Y2J (Shen Mu Yu Tong)

Y2J (traditional Chinese: 神木與瞳; simplified Chinese: 神木与瞳; pinyin: shén mù yǔ tóng) is a newcomer to the Mandarin music scene.
The Taiwanese rock band released its debut album "Live For You" on August 25, 2008.

The two-member band's English name is derived from the concatenation of the male member Yuming Lai's first initial (Y), the number of band members (2), and the female member Jane Huang's first initial (J).

Yuming Lai (June 25, 1984 -), was born in Taoyuan County, Taiwan, to a mother of the Atayal indigenous tribe. He graduated from Yongfeng High School and the Grand Cathay Institute of Technology. In 2007, he decided to participate in the One Million Star Taiwanese singing contest program. In January 2008, he was crowned champion of the competition.

Jane Huang (Huang Mei Zhen) (January 19, 1983 -), was also born in Taitung County, Taiwan. She too is a member of Taiwan's Atayal aboriginal people. In 2007, she finished seventh in the One Million Star Taiwanese singing competition, but her strength in the rock genre was clear. With the strong support of her fans, she became the popular vote winner.

In January 2008, the duo got their big break when they were signed to the Universal Music Taiwan record label. Since then, they have released a Chinese version of the song "We Rock" from the Disney Channel movie Camp Rock. In August 2008, their debut album was released in Taiwan, China, and other parts of East Asia, with music videos for the first single "Live For You" and several other songs.

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