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Ivy Shao
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Born (1989-09-21) 21 September 1989 (age 35)
Alma mater Fortune Institute of Technology
Occupation Actress, singer, model
Years active 2010–present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Shào Yǔwēi
Musical career
Also known as Shao Yuwei

Ivy Shao (whose Chinese name is 邵雨薇, pronounced Shào Yǔ Wēi) is a talented actress, singer, and model from Taiwan. She is well-known for her main role in the popular TV show Back to 1989 in 2016. After that, she also starred in The Perfect Match with Wu Kang-jen and Ben Wu in 2017.

Her Career Journey

Getting Started (2008–2010)

Ivy Shao first became known in 2008 when she appeared on a TV variety show called Guess. In 2010, she officially started her career using the stage name Meng Meng. She became the face of a video game called "Meng Meng Online". She also became a regular on the variety show Crazy God.

Becoming an Actress (2011–2015)

Ivy Shao got her first acting job in the TV drama Skip Beat. After that, she played supporting roles in several other dramas. These included A Hint of You, Fabulous 30, Love at Second Sight, When I See You Again, and Beautiful Secret.

Big Successes (2016–2017)

Her big break came in 2016 when she landed her first main role in the hit drama Back to 1989. She starred alongside Marcus Chang. This show was very popular and had high ratings. Following this success, she took on another main role in 2017's The Perfect Match, where she acted with Wu Kang-jen.

New Adventures and Music (2018-Present)

In 2018, Ivy Shao acted in a TV drama from mainland China called Sweet Combat. She also played the main character in Love & π for EBC, working again with Ben Wu. Later, she appeared in CSIC 2, playing the main role in a part of the story.

In 2019, Ivy Shao also starred in the movies Stand By Me and Deep Evil. She also made a guest appearance in The 9th Precinct. That same year, she released her first music album, which was called Drizzle.

As of July 2025, Ivy Shao is starring in The Devil Punisher, a show made by Netflix and SETTV, alongside Mike He. She is also ice skating and starring in Disney+ Hotstar and SETTV's Frozen Heart, while Kissed by the Rain co-stars Mario Maurer.

Her Personal Life

Ivy Shao shared with the public in November 2020 that she was in a relationship with Wu Kang-jen. He was her co-star from the TV show The Perfect Match. They had dated before in 2018 for about a year, then got back together.

Her Work in TV and Movies

Television Shows

Year Title Role Network Notes
2011 Skip Beat Gongxi's colleague FTV Cameo appearance
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
2025 Frozen Heart Hei Chi SETTV
TBA Fired Up Lao Shi Xia Netflix
TBA Doctor Love Xiang Shai Mano GTV

Movies

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Whispers In The Reality Zhi Xin
2015 First of May Zhang Huai Wen
2016 The Tenants Downstairs Chang Ying-ru
2017 My Gift Zhang Xiao-yu Made for TV movie
2019 Deep Evil Han Xue-ning
The 9th Precinct MIB agent Guest role, appeared in credits
Stand By Me Liang Bo-he
2023 Lost in Perfection Li-mei
Hello Ghost Yu Hsiao-yin
2024 Pigsy Xiaojing Voice role

Web Dramas

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

Music Videos She Appeared In

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

Her Music Albums

Studio Albums

Title Album details Notes
Drizzle 微雨
  • Pretend to Sleep: From Berlin, I Love You
  • Stay Away From Me: An insert song from Love and π
  • The Closest Thing to Eternal: The ending song from Love and π

Awards and Nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2016 2016 Sanlih Drama Awards Viewers Choice Drama Award (with Back to 1989) Back to 1989 Won
Best Actress Award Nominated
Best Onscreen Couple Award (with Marcus Chang) Won
Best Kiss Award (with Marcus Chang) Nominated
18th Taipei Film Festival Best Actress Award The Tenants Downstairs Nominated

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