{{Infobox album | name = My Own Beauty | type = EP | longtype = | artist = Selina Jen | cover = Selina Jen My Own Beauty album cover.jpg | caption = ''My Own Beauty'' digital cover | alt = | released = {{Start date|2021|12|17|df=yes}} (digital)<br/>{{Start date|2022|04|29|df=yes}} (CD) | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Mandopop | length = {{Duration|m=31|s=21}}<ref>{{Cite web |url =https://isrc-web.ncl.edu.tw/C100/C101/80204 |title =Album details |author=International Standard Recording Code |author-link=International Standard Recording Code|date =2022-04-29}}</ref> | language = Mandarin | label = The Beauty of Ren Limited | producer = Selina Jen | prev_title = 3.1415 | prev_year = 2015 | next_title = | next_year = 2015 | misc = {{Singles | name = | type = EP | single1 = Talking To The Moon (心如止水) | single1date = December 6, 2019 | single2 = All Year Round (四季) | single2date = October 11, 2020 | single3 = My Own Beauty (往美的路我要自己作主) | single3date = December 17, 2021 | single4 = In The Dark (黑夜中相擁) | single4date = March 18, 2022 }} }}
'''''My Own Beauty''''' ({{lang-zh|t=往美的路我要自己作主}}) is the second solo EP by Taiwanese singer Selina Jen. It was available for pre-order on April 8, 2022, and officially released on April 29, 2022.<ref name="I am the master of my own beauty journey"/>
The title track ''"My Own Beauty"'' marks Selina's first attempt at writing and composing a song herself.<ref name="Selina Jen's 40th Birthday EP"/> The physical release is available in two versions: a limited edition featuring gold-stamped, sequentially numbered copies from 0001 to 1031 (representing Selina Jen's birthday, October 31), and a standard edition without numbering.<ref name="Selina Jen on">{{cite news |url=https://www.marieclaire.com.tw/entertainment/story/65797|title=Selina Jen on "The Sum of All Beauty": "Escaping May Be Shameful, But It Works!" |publisher=Marie Claire|date=2022-04-29}}</ref>
It topped the Books.com.tw weekly chart in Week 16. In the 2022 annual album sales rankings, the EP ranked 9th on ''G-Music (佳佳唱片)'' and 15th on ''Books.com.tw (博客來)''.<ref name="Selina Jen's 40th Birthday EP">{{cite news |url=https://www.marieclaire.com.tw/entertainment/music/62331|title=Selina Jen's 40th Birthday EP "My Own Beauty": A Personal Manifesto on Being Her True Self|publisher=Marie Claire|date=2021-12-08}}</ref>
== Background == My Own Beauty (Chinese: 往美的路我要自己作主) is the debut studio album released by Selina Jen under her personal brand, ''"The Beauty of Ren"''. The album showcases Jen's growth as a singer-songwriter, featuring several tracks for which she contributed to the lyrics and composition.<ref name="I am the master of my own beauty journey"/><ref name="Selina Jen's 40th Birthday EP"/><ref name="Selina Jen on"/> The album compiles the three tracks from her digital EP released in late 2021: ''"My Own Beauty"'', ''"Joyful Loneliness"'', and ''"We Are All The Same"''. It also includes ''"In The Dark"'', the official theme song for the 2022 horror film ''"The Funeral"'', in which Jen made her debut as a lead actress. Additionally, the album features previously unreleased preludes and instrumental versions, alongside her notable solo singles released since embarking on her solo career, such as ''"Talking To The Moon"'' and ''"All year round"''.<ref name="I am the master of my own beauty journey">{{cite web |url=https://www.playmusic.tw/album.php?id=3273|title=I am the master of my own beauty journey|publisher=PlayMusic|date=2022-04-29}}</ref><ref name="Selina Jen on"/>
==Track listing== {{Track listing | extra_column = Arrangement | total_length = 31:21 | title1 = My Own Beauty | note1 = 往美的路我要自己作主 | lyrics1 = Selina Jen, Yuen Chen | music1 = Selina Jen | extra1 = Ludwig Lim | length1 = 4:23 | title2 = Joyful Loneliness | note2 = 居里夫人 | lyrics2 = Kris Wong | music2 = Kevin Liao, Steven Lai | extra2 = Steven Lai | length2 = 4:02 | title3 = We Are All The Same | note3 = 你我他 | lyrics3 = Selina Jen, Yuen Chen | music3 = Selina Jen, Jodie Chen, Ludwig Lim | extra3 = Ludwig Lim | length3 = 4:08 | title4 = All Year Round | note4 = 四季 | lyrics4 = Ice Paper | music4 = Ice Paper | extra4 = Shocka, Richard Au | length4 = 3:35 | title5 = Talking To The Moon | note5 = 心如止水 | lyrics5 = Ice Paper | music5 = Ice Paper | extra5 = Richard Au | length5 = 3:59 | title6 = In The Dark (Intro) | note6 = 黑夜中相擁–序曲 | lyrics6 = | music6 = Ice Paper | extra6 = Jack Liu | length6 = 1:16 | title7 = In The Dark | note7 = 黑夜中相擁 | lyrics7 = Xing Zheng | music7 = Ice Paper | extra7 = Jack Liu | length7 = 4:59 | title8 = In The Dark (Instrumental) | note8 = 黑夜中相擁–演奏版 | lyrics8 = | music8 = Ice Paper | extra8 = Jack Liu | length8 = 4:59 }}
==Music videos== {| class="wikitable" ! width="280px"|Title !! width="180px"|Director !! width="130px"|Release date !! Link |- | style="text-align:center;"| "All Year Round" (四季) || style="text-align:center;"| Birdy Nio (邱柏昶) || October 15, 2020 || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO5ycGducx8 MV] |- | style="text-align:center;"| "My Own Beauty" (往美的路我要自己作主) || style="text-align:center;"| Yao Kuo-Chen (姚國禎) || December 17, 2021 || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFcd1KERBv0 MV] |- | style="text-align:center;"| "Joyful Loneliness" (居里夫人) || style="text-align:center;"| Chang Ching-Yu (張瀞予) || December 30, 2021 || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2XZOlSfk1g MV] |- | style="text-align:center;"| "In The Dark" (黑夜中相擁) || style="text-align:center;"| Dan-Quei Shen (沈丹桂) || July 14, 2022 || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFmHm-hQlys MV] |- | style="text-align:center;"| "We Are All The Same" (你我他) || style="text-align:center;"| Yi Yu Tsai (蔡宜豫), 晚起 (Wanchiko) || September 9, 2022 || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4AoeHDcDTc MV] |- |}
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