Chang Chen-yue


Ayal Komod, better known by his stage name A-Yue or Chang Chen-yue, is an aboriginal Taiwanese rock and Hip-Hop musician, songwriter, singer and guitarist, and the frontman of his band, Free Night, also known as Free9. He is most widely known for his 1998 hit song "Ai Wo Bie Zou". His 2013 album I am Ayal Komod was awarded the Best Album Award during the 25th Golden Melody Awards.
Chang is a Taiwanese aborigine of the Amis people.

Life and career

Chang was in the church choir as a child, which made him interested in music at a young age. He learnt to play the guitar in his middle school years and was gradually exposed to rock music.
Chang released his first album I Just Like You with labels Pony Canyon and Magic Stone in 1993 before following up with the album Have the Flowers Opened Yet?, with Taiwanese label Rock Records. Chang released his third and fourth albums This Afternoon is Very Boring and Secret Base with Magic Stone. The song Love Me, Don't Go from Secret Base was a massive hit in Mainland China and Taiwan. Both albums made the China Times Top 10 Albums list for 1998 and 1999 respectively. Chang crossed into Hip hop music in a collaboration with rapper MC HotDog in the song Wo Yao Qian from the album Secret Base. Chang appeared in the 1998 film Connection by Fate, directed by Wan Jen, it was shown at the Venice Film Festival and won the FIPRESCI/NETPAC Award at The Singapore International Film Festival in 1999.
In December 2000, Chang released the album Trouble, it was awarded Top 10 Albums by Chinese Music Media Awards. He released albums Orange and Orange 2 in April and July 2001 respectively, as well as changing his name to DJ Orange. Chang released his eighth album One Of These Days with Rock Records in 2002. In 2004, Chang released the album Useless Guy which included a complication of his most popular songs as well as new songs Heaven, I Will Miss You, and Useless People. Chang founded his own record label True Color in 2004 and released his first extended play Drunk with the label. Chang released an additional EP Goodbye in July 2005 with Rock Records.
Chang released his ninth studio album OK in July 2007. For his album he was awarded as the eighth best mandarin male artist by chinese tabloid Southern Metropolis Daily. He collaborated with singer Tanya Chua in the hit song Missing You is a Type of Illness from the album. The song was written by Chang and singer-songwriter Chyi Chin. Chang also collaborated with fellow rapper MC HotDog and Taiwanese TV anchor Patty Hou on the song Small Star. In 2008, Chang created the band Superband along with Jonathan Lee, Wakin Chau, and Lo Ta-yu. The band's first EP North Bound , won the Jury Award at the 21st Golden Melody Awards. In their second 2010 EP, Go South, the song Give Me My Own Song was awarded as the Best Song of The Year at the 22nd Golden Melody Awards. They disbanded later that year after finishing all tours.
Chang released his 10th studio album I am Ayal Komod in July 2013. His album was awarded the Best Mandarin Album during the 25th Golden Melody Awards. In 2015, he joined the Hip-Hop band 兄弟本色G.U.T.S., with rapper MC HotDog, E-SO, and Xiao Chun. The band is known for their hit song "Fei Tai Yuan". In 2017, he appeared as one of the judges alongside Kris Wu, Will Pan, Jane Zhang, and GAI. in the rap competition show, The Rap of China. The show had reached 1.3 billion views in a little over a month. Chang reappeared as one of the judges for seasons 2 and 3 of the show from 2018-2019, but did not reappear for season 4. He released his fourth EP Gone Away in October 2019.

Controversy

At the Tai Ke Rock Concert in August 2005, Taiwanese musician Chang Chen-yue performed the racist and misogynistic rap "The Invasion of the Korean Wave" attacking actor Bae Yong-joon, Korean groups Clon and H.O.T., female Taiwanese musicians Yuki Hsu, A-Mei, and Coco Lee, and the Korean Wave in general.

Discography

Personal period

Repertoire

  1. I Just Like You
  2. My heart is beating for you
  3. Miss your mood
  4. Listen to music loudly
  5. Crying song
  6. City Paradise return ticket
  7. sea
  8. The river that only flows on Sunday
  9. Go for a walk
  10. Hate summer
  11. April Fool's Day
  12. ''Gospel''

Repertoire

  1. Have the Flowers Opened Yet?(花开了没有?)
  2. fragile(脆弱)
  3. Small request(小小要求)
  4. I like to fly(我喜欢飞翔)
  5. Naughty family(顽皮家族)
  6. Growing up is troublesome(长大是件麻烦的事)
  7. meet by chance(不期而遇)
  8. How are you
  9. My heart, my love
  10. Really by the sea
  11. Angel island
  • Won the top ten albums of "China Times" in 1998
  • Won the top ten Chinese musicians exchange association albums

Repertoire

  1. The person who broke up(分手的人)
  2. Pickup Artists(把妹)
  3. First experience of love(爱的初体验)
  4. Are you going to wait for me(你会等我吗?)
  5. change(改变)
  6. Stop falling in love(不要再谈恋爱)
  7. This Afternoon is Very Boring(这个下午很无聊)
  8. How to do(怎么办)
  9. Fellow learners(同学会)
  10. secret(秘密)
  11. drink(喝酒)

Repertoire

  1. I want money(我要钱)
  2. Free Night
  3. Break up(分手吧)
  4. courage(勇气)
  5. Love you me him(爱情你我他)
  6. One Night Stand
  7. Love me do not go(爱我别走)
  8. God sister(干妹妹)
  9. See you 300 times(看你300回)
  10. free(自由)
  11. Love don't stop(爱不要停摆)
  12. forgive(原谅)
  13. First experience of love -Let's Do Cha-Cha Mix (爱的初体验)
  14. nonsense(放屁)
  15. over thinking(想太多)
  16. There was no way out at the beginning(一开始就没退路)
  17. Intro
  18. Trouble
  19. In the early morning(在凌晨)
  20. dreaming(做梦)
  21. bitch couple(狗男女)
  22. 0204 I
  23. 0204 II
  24. Intro
  25. go away(离开)
  26. World Harmony(世界大同)
  27. Walk to the end(走到底)
  28. Winter afternoon sun
  29. Robot walking(机器人走路)
  30. be lazy(偷懒)
  31. Sando King(山道王)
  32. Breeze and perfume(微风香水)
  33. stop(停)
  34. Trouble Remix
  35. Don't Give A Damn About Me!
  36. Frog Courtship(青蛙求偶记)
  37. Words from friends(朋友的话)
  38. good weather(好天气)
  39. hide(隐藏)
  40. Sink(沉没)
  41. Need to work hard
  42. All over again(一切再重来)
  43. Surrender(认输)
  44. autumn and winter(秋天冬天)
  45. man(男子汉)
  46. only friends(只是朋友)
  47. Leilei(蕾蕾)
  48. Breeze and perfume(微风香水)
  49. One Of These Days(等我有一天)
  50. Smelly man(臭男人)
  51. Hands in pockets(双手插口袋)
  1. Missing is a disease
  2. You said there is a girl
  3. intersection
  4. Difficult
  5. OK
  6. Lonely Night Watch
  7. Goodbye
  8. Xiaoyu
  9. Just let this song
  10. little stars
  11. Goodbye -True Version
  1. Sports car and tank
  2. Broken guitar
  3. Go a little slower
  4. Let's do this first
  5. Disappear in your world
  6. Ouch
  7. on duty off duty
  8. There is the sea in front of my house
  9. Don't cry, Abby
  10. Hugging you
  11. Nameless love song
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Filmography

Variety and reality show