Ming Dao (; born 26 February 1980) is a

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actor, singer and model. He is known for starring in ''

The Prince Who Turns into a Frog ''The Prince Who Turns into a Frog'' () is a 2005 Taiwanese drama starring Ming Dao, Joe Chen, Sam Wang and Joyce Chao. It was produced by Sanlih E-Television and directed by Chen Ming Zhang ( 陳銘章) and Liu Jun Jie (劉俊傑). The series ...

'', which held the highest single episode average rating of 6.99 for a

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from 2005 to 2008, and for being the winner of ''Best Host in Educational Programme'' at the 39th

Golden Bell Awards The Golden Bell Awards () is an annual Taiwanese television and radio production award presented in October or November each year by the Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development, a division of Taiwan's Ministry of Culture. It is the ...

Career

Ming Dao was first discovered in 1999 when he took part in television variety show ''

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'' hosted by

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. He went on to model for various advertisements and appeared in several music videos including

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's "She" and R&B's "Love Bubble". Ming Dao also participated in Taiwanese program ''Super Sunday'' in 2000 and worked as a spokesperson for

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. Ming Dao hosted ''King of Adventure'' (冒險王) on

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from 2002, visiting

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, Germany,

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, New Zealand,

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, Mexico,

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, and

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as an adventure tour guide. In 2004, Ming Dao won the ''Best Host in Educational Programme'' at the 39th

. In 2004, he made his acting debut ''Heaven's Wedding Gown'' (天國的嫁衣) as a bike-racing champion, Chen Hai Nuo, co-starring

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and

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. A year later, he starred in ''

'' as Shan Jun Hao and Dang Ou. This drama is the only one in which all five members of

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appeared. Episode seven broadcast on 17 July 2005 achieved an average rating of 6.99 and peaked at 8.05, which broke the previous average record of 6.43 held by ''

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'' and was the highest peak for a single episode for a

until it was broken by episode 13 of '' Fated to Love You'' which peaked at 8.13 in 2008. In his next drama, ''The Magicians of Love'' (愛情魔髮師), he co-starred with his band mates Sam Wang,

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, and

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from

. Then in 2006, he starred in ''The Legend of Star Apple'' and ''

Angel Lover ''Angel Lover'' () is a 2006 Taiwanese television series starring Ming Dow, Bianca Bai, Alex To, Coco Jiang. It was written by Fang Yi De / An Jin Hong and directed by Danny Dun. It was distributed by Singapore's MediaCorp Studios and broadcast ...

''. Followed by ''

Ying Ye 3 Jia 1 Ying Ye 3 Jia 1 (樱野3加1), also known as Sakurano in the Philippines, is a Taiwanese drama that airs Sunday on TTV/SETTV. This drama brings back Ming Dao, Joe Chen and Qiao En. Released in 2007, Ying Ye 3 jia 1 story is about rebellious high s ...

'', in 2007 in which he plays Ah Jiang, opposite past co-star

Joe Chen Joe Chen Chiao-en (; born 4 April 1979) is a Taiwanese actress, singer and television host. Known as the "Queen of Idol Dramas", Chen is known for her roles in ''The Prince Who Turns into a Frog'' (2005), '' Fated to Love You'' (2008) and ''The Qu ...

from ''

''. Other cast members include

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of 5566, who plays his friend Bulu (Wang Dao Ren). Also released in 2007 was ''Modern Youth'' (梦幻天堂). In 2008 he finished filming '' Knock Knock Loving You'' and ''Always Smile!'' in Hunan, China. In December Ming Dao and Chen Qiao En filmed ''Staying by You, Staying in the Sunshine/Taking of You'', accompanied by the Lights, released in 2009. He later went back to the mainland and started shooting Wuxia drama as General

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; a mainland station (Anhui TV) then contracted him as their star. He was paid to participate in the idol drama ''Happy and Love Forever'' with actress and model

Annie Chen Annie Chen Ting-ni (; born 28 April 1989) is a Taiwanese actress, host and model. She was the first person to win at the Kaiwo Phantasy Star Catwalk Girl modeling contest in 2007.

. This drama was a huge success and had high ratings. The producer made a sequel, but Ming Dao and Annie only had cameo roles. In 2010, Ming Dao returned to Taiwan and starred with

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in ''Zhong Wu Yan''. Although he was paid a lot less, he decided to do this drama because he did not want his Taiwanese fans to be disappointed. Ming Dao left his agency J Star and along with Miss Li, his manager, he established a new agency MID. Other artists who signed on under his agency were Gino and Anthony. He released a pictorial book "STAR" which was a big hit.

Filmography

Film

Television

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Discography

References

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