Ili Cheng (Chinese: 鄭家純; born Cheng Chia-chen, 鄭佳甄; 31 August 1993), nicknamed Jipai Mei (雞排妹; lit. 'chicken cutlet girl'), is a Taiwanese internet celebrity and model, who has appeared in television programmes, feature films, videos and a music EP. She came to fame in January 2012 when her promotional video for a fried chicken cutlet restaurant went viral.[1][2][3] Thereafter she became an internet celebrity.

Ili Cheng
鄭家純
Born
Cheng Chia-chen

(1993-08-31) 31 August 1993 (age 31)
Other names
  • Jipai Mei (雞排妹)
  • Yi Li (一粒)
  • Zheng Meizhu (鄭美珠)[a]
CitizenshipTaiwan
Education
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2012–present
Agent(Shui Wu Yanyi) Star Rain International Limited
Notable workShiba Sui De Liwu (photo album)
Spouse
Akira
(m. 2022)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese郑家纯
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhèng Jiāchún
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingzeng6 gaa1seon4
Jipai Mei
Traditional Chinese雞排
Simplified Chinese鸡排妹
Literal meaningchicken cutlet girl
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJīpái Mèi
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinggai1 paai4mui6
Birth name (Cheng Chia-chen)
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese郑佳甄
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhèng Jiāzhēn
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingzeng6 gaai1jan1

Early life

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Her parents divorced when she was seven.[4] Her father, being much richer than her mother, gained custody of her and her younger brother, but they did not live with their father. Instead, they lived together with his father's ex-wife and four older half-siblings on his father's side.[5] Her mother died of stomach cancer when she was 17.[6]

She changed her name to Cheng Chia-chun (鄭家純) in 2013.[7]

Career

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She started working as a part-time model in mid-July 2011.[2] In 2012, she was featured in a promotional video, which became viral, for a chicken cutlet shop.[8]

Political views

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Ili Cheng made a video for Tsai Ing-wen's presidential campaign in 2020.

Cheng actively engages in political discussion covering a wide range of issues. She has been supporting anti-nuclear movement in Taiwan since 2013.[9] She joined the Sunflower Student Movement in 2014.[10][11][12] She supports Hong Kong democracy movements.[13]

Personal life

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On 2 November 2022, Cheng married with a Japanese pediatrician named Akira.[14]

Works

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Photo albums

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  • 15 August 2012 18 Sui De Liwu ISBN 9789868003583 (in Chinese)
  • 26 February 2013 The gift of 18th–Lili Shashin-shū ISBN 9784845844036 (in Japanese)
  • 22 July 2015 Wo Shi Zheng Jiachun

Japanese photo DVD

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  • 16 November 2012 Ili The First, First! Ili (DVD)
  • 26 April 2013 Ili "Yakusoku..." (DVD)
  • 26 April 2013 Ili "Yakusoku..." (Blu-ray 3D)
  • 26 July 2013 I'm iLi (DVD)
  • 26 July 2013 I'm iLi (Blu-ray)

Films

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  • 2013 Campus Confidential as Wu Yifen
  • 2015 One Night in Taipei as Hong Dou
  • 2016 True Love is Ghost

Dramas

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Date Title Network Role Notes
27 Nov 2012 Lady Maid Maid SET Candy
14 Feb 2014 Guanghuan Zhihou Le.com Wen Wen Internet drama
29 Sep 2015 Ling Yi Zhentan She YouTube A Chun

Dubbing

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Date Title Network Role Ref.
19 Apr 2014 The Simpsons Season 24 Episode 20 "The Fabulous Faker Boy" Fox (HD) Chicken teacher [15]

Music videos

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  • November 2012: Forgive Me - Fir A Qin Real
  • December 2013: Wo Bu Dong Ai - Ryan

Records

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Album Tracks
Ai Shi Shenma EP
  • Record company: Heguang Entertainment
  • Issue date: 2014
  • Language: Mandarin
#Ai Shi Shenma
  1. Mao Cao
  2. Chang Jimo De Ge

References

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  1. ^ "兩岸快線 台妹爆乳炸雞扒". Apple Daily 蘋果日報 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Archived from the original on 2021-06-21. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  2. ^ a b "「雞排妹」鄭佳甄 32E罩杯外拍火紅 | ETtoday新聞雲". www.ettoday.net (in Traditional Chinese). Archived from the original on 2015-12-20. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  3. ^ TVBS. "〈獨家〉炸雞排炸出名氣 「雞排妹」勇闖演藝圈│TVBS新聞網". TVBS (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  4. ^ 三立新聞網 (2014-05-10). "雞排妹身世坎坷!母罹癌過世、父失聯 一肩扛家計養親人 | 娛樂星聞 | 三立新聞網 SETN.COM". www.setn.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  5. ^ Cheng, Ili. 雞排妹鄭家純的台灣觀點(Q & A)-2014 FAPA 巡迴演講募款活動-08102014.
  6. ^ 自由時報. "媽媽胃癌過世 雞排妹感性祝冥誕- 2019春節專區 - 自由電子報". features.ltn.com.tw. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  7. ^ ETtoday新聞雲. "E奶雞排妹ILI擲筊過世母望改名 「聽到本名心情不爽」 | ETtoday星光雲". star.ettoday.net (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  8. ^ 傅紀鋼 (2020-04-12). "專訪「雞排妹」鄭家純:與世界格格不入,「對於愛,我異於常人」". The News Lens 關鍵評論網 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  9. ^ "329千人反核路跑 chicken woman 助陣" (in Chinese). Min Shi Xinwen. 27 Feb 2014. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 3 Sep 2017.
  10. ^ "讽五月天:想捞RMB先换护照 鸡排妹挨粉丝骂"臭嘴巴"" (in Chinese). 31 Mar 2014. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 3 Sep 2017.
  11. ^ "【台灣學運】「社運女神」雞排妹 fb怒下戰帖" (in Chinese). Hong Kong Apple Daily. 30 Mar 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 3 Sep 2017.
  12. ^ "雞排妹深V爆乳上凱道! 網友:警察會「抱緊」驅離" (in Chinese). ETtoday Dongsen Xinwen Yun. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 3 Sep 2017.
  13. ^ "「雞排妹」哽咽︰希望大家不要放棄香港 羅冠聰稱讚有正義感不失親和力 | 立場報道 | 立場新聞". 立場新聞 Stand News. Archived from the original on 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  14. ^ News, Taiwan (2022-11-02). "Taiwan's 'Chicken Cutlet Girl' weds Japanese beau | Taiwan News | 2022-11-02 18:14:00". Taiwan News. Retrieved 2022-11-02. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  15. ^ 雞排妹獻聲《辛普森》 性感配音超有感. tw.celebrity.yahoo.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 3 Sep 2017.

Notes

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  1. ^ Born Zheng Jiazhen, in 1999 renamed "Zheng Meizhu", later changed to "Zheng Jiachun" in 2013.
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