Chen Hsin-hung ();

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: Chhîn Sìn-fên, nicknamed Ashin (;

: A-sìn), born 6 December 1975, is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter, author, and the vocalist of the Taiwanese band

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. Ashin majored in art in college, where he also began his musical career. He is also the founder and designer of the clothing line StayReal and a shareholder of the music label

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. He was elected as a board member of the Taiwan Public Television Service in 2013.

Biography

Early life

Ashin was born in

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into a family of four, consisting of his parents, himself, and a younger brother. His family owned a record store, which inspired his passion for music. Ashin's childhood ambition was to become a singer, but his vocal range was too narrow. He claims his bandmates selected him to be Mayday's singer as he was the worst instrumentalist out of all of them. Ashin can play both guitar and drums.

Education

Ashin attended a public elementary and middle school in

. After graduating from middle school, he was accepted into one of the top high schools in

The Affiliated Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University The Affiliated Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University (HSNU; Traditional Chinese: 國立臺灣師範大學附屬高級中學, 附中, 師大附中) is a Taiwanese senior high school (or "high school," as opposed to "middle schoo ...

, where he majored in visual arts. Ashin joined the high school's guitar club and was made president the following year. It was in the guitar club that he met the other members of Mayday:

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, Masa, and Stone. At the age of 19, he started composing. The first song, "Hao Ju Hao San", was released on Richie Jen's 2001 album "Fei Niao." After graduating from high school, Ashin attended

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, where he majored in interior design. Mayday began to start seeing success while Ashin was still in college.

Career

SoBand

In 1995, together with Monster and Qian You-Da (Mayday's original drummer), Ashin formed "SoBand". Shortly after the band formed, Masa came on board as the band's bassist. Ashin was both the lead vocalist and the guitarist and during their formative years the band played at a number of major bars across the country. In 1997, shortly after Stone joined the band, the members decided to change their name to

. Ming joined the band later as the group's drummer.

Mayday

first started off as an underground rock band. They sent demo tapes to the then major record labels and were spotted by renowned producer Jonathan Lee (李宗盛) of

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. Mayday released their first official album in 1999 and began to gain a steady stream of fans. They released five albums under Rock Records, before teaming up with director of

, Chen Yong-Zhi(陳勇志) to found B'in Music Co. Ltd (相信音樂) in 2006.

Composer/songwriter

Ashin used to be Mayday's sole composer; it was only during production of the band's fourth album that other band members began to contribute their own work. Ashin's compositional talents have been highly sought after by other artists and as a result he has composed a significant number of songs for other artists, such as:

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, Victor Wong,

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and others. In 2019, he collaborated with

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for the first time and released a single called

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(說好不哭), a song from his 15th studio album released on 15 July 2022, ''

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''.

Author

Ashin published his first book, Happy.Birth.Day, in 2006. It features the lyrics of 60 of his songs, as well as a selection of his photography. In 2008, he published "Escape to Japan", a guidebook to unconventional travelling in Japan. In 2012, he collaborated with Ninagawa Mika and published a photography book called "Stairway to Heaven".

Influences

Ashin's has stated that he's highly influenced by:

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(羅大佑),

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(伍佰) and

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to name a few. He writes songs in

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and

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as his parents and grandparents are fluent in both languages.

Collaborations

*2008 - Fire to the Devil (走火入魔) with Della Ding *2009 - Fireworks (花火) with Della Ding *2012 - Fateful Opportunity (天機) with Magic Power *2013 - Dark Knight (黑暗騎士) with

*2015 - The Future is Right Now (未來就是現在) with Magic Power *2015 - Same Answer (同一個答案) with

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*2016 - Cheers! (乾啦乾啦) with

and

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*2018 - When Every Star (當每顆星星) with

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*2018 - Core (沙文) with

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*2019 - Won't Cry (說好不哭) with

Commercials

* 2006: MusiQ MP3 * 2007: Guerlain * 2008: 2008

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* 2009:

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– Coffee * 2011: Familymart

Books published

* 1）Happy.BIRTH.Day: Birth of Rock Poems * 2）Escape to Japan: 浪漫的逃亡 * 3) Stairway to Heaven Ninagawa Mika x Ashin

References

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External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ashin 1975 births Living people Taiwanese Mandopop singer-songwriters Taiwanese rock musicians Musicians from Taipei Shih Chien University alumni Taiwanese idols 21st-century Taiwanese male singers