Ken Chu () is a

Taiwanese Taiwanese may refer to: * Taiwanese language, another name for Taiwanese Hokkien * Something from or related to Taiwan ( Formosa) * Taiwanese aborigines, the indigenous people of Taiwan * Han Taiwanese, the Han people of Taiwan * Taiwanese people, ...

singer, composer, actor, cook; and a member of Taiwanese Mandopop

vocal quartet In music, a quartet or quartette (, , , , ) is an ensemble of four singers or instrumental performers; or a musical composition for four voices and instruments. Classical String quartet In classical music, one of the most common combinations o ...

boy band A boy band is loosely defined as a vocal group consisting of young male singers, usually in their teenage years or in their twenties at the time of formation. Generally, boy bands perform Love song, love songs marketed towards girls and young ...

F4. Educated in Singapore (Boon Lay Secondary School), he speaks

Mandarin Mandarin or The Mandarin may refer to: Language * Mandarin Chinese, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country ** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China ** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...

Cantonese Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding are ...

and English.

Biography

Chu was working as a waiter in Taiwan when he was discovered by Cai Zhiping, the creator of the

F4. He started in showbiz working as a part-time as an assistant for some artists, then acting in several idol series successfully which pushed him to the center of the stage. He starred in the TV series, ''Meteor Garden'', its supplementary mini-series, ''Meteor Rain'', and its sequel, ''Meteor Garden II''. He was the lead in ''Sky of Love'' (2003) and ''Tokyo Trial'' (2006). In January 2005, he released his debut solo album, ''On Ken's Time''. The tracks "永不停止" (Never Stopping) and "La La La" were nominated for ''Top 10 Gold Songs'' at the Hong Kong TVB8 Awards, presented by television station TVB8, in 2005. Sina.co
2005 TVB8 Awards Gold Songs nomination list
December 2, 2005. Retrieved 1 July 2011 He also released a cookbook, Mei Wei Guan Xi (Delicious Relations) on January 5, 2006. It was released in China on July 4, 2006, and four months later in Japan. Chu is now focusing on his solo acting career and has a huge fan base in Asia. On February 24 and 25, 2007, he held his first solo concert in Japan, titled 2007 -KEN1st Concert at the Tokyo International Forum Hall A with an unplugged theme. December 2007, Chu starred alongside Iza Calzado in Philippine production movie "''Batanes: Sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan''" of Ignite Media Films, directed by Adolf Alix.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Discography

Studio albums (solo)

;Soundtrack * 2003 – ''Love Storm'' – "Inside of My Guitar"

F4 albums

Books

*Mei Wei Guan Xi (Delicious Relations) – cookbook *With F4 **F4@Tokyo – 2005 photobook **Comic Man – The First Anniversary of F4 – 2002 photobook **Meteor in Barcelona – 2002 photobook **F4 Music Party – 2001 photobook

Endorsements

*Qingdao Beer (2002, Taiwan) *Acer Mobile Phones (2000, Taiwan) *With F4 **

Pepsi Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink manufactured by PepsiCo. Originally created and developed in 1893 by Caleb Bradham and introduced as Brad's Drink, it was renamed as Pepsi-Cola in 1898, and then shortened to Pepsi in 1961. History Pepsi was ...

– 2002~2005 ''Taiwan, Hong Kong, China'' **

YAMAHA Yamaha may refer to: * Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services, established in 1887. The company is the largest shareholder of Yamaha Motor Company (below). ** Yamaha Music Foundation, an organization estab ...

– 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 Siemens AG ( ) is a German multinational conglomerate corporation and the largest industrial manufacturing company in Europe headquartered in Munich with branch offices abroad. The principal divisions of the corporation are ''Industry'', '' ...

2118 – 2001 ''Taiwan''

Concerts

*2008 KEN CHU CONCERT 2009 ~Freedom~ March 21–22, 2009 ''Tokyo, Japan'' / March 24, 2009

Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2. ...

, Japan *2008 -KEN2nd Solo Concert March 8–9, 2008 Tokyo, Japan *2007 -KEN1st Solo Concert February 24–25, 2007 Tokyo, Japan *F4 Forever 4 – March 22–25, 2006 Hong Kong *On Ken's Time Mini Concert – 2005 Hong Kong *F4 Bangkok Fantasy – 2004

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...

*F4 Happy New Year 2004 – 2003

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

*The Event (with Vanness and ASOS) – 2003

*Fantasy F4ever Live Concert World Tour – 2002~2003 Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, China and the U.S. *F4 Music Party – 2001

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

Drama/Theater

*Played the main lead in the recently concluded mainland comedy stage play, ''"Love on A Two Street/He and His Two Wives"'', which played to different cities in China from November 2009 to February 2010.

References

External links

F4ever (Official F4 Fan Club)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chu, Ken 1979 births Living people Taiwanese expatriates in Singapore Taiwanese male film actors Taiwanese male television actors Taiwanese writers F4 (band) members Participants in Chinese reality television series Taiwanese idols 21st-century Taiwanese singers