Crystal Liu Yi Fei

lala209

sarNie Hatchling
I truly admired her after watching Return of the Condor Heroes and decided to make an official thread.



Name: Crystal Liu Yi Fei (Liu YiFei, Liu Xi Mei Zhi)
Chinese name: 刘亦菲
Birth name: An Feng 安风
Nickname: Xixi 茜茜, Baozi 包子
Birth date: August 25, 1987
Birth place: Beijing, China
Height: 170cm
Blood Type: B
Education: Beijing Film Academy (graduated 2006)
Language spoken: Mandarin and English
Profession: Actress and singer

Favorite sport: Golf and tennis
Favorite actress: Audrey Hepburn and Vivian Leigh
Favorite singer: Amuro Namie and Faye Wong



BIOGRAPHY of Liu Yi Fei

Crystal Liu Yifei is a Chinese actress and singer who was born on 25th of August , 1987 at Tongji hospital in Wuhan, China. Although she is often credited as Liu Yi Fei (Traditional Chinese: 劉亦菲; Simplified Chinese: 刘亦菲), her legal name is Liu Qian Mei Zi (Traditional Chinese: 劉茜美子; Simplified Chinese: 刘茜美子), while her birth name is An Feng (Traditional Chinese: 安風; Simplified Chinese: 安风).

Yifei's father works as a university professor while her mother was a dancer and a stage performer. After her parents separated, Yifei lived with her mother, Liu Xiao Li (刘晓莉) and her name was changed to Liu Qian Mei Zi. She was seven-year-old then.

Af the young age of eight, Yifei began modelling and she was trained in singing, dancing and piano. On her ninth birthday, Yifei received a crystal from her mom as a birthday present. She loved it so much that she decided to call herself "Crystal." Since then, Yifei has been collecting Swarovski crystal as a hobby.

When Yifei was eleven, she moved to the United States of America with her mother. She lived there in New York for four years. She returned to China in June 2002 to pursue an acting career and adopted her stage name Liu Yi Fei. In September 2002, she was accepted into the Performance Institute of Beijing Film Academy at the age of fourteen and a half, making her the youngest student the school has ever had . She graduated from the Beijing Film Academy in July 2006.

Immediately after her admittance into Beijing Film Academy, Yifei received offers to star in various television drama serials. Her first role on television was in “Jin Fen Shi Jia” (金粉世家) i.e. "The Story of a Noble Family." Shortly after, she was chosen to portray the role of "Wang Yuyan" in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils ((Tian Long Ba Bu - 天龙八部), a drama based on the book by the acclaimed wuxia writer, Jinyong. It was this role that established her fame in China.

In 2003, Liu Yi Fei starred in her first movie “Love of May” ((Wu yue zhi lian - 五月之恋)) but it was through her starring role in the television drama, "Chinese Paladin" in 2004 that made her a household name in China. "Chinese Paladin" was adapted from a very popular role-playing video game.

In 2006, Yifei starred in another CCTV television production based on a very famous book written by Jinyong, "The Return of the Condor Heroes" (Shen diao xia lu - 神雕侠侣). After intense speculation on who would get the role of "Xiaolongnü", the part was finally offered to Yifei. She was backed by Jinyong, who felt that she had all the necessary qualities to play the role of the young and innocent "Xiaolongnü". "The Return of the Condor Heroes" is a popular hit across Asia, from China to Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, and Philippine.

Liu Yi Fei is becoming a household name and one of the most popular contemporary young artists in China. Sony Music Japan seized the opportunity to sign her up for a recording contract in August 2005 and since then Yifei lived in Japan for one year to study singing, dancing and Japanese language. She released her first single "Mayonaka no Doa" (真夜中のドア) with Sony Music on July 19, 2006. Yifei's first Mandarin album "Liu Yifei" was released on the 5th of September, 2006. Her Japanese album "All My Words" was released a day after on the 6th of September, 2006.

Liu Yi fei is currently studying in the United States of America (Standford University) <--- 30 minutes from where I live.


FILMOGRAPHY of Liu Yi Fei

Year Title

2002 The Story of a Noble Family (Jin Fen Shi Jia)

SORRY, NO IMAGE FOR THIS FILM

2003 Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (Tian Long Ba Bu)





2004 The Love Winner (Lian ai da ying jia) a.k.a. I Love How You Love Me



2004 Love of May (Wu yue zhi lian)




2005 Chinese Paladin (Xian Jian Qi Xia Zhuan )





2006 The Return of the Condor Heroes (Shen Diao Xia Lu)



 

rukmos

sarNie Adult
I find LYF to be very stiff in her acting. Her facial expression is boring and no change at all. Her performance in ROCH 2006 was bad. She doesn't have the cold look, but rather a bland boring expression. When she did the crying scenes in ROCH, tears were coming down, but other than that, there was nothing. Anyone can just stand and look bored with a few tears coming down.

She's not pretty or elegant, but rather has the cute baby face, which isn't suitable for XLN. Sure, she is cute but her acting isn't good. Same expression in every scene and tv series she's done!
 

YM_gurl

sarNie Oldmaid
i think she looks cute, overall her acting. i don't know. haven't seen her act yet.

she's pretty young though.. :)
 

lala209

sarNie Hatchling
EVERYONE HAS THERE OWN OPINION ON THE ACTRESS/ACOTORS THEY LIKE SO I'M NOT GOING TO DEBATE AGAINST YOUR OPINION. AFTERALL, I STILL THINK SHE ROCKS, VERY PRETTY, AND GREAT AT ACTING <--- SHE WAS ONLY 18 WHEN ROCH CAME OUT. SHE'S VERY MATURE FOR HER AGE.
 

marduk

Sarnie Clown!
All right. You girls can have any opinions you want. But from my guy point of view, she is absolutely one of the most gorgeous Asian celebs right now. A lot of other girls are sexier than her like Hyori and stuff. But Crystal is graceful and has a killer smile. I'm not even the type to go gah-gah over celebs, but man, she is amazingly beautiful and has a special vulnerability to her when she acts. You can call her stiff, but I think she was an amazing Xiao Long Nu and I must've seen like 4 versions of ROCH.

That's my take.
 

yajvaj

sarNie Adult
she's pretty...but i agree with rukmos her facial expression is the same...
 

oil_yui

sarNie Adult
i agree with rukmos. her facial expression looks so fake. i use to think she's pretty and cute and also innocent, but after listening to her songs and watch her music video, she looks totally like a different person. at 18 or 19, she's showing off too much. and i have to say, her singing skills aren't so good. seems like she doesn't have the feelings or emotion when singing. it just doesn't sound right. as an old fan of her, i have to say, stick with acting only, because she can't sing at all. sorry to offen any of her fan, but this is my opinion, and i do think she is a bad singer.
 

lala209

sarNie Hatchling
All right. You girls can have any opinions you want. But from my guy point of view, she is absolutely one of the most gorgeous Asian celebs right now. A lot of other girls are sexier than her like Hyori and stuff. But Crystal is graceful and has a killer smile. I'm not even the type to go gah-gah over celebs, but man, she is amazingly beautiful and has a special vulnerability to her when she acts. You can call her stiff, but I think she was an amazing Xiao Long Nu and I must've seen like 4 versions of ROCH.

That's my take.


I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU!!! SHE'S THE BEST XIAO LONG NU. IF ANYONE OF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE BOOK, SHE'S SUPPOSE TO BE COLD AND UNEMOTIONAL UNTIL SHE FALLS IN LOVE WITH YANG GUO.
 

Wulusa

sarNie Juvenile
she's an okay actress. her acting isn't so bad for her age. about her look, not the prettiest but also not the ugliest actress. sometimes her lip is bothering me but it doesn't matter. her crying look fake, i agree on that. but no one is perfect. though she's not one of my top chinese actress at all.
 

marduk

Sarnie Clown!
I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU!!! SHE'S THE BEST XIAO LONG NU. IF ANYONE OF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE BOOK, SHE'S SUPPOSE TO BE COLD AND UNEMOTIONAL UNTIL SHE FALLS IN LOVE WITH YANG GUO.
Dude, you read the book? You're totally right. I remember someone saying she looked too young for the part, but in the book, she's supposed to always look young. That's her character. That's why I thought Crystal fit the part.

Shen Dao Xia Lu...Definitely one of the best chinese story out there.
 

tik_aom_luver

sarNie Adult
yup...i'm the biggest liu yi fei fan ever!!! I love this girl to death and i have to say that she played the part of xln to perfection!!! I never get tired of watching her...maybe it's because SHE'S SO FREAKEN BEAUTIFUL!!!!! ahaha...I can't wait for her to come back and star in more dramas.... GO YI FEI!!!!!
 

KhoOnxNouxWanxJai

Staff member
o__O o I like this girl.. and I like her album also.. its pretty good so far.. watching thai dubb version of ROCH 2006 and she does very well in it. at first I thought I wouldn't like it so much.. but I actually like it .... and I don't think her acting is stiff at all.. the role itself calls for her to be cold from beginning...
 

sarN

sarNie Granny
call me a lesbo but she is drop dead beautiful and cuteeeee. Airbrush or watever they done to her picture i give them prop !! -- her face is so memorizing in all the series i saw her in which is 3 so far ...she look like a kid at time and when she look like an adult it just to adorable and irresistible !!! In acting wise i would say she improve alot but her beauty does make up for her stiffest LOL i can't comment on her bad acting -- just cuz she too cute haha .
 

marduk

Sarnie Clown!
call me a lesbo but she is drop dead beautiful and cuteeeee. Airbrush or watever they done to her picture i give them prop !! -- her face is so memorizing in all the series i saw her in which is 3 so far ...she look like a kid at time and when she look like an adult it just to adorable and irresistible !!! In acting wise i would say she improve alot but her beauty does make up for her stiffest LOL i can't comment on her bad acting -- just cuz she too cute haha .
Haha, it's ok Sarn. If I was a girl, I'd turned lesbo for her. Let's all take a moment and admire her beauty together.

*sigh*

ahhhhhh.... :wub:
 

sarN

sarNie Granny
look at dis . i save it from somewhere i forgot but a fan make it . Dat her dancing when she was a kid sooo cute


 
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