Hsueh Shih-ling
Hsueh Shih-ling (Chinese: 薛仕凌; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sih Sū-lêng; born June 10, 1983), also known as Simon Hsueh or MC40,[1] is a Taiwanese actor, singer, rapper, songwriter and television presenter. He is formerly a member of the defunct Taiwanese hip hop band Da Mouth, with DJ Chung Hua, Harry, and Aisa.[2]
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Hsueh in December 2021 | |||||||||||||||
| Born | June 10, 1983 Sanmin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan | ||||||||||||||
| Other names | Xue Shiling, Simon Hsueh | ||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Fu Jen Catholic University | ||||||||||||||
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals, drums | ||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2007-present | ||||||||||||||
| Labels | Da Hsi Entertainment | ||||||||||||||
| Formerly of | Da Mouth | ||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 薛仕凌 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 薛仕凌 | ||||||||||||||
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Hsueh writes most of Da Mouth's song lyrics and is considered one of the best and fastest rappers in Taiwan with his multi-language rapping ability.[3]
Early life
Hsueh was born on June 10, 1983 in Sanmin District, Kaohsiung and was raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He attended Fu Jen Catholic University Department of English, in New Taipei City, Taiwan. He speaks English and Mandarin fluently.[3] He is also known as Simon Hsueh.[4]
Career
2007-2009: Da Mouth debut
Hsueh signed up under Universal Music Taiwan and formed the group, Da Mouth in 2007.[3] The group released their debut self-titled album Da Mouth on November 26, 2007.[5] The album consists of thirteen songs, in which all the songs (with the exception of the three instrumental songs) are penned by Hsueh.[6]
The group received the Best Singing Group at the 19th Golden Melody Awards, which was held in the Taipei Arena on July 5, 2008.[7]
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.[8] 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.[9]
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".[10] In addition, he wrote the songs "D.I.S.C.O"[11] and "怪......不怪"[12] 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
Da Mouth's third album,One Two Three (万凸3) was released on January 23, 2010, under Universal Music Taiwan.[13] The album consists of twelve songs, all written by Hsueh, excluding the two instrumental songs.[14] The lead track "喇舌" was listed at number 42 on Hit Fm Taiwan's Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart (Hit-Fm年度百首單曲) for 2010.[15]
In the same year, the group released their first New + Best Selections album, Episode (首部曲) on October 8, 2010.[16] 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).[17]
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.[18]
Once again, the group won the Best Singing Group at the 22nd Golden Melody Awards in 2011.[19]
On the other hand, Hsueh contributed the lyrics of "Love Faith Live" (說愛就愛) by Vanness Wu in C'est La V album released on July 15, 2011.[20] During this year, he also appeared in television series that include Pearls of Love, Office Girls, and Love SOS consecutively.
His acting career continued the next year with Touch of the Light film and Ti Amo Chocolate television series with Vanness Wu, Joanne Tseng, and Wang Zi. He also contributed the song "Extras" (臨時演員) for the series' soundtrack.[21]
On April 27, 2012, Da Mouth released their fourth album, "流感" (ˋinfluəns).[22] The album has twelve songs, in which ten are written by Hsueh.[23] Additionally, he wrote the song "SpeXial" by a boygroup with the same name and album released on December 7, 2012.[24]
Hsueh starred in the television series, Love Around after filming the King Flower 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 Workers, as well as Best Leading Actor in a Television Series for Born Into Loving Hands.[25]
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.[26]
Filmography
Film
| Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
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| 2009 | L-O-V-E | 愛到底 | — | Introduction (segment: "Di liu hao liu hai nan sheng") |
| 2012 | Touch of the Light | 逆光飛翔 | Ah Yin | |
| 2012 | Letters to the Future | 給未來的信 | Hsien | Short film |
| 2014 | A Minute More | 只要一分鐘 | Hsiao-nan | |
| 2017 | Please Love Her | 請愛我的女朋友 | Lawrence | |
| 2017 | Sakana Otoko | 魚男 | Xiang Xian-zhi | Television |
| 2018 | Single Day | 哈囉！有事嗎 | Bai Ying-chieh | |
| 2019 | The Teacher | 我的靈魂是愛做的 | Jo | |
| 2019 | RPG | 最愛女人RPG | Lv Ren | |
| 2022 | You Have To Kill Me | 我是自願讓他殺了我 | Wang Yu-jer | Television |
| 2022 | The Gunshots | 鎗聲 | Hao | Television |
| 2022 | The Abandoned | 查無此心 | Lin's friend | |
| 2023 | Workers: The Movie | 做工的人電影版 | Quan |
Television series
| Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
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| 2011 | Pearls of Love | 珍愛林北 | DJ | |
| 2011 | Office Girls | 小資女孩向前衝 | ||
| 2011 | Love SOS | 戀愛SOS | Wang Da-tong | |
| 2012 | Ti Amo Chocolate | 愛上巧克力 | Wei Li | |
| 2013 | King Flower | 金大花的華麗冒險 | Jin Da-li | |
| 2013 | Love Around | 真愛黑白配 | James | |
| 2014 | You Light Up My Star | 你照亮我星球 | Shen Po-yu | |
| 2015 | Be with Me | 舞吧舞吧在一起 | ShowBiz Host | Line TV |
| 2016 | Prince of Wolf | 狼王子 | Jiang Ping | |
| 2016 | Chih Ming & Chun Chiao | 志明與春嬌 | Wang Chih-ming | Choco TV |
| 2018 | The Ex-Man | 前男友不是人 | Hsu Sheng-jen | |
| 2018 | Single Ladies Senior | 高塔公主 | Chang Shu-huai | |
| 2020 | Workers | 做工的人 | Quan | HBO Go |
| 2020 | Born Into Loving Hands | 生生世世 | Xie Yu-shu | |
| 2021 | Gold Leaf | 茶金 | Fan Wen-gui | |
| 2022 | Twisted Strings | 良辰吉時 | Hong Yun-long | HBO Go |
| 2022 | Lesson in Love | 第9節課 | Li Da-wei | iQIYI |
| 2022 | Shards of Her | 她和她的她 | Netflix | |
| TBA | Taiwan Crime Stories | 台灣犯罪故事 －出軌 | Disney+ |
Television hosting
| Title | Channel |
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| 音樂這個讚 | Channel V Taiwan |
| 娛樂排排讚 | |
| Campus Superman (校園SUPERMAN) | |
| 音樂飆榜-西洋榜 | |
| ShowBiz | Sanlih E-Television |
Music video appearances
| Year | Song title | Artist(s) |
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| 2010 | "Welcome" | One Two Free[27] |
| 2011 | "3D Wu Li Quan Shi" (3D舞力全失) | One Two Free |
| 2020 | "Until I Met You" | Yo Lee |
| 2020 | "Walk with Me If You’re One of the Lonely Ones" | EggPlantEgg |
| 2021 | "Prediction" | Tsai Huang-ru |
| 2021 | "Jue Jiang De Gu Dan" (倔強的孤單) | Ricky Hsiao |
Discography
Compositions
As lyricist
| Year | Song | Details |
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| 2007 | "靠過來" (Kao Guo Lai) |
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| "結果咧" (Jie Guo Lie) | ||
| "Get You Back" | ||
| "Step on the Beat" | ||
| "我願意" (Wo Yuan Yi) | ||
| "我就是喜歡你" (Wo Jiu Shi Xi Huan Ni) | ||
| "大嘴巴" (Da Zui Ba) | ||
| "119" | ||
| "無可取代" (Wu Ke Qu Dai) | ||
| "懷秋" (Huai Qiu) | ||
| 2008 | "Da Now一場" (Da Now Yi Chang) |
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| "緊箍咒" (Jin Gu Zhou) | ||
| "國王皇后" (Guo Wang Huang Hou) | ||
| "永遠在身邊" (Yong Yuan Zai Shen Bian) | ||
| "愛的宣言" (Ai De Xuan Yan) | ||
| "Falling Like Dat" | ||
| "We Wanna Party" | ||
| "小心眼" (Xiao Xin Yan) | ||
| "Down" | ||
| "國王皇后Remix" (Guo Wang Huang Hou remix) | ||
| 2009 | "D.I.S.C.O" |
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| "怪......不怪" |
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| 2010 | "喇舌" (La She) |
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| "Rock It" | ||
| "Green Kicks" | ||
| "愛不愛我" (Ai Bu Ai Wo) | ||
| "Shining" | ||
| "Kiss" | ||
| "Happy Birthday My Dear" | ||
| "大創作家" (solo song) |
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| "結果咧日文版 Remix" | ||
| "沒禮貌" | ||
| 2011 | "Love Faith Live" (說愛就愛) |
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| 2012 | "張大你的嘴巴" |
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| "流感" | ||
| "你怕誰" | ||
| "R u kiDdiNg mE?" | ||
| "Beautiful Luv" | ||
| "防衛心態" | ||
| "Up 3x" | ||
| "Baboo" | ||
| "Baby Gnite" | ||
| "Play!" | ||
| "SpeXial" |
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As composer
| Year | Song | Details |
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| 2010 | "大創作家" (solo song) |
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Collaborations
| Year | Song Title | Details |
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| 2009 | "哥本哈根的童話" |
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| 2010 | "Welcome" (歡迎光臨) |
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Soundtrack contributions
| Year | Song Title | OST |
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| 2012 | "Extras" (臨時演員) | Ti Amo Chocolate[21] |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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| 2008 | 19th Golden Melody Awards | Best Vocal Group | Da Mouth | Won |
| 2009 | 20th Golden Melody Awards | Player | Nominated | |
| 2011 | 22nd Golden Melody Awards | One Two Three | Won | |
| 2021 | 56th Golden Bell Awards | Best Leading Actor in a Television Series | Born Into Loving Hands | Won |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film | Workers | Won | ||
| 2022 | 57th Golden Bell Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series | Gold Leaf | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film | You Have To Kill Me | Nominated |
References
- ^ "MC40 official blog". Wretch blog. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
- ^ "Da Mouth official account". Facebook. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
- ^ a b c (in Chinese) Universal Music Taiwan
- ^ Chang, Eddy (August 28, 2016). "Taipei Watcher: The call is loud and clear". Taipei Times. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
- ^ (in Chinese)"大嘴巴 / 同名專輯" May 31, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Books.com.tw. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
- ^ a b Da Mouth. Da Mouth. 2007. CD.
- ^ (in Chinese) GIO, Taiwan 19th Golden Melody Awards winners list August 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine 16 October 2008. Retrieved 2011-06-12
- ^ (in Chinese)"大嘴巴 / 王元口力口" May 31, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Books.com.tw. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
- ^ a b Da Mouth. Wang Yuan Kou Li Kou. 2008. CD.
- ^ a b Chloe Wang. 哥本哈根的童話. 2009. CD.
- ^ a b Yungai Hayung. Dancing Queen. 2009. CD.
- ^ a b Sky Wu. Sky Wu 2009 New Album. 2009. CD.
- ^ "大嘴巴 / 万凸3". Books.com.tw.. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
- ^ a b Da Mouth. One Two Three. CD. 2010.
- ^ (in Chinese) HITO Radio Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart- 2010 (#1 to 50) Retrieved 2011-05-10
- ^ "Episode Da First Episode Featured + songs (2CD) (Pre-disk)". Yesasia.com. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
- ^ a b c Da Mouth. Episode. 2010. CD.
- ^ One Two Free. One Two Free. 2010. CD.
- ^ (in Chinese) GIO, Taiwan 22nd Golden Melody Awards winners list June 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine 20 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-20
- ^ a b Vanness Wu. C'est La V. 2011. CD.
- ^ a b "Ti Amo Chocolate Original TV Soundtrack". YesAsia. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
- ^ "專輯官方網站". Books.com.tw. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
- ^ a b Da Mouth. Influence. 2012. CD.
- ^ a b SpeXial. SpeXial. 2012. CD.
- ^ Lo, James; Teng, Pei-ju (October 3, 2021). "Hip-hop star clinches two acting honors at Golden Bells". Central News Agency. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
- ^ "薛仕凌「不想太舒服」 甜曝與8年女友好事新進度". 噓！星聞 (in Chinese). December 2, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- ^ "自由發揮－歡迎光臨 mv （官方正式HD版本）". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-08-22.