Dong Cheng Wei
| Dong Cheng Wei 東城衛/东城卫 | |
|---|---|
| Also known as |
DJ-WIS KARMA 火紋 |
| Origin | Republic of China |
| Genres | Mandarin Pop, Rock |
| Years active | 1999 - present (singing), 2005 - present (acting) |
| Labels | Warner Music |
Dong Cheng Wei (simplified Chinese: 东城卫; traditional Chinese: 東城衛; pinyin: Dong Cheng Wei) is a Taiwanese rock band. It was an underground band that was formed during the band members' high school years. It gain certained amount of popularity because of the success of the lead vocal, Jiro Wang and the TV appearances on KO One, The X-Family, and K.O.3an Guo.
Television appearance
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | KO One 終極一班 | Minor Role: Dong Cheng Wei 東城衛 (A band that helps increase the fighting points)/ Wang Da Dong (Jiro Wang) |
| 2007 | The X-Family 終極一家 | Hu Yan Jue Luo Xiu 呼延覺羅•脩 (Shu Chen) / Dong Cheng Wei 東城衛 (the band) / Wang Da Dong / Xia Tian /Zack (Jiro Wang). |
| 2009 | K.O.3an Guo 終極三國 | Liu Bei 劉備 / Hu Yan Jue Luo Xiu 呼延覺羅•脩 (Shu Chen) / Dong Cheng Wei 東城衛 (the band) / Wang Da Dong / Sun Ce (Jiro Wang) |
| 2010 | Love Buffet 爱似百汇 | 阿基 A Ji (Shu Chen) / Dong Cheng Wei 東城衛 (the band) |
2013 ko one 3 Hu Yan Jue Luo Xiu 呼延覺羅•脩 (Shu Chen) / Dong Cheng Wei 東城衛 (the bannd0
Biography
The name of the band had changed 3 times. Karma was the original name. DJ-WIS was a name taken from the first letter of the band members' English names: "DJ-WIS" (Dun, Jiro, Will, Iyhon, Shu). In between their active years, the band once disbanded due to various reasons: Jiro Wang's throat problem and his busy schedule of filming, band members continue with their studying in school, etc. But the band reunited of filming The X-Family. Shu Chen also composed some songs in The X-Family OST.
The current band title is a dedication of saying "Dong Cheng's Band" ('Dong Cheng' is Jiro Wang's Chinese name).
Band Members
- Shu Chen (陳德修)
- Ming Lee (李明翰)
- Free Dun (鄧樺敦)
- Vike Chen (陳志介)
- Jiro Wang
Music
The band composed a song called "人間逃亡記" during the Karma era, lyrics by Jiro Wang.