Ma Chia-ling

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Ma Chia-ling
馬嘉伶
Born	(1996-12-21) 21 December 1996 (age 29) Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Other names	Macyarin (真楪伶)
Years active	2015–present
Chinese name
Chinese	馬嘉伶
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Mǎ Jiālíng
Japanese name
Kanji	真 楪伶
Kana	マ・チャリン
Transcriptions Romanization Ma Charin
YouTube information
Channel	Macyarin, Tokidoki Pamii Mo Iru Yo
Years active	2023–present
Genre	Vlog
Subscribers	4 thousand
Views	96 thousand
Last updated: 21 February 2024[needs update]
Musical career
Genres	J-pop
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2015 – 2024
Label	King Records
Formerly of	AKB48
Musical artist
Website	https://lit.link/macyarin

Ma Chia-ling (Chinese: 馬嘉伶; pinyin: Mǎ Jiālíng; born 21 December 1996 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan), currently known under the stage name Macyarin (真(ま) 楪伶(ちゃりん), Ma Charin), is a Taiwanese tarento based in Japan. She was a member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48.^[1][2] She was also the first and so far only member of AKB48 who is not Japanese.^[3] Her nickname is "Macharin" (まちゃりん). Má Ka-lêng is her Hokkien name.

Ma debuted on 16 December 2015 at a concert of AKB48. She sang "Heavy Rotation" which was a mix of Japanese and Chinese.^[4][5] On 21 February 2016, she was officially promoted to Team B.^[2]

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.^[6] In 2022, she later changed her agency to CANVAS, an agency owned by stage production company ILLUMINUS.

On November 30, 2023, Ma announced that she will be graduating from AKB48. Her graduation was on February 20, 2024. After graduation, she aims to become a gaijin tarento and actress under the name of Macyarin (真 楪伶, Ma Charin), pronounced the same way in Japanese as her real name but written with different kanji characters.^[7][8]

Ma's first photobook, titled Kiseki to Deatta Toki (奇跡と出会った瞬間(とき); lit. 'The Time I Encountered a Miracle'), was released on July 11, 2024, published by Kadokawa and photographed in Bali, Indonesia. The title is a reference to her stage name: the second kanji of her name, 楪, which represents the yuzuriha tree, contains two ki (木) and one se (世) radicals, which form a homophone to the word kiseki (奇跡; lit. 'miracle').^[9][10]

On November 30, 2024, Ma's contract with CANVAS expired, and she announced that she is going independent.^[11][12]

Year	No.	Title	Role	Notes
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.
	53	"Sentimental Train"	B-side	Sang on "Nami ga Tsutaeru Mono" and "Yuri wo Sakaseru ka?".
2021	58	"Nemohamo Rumor"	B-side	Sang on "Ōsawagi Tengoku".
2022	59	"Motokare Desu"	B-side	Sang on "Okubyō na Namake Mono".
	60	"Hisashiburi no Lip Gloss"	B-side	Sang on "Unmei no Uta".
2023	61	"Dōshitemo Kimi ga Suki da"	B-side	Sang on "Da Re Da".
	62	"Idol Nankaja Nakattara"	B-side	Sang on "In any way".

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes
2018	Majimuri Gakuen	Rin	Nippon TV	Supporting role[13]
2022	Mellow Love	Rin	SET Metro	Lead role, Taiwanese-Japanese production[14][15][16]

• CANVAS official profile at the Wayback Machine (archived May 25, 2024)
• AKB48 official profile at the Wayback Machine (archived December 6, 2023)
• Ma Chia-ling on X
• Ma Chia-ling on Instagram