Ken Chu

Ken Chu
Chinese name	朱孝天
Pinyin	Zhū Xiàotiān (Mandarin)
Origin	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Born	(1979-01-15) 15 January 1979 Taiwan
Occupation	actor, singer, model
Genre(s)	Mandopop, Rock music
Voice type(s)	Baritone
Label(s)	Sony Music Taiwan
Years active	2000–present
Associated acts	F4

Ken Chu (Chinese: 朱孝天; pinyin: Zhū Xiàotiān 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.

Biography

Chu was working as a waiter in Taiwan when he was discovered by Cai Zhiping, the creator of the boy band 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.^[1]

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.

Filmography

Movies

Television series

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Discography

Studio album (solo)

Soundtrack

• 2003 - Love Storm - "Inside of My Guitar"

F4 albums

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
  • Pepsi - 2002~2005 Taiwan, Hong Kong, China
  • YAMAHA - 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
  • Siemens 2118 - 2001 Taiwan

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 Kong
• On Ken's Time Mini Concert - 2005 Hong Kong
• F4 Bangkok Fantasy - 2004 Thailand
• F4 Happy New Year 2004 - 2003 Philippines
• The Event (with Vanness and ASOS) - 2003 Philippines
• Fantasy F4ever Live Concert World Tour - 2002~2003 Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, China and the U.S.
• F4 Music Party - 2001 Taiwan

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.

References

External links

• I-KEN (Official Fan Club)
• F4ever (Official F4 Fan Club)