Simon Lian Chen-hsiang (, born January 3, 1992), also known as Simon Lien or Lien Chen-hsiang, is a Taiwanese actor and singer. He was a member of the Taiwanese boyband

SpeXial SpeXial is a Taiwanese boy band formed by Comic International Productions in 2012. The group name is a combination of "eXtra" and "Special", which expresses the desire of the group to be unique. The group started off with four members and debuted ...

from 2014 to 2017.

Biography

Lian Chenxiang was born in

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on January 3, 1992. He attended and graduated from

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with a degree in economics. On May 14, 2014, he became a member of the Taiwanese boyband

after being scouted while working in a clothing store. Lian debuted in SpeXial under its English name of "Simon" on June 5, during the press conference of the group's second album, '' Break It Down''. Along with several of his bandmates, he participated in the 2016 costume drama series ''

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''. On November 4, 2016, he dropped his studies at the

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in order to prepare for his mandatory military service. Lian continued working with the group until December 11, after a press conference for the series ''High 5 Basketball''. On January 25, 2017, he announced on his personal

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account that he had requested the termination of his contract with Comic International Productions due to "unclear accounts", and that he intended to leave SpeXial. He officially left the group on February 2, 2017. Lian was the first member to ever leave SpeXial, and was soon followed by bandmate Zhiwei, who left the group a month later, on March 23.

Discography

EP

Filmography

Film

Television

Web series

References

External links

Official web site
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