Ivy Shao

• Name — Ivy Shao • Born — 21 September 1989 • Birthplace — Kaohsiung, Taiwan • Education — Fortune Institute of Technology • Occupation — * Actress • singer • model • Years Active — 2010–present Ivy Shao is a Taiwanese actress, singer and model. She is best known for her leading role in the 2016 hit drama, Back to 1989. Since then, she has also starred in The Perfect Match with Wu Kang-jen and Ben Wu in 2017.

In 2008, she appeared on variety show, Guess, and gained fame. She then debuted in 2010 with the stage name Meng Meng as the spokesperson for the video game, "Meng Meng Online", and became a fixed cast on the variety show, Crazy God.

Shao received her first acting role in drama Skip Beat. She then went on to have supporting roles in several dramas, such as A Hint of You, Fabulous 30, Love at Second Sight, When I See You Again and Beautiful Secret.

Her first breakthrough in the industry was when she received her first lead role in 2016 hit drama, Back to 1989 with Marcus Chang. The drama was the highest rated drama in recent years and was massively popular. She then followed up the drama with another leading role in 2017's The Perfect Match, co-starring with Wu Kang-jen.

In 2018, Shao appeared in a mainland Chinese drama, HBS's Sweet Combat. She also played the lead role in EBC's Love & π, co-starring with Ben Wu. She then appeared in CSIC 2, playing the main lead in the second arc of the story. In 2019, Shao also starred in the movies Stand By Me and Deep Evil, and appeared as a guest star in The 9th Precinct. In the same year, she released her debut album, Drizzle. Shao starred in Netflix and SETTV collaboration, The Devil Punisher alongside Mike He. Shao also starred in Disney + Hotstar and SETTV's Frozen Heart and Kissed by the Rain alongside Mario Maurer.

Shao went public with her relationship with The Perfect Match co-star, Wu Kang-jen in November 2020. They had previously dated for a year in 2018 before getting back together.

• Year — Title — Role — Network — Notes • 2011 — Skip Beat — Gongxi's colleague — FTV — Cameo • 2012 — Confucius — Liang Jin Jin — CTV • 2013 — A Hint of You — You Zhen Zhen — SETTV • The M Riders 5 — Ma Ya — EBC Yoyo • 2014 — Fabulous 30 — Wu Yi Le — SETTV • Love at Second Sight — Tan Xiao Min — HBS • 2015 — When I See You Again — Hu Yong Qing — SETTV • Beautiful Secret — Jiang Mei Yan — HBS • 2016 — Back to 1989 — Ye Zhen Zhen — SETTV • 2017 — The Perfect Match — Wei Fen Qing — SETTV • 2018 — Sweet Combat — Song Xiao Mi — Hunan TV • Love & π — Zhao Yuan Ma — TTV EBC • 2019 — CSIC 2 — Bei Yi Xuan — CTV • 2020 — The Devil Punisher — Meng Po / Meng Xin-yu / Xiao-bing — SETTV • 2020 — Futmalls.com — Bai Yong Xin — Youku, Netflix • 2021 — More than Blue: The Series — An Yi-Chi — Netflix • 2023 — Venus on Mars — Zhu Wei Na — CJ EMN • 2024 — Trade War — Lin Xue Yu — FTV • 2026 — Frozen Heart — Hei Chi — SETTV • TBA — Fired Up — Lao Shi Xia — HBO • TBA — Doctor Love — Xiang Shai Mano — GTV

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2015 — Mr Bodyguard — Tang Yun — iQIYI • 2017 — Game Not Over — Xu Shi Qiao / Qiao Qiao — Youku

• Year — Song title — Details • 2016 — "Drinking Buddies" (朋友的酒) — * Artist(s): Richie Jen * Album: 朋友的酒 + Greatest Hits 3 • 2016 — "You Him Me" (你他我) — * Artist(s): Nine Chen 陳零九 * Album: 1989一念間 電視原聲帶 • 2018 — "The Closest Thing to Eternal" (最接近永恆的事情) The ending credit song from Love and π — | * Artist(s): Ivy Shao 邵雨薇 * Album: The Closest Thing to Eternal 最接近永恆的事情

• Title — Album details — Notes • Drizzle 微雨 — * Released: May 7, 2019 * Formats: CD, digital download — * Pretend to Sleep: From Berlin, I Love You * Stay Away From Me: The insert song from Love and π * The Closest Thing to Eternal: The ending credit song from Love and π