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{{Short description|Taiwanese singer and actor}}
{{distinguish|Yin Weimin}}
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'''Ying Wei-min''' ({{zh|t=應蔚民|poj=Eng Ùi-bîn|p=Yīng Wèimín}}; born 24 October 1970) is a Taiwanese actor and singer.
He is the lead singer of an indie [[nakasi]] rock band, {{ill|The Clippers (band)|lt=The Clippers|zh|夾子電動大樂隊}},<ref name="davidfrazier">{{cite news |last1=Frazier |first1=David |title=Live Wire: How would the cross-strait service trade agreement impact live music? |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2014/04/11/2003587758 |access-date=11 July 2019 |work=Taipei Times |date=11 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ho |first1=Yi |title=Events and entertainment listings |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2015/06/05/2003619948 |access-date=11 July 2019 |date=5 June 2015}}</ref> which he founded in 1995.<ref name="rd">{{cite news |title=Ying Wei-Min: From Indie Musician to Video-Performance Artist |url=http://www.randian-online.com/np_feature/ying-wei-min-from-indie-musician-to-video-performance-artist/ |access-date=11 July 2019 |work=Ran Dian |date=29 November 2013}}</ref> The band began with an emphasis on [[noise music]], and shifted in style throughout the years.<ref name="rd"/> On stage, Ying is known by a diminutive of his surname, to which he usually affixes the name of his band.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Aurelius |first1=Marcus |title=Urban Nomad goes posh |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2014/05/08/2003589819 |access-date=11 July 2019 |work=Taipei Times |date=8 May 2014}}</ref><ref name="davidloman">{{cite news |last1=Ho |first1=Yi |title=Movie review: David Loman 大尾鱸鰻 |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2013/02/01/2003553925 |access-date=11 July 2019 |work=Taipei Times |date=1 February 2013}}</ref> In 1998, Ying hosted a radio program, ''Psychological Collapse of Xiao Ying'' on Big Tree Radio FM 90.5. The show featured an eclectic array of sound mixed within a talk show format. Tsai Hai-en of the [[LTK Commune]] helped develop the show, which was taken off the air due to its inappropriate content.<ref>{{cite news |title=ALTERing NATIVism at Taishin Arts Awards |url=https://thecubespace.com/en/news/altering-nativism-at-taishin-arts-awards/ |access-date=11 July 2019 |publisher=TheCube Project Space |date=30 May 2015}}</ref> Ying has appeared as a stage actor,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lee |first1=Vico |title=Serving up Shakespeare as you like it |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2003/05/02/0000204383 |access-date=11 July 2019 |work=Taipei Times |date=2 May 2003}}</ref> although he is best known as an actor for his role in ''[[Cape No. 7]]'',<ref name="davidfrazier"/> and numerous cameos, including on ''[[David Loman]]''.<ref name="davidloman"/>
==Filmography==
*''[[Cape No. 7]]'' (2008)
*''[[My Queen]]'' (2009)
*''[[In Time with You]]'' (2011)
*''[[Night Market Hero]]'' (2011)
*''[[Bad Girls (2012 film)|Bad Girls]]'' (2012)
*''[[Miss Rose]]'' (2012)
*''[[Once Upon a Love]]'' (2012)
*''[[David Loman]]'' (2013)
*''[[Angel 'N' Devil]]'' (2014)
*''[[The Missing Piece (film)|The Missing Piece]]'' (2015)
*''[[Someone Like You (TV series)|Someone Like You]]'' (2015)
*''[[52Hz, I Love You]]'' (2017)
*''[[The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful]]'' (2017)
*''[[Turn Around (film)|Turn Around]]'' (2017)
*''[[The Village of No Return]]'' (2017)
*''[[Miss Shampoo]]'' (2023)
==References==
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==External links==
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