Ken Chu
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Ken Chu
Ken Chu ( was born on 15 January 1979 in Taiwan
. He is a Taiwanese
singer, actor and composer; and a member of Taiwanese Mandopop
vocal quartet
boy band
F4
. Educated in Singapore
(Boon Lay Secondary School), he speaks Mandarin
, Cantonese
and English
.
F4
. He started in showbiz working as a part time as an assistant for some artists, then acting in several idol series successfully which pushed him to the center of the stage. He starred in the TV series, Meteor Garden, and its sequel, Meteor Garden II. He was the lead in Sky of Love (2003) and Tokyo Trial (2006).
In January 2005, he released his debut solo album, On Ken's Time. The tracks "永不停止" (Never Stopping) and "La La La" were nominated for Top 10 Gold Songs at the Hong Kong TVB8 Awards, presented by television station TVB8, in 2005.
He also released a cookbook, Mei Wei Guan Xi (Delicious Relations) on January 5, 2006. It was released in China
on July 4, 2006, and four months later in Japan
. Chu is now focusing on his solo acting career and has a huge fan base in Asia
.
On February 24 and 25, 2007, he held his first solo concert in Japan, titled 2007 [I-KEN] 1st Concert at the Tokyo International Forum Hall A with an unplugged theme. December 2007, Chu starred alongside Iza Calzado
in Philippine production movie "Batanes: Sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan" of Ignite Media Films, directed by Adolf Alix.
Soundtrack
Ken Chu ( was born on 15 January 1979 in Taiwan
Republic of China
The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...
. He is a Taiwanese
Taiwanese people
Taiwanese people may refer to individuals who either claim or are imputed cultural identity focused on the island of Taiwan and/or Taiwan Area which have been governed by the Republic of China since 1945...
singer, actor and composer; and a member of Taiwanese Mandopop
Mandopop
Mandopop is a colloquial abbreviation for "Mandarin popular music." It is categorized as a subgenre of commercial Chinese-language music within C-pop. Mandopop was the first variety of popular music in Chinese to establish itself as a viable industry. As the name implies, Mandopop features songs...
vocal quartet
Quartet
In music, a quartet is a method of instrumentation , used to perform a musical composition, and consisting of four parts.-Western art music:...
boy band
Boy band
A boy band is loosely defined as a popular music act consisting of only male singers. The members are expected to dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. More often than not, boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on...
F4
F4 (band)
F4 is a Taiwanese boy band. The group began in the Taiwanese drama Meteor Garden as F4 with members Jerry Yan, Vanness Wu, Ken Chu, and Vic Chou...
. Educated in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
(Boon Lay Secondary School), he speaks Mandarin
Standard Chinese
Standard Chinese, or Modern Standard Chinese, also known as Mandarin or Putonghua, is the official language of the People's Republic of China and Republic of China , and is one of the four official languages of Singapore....
, Cantonese
Cantonese
Cantonese is a dialect spoken primarily in south China.Cantonese may also refer to:* Yue Chinese, the Chinese language that includes Cantonese* Cantonese cuisine, the cuisine of Guangdong province...
and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
.
Biography
Chu was working as a waiter in Taiwan when he was discovered by Cai Zhiping, the creator of the boy bandBoy band
A boy band is loosely defined as a popular music act consisting of only male singers. The members are expected to dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. More often than not, boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on...
F4
F4 (band)
F4 is a Taiwanese boy band. The group began in the Taiwanese drama Meteor Garden as F4 with members Jerry Yan, Vanness Wu, Ken Chu, and Vic Chou...
. He started in showbiz working as a part time as an assistant for some artists, then acting in several idol series successfully which pushed him to the center of the stage. He starred in the TV series, Meteor Garden, and its sequel, Meteor Garden II. He was the lead in Sky of Love (2003) and Tokyo Trial (2006).
In January 2005, he released his debut solo album, On Ken's Time. The tracks "永不停止" (Never Stopping) and "La La La" were nominated for Top 10 Gold Songs at the Hong Kong TVB8 Awards, presented by television station TVB8, in 2005.
He also released a cookbook, Mei Wei Guan Xi (Delicious Relations) on January 5, 2006. It was released in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
on July 4, 2006, and four months later in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. Chu is now focusing on his solo acting career and has a huge fan base in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
.
On February 24 and 25, 2007, he held his first solo concert in Japan, titled 2007 [I-KEN] 1st Concert at the Tokyo International Forum Hall A with an unplugged theme. December 2007, Chu starred alongside Iza Calzado
Iza Calzado
Iza Calzado is a Filipina actress, TV host, performer and model, working as one of GMA-7's contract artists.- Biography :...
in Philippine production movie "Batanes: Sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan" of Ignite Media Films, directed by Adolf Alix.
Movies
| Year | Title | Role | Production |
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| 2003 | Sky of Love | Wen Jia Hui | |
| 2006 | Dongjing Shenpan | Xiao Nan | |
| 2007 | Batanes: Sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan | Kao | |
| 2009 | L-O-V-E L-O-V-E "L-O-V-E" is a jazz song written by Bert Kaempfert and Milt Gabler for American singer-pianist Nat King Cole's 1965 album L-O-V-E... |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Ma La Xian Shi (Happy Campus) | Jia Bao | CTS CTS - Television :* Chinese Television System, a Taiwanese broadcast television station.**CTS Main Channel ** CTS Education and Culture ** CTS Recreation ** CTS News... |
| 2001 | Marmalade Boy Marmalade Boy is a shōjo manga by Wataru Yoshizumi. It was published by Shueisha in the magazine Ribon from May 1992 to October 1995 and collected in eight tankōbon volumes. The series was adapted by Toei Animation as a 76-episode anime television series which aired on TV Asahi and Fuji TV in 1994 to 1995. This... |
Yuu | CTS CTS - Television :* Chinese Television System, a Taiwanese broadcast television station.**CTS Main Channel ** CTS Education and Culture ** CTS Recreation ** CTS News... |
| Meteor Garden Meteor Garden Meteor Garden is a 2001 Taiwanese drama starring Barbie Hsu, Jerry Yan, Vic Zhou, Vanness Wu and Ken Chu. It is based on Japanese shōjo manga series, , written by Yoko Kamio... |
Xi Men | CTS CTS - Television :* Chinese Television System, a Taiwanese broadcast television station.**CTS Main Channel ** CTS Education and Culture ** CTS Recreation ** CTS News... |
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| Yamada Taro Monogatari Yamada Taro Monogatari is a Japanese manga series created by Ai Morinaga. The manga series, published by Kadokawa Shoten, ran from 1996-2000 with a total of fourteen volumes. Besides, after the ending of the series... |
Ho Fu | CTS CTS - Television :* Chinese Television System, a Taiwanese broadcast television station.**CTS Main Channel ** CTS Education and Culture ** CTS Recreation ** CTS News... |
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| 2002 | Meteor Garden II Meteor Garden II Meteor Garden II is a 2002 Taiwanese drama starring Barbie Hsu and F4: Jerry Yan, Vic Zhou, Vanness Wu and Ken Chu. It is the sequel to 2001 Meteor Garden and is based on Japanese shōjo manga series, , written by Yoko Kamio... |
Xi Men | CTS CTS - Television :* Chinese Television System, a Taiwanese broadcast television station.**CTS Main Channel ** CTS Education and Culture ** CTS Recreation ** CTS News... |
| Sunflower Sunflower Sunflower is an annual plant native to the Americas. It possesses a large inflorescence . The sunflower got its name from its huge, fiery blooms, whose shape and image is often used to depict the sun. The sunflower has a rough, hairy stem, broad, coarsely toothed, rough leaves and circular heads... |
Xiao Long | CTS CTS - Television :* Chinese Television System, a Taiwanese broadcast television station.**CTS Main Channel ** CTS Education and Culture ** CTS Recreation ** CTS News... |
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| Hi! Working Girl | Himself | CTV China Television China Television Company, Ltd. was established on September 3, 1968 by the then-ruling Nationalist Party of the Republic of China . The party owned the majority stake of the network... |
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| Come To My Place | Tian Jian | CTV China Television China Television Company, Ltd. was established on September 3, 1968 by the then-ruling Nationalist Party of the Republic of China . The party owned the majority stake of the network... |
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| 2003 | Love Storm (TV drama) | Wan Bao Long | CTS CTS - Television :* Chinese Television System, a Taiwanese broadcast television station.**CTS Main Channel ** CTS Education and Culture ** CTS Recreation ** CTS News... |
| 2004 | City of Sky | Lu Bin Fei | CCTV |
| 2007 | The Legend of Chu Liuxiang | Chu Liuxiang Chuangqi | CCTV-8 CCTV-8 CCTV-8 is the television drama channel of the CCTV Network in the People's Republic of China.-External links:*... |
| 2008 | Wish to See You Again | Ding Yu Hao 丁雨豪 | CTS CTS - Television :* Chinese Television System, a Taiwanese broadcast television station.**CTS Main Channel ** CTS Education and Culture ** CTS Recreation ** CTS News... |
| 2009 | Momo Love Momo Love Momo Love is a Taiwanese drama starring Jiro Wang and Calvin Chen of Fahrenheit, Cyndi Wang, Wong JingLun and Ken Chu of F4. It was produced by Comic International Productions and Gala Television and directed by Chu Yu-ning... |
Chen Qi | CTV China Television China Television Company, Ltd. was established on September 3, 1968 by the then-ruling Nationalist Party of the Republic of China . The party owned the majority stake of the network... |
| 2011 | Remember, About Us | Luo Jia Jun 駱家駿 | CTI CTI CTI may stand for:*Corner Travel Index*DePaul University School of Computer Science, Telecommunications and Information Systems at DePaul University*CTI Consultants... |
Studio album (solo)
| Album # | Album Info | Tracklisting |
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| 1st | On Ken's Time (永不停止手淫)
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| 2nd | Getting Real (New Songs + Collection)
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CD 1
CD 2
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Soundtrack
- 2003 - Love Storm - "Inside of My Guitar"
F4 albums
| Album # | Album Info | Tracklisting |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Meteor Rain Meteor Rain (album) Meteor Rain is the debut Mandarin studio album of Taiwanese Mandopop quartet boy band F4. It was released on 28 August 2001 by Sony Music Taiwan... (流星雨)
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| 2nd | Fantasy 4ever Fantasy 4ever Fantasy 4ever is the second Mandarin studio album of Taiwanese Mandopop quartet boy band F4. It was released on 18 December 2002 by Sony Music Taiwan... (煙火的季節)
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Vanness Wu Van Ness Wu is a American actor, singer, director, producer based in Asia. He was born on August 7, 1978 in Santa Monica, California and worked as a telemarketer before moving to Taiwan... and Ken |
| 3rd | 360 Degrees:F4 Five Years Glorious Collection (360度定番精選輝煌五年全記錄)
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| 4th | Waiting for you (在這裡等你)
Sony Music Entertainment Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation.... Standard Chinese Standard Chinese, or Modern Standard Chinese, also known as Mandarin or Putonghua, is the official language of the People's Republic of China and Republic of China , and is one of the four official languages of Singapore.... Mandopop Mandopop is a colloquial abbreviation for "Mandarin popular music." It is categorized as a subgenre of commercial Chinese-language music within C-pop. Mandopop was the first variety of popular music in Chinese to establish itself as a viable industry. As the name implies, Mandopop features songs... |
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Books
- Mei Wei Guan Xi (Delicious Relations) - cookbook
- With F4
- F4@Tokyo - 2005 photobook
- Comic Man - The First Anniversary of F4 - 2002 photobook
- Meteor In Barcelona - 2002 photobook
- F4 Music Party - 2001 photobook
Endorsements
- Qingdao Beer (2002, Taiwan)
- Acer Mobile Phones (2000, Taiwan)
- With F4
- PepsiPepsiPepsi is a carbonated soft drink that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo...
- 2002~2005 Taiwan, Hong Kong, China - YAMAHAYamahaYamaha may refer to:* Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services** Yamaha Motor Company, a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company...
- 2003 South East Asia - S&K - 2002-2006 Taiwan, Hong Kong, China
- Asgard On-line Game - 2003 Taiwan
- Mingle Sneakers - 2002 Hong Kong
- Lenovo computer - 2002 China
- Lupiao Shampoo - 2002 China
- Chinesegamer On-line Game - 2001 Taiwan
- SiemensSiemensSiemens may refer toSiemens, a German family name carried by generations of telecommunications industrialists, including:* Werner von Siemens , inventor, founder of Siemens AG...
2118 - 2001 Taiwan
- Pepsi
Concerts
- 2008 KEN CHU CONCERT 2009 ~Freedom~ March 21–22, 2009 Tokyo, Japan / March 24, 2009 Osaka, Japan
- 2008 [I-KEN] 2nd Solo Concert March 8–9, 2008 Tokyo, Japan
- 2007 [I-KEN] 1st Solo Concert February 24–25, 2007 Tokyo, Japan
- F4 Forever 4 - March 22–25, 2006 Hong KongHong KongHong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
- On Ken's Time Mini Concert - 2005 Hong KongHong KongHong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
- F4 Bangkok Fantasy - 2004 ThailandThailandThailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
- F4 Happy New Year 2004 - 2003 PhilippinesPhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
- The Event (with Vanness and ASOS) - 2003 PhilippinesPhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
- Fantasy F4ever Live Concert World Tour - 2002~2003 Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, China and the U.S.
- F4 Music Party - 2001 TaiwanTaiwanTaiwan , 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...
Drama/ Theater
- Played the main lead in the recently concluded mainland comedy stage play, " Love on A Two Street/He and His Two Wives", which played to different cities in China from November 2009 to February 2010.