For more than a decade, Jason Chen was the guy singing your favorite songs on YouTube. Now he is the guy losing arguments to his wife on TikTok, and 3.3 million followers can’t get enough. The Taiwanese American singer behind MusicNeverSleeps has turned his comedy videos with his wife, Lucia Liu, into 59 million TikTok likes and a full album of songs about married life.
At a glance
- Name: Jason Chen
- From: Born in Boston, raised in Arcadia, California
- Known for: YouTube covers on MusicNeverSleeps (1.98M subscribers)
- TikTok: @jasondchen, verified, 3.3M followers
- Co-star: His wife, Lucia Liu
- Latest album: Happily Never After (2025)
Who is Jason Chen?
According to Wikipedia, Jason Chen was born in Boston to Taiwanese American parents and moved to Arcadia, California, as a baby. His mother is a piano teacher, and he grew up playing piano, guitar and violin. He studied economics at UCLA, graduated in 2010, and worked as an accountant for about a year before going all in on music.
He started posting covers on YouTube in 2007, part of the early wave of singers who built careers on YouTube covers. His channel, MusicNeverSleeps, describes itself as “a land where music is colorblind and languageblind,” and he lived up to it, singing in English and Mandarin. It now has about 1.98 million subscribers.
What are Jason Chen’s biggest songs?
His most-watched video is an original: “Still In Love” featuring Julie Zhan (2013), with more than 9.2 million views. His cover of T-Pain and Chris Brown’s “Best Love Song” with Joseph Vincent has passed 4 million, and his Mandarin duet of “Endless Love” from The Myth with Arden Cho has more than 3.6 million. Along the way he released the albums Gravity (2011), Never for Nothing and What If (2013), Glass Heart (2014) and Smile for the Camera (2016), plus the Ups and Downs EP (2018), and he has performed across the U.S. and in Asia, Australia, Canada and Europe.
Who is Lucia Liu?
Lucia Liu is Jason’s wife and his TikTok co-star. Nearly every recent video tags her, and the format is simple: a relatable relationship moment, played for maximum awkwardness. “She should’ve been more specific” has 4 million views, “POV: you finally win an argument w your wife” has 3.1 million, and one entry in his recurring “UNO Reverse” series has 2.8 million. The two also sing together on “Limited Edition” (2021).
Reader poll
Jason and Lucia’s videos: whose side are you usually on?
What is Happily Never After?
Happily Never After is where the comedy and the music meet. Released in July 2025, it is a full album of funny songs about relationships and married life, with titles that read like his TikTok captions: “Girl Math,” “Where Do You Wanna Eat?,” “Why Are You Mad?,” “No Shoes in the House,” “Yes, Dear” and “Did I Gain Weight?” Lucia sings on “Not in the Mood,” and “A Girl That’s Logical” is a Mulan parody he also performed on TikTok. An expanded 24-track edition followed in September 2025.
Why we are featuring Jason Chen
Not every YouTube-era singer made the jump to short video. Jason Chen reinvented himself, kept the voice, added the jokes, and found a bigger audience than ever, alongside the person he married. It is a rare second act, and it is still being written.
Where to find Jason Chen
- TikTok: @jasondchen
- YouTube: MusicNeverSleeps
- Apple Music: Jason Chen
- Happily Never After: listen here
- All links: linktr.ee/jasondchen
- Booking: JasonChenBooking@gmail.com
Frequently asked questions
Who is Jason Chen?
Jason Chen is a Taiwanese American pop singer from Arcadia, California, who became known for covers on his YouTube channel, MusicNeverSleeps, which has about 1.98 million subscribers. On TikTok, as @jasondchen, he has 3.3 million followers.
Who is Jason Chen’s wife?
Lucia Liu, a content creator who co-stars in his TikTok comedy videos and sings with him on “Limited Edition” and “Not in the Mood.”
What is Happily Never After?
Jason Chen’s 2025 album of comedy songs about relationships and married life, with tracks like “Girl Math,” “Where Do You Wanna Eat?” and “Yes, Dear.” A 24-track expanded edition followed in September 2025.
What is Jason Chen’s most popular YouTube video?
His original song “Still In Love” featuring Julie Zhan (2013) has more than 9.2 million views. His cover of “Best Love Song” with Joseph Vincent has more than 4 million.
Where did Jason Chen go to college?
UCLA, where he graduated in 2010 with a degree in economics, according to Wikipedia. He worked briefly as an accountant before focusing on music.
How do I book Jason Chen?
His TikTok bio and YouTube channel list JasonChenBooking@gmail.com.
Sarrah Sanchez is a home, arts, and crafts-minded creative who brings a maker’s eye to her writing. With several years in the online writing space, she covers entertainment and lifestyle for The LA Note, and she’s set on taking her craft as far as it will go.
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