Vic Chou
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Vic Chou is a Taiwanese
Taiwanese people
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 actor
Actor
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, singer and commercial model. He is a member of the Taiwanese boy band 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...

, and has starred in Taiwanese dramas. His stage name
Stage name
A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...

, 周渝民, literally means “a completely changed person”. It had a variation only in the middle character (from 育 to 渝) from his birth name, 周育民 , which literally means “a completely nourished or reared person”.

Biography

Vic Chou was born on June 9, 1981, making him the youngest of the F4 members. He is considered the baby of F4, being treated the best by other F4 members. His mother has Taiwanese aborigines Atayal bloodline while his father is Taiwanese with ancestry from Linyi, Shandong Province. His grandmother gave him the nickname Zàizài "仔仔", meaning "little boy", which has become a nickname for him among fans.

Education

  • Department of Business Administration,Hsing Wu College
  • Department of Industrial Management,China University of Technology Chung Kuo Institute of Technology
  • Department of Machinery,National LoTung Industrial Vocational High School
  • Luodong Junior High School
  • Gong Zeng Elementary School.

Entering the Industry

He was discovered when he accompanied a friend auditioning for a role in 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...

. While waiting for a friend at their auditions, he was huddled in a corner near one of the Meteor Garden staff's office, who said he looked like Huā Zé Lèi and was asked to audition. Meteor Garden was adopted from a Japanese, "Boys Over Flowers
Boys Over Flowers
is a Japanese shōjo manga series written by Yoko Kamio. It was serialized in the bi-weekly anthology magazine Margaret, which is aimed at high-school-age girls. The manga series ran continuously from October 1992 to September 2003, and was collected into 37 tankōbon volumes. In 1996, it received...

" (Japanese romanization: Hana Yori Dango). He was asked to play the role of Huā Zé Lèi, a very silent and sensitive guy who befriends the female protagonist Shān Cài, played by Barbie Hsu
Barbie Hsu
Barbie Hsu also known as Dà S |Mars]] with Vic Chou of F4. She has also acted in movies, her first being the Chinese movie The Ghost Inside. She also had a singing career prior to her acting career. She was in a duo group called "S.O.S." with her sister Dee Hsu. Their last album was called...

.

Music career

He was the first F4 member to release his own album when Make a Wish (album) was released in January 2002. It was followed by Remember, I Love You which was released in January 2004. He also sang some solo songs included in F4’s albums like two songs in "Meteor Rain", released in August 2001 and 2 songs in "Fantasy 4ever", released in December 2002. His third album, I'm Not F4
I'm Not F4
I'm Not F4 is the English title of Vic Chou's third album, released in October 2007. Singer-actor and F4-member Vic Chou returns to the Mandopop scene with a "vengeance". His last solo album Remember, I Love You dates all the way back to 2004...

  was released in October 2007. He has 2 solo songs in F4/JVKV's most recent album "Waiting for You Here" [在這裡等你], released in December 2007. His solo songs also appear in the Original Soundtrack (OST) of "Love Storm" [狂愛龍捲風], "Silence" [深情密碼] and "Wish to See You Again" [這裡發現愛]。 His and F4’s albums were all released under Sony Music Taiwan.

Acting career

Aside from "Meteor Garden" [流星花園], Zhou has appeared in many Taiwanese series such as the four-episode "Meteor Rain" [流星雨], "Poor Prince
Poor Prince
Poor Prince also known as Poor Prince Taro and Yamadataro Monogatari, is a Taiwanese drama starring Vic Zhou, Ken Chu, Annie Yi, Edward Ou and Will Liu. It is based on Japanese manga series, written by Ai Morinaga. It was produced by Comic Ritz International Production and Chai Zhi Ping as...

" [貧窮貴公子], "Meteor Garden II" (sequel of "Meteor Garden I"), "Come To My Place" [來我家吧], and "Love Storm" [狂愛龍捲風]. All of the above mentioned dramas had a lighter tone to them, and are considered to be very "typical" idol drama faire. However, with his next role in "Mars" 【戰神】, co-starring Barbie Hsu, Zhou has publicly acknowledged that this was a turning point for his career. Zhou plays a set of twins, one of which on the surface seems happy-go-lucky but ends up committing suicide, and the other of which struggles with mental illness and post-traumatic stress syndrome. The plot-line of the series delves deep into issues not generally explored in idol dramas such as the frailty of the human psyche, violence, goodness versus evil, suicide, and sexual abuse, just to name a few. In many interviews, Zhou has pinpointed this as the moment where his interest in acting was truly piqued. Since then, Zhou has taken on increasingly more multi-faceted roles deliberately varying them one from another. "Qi Wei Yi" in Silence
Silence (television)
Silence is a 2006 Taiwanese drama starring Vic Chou of F4, Korean actress Park Eun-hye, Cantopop singer Andy Hui and Kingone Wang. It was produced by Comic Ritz International Production and Chai Zhi Ping and Hsiao Yi as producers and directed by Zhang Zhong It was first boardcasted in Taiwan on...

  was an ambitious but lonely business man who's only moment of happiness took place 13 years ago with a mute girl. He finally finds love only to come down with cancer. "Zhi Tian" in "Sweet Relationship," [美味關係]is a cranky but perfectionist chef who spends most of his time yelling at his apprentices. "Xu Le" in "Wish to See You Again" [這裡發現愛] is an awkward but passionate best-selling novelist who innocently falls in love for the first time. His role in Black and White marks a departure from Taiwanese idol dramas. Zhou takes on the challenging role of a very emotionally complex policeman with a past that is thrown into a dangerous web of corruption. "Sheng Yue Ru" in "The Last Night of Madame Chin" [金大班的最後一夜], a young man from Shanghai high society, has studied abroad, loves painting and theater, and someone who is single-minded and dedicated to love. They fell deeply in love and became lovers. But their relationship faced strong resistance and objections from both families, especially Yue Ru's father, a rich banker.

Vic embarked upon his first movie in 2008, "Linger" [蝴蝶飛]/ Hu Die Fei was released. Mid-summer 2008, Zhou came out with his second movie, "Tea Fight." Due to its popularity, talks of bringing "Black and White" to the big screen are currently taking place.

In 2009, Vic was nominated for Best Leading Actor in a Television Series
Best Leading Actor in a Television Series (Golden Bell Awards)
Golden Bell Award for Best Leading Actor in a Television Series is one of the category of competition for the Taiwanese television production Golden Bell Awards. It is presented annually in October by the Government Information Office, Republic of China .- Award winners :-Award nominees and...

 at the 44th Golden Bell Awards
Golden Bell Awards
The Golden Bell Awards is an annual Taiwanese television production award, founded in 1965, presented by Government Information Office, Republic of China . It is usually presented in October or November each year. It is the first television production award in Chinese circulation and Taiwan's...

 for his role in Black & White (痞子英雄).

Television series

Year Title Chinese Title Role
2001 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...

流星花園 Huā Zé Lèi (花澤類)
2001 Poor Prince
Poor Prince
Poor Prince also known as Poor Prince Taro and Yamadataro Monogatari, is a Taiwanese drama starring Vic Zhou, Ken Chu, Annie Yi, Edward Ou and Will Liu. It is based on Japanese manga series, written by Ai Morinaga. It was produced by Comic Ritz International Production and Chai Zhi Ping as...

貧窮貴公子 Shān Tián Tài Láng (山田太郎)
2001 Meteor Rain
Meteor Rain
Meteor Rain is a 2001 Taiwanese drama starring Jerry Yan, Vanness Wu and Ken Chu of F4 and Rainie Yang. It is a supplementary mini-series of the Meteor Garden series which is based on Japanese shōjo manga series, , written by Yoko Kamio. It was produced by Comic Ritz International Production with...

流星雨 Huā Zé Lèi (花澤類)
2002 Come to My Place 來我家吧 Zhang Zhong Yuan (張中原)
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...

流星花園 2 Huā Zé Lèi (花澤類)
2003 Love Storm 狂愛龍捲風 Lù Yǐng Fēng (陸穎風)
2004 Mars
Mars (TV series)
Mars is a Taiwanese drama starring Barbie Hsu and Vic Chou of F4. It is based on the Japanese shōjo manga series, Mars written by Fuyumi Soryo...

戰神Mars Chén Líng (陳零)
Chén Shèng (陳聖)
2006 Silence
Silence (television)
Silence is a 2006 Taiwanese drama starring Vic Chou of F4, Korean actress Park Eun-hye, Cantopop singer Andy Hui and Kingone Wang. It was produced by Comic Ritz International Production and Chai Zhi Ping and Hsiao Yi as producers and directed by Zhang Zhong It was first boardcasted in Taiwan on...

深情密碼 Qi Wei Yi (戚偉易)
2007 Sweet Relationship
Sweet Relationship
Sweet Relationship is a Taiwanese drama starring Vic Chou of F4, Alan Kuo, Megan Lai and Patty Hou. It is based on a Japanese josei manga by Satoru Makimura...

美味關係 Fang Zhi Tian (方織田)
2008 Wish to See You Again 這裡發現愛 Xu Le (許樂)
2009 Black and White
Black & White (TV series)
Black & White is a 2009 Taiwanese Drama starring Vic Chou, Mark Chao, Ivy Chen, Janine Chang. It was produced by Prajna Works and directed by Cai Yuexun with location fliming in Kaohsiung, Taiwan....

痞子英雄 Chen Zai Tian (陳在天)
2009 The Last Night of Madam Chin 金大班最後一夜 Sheng Yue Ru (盛月如)
2011 Home 回家 Su Tai Ying (苏台英)

Movies

Year Title Chinese Title Role
2008 Linger
Linger (film)
Linger is a 2008 Hong Kong romantic drama film directed by Johnnie To and starring Li Bingbing and Vic Chou of F4 fame in his film debut. Li plays a woman who is visited by the ghost of her former boyfriend , who died in a car accident three years earlier...

蝴蝶飛 Lin Xu Dong (林旭東)
2008 Tea Fight 鬪茶 Yang (楊)
2010 Love You for Ten Thousand Years 愛你一萬年 Wu Qi Feng (吴奇峰)
2011 Live with Fashion 与时尚同
2011 Match Made in Heaven
2012 Saving General Yang
Saving General Yang
Saving General Yang is an upcoming 2012 Hong Kong film directed by Ronny Yu.-Cast:*Adam Cheng as Yang Ye*Ekin Cheng as Yang Da Lang*Wu Chun as Yang Liu Lang*Raymond Lam as Yang Wu Lang*Vic Zhou as Yang San Lang*Li Chen as Yang Si Lang...

忠烈楊家將 Yang San Lang (杨三郎)

Solo albums

Album # Title Chinese Title Released Label Language Genre Format
1st Make a Wish
Make a Wish (album)
Make a Wish is Taiwanese Mandopop artist Vic Chou's, of boy band F4, debut Mandarin solo studio album. It was released on 11 January 2002 by Sony Music Taiwan. Chou was the first of the F4 members to release a solo album...

11 January 2002 Sony Music Taiwan
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....

 
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....

 
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...

 
Studio album (CD)
2nd Remember, I Love You
Remember, I Love You
Remember, I Love You is Taiwanese Mandopop artist Vic Chou's, of boy band F4, second Mandarin studio album. It was released on 2 January 2004 by Sony Music Taiwan...

記得我愛你 2 January 2004 Sony Music Taiwan
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....

 
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....

 
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...

 
Studio album (CD)
3rd I'm Not F4
I'm Not F4
I'm Not F4 is the English title of Vic Chou's third album, released in October 2007. Singer-actor and F4-member Vic Chou returns to the Mandopop scene with a "vengeance". His last solo album Remember, I Love You dates all the way back to 2004...

我不是F4 29 October 2007 Sony Music Taiwan
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....

 
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....

 
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...

 
Studio album (CD)

Soundtrack contribution/other song

Year English Title Chinese Title Track listing
2003 Love Storm Original Soundtrack 抂愛龍捲風 戀曲 OST I breathe you (我呼吸你)
2004 Mars
Mars (TV series)
Mars is a Taiwanese drama starring Barbie Hsu and Vic Chou of F4. It is based on the Japanese shōjo manga series, Mars written by Fuyumi Soryo...

 Original Soundtrack
戰神MARS Let Me Love You - 讓我愛你 duet with Barbie Xu (Track 2)
2004 百事音樂風雲榜 Just For You
2006 Silence Original Soundtrack 深情密碼
Familiar Gentleness - 熟悉的温柔 (Track 1)

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)
  • Format: Studio album (CD)
  • Released: November 2001
  • Label: Sony Music Taiwan
    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....

  • Language: Mandarin
    Standard Mandarin
    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....

  • Genre: 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...

  • 為你執著 - (wei ni zhi zhuo / Persistence For You)
  • 最特別的存在 - (zui te bie de cun zai / The Most Special Existence)
  • 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)
  • Format: Studio album (CD)
  • Released: December 2002
  • Label: Sony Music Taiwan
    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....

  • Language: Mandarin
    Standard Mandarin
    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....

  • Genre: 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...

  • 一個人的冬季 (yi ge ren de dong ji / Lonely Winter)
  • 怎麽會是你 - (zen me hui shi ni / How Is It You)
  • 3rd Waiting for you (在這裡等你)
  • Format: Studio album (CD)
  • Released: 28 December 2007
  • Label: Sony Music Taiwan
    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....

  • Language: Mandarin
    Standard Mandarin
    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....

  • Genre: 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...

  • 殘念 (can nian)
  • 白 (bai / White)

  • Product Endorsements

    Year Product Product Category
    2001 滴可明雙氧液 Eye Drops
    Eye Drops
    Eye Drops was a television program on TechTV that showcased short computer animation movies and clips made using off the shelf 3D animation software. The show claimed to showcase all different types of animation, but only a very small number of shorts featured non-CG animation...

    2001 金庸群俠傳網路遊戲/ Chinesegamer On-line Game Online Game
    Online game
    An online game is a game played over some form of computer network. This almost always means the Internet or equivalent technology, but games have always used whatever technology was current: modems before the Internet, and hard wired terminals before modems...

    2001 代言卡拉網 Website
    Website
    A website, also written as Web site, web site, or simply site, is a collection of related web pages containing images, videos or other digital assets. A website is hosted on at least one web server, accessible via a network such as the Internet or a private local area network through an Internet...

    2001 代言MyMuch.com Website
    Website
    A website, also written as Web site, web site, or simply site, is a collection of related web pages containing images, videos or other digital assets. A website is hosted on at least one web server, accessible via a network such as the Internet or a private local area network through an Internet...

    2001 西門子手機 Mobile Phone
    Mobile phone
    A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...

    2002 古道貴爵純真不滅定律奶茶 Beverage, Milk
    Milk
    Milk is a white liquid produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals before they are able to digest other types of food. Early-lactation milk contains colostrum, which carries the mother's antibodies to the baby and can reduce the risk of many...

    2002 聯想 Computer
    Computer
    A computer is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem...

    2002 綠飄 Shampoo
    Shampoo
    Shampoo is a hair care product used for the removal of oils, dirt, skin particles, dandruff, environmental pollutants and other contaminant particles that gradually build up in hair...

    2002 名樂球鞋 Apparel
    2002 S&K休閒服飾 Apparel
    2002 百事可樂 / Pepsi
    Pepsi
    Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo...

     
    Beverage
    2002 Kentex 休閒服飾 Apparel
    2003 神之領域 Online Game
    Online game
    An online game is a game played over some form of computer network. This almost always means the Internet or equivalent technology, but games have always used whatever technology was current: modems before the Internet, and hard wired terminals before modems...

    2003 Switch Yamaha Motor Cycle
    2004 戒菸就贏 Anti-smoking campaign
    2004 喔喔奶糖 Candy
    Candy
    Candy, specifically sugar candy, is a confection made from a concentrated solution of sugar in water, to which flavorings and colorants are added...

    2005 Parco (Japan) - 白色情人節 Department Store
    Department store
    A department store is a retail establishment which satisfies a wide range of the consumer's personal and residential durable goods product needs; and at the same time offering the consumer a choice of multiple merchandise lines, at variable price points, in all product categories...

    2007 台灣觀光 Taiwan Tourism
    2007 心路 Charity
    Charitable organization
    A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...

    2008 Lancome Cosmetics
    Cosmetics
    Cosmetics are substances used to enhance the appearance or odor of the human body. Cosmetics include skin-care creams, lotions, powders, perfumes, lipsticks, fingernail and toe nail polish, eye and facial makeup, towelettes, permanent waves, colored contact lenses, hair colors, hair sprays and...

    2008 康師傅茉莉清茶 Beverage
    2009 康師傅茉莉清茶 Beverage
    2009 Rejoice Shampoo
    Shampoo
    Shampoo is a hair care product used for the removal of oils, dirt, skin particles, dandruff, environmental pollutants and other contaminant particles that gradually build up in hair...

    2009 Sony Camera
    Camera
    A camera is a device that records and stores images. These images may be still photographs or moving images such as videos or movies. The term camera comes from the camera obscura , an early mechanism for projecting images...

    2010 Oden Dish
    Convenience store
    A convenience store, corner store, corner shop, commonly called a bodega in Spanish-speaking areas of the United States, is a small store or shop in a built up area that stocks a range of everyday items such as groceries, toiletries, alcoholic and soft drinks, and may also offer money order and...


    Release of photographic album

    He also released a photographic album in October 2002, entitled "Travel Dream" (流浪夢) which contains his pictures shot during one of his trips to Hokkaidō
    Hokkaido
    , formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...

    , 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...

    .

    His second photobook entitled 4Faces: Taipei & Tokyo was released in October 2006. It showcased ZaiZai's flexibility in front of the camera. There are 4 themes: Natural Face, Cool Face, Stylish Face and Fashionable Face. The first 2 themes were shot in Taipei while the last 2 themes were shot in Tokyo. This photobook is one of the bestsellers in HMV, a leading music and book store.

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