183 Club
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183 Club is a Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

ese boyband managed by Jungiery
Jungiery
Jungiery Entertainment is an entertainment management company in Taiwan. It is affiliated with Sanlih E-Television and their artists primarily appear on SETTV's talk shows and entertainment programs as hosts. The head manager is Sun De Rong...

. In other words, 183 Club is part of J-Star
J-Star
J-Star stands for Jungiery-Star. Jungiery is a Taiwanese Music-Company.Members of J-Star are: 5566, 183 Club, 7 Flowers, Typhoon, Taiji, LALA, VJ and Cyndi Wang. R&B and K-One used to be part of J-Star too. Some of the original R&B members left Jungiery, and the remaining members were re-grouped...

. Originally they were called "183 Yu Le Bu," meaning "183 Entertainment Group," but it was later decided that the name should be shortened to what it is now: 183 Club. The average height of the original five members combined together is roughly 183 cm, hence the group name 183 Club. However, it is true that only one member is actually 183 cm tall: Johnny Yan
Johnny Yan
Yen Hsing-Shu , Taiwan), also known as Johnny Yen, is a Taiwanese professional basketball player, singer, actor, and model. He is a former member and captain of both the Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team and 183 Club.-Basketball career:...

, the former leader of 183 Club.

They have acted in various Taiwanese dramas such as Magicians of Love
Magicians of Love
Magicians of Love is a Taiwanese drama series. This is a comedy/romance series that's mainly about hair salons. This series is basically about a poor girl being tricked into working at a famous hair salon, Neo-Image...

, The Prince Who Turns Into a Frog
The Prince Who Turns Into A Frog
The Prince Who Turns Into a Frog is a 2005 Taiwanese drama starring Ming Dow and Sam Wang of boyband 183 Club; and Joe Chen and Joyce Chao of girl group 7 Flowers, as well as all the members of the former and two members of the latter, who are signed by Jungiery Entertainment...

and Le Robe de Mariage des Cieux.

The group's Magicians of Love Original Soundtrack won Best Original Soundtrack at the 2007 HITO Radio Music Awards, presented by Taiwanese radio station Hit FM.

Former

  • Jacky Chu
    Jacky Chu
    -Music career:Jacky entered New Talent Singing Awards Vancouver Audition 1998 and won. He then represented Vancouver in the International Finals and ended first runner-up. After finishing school he then moved to Taiwan to continue his singing career and was signed by Universal Music Taiwan...

     was fired from his company for excessive partying and rumored drug usage.

  • Johnny Yan
    Johnny Yan
    Yen Hsing-Shu , Taiwan), also known as Johnny Yen, is a Taiwanese professional basketball player, singer, actor, and model. He is a former member and captain of both the Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team and 183 Club.-Basketball career:...

     quit to pursue a career in professional basketball.

Filmography

  • My MVP Valentine (2002)
  • Westside Story
    Westside Story (song)
    "Westside Story" is the debut single by American rapper and West Coast hip hop artist The Game. The song was produced by both Dr. Dre and Scott Storch and co-written by Mike Elizondo, Dre, Storch, The Game and 50 Cent . It was released in 2004 as the lead single from Game's debut studio album The...

    (2003)
  • Top on Forbidden City (2004)
  • In Love With A Rich Girl (2004)
  • (Heaven's Wedding Gown) (2004)
  • The Prince Who Turns Into A Frog
    The Prince Who Turns Into A Frog
    The Prince Who Turns Into a Frog is a 2005 Taiwanese drama starring Ming Dow and Sam Wang of boyband 183 Club; and Joe Chen and Joyce Chao of girl group 7 Flowers, as well as all the members of the former and two members of the latter, who are signed by Jungiery Entertainment...

    (2005)
  • The Magicians of Love (2006)
  • Legend of Star Apple (2006)
  • Angel Lover
    Angel Lover
    Angel Lover is Taiwanese drama starring Ming Dow, Bianca Bai, Alex To, Coco Jiang. It was written by Fang Yi De / An Jin Hong and directed by Deng An Ning...

    (2006)
  • Rocks Paper Scissors (2006)
  • Ying Ye 3 Jia 1
    Ying Ye 3 Jia 1
    Ying Ye 3 Jia 1 or is a Taiwanese Drama that airs Sunday on TTV/SETTV. This drama brings back Ming Dao and Joe Chen Qiao En again.-Synopsis:...

    (2007)
  • Mean Girl A Chu (2007)
  • Your Home is My Home (2007)

Discography

(Heaven's Wedding Gown) OST (2004)
  • The Prince Who Turns Into A Frog OST (2005)
  • The Magicians of Love OST (2006)
  • The First Album
    The First Album (183 Club album)
    The First Album is the first stand-alone studio album release of the Taiwanese boy band 183 Club. It was released on September 1, 2006...

    (2006)
  • Angel Lover OST (2007)
  • Love Miracle 1
  • Love Miracle 2
  • Love Miracle 3

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