LIN YANJUN
evan lin
singer, actor
24th August, 1995
181cm
Lin Yanjun is a Chinese singer and actor who debuted through the survival program Idol Producer, as the 5th highest ranking member and lead singer in Nine Percent.
He was born on August 24, 1995 in Haikou, Hainan to a JiangXi Mom and Taiwanese Dad. He has always loved music as a child but couldn't pursue his passion at a young age due to his family's objections. Because of the nature of his father’s work, he constantly moved around Jiangxi, Guangzhou, and Taiwan. He studied a year in Guangdong University of Foreign Studies and majored in English. Lin Yanjun passed the global auditions for JYP Entertainment but he did not accept the offer since he took a leave from school to fulfill his four-month mandatory military service.
Afterwards, In 2016, he joined Taiwan Playground Idol, but quit along with his fellow Mob trainees because of poor management by the company.
He then passed the auditions for Banana Entertainment and with his group, Trainee18, joined Idol producer in 2018. He performed as one of the two centers in the final episode and ultimately debuted with 12,131,367 votes. After debut, he also started his solo career, releasing his first single, You, and subsequently releasing multiple singles, EPs, OSTs and topping music charts.
While shooting for Wild Kitchen, Lin Yanjun revealed that he was taking acting lessons. In June 2020, Lin Yanjun started his acting career with 2nd lead role as Xu GuangYao in the republican drama, Fall in Love 一见倾心, filming in Hengdian. In September 2020, he started filming his first lead role in the modern romantic drama, Crush 原来我很爱你 in XiaMen, as Su Nianqin. The drama broadcasted on August 3, 2021 on IQIYI, garnering positive reviews for Yanjun’s first main drama role.
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