Ken Chu
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Ken Chu (朱孝天, pinyin: Zhū Xiàotiān) was born in Taiwan on January 15, 1979 and educated in Singapore. A famous actor, singer, composer, he is one of the members of the famous Taiwanese boy band F4.
Ken speaks not only Mandarin, but also English, Cantonese, Singlish and a bit of Thai, Indonesian and Nihongo.
The one time gardener, waiter and cook, Ken also worked in a pet shop. He starred in the famous TV series 'Meteor Garden' and its sequel 'Meteor Garden II' that swept Asia by storm. He has starred in the movies, 'Sky of Love' (2003) and 'Tokyo Trial' (2006). In January 2005, he released his most anticipated solo album, entitled 'On Ken's Time.' He has also released his cookbook called Mei Wei Guan Xi (Delicious Relations)on January 5, 2006. It was then released in China on July 4, 2006 and in Japan on November 25, 2006 in a Japanese version.
Ken started out as a waiter in a small restaurant in Taiwan. He also worked part time as an assistant for some artists. It was then that he was discovered by Cai Zhi Ping, the creator of the boy band F4. Acting in several idol series successfully pushed him to the center of the stage. Ken is now focusing on his solo acting career and has a huge fan base in Asia.
Ken also plays guitar and drums. During F4's World Tour Concert held in Hongkong on March 22 to 25, 2006, he played Oye Coma Ba playing percusions. In this concert, he also also performed his 1st English composition, Heat of the Night, using his guitar.
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[edit] Profile
*Chinese name: Zhu Xiao Tian
- English name: Ken Chu
- Birth Date: 15 Jan 1979
- Horoscope: Capricorn
- Language: Mandarin, English, Singlish, Cantonese, Indonesian, Thai and Japanese
- Height: 1.8m
- Weight: 73kg
- Blood Group: AB
- Expertise: Cooking
- Sports - Swimming and diving
- Music - Rock, Jazz, 70's and 80's music
- Favorite Artist - Beatles, Coldplay, Eagles
- Musical Instruments - Guitar, Drums and Percussions
[edit] Achievements
[edit] Movies
- Released
- The Tokyo Trial - 2006 as Xiao Nan China
- Released
- Sky of Love - 2003 as Wen Jia Hui Hong Kong
[edit] TV Dramas
- 2006
- Chu Liu Xiang - China as Chu Liu Xiang (finished filming and to be released in early part of 2007)
- 2004
- City Of Sky - BS Channel, Japan as Lu Bin Fei (on-going, started 05/25/06, Thursdays 9 pm); ETTV, Taiwan (initial airing: July 21, 2006 - Mon-Fri, 8-9pm; replays: 11pm, 8am, 12nn, 5pm)
- 2003
- Love Storm - CTS as Wan Bao Long
- 2002
- Meteor Garden II - CTS as Xi Men
- Hi! Working Girl - CTV as Himself
- Come To My Place - CTV as Tian Jian
- 2001
- Sunflower - CTV as Xiao Long
- Marmalade Boy - CTS as You
- Meteor Rain - CTS as Xi Men
- Yamada Taro - CTS as Ho Fu
- Meteor Garden - CTS as Xi Men
- 2000
- Ma La Xian Shi (Happy Campus) - CTS as Jia Bao
- Tsang Love Story
- Lueng Love Story
[edit] Albums
- On Ken's Time - 2005
- With F4
- Can't Help Falling in Love - 2002
- Fantasy 4ever - 2002
- Meteor Rain - 2001
[edit] Books
- Mei Wei Guan Xi (Delicious Relations) - cookbook
released: January 5, 2006 - Taiwan, July 4, 2006 - China, November 25, 2006 - Japan.
- With F4
- Meteor In Barcelona - 2002 photobook
- F4 Music Party - 2001 photobook
[edit] 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
[edit] Concerts
- 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, U.S.
- F4 Music Party - 2001 Taiwan
