What I wrote before:
When I was in high school, I had an mp4 with more than thirty songs downloaded, of which four or five were Assan's songs.
It was 2012. I didn’t know her at all. I only knew that she sang, as if she was telling some sad stories.
After taking the college entrance examination, I had time and began to get to know her in depth. It was also then that I learned some stories about her.
She is so strong, so brave, so admirable.
If you are also interested, please continue reading.
Before she was 28 years old, her name was Huang Yanlin .
Her wish is simple, to sing and keep singing.
Later, she wrote in her blog: Singing on stage is one thing I will never give up in my life. For this dream, I spent a lot of thought and effort.
She did.
Huang Yanlin’s years of persistence and hard work have brought us a Asang who is as quiet, pure and lonely as the night.
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When Ah Sang was still Huang Yanlin, she was more sad than happy.
Since she was a child, her family conditions were not good. The conditions mentioned here include material and care.
's family is poor and his life is limited, which is due to the lack of material things.
Parents’ quarrels and emotional discord are signs of a lack of care.
The former is like being trapped in heavy rain, helpless, but you can wait for to clear up after the rain .
The latter is more like floating in the vast sea, desperate and not knowing where he is.
When I was in the sixth grade of elementary school, my parents continued to argue. In the end, they couldn't argue and chose to divorce.
In the failed and chaotic love, Huang Yanlin became a victim.
In the following time, her mother was always busy with work, and her father paid little attention to her. She gradually got used to the dark nights, and became accustomed to being calm and submissive.
Asang once said: I am afraid of causing trouble to others and becoming a trouble to others, so having no personality is my personality.
Her sensitivity, her concerns, and her maturity all stem from her youthful experiences.
gets no care and response, no one to protect and no one to love, like a tree growing out of a rock crack. The harsher the environment, the deeper her roots are rooted, and the more she wants to jump upward.
So, Huang Yanlin is not without personality.
On the contrary, she is independent, strong, optimistic and cheerful.
When she was in junior high school, Huang Yanlin started living at her aunt's house. The aunt is very good, but after all, she is not her own mother, so she cannot act like a spoiled child unscrupulously. Huang Yanlin has learned to watch her words and emotions.
Not long after, the sensible Huang Yanlin tried every means to reduce the pressure on her aunt.
made chocolate wrappers, opened plastic flowers, and installed electronic parts... In order to make money to support her family, she did many jobs.
But what she wants to do most is to sing, sing, and keep singing.
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Huang Yanlin likes singing and acting. She has participated in many singing competitions, but her results were not satisfactory. When
was younger, Huang Yanlin participated in a singing competition. The judges were chatting with each other while she was singing. They didn't pay attention at all and gave her a score casually, allowing another contestant to advance.
Those random evaluations and decisions have inadvertently wiped out a girl's energy and enthusiasm.
She was still young at that time, and her dreams were thwarted, with no one to complain about. After returning home, she couldn't eat, so she hid in bed and cried for several days.
When she was in high school, Huang Yanlin chose to study the film and television department at Nanqiang Senior Industrial and Commercial Vocational School in Taiwan.
In 1995, 20-year-old Huang Yanlin graduated. She was admitted to the Taiwan Art Work Corps and officially started her acting career.
In the bustling and difficult life, she finally chose to bravely pursue her dream. In 2000, 25-year-old Huang Yanlin left the art team, formed a band with her friends, and sang in bars.
In fact, if Huang Yanlin had no financial pressure, she might come out to sing earlier, but poverty is like a shackle, binding her feet in pursuit.
Through the introduction of the band's guitarist, Huang Yanlin met her manager and producer Wang Yiping in a bar.
Wang Yiping looked at this inconspicuous girl that day and never imagined that the two would have such a deep intersection in the future. After signing the contract with Wang Yiping,
thought that all the hardships would be over and the bright future would come, but Huang Yanlin was once again frustrated.
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Huang Yanlin quit her job as a bar singer to concentrate on preparing for the film.
However, the sample tapes that have been recorded several times cannot be found to be released by a record company.
's fluttering sentence "Can't find a record company to release it" put a cruel question mark on Huang Yanlin's several years of hard work.
Due to the downturn in the record industry, the record company let her go and let her wait in vain;
the record company didn't know how to package her, so it only bought one of the songs to sing for others;
was affected by Typhoon Nali, and the recording company Everything in the room was destroyed, including the previously recorded demo records.
In those few years, Huang Yanlin suffered so much that she couldn’t see the future when she looked around. During
, in order to make ends meet, she worked as a switchboard in a law firm and a customer service announcer in a department store.
Some friends even advised her: Forget it, let’s change jobs.
Wang Yiping persuaded her to stay and gave her confidence: he borrowed money to buy recording equipment and started recording demo records for Huang Yanlin again.
This time, it was a desperate fight. This sample record of
finally allowed Huang Yanlin to successfully sign with Huayan Records.
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In the summer of 2003, she sang the ending song "Leaves" for the TV series "The Love of Roses". Her vicissitudes of life, clean and magnetic voice suddenly caught the ears of the audience and became an instant hit.
Taking this opportunity, Huang Yanlin officially debuted under the stage name "Ah Sang".
At that time, she was Huang Yanlin, not just Huang Yanlin.
She has Huang Yanlin’s persistence and the resonance brought by Asang.
Asang was already 28 years old when he debuted.
There are very few singers who debut at such an "old age".
But she didn't care, she just wanted to sing and keep singing.
In November 2003, Ah Sang was nominated for the Best New Singer Award at the 15th Taiwan Golden Melody Awards for his first solo album "A Little Hurt". Songs such as "A Little Hurt", "Leaves", " Gentle Mercy " in this album are still high-quality songs that are enduring and widely sung.
In February 2005, Ah Sang released his second solo album " Loneliness is Singing ". This week's album includes well-known songs such as "Loneliness is Singing" and "Always Quiet". It's just a pity that the sales are not as good as expected.
In the same year, "Always Quiet" was included in the TV soundtrack of "Legend of Sword and Fairy", which influenced and moved a large number of listeners. Many people born after 1995 should start from here to understand and become familiar with Assan. Her unique voice narrates a beautiful love story.
It can be said that Ah Sang only released two albums from her debut to her departure, but it was these two albums that won her the hearts of thousands of listeners.
On December 27, 2006, Asang wrote in his blog:
The moment when the dream comes true, it is a satisfaction that cannot be described in words.
also feels that all the hard work and stumbles are worth it.
How happy it is to be able to do what you like, and it can also become a job and satisfy your real life.
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Asang finally realized her dream with her persistence and hard work.
It’s just that God is too cruel. Before she could enjoy the fruits of her efforts and put on the wedding dress of happiness, the disease devoured her.
In 2007, Asan was diagnosed with lymphoma.
In October 2008, the cancer cells in Asan's body had deteriorated and spread to , an advanced stage of breast cancer, .
On April 6, 2009, Ah Sang died of illness at Tzu Chi Hospital in Xindian District, New Taipei City. He was only 34 years old.
Although Asang has been gone for many years, everyone still remembers her, the songs she sang, her unique voice, her persistence, and her optimism.
In the entertainment industry, Ah Sang is not a beauty in the traditional sense, but she does not fight for it, does not whitewash it, or package it up. She is confident and optimistic. She loves singing as much as she loves life. That's enough to be called our idol, isn't it?
