Yuki Hsu
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Yuki Hsu (born March 3, 1979) is a Taiwan
ese pop singer whose career peaked in the late 1990s. She is perhaps best remembered for the single "Fen Fei" (分飛). Between 1998 and 2001 she scored a series of hits in Taiwan, though she never achieved much fame outside of Asia. Most of her songs were upbeat, catchy, melodic dance tracks, often with oddly childish themes or lyrics. Her song "Angel" even featured a chorus of kids singing along with her. Other well-known Yuki Hsu songs include "Ai De Ding Dong," "Who's Naughty," and a remake of the '90s techno track "Dub-i-Dub." In 1999 she paired up with South Korea
n rapper Yoo Seung Jun
to record the more sophisticated duet "Can't Wait," which brought her some fame outside of Taiwan. She was also notorious for the bizarre and outlandish hairdos she sported in many of her music videos.
After 2001 she stopped recording and turned her career to work in Taiwanese drama
s. In 2007 she returned to the pop charts with her new album Bad Girl.
In 2010, she took on a job as a unpaid paralegal assistant so that she can study legal matters to prepare herself for her legal challenges Hsu is the chief breadwinner of her family with dependant siblings who rely on her income.
Hsu was sued for breach of contract when she failed to show up for a concert, and made unauthorized public appearances on Taiwanese broadcasts, as well she may be banned from performing in China in the future.
Two years of stresses from her former managers Dragon Imperium, have suffered tremendous strain on Hsu. She contemplated suicide as a solution.
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 pop singer whose career peaked in the late 1990s. She is perhaps best remembered for the single "Fen Fei" (分飛). Between 1998 and 2001 she scored a series of hits in Taiwan, though she never achieved much fame outside of Asia. Most of her songs were upbeat, catchy, melodic dance tracks, often with oddly childish themes or lyrics. Her song "Angel" even featured a chorus of kids singing along with her. Other well-known Yuki Hsu songs include "Ai De Ding Dong," "Who's Naughty," and a remake of the '90s techno track "Dub-i-Dub." In 1999 she paired up with South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n rapper Yoo Seung Jun
Yoo Seung Jun
Yoo Seungjun, also known as Steve Yoo, is a former Korean American pop star, whose career in South Korea ended in 2002 due to controversies around his mandatory military service. He was noted for his high-energy dancing style, rapping, and singing ability.- Early life :Yoo born on December 15,...
to record the more sophisticated duet "Can't Wait," which brought her some fame outside of Taiwan. She was also notorious for the bizarre and outlandish hairdos she sported in many of her music videos.
After 2001 she stopped recording and turned her career to work in Taiwanese drama
Taiwanese drama
Taiwanese Drama refers to dramatic programming of television programming extended stories usually dramatizing relationships through the general range of ten to forty one-hour episodes. They are produced in Taiwan and have gained increasing popularity in the Mandarin-speaking community...
s. In 2007 she returned to the pop charts with her new album Bad Girl.
Legal troubles and obscurity
Hsu, faded into obscurity in the aftermath of a legal quagmire, involving contract breaches and negative press cover of her alleged diva behaviour. The court charged her with 2 million NDT, in damages and legal fines, and her mother borrowed money to help them get by.In 2010, she took on a job as a unpaid paralegal assistant so that she can study legal matters to prepare herself for her legal challenges Hsu is the chief breadwinner of her family with dependant siblings who rely on her income.
Challenges to her attempts at a come back to the stage
In, 2011 Hsu claims that her former manager,Wu Zu Wang, of Dragon Imperium International Film Production Corp, sexual harassing text messages to her. She states has a backlog of such messages.Hsu was sued for breach of contract when she failed to show up for a concert, and made unauthorized public appearances on Taiwanese broadcasts, as well she may be banned from performing in China in the future.
Two years of stresses from her former managers Dragon Imperium, have suffered tremendous strain on Hsu. She contemplated suicide as a solution.
Discography
- First Album (Yuki Hsu album) (第一張個人專輯), March, 1998
- Go! Go! Go! (向前衝), October, 1998
- Kindness of a Magical Lady–2 Generations (魔法阿媽之戀愛2 世代), with Wen Ying, March, 1999
- 5.6.7.8. Going (EPExtended playAn EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
) - Angel (Yuki Hsu album) (天使), May, 1999
- Love (Yuki Hsu album), January, 2000
- U'Want (欲望), August, 2000
- Miss Right (Yuki Hsu album) (完美小姐), August, 2001
- Bad Girl (Yuki Hsu album), May, 2007
Filmography
- Love Catcher (幸福捕手), 2008
- Ao Jian Jiang Hu (傲剑江湖), 2007
- Geng Zi Feng Yun (庚子风云), 2006
- The Strait StoryThe Strait StoryThe Strait Story or Fu shih kuang ying as it is known in its country of origin, is a 2005 Taiwanese film directed by Yu-shan Huang.-Plot summary:...
(南方紀事之浮世光影), 2005 - The Voyage of Emperor Qian Long to Jiang Nan (乾隆皇下江南), 2003
- Love Train (心動列車), 2003
- Tweeny Witches (Jp.Japanese languageis a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
: 魔法少女隊 アルス; Ch.Chinese languageThe Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
: 孩子女巫), voice, 2003 - The Monkey King: Quest for the SutraThe Monkey King: Quest for the SutraThe Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra is a 2002 Hong Kong/Taiwanese TV series based on the classic Chinese novel: Journey to the West. It is also a remake of the 90's TVB version....
, (齊天大圣孫悟空), 2002 - The Beauty Mermaid (天地傳說之魚美人), 2001
- Toshinden Subaru, the New Generation (鬥神傳 新的産生), voice, 2001
- Battle Arena ToshindenBattle Arena Toshinden (anime)is a two-part original video animation based on the video game series of the same name.-Plot :One year since Eiji's climactic but unfinished battle with Gaia during the first Battle Arena Toshinden tournament, the original eight participants of the tournament as well as other fighters find...
(鬥神傳), voice, 1998