Zhao Zhiwei (, born August 8, 1994), also known as Eden Zhao, is a Chinese actor, singer and dancer. He was a member of the Taiwanese boyband

SpeXial SpeXial is a Taiwanese boy band formed by Comic International Productions in 2012. The group name is a combination of "eXtra" and "Special", which expresses the desire of the group to be unique. The group started off with four members and debuted ...

from 2016 to 2017.

Biography

Zhao was born in

Lanzhou Lanzhou (, ; ) is the capital and largest city of Gansu Province in Northwest China. Located on the banks of the Yellow River, it is a key regional transportation hub, connecting areas further west by rail to the eastern half of the country. H ...

, Gansu on August 8, 1994. He attended and graduated from Shanghai Theater Academy and performed as a dancer for ten years. Throughout the years, he participated in many national and international dance competitions, and has also acted as choreographer. Before graduating, the academy wanted Zhao to stay and serve as a teacher, but he was diagnosed with a serious knee injury that forced him to quit dancing. After that, he decided to become an actor and starred in his first television series, '' KO One Re-member'', in 2016 and officially entered the entertainment industry. On July 14 of the same year, Zhao became a member of the Taiwanese boyband

and participated in the recording of their 4th album, '' Boyz on Fire''. Along with several of his bandmates, he participated in the costume drama series ''

Men with Sword ''Men with Sword'' () is a 2016 Chinese streaming television series produced by Sohu and premiered on August 14, 2016, with 30 episodes. The all-male cast is mainly composed by members of the Taiwanese boy band SpeXial, including Eden Zhao, Evan ...

''. On March 20, 2017, Zhao announced that he was going to leave SpeXial for unspecified reasons. His departure took place three days later, on March 23, less than a year after joining the group. He was also the second member to leave SpeXial after his bandmate Simon, who left the group on February 2, 2017. Zhao signed with Huace Media following his departure to embark on his acting activities. In 2019, Zhao starred in the romance web series ''

Le Coup de Foudre ''Le Coup de Foudre'' (Love at First Sight) () is a 2019 Chinese streaming television series based on the novel ''I Don't Like This World, I Only Like You'' () by Qiao Yi. It aired on Tencent and Youku from April 29 to June 5, 2019. The series a ...

'', and ''Walk Into Your Memory''.

Filmography

Television series

Film

Variety show

Theater

Discography

References

External links

Official web site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zhao, Zhi-wei 1994 births Living people Chinese male film actors Chinese male television actors 21st-century Chinese male actors Chinese pop singers Chinese idols 21st-century Chinese male singers