipei, Taiwan, and it is operated by the Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation (TRTC). Built in 2005, the large multi-purpose stadium can accommodate major international sport ev ...

on July 5, 2008. GIO, Taiwa
19th Golden Melody Awards winners list
16 October 2008. Retrieved 2011-06-12 On December 19, 2008, Da Mouth released their second album entitled ''Wang Yuan Kou Li Kou'' (王元口力口) under the same company. Once again, the album consists of thirteen songs, and almost all of the songs (with the exception of the two instrumental songs and Harry's solo) are written by Hsueh.Da Mouth. Wang Yuan Kou Li Kou. 2008. CD. In 2009, Hsueh was featured in Chloe Wang's ''哥本哈根的童話'' album, and rapped on her single entitled "哥本哈根的童話".Chloe Wang. 哥本哈根的童話. 2009. CD. In addition, he wrote the songs "D.I.S.C.O"Yungai Hayung. Dancing Queen. 2009. CD. and "怪......不怪"Sky Wu. Sky Wu 2009 New Album. 2009. CD. by Yungai Hayung and Sky Wu respectively. He also got his acting debut in ''Possible Love'' (愛到底), a drama film.

2010-present: Da Mouth album releases & acting career

's third album,''One Two Three'' (万凸3) was released on January 23, 2010, under

. The album consists of twelve songs, all written by Hsueh, excluding the two instrumental songs.Da Mouth. One Two Three. CD. 2010. The lead track "喇舌" was listed at number 42 on

Hit Fm Taiwan Hit FM is a pop music radio station in Taiwan (Republic of China). It broadcasts in Taipei, Taichung, and Kaohsiung. Hit FM is owned by Voice of Taipei Broadcasting (台北之音廣播, Pinyin: Táiběi Zhī Yīn Guǎngbō). It is one of the radi ...

's ''Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart'' (Hit-Fm年度百首單曲) for 2010. In the same year, the group released their first New + Best Selections album, ''Episode'' (首部曲) on October 8, 2010. The album consists of two disks with eighteen songs overall. The first disk is composed of ten songs from their first three albums plus a remix from those songs named "Episode remix". The second disk, on the other hand, is composed of six new songs, in which Hsueh had his first solo song, written and composed by himself, and a Japanese remix of "結果咧" (Jie Guo Lie).Da Mouth. Episode. 2010. CD. In addition, Hsueh wrote the song "Welcome" (歡迎光臨) by One Two Free from their self-titled album released on November 5, 2010. Once again, the group won the ''Best Singing Group'' at the 22nd Golden Melody Awards in 2011. GIO, Taiwa
22nd Golden Melody Awards winners list
20 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-20 On the other hand, Hsueh contributed the lyrics of "Love Faith Live" (說愛就愛) by

Vanness Wu Vanness Wu (; born August 7, 1978) is a Taiwanese-American singer and actor. He is a member of the Taiwanese boyband F4 and the Korean Mandopop duo Kangta & Vanness. Early life Wu was born in Santa Monica, California. He learned to breakdanc ...

in ''C'est La V'' album released on July 15, 2011.Vanness Wu. C'est La V. 2011. CD. During this year, he also appeared in television series that include ''Pearls of Love'', ''

Office Girls ''Office Girls'' (, literally "Working-Girl Forward"), is a 2011 Taiwanese drama starring Roy Chiu, Ko Chia-yen, James Wen, Tia Li, and Patrick Lee. It started filming in July 2011. It was first broadcast in Taiwan on free-to-air channel Taiwan ...

'', and ''Love SOS'' consecutively. His acting career continued the next year with ''Touch of the Light'' film and ''

Ti Amo Chocolate ''Ti Amo Chocolate'' () is a 2012 Taiwanese romantic-comedy television series. The television drama was produced by Sanlih E-Television and Taiwan Mobile Production, starring Vanness Wu and Joanne Tseng. It also stars Michael Zhang, Wang Zi, Hsue ...

'' television series with

Joanne Tseng Joanne Tseng Chih-chiao (; born 17 November 1988) is a Taiwanese actress, singer and television host. Early life Tseng was born on 17 November 1988 in Jianshi, Hsinchu, Taiwan. She has an older sister, Chih-ying (曾之萦). Both of her par ...

, and

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. He also contributed the song "Extras" (臨時演員) for the series' soundtrack."Ti Amo Chocolate Original TV Soundtrack"
''YesAsia''. Retrieved 2013-08-21. On April 27, 2012, Da Mouth released their fourth album, "流感" (ˋinfluəns). The album has twelve songs, in which ten are written by Hsueh.Da Mouth. Influence. 2012. CD. Additionally, he wrote the song "SpeXial" by a boygroup with the same name and album released on December 7, 2012.SpeXial. SpeXial. 2012. CD. Hsueh starred in the television series, ''

Love Around ''Love Around'' () is a 2013 Taiwanese idol romantic comedy television series. The television drama was produced and created by Sanlih E-Television starring George Hu as the male main lead and Annie Chen as the female main lead. The Chinese titl ...

'' after filming the ''

King Flower ''King Flower'' () is a 2013 Taiwanese comedy romance television series. It was produced by SETTV and started filming on November 26, 2012. It stars James Wen and Nikki Xie (謝欣穎). It was first aired on January 6, 2013 on TTV. Synopsis The ...

'' drama series. At the 56th Golden Bell Awards, Hsueh won the award for , Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film for his role in ', as well as Best Leading Actor in a Television Series for '.

Personal life

In an interview in December 2021, Hsueh acknowledged that he has been in a relationship with a non-celebrity for 8 years and counting.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Television hosting

Music video appearances

Discography

Compositions

As lyricist

As composer

Collaborations

Soundtrack contributions

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * * * {{authority control 1983 births Living people Fu Jen Catholic University alumni Taiwanese male singers Taiwanese rappers Taiwanese singer-songwriters Taiwanese male television actors 21st-century Taiwanese male actors 21st-century Taiwanese male singers Taiwanese television presenters Taiwanese male film actors 21st-century Taiwanese musicians Male actors from Kaohsiung