Jay Shih

Jay Shih
Born (1983-10-31) 31 October 1983 (age 41)
Alma materJinwen University of Science and Technology
Occupation(s)Actor, singer, television host
Years active2002—present
Chinese name
Chinese是元介
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShì Yuánjiè
Southern Min
Hokkien POJSī Goân-kài
Paiwan name
PaiwanMakazayazaya Maicus
Musical career
Also known asShih Yuan-chieh
Shi Yuanjie
GenresMandopop
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar

Makazayazaya Maicus, known professionally as Jay Shih (Chinese: 是元介; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sī Goân-kài; born 31 October 1983) is a Taiwanese actor, singer and television host of Paiwan descent.[1][2] He debuted as one half of the Mandopop duo Awaking, with the other being Wesley Chia. As an actor, he has appeared in television series including Miss No Good (2008), Summer Fever (2012) and Love Cheque Charge (2014), and is best known for portraying Cheng Jen-wei in the SET series In a Good Way (2013).[3][4][5]

On 5 July 2024, Jay changed his name into the Paiwan name Makazayazaya Maicus.[6]

Filmography

Television series

Year English title Mandarin title Role Notes
2006 The Journey of Life 人生旅程-緣 Tseng Yuan-to
2008 Miss No Good 不良笑花 Tou-tzu
2008 Draw 想畫 Hsiao Feng
2010 Gloomy Salad Days 死神少女 Lee Chiang Episode 11–12
2010 Hero Daddy 帶子英雄 A-lieh
2010 Utopia Office 烏托邦辦公室 Zhu Ming Web series
2011 Next Heroes 真的漢子 Kuan Chung
2011 Story 33 33故事館 Wu Chun-tsai Episode 11
2011 Life Is Not a Fairytale 仙女不下凡 Yeh Chih-jen
2011 Material Queen 拜金女王 Chia-hao Episode 17
2012 Summer Fever 戀夏38°C Huang Chih-chung
2012 Loves in Penghu 陽光正藍 Lee Yi-ming
2012 Xun Zhao Xing Fu De Zhong Zi 尋找幸福的種子 Kuo-chi
2013 A Hint of You 美味的想念 Sun Tien-hao
2013 The Late Night Stop 小站 A-chien Episode 30
2013 In a Good Way 我的自由年代 Cheng Jen-wei
2014 Hometown 原鄉 Hung Hsiao-hsiung
2014 Teacher Gangstar 神仙老師狗 Chuang Yueh-han
2014 Love Cheque Charge 幸福兌換券 Wang Po-hao
2015 Tricky Case 詭案 Niu Changlong Web series
2016 Thirty Something 我的30定律 Lawyer Lan Guest cast
2016 Do You Know That I Love You 我喜歡你,你知道嗎? Wen Hongsi / Wen Yubin Web series
2017 Happy Valentine's Day 我的狐仙老婆 Lan He Web series

Film

Year English title Original title Role Notes
2002 Blue Gate Crossing 藍色大門 Pipi Cameo
2006 Brotherhood of Legion 神選者 Mysterios envoy
2007 Spider Lilies 刺青 A-tung
2007 Shopping Cart Boy 購物車男孩 Store worker Short film
2014 Happiness Amulet 幸福御守 Jay Short film
2016 The Return 回魂 Yu Ming Television
2016 Never Give Up 不離不棄 Hu Bozhong
2017 Turn Around 老師,你會不會回來? Wang Cheng-chung
2018 Ching's Way Homes 阿青,回家了 Yang Chun Television
2019 Killer Not Stupid 殺手不笨 Hornet
2019 Hello Tapir

Variety show

Year English title Mandarin title Notes
2003 Azio Music 東風音樂通 Host
2013 The Grand Voyage 放膽去旅行 Episode 2; host
2015–2016 Wish Me Luck 為我加油 Host

Discography

Singles

Year Title Notes
2014 "Hold 不放" [7]
2017 "Love Daydream 戀愛白日夢" [8]
2018 "Old 偕老" [9]

Compilation album

Year Title Notes
1998 Excellent (一級棒) [10]

Published works

  • Shih, Jay (2003). Xi Ha Wan Sui Quan Tai Jie Wu Da Zhui Zong. Taipei: Ru He. ISBN 9576078717.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2009 44th Golden Bell Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film Draw Nominated
2014 49th Golden Bell Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series In a Good Way Nominated
2018 53rd Golden Bell Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film Ching's Way Homes Nominated

References

  1. ^ http://chinesemov.com/actors/Jay%20Shih.html [bare URL]
  2. ^ "Jay Shi". DramaFever. Retrieved October 6, 2018.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ ETtoday新聞雲 (November 24, 2016). "《我的自由年代》3年了! 是元介重返尋寶地狂勾回憶 - ETtoday星光雲". ettoday.net. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  4. ^ "WOWNEWS!". Wownews!!. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  5. ^ http://www.appledaily.com.tw/realtimenews/article/new/20140918/472226/ [dead link]
  6. ^ "是元介無預警宣布新身份+1! 秀身分證嗨喊:值得紀念 | ETtoday星光雲 | ETtoday新聞雲". ETToday (in Traditional Chinese). July 5, 2024.
  7. ^ "不放". kkbox.com. August 8, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  8. ^ ETtoday新聞雲 (December 21, 2016). "是元介重現經典《夏天的風》 跨年加碼新歌選這開唱 - ETtoday星光雲". ettoday.net. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  9. ^ "是元介「出櫃親男人」被爸爸甩巴掌! 簽署同意書劇情秒哭". ETToday.com. September 25, 2018. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  10. ^ "元衛覺醒 養成巨無霸 - 蘋果日報". appledaily.com.tw. Retrieved October 6, 2018.