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(formerly known as Wang Zi, zh, t=王子, Prince)."Prince Chiu Official Facebook page"
''Facebook''.Retrieved 2013-06-11. He was a former member of

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boyband with seven members. They were all chosen from Channel Taiwan's show ''Bang Bang Tang'' (''BBT'' 模范棒棒堂), a show which sought to create new male artists in the entertainment business of Taiwan. In 2010, a rumor of Choc7's disbandment was spread and heard. However, it is still not confirmed as of now.我愛黑澀棒棒堂 , Star節目討論區 Woo.com.tw
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, a company founded by former Channel Taiwan director, Andy Chang.

Biography

Background

Chiu's family consists of his parents and an older brother. His older brother,

was a former member of

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, and currently his co-member in JPM under Sony Music Taiwan. Chiu was born in Taichung City,

on October 10, 1990. He attended in Taichung Liren Elementary School (臺中市北區立人國民小學) and Taichung Liren Junior High School (臺中市立立人國民中學). He also attended Jhuangjing Performing Arts Vocational Senior High School (莊敬高級職業學校表演藝術科).

2008-10: ''Choc7'' Era -formation to hiatus

A year after Lollipop was formed, Channel is ready to create the second batch pop group of ''Bang Bang Tang'' variety show.棒棒堂2. Taiwan, 2008. Television. After a round of making-the-band competitions, ten boys remained. Prior to the creation of Choc7, two five-member groups were formed: "Knights of Princess (Gong Zhu Bang)"; and "Elite of Otaku (Zhai Nan Shu)", which battled with each other in order to win the available spots in the new to-be-formed group. The former is formed by 翁瑞迪 (Ah Ben),韦佳宏 (Ye Shou), 簡翔棋 (Xiao Ma), 邗江 (Han Jiang), and Chiu, himself,"Adventurous World (EP + Photo Album) (Knights Of Princess)"
''YesAsia''.Retrieved 2013-06-13. while the latter is formed by Terry, 劉祿存 (Louis/Xiao Lu), 吳俊諺 (Wei Yu), 李銓 (Li Quan), and Ya Gao.
.''Yesasia''.Retrieved 2013-06-13. The two groups battled simultaneously, which includes releasing of the same EPs with different tracks as part of their next stage of competition. On July 11, 2008, the two groups released an EP album entitled ''Adventure World'' (冒險世界), which consists of two versions, as said earlier. Eventually, 3 members were eliminated, and 7 were able to advance. Choc7, the newly formed group after Lollipop, was finally announced in 2008. Aside from his music career, Chiu also starred on his debut film entitled '' Winds of September'' (九降風) as 謝志昇(阿昇) in 2008, and even won an award as one of ''The Top 10 Rising Stars'' in the "2008 Taipei Film Festival"."2008十大台灣電影明日之星"
''Yahoo''.Retrieved 2013-06-13. He was also cast in the film ''Possible Love'' (愛到底) as "no. 3 bangs boy (第3號瀏海男孩)" in 2009. On May 29, 2009, Choc7 released their first EP entitled ''Too Young'' (太青春),Choc7. Too Young. 2009. CD. which consists of three songs. The first song, ''Tai Qing Chun'', was written by their seniors, Lollipop; the second song, ''Wo Tai Ben'' was written by Chiu's brother,

; and the third song ''Deng Shen Me'' was written by Choc7's Wei Yu (吳俊諺). In 2010, Qui and his co-member Wei Yu (吳俊諺) signed under A Legend Star Entertainment, and a rumor of Choc7's disbandment was spread and heard. However, it is still not confirmed as of 2017, though it is widely accepted that they have disbanded.

2010-11: A Legend Star contract & Formation of ''JPM''

Prior to JPM's formation, Chiu appeared on Liao and his elder brother

's single entitled ''Dance Can Be Replaced'' ("舞可取代") on July 8, 2010."2010-07-08 傳奇星facebook ~ 棒棒堂王子小傑[舞可取代]MV完整首播"
YouTube. Retrieved 2013-06-09. On the day of ''

s first anniversary, Chiu became a part of the newly formed group called JPM, alongside Liao Xiao Jie and Chiu's brother,

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, on January 11, 2011."Repackaged boy group JPM gets ready to launch"
.''PopAsia''.Retrieved 2013-06-09. They signed a contract under

, a company founded by former Channel Taiwan director, Andy Chang. On August 26, 2011, JPM finally released their first album entitled ''

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.''KKBox''.Retrieved 2013-06-09. Besides his music career, Chiu has also been active in acting. He starred in ''Laugh Travels'' (嘻遊記) film, and ''

Gloomy Salad Days ''Gloomy Salad Days'' (死神少女; pinyin: ''Sǐ Shén Shào Nǚ'') is a 2010 Taiwanese television series starring Aaron Yan and Serena Fang. The first episode aired on Saturday, October 9, 2010 at 9 p.m. on PTS Channel; two episodes were broad ...

'' in 2010, in which both are co-starred with Prince. He was also cast in the film ''The Break-Up Artist'' (分手达人) in 2011. Chiu, together with his brother

, were also invited to join into ambassadors in the

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, Guangzhou Asian Games Volunteer Hall of Fame. With their positive public image and work attitude, youthful joy and personal charm, they became the Guangzhou Asian Games volunteer spokesperson.

2012-present: ''365'' Album, ''I Love You So Much'' series

On January 25, JPM released a Japanese version for

album. The album consists of Normal Edition and First Press Limited Edition, which comes with a bonus DVD containing five music videos, one-hour music special, and interview footage."MOONWALK (ALBUM+DVD)(First Press Limited Edition)(Japan Version)"
''YesAsia''.Retrieved.2013-05-21 In January 2012, Chiu was cast as "Mao Di" in '' I Love You So Much'' drama series."I Love You So Much"
''Viki''.Retrieved 2013-06-13. On November 30, JPM released their second studio album entitled '' 365'' under the same label,

Sony Music Taiwan Sony Music Entertainment (SME), also known as simply Sony Music, is an American multinational music company. Being owned by the parent conglomerate Sony Group Corporation, it is part of the Sony Music Group, which is owned by Sony Entertainment ...

."365 Details"
''Yahoo''.Retrieved 2013-06-10. They use "Love" as the main theme of this album. In other words, each song is used to describe different types and stages of love.
''YahooTaiwan''.Retrieved 2013-06-10. In addition with the theme of love, 365 album also emphasized the "Golden Triangle" concept to capture each members' individual firm and confidence and also to represent their strong brotherhood.
.''KKBox''.Retrieved 2013-06-10. According to Sony Music, JPM said: "We are the Golden triangle, the best ally and best friend" (「我們是黃金鐵三角，是最好的戰友也是最好的朋友」). Demonstrating the trio's mastery of a multitude of music styles, the new album's track list includes an electro-dance K-Pop-styled titular song "365 Days" especially produced by Korean producers. Moreover, the track list also includes a solo song for each member,JPM. 365. 2013. CD. and a collaboration with

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entitled "Internet".

Discography

''For Choc7 and JPM Discography list, see also: Choc7 Discography and

JPM Discography Taiwanese Mandopop boyband JPM"JPM Official Facebook account"
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Filmography

Films

Music Video Appearances

Television series

Television hosting

Books

* 2011年2月傳奇星2011寫真記事 - Legendary Star Memo 2011Cheng, Andy. 傳奇星2011寫真記事. N.p.: n.p., 2011. Print.

Awards

''For JPM awards list, see also: JPM Awards''

References

External links

Chiu Wretch Blog

Chiu Weibo Account
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JPM at Sony Music
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chiu, Chris 1990 births Living people Taiwanese Mandopop singers Taiwanese male television actors Taiwanese male dancers 21st-century Taiwanese male singers