Photo: 音樂雯 from Taipei / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Chen Hsin-hung, better known as Ashin, strikes me as one of the defining creative forces in Chinese-language rock. As the voice of Mayday he has shaped the emotional vocabulary of a whole generation across Asia, yet what impresses me more is his refusal to stop there. Founding the StayReal clothing line and helping build B'in Music shows an artist who thinks in worlds, not just songs. I have always respected musicians who write lyrics that genuinely lodge in your chest, and his do exactly that. To me, Ashin is less a frontman than a cultural architect quietly redrawing what a Taiwanese artist can be.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Chen Hsin-hung
- Name (Japanese)
- 陳信宏
- Reading
- 不明
- Born
- December 6, 1975 (age 50)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Rabbit
- Origin
- Taipei, Taiwan
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / writer / composer / songwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Affiliated Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University
- University
- Shih Chien University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.mayday.jp/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/stayreal.ig/
- Xhttps://x.com/ashin945
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%98%BF%E4%BF%A1
Frequently asked questions
When was Chen Hsin-hung born?
Born December 6, 1975 (age 50).
Where is Chen Hsin-hung from?
Chen Hsin-hung is from Taipei, Taiwan.
What does Chen Hsin-hung do?
Chen Hsin-hung works as singer, writer, composer, songwriter.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-23
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.