Lin Yanjun
Taiwanese singer
Lin Yanjun (Chinese: 林彦俊; born August 24, 1995), also known as Evan Lin, is a Taiwanese singer, rapper and actor. He debuted as a member of temporary Chinese boy group Nine Percent on April 6, 2018, through Chinese survival show Idol Producer. He is best known for his role as Su Nan Qin in the drama Crush adapted from the popular novel written by Mu Fusheng.
Early life
Lin was born on August 24, 1995, in Haikou, Hainan and because of his parents' work, he grew up moving between Taiwan, Jiangxi, and Guangdong. He passed the Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan student entrance examination and entered Guangdong University of Foreign Studies. His father is from Taiwan and his mother is from Jiangxi. After finishing his freshman year, he chose to suspend his school and return to Taiwan to complete his military service. He can speak Mandarin, Cantonese, Minnan, Korean and English. He has a younger sister.
At the age of 18, he was invited by JYP Entertainment to become a trainee but declined as he wanted to focus on his studies and military duties.
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Biographical claims are most persuasive when dates, appointments and relationships can be traced to records created close to the events described. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 1, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q60991653. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1995 and 2018.
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