In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Lin. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Shiga Lin and the Chinese-style name is Lin Si-nga.
Shiga Taguchi,[A] better known as Shiga Lin Si-nga[B] (born 29 June 1988), is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress. As a singer, she is known for songs including "I'm Still Loving You" (2011) and "The End" (2012). As an actress, she is known for her performances in the film Lan Kwai Fong (2011) and television drama Life After Death (2020).
Life and career
1988–2010: Early life
Shiga Lin was born on 29 June 1988 in Hong Kong as the only child in her family.[1][2] While her parents are from Hong Kong, her mother had acquired naturalised Japanese citizenship after studying and living in Japan. As a result, Lin became a Japanese citizen by birthright.[2][3] Her family resided in Kowloon Tong where her father worked as a businessman, and her mother served as a translator at the Canadian Consulate General.[4] During her childhood, Lin witnessed her parents' unhappy marriage, which left lasting scars. She later recalled that she often experienced solitude and longed for "the warmth feeling of a complete family".[2][5] She attended King George V International School.[2][6] Lin became interested in singing early and named Christina Aguilera and Sammi Cheng as her inspirations.[7] As a child, Lin participated in ETV's English-spoken educational programmes.[8]
At the age of 16, Lin moved to Hong Kong Island with her mother after her parents' divorce and eventually lost contact with her father.[4][5] She then transferred to West Island International School. Initially feeling misplaced, she gradually adapted to her new living environment and took on various jobs to become financially independent and support her mother. However, struggling to cope with the changes in her life, Lin started sneaking into nightclubs despite being underage, using partying, drinking, and smoking as a way to cope with her grief.[4] In later interviews, she regretted and referred to her action as "ignorant" and a "waste of time".[4][9] In 2007, before her official debut, Lin took part in the ATV's youth drama Teen Waves.[10]
2010–2016: Career beginnings and early works
In July 2010, Lin made her official debut as a singer with the release of her debut song "Earl Grey" (灰伯爵的忌廉遐想). She signed with the record label Warner Music Hong Kong.[11] Initially projecting a bright image, Lin soon embraced a bolder and more sexually provocative persona through her first film role in Lan Kwai Fong (2011). Set in the famous Hong Kong nightlife district, the theme explored the topic of sex, love, and temptation. Although hesitant at first due to the daring subject matter, she saw it as a good acting opportunity. The film received decent box office results, and Lin received a "Best New Actress" nomination at the 31st Hong Kong Film Awards.[12][13] Lin also sang the film’s theme song "I’m Still Loving You", for which she penned its English lyrics.[14] The song became popular and was listed among "Top Ten Best-selling Digital Songs" at the 2012 IFPI Hong Kong Record Sales Awards.[15]
Lin followed up with the second film installment, Lan Kwai Fong 2 (2012), which shared a similar theme.[16] On the music front, she released her single "The End" (到此為止, 2012) which has arguably became her most well-known hit to date.[17][18] Lin shared her personal story in the song, writing a love letter in English to an ex-boyfriend that was later translated into Cantonese by a lyricist as the official lyrics. Lin told in an interview it took singing the song about "a hundred times" before she could finally "let go of that relationship".[19] It was honoured "Top Ten Chinese Golden Medley" at the 35th RTHK's Top Ten Chinese Songs Music Awards[20] and "Best New Song" at 2012 Metro Radio Music Awards.[21] Lin then released "Movin' On" (好好過, 2012) as her next single, signaling a transition from the old love, and in her own words, to "get on with my life".[22] That same year, however, she was embroiled in a photo scandal in which kissing images between a 16-year-old Lin and her then-boyfriend were exposed.[9] Continued to be plagued with other negative press, Lin endured a "bad girl" image for some time in the public’s eye.[23]
In the following years, Lin appeared in several films but struggles to find success in her acting career. On the music front, her song "Once Said" (說一句) was recognized as one of the "Top Ten Best Songs" at 2013 Ultimate Song Chart Awards.[24] In 2014, "Gotta Be With You" (只要和你在一起) won the award for "Top Ten Digital Best-selling songs" at 2014 IFPI Hong Kong Record Sales Awards.[25] The following year, her song "Old Street Corner" (舊街角, 2015) was honoured as one of the "Best Songs" at 2016 Metro Radio Music Awards, among others.[26] In 2016, Lin held her first ticketed solo concert titled "Shiga vs. Shiga Live".[27] During the same year, she formed the female band Dear John with fellow Warner Music Hong Kong artists Janice Vidal, Jill Vidal, and JUDE as a spin-off of the male band Dear Jane. However, due to Lin's departure from Warner Music Hong Kong a year later, the group was short-lived and only released three singles.[28][29]
2017–present: Life after Death
In 2017, a contractual infringement dispute arose between Warner Music Hong Kong and her management agency StarzPeople.[30] Consequently, Lin briefly switched to HMV Music before ultimately signing with The Voice Entertainment in December 2018.[31][32] In 2019, her single "Walk Alone" (孤身走) was among the "Top Ten Most Streamed Songs" of the year on the Joox music streaming platform.[33] At The Voice, Lin’s public image began to take a positive turn as she participated in television programmes at its parents company, television network TVB, showing a previously unseen side of her personality.[23][34] In 2020, she landed her first major television drama role in Life After Death (2020), portraying an obstetrician with an estranged relationship with her older sister, played by Priscilla Wong.[35] Her performance was warmly received.[34][36] Lin also lent her voice to the drama's opening theme song “Little Lies” (小謊言, 2020), which was recognized among Top 3 best television theme songs of the year at the 53rd TVB Anniversary Awards.[37][38]
In 2021, Lin's starring role in the musical micro-film A Hundred Miles Song, where she portrayed a murderer, earned her a Bronze Acting Award from the Hong Kong MicroFilm Association.[39] The film also received a nomination at the 2021 Rising Sun International Film Festival.[40] Lin continued having several other supporting roles in TV dramas including Line Walker: Bull Fight (2020), Murder Diary (2021), Barrack O'Karma 1968 (2022), In the Storm (2022), and Forensic Heroes V (2022).
Personal life
Lin and fellow singer-actor Pakho Chau formed a lasting friendship and collaborated on multiple music and film projects.[41] Additionally, she developed a close bond with Priscilla Wong and Yoyo Chen after working together on the TV series Life After Death (2020).[42] Lin and actor Carlos Chan met on the set of TVB's variety show 12 Summers (2019). They dated sometime later and were married in 2023.[43]
Discography
Most songs were released individually through digital mediums before being compiled into the following EPs:
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^跟阿媽姓有日本籍!連詩雅變田口詩雅 [I have Japanese citizenship! Shiga Lin is also known as Taguchi Shiga]. on.cc (in Traditional Chinese). Oriental Press Group. 26 May 2016. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
^ abcd朱小博 (28 August 2012). 因為愛情 連詩雅 [Shiga Lin Because of Love]. Face Magazine (in Traditional Chinese). Hong Kong: Next Digital. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
^ ab東方日報C2:連詩雅傷心淚崩首認分手 [Shiga cried and admitted break-up with boyfriend]. on.cc (in Traditional Chinese). Oriental Press Group. 12 April 2020. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022. English Translation
^梁靖琪鄧上文運動雙嬌 [Toby Leung and Shermon Tang, the sports duo]. Oriental Daily News (in Traditional Chinese). 29 May 2011. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
^還是陽光燦爛的日子 連詩雅 [It's Still a Sunny Day - Shiga Lin]. East Week (in Traditional Chinese). 22 August 2012. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
^鄺鈺瑩 (14 January 2020). 連詩雅10歲拍教育電視 自貼陳年片段舊照:有不敢面對的童年! [At the age of 10, Shiga Lin filmed an educational TV program. She shared old clips and photos of herself, revealing "a childhood she dared not confront"]. HK01 (in Traditional Chinese). Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
我們都是看ETV長大的 [We All Grew Up Watching ETV]. RTHK (in Cantonese). 3 June 2018. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
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^許栢倫 (4 July 2017). 【一首歌】連詩雅《灰伯爵的忌廉遐想》憧憬愛情「趁可以遐想」 [Shiga Lin's "Earl Grey", a love-longing song]. HK01 (in Traditional Chinese). Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
^【娛樂訪談】連詩雅:當日夜蒲成就今天《那些我愛過的人》 [Interview: Lan Kwai Fong helped shaped actress Shiga Lin of Life After Death]. NA (in Cantonese). 4 July 2020. 2:36 minutes in. Yahoo Hong Kong on Youtube / Google, Inc. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
^【喜愛夜蒲】連詩雅感恩伯樂錢國偉提拔 Shiga重提性感演出感壓力大 [Shiga Lin is thankful towards producer Wilson Chin and reminisced the pressure she endured filming the movies' sexy scenes]. Hong Kong Economic Times (in Traditional Chinese). 30 October 2020. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
^【流行經典50年】連詩雅〈到此為止〉未夠十年已成經典 [50 Years of Popular Classic: Shiga Lin's "The End" has become a classic in less than 10 years]. Ming Pao Weekly (in Traditional Chinese). 25 February 2018. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
^劉傳謙 (24 June 2020). 【那些我愛過的人】連詩雅歌手出身 代表作點止得《到此為止》? [Life After Death: Originally a singer, is Shiga Lin's most well-known song "The End"?]. HK01 (in Traditional Chinese). Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
^許栢倫 (27 May 2017). 【專訪】唱情歌為自我療傷 連詩雅:你喜歡嘅人永遠將你放最尾 [Interview: Sing love songs to heal yourself]. HK01 (in Traditional Chinese). Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
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^"Sexy Shiga Lin". Time Out Hong Kong (Interview). 31 July 2012. Archived from the original on 19 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
^ ab周咏詩 (16 June 2020). 31歲連詩雅曾縱橫夜場 當小三、拍親密照形象全毀 10年終洗污名 [31-year-old Shiga Lin, who once conquered the nightlife, being accused as a homewrecker, ruined by photo scandal; that stigma fell off in her 10th year career]. HK01 (in Traditional Chinese). Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
^ ab2013年度叱咤樂壇流行榜頒獎典禮得獎名單 [Winners of the 2013 Ultimate Music Chart Awards Ceremony]. on.cc (in Traditional Chinese). Oriental Press Group. 2 January 2014. Archived from the original on 14 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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^ ab陳奕熙 (14 August 2016). 連詩雅開騷憶母相依為命 三度感觸落淚 [Shiga Lin opens up about dependence on her mother; she sheds tears 3 times]. HK01 (in Traditional Chinese). Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
^鄺鈺瑩 (7 October 2016). 【專訪.影片】Dear John即興變認真 四位一體希望唱下去 [Dear John was formed impromptu; the group hopes to continue to sing]. HK01 (in Traditional Chinese). Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
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^彭嘉彬 (3 December 2018). 連詩雅過檔星夢爭做一姐? 同周柏豪合唱劇集歌有睇頭! [Shiga Lin joining The Voice Entertainment to be 1st sister? Joining Pakho Chau in singing TV dramas' theme songs]. HK01 (in Traditional Chinese). Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
^賴家杰 (4 December 2018). 吳若希唔怕連詩雅威脅「一姐」地位:我哋唔同市場 [Jinny Ng isn't threatened by Shiga Lin for "1st sister" status. We appeal to different market]. HK01 (in Traditional Chinese). Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
^ ab【那些我愛過的人】連詩雅由「蒲精」到貼地女神 從負評王后洗底做實力女星 [Life After Death: Shiga Lin from being a "play girl" to goddess; from the queen of negative news to a powerful actress]. Hong Kong Economic Times (in Traditional Chinese). 11 July 2020. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
^董欣琪 (9 July 2020). 那些我愛過的人|連詩雅委屈爆喊大獲好評 自爆最想挑戰演打女 [Life After Death: Shiga Lin's emotional acting is well-received; she reveals wanting to act in a fighting role]. HK01 (in Traditional Chinese). Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
連詩雅開心劇集反應佳-朋友追問劇情-被觀眾叫角色名字 [Shiga's friends ask her for the drama's plot and people called her by her character name on the street]. Ming Pao (in Traditional Chinese). 29 June 2020. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
【#娛樂Hashtag】連詩雅拍劇吸粉絲:小朋友都識我! [Shiga Lin's TV drama attracts supporters: Young audience recognize me]. on.cc (Interview) (in Traditional Chinese). Oriental Press Group. 11 March 2021. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
^ ab萬千星輝頒獎典禮2020|現場直播|TVB|視帝|視后|最佳劇集 [53rd TVB Anniversary Awards (Full Program)] (in Traditional Chinese). Hong Kong: TVB on Youtube / Google, Inc. 10 January 2021. 37 minutes in. Archived from the original(Video) on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
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^區家歷 (16 November 2020). 【無間行者之生死潛行】連詩雅見證好友成暖爸 周柏豪願為女兒放棄玩樂:家人最重要 [[The Infernal Walker] Shiga Lin witnessed her friend Pakho Chau becomes a loving dad; who gives up fun for his daughter. Family is most important]. Hong Kong Economic Times (Interview) (in Traditional Chinese). Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
溫敏芝 (13 November 2020). 【專訪】連詩雅拍親嘴戲零尷尬 周柏豪跳海遇死老鼠喊驚 [Shiga Lin films kissing scenes with no embarrassment; Pakho Chau jumps into the sea and encounters a dead mouse]. Ming Pao Weekly (Interview) (in Traditional Chinese). Archived from the original on 20 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
^連詩雅獲陳自瑤黃翠如補祝生日 開雪櫃拎嘢飲發現蛋糕冇晒驚喜 [Shiga Lin got a birthday present from Priscilla Wong and Yoyo Chen]. Headline Daily (in Traditional Chinese). 27 July 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
^周柏豪 - 你還怕大雨嗎 (Acoustic Cover) [Pakho Chau - Don't Be Afraid (Acoustic Cover)]. Shiga Lin on YouTube. 26 October 2018. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
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^刑偵日記|第14-20集劇透劇情:菊梓喬回憶與王浩信初戀 黃智雯放棄幻愛 [Murder Diary Episodes 14-20 Plot Spoilers]. Sunday Kiss (in Traditional Chinese). 18 July 2021. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
^唔會愛得卑躬屈膝 連詩雅着衫冇自由 狠飛控制狂 [Shiga Lin collaborates with Hubert Wu in Barrack O'Karma 1968]. Sing Tao Daily (in Traditional Chinese). 26 April 2022. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
^【黑金風暴】林峯周秀娜新劇推出 三大電視台劇集大混戰 [Raymond Lam and Chrissie Chau's new TV series In The Storm gets released]. Hong Kong Economic Times (in Traditional Chinese). 2 June 2022. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
^【法證先鋒V】演連詩雅妹妹大獲好評 區明妙演活角色展現多種情緒 [Stephanie Au, who plays Shiga Lin's younger sister in Forensive Heroes V, shows a great variety of emotions and receives praise]. Hong Kong Economic Times (in Traditional Chinese). 16 November 2022. Archived from the original on 28 December 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
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^【勁歌金曲2020】視帝王浩信摘人氣王獎 菊梓喬+周柏豪+胡鴻鈞爭TVB歌王歌后 [JSG 2020: Vincent Wong wins Most Popular Male Singer; Hana & Pakho Chau and Hubert Wu compete]. Hong Kong Economic Times (in Traditional Chinese). 17 January 2021. Archived from the original on 13 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
^彭嘉彬 (10 September 2017). 孖鄭融開騷連詩雅重提「負面標籤」 哽咽:點解唔可以對我包容啲 [Stephanie Cheng opens the show; Shiga Lin mentions her "negative" image and choked, "Why can't you be tolerable towards me?"]. HK01 (in Traditional Chinese). Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.