Shawn Yue

Shawn Yue
Background information
Chinese name	余文樂 (traditional)
Chinese name	余文乐 (simplified)
Pinyin	Yú Wénlè (Mandarin)
Jyutping	Jyu4 Man4-lok6 (Cantonese)
Born	(1981-11-13) 13 November 1981 British Hong Kong
Occupation	Actor, singer
Genre(s)	Cantopop
Instrument(s)	Singing
Label(s)	Universal Music (Hong Kong) (2002-2006) Entertainment Impact (2006-2009) Dorian International Entertainment (2006-2009) East Asia Music (Holdings) (2009-present)
Years active	2000-present
Ancestry	Taishan, Guangdong, China

Shawn Yue (born 13 November 1981), also known as Yue Man-lok in Cantonese, Yu Wen-le in Mandarin (余文樂), is a Hong Kong actor and singer. A former model, he has starred in many films such as Jiang Hu and Infernal Affairs II and has established himself as a recognisable face in Hong Kong cinema.^[1]

Background

Yue was born and raised in Hong Kong, with roots in Taishan, Guangdong. Spotted at an early age on the streets of Hong Kong by agents of the modelling agency Starz People and began his modelling on a part-time basis. Once he graduated from Form 6, he immediately indulged into full-time modeling. He has since modeled for Giordano, Sony, Timberland, Gillette, Meko and is currently a spokesperson for Shiseido Pureness and Coca-Cola China.

From modelling to acting

Being a full-time model for several years, Yue turned his career and headed for the Hong Kong entertainment industry. From there, he starred in several movies and gained fame from his first role in Leaving Sorrowly (2001). 2005 was also a great year for Yue who portrayed Takeshi Nakazato in the film Initial D. According to the latest media release, Yue only appeared for less than half an hour in the film. However, despite the short appearance, his portrayal of Nakazato managed to leave a deep impression and impact on a lot of the viewers’ hearts, especially in Japan, where this has resulted directly in many new Japanese fans in Yue and a new lucrative market has been opened for Yue to conquer. Yet already being quite successful, Yue has also released four albums, the first being in 2002. He worked with Japanese music superstar Ayumi Hamasaki in 2007, starring as her love interest in the promotional videos for "glitter" and "fated", which together comprise the Wong Hoi-directed short film Kyoai ~Distance Love~.

Filmography

Television series

• 2002 - 愛情白皮書 / Tomorrow as Ou Yang Gua Ju
• 2010 - 熊貓人 / Pandamen as Luo Han (羅漢) - guest starring
• 2014 - 微時代之戀·初戀篇 / Microblog Time Love
• 2016 - 我们相爱吧 / "We Are in Love" season 2, paired with Zhou Dongyu (周冬雨)

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Discography

• Private Room (2002)
• Lost And Found (2003)
• The Survivor (2004)
• Whether Or Not (2005)
• Not A Star (2011)

References

External links

• Shawn Yue at the Internet Movie Database
• Shawn Yue at Lovehkfilm.com
• Shawn Yue's Yahoo HK Blog
• Shawn Yue's Cyworld Blog