Chang Chen-yue

Biography

Ayal Komod (born 2 May 1974), better known by his stage name A-Yue or Chang Chen-yue (Chinese: 張震嶽; pinyin: Zhāng Zhènyùe; Wade–Giles: Chang Chen-yue; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiuⁿ Chìn-ga̍k), is an aboriginal Taiwanese rock and Hip-Hop musician, singer-songwriter and guitarist, and the frontman of his band, Free Night, also known as Free9. He is most widely known for his 1998 hit song "Ai Wo Bie Zou" (Love me, don't go). His 2013 album I am Ayal Komod won Best Mandarin Album at the 25th Golden Melody Awards. His 2025 album Go With The Flow won him Best Mandarin Male Singer, Best Mandarin Album and Best Composer at the 37th Golden Melody Awards.
Chang is a Taiwanese aborigine of the Amis people.

Life and career

Chang was in the church choir as a child, which made him interested in music at a young age. He learnt to play the guitar in his middle school years and was gradually exposed to rock music.
Chang released his first album I Just Like You (就是喜歡你×就是喜歡你July 1993 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1就是喜歡你3:452我的心是為你跳5:413想你的心情4:144大聲聽音樂4:455哭之歌2:326城市天堂去回票3:587海4:148星期天才流動的河4:109出去走走3:4410討厭夏天3:5711愚人節那天4:4612福音3:36) with labels Pony Canyon and Magic Stone in 1993 before following up with the album Have the Flowers Opened Yet?, with Taiwanese label Rock Records. Chang released his third and fourth albums This Afternoon is Very Boring (1997) and Secret Base (1998) with Magic Stone. The song Love Me, Don't Go from Secret Base was a massive hit in Mainland China and Taiwan. Both albums made the China Times Top 10 Albums list for 1998 and 1999 respectively. Chang crossed into Hip hop music in a collaboration with rapper MC HotDog in the song Wo Yao Qian from the album Secret Base. Chang appeared in Wan Jen's 1998 film Connection by Fate (超級公民), which was shown at the 55th Venice International Film Festival and won the Special Jury Prize and Netpac / Fipresci Award at the 12th Singapore International Film Festival.
In December 2000, Chang released the album Trouble, it was awarded Top 10 Albums by Chinese Music Media Awards. He released albums Orange×Orange20 April 2001 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 7 tracks1冬天下午的太陽6:112機器人走路8:453偷懶3:524山道王7:185微風香水8:526停5:297Trouble Remix5:58 and Orange 2×Orange 231 July 2001 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 7 tracks1Don't give a damn about me!7:392青蛙求偶記8:283朋友的話6:474好天氣6:235隱藏6:456沉沒5:027要用力7:25 in April and July 2001 respectively, as well as changing his name to DJ Orange. Chang released his eighth album One Of These Days with Rock Records in 2002. In 2004, Chang released the album Useless Guy which included a complication of his most popular songs as well as new songs Heaven, I Will Miss You, and Useless People. Chang founded his own record label True Color in 2004 and released his first extended play Drunk (2005) with the label. Chang released an additional EP Goodbye in July 2005 with Rock Records.
Chang released his ninth studio album OK in July 2007. For his album he was awarded as the eighth best mandarin male artist by chinese tabloid Southern Metropolis Daily. He collaborated with singer Tanya Chua in the hit song "Missing You is a Type of Illness" (思念是一种病) from the album. The song was written by Chang and singer-songwriter Chyi Chin. Chang also collaborated with fellow rapper MC HotDog and Taiwanese TV anchor Patty Hou on the song Small Star. In 2008, Chang created the band Superband along with Jonathan Lee, Wakin Chau, and Lo Ta-yu. The band's first EP North Bound (2010), won the Jury Award at the 21st Golden Melody Awards. In their second 2010 EP, Go South, the song Give Me My Own Song was awarded as the Best Song of The Year at the 22nd Golden Melody Awards. They disbanded later that year after finishing all tours.
Chang released his 10th studio album I am Ayal Komod in July 2013. His album was awarded the Best Mandarin Album during the 25th Golden Melody Awards. In 2015, he joined the Hip-Hop band 兄弟本色G.U.T.S., with rapper MC HotDog, E-SO, and Xiao Chun. The band is known for their hit song "Fei Tai Yuan"(FLY OUT). In 2017, he appeared as one of the judges alongside Kris Wu, Will Pan, Jane Zhang, and GAI. in the rap competition show, The Rap of China. The show had reached 1.3 billion views in a little over a month. Chang reappeared as one of the judges for seasons 2 and 3 of the show from 2018-2019, but did not reappear for season 4. He released his fourth EP Gone Away in October 2019.

Controversy

At the Tai Ke Rock Concert in August 2005, Taiwanese musician Chang Chen-yue performed the racist and misogynistic rap "The Invasion of the Korean Wave" attacking actor Bae Yong-joon, Korean groups Clon and H.O.T., female Taiwanese musicians Yuki Hsu, A-Mei, and Coco Lee, and the Korean Wave in general.

Film

1998: Connection by Fate (超級公民), directed by Wan Jen
2008: Missing (深海尋人), directed by Tsui Hark