Lin Yanjun
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Born | (1995-08-24) August 24, 1995 (age 28)
Haikou, Hainan, China
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Nationality | Taiwanese (Republic of China) | ||||||||||
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Genres | C-pop | ||||||||||
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Years active | 2018–present | ||||||||||
Labels | Banana Culture | ||||||||||
Musical artist
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Traditional Chinese | 林彥俊 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 林彦俊 | ||||||||||
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Lin Yanjun (Chinese: 林彦俊; born August 24, 1995), also known as Evan Lin, is a Taiwanese singer, rapper and actor. He debuted as a member of temporary Chinese boy group Nine Percent on April 6, 2018, through Chinese survival show Idol Producer.[1] He is best known for his role as Su Nan Qin in the drama Crush adapted from the popular novel written by Mu Fusheng.
Lin was born on August 24, 1995, in Haikou, Hainan and because of his parents' work, he grew up moving between Taiwan, Jiangxi, and Guangdong. He passed the Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan student entrance examination and entered Guangdong University of Foreign Studies.[2] His father is from Taiwan and his mother is from Jiangxi. After finishing his freshman year, he chose to suspend his school and return to Taiwan to complete his military service. He can speak Mandarin, Cantonese, Minnan, Korean and English. He has a younger sister.[3]
At the age of 18, he was invited by JYP Entertainment to become a trainee but declined as he wanted to focus on his studies and military duties. In 2016, he signed a contract with a Taiwanese brokerage company, but as he did not get the training promised when signing the contract, he and the other members held a press conference at the door of the company to complain. After that he passed the Shanghai Banana Entertainment global trainee audition, signed a contract with Banana Entertainment and officially became a Banana Entertainment trainee.
Lin was a member of trainee group Trainee18 under his label Shanghai Project Banana Co.[2] On January 22, 2018, he released the trainee graduation single "Rock The Show" with Trainee18. He then participated in the idol survival show Idol Producer in January 2018. He ranked fifth in the final episode with 12,131,367 votes and debuted as a member of temporary Chinese boy group Nine Percent on April 6, 2018.[2]
Nine Percent released their debut album 'To The Nines' on November 12, 2018, with 7 tracks. Before the group's disbandment on October 6, 2019, Nine Percent released their second album 'More Than Forever' on September 26, 2019 where Lin Yanjun has a solo song "Like A Star".[4]
In Nine Percent's first debut anniversary, April 6, 2019, he released image teasers for his second personal music EP "Escape". The album was released on April 12, 2019[7] and is comprised two songs. Lin wrote the lyrics for the title track "Get Outta My Head" and composed the melody for "Over You". He performed both songs live at his EP launch fan-meetings in Guangzhou[8] and Chengdu[9] later that month.
Year | English Title | Chinese Title | Role | Notes |
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2021 | Fall in Love | 一见倾心 | Xu Guang Yao | |
Crush | 原来我很爱你 | Su Nian Qin | Main lead |
Year | Title | English Title | Network | Notes |
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2017 | 天生是優我 | Born U5 | Zhejiang Television | Pre-Debut |
2018 | 偶像练习生 | Idol Producer | iQiyi | Contestant Finished fifth |
花路之旅 | Flower Road Journey | Cast Member
Nine Percent Variety Show | ||
快乐大本营 | Happy Camp | Hunan Television | Guest | |
奔跑吧兄弟 | Keep Running | Zhejiang Television | ||
中国音乐公告牌 | Idol Hits | iQiyi | ||
咕噔咕噔Banana | Guten Guten Banana | Cast Member | ||
小姐姐的花店 | Sister's Flower Shop | |||
野生廚房 | Wild Kitchen | Hunan Television | ||
2019 | 快乐大本营 | Happy Camp | Guest | |
天天向上 | Day Day Up | |||
我们的演唱会 | Our Concert | iQiyi | Cast Member | |
限定的记忆 | More Than Forever | Nine Percent's Final Documentary | ||
2020 | 野生廚房2 | Wild Kitchen 2 | Hunan Television | Special Appearance |
快乐大本营 | Happy Camp | Guest |
Title | Album details | Sales [13] |
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刚好的伤口 (Imperfect Love) |
Track listing
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Escape |
Track listing
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
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"You" | 2018 | 14 | — | 刚好的伤口 (Imperfect Love) |
"刚好的伤口" (Imperfect Love) |
2019 | 3 | ||
"Get Outta My Head" | 6 | Escape | ||
"对手" (Competitor) |
4 |
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Non-album Single | |
"You Are So Beautiful" | 2020 | 5 | — | |
"休息之道" (Turn Off) |
2021 | 16 | ||
"在飞翔与迷失之间" (Lost) |
36 | |||
"别待了" (Stay No More) |
2022 | 5 | ||
"爱情从遗忘开始"
(Love Starts from Oblivion) |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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CHN [15] | |||
"最好的安排"
(The Best Arrangement) |
2020 | 5 | Love Designer OST[16] |
"盛夏" (Midsummer) (with Xue Mingyuan) |
27 | ||
"Meeting You" (with Wan Peng) |
2021 | — | Crush OST |
"Forever Shine For Me" | — |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | Notes |
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CHN[14] | ||||
"Over you" | 2019 | 19 | Escape | |
"Like a Star" | 17 | 限定的记忆 (More Than Forever) | [A] |
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"Say So" (with Doja Cat) |
2020 | Non-album Single |
Year | Name | Award | Work | Result | Ref |
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2019 | 第26屆東方風雲榜音樂盛典
The 26th Oriental Fengyun Music Festival |
Best New Singer (Taiwan) | — | Won | |
Most Popular EP | 刚好的伤口 (Imperfect Love) | Won | |||
2020 | QQ Music "Boom Boom Awards" | Youth Star Of The Year | — | Won | |
Sohu Fashion Awards | Popular Star Of The Year | — | Nominated |
In 2018, Lin was chosen to endorse the cosmetics brands Elizabeth Arden and Panasonic Beauty as well as being the ambassador for multiple Korean brands such as Innisfree and MISSHA. Lin was also given the opportunity to be the spokesperson for both Philosophy and skincare line Martiderm.
In 2019, Lin was chosen to present the full line of YSL Beauty as well as the Korean make-up brand 3CE. He was also chosen to become the ambassador of multiple brands, including Longchamp, LANVIN, Schwepps, CLEAR and Mirinda. He also became China's first ambassador for the brand Superga.
In 2020, Lin was chosen as a brand ambassador for Clé de Peau Beauté and Descente.
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4th Elimination |
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3rd Elimination |
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