Lo-Jung Chen (陳樂融) is a Taiwanese lyricist in the Chinese music industry and has written over 500 songs, marketed and promoted hundreds of albums on the UFO Records label.
In his senior year, Chen translated and modified the play “A Woman of No Importance 無足輕重的女人” by Oscar Wilde, which was performed on campus.
[3] Chen entered the Chinese music industry in the mid 80’s when the concept of records marketing was just growing.
As an A&R, Chen needed to position the singers, establish their styles and images, and tailor-make the record albums with clear themes.
He has contributed to the successful release of all UFO records at the time, including works from Chin Tsai, Julie Sue, Jeanette Wang, Dave Wong, Augustine Yeh, The Little Tigers, etc.
The pattern of Chen publishing lyrics as the marketing manager has later become a norm in the music industry in Taiwan.
Examples of which include “Miss You Everyday 天天想你” by Tom Chang, “Gan En De Xin 感恩的心” by Fei Fei Ouyang, “Is it True That I Have Nothing 是否我真的一無所有” by Dave Wong, and “Never Turning Back 永遠不回頭”, the theme song for the movie Seven Foxes, etc.
[4][1] Other Chen's classic lyrics include “Merry Go Round 瀟灑走一回” by Sally Yeh, “Looking Back 再回首” by Yu-Heng Chiang, “I Love You Forever 對你愛不完” by Aaron Kwok, “Not Every Love Song Has Beautiful Memories 不是每個戀曲都有美好回憶” by Jimmy Lin, “Dream a Whole Life for Love 為了愛夢一生” and “Annie 安妮” by Dave Wong, “Put My True Love in Your Hand 放我的真心在你的手心” and “Remember Our Commitment 記得我們有約” by Augustine Yeh, “Wen Qin 問情” by Delphin Tsai, and “Wang Shi Jiu Shi Wo De An Wei 往事就是我的安慰” by Lei Chen, etc.
A few of these songs have also been re-produced again for charity purposes, such as “Rang Ai Zhuan Dong Zheng Ge Yu Zhou 讓愛轉動整個宇宙” was originally a ten year anniversary song for the 1999 Jiji Earthquake victims, and it has been re-recorded by Jam Hsiao in 2019 at the twentieth anniversary for the 1999 Jiji Earthquake.
Artists from different generations, including Mayday, Crowd Lu, Yoga Lin, Vivian Hsu, Weibird, Lala Hsu, Fish Leong, Fang Wan, Bobby Chen, Julie Sue, Chin Tsai, Jeanette Wang, Delphine Tsai, Augustine Yeh, Dave Wong, Tom Chang, Michelle Pan, Fu De Hsiao and many more, have all recorded songs written by Chen.
[6] In the realm of radio and internet broadcasting, Chen played various roles such as executive manager, host, and producer.
In 2000, Chen has founded iwant-Music with Johnny Chen and served as the CEO, creating the first 24/7 online music channel with a real host, developing talents like Phoebe Huang, Michael Shih, Mindy Quah, June Tsai, Shan-Wei Chang to become music channel DJs.
As the first music industry professional to set foot in the broadcasting industry, Chen is still hosting the show and has interviewed artists from different generations such as Richie Jen, Mayday, Da-Yu Lo, Jay Chou, Jolin Tsai, Yu-Fen Ma, Sandee Chan, Rene Liu, Sheng Xiang Lin, Roger Yang, Sodagreen, Lala Hsu, G.E.M., Eggplant Egg, Bii, Nick Chou, OSN, etc.
His first collaboration with Godot Theatre Company started in 1994, when producer Serina Chen and Director James Chi-Ming Liang invited him to modify Shakespeare's theatrical production “The New Taming of the Shrew 新馴悍記”.
His contributions include scriptwriting for “Taipei Love Story – Love Makes Us Weird 台北愛情故事之愛情讓人有點怪”, “Hao Siang Gen Ni Shuo 好想跟你說”, Tencent internet movie “You Are My Guiding Star 我的燈塔就是你”, and the Creative Director of the documentary “Returning Home 日暮歸鄉”, etc.
[3] Chen is often invited to serve as the panel judge, consultant, or committee member for public affairs that are related to music and arts.