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| yearsactive = 2006–present | associatedact = | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = | influences = | influenced = | website = (http://zhangliyin.smtown.com/ ) | hongkongfilmwards = | goldenbauhiniaawards = | hkfcsawards = | goldenhorseawards = | goldenroosterawards = | mtvasiaawards = | goldenmelodyawards = | ntsawards = | awards = See Awards }} Zhang Liyin (born February 28, 1989), better known in South Korea as Jang Ri-in, is a Chinese singer active in China and South Korea, She is a member of the South Korean group S.M. The Ballad. Subject to much publicity, Zhang was nicknamed the "Chinese BoA" and the next leader of the Korean wave. She speaks both Mandarin, which is her first language, and fluent Korean, and has released singles in both China and South Korea, singing in both languages. Her official fanclub color is gold and her fanclub name (although not yet official) is "Chocolate".〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://asianfanatics.net/forum/topic/577320-zhang-li-yins-fanclub-colour-is-officially-gold/ )〕 Zhang has released only one studio album since her debut in 2006, but its singles carried a few top ten titles, such as "Timeless," which was a #1 hit, as well as "I Will".〔 She is also the first foreign artist to win Best Newcomer award at the Mnet Asian Music Awards. ==Early life== Zhang was born in Sichuan, China as a native from Chengdu. Her parents took her to their classical concerts and exposed her to a variety of music. At three years old, she began to learn the violin. Zhang was so interested in classical, American, and European pop music that she claims she never sang children's songs when she was a child. She also developed the ability to sing a song after hearing it only once.〔(Profile image on official homepage ) (in Korean), ''SM Entertainment'', 2006-08.〕 When she was nine years old, she showed her musical ability when she sang Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On".〔 As she grew older, Zhang became more absorbed into pop music than classical music. She secretly listened to pop music because her parents were against it. When she was twelve, she was accepted into a middle school affiliated to Sichuan Conservatory of Music after scoring the highest with her violin talents, but she opted to become a singer instead. Eventually, her parents began to support her dream to become a singer and she gained confidence when she was selected as the top 10 adult singers in a national singing competition under a sponsorship in Shanghai, China. Zhang was discovered by Korean entertainment company DR Music in 2002 while attending a Baby V.O.X. concert in China, and signed an eight-year contract with the company to last until May 2011. The next year, she moved to South Korea and started training at the age of fourteen. In August 2003, Zhang's mother requested DR Music to terminate Zhang's contract so Zhang could focus on her studies, but in the same month, Zhang signed a contract with SM Entertainment.〔 On June 18, 2007, DR Music filed a lawsuit against Zhang and SM Entertainment to get compensation for 200 million Korean won for compensation of her exclusive contract with them.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Zhang Liyin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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