| Calvin Chen | |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | 辰亦儒 |
| Pinyin | Chén Yì Rú (Mandarin) |
| Pe̍h-ōe-jī | Sîn Ia̍h-kùn (Hokkien) |
| Origin | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Born | 10 November 1980 Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Occupation | Singer, actor, commercial model |
| Genre(s) | Mandopop |
| Instrument(s) | Piano |
| Voice type(s) | tenor |
| Label(s) | HIM International Music WOW Music (HK Only) |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Associated acts | Fahrenheit |
Calvin Chen Yi Ru (Chinese: 辰亦儒; pinyin: Chén Yìrú) is a Taiwanese singer and actor. He is currently a member of the boy band Fahrenheit. His stage name is a homophone of his birth name.
After graduating from Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School, one of the top high schools in Taiwan, he further pursued his college education in Canada at Simon Fraser University. He completed his masters degree in Economics at the University of Victoria. He then further continued his life in Canada by joining a pageant-like competition (Sunshine Boyz) in Vancouver, where he won first place with a free ticket to Taiwan and a contract with a music company, as well as a role in a drama in 2004 and became a member of Fahrenheit in 2005. He had enrolled in the graduate program in Public Finance at National Chengchi University, but discontinued his study to focus on his showbiz career. He launched his first fashion brand WOW in Oct. 2008.
He speaks Mandarin, English, Taiwanese, and understands conversational Cantonese. Calvin could also manage in Korean and Japanese due to his work as host.
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| Year | Chinese Title | English Title | Role / Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 惡作劇之吻 | It Started With a Kiss | Cameo passing umbrellas (final episode) |
| 終極一班 | KO One | Wang Ya Se (王亞瑟) | |
| 2007 | 終極一家 | The X-Family | Lan Ling Wang (蘭陵王) / Wang Ya Se (王亞瑟) |
| 公主小妹 | Romantic Princess | Nan Feng Cai (南風彩) Ayato Shido [1] | |
| 2009 | 終極三國 | K.O.3an Guo | Wang Ya Se (王亞瑟) |
| 桃花小妹 | Momo Love | Xue Zhi Qiang (薛志強) | |
| 2010 | 愛似百匯 | Love Buffet | Xing Da Ye (邢大業) Daiya Shinpo |
| 2011 | 陽光天使 | Sunshine Angel | Calvin (Guest star) |
After fellow Band member, Jiro Wang, started hosting, Calvin Chen has also gotten a hosting job in MTV. He signed a one season contract with MTV hosting the show 日韩音乐风 (Aka: RHYYF, Japan Korea Music Craze). He replaced Ken Wu, who was host for the infotainment program during the last 3 years. Calvin Chen's first episode of this show was on Thursday July 1, 2010.
After a year of Hosting, it is said that MTV will renew their contract with Calvin Chen, raising his pay as well.
Calvin Chen also hosted the "Pink Lipstick" Korean drama Conference last year.
Through RHYYF and interviewing many Japanese and Korean artists and bands, Calvin has built a reputation with fans of those artists as well.
This year, Calvin's hosting reputation has build up, and he hosted as a substitute in many popular Taiwanese shows such as 100% Entertainment (娱乐百分百) as well as Total Entertainment (完全娱乐)
On 18 Aug 2011, news[2] came out confirming that Calvin is one of the seven hosts of a live show, Apple Entertainment News. The show had its pilot episode on 29 Aug minus Calvin because he was in Shanghai with Fahrenheit for the Eastern Camel Event.
| Year | Title | Status | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Sunshine Nation 2008 | Fairchild Radio | himself/guest performer (with Aaron Yan) |
| 2008 | Pinoy Dream Academy 4th Gala Night | Television | himself/guest performer (with Wu Chun)[3] |
| 2008 | The Buzz | Television | himself/talk show guest |
| 2008 | ASAP '08 | Television | himself/guest performer (with Wu Chun) |
| 2008 | Entertainment Live | Television | himself/talk show guest |
| 2008 | Us Girls | Television | himself/guest |
Calvin was the third member to join boyband Fahrenheit in 2005. Together, with 3 other group members, they are the most successful Taiwan boyband after F4, conquering the hearts of those in China, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Australia, Canada, US, UK, Vietnam etc. He represents Warm Spring, at 77 degrees Fahrenheit. He also represents Handsome.
It isn't only his smile the melts the heart of those who meet him, but his voice also. His voice stops beats and breaths, sending shivers down our spines as we focus on that soothing voice in the background. Calvin's voice is a baritone to tenor and is therefore one of the more predominant in most of their songs. If it so happens that another member was away, he would take over.
In the X-Family soundtrack, his solo titled 你是我所有的回憶 or You Are All My Memories left lasting impressions amongst the audience as his soothing smooth voice perfected the pain and sadness the song conveys.
Calvin also proved everyone that he can rap too. On Fahrenheit's 2nd album, Calvin sung the rap part of the song 心裡有數. He also sung his own version of 超喜歡你[4] on his 2010 series 愛似百匯. Not only that, Calvin did beatboxing on their Fahrenheit Fantasy Concert Tour.
On 21 May 2011, Calvin Chen released his solo photo book The Incredible Journey of Calvin Chen. (逆向旅程：辰亦儒溫哥華留學記) The book talks about Calvin's life in Canada as a student as well as his path to fame as the Sunshine Boy. 2 versions of the book were released, one comes with a DVD and the other is just the book.
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