Show Luo
| Show Luo | |
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| Background information | |
| Chinese name | 羅志祥 (traditional) |
| Chinese name | 罗志祥 (simplified) |
| Pinyin | Luó Zhìxiáng (Mandarin) |
| Ethnicity | Han Chinese and Amis |
| Origin | Taiwan |
| Born |
30 July 1979 Keelung, Taiwan |
| Other name(s) | Xiao Zhu (Little Pig), Show, Xiang Xiang, Asia Dance King |
| Occupation | Singer, dancer, and actor. |
| Genre(s) | Mandopop , Dance |
| Label(s) |
Avex Taiwan (2003–2007) Gold Typhoon (Taiwan) (2008-2013) Sony Music Entertainment (Taiwan) (2013-2014) EMI Music Taiwan Ltd. (2014-present) Pony Canyon (2011-present) |
| Years active | 1994–present |
Show Luo (simplified Chinese: 罗志祥; traditional Chinese: 羅志祥; pinyin: Luó Zhìxiáng; born July 30, 1979), sometimes credited as Show Lo, is a Taiwanese singer, actor and host. He is commonly known by his Chinese nickname Xiao Zhu (Little Pig) due to being overweight during his middle school years.[1] He is also commonly known as "Asia's Dance King" by the Taiwanese media for his dance skills. He is well known for hosting the Taiwanese variety show 100% Entertainment.[2]
Show was born into a musical family. His father was a host and his mother was a Taiwanese Aborigine singer. Their job was holding entertainment shows for different events such as wedding. Show started playing drums when he was three and performed onstage during his childhood. He won a silver award at a singing contest when he was only 7.[3]
In 2006, he created his own fashion brand called STAGE. Now this fashion store has branches in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore and succeeded in the fashion trend in Asia during the recent years.[4]
Show Luo became the spokesperson for Love Blind Charity in 2008. In the following year, he was asked to become the leader of "Love Blind Promise Career Starter Class". The Love Blind Charity hope that Show Luo can gather everyone's power to help people with vision disability find a job. Show Luo encouraged people to put coins into the donation box instead of their wallets. This money might give people with vision disability more opportunities. Show also designed some items for charity sales.[5]
Show Luo was the second highest-paid Taiwanese celebrity of 2012. In order to celebrate the ranking, he decided to treat his mother, the employees of his management company Universes Entertainment, and his best friends the Party Boys, to a trip to the Maldives after Lunar New Year. The entire trip cost about 6.3 million TWD with a total of 35 people, which was paid by Show. Treating his coworkers to vacations in the past years has become one of his habits, such as treating his coworkers to a vacation in Hawaii.[6]
Career
Debut (1996-2002)
In 1996, Show entered the entertainment industry by contesting in a musical competition where he impersonated Aaron Kwok. Along with 3 other contestants, they debuted as a quartet boy band in Taiwan. The boy band quickly disbanded as two members left for compulsory military service, which Show was exempted from because he has Gluteal Fibrotic Contracture (commonly known as frog extremity). Despite his athletic abilities and endurance, he also suffers from Mitral valve prolapse syndrome, so he cannot consume any foods containing caffeine. That same year, he formed the group ROMEO with Ou Di. They released two albums, but the group soon disbanded as Ou Di left for the military.
From 2000 to 2002, Show concentrated on hosting several variety shows, he was given the "Triple Crown" title for hosting the three most popular variety shows at that time. However, all three shows were cancelled by 2003.
Avex Taiwan (2003-2007)
In 2003, Show signed with Avex Taiwan and launched his solo career with the release of his first album Show Time, selling over 80,000 copies.
For his second album, Expert Show, he collaborated with his co-host Xiao S on the duet "Love Expert". Show released his third album Hypnosis Show in 2005. He worked with Jolin Tsai for the first lead dance track "Destined Guy" and filmed the music video with her.
The year after, he released his fourth album SPESHOW on November 17, 2006. The lead track, "Dance Gate" is a cover of "James Dean (I Wanna Know)" by Daniel Bedingfield. For the album, he sang a full length English song for the first time, "Twinkle", with Japanese singer Koda Kumi.
Show released his fifth album Show Your Dance on November 16, 2007; he sang the duet "Defeat in Love" with Elva Hsiao.
Pony Canyon (2011-present)
In 2011, Show signed with Pony Canyon Japan. His first Japanese single "Dante" was released on February 15, 2012. This song made it to the 5th place in Japan's Oricon daily chart during its first day of release, and hit 10th place in the Oricon weekly chart.[7] This record made Show the first Taiwanese male singer to be on the Oricon chart after Teresa Teng.
On June 20, 2012, his second Japanese single "Magic" was released.
His Japanese studio album "THE SHOW" was released on September 19, 2012. However, the planned trip to Japan to promote his album was not eventuated due to political uproar over the Senkaku Islands between Japan, Taiwan and China.
Gold Typhoon (2008-2013)
In 2008 Show joined forces with Gold Typhoon (Taiwan) and released his sixth album Trendy Man.
On September 19, 2009, Show represented Taiwan and performed at the 6th Asia Song Festival, held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium in South Korea.
The seventh album, Rashomon, was released in 2010, which held the number one spot on G-music, and the album sold 150,000 copies.
Show released his eighth studio album, Only for You, on February 18, 2011, which the album sold more than 150,000 copies.
Show's ninth album, 9ood Show was released on April 6, 2012. For this album, Show and his partner Rainie Yang teamed up with Tourism Australia to film a short romance film featuring tourist attractions in Melbourne, Tasmania, and Sydney.
In November 2012, Show announced his new world tour "Over The Limit", starting from January 2013 at Taipei Arena.
Sony Music (2013-2014)
In August 2013 Show had joined Sony Music along with Elva Hsiao. He went on a Japanese Tour with partner Rainie Yang to make up for the cancelled tour in 2011. He also released the tenth album Lion Roar, which became the fourth consecutive album to reach over 150,000 copies. In the album, he wrote Taiwanese lyrics for the love song "You Are Mine", which is his first Taiwanese hip-hop song. In his words, the song is about the kind of love that never ends and continues beyond this life, written based on his own experience of a love as deep as that of his parents.
In December 2013, Show announced his new encore world tour of "Over The Limit — Dance Soul Returns", starting from January 2014 in Kaohsiung Arena.
EMI Music Taiwan (2014-present)
In 2014, Show joined EMI Music Taiwan along with Rainie Yang and A-mei. He also joined the famous Chinese variety show Go Fighting! with K-pop idol, Zhang Yi Xing, Sun Honglei, Huang Lei, Huang Bo and Wang Xun.
Show Luo's eleventh album "Reality Show?" was released on November 20, 2015. Show has turned his own feelings into the songs. He said his life are mixed with both "Reality" and "Show". Therefore, he uses his humor to deliver his observation for lives. In order to promote the first single in the album, Show has invited many celebrities to make a sentence with the phrase "Let Go". This song was written by Show Luo himself. The main meaning of the song is to use the power of music to fight against cyberbully.[8]
- Studio albums
- Show Time (2003)
- Expert Show (2004)
- Hypnosis Show (2005)
- Speshow (2006)
- Show Your Dance (2007)
- Trendy Man (2008)
- Rashomon (2010)
- Only for You (2011)
- 9ood Show (2012)
- THE SHOW (2012; Japanese studio album)
- Lion Roar (2013)
- Reality Show? (2015)
Concerts
World Tours
| Location | Venue | Date | Special Guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai, China | Shanghai Grand Stage | 2007/06/09 | Twins — 戀愛達人 (Love Expert) |
| Nanjing, China | Olympic Sports Center | 2007/06/30 | Jolin Tsai |
| Taipei, Taiwan | Taipei Arena | 2007/11/17 | Karen Mok Jolin Tsai — 天空 (Sky) |
| 2007/11/18 | Rainie Yang Elva Hsiao — 敗給你 (Defeat in Love) | ||
| Singapore | Singapore Indoor Stadium | 2007/12/01 | Rainie Yang |
| Wuxi, China | Wuxi New Sports Stadium | 2007/12/18 | |
| Hong Kong | Pop TV Arena | 2008/02/23 | Lollipop |
| 2008/02/24 | Rainie Yang | ||
| Guangzhou, China | Tianhe Sports Centre Stadium | 2008/12/27 | Energy — 一起走吧 (Let's Go) |
| Macau | Venetian Arena | 2009/05/02 | Rainie Yang — 戀愛達人 (Love Expert) |
| Connecticut, USA | Mohegan Sun Arena | 2009/11/26 | Rainie Yang — 戀愛達人 (Love Expert) |
| Tokyo, Japan | SHIBUYA-AX | 2010/04/24 |
| Location | Venue | Date | Special Guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong Coliseum | 2010/04/30 | Stefanie Sun — 第一天 (First Day) |
| 2010/05/01 | Rainie Yang — In Your Eyes | ||
| 2010/05/02 | Lollipop — 撐腰 (Party Boy) | ||
| Taipei, Taiwan | Taipei Arena | 2010/05/15 | Sammi Cheng — 眉飛色舞 (Enraptured) |
| 2010/05/16 (matinee) | Elva Hsiao — WOW! | ||
| 2010/05/16 | A-mei — 夏天的浪花 (Summer Wave) | ||
| Singapore | Singapore Indoor Stadium | 2010/05/22 | Wong Jinglun — 蝴蝶秀 (Lipodustrophy) |
| Wuhan, China | Hankou Cultural Sports Centre | 2010/06/26 | Blue Bird & Flying Fish |
| Shanghai, China | Hongkou Stadium | 2010/08/07 | Mayday — 離開地球表面 (JUMP) |
| Chengdu, China | Chengdu Sports Centre Stadium | 2010/08/28 | Jane Zhang |
| Macau | Venetian Arena | 2010/10/30 | |
| Hangzhou, China | Yellow Dragon Sports Centre Stadium | 2010/11/05 | Cyndi Wang — 戀愛達人 (Love Expert) |
| Beijing, China | Beijing Wukesong Culture & Sports Center | 2010/11/13 | |
| Guangzhou, China | Tianhe Sports Centre Stadium | 2011/03/05[9] | Lollipop F — 撐腰 (Party Boy) |
| 2011 Show Luo 《Dance Without Limits — 10001st Night》 Encore World Tour Live | |||
| Taichung, Taiwan | National Taiwan University | 2011/03/19 | Dee Shu — 戀愛達人 (Love Expert), 傷心酒店 (Sadness Hotel) |
| Sydney, Australia | Acer Arena | 2011/04/01 | |
| Melbourne, Australia | Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre | 2011/04/08[10] | |
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Putra Indoor Stadium | 2011/04/16[11] | |
| Macau | Venetian Arena | 2011/05/07[12] | |
| Singapore | Singapore Indoor Stadium | 2011/05/14 | |
| Shanghai, China | Mercedes-Benz Arena | 2011/05/21 | Bibi Zhou — 敗給你 (Defeat in Love) |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong Coliseum (Center Stage) | 2011/07/10 | Joey Yung — 戀愛達人 (Love Expert) |
| 2011/07/11 | Rainie Yang — 任意門 (Dokodemo Door)[13] | ||
| 2011/07/12 | Sandra Ng — 相逢可必曾相識 (Reunite after Splitting Up) | ||
| Kaohsiung, Taiwan | Kaohsiung Arena | 2011/08/13 | Four Best Born — Cha Cha舞池 (Cha Cha Dance Floor), 實現 (Achievement) |
| Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA | Borgata Hotel Casino | 2011/09/05 | |
| Indio, California, USA | Fantasy Springs Resort Casino | 2011/09/10 | |
| San Jose, California, USA | Event Center Arena | 2011/09/11 | |
| Quanzhou, China | Straits Sports Centre Stadium | 2011/10/08 | |
| Location | Venue | Date | Special Guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taipei, Taiwan | Taipei Arena | 2013/01/04 | |
| 2013/01/05 | Elva Hsiao — WOW! | ||
| 2013/01/06 (mantinee) | Pauline Lan | ||
| 2013/01/06 | Jolin Tsai | ||
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong Coliseum | 2013/01/18 | Jimmy Lin — 不是每個戀曲都有美好回憶 (Beautiful Memories) |
| 2013/01/19 | Alex To — 脫掉 (Strip) | ||
| 2013/01/20 | Vivian Chow — 戀愛達人 (Love Expert) | ||
| 2013/01/21 | Alan Tam — 愛情陷阱 (Love Trap) | ||
| Singapore | Singapore Indoor Stadium | 2013/03/01 | |
| Shanghai, China | Mercedes-Benz Arena (Center Stage) | 2013/04/13 | |
| Guangzhou, China | Guangzhou Gymnasium (Center Stage) | 2013/04/20 | |
| Pahang, Malaysia | Arena of Stars | 2013/05/03 | |
| 2013/05/04 | |||
| Beijing, China | Beijing Wukesong Culture & Sports Center (Center Stage) | 2013/05/11 | |
| Chengdu, China | Sichuan Provincial Sports Centre (Center Stage) | 2013/05/25 | |
| Xiamen, China | Xiamen Convention and Exhibition Center (Center Stage) | 2013/06/01 | |
| Nanning, China | Guangxi Sports Center (Center Stage) | 2013/06/22 | |
| Tianjin, China | Tianjin Sports Center (Center Stage) | 2013/06/29 | |
| Shenzhen, China | Shenzhen Bay Sports Center (Center Stage) | 2013/08/24 | |
| Sydney, Australia | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 2013/08/30 | |
| Melbourne, Australia | Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre | 2013/09/01 | |
| Xi'an, China | Xi'an Sports Centre (Center Stage) | 2013/09/07 | |
| Macau | Venetian Arena | 2013/10/05 | |
| Toronto, Canada | Hershey Centre | 2013/10/26 | |
| Vancouver, Canada | Rogers Arena | 2013/10/29 | |
| 2014 Show Luo 《Over The Limit — Dance Soul Returns》 Encore World Tour Live | |||
| Kaohsiung, Taiwan | Kaohsiung Arena | 2014/01/25 | Jeannie Hsieh — 姐姐 (Sister) |
| Singapore | Singapore Indoor Stadium | 2014/05/03 | |
| Shanghai, China | Mercedes-Benz Arena | 2014/05/10 | |
| Beijing, China | Beijing Wukesong Culture & Sports Center | 2014/06/14 | |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong Coliseum | 2014/09/13 | |
| 2014/09/14 | |||
| Connecticut, USA | Mohegan Sun Arena | 2014/11/26 | |
| 2014/11/27 | |||
| Las Vegas, USA | The Colosseum at Caesars Palace | 2014/11/29 | |
| Macau | Venetian Arena | 2014/12/13 | |
| Pahang, Malaysia | Arena of Stars | 2015/03/28 | |
| Location | Venue | Date | Special Guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai, China | Mercedes-Benz Arena | 2016/04/23 | Wang Xun — 男人的事 (Men's Business) |
| Fuzhou, China | Fuzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium | 2016/05/01 | |
| Guangzhou, China | Guangzhou International Sports Arena | 2016/05/14 | |
| Beijing, China | Beijing Wukesong Culture & Sports Center | 2016/05/28 | Huang Bo — 對你愛不完 (Neverending Love) |
| Shijiazhuang, China | Hebei Stadium | 2016/06/18 | |
| Taipei, Taiwan | Taipei Arena | 2016/07/29 | Vivian Hsu — 戀愛達人 (Love Expert) |
| 2016/07/30 | Dee Shu — 愛情恰恰 (Cha Cha Love) | ||
| 2016/07/31 | Selina Jen | ||
| Shenzhen, China | Shenzhen Bay Sports Center | 2016/08/20 | |
| Shenyang, China | Liaoning Stadium | 2016/09/11 | |
| Macau | Venetian Arena | 2016/10/08 | Linda Chien |
| Chongqing, China | Chongqing International Centre | 2016/10/15 | |
| Nanjing, China | Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre | 2016/10/29 | |
| Zhengzhou, China | Zhengzhou International Centre | 2016/11/13 | |
| Hong Kong | AsiaWorld–Expo | 2016/12/25 | |
| 2016/12/26 | |||
| Xi'an, China | Qujiang International Centre | 2017/01/14 | |
| Pahang, Malaysia | Arena of Stars | 2017/03/11 | |
| Hefei, China | Binhu Convention and Exhibition Centre | 2017/04/02 | |
| Nanchang, China | Nanchang Sports Centre | 2017/05/06 | |
| Guangzhou, China | Guangzhou Gymnasium | 2017/07/29 | |
| Singapore | Resorts World Sentosa | 2017/08/12 |
Filmography
TV Drama Series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | When We Nest Together 當我們窩在一起 | Lin Ming Zong (林明宗) | Main lead |
| 2000 | Butterfly Lovers 少年梁祝 | Liang Shanbo (梁山伯) | Main lead |
| Girls Walk Forward 女生向前走 | Luo Jia Xi (羅嘉西) | Cameo appearances | |
| 2001 | Spicy Teacher 麻辣鮮師 | Yu Zhi Xiang (余志祥) | Cameo appearances |
| 2003 | Hi Working Girl Hi 上班女郎 | Cheng Ta-lun (鄭達倫) | Main lead |
| 2004 | The Outsiders II 鬥魚II | Yuan Cheng Lie (袁承烈) / Xu Ling Gang (徐令剛) | Supporting cast |
| 2007 | Corner with Love 轉角＊遇到愛 | Qin Lang (秦朗) | Main lead |
| 2008 | Hot Shot 籃球火 | Yuan Da Ying (元大鷹) | Main lead |
| 2009 | Hi My Sweetheart 海派甜心 | Xue Hai (薛海) / Lin Da Lang (林達浪) | Main lead |
| 2014 | Shenzhen 深圳合租記 | Song Xiao Lei (宋小雷) | Main lead |
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Expect a Miracle 蘋果咬一口 | Chou Jia Xiang (周家祥) | Supporting cast |
| 2005 | Chicken Little 四眼天雞 | Chicken Little (雞丁) | Mandarin Chinese Voice-Over |
| 2007 | Bee Movie 蜜蜂電影 | Barry B. Benson (貝瑞·B·班森) | Mandarin Chinese Voice-Over |
| 2013 | Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 西遊·降魔篇 | Prince Important (空虛公子) | Supporting cast |
| 2016 | Go Fighting! (movie) 極限挑戰之皇家寶藏 | Himself | Main lead |
| The Mermaid 美人魚 | Octopus (八哥) | Main lead | |
| 2017 | Bleeding Steel 機器之血 | Supporting cast | |
| TBD | Kung Fu Hustle 2 功夫2 | Under planning |
Short films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Bringing Joy Home 2012 把樂帶回家 | Second child (二兒子) | Pepsi (China) New Year's Special 2012 |
| Heartbeat Love 再一次心跳 | Lee Da Cheng (李衛成) | Main lead Lee Da Cheng travels to Tasmania Island, Australia. He met Yang Xiao Yu, a girl who believes that he's gay. He tries to correct her wrong impression of him. Gradually, the relationship between them has a subtle change.[14] | |
| 2013 | Bringing Joy Home 2013 把樂帶回家2013 | Doctor 醫生 | Pepsi (China) New Year's Special 2013 |
| Who Is Your Dish 誰是你的菜 | Prince Lo (羅公子) | Lay's (China) short film 2013 | |
| 2014 | Bringing Joy Home 2014 (Family) 把樂帶回家2014 親情篇 | Shop owner (樂店長) | Pepsi (China) short film 2014 |
| Bringing Joy Home 2014 (Etiquette) 把樂帶回家2014 人情篇 | Little Lo (小羅) | Pepsi (China) short film 2014 | |
| 2015 | Bringing Joy Home 2015 把樂帶回家2015 | Pepsi (China) New Year's Special 2015 | |
| Who Is Your Dish 2015 誰是你的菜2015 | A Zhai (阿宅) | Lay's (China) short film 2015 |
Hosts
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2003-present | 100% Entertainment 娛樂百分百 | Host assistant; later Co-host |
| 2015-present | Go Fighting! 極限挑戰 | Co-host |
| 2017 | Born Us 天生是優我 | Dance instructor |
Books
- September 30, 2002 – Zhu Shi Hui She (Autobiography)
- October 9, 2007 – Show on Stage (Concert)
- December 24, 2010 – Logic (Co-written with his mother)[15]
- August 7, 2014 - Dream Puzzle
Awards and nominations
Endorsement
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References
- ↑ VIKI. "Show Luo". VIKI. VIKI. Retrieved Dec 8, 2015.
- ↑ "100% Entertainment/100 Percent Entertainment". GTV. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
- ↑ pinkpopsicle (Apr 2, 2012). "Show Luo". Last.fm. Last.fm. Retrieved Dec 8, 2015.
- ↑ ilovestage. "Stage". ilovestage. ilovestage. Retrieved Dec 8, 2015.
- ↑ jazlynnyee (Jul 28, 2009). "Show Luo Assists Charity for People with Vision Disability". dramaasian. dramaasian. Retrieved Dec 8, 2015.
- ↑ Syahida, Kamarudin (Jan 22, 2013). "Show Luo treats employees to Maldives". Yahoo News. Yahoos News. Retrieved Dec 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Show Luo's new Japanese Single "Dante" places 10th in Japan Oricon Charts" February 23. 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
- ↑ "Show Lo（羅志祥）Releases New Album "Reality Show?（真人秀？）". Yelling "Let Go（夠了）" to Cyberbully.=Sophia". Taiwanbeats. Taiwanbeats. Oct 30, 2015. Retrieved Dec 8, 2015.
- ↑ (in Chinese) "罗志祥2011舞法舞天广州演唱会" March 5, 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-12
- ↑ (in Chinese) "舞法舞天 罗志祥世界巡回演唱会 墨尔本站" Retrieved 2011-03-04
- ↑ "Show Luo (Dance Without Limits 3D) Concert 16 April 2011" Retrieved 2011-02-28
- ↑ "羅志祥舞法舞天之一萬零一夜演唱會 澳門站" Retrieved 2011-03-30
- ↑ (in Chinese) "Rainie Yang special guest at Show Luo concert Hong Kong" Now News. July 14, 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-18
- ↑ Channel Manager. "Once More Heartbeat". VIkI. VIKi. Retrieved Dec 8, 2015.
- ↑ Show Luo becomes an author and gets some motherly advice November 30, 2010. Retrieved 05-03-2013.
External links
- (in Chinese) Show Official Facebook Page
- (in Chinese) Show Official Instagram
- (in Chinese) Show Lo's Official Youtube Channel
- (in Chinese) Show Sina Official Weibo
- (in Chinese) Show Tencent Official Weibo
- (in Chinese) Show's profile @ Universes Entertainment Marketing Ltd.
- (in Chinese) Stage Hyaline of World