Ma Chia-ling (Chinese: 馬嘉伶; pinyin: Mǎ Jiālíng; born 21 December 1996 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese singer. She is a member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48's Team A.[2][3] She is also the first and so far only member of AKB48 who is not Japanese.[4] Her nickname is "Macharin" (まちゃりん). Má Ka-lêng is her Hokkien Name.
Ma Chia-ling 馬嘉伶 | |||||||
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Born | (1996-12-21) 21 December 1996 (age 25) Kaohsiung, Taiwan | ||||||
Origin | Taichung, Taiwan | ||||||
Genres | J-pop | ||||||
Instruments | singing | ||||||
Years active | 2015–present | ||||||
Labels | King Records | ||||||
Member of | AKB48 | ||||||
Website | AKB48 | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Chinese | 馬嘉伶 | ||||||
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Japanese name | |||||||
Kanji | 馬嘉伶 | ||||||
Kana | マ・チャリン | ||||||
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YouTube information | |||||||
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Years active | 2020-present | ||||||
Genre | Vlog, music, culinary | ||||||
Subscribers | 18,500[1] | ||||||
Total views | 653,877[1] | ||||||
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Ma debuted on 16 December 2015 at a concert of AKB48. She sang "Heavy Rotation" which was a mix of Japanese and Chinese.[5][6] On 21 February 2016, she was officially promoted to Team B.[3]
Ma entered the Senbatsu for AKB48's 51st single "Jabaja", which was released on March 14, 2018. She was also the lead performer for the unit Macharin and Friends. (まちゃりんと仲間たち。, Macharin to Nakamatachi.) which performed the coupling song "Tomodachi ga Dekita" (友達ができた).
On May 25, 2020, Ma announced her agency transfer from AKS to JPEG, Co. Ltd., as well as the launching of her YouTube channel.[7]
Year | No. | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | 44 | "Tsubasa wa Iranai" | B-side | Sang on "Koi wo Suru to Baka wo Miru" as Team B. First single with Team B. |
2017 | 48 | "Negaigoto no Mochigusare" | B-side | Sang on "Maebure". |
49 | "#Sukinanda" | B-side | Sang on "Private Summer" as Showroom Senbatsu. | |
2018 | 51 | "Jabaja" | A-side | Also sang on "Tomodachi ga Dekita" as Ma Chia-ling & Friends. |
52 | "Teacher Teacher" | B-side | Sang on "Neko Allergy" as Team 4. | |
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
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2018 | Majimuri Gakuen | Rin | Nippon TV | Supporting role[8] |
2022 | Mellow Love | Rin | SET Metro | Lead role, Taiwanese-Japanese production[9][10][11] |
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