Liao Xiao Jie (born ), also known as Xiao Jie or Liljay,"Liao Xiao Jie Official Facebook account" .Facebook.Retrieved 2013-06-11. is a member of a trio boyband, JPM,"JPM Official Facebook account" .Facebook.Retrieved 2013-06-09. with Qiu Wang Zi"Qiu Wang Zi Official Facebook account".Facebook.Retrieved 2013-06-11. and Qiu Mao Di."Qiu Mao Di Official Facebook Account".Facebook.Retrieved 2013-06-11.
He was a former member of Lollipop, a Taiwanese Mandopop boyband, which consists of six members, Zhuang Ao Quan/Owodog, Qiu Wang Zi/Prince, Yang Xiao Yu/Fabien, Liao Wei Lian/William, Liu A-wei, and himself."Formation of JPM" . Lollipop (a.k.a. Bang Bang Tang). Retrieved.2013-05-20."Lollipop F Website in Gold Typhoon" .GoldTyphoon. Retrieved 2013-06-11. They were all chosen from Channel [V] Taiwan's show Bang Bang Tang (BBT 模范棒棒堂), a show which sought to create new male artists in the entertainment business of Taiwan.模范棒棒堂. Channel [V]. Taiwan, 2006. Television.
Lollipop signed under the label Gold Typhoon (formerly EMI Capitol) and Channel [V] Taiwan in 2006."棒棒糖" .Chinaw3.Retrieved 2013-06-11. However, their artist management contract with Channel [V] Taiwan ended at the end of 2009."Repackaged boy group JPM gets ready to launch" .Cpopaccess.Retrieved 2013-06-11. Liao is now signed under A Legend Star Entertainment Corp., a company founded by former Channel [V] Taiwan director, Andy Chang."A Legend Star Entertainment Official Facebook Account".Facebook.Retrieved 2013-06-11.
Biography
Background Liao Xiao Jie's family consists of his parents, a younger sister, and a younger brother."JPM" .Hewiki.Retrieved 2013-06-11. His younger brother was also a member of Bang Bang Tang II, but he was eliminated in the second round.棒棒堂2. Taiwan, 2008. Television. He also owns a female Chow Chow, called Lolly."Lolly's Official Facebook Account".Facebook.Retrieved 2013-06-11. It was bought by him and Zhuang Ao Quan in 2009.棒棒堂花3萬 抓小母狗慰寂寞 敖犬當爸溺愛無比
In his childhood, Liao studied in Taipei Municipal Hulu Elementary School, Taipei Municipal Chongqing Junior School, and Taipei Municipal Song Shan High School of Commerce. He then went on to attend Takming University of Science and Technology where he met Zhuang. However, due to their busy lives after joining Lollipop, they later transferred to Hsing Wu College, where he is currently a student in the Department of Applied English.
2006–2007: The formation of Lollipop Besides studying in the same school, him and Zhuang are also members of a Taiwanese breakdance group Black Angle Crew.Black Angle Crew's official site. In June 2006, they went to Bang Bang Tang (BBT) Taipei audition together and both were selected into "Bang Bang Tang" television show. The first episode of BBT was aired on August 14, 2006."男孩徵選北區特集". 模范棒棒堂. Season 1. Episode 1. 2006-08-14.
On November 27, 2006, the episode in which the six members of Lollipop were selected and revealed was aired."邁向演藝聖堂 棒棒堂六男確定!!". 模范棒棒堂. Season 1. Episode 76. 2006-11-27 He was the first member to be selected into Lollipop. The members signed a contract to Channel V, and Dora Ao became their agent. They, then, officially signed a contract with EMI Capitol on December 2, 2006, appointing Zhuang as the leader of the newly formed group Lollipop."棒棒糖" .Chinaw3.Retrieved 2013-06-11. On December 9, 2006, Lollipop made its first public performance as a group at the V-Power Music Storm Concert."Colorful Lollipop (EP+DVD)- Lollipop Introduction" .Yesasia.Retrieved 2013-06-11.
2007-08: Acting, Hosting, and Music debut
Lollipop's first EP, Colorful LollipopLollipop. Colorful Lollipop. 2007. CD. was released on January 26, 2007, with six different covers, each featuring a member of the group. Four months later, on May 25, a second EP titled Summer's First ExperienceLollipop. Summer's First Experience. 2007. CD. was released along with a photobook compiled with photos taken in Okinawa, as well as a DVD. Lyrics were written by Qiu and himself for the song "Summer's First Experience."
During the summer of 2007, Liao and the other members of Lollipop made their acting debut in the drama Brown Sugar Macchiato,"黑糖瑪奇朵電視小說" .Books.com.Retrieved 2013-06-11. a collaboration with Hey Girl. The first episode was aired in Taiwan on July 15, 2007.黑糖瑪奇朵.FTV. Taiwan, 2007. Television. Later, Lollipop admits on Kangxi Lai Le that the drama had been more of an introduction of the two groups instead of a major acting challenge, as the members were told to act like themselves, and that many subplots were explained only briefly due to the large number of main characters."棒棒堂怎麼可能紅到香港去". 康熙來了. 2007-10-03. After thirteen episodes, the drama ended on October 7, 2007. They released an official soundtrack, then, with songs from Lollipop and Hey Girl.Lollipop & Hey Girl. Brown Sugar Macchiato OST. 2007.CD. Liao wrote the lyrics for the opening theme of the said drama, entitled "黑糖秀"(Hei Tang Xiu).
On September 26, 2007, Lollipop visited Hong Kong to promote their television soundtrack Brown Sugar Macchiato. This was their first overseas promotional activity ever since their debut, and a huge fan turnout caused a great commotion at the shopping mall where they were having their autograph session.棒棒堂襲港Fans迫爆7層商場 At the same time, Liao celebrated his birthday with thousands of fans in this event."LOLLIPOP香港行特別企劃". 模范棒棒堂. Season 1. Episode 308. 2006-10-17. At the same year, Lollipop began hosting their own show Lollipop Gyashan (LOLLIPOP哪裡怕)"小女孩孤單的煩惱". LOLLIPOP哪裡怕. Episode 1. 2007-10-27. on October 27 until April 19, 2008, when the show stopped airing.
Lollipop's debut album Gyashan (哪裡怕) was released on December 28, 2007.Lollipop. 哪裡怕. 2007. CD. Gyashan entered Mandarin charts in the number one position, outselling F4's album Waiting for You – Await Your Love (在這裡等你) which was released on the same day.Album sales (week of 28 December 2007) Liao contributed lyrics to three of the ten songs in this album. On January 26, 2008, a year after the release of their first EP, Lollipop held its debut concert at the Taipei Arena."夢想出發 閃耀小巨蛋演唱會 (DVD)" .Yesasia.Retrieved 2013-06-11. The concert DVD was released on June 6, 2008, breaking chart records with sales rates of more than 35%.5 Music Taiwan Week 24 chart The DVD has topped the charts for a period of one month since.G-Music Taiwan Week 27 chart5 Music Taiwan Week 25 chart
2008-09: Graduation from BBT, I Am Legend Album and tours Lollipop had been appearing regularly on Bang Bang Tang since August 14, 2006. With Channel [V]'s decision to select a new batch of boys and create a second season, Lollipop and most of the other members "graduated" from Bang Bang Tang after their last performances as members of the show."畢業升級總評比 (上)". 模范棒棒堂. Season 1. Episode 529. 2008-08-25."畢業升級總評比 (中)". 模范棒棒堂. Season 1. Episode 530. 2008-08-26. Their last official episode aired on August 29, 2008, marking the end of the first season."棒棒堂二軍正選名單公佈 (下)". 模范棒棒堂. Season 1. Episode 533. 2008-08-29. In total, the members of Lollipop had participated in more than 500 episodes of the show.棒棒堂. Taiwan, 2007-2008. Television. However, since the start of Bang Bang Tang II, Liao had returned to the show as guest and co-host on several occasions.
After graduation from Bang Bang Tang television show, Liao began hosting Na Li Wu Da Kang (哪裡5打坑) with Zhuang, Liu A-wei, Hey Girl's Apple and Channel V's VJ Rong Jia.哪裡5打坑. Taiwan, 2008. Television. The first episode was aired on September 7, 2008,"哪裡5打坑". Season 1. Episode 1. 2008-08-07. while the last episode was aired on November 30, 2008."哪裡5打坑". Season 1. 2008-11-30. During this period, Liao also guest starred in The Legend of Brown Sugar Chivalries, as well as writing lyrics for two songs in this drama, including the opening theme, Cang Jing Ge (藏經閣).Lollipop & Hey Girl.The Legend of Brown Sugar Chivalries.2008.CD On October 3, 2008, the original soundtrack was released by Gold Typhoon."The Legend of Brown Sugar Chivalries TV Original Soundtrack (OST) (Limited Edition) (Autographed Version)".Yesasia.Retrieved 2013-06-12. Two editions were released for the soundtrack, one being a 10,000 limited edition."The Legend of Brown Sugar Chivalries TV Original Soundtrack (OST) (Version 2)" .Yesasia.Retrieved 2013-06-12.
In November, 2008, Liao was injured during one of their dance practices. He performed with an injury in Singapore's Music Monster Festival on November 22, 2008 and V-Power Love Music Concert on November 29.棒棒堂新加坡開唱 三千位粉絲尖叫 The V-Power concert united Liao, Zhuang, and Liu with other Black Angle Crew members for a dance performance.V-Power Love Music Concert. Taiwan. 29 Nov. 2008. Performance. Lollipop's participation in the concert also marks, symbolically, the second anniversary of the group's formation. A week later, on December 6, 2008, Lollipop performed four songs with themes of wushu at the 45th Golden Horse Awards ceremony.第四十五屆金馬獎頒獎典禮暨星光大道衛視電影台獨家直播 Liao wrote the rap for one of the songs in this performance.
In February, 2009, Channel [V] began filming its revamped version and new season of Bang Bang Tang, which marked the return of several members from the first season, which includes Lollipop.CHANNEL[V]【模范棒棒堂】三代同堂全新開堂 Bang Bang Tang III began airing on March 2, 2009, with Show Lo being the first guest star."羅天王相挺來撐腰（上）". 模范棒棒堂. Season 3. Episode 1. 2009-03-02. However, with show host Fan Fan leaving the show to focus on her musical career, Bang Bang Tang'''s last episode was aired on July 30, 2009.范瑋琪不捨揮別棒棒堂 二度潰堤攝影棚 In 2009, Lollipop made its first lyric contributions to other artists, which are included in the mini album of the group Choc7,"Choc7" .Jpopasia.Retrieved 2013-06-12. composed of seven members selected from the same show.Choc7. Too Young. 2009. CD.
Lollipop's second album I am Legend"I Am Legend (Limited Edition)".Yesasia.Retrieved 2013-06-12. was released on June 19, 2009. Liao contributed lyrics to four songs; and his first solo song is also recorded in this album.Lollipop. I Am Legend. 2009. CD. A concert tour in Asia with the same name commenced in Hong Kong Coliseum on July 4–5, 2009.棒棒堂2009《我是傳奇》亞洲巡迴演唱會七月開唱 While promoting I am Legend on several Taiwanese variety shows, including Kangxi Lai Le, 100% Entertainment, Azio Superstar, etc., Lollipop created a series of dance performances specifically for the show hosts of each show, thus completing a mini TV tour.
On September 12, 2009, a short film in which Liao was cast as the main lead, and directed and shot by Liu A-wei called The Great Escape (廖問之越V風雲)廖問之越V風雲. Dir. A-Wei Liu. Perf. Liao Xiao Jie. Channel [V], 2009 was aired on Channel [V] Taiwan.
Liao lived with the other members of Lollipop from 2006 to 2009. Due to disturbances caused by fans gathering outside their apartment, Lollipop had to move several times since their debut and had once lived in an apartment rented to them by BBT show host Fan Fan in Taipei.棒棒堂摸黑搬家 甩不掉跟蹤粉絲 However, at the end of 2009, Liao has moved away from Lollipop's apartment and is now living with Qiu Wang Zi and Qiu Mao Di.棒棒堂4對2 王子小傑攆出門
2010-11: A Legend Star contract & Formation of JPM