In this Paiwan name, the person is referred to by his given name, Maicus, and not by his house name, Makazayazaya.
Jay Shih
Birth date31 October 1983 (age 42)
Birth placeYonghe City, Taipei County, Taiwan
(now Yonghe District, New Taipei City, Taiwan)
Alma materJinwen University of Science and Technology
OccupationActor, singer, television host
Years active2002—present
Jay Shih
C是元介
PojSī Goân-kài
PShì Yuánjiè
Lang1 contentMakazayazaya Maicus
Lang 1Paiwan
Jay Shih
AliasShih Yuan-chieh
Shi Yuanjie
GenreMandopop
InstrumentVocals, guitar
Associated actsAwaking

Makazayazaya Maicus (makazajaˈzaja maˈit͡sus), known professionally as Jay Shih (Chinese: 是元介; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sī Goân-kài; born 31 October 1983) is a Taiwanese actor, singer and television host of Paiwan descent.[1][2] 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).[3][4][5]

On 5 July 2024, Jay changed his name into the Paiwan name Makazayazaya Maicus.[6]

Filmography

Television series

YearEnglish titleMandarin titleRoleNotes
2006The Journey of Life人生旅程-緣Tseng Yuan-to
2008Miss No Good不良笑花Tou-tzu
2008Draw想畫Hsiao Feng
2010Gloomy Salad Days死神少女Lee ChiangEpisode 11–12
2010Hero Daddy帶子英雄A-lieh
2010Utopia Office烏托邦辦公室Zhu MingWeb series
2011Next Heroes真的漢子Kuan Chung
2011Story 3333故事館Wu Chun-tsaiEpisode 11
2011Life Is Not a Fairytale仙女不下凡Yeh Chih-jen
2011Material Queen拜金女王Chia-haoEpisode 17
2012Summer Fever戀夏38°CHuang Chih-chung
2012Loves in Penghu陽光正藍Lee Yi-ming
2012Xun Zhao Xing Fu De Zhong Zi尋找幸福的種子Kuo-chi
2013A Hint of You美味的想念Sun Tien-hao
2013The Late Night Stop小站A-chienEpisode 30
2013In a Good Way我的自由年代Cheng Jen-wei
2014Hometown原鄉Hung Hsiao-hsiung
2014Teacher Gangstar神仙老師狗Chuang Yueh-han
2014Love Cheque Charge幸福兌換券Wang Po-hao
2015Tricky Case詭案Niu ChanglongWeb series
2016Thirty Something我的30定律Lawyer LanGuest cast
2016Do You Know That I Love You我喜歡你，你知道嗎?Wen Hongsi / Wen YubinWeb series
2017Happy Valentine's Day我的狐仙老婆Lan HeWeb series

Film

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleRoleNotes
2002Blue Gate Crossing藍色大門PipiCameo
2006Brotherhood of Legion神選者Mysterios envoy
2007Spider Lilies刺青A-tung
2007Shopping Cart Boy購物車男孩Store workerShort film
2014Happiness Amulet幸福御守JayShort film
2016The Return回魂Yu MingTelevision
2016Never Give Up不離不棄Hu Bozhong
2017Turn Around老師，你會不會回來？Wang Cheng-chung
2018Ching's Way Homes阿青,回家了Yang ChunTelevision
2019Killer Not Stupid殺手不笨Hornet
2019Hello Tapir

Variety show

YearEnglish titleMandarin titleNotes
2003Azio Music東風音樂通Host
2013The Grand Voyage放膽去旅行Episode 2; host
2015–2016Wish Me Luck為我加油Host

Discography

See also: Awaking discography

Singles

YearTitleNotes
2014"Hold 不放"[7]
2017"Love Daydream 戀愛白日夢"[8]
2018"Old 偕老"[9]

Compilation album

YearTitleNotes
1998Excellent (一級棒)[10]

Published works

  • Shih, Jay (2003). Xi Ha Wan Sui Quan Tai Jie Wu Da Zhui Zong. Taipei: Ru He. ISBN 9576078717.

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
200944th Golden Bell AwardsBest Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Television FilmDraw
201449th Golden Bell AwardsBest Supporting Actor in a Television SeriesIn a Good Way
201853rd Golden Bell AwardsBest Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Television FilmChing's Way Homes

References

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  2. ^ "Jay Shi". DramaFever. Retrieved October 6, 2018.[dead link]
  3. ^ ETtoday新聞雲 (November 24, 2016). "《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". ettoday.net. Archived October 28, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  4. ^ "WOWNEWS！". Wownews！！. Archived April 28, 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  5. ^ Unknown[dead link]
  6. ^ "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" (in Traditional Chinese). ETToday. 5 July 2024. Archived July 12, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  7. ^ "不放". kkbox.com. August 8, 2014. Archived October 7, 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  8. ^ ETtoday新聞雲 (December 21, 2016). "是元介重現經典《夏天的風》 跨年加碼新歌選這開唱 - ETtoday星光雲". ettoday.net. Archived February 21, 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  9. ^ "是元介「出櫃親男人」被爸爸甩巴掌！ 簽署同意書劇情秒哭". ETToday.com. September 25, 2018. Archived October 20, 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  10. ^ "元衛覺醒 養成巨無霸 - 蘋果日報". appledaily.com.tw. Retrieved October 6, 2018.