Hsueh Shih-ling

{{Infobox person

| name = Hsueh Shih-ling

| other_names = 40, MC40

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|06|10}}

| birth_place = Sanmin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

| image = HsuehShihLing20211217.jpg

| caption = Hsueh in December 2021

| native_name = 薛仕凌

| occupation = {{flatlist|

Actor
singer
rapper
songwriter
host}}

| website =

| alma_mater = Fu Jen Catholic University

| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes

| background = solo_singer

| instrument = Vocals, drums, bass, guitar

| years_active = 2007–present

| label = Da Hsi Entertainment

| past_member_of = Da Mouth

}}

| module2 = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes

| t = 薛仕凌

| s = 薛仕凌

|poj=Sih Sū-lêng

| j = Sit3 Si6 Ling4

| p = Xuē Shì Líng

}}

Hsueh Shih-ling ({{zh|c=薛仕凌|poj=Sih Sū-lêng}}; born June 10, 1983), also known as 40 or MC40, is a Taiwanese actor, singer, rapper, songwriter, and television presenter.

Hsueh was known as MC40 from award-winning hip-hop band Da Mouth, with DJ Chung Hua, Harry Chang, and Aisa,[http://www.facebook.com/thedamouth "Da Mouth official account"]. Facebook. Retrieved August 22, 2013. before embarking on a career in acting. He writes most of Da Mouth's song lyrics and is considered one of the best and fastest rappers in Taiwan with his multi-language rapping ability.{{in lang|zh}} Universal Music Taiwan [https://web.archive.org/web/20080419044323/http://www.umusic.com.tw/Main.aspx?dest=ArtistMain&catID=1&artist=769 Da Mouth profile]

At the 56th Golden Bell Awards in 2021, he took both best actor in a TV series for Born Into Loving Handsand best supporting actor in a miniseries for HBO Asia’s Workers. In 2023, he also took best supporting actor in ACA&GOTT Awards organized by Busan International Film Festival, and best actor in 58th Golden Bell Awards for Taiwan Crime Stories.

Early life

Hsueh was born on June 10, 1983, in Sanmin District, Kaohsiung and was raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He attended Fu Jen Catholic University Department of English, in New Taipei City, Taiwan. He speaks English, Mandarin and Taiwanese fluently. His Japanese and Spanish are at an elementary level.{{Cite web |title=[新聞] 歌手40、Linda外語強主持演戲通吃 |url=https://www.ptt.cc/bbs/DA_MOUTH/M.1309774537.A.933.html |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=Ptt 批踢踢實業坊}} He has also performed in Hakka.

Career

= 2007–2016: Music Career =

HSUEH signed with Universal Music Taiwan and formed the hip-hop band, Da Mouth, in 2007. The group released their debut self-titled album, "Da Mouth," on November 26, 2007.{{in lang|zh}}[http://www.books.com.tw/exep/cdfile.php?item=0020121993 "大嘴巴 / 同名專輯"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531104828/http://www.books.com.tw/exep/cdfile.php?item=0020121993 |date=May 31, 2014 }}. Books.com.tw. Retrieved August 22, 2013. From 2007 to 2016, they released a total of 5 studio albums and 2 special albums. Most of the song lyrics were written by HSUEH.Da Mouth. Da Mouth. 2007. CD.

Da Mouth won the Best Singing Group at the 19th Golden Melody Awards in 2008{{in lang|zh}} GIO, Taiwan [http://info.gio.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=43809&ctNode=2774&mp=1 19th Golden Melody Awards winners list] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807145135/http://info.gio.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=43809&ctNode=2774&mp=1 |date=August 7, 2011 }} October 16, 2008. Retrieved June 12, 2011 and the 22nd Golden Melody Awards in 2011.{{in lang|zh}} GIO, Taiwan [http://info.gio.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=91482&ctNode=4823&mp=3 22nd Golden Melody Awards winners list] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623190026/http://info.gio.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=91482&ctNode=4823&mp=3 |date=June 23, 2011 }} June 20, 2011. Retrieved June 20, 2011

Due to health considerations and future planning, all four members of Da Mouth chose not to renew their contracts after the release of the 5th studio album, "What The…".

= 2010–2016: Program hosting & acting =

HSUEH began hosting the TV program in 2010. By 2016, he had hosted 6 TV programs, including the long-running entertainment news program "Showbiz."

In 2011, HSUEH appeared in his first TV series, "Pearls of Love." Subsequently, he concurrently and consecutively developed his singing, acting, and hosting career until the disbandment of Da Mouth.

= 2016–present: Focusing on acting career =

HSUEH currently focuses on acting. “I think being an actor is to become the medium of the audience and cinematic storytelling. To connect the best of the both worlds and make the audiences feel relatable to the emotions of what’s going on inside the movie. For example if you were to shoot lasers from your arms or have spider silk coming out from your arms. Does it hurt? Does it burn? Does it sting? Can you control it? I mean that is a lot of fun. And through acting and film magic, we can actually make the audience feel relatable”, says HSUEH.

From 2021 to 2023, HSUEH received 7 nominations and 4 awards for his acting:

In 2021, HSUEH won the Best Actor – TV Series for “Born into Loving Hands” and the Best Supporting Actor – Miniseries/TV Film for “Workers” at the 56th Golden Bell Awards, establishing himself as an actor known to audiences.

In 2022, HSUEH was nominated for Best Supporting Actor – TV Series for “Gold Leaf” and Best Supporting Actor – Miniseries/TV Film for “You Have to Kill Me” at the 57th Golden Bell Awards.

In 2023, he also won the Best Supporting Actor in the ACA&GOTT Awards organized by the Busan International Film Festival, and the Best Actor at the 58th Golden Bell Awards for “Taiwan Crime Stories”. His performance in “Eye of the Storm” earned him a nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 2023 Taipei Film Awards.

HSUEH fearlessly tackles different roles and delivers multifaceted performances. He portrayed a construction worker, a 50s gay painter, and an infatuated yet scheming businessman, among others. Having recently completed the grand productions "Born for the Spotlight”, "The World Between Us II" and "Agent from Above”. He is set to take the lead in "Malice”, a Taiwan-Indonesia-Czech Republic co-production.

Personal life

In an interview in December 2021, Hsueh acknowledged that he has been in a relationship with a non-celebrity for 8 years and counting.{{cite web |title=薛仕凌「不想太舒服」甜曝與8年女友好事新進度 |url=https://stars.udn.com/star/story/10091/5933902 |website=噓！星聞 |access-date=September 17, 2022 |language=zh-Hant-TW |date=December 2, 2021}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable" !Year !! English title !! Original title !!Role !! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2009	L-O-V-E	愛到底	Introductor \|
rowspan="2" \|2012	Touch of the Light	逆光飛翔	Hsien
Letters to the Future	給未來的信	Hsien	Short film
2014	A Minute More	只要一分鐘	Nan
rowspan="2" \|2017	Please Love Her	請愛我的女朋友	Lawrence
Sakana Otoko	魚男	Hsiang Hsien-chih	Television film
2018	Single Day	哈囉！有事嗎	Pai Ying-chieh
rowspan="2" \|2019	The Teacher	我的靈魂是愛做的	Jo
RPG	最愛女人RPG	Lu Yen
rowspan="2" \|2022	You Have To Kill Me	我是自願讓他殺了我	Wang Yu-tse	Television film
The Gunshots	鎗聲	Hao	Television film
rowspan="3" \|2023	Workers: The Movie	做工的人電影版	Lai Han-chuan (Chuan)
Eye of The Storm \|疫起 \|Chin Yu-chung \|
The Abandoned	查無此心	Huang Tung-chi
2024 \|Pigsy \|八戒 \|Pigsy \|Animation (Voice Artist)
rowspan="2" \|2025 \|Organ Child \|器子 \|Wu \|
Unexpected Courage \|我們意外的勇氣 \|Born (Po-en) \|
in pre-production \|Malice \|惡潮 \|Ming-i \|

=Television series=

class="wikitable sortable " !Year !! English title !! Original title !! Role !! class="unsortable" \| Notes
rowspan="3" \|2011	Pearls of Love	珍愛林北	DJ
Office Girls	小資女孩向前衝	TV Host
Love SOS	戀愛SOS	Wang Ta-tung
2012	Ti Amo Chocolate	愛上巧克力	Wei Li
rowspan="2" \|2013	Princess’Stand in	金大花的華麗冒險	Chin Ta-li
Love Around	真愛黑白配	James
2014	You Light Up My Star	你照亮我星球	Shen Po-yu
2015	Be with Me	舞吧舞吧在一起	TV Host	Line TV
rowspan="2" \|2016	Prince of Wolf	狼王子	Chiang Ping
Chih Ming & Chun Chiao	志明與春嬌	Wang Chih-ming	Choco TV
rowspan="2" \|2018	The Ex-Man	前男友不是人	Hsu Sheng-jen
Single Ladies Senior	高塔公主	Chang Shu-huai
rowspan="2" \|2020	Workers	做工的人	Chuan	HBO Go
Born into Loving Hands	生生世世	Hsieh Yu-shu
2021	Gold Leaf	茶金	Fan Wen-kuei	Netflix
rowspan="3" \|2022	Twisted Strings	良辰吉時	Hung Yun-lung	HBO Go
Shards of Her	她和她的她	Kuan Hsiang-li	Netflix
Lesson in Love	第9節課	Li Ta-wei	iQIYI, Netflix
2023	Taiwan Crime Stories	台灣犯罪故事－出軌	Lin Hsueh-ching	Disney+
2024 \|Born for the Spotlight \|影后 \|Li Tzu-chi \|Netflix
rowspan="2" \|2025 \|Tabloid \|死了一個娛樂女記者之後 \|Chuang Ta-hai \|Netflix
The World Between Us II \|我們與惡的距離 II \|Kao Cheng-kuang \|Catchplay+
	Agent from Above	乩身	Wu Tien-chi{{Cite web \|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/tw/entertainment/movies/g42058143/shaman/ \|title=Netflix《乩身》7大看點！史上最貴台劇、柯震東為「三太子」王柏傑賣命降妖，宛如東方版「驅魔神探」！ \|date=November 25, 2022 \|publisher=Cosmopolitan \|author=Allie Hsieh \|access-date=May 2, 2023 \|archive-date=February 9, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209083247/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/tw/entertainment/movies/g42058143/shaman/ \|url-status=live \|language=zh}}	Netflix

=Television hosting=

class="wikitable sortable"

!Year

!Title !! Channel

align=center

|2010

|音樂這個讚

rowspan=4|Channel V Taiwan

align="center"

|2010

|音樂飆榜-西洋榜

align="center"

| rowspan="2" |2011

|娛樂排排讚

align=center

|Campus Superman
(校園SUPERMAN)

2016

|LGBTalk Show

|YouTube

align=center

|2011-2016

| ShowBiz

Sanlih E-Television

=Music video appearances=

Year	English title !Original title	Artist(s)
class="wikitable sortable"
2010	Welcome \|歡迎光臨	One Two Free[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdlRKZ6kcmg "自由發揮－歡迎光臨 mv （官方正式HD版本）"]. YouTube. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
2011	3D Dancing Lost \|3D舞力全失	One Two Free
rowspan="2" \|2020	Until I Met You \|直到我遇見了你	Yo Lee
Walk with Me If You’re One of the Lonely Ones \|孤獨的人我們一起出發 \|EggPlantEgg
rowspan="2" \|2021	Prediction \|預言	Tsai Huang-ru
Stubborn Loneliness \|倔強的孤單	Ricky Hsiao
rowspan="2" \|2023 \|Embryo \|成人 \|HUSH
Insincere \|言不由衷 \|Cyndi Wang

Discography

= Album =

class="wikitable"

!Release Date

!Album Title

!Language

!Record Label

!Song List

(Original Title)

1st

|2007-11-16

|《Da Mouth》

| rowspan="5" |Mandarin

| rowspan="5" |Universal Music Taiwan

|{{Hidden|Song List|#The Starting 4

靠過來
Get You Back
結果咧 Intro
結果咧
Step On The Beat
我願意
我就是喜歡你
Mr. Cool Boy
大嘴巴
119
無可取代
懷秋}}

2nd

|2008-12-19

|《Player》

|{{Hidden|Song List|#Intro

Da Now一場
國王皇后
緊箍咒
愛的宣言
永遠在身邊 [OT: そばにいるね]
Falling Like Dat
Asalato Box
We Wanna Party
小心眼
Down
You Are My Angel}}

3rd

|2010-1-23

|《One Two Three》

|{{Hidden|Song List|#3010

Rock It
喇舌
Green Kicks
愛不愛我
搜尋遊戲
牽心的朋友
Back To The Future
未來派對
Turn Up The Music
Happy Birthday 買滴兒
Shining}}

4th

|2012-4-20

|《Influence》

|{{Hidden|Song List|#張大你的嘴巴

流感
你怕誰
R u kiDdiNg mE？
Beautiful Luv
Maybe的機率
防衛心態
Up 3x
BaBOO
最親的擁抱
Baby Gnite
Play!}}

5th

|2015-5-8

|《Back to the Future》

|{{Hidden|Song List|#DM111.6

Funky那個女孩（Let Dat Gal Go）
有事嗎？（What The...）
魯蛇（Loser）
BB Call
玩玩（Keep on Playing）
木目心（Thinking of You）
調調（Swag）
Super不明（Super Boomin）
要壞掉了（I Wanna be Your Lover）
大告白（Confession）}}

= Special Album =

class="wikitable"

!align="left" width="75px"|

!Release Date

!Album Title

!Language

!Record Label

!Song List

(Original Title)

Japanese Album

|2009-3-6

|《DA Mouth -結局、どうなの～？》

|Mandarin,

Japanese

| rowspan="2" |Universal

Music Taiwan

|{{Hidden|Song List|# 結果咧(Japanese Ver.)

119
永遠在身邊
我就是喜歡你
國王皇后
緊箍咒
愛的宣言
懷秋
WE WANNA PARTY
Mr.cool Boy
靠過來
Gat You Back
結果咧Intro
結果咧}}

Greatest

Hits

Album

|2010-10-8

|《Da First Episode》

|Mandarin,

Japanese

|{{Hidden|Song List|Disc1

永遠在身邊
結果咧 Intro
結果咧
國王皇后
喇舌
119
愛的宣言
我就是喜歡你
Happy Birthday 買滴兒
Rock It
首部曲Remix

Disc2

沒禮貌
It's On
大創作家（by MC40）
Dance To Da Beat Mr.DJ
Secret Life（by Aisa／Aoyama Teruma）
臨時演員（by Harry）
結果咧（Japanese Remix）}}

=Compositions=

class="wikitable sortable"

!Year

!Song (Original title)

!Singer

!Lyricist

!Composer

rowspan="8" |2007

|靠過來

| rowspan="8" |DaMouth

| rowspan="8" |MC40

|K.Y.B

Get You Back

|Andrew Chen

結果咧

|K.Y.B

Step On The Beat

|Andrew Chen

我願意

|K.Y.B

我就是喜歡你

|Andrew Chen

大嘴巴

|Adia

119

|Adia

rowspan="9" |2008

|永遠在身邊

| rowspan="9" |DaMouth

|DaMouth

|Soulja

國王皇后

|Harry Chang/

MC40 (rap part)

|Adia

緊箍咒

| rowspan="7" |MC40

|K.Y.B

愛的宣言

|Andrew Chen

Da Now一場

|terrytyelee

Falling Like Dat

|Andrew Chen

We Wanna Party

|Adia/Wei Jie Liao

小心眼

|Andrew Chen

Down

|Adia

rowspan="2" |2009

|D.I.S.C.O

|Yungai Hayung

|Samuel/

MC40 (rap part)

|Ken Gold/Michael Denne/

Teddy/Kush/TOP

怪......不怪

|Sky Wu

|MC40

|Sky Wu

rowspan="13" |2010

|辦不到

|Jane Zhang

(feat. DaMouth)

|Adia/MC40

|Adia

牽心的朋友

| rowspan="10" |DaMouth

|Sung-wei Ma/

MC40 (rap part)

|Anthony Wen

未來派對

| rowspan="2" |MC40/Harry Chang

|Adia

Happy Birthday 買滴兒

|Ian Lee

Rock It

| rowspan="9" |MC40

|K.Y.B

喇舌

|Adia

Green Kicks

|terrytyelee

愛不愛我

|Adia

搜尋遊戲

|K.Y.B

Turn Up The Music

|Adia

Shining

|Adia

大創作家

|MC40

|TeN

皮在癢

|Sukie Chung

|Ooi Teng Fong

2011

|說愛就愛

|Vaness

|MC40/I-wei Wu

|K.Y.B

rowspan="11" |2012

|Beautiful Luv

| rowspan="10" |DaMouth

|MC40/Harry Chang

|K.Y.B

張大你的嘴巴

| rowspan="10" |MC40

|Starr Chen

流感

|Starr Chen

你怕誰

|Ooi Teng Fong

R u kiDdiNg mE？

|Starr Chen

防衛心態

|TeN

Up 3x

|Windy Wagner/

Shari Short/Tearce Kizzo

BaBOO

|Adia

Baby Gnite

|Ian Lee

Play!

|Starr Chen

SpeXial

|SpeXial

|Starr Chen

2013

|Gentleman

|AK

|MC40

|Double-Y

2015

|木目心

|DaMouth

|AJ/MC40 (rap詞)

|Wei Jie Liao

2016

|HOME Remix

|Diana Wang (feat.40)

|Skot Suyama/40

|Skot Suyama

2017

|MAKE IT REAL

|GBOYSWAG (feat.40)

|40/GBOYSWAG

|GBOYSWAG

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
class="wikitable sortable"
2008	\|19th Golden Melody Awards	rowspan=3\|Best Vocal Group	Da Mouth	{{won}}
2009	\|20th Golden Melody Awards	Player	{{nom}}
2011	\|22nd Golden Melody Awards	One Two Three	{{won}}
rowspan=2\|2021	rowspan=2\|56th Golden Bell Awards	Best Leading Actor in a Television Series	Born into Loving Hands	{{won}}
\|Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film	Workers	{{won}}
rowspan=2\|2022	rowspan=2\|57th Golden Bell Awards	Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series	Gold Leaf	{{nom}}
Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film	You Have To Kill Me	{{nom}}
rowspan="3" \|2023 \|25th Taipei Film Awards \|Best Supporting Actor \|Eye of the Storm	{{nom}}
58th Golden Bell Awards \| Best Leading Actor in a Television Series \| Taiwan Crime Stories \|{{won}}
Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards{{Cite web \|last=Park \|first=Jae-hwan \|date=September 12, 2023 \|title=아시아콘텐츠어워즈&글로벌OTT어워즈 후보작 발표.. "더 글로리, 무빙, 만장적계절, 그리고 퍼스트러브하츠코이 \|trans-title=Asian Content Awards & Global OTT Awards Nominees Announced... "The Glory, Moving, All Seasons, and First Love Hatsukoi" \|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/438/0000058799 \|access-date=September 12, 2023 \|publisher=KBS \|language=ko \|via=Naver}} \|Best Supporting Actor \|Taiwan Crime Stories\| Taiwan Crime Stories	{{won}}
2024 \|1st [https://gwmva.papiin.com/ Golden Wolf Music Video Awards] \|Best Actor \|Embryo	{{nom}}