Li Yilun

Male Chinese Narrator

Li Yilun

Chinese

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Profile

Nationality: China
Languages: Chinese (Native), Japanese (Business)
Born in Beijing. Li Yilun came to Japan in 2000.
He completed the doctoral program at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, specializing in Chinese Grammar and Education.
Announcer for NHK World-Japan.
Lecturer for the NHK Radio course ""Level Up Chinese"" (January–March 2016).
Chinese language lecturer at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Waseda University, and other institutions.

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Highly experienced in commercials, corporate videos, appearances on Chinese educational programs, and narration for educational materials.
Possesses a deep voice that conveys a sense of weight and reliability.
Capable of performing a wide variety of characters—from young men to the elderly—with rich, expressive power.

Main Achievements

Commercials / Corporate & Product VPs (Narration)
- Omron
- Nikon
- Daikin Industries
- J-Power
- OKI Electric
- Taiyo Yuden
- Mitsubishi Electric
- Cancer Institute Hospital of JFCR (Ariake)
- Narita Airport
- Toppan Printing
- KOBELCO
- Musashino University
- Nikka Whisky
- Nomura Real Estate
- Tokyu Livable
- Nomura Co., Ltd.
- Subaru
- Hitachi Construction Machinery
- Fuji Electric
- Olympus
- Kao (Curel)
- Honda Funtech
- Yamaha
- Toyota
- Clarion
- Nissin
- Mazda (KODO: Soul of Motion)
- National Strategic Special Zones, etc. (Cabinet Office)
- World Heritage: Mt. Fuji
- Katsura Imperial Villa
- Soka University
- MUFG Bank
- Mitsui Fudosan
- Moist Diane
- Seven-Eleven
- NBC
- Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art
- Amazon Japan
- RIZAP
- Hitachi
- Ricoh
- Daiichi Sankyo
- Nikkei
- Ajinomoto
- Wacoal
- Nanbu Toji (Documentary film)
- Pokémon Tretta (Game)
- NSK (Nippon Seiko), Sosei (Documentary film)
- TERUMO
- Nara National Museum
- Dazaifu Tenmangu
- Over 200 other commercial and corporate/product VP credits (as of June 2016)
Translation
- J-goods (Chinese edition): Translation and copywriting (magazine introducing Japanese trends and products) (Since October 2003)
- Fukushima Prefecture Tourism Bureau: Chinese tourist guide (2005)
- Waseda University: Chinese website (2007)
- Tokyo University of Foreign Studies: Chinese website and introductory brochure (2008)
- Shiseido Co., Ltd. and many others: Chinese corporate websites (2012)
- Daikin Industries, Nomura Real Estate, Toppan Printing, Seven-Eleven, and many others: Chinese corporate videos (2013)
- Cancer Institute Hospital of JFCR: Chinese "Hospital Point-and-Speak Phrasebook" (2013)
- NHK Mainichi Chugokugo (Advanced): Skit translation for "Practical Business Chinese" (2012)
- NHK TV de Chugokugo: Skit translation for "Practical Business Chinese for Tomorrow" (2012)
- NHK TV de Chugokugo: Skit translation for "Chinese that Understands, Succeeds, and Connects" (2013)
- NHK World Heritage Walk: Chinese narration (All 13 volumes) (2014)
- Cabinet Office: Translation for "Abduction Issue" narration (2014)
- NHK E-Tele TV de Chugokugo: Narration translation for "100 Expressions to Express Myself" and "Instant Hospitality" (Broadcast April 2015 – March 2016)
- Tokyo Midtown Guide, Seven-Eleven, Keio Corporation, Okinawa Prefecture Tourism Bureau: Translation and checking of point-and-speak phrasebooks (2015)
- NHK News: Translation (Since 2016)
TV
- Fuji TV / BS: Chinese educational program "Henhao! Shabe-China" (Regular appearance; Broadcast December 2007 – March 2008)
- NHK E-Tele TV de Chugokugo: Guest lecturer (Broadcast April 2014)
- NHK E-Tele TV de Chugokugo: Guest lecturer (Broadcast February 2015)
- NHK E-Tele TV de Chugokugo: "Instant Hospitality" (Narration) (Since October 2015)
Radio
- NHK Radio Mainichi Chugokugo: "Practical Business Chinese" (Regular appearance; Broadcast April – September 2011)
- NHK Radio Mainichi Chugokugo: "Strengthen Your Expression! Aim to be a Master of Complements" (Regular appearance; Broadcast October 2011 – March 2012)
- NHK Radio Level-up Chugokugo: "Tairiku-kun's First Time in Japan: Chinese Expressions You Can Use Right Away" (Regular appearance; Broadcast October – December 2012)
- NHK Radio Level-up Chugokugo: "S-kun's Notebook 4: Modern China Through Listening" (Skit appearance; Broadcast January – March 2013)
- NHK Radio Mainichi Chugokugo: "Aim for Outbound Chinese!" (Regular appearance; Broadcast April – September 2013)
- NHK Radio Mainichi Chugokugo: "Tairiku-kun's Study Abroad Diary" (Regular appearance; Broadcast April – September 2015)
- NHK E-Tele TV de Chugokugo: Narration for "100 Expressions to Express Myself" and "Instant Hospitality" (Broadcast April 2015 – March 2016)
- NHK Radio Level-up Chugokugo: "Engaging Chinese" (Skit appearance; Broadcast October – December 2015)
- NHK Radio Level-up Chugokugo: "Wider and Deeper! Chinese for Understanding Differences" (Lecturer; Broadcast January – March 2016)
- NHK World Radio Japan:
- "Japan Music Hotline" (Regular)
- "Japan Trend Fashion Culture Magazine" (Regular)
- "Onko Tanshin" (Regular)
- "Japan Literature Museum" (Regular)
- "Japan Focus" (Regular)
- "News" (Every Wednesday from 6 PM) (Regular)
- "Radio Novel" (Regular)
Educational Materials (Narration)
- Chugokugo Journal: CD Narration (ALC)
- Chinese Communication Proficiency Test: Listening exam narration
- High School Japanese Literature: Narration of Chinese poems (Meiji Shoin)
- Current Feelings in Chinese (ASK)
- Puzzle-style Composition Training (Hakusuisha)
- Basics of Chinese: Pronunciation and Grammar (NHK Publishing)
- Learning Chinese through Four-Panel Manga (Asahi Press)
- Narration for over 70 other Chinese educational books (as of June 2016)
Web (Narration)
- Waseda University: E-learning online Chinese material narration
- Osaka Prefecture University: E-learning online Chinese material "Let's Talk with Chinese University Students!" narration
- HAO Chinese Academy: E-learning online Chinese material narration
- NHK E-Tele TV de Chugokugo Website: "Seicho Kakunin-kun" (Tone checker app; Male model pronunciation)
Interpretation
- International Conferences: Numerous conferences between Waseda University and Dalian University of Technology, Guizhou University, etc. (Since 2007)
- Interview Interpretation: Interview with Director Hu Mei for the film "Confucius" at the 2010 Tokyo-Chinese Film Week.
- International Workshop Simultaneous Interpretation: "Foreign Language Education Based on Mother Tongue" (At Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, 2013)
Books
- Magic Chinese Conversation (Co-author), J-Research (December 2011)
- Hara Tamiki Short Story Collection: Summer Flowers (Translation), Tama Chuo Exchange Center (December 2011)
- Great Training for Instant Chinese Conversation (Co-author), J-Research (December 2011)
- Chinese Learning Q&A 200 (Co-author), ALC (January 2013)
- Progressive Chinese-Japanese Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Entry writing), Shogakukan (March 2013)
- Chinese Travel Conversation: Portable Phrasebook (Author), Natsume-sha (June 2013)
- Basics of Chinese: Pronunciation and Grammar (Co-author), NHK Publishing (December 2013)
- Word Order Master: Thorough Chinese Training (Author), NHK Publishing (June 2014)
- Kingdom of Hope (Translation), Sanpo Publishing (July 2014)
- Starting with the Mouth: Puzzle-style Chinese Composition Training (Author), Hakusuisha (June 2014)
- Learning Chinese through Four-Panel Manga (Author), Asahi Press (January 2015)
- Chinese Grammar: Complete Master of Complements (Author), Cosmopier (August 2015)
- Japanese-Chinese Dictionary, 3rd Edition (Entry writing), Shogakukan (November 2015)
Serial Publications
- Hakusuisha Website: "A Little Chinese Translation" (Since July 2014)
- NHK TV de Chugokugo: "Chinese Grammar through Writing" (Since April 2015)

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