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Crystal Liu, better known by her stage name Liu Yifei, was born in Wuhan, on August 25, 1987. She began modeling at 8. She was trained in singing, dancing & the piano. She moved to the U.S. at 10 w/ her mom, where she lived for 4 years. She returned to China in June 2002 to pursue a modeling & acting career.

In September 2002, she was accepted into the Performance Institute of Beijing Film Academy at 15. Her first TV role was in The Story of a Noble Family. Shortly after, she was chosen to portray the role of Wang Yuyan in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, a drama based on the same-titled novel by the acclaimed martial arts writer, Jinyong.

In October 2003, she made her 1st appearance on the big screen w/ May Day, the well-known Taiwanese rock band, in the movie Love of May. Her fame & popularity went up even further due to her role in the 2004 drama series adaptation of the video game, The Legend of Sword and Fairy. Upon her graduation from the Beijing Film Academy in July 2006, she starred in another TV production based on another book by Jinyong, The Return of the Condor Heroes. This was very well received in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan & Japan.

She made her first foray into a music career in August 2005, when she secured a recording contract w/ Sony Music Entertainment Japan. After taking up singing & dance lessons for a year, her album Liu Yifei was released in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong & Southeast Asia in August 2006, featuring a diverse music repertoire that included rap &soft rock. That same year, she also released a Japanese album. The single, The Gate of Late Night, was chosen to be the theme for an animation series by Tokyo TV.

Is an accomplished singer and has provided songs for some of her features.

She has been given the nickname &quot;Fairy Sister&quot; by the Chinese public due to her innocent look.

Her father is An Shaokang, a First Secretary in the Chinese Embassy in France and a French language university professor, while her mother is Liu Xiaoli, a dancer and a stage performer.

Favorite actresses: <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0000030/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Audrey Hepburn</a> and <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0000046/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Vivien Leigh</a>.

Her song &quot;Mayonaka no Doa&quot; as recorded by Sony Music appeared on television as one of the ending themes to &quot;Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z&quot;.

In Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, Liu Yifei&#39;s part was first given to Liu Tao. However, after 15-year-old Liu Yifei was spotted, she was given the role of &quot;Wang Yuyan&quot; and Liu Tao was cast as &quot;A Zhu&quot;.

Partner: <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm1046846/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Song Seung-heon</a> (2015-2018).

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