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Lawrence Ko
Lawrence Ko (; born 28 April 1977) is a Taiwanese actor. Ko made his film debut when he was four years old. He has had roles in the Edward Yang films ''A Brighter Summer Day'' (1991), ''Mahjong'' (1996) and '' Yi Yi'' (2000), as well as the film ''Lust, Caution'' by Ang Lee Ang Lee (; born October 23, 1954) is a Taiwanese filmmaker. Born in Pingtung County of southern Taiwan, Lee was educated in Taiwan and later in the United States. During his filmmaking career, he has received international critical and popula .... In 2011, he starred in the biopic ''Jump Ashin!'' (2011). He also appeared in the films ''Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?'' (2013), ''To My Dear Granny'' (2013) and '' Murmur of the Hearts'' (2015). Personal life He is the son of director and actor . Filmography Film Television series Music video Awards and nominations References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ko, Lawrence 1977 births Living people Male actors from Taipei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ke (surname)
Ke () is a Chinese surname. It originally appeared on the Hundred Family Surnames. As of 2006 was no longer one of the top 100 most common surnames. A 2013 study found that it was the 145th most common surname, shared by 1.06 million people or 0.080% of the population, with the province most being Hubei. It is also spelled as Quah, Qua, Kua, Kuah, Kwa, Ke, Ker, Ko, Kok, Or or O in English. It is O in Cantonese. () Origin There are several origins of this last name: #the descendants of Duke Ke Lu (柯盧) of the State of Wu during the Spring and Autumn period; #the descendants of a tribe in Northern Wei Dynasty whose surname was originally Keba (柯拔) but was simplified to Ke; #the descendants of the Qiang tribe or the Xianbei tribe with the last name Ke. One website lists it as originating from the town of Han in Zhejiang Province while another states it originated in Jiyang Prefecture (located in present-day Dingtao County, Shandong Province) during the Jin Dynasty (266–420) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Au Revoir Taipei
''Au Revoir Taipei'' () is a 2010 Taiwanese romantic comedy film set in Taipei and is Arvin Chen's feature directorial debut. It won the NETPAC Award at the 2010 Berlin International Film Festival and was considered a box office success in Taiwan. Plot Kai, a lovesick young man, wants to leave Taipei in hopes of getting to Paris to be with his girlfriend. Kai spends long nights in a bookstore studying French, where Susie, a girl who works there, begins to take an interest in him. After one extra ordinary night, Kai finds the excitement and romance he was longing for are already right there in Taipei. Cast * Yao Chun-yao as Kai * Amber Kuo as Susie * Lawrence Ko as Hong * Joseph Chang as Jiyong * Tseng Pei-yu as Yuan Yuan * Tony Yang as Lei Meng * Frankie Kao as Bao Ge * Jack Kao as Kai's father * Chiang Kang-Che as Gao gao Awards ''Au Revoir Taipei'' won the NETPAC Award at the Berlin International Film Festival 2010, the Jury Award at the Deauville Asian Film Festival in Fran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivana Wong
Ivana Wong Yuen Chi (Chinese: 王菀之; born 18 June 1980) is a Hong Kong female singer-songwriter who entered the music industry in 2005. In subsequent years, she swept the board of creative singer awards as well as songwriting awards. She was awarded the Singer-Songwriter Awards in Commercial Radio's Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation for seven consecutive years, including four times of Singer-Songwriter Gold Awards, for which she was widely acclaimed as “the Queen of Singer Songwriters (唱作皇后)”. In 2011, Ivana wrote and performed the theme song “Missed Address” for the movie “A Beautiful Life” directed by Andrew Lau Wai-keung. It was nominated as Best Original Film Song in a Movie Picture. In 2012, her song “Liu Bai” achieved the 2012 Golden Song JSG Award (Jade Solid Gold Awards Presentation) and was the only song awarded in all four music award ceremonies in the industry. Her debut concert held in the Hong Kong Coliseum in October 2011, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superwoman (Karyn White Song)
"Superwoman" is a song by R&B singer Karyn White, released as the second single from her self-titled debut album in January 1989. It was her second U.S. top ten hit, peaking at number eight, and her second U.S. R&B number-one hit, holding that position for three weeks. It also earned a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Track listing ;7" vinyl single (UK) # "Superwoman (Edit)" - 4:30 # " The Way You Love Me (Edit)" - 3:45 ;12" vinyl single (UK) # "Superwoman (Long Version)" # "Superwoman (7" Version)" - 4:30 # "The Way You Love Me (New York Groove Edit)" Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Gladys Knight version In 1996, a version by Gladys Knight featuring Dionne Warwick and Patti LaBelle was featured on Knight's '' Good Woman'' album and released as a single. It reached No. 19 on the ''Billboard'' Hot R&B Singles The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is publish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Chaw
Gary Chaw (; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Tshâu Kak; born 9 July 1979 in Kota Belud, Sabah, Malaysia), also known as Gary Cao or Cao Ge or by his alter ego Cao Xiaoge, is a Malaysian Chinese singer-songwriter based in Taiwan, who has had achieved success in Taiwan, Mainland China, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Singapore. He is renowned for his stage presence, wide vocal range, and rich voice. In addition, he composes for himself and other singers. Biography Chaw lived with his grandfather since he was 11 months old as his parents separated when he was 9 months old. He received his early education in Canada when he was 9. He later went on to continue his studies in Engineering at the University of Auckland in New Zealand. However, he left New Zealand before completing his studies. He can speak Mandarin, Cantonese, English, French, Hakka, Hokkien & Malay fluently. Career Music In 2010 he joined BMA and has since been dubbed "Asia Best Male Singer" by the media. His most recent concert tour of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winnie Hsin
Winnie Hsin (; born 8 February 1962) is a Taiwanese singer. She is best known for her crystal clear soprano voice. Biography In 1976, Hsin was admitted to the Taipei Hwa Kang Arts School, and in 1979 she studied music in the Chinese Culture University in Taipei. After graduating, she became a music teacher in the Yamaha Music School in Taipei. She released her first album, ''Lonely Winter'', in 1986, and has since released a total of 16 albums, under the labels of Decca Records, Rock Records and Warner Music. In 1995, Hsin provided the voice of the titular character in the Mandarin dubbed version of the Walt Disney animated film ''Pocahontas''. She also performed the Mandarin version of the film's theme song, '' Colours of the Wind'', and some other songs in the soundtrack. In 2003, Hsin starred as Zhu Yingtai in a Taiwanese musical based on the Chinese legend of the ''Butterfly Lovers''. In 2006, Hsin held two solo concerts in Taiwan on 30 June and 1 July, called ''Winnie Hs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fish Leong
Fish Leong (born Leong Chui Peng on 16 June 1978) is a Malaysian singer and songwriter. Having sold more than 20 million records to date, she has achieved popularity and success in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, and Malaysia. Early life and breakthrough Leong was born in Bahau, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. R&B singer Z-Chen is her older cousin. She debuted her singing career in Taiwan and signed to Rock Records in October 1997. She then adopted the English name "Fish", because the last character of her Chinese name "茹" sounds the same as "魚" (fish) in Cantonese. She was discovered by Jonathan Lee, who later also became her godfather. She received Mandarin training upon arriving in Taiwan as her mother tongue is Cantonese. Her debut album, ''Grown Up Overnight'', was released in September 1999, but had many promotions cancelled due to the 1999 Taiwan earthquake. Her singing career managed to take off after the release of her second album, ''Courage'' (2000). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zheng Zhihua
Zheng Zhihua (; born 14 November 1961) is a Taiwanese singer. When he was two, he contracted polio and became permanently paralyzed from the waist down. He started his career in the late 1980s and enjoyed great success and popularity during the early 1990s in both Taiwan and mainland China. He announced his retirement in January 1999, but in 2005 he reemerged. Zheng's most famous songs are ''Sailor'' ( zh, 水手) and ''Star Lighting'' ( zh, 星星点点). His other famous songs are ''33 Pieces'' ( zh, 三十三块), ''Snail's House'' ( zh, 蜗牛的家), and so on. Zheng Zhihua now lives in Taipei. Related mandopop/rock artists/bands * Angus Tung * Cui Jian * Dou Wei * Tang Dynasty (band) Tang Dynasty () is a Chinese rock band formed in 1989. They are often credited as being the first Chinese heavy metal band. Biography Singer and rhythm guitarist Ding Wu, bassist Zhang Ju, and Chinese-American guitarist Kaiser Kuo co-founded T ... * Wuyontana Zheng is currently living i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chang Yu-sheng
Chang Yu-sheng (also: Tom Yusheng Chang or ; June 7, 1966 – November 12, 1997) was a Taiwanese pop vocalist, songwriter and record producer. Born in 1966, Chang was the eldest among his other four siblings whose mother is Atayal and father a veteran of the ROC military. Being influenced deeply by Western rock music, he had participated in two metal bands at university before he gained publicity with a beverage tie-in ballad "My Future isn't a Pipe Dream" in 1988. In that year, Chang also released his debut album "Always Missing You" to a success, selling 350 thousand records within the regions, before singing the soundtrack of a popular movie ''Seven Wolves'' starring him as one of the leading roles. After his graduation in 1989, he was nominated "The Best New Artist" in th for his second album "Miss Me" with most songs co-written by himself. He developed his career as a singer-songwriter since then, endeavoring different genres of contemporary music and attempting to introd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lying Game (Taiwanese TV Series)
''The Lying Game'' () is a Taiwanese drama broadcast by CTV in 2014, starring Ella Chen, Wu Kang-jen, Lawrence Ko and Vivi Lee. It was broadcast by CTV on October 5, 2014.⌈The Lying Game⌋ information Deepwater Digital Support Inc. The drama received an allowance of 2014 high-quality TV program from the Ministry of Culture of Taiwan for NTD 6 million dollars. The original screenplay of this drama was later adapted into the novel "''The Lying Game''" by the writer "Di Fer". Before the drama will broadcast, the drama was sold to 15 countries, including |
Skip Beat! (Taiwanese TV Series)
''Skip Beat!'' () is a Taiwanese television series based on the manga of the same name by Yoshiki Nakamura. It premiered on 18 December 2011 on FTV Main Channel and 24 December 2011 on GTV Variety Show. ''Skip Beat!'' is a joint production between Taiwan and Japan, and is produced by Gala Television under executive producer Doze Niu. Development of ''Skip Beat!'' began on 1 January 2008 after the casting of Ariel Lin and Jerry Yan in the main roles. On 1 January 2009, Gala Television had to indefinitely postpone the production due to several financial setbacks and script rewrites, causing Yan to drop out of the project. ''Skip Beat!'' was brought back into production following the signing of Super Junior members Siwon and Donghae in the main roles on 1 May 2010. On 1 February 2011, one month before filming, Ivy Chen replaced Lin, who had already signed to film another production when ''Skip Beat!'' was languishing in development hell. Filming officially began on 1 April 2011 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Year Of Happiness And Love
''The Year of Happiness and Love'' () is a 2009 Taiwanese drama starring James Wen and Amber Kuo. It was produced by Sanlih E-Television. The series was first broadcast in Taiwan on free-to-air Taiwan Television (TTV) from 7 August 2009 to 1 January 2010, every Friday at 22:00 to 23:35 and cable TV Sanlih E-Television on 8 August 2009 to 2 January 2010, every Saturday at 22:30. ''The Year of Happiness and Love'' was nominated in 2010 for four awards at the 45th Golden Bell Awards, including Best Actress for Amber Kuo and Best Actor for James Wen. Taiwan TelevisioTTV 45th Golden Bell Awards homepage20 Sept 2010. 2010-12-04. Synopsis Jiang Chen Bo (James Wen) is the typical loser: He is not fashionable or charming and has no money, girlfriend or respect. Then, an out of the blue promotion changes his world. Suddenly, he becomes the beacon to his father's rather uneventful life, the love bridge between his elite boss and his innocent younger sister, the moneytree for his gold-diggi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
