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, MC40 or 40, 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 Chang, and Aisa.[1]

Hsueh Shih-ling
Hsueh in December 2021
Born (1983-06-10) June 10, 1983
Other names40, Xue Shiling, Simon Hsueh
Alma materFu Jen Catholic University
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Singer
  • Rapper
  • Songwriter
  • Host
Musical career
Instrument(s)Vocals, drums, bass, guitar
Years active2007–present
LabelsDa Hsi Entertainment
Formerly ofDa Mouth
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese薛仕凌
Simplified Chinese薛仕凌

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.[2]

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, Mandarin and Taiwanese fluently.[2]

Career

2007–2009: Da Mouth debut

Hsueh in Tainan, 2010

Hsueh signed up under Universal Music Taiwan and formed the group, Da Mouth in 2007.[2] The group released their debut self-titled album Da Mouth on November 26, 2007.[3] The album consists of thirteen songs, in which all the songs (with the exception of the three instrumental songs) are penned by Hsueh.[4]

The group received the Best Singing Group at the 19th Golden Melody Awards, which was held in the Taipei Arena on July 5, 2008.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7]

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".[8] In addition, he wrote the songs "D.I.S.C.O"[9] and "怪......不怪"[10] 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.[11] The album consists of twelve songs, all written by Hsueh, excluding the two instrumental songs.[12] 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.[13]

In the same year, the group released their first New + Best Selections album, Episode (首部曲) on October 8, 2010.[14] 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).[15]

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.[16]

Once again, the group won the Best Singing Group at the 22nd Golden Melody Awards in 2011.[17]

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.[18] 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.[19]

On April 27, 2012, Da Mouth released their fourth album, "流感" (ˋinfluəns).[20] The album has twelve songs, in which ten are written by Hsueh.[21] Additionally, he wrote the song "SpeXial" by a boygroup with the same name and album released on December 7, 2012.[22]

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.[23]

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.[24]

Filmography

Film

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNotes
2009L-O-V-E愛到底Introductor
2012Touch of the Light逆光飛翔Hsien
Letters to the Future給未來的信HsienShort film
2014A Minute More只要一分鐘Nan
2017Please Love Her請愛我的女朋友Lawrence
Sakana Otoko魚男Hsiang Hsien-chihTelevision film
2018Single Day哈囉!有事嗎Pai Ying-chieh
2019The Teacher我的靈魂是愛做的Jo
RPG最愛女人RPGLu Yen
2022You Have To Kill Me我是自願讓他殺了我Wang Yu-tseTelevision film
The Gunshots鎗聲HaoTelevision film
2023Workers: The Movie做工的人電影版Lai Han-chuan (Chuan)
Eye of The Storm 疫起 Chin Yu-chung
The Abandoned查無此心Huang Tung-chi
2024 Organ Girl 器子 Wu
2025 Malice 惡潮 Ming-i

Television series

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNotes
2011Pearls of Love珍愛林北DJ
Office Girls小資女孩向前衝TV Host
Love SOS戀愛SOSWang Ta-tung
2012Ti Amo Chocolate愛上巧克力Wei Li
2013King Flower金大花的華麗冒險Chin Ta-li
Love Around真愛黑白配James
2014You Light Up My Star你照亮我星球Shen Po-yu
2015Be with Me舞吧舞吧在一起TV HostLine TV
2016Prince of Wolf狼王子Chiang Ping
Chih Ming & Chun Chiao志明與春嬌Wang Chih-mingChoco TV
2018The Ex-Man前男友不是人Hsu Sheng-jen
Single Ladies Senior高塔公主Chang Shu-huai
2020Workers做工的人ChuanHBO Go
Born into Loving Hands生生世世Hsieh Yu-shu
2021Gold Leaf茶金Fan Wen-kueiNetflix
2022Twisted Strings良辰吉時Hung Yun-lungHBO Go
Shards of Her她和她的她Kuan Hsiang-liNetflix
Lesson in Love第9節課Li Ta-weiiQIYI, Netflix
2023Taiwan Crime Stories台灣犯罪故事 -出軌Lin Hsueh-chingDisney+
Agent from Above乩身Wu Tien-chi[25]Netflix
Tabloid 死了一個娛樂女記者之後 Hai
The Actress 影后

Television hosting

Year TitleChannel
2010 音樂這個讚Channel V Taiwan
2010 音樂飆榜-西洋榜
2011 娛樂排排讚
Campus Superman
(校園SUPERMAN)
2016 LGBTalk Show YouTube
2011-2016 ShowBizSanlih E-Television

Music video appearances

YearSong titleArtist(s)
2010"Welcome" (歡迎光臨)One Two Free[26]
2011"3D Dancing Lost" (3D舞力全失)One Two Free
2020"Until I Met You" (直到我遇見了你)Yo Lee
2020"Walk with Me If You’re One of the Lonely Ones"

(孤獨的人我們一起出發)

EggPlantEgg
2021"Prediction" (預言)Tsai Huang-ru
2021"Stubborn Loneliness" (倔強的孤單)Ricky Hsiao
2023 "Embryo" (成人) HUSH

Discography

Hsueh (right), along with members of Da Mouth, 2007

As lyricist

YearSongDetails
2007 "靠過來" (Kao Guo Lai)
"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)
"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"
  • Album:Dancing Queen[9]
  • Release Date: October 30, 2009
  • Singer(s): Yungai Hayung
"怪......不怪"
  • Album:Sky Wu 2009 New Album[10]
  • Release Date: December 24, 2009
  • Singer(s): Sky Wu
2010 "喇舌" (La She)
"Rock It"
"Green Kicks"
"愛不愛我" (Ai Bu Ai Wo)
"Shining"
"Kiss"
"Happy Birthday My Dear"
"大創作家" (solo song)
"結果咧日文版 Remix"
"沒禮貌"
2011 "Love Faith Live" (說愛就愛)
2012 "張大你的嘴巴"
"流感"
"你怕誰"
"R u kiDdiNg mE?"
"Beautiful Luv"
"防衛心態"
"Up 3x"
"Baboo"
"Baby Gnite"
"Play!"
"SpeXial"

As composer

YearSongDetails
2010 "大創作家" (solo song)

Collaborations

YearSong TitleDetails
2009 "哥本哈根的童話"
  • Album: 哥本哈根的童話[8]
  • Released: July 17, 2009
  • Participant(s): Chloe Wang (王心如), MC40
2010 "Welcome" (歡迎光臨)
  • Album: One Two Free
  • Released: November 5, 2010
  • Participant(s): One Two Free (自由發揮), MC40

Soundtrack contributions

YearSong TitleOST
2012"Extras" (臨時演員)Ti Amo Chocolate[19]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
200819th Golden Melody AwardsBest Vocal GroupDa MouthWon
200920th Golden Melody AwardsPlayerNominated
201122nd Golden Melody AwardsOne Two ThreeWon
202156th Golden Bell AwardsBest Leading Actor in a Television SeriesBorn into Loving HandsWon
Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Television FilmWorkersWon
202257th Golden Bell AwardsBest Supporting Actor in a Television SeriesGold LeafNominated
Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Television FilmYou Have To Kill MeNominated
2023 25th Taipei Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Eye of the StormNominated
58th Golden Bell Awards Best Leading Actor in a Television Series Taiwan Crime Stories Won
Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards[27] Best Supporting Actor Taiwan Crime StoriesWon

References

  1. "Da Mouth official account". Facebook. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
  2. (in Chinese) Universal Music Taiwan Da Mouth profile
  3. (in Chinese)"大嘴巴 / 同名專輯" Archived May 31, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Books.com.tw. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
  4. Da Mouth. Da Mouth. 2007. CD.
  5. (in Chinese) GIO, Taiwan 19th Golden Melody Awards winners list Archived August 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine October 16, 2008. Retrieved June 12, 2011
  6. (in Chinese)"大嘴巴 / 王元口力口" Archived May 31, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Books.com.tw. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
  7. Da Mouth. Wang Yuan Kou Li Kou. 2008. CD.
  8. Chloe Wang. 哥本哈根的童話. 2009. CD.
  9. Yungai Hayung. Dancing Queen. 2009. CD.
  10. Sky Wu. Sky Wu 2009 New Album. 2009. CD.
  11. "大嘴巴 / 万凸3". Books.com.tw.. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  12. Da Mouth. One Two Three. CD. 2010.
  13. (in Chinese) HITO Radio Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart- 2010 (#1 to 50) Retrieved May 10, 2011
  14. "Episode Da First Episode Featured + songs (2CD) (Pre-disk)". Yesasia.com. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  15. Da Mouth. Episode. 2010. CD.
  16. One Two Free. One Two Free. 2010. CD.
  17. (in Chinese) GIO, Taiwan 22nd Golden Melody Awards winners list Archived June 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine June 20, 2011. Retrieved June 20, 2011
  18. Vanness Wu. C'est La V. 2011. CD.
  19. "Ti Amo Chocolate Original TV Soundtrack". YesAsia. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  20. "專輯官方網站". Books.com.tw. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  21. Da Mouth. Influence. 2012. CD.
  22. SpeXial. SpeXial. 2012. CD.
  23. 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.
  24. "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.
  25. Allie Hsieh (November 25, 2022). "Netflix《乩身》7大看點!史上最貴台劇、柯震東為「三太子」王柏傑賣命降妖,宛如東方版「驅魔神探」!" (in Chinese). Cosmopolitan. Archived from the original on February 9, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  26. "自由發揮-歡迎光臨 mv (官方正式HD版本)". YouTube. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
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