Gui Gui

Gui Gui (Emma Wu)
20150328 Taipei Book signing Function
Chinese name	鬼鬼 (traditional)
Pinyin	Gui Gui (Mandarin)
Birth name	Wu Ying-Jie, 吳映潔
Origin	Taiwan
Born	(1989-08-11) 11 August 1989 Taiwan, Republic of China
Other name(s)	Emma Wu
Occupation	Singer, Actress, Endorser, Commercial Model
Genre(s)	Mandopop
Years active	2005–present
Associated acts	Hey Girl, Lollipop F

Wu Ying Chieh (simplified Chinese: 吴映洁; traditional Chinese: 吳映潔, Western name Emma, born 11 August 1989 in Taiwan Keelung), better known by her stage name Gui Gui (Chinese: 鬼鬼), is a Taiwanese Mandopop singer and actress represented by Polyland International Entertainment.

Career

Debut & Early Years

In 2006, Gui Gui debuted as one of the original nine members of the Taiwanese girl group Hei She Hui Mei Mei, which later underwent a name change in 2008 to Hey Girl. After a year-long hiatus, Hey Girl launched their first self-titled debut album. Consisting of eight girls, Hey Girl would often collaborate with the Taiwanese boy band Lollipop F.

2009: Departure and 2010-Present

In 2009, Gui Gui left the management of Channel V. Her former manager, Andy Chang, expressed that she was unlikely to renew her contract, and with an ambiguous post on her personal blog, Gui Gui also admitted to her decision to leave the group. Andy Chang later announced that Hey Girl did not belong to Channel V Management, and thus, Gui Gui would still be attending the promotional activities as usual.

However, the album promotions following his statement did not include Gui Gui, who was said to be busy with the promoting of the idol drama Mysterious Incredible Terminator. On May 6, 2009, Andy Chang officially confirmed that Gui Gui would not be renewing her contract with Channel V, and that her involvement with Hey Girl would have to be clarified with Warner Music.

Acting career

During the summer of 2007, Wu Gui Gui and the other members of Hey Girls made their acting debuts in the drama Brown Sugar Macchiato, in collaboration with Lollipop. The first episode was aired in Taiwan on July 15, 2007. Later Lollipop admitted, on talk show Kangxi Lai Le, that the drama had been more of an introduction of the two groups than a major acting challenge, as the members were told to act like themselves, and that many subplots were explained only briefly due to the large number of main characters.^[1] After thirteen episodes, the drama ended on October 7, 2007. An official soundtrack was released with songs from Lollipop and Hey Girl.^[2] For their work on Brown Sugar Macchiato, Gui Gui and Wang Zi received a Best Onscreen Couple Award.

In 2008, Gui Gui starred in Mysterious Incredible Terminator (Pi Li MIT) opposite Aaron Yan from Fahrenheit and Alien Huang. After the wrapping up of Mysterious Incredible Terminator, Gui Gui and Aaron, widely praised for their on screen chemistry and closeness, were to co-star in Taiwanese drama Momo Love, based on the Japanese manga Momoka Typhoon. However, production was halted due to scheduling conflicts with the promotion of Fahrenheit's new album. When filming resumed, Gui Gui was replaced by Cyndi Wang, while Aaron Yan was cast as the second male lead in Love Buffet, and his role in Momo Love being taken by bandmate Jiro Wang.

Gui Gui accumulated the most votes and came in first, defeating Xiao Tian Tian and Xiao Mi Tao Jie Jie in the 100% Entertainment's Selfie Expert Competition (百分百自拍達人).

In early 2011, Gui Gui signed to new entertainment management company, Polyface Entertainment Media Group, and hoped for a fresh start as she was ready to launch her acting career.

Since her departure from Hey Girl and going solo, Gui Gui has encountered numerous obstacles and challenges. In the early months of her solo career, Gui Gui hosted a number of variety programs, the ratings of which peaked the charts, but despite this they were cancelled for unknown reasons. After a short hiatus, Gui Gui returned to acting and participated in Taiwanese idol dramas such as I, My Brother, a transcontinental collaboration between Malaysia and Taiwan. On the set of I, My Brother, Gui Gui was rumored to have become involved with her Taiwanese costar, George Hu, her on screen love interest in the drama. That same year, Gui Gui also received an invite to Mainland China to film the television version of Painted Skin,^[3] in which she collaborated with Fiona Sit, Chen Yi Rong, Li Zhong Han, and many other experienced Mainland, Taiwanese, and Hong Kong artists. This brought Gui Gui new opportunities and opened doors that allowed her to expand her acting career outside of Taiwan.

From mid-2012 to early 2013, Gui Gui spent her time in Mainland China, filming the three part-movie series The Four with Ronald Cheng, Anthony Wong, Deng Chao, and Liu Yifei. In February 2013, she was confirmed to take part in the Korean reality show, We Got Married with Ok Taecyeon, of South Korean boy band 2PM, as her virtual husband. We Got Married features celebrity couples being given tasks reflecting married life. The producers made a decision to cast Gui Gui in the show, and thus boosted her popularity in countries outside of China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Regarding this rare experience,Gui Gui commented, “I am honored to be able to participate in such a good program. I have had a great time, and learnt a lot from working with such a professional team.”

In 2014, she starred in the Chinese TV dramas A Different Kind of Pretty Man, alongside Hans Zhang, and ShenZhen (一男三女合租記) with Show Luo and Brown Sugar Macchiato co-star Owodog.

Filmography

Television Dramas

Movies & Films

Reality/Variety Shows

Discography

Singles

Music Video Appearances

Hey Girl

As a member of Hey Girl

Digital Singles

Collaborations

Albums

Photo-books

• 2007 Beauties' Secret Party Full Colour Photo-book

Endorsements and CF Appearances

Awards and nominations

• This is a list of awards, nominations, recognitions and achievements received by Gui Gui during her career.

References

External links

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