Role Actress Siblings Selina Jen | Years active 2009 - Present Movies The Ghost Tales Name Lorene Ren | |
Pinyin Ancestry Dachuan District, Sichuan Province, China Origin Republic of China (Taiwan) Born November 22, 1988 (age 35)
Taipei, Taiwan ( 1988-11-22 ) Education National Taiwan Normal University (2011) Profiles | ||
Other name(s) Kirsten Ren
Kimi Jen Occupation Actress, Model, Singer Parents Cheng Jui-lan, Milton Jen | ||
[MV] [ENG SUB] ❆Someone Like You 聽見幸福 ❆ Lorene Ren "Love or Not,Still Lonely" 爱不爱都寂寞 OST
Lorene Ren (Chinese: 任容萱; pinyin: Rèn Róngxuān), previously known as Kirsten Ren, is a Taiwanese actress, model and singer. Her surname is sometimes spelled as Jen. She is the younger sister of Taiwanese girl group S.H.E member Selina Jen. Ren graduated from National Taiwan Normal University, with a bachelor's degree in home economics, human development and family studies.
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- MV ENG SUB Someone Like You Lorene Ren Love or NotStill Lonely OST
- Early life
- Pre debut
- Acting
- Music
- References
Early life
Lorene Ren was born on November 22, 1988, in Taipei, Taiwan. Her father, Milton Jen, used to be a technology company executive and now works as a part-time actor. Her mother is Zheng Ruilan, a homemaker. Ren is the youngest of a two child family. Her older sister is Taiwanese girl group S.H.E member Selina Jen.
Ren attended National Taiwan Normal University and graduated in 2011 with a bachelor's degree in home economics, human development and family studies.
Pre-debut
In 2000, Taiwanese entertainment management agency HIM International Music held a "Universal 2000 Talent and Beauty Girl Contest" to search for new artistes, the winner of the contest would received a contract from HIM. Ren wanted to participate and had register in the contest, but was too young. Her older sister Selina entered the contest in her place and end up winning the contest. For the next few years Ren would then sometimes appear on variety shows as her sister guest, appear in other artistes music videos and also appear in commercial advertisements before officially debuting in 2009.
Acting
Ren made her acting debut in 2009 starring as the lead actress in GTV's fantasy idol drama K.O.3an Guo, which is a spin-off of the popular KO One drama franchise. The drama took an entire year to film since it was split into 3 seasons with 53 episodes total. The drama helped her gain more exposure and soon she received more acting offers, usually starring as the lead or main cast.
Her most acclaimed work to date is 2013 SETTV political themed idol drama In a Good Way. The drama was praised for its original storyline. Ren played "Lin Jia En" (林嘉恩), a country girl who wonders into the big city for fun but ends up meeting and falling for "Liu Shan Feng" (劉杉峰), played by Lego Lee, the most popular guy at a college from a strong political family during the 90's in Taiwan, The drama received multi Golden Bell Awards nominations, including Best Drama at the 49th ceremony. The Pairing of Ren and Lee was also well received as the two won Best Screen Couple Award at the 2014 Sanlih Drama Awards.
Music
Ren occasionally contributes to the soundtracks of the dramas she starred in. She first sang as part of the chorus for Danson Tang's single "When Together (愛在一起)", featured in his 2007 album Love Me.