Jay Shih

{{Short description|Taiwanese actor, singer and television host}}

{{hatnote|In this Paiwan name, the person is referred to by his given name, Maicus, and not by his house name, Makazayazaya.}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2017}}

{{family name hatnote|Shih|lang=Chinese}}

{{infobox person

| name = Jay Shih

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1983|10|31}}

| birth_place = Yonghe City, Taipei County, Taiwan
(now Yonghe District, New Taipei City, Taiwan)| alma_mater = Jinwen University of Science and Technology

| occupation = Actor, singer, television host

| years_active = 2002—present

| module = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes

|c=是元介

|poj=Sī Goân-kài

| p = Shì Yuánjiè

| lang1_content = Makazayazaya Maicus

| lang1 = Paiwan

}}

| module2 = {{infobox musical artist

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| alias = Shih Yuan-chieh
Shi Yuanjie

| genre = Mandopop

| instrument = Vocals, guitar

| associated_acts = Awaking

}}

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Makazayazaya Maicus, known professionally as Jay Shih ({{zh|c=是元介|poj=Sī Goân-kài}}; born 31 October 1983) is a Taiwanese actor, singer and television host of Paiwan descent.{{Cite web | title=Jay Shih Movies - Chinese Movies | url=http://chinesemov.com/actors/Jay%20Shih.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120411123641/http://chinesemov.com:80/actors/Jay%20Shih.html | access-date=2025-01-01 | archive-date=2012-04-11}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dramafever.com/shi-jay/actor/2557/|title=Jay Shi|website=DramaFever|accessdate=October 6, 2018}}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He debuted as one half of the Mandopop duo Awaking, with the other being Wesley Chia. As an actor, he has appeared in television series including Miss No Good (2008), Summer Fever (2012) and Love Cheque Charge (2014), and is best known for portraying Cheng Jen-wei in the SET series In a Good Way (2013).{{cite web|url=http://star.ettoday.net/news/817047?t=%E3%80%8A%E6%88%91%E7%9A%84%E8%87%AA%E7%94%B1%E5%B9%B4%E4%BB%A3%E3%80%8B3%E5%B9%B4%E4%BA%86%EF%BC%81%E3%80%80%E6%98%AF%E5%85%83%E4%BB%8B%E9%87%8D%E8%BF%94%E5%B0%8B%E5%AF%B6%E5%9C%B0%E7%8B%82%E5%8B%BE%E5%9B%9E%E6%86%B6|title=《我的自由年代》3年了！ 是元介重返尋寶地狂勾回憶 - ETtoday星光雲|last=ETtoday新聞雲|website=ettoday.net|date=November 24, 2016 |accessdate=October 6, 2018}}{{cite news|url=http://www.wownews.tw/newsdetail/motion/13584?sn=13584|title=WOWNEWS！|newspaper=Wownews！！|accessdate=October 6, 2018}}[http://www.appledaily.com.tw/realtimenews/article/new/20140918/472226/ Unknown]{{Dead link|date=February 2022 | fix-attempted=yes}}

On 5 July 2024, Jay changed his name into the Paiwan name Makazayazaya Maicus.{{cite news |title=是元介無預警宣布新身份＋1！ 秀身分證嗨喊：值得紀念 {{!}} ETtoday星光雲 {{!}} ETtoday新聞雲 |url=https://star.ettoday.net/news/2771659 |work=ETToday |date=5 July 2024 |language=zh-Hant}}