Marcus Chang

Marcus Chang (Chinese: 張立昂; born 28 May 1983) is a Taiwanese actor and singer-songwriter. He made his acting debut with the 2014 film Café. Waiting. Love.[1] He is best known for his leading roles in the television series Back to 1989 (2016), Behind Your Smile (2016-2017), Between (2018), and Lost Romance (2020).

Marcus Chang
Born
Chang Wen-ch'ien (張文謙)

(1983-05-28) 28 May 1983
NationalityTaiwanese
Alma materThe University of Auckland
OccupationActor, singer-songwriter
Years active2014–present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Musical career
Also known asMarcus C
OriginTaiwan
GenresMandopop
InstrumentsVocals, Guitar, Piano
Labels Sony Music Taiwan

Life and career

Chang was born in Taipei, Taiwan on May 28, 1983. He has one younger brother. At the age of 13, Chang moved to New Zealand with his family. He attended St. Peter's College for his secondary school. Chang graduated from the University of Auckland, majoring in Performing Arts and Audio Engineering.[2]

Following his graduation in 2006, Chang moved back to Taiwan to pursue a career as a singer.[3] In 2007, he entered One Million Star, a Taiwanese televised singing competition. He appeared in advertisements for CPC Corporation and Asia-Pacific Interactive Service in 2012.[4]

Chang made his official debut with Giddens Ko’s 2014 film, Café. Waiting. Love, alongside Vivian Sung. In 2015, he was cast in the television series To the Dearest Intruder.

In 2016, Chang took on his first leading role in the television series Back to 1989 and won the Best Potential Award at the Sanlih Drama Awards. In 2016-2017, he starred in the television series Behind Your Smile.

In 2018, Chang starred in the television series Between. His debut extended play, Zero (±1), was released on August 31, 2018 under Sony Music Taiwan. The title of the EP represents his dual identities: actor and musician.[5]

In 2019, Chang held his first solo concert at Legacy Taipei. He made cameo appearances in the movie Nina Wu and television series Let’s Go Crazy on LIVE! Chang’s second EP, Oxymoron, was released on December 26, 2019.

Chang’s second solo concert, Voice Up, was originally scheduled for April 25, 2020 at Legacy Taipei but was postponed to August 26th due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

In 2020, Chang reunited with Vivian Sung in the idol drama Lost Romance, in which he played dual roles as an overbearing CEO in a fictional universe inside a romance novel and in the real world. He also wrote and performed the Lost Romance soundtrack, “Lose to You.” Lost Romance placed number one in its time slot during most of its run, and Chang and Sung were praised for their on-screen chemistry.[7][8]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2015 To the Dearest Intruder Zhang Zen Lun
2016 Back to 1989[9] Chen Che
2016-2017 Behind Your Smile Zhao Yi Ting
2018 Between Luo Cheng Kai
2019 Let’s Go Crazy on LIVE! Chang Li Ang Cameo
2020 Lost Romance He Tianxing/ Situ Aoran

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Café. Waiting. Love Yang Ze Yu Official debut
2017 Therapist Xu De
2018 Nana's Game Fang Cheng Wei
How to Train Our Dragon imaginary man Cameo
2019 Nina Wu Dong Fu

Web series

Year Title Role
2015 Happy Together Zhu Jia Hao

Stage

Year Title Role
2015 Love Secretly Chen Yu Chen

Music Video

Year Artist Song Title
2018 Maggie Chiang “Treasure” [10]

[11] [12]

Discography

Extended plays

EP # Title Details Track listing
1st Zero (±1)
  • Released: August 31, 2018
  • Language: Mandarin
  • Label: Sony Music Taiwan
  • Still Love You
  • You & I
  • Between Us
  • Anti-single Singles Club
2nd Oxymoron
  • Released: December 26, 2019
  • Language: Mandarin
  • Label: Sony Music Taiwan
  • Between Us 2.0-(DJ KenLin Remix)
  • Talk to Me
  • 1440 mins
  • Tonight I'm Here

Singles

Year Song Title Notes
2018 “Still Love You” Between OST
“You & I”
2019 “Highway Lover”
“Tonight I’m Here” Released in Marcourageous 1st Anniversary Special on October 15, 2019

Lost Romance OST

2020 “Lose to You” Launched on all digital music platforms on June 5, 2020

Official music video launched on October 18, 2020

Lost Romance OST

Compositions

Music and lyrics written by Chang.

Year Song Title Notes
2011 “When it Comes to You”
“I'll Be There”
2012 “Don't Let Me Know”
“Chain Reaction”
2014 “Pure Love” Track by Wu Yong-bin
2018 “Sandwich Girl” Track by Maggie Chiang

Lyrics by Tian Le

“Still Love You” Between OST
“You & I”
“Between Us” Duet with Sam Lin

Between OST

“Anti-single Singles Club”
2019 “Highway Lover” Music co-written with Andrew Page
“Tonight I'm Here” Lost Romance OST
“Talk to Me”
“1440 minutes”
2020 “Lose to You” Lost Romance OST

References

  1. Searching for Uncertainty: 等一個人咖啡 / Café. Waiting. Love. Synopsis
  2. Stella Soon (5 November 2018). "Interview with Marcus Chang – The Multi-talented Musician & Actor". Asian Pop Weekly. Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  3. Li Jia Hong (12 April 2018). "忍了十年!張立昂終於開口「還愛妳」《三明治女孩》曝光". STAR SETN (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  4. "亞太互動服務". Vimeo. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  5. "5 Taiwanese Actors Who Are Also Talented Singer-Songwriters". Soompi. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  6. "Legacy". www.legacy.com.tw. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  7. "宋芸樺披婚紗嫁張立昂 《浪漫輸給你》掀劇情高潮 - Yahoo奇摩新聞". tw.news.yahoo.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  8. 娛樂星聞 (5 September 2020). "《浪漫輸給你》收視蟬聯冠軍 張立昂、宋芸樺大放閃親不停 | 娛樂星聞". star.setn.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  9. "[Current Taiwanese Drama 2016] Back To 1989 1989一念間". Soompi Forums. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  10. Chiang -Treasure
  11. Marcus Chang at hkmdb.com
  12. Marcus Chang at chinesemov.com
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