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Liu Yifei

Liu Yifei (born August 25, 1987), also known as Crystal Liu, is a Chinese actress, model, dancer and singer. Her legal name is Liu Ximeizi. The "茜" (Xi) is from the German film Sissi(Chinese translation 茜茜公主—hence the pronunciation of xi not qian; her mother calls her Xixi).

Early life and education

Liu was born in Tongji Hospital in Hubei, she was originally named An Feng.[1] She is the only child of An Shaokang (安少康), a 1st Secretary in the Chinese Embassy in France and French language university professor, and Liu Xiaoli (刘晓莉), a dancer and a stage performer. Her parents divorced when she was 7 years old and she was raised solely by her mother. That same year, she changed her name to Liu Ximeizi and began modelling, along with training in singing, dancing and playing the piano. She is very close to Chen Jinfei (陈金飞), her godfather.[3][4]

When she was 11 years old, Liu and her mother moved to New York City, where she attended Louis Pasteur Middle School 67.[5] Returning to China in 2002 to pursue an acting career, she began to be known as Liu Yifei (刘亦菲). Several weeks later, Liu was accepted into the Performance Institute of Beijing Film Academy at the age of 15, where she graduated from in 2006.

Career

Immediately following her admittance into Beijing Film Academy, Liu received offers to star in various television drama serials. Her first role on television was in The Story of a Noble Family. Shortly after, she was chosen to play the role of Wang Yuyan in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, an adaptation of Louis Cha's novel of the same title. Initially, Liu Tao was selected for the role of Wang Yuyan but it went to Liu Yifei eventually and Liu Tao was cast as A'zhu instead.[citation needed]

In 2005, Liu starred as Zhao Ling'er in Chinese Paladin, an adaptation of the action RPG The Legend of Sword and Fairy. The following year, she starred in The Return of the Condor Heroes, a television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. After intense speculation on who would play Xiaolongnü, the role was finally offered to her. She was backed by Cha, who felt that she had all the necessary qualities to play the role of the young and innocent female protagonist.[6] Although the drama serials she has acted in were well-received, the films she starred in did poorly in terms of box office earnings with the exception of The Forbidden Kingdom.

Liu appeared in Jimmy Lin's music video of the song "I Am Still Waiting For You" (我还在等你) from his 2006 album Can't Stop Me (挡不住我). She has also previously co-starred with him inDemi-Gods and Semi-Devils and The Love Winner. Liu also attended one of Lin's concerts as a guest, and in turn, he appeared at her birthday party in 2005. In conjunction with her acting career, Liu obtained a recording contract with Sony Music Entertainment Japan in August 2005. She has started studying singing and dancing in Japan since then.[7] She released her first single "Mayonaka no Door" with Sony Music on July 19, 2006. Her song "Mayonaka no Doa" as recorded by Sony Music appeared on television as one of the ending themes to Demashita!Powerpuff Girls Z.

In 2008, she co-starred with Jet Li and Jackie Chan in The Forbidden Kingdom, in which she played Golden Sparrow, an orphan seeking revenge against her parents' killer. In 2010, she starred in Love In Disguise with Leehom Wang.

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004Love of May
五月之恋
Zhao Xuan
2004The Love Winner
恋爱大赢家
Jin Qiaolialternative title I Love How You Love Me (喜欢你喜欢我)
2006Abao De Gushi
阿宝的故事
Xixi
2008The Forbidden Kingdom
功夫之王
Golden Sparrow
2010Love In Disguise
恋爱通告
Song Xiaoqing
2011A Chinese Ghost Story
倩女幽魂
Nie Xiaoqian
2011White Vengeance
鸿门宴
Consort Yu
2012The Four
四大名捕
WuqingAwaiting release July 12, 2012
2012The Assassins
铜雀台[8]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002The Story of a Noble Family
金粉世家
Bai Xiuzhu
2003Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils
天龙八部
Wang Yuyan
2005Chinese Paladin
仙剑奇侠传
Zhao Ling'er
2005Doukou Nianhua
豆蔻年华
Teacher Xiao Zhao
2006The Return of the Condor Heroes
神雕侠侣
Xiaolongnü

Discography

Albums

Album informationTrack listNotes
Title: Liu Yifei
Label: Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Hong Kong) Limited
Release date: 31 August 2006
  1. 泡芙女孩
  2. 就要我滋味
  3. 心悸
  4. 幸运草
  5. 放飞美丽
  6. 世界的秘密
  7. 一克拉的眼泪
  8. 做你的秒钟
  9. 毛毛雨
  10. 爱的延长赛
Chinese album
Title: All My Words
Label: Sony Music Entertainment Japan
Release date: 6 September 2006
  1. 真夜中のドア
  2. 恋する週末
  3. HAPPINESS
  4. 愛のミナモト
  5. どこまでも ひろがる空に向かって
  6. テノヒラノカナタ
  7. My sunshiny day
  8. 世界の秘密
  9. CLOSE TO ME
  10. 月の夜
  11. スピード
  12. Pieces of my words ~言の花~
Japanese album

Singles

Album informationTrack listNotes
Title: Mayonaka no door
Label: Sony Music Entertainment Japan
Release date: 19 July 2006
  1. 真夜中のドア
  2. brightly
  3. 真夜中のドア (Instrumental)
  4. brightly (Instrumental)
Japanese album

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