Ken Chu

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Field	Value
name	Ken Chu
image	File:Ken Chu 2007.jpg
caption	Ken Chu signing autographs in 2007
native_name	朱孝天
birth_date
birth_place	Taipei, Taiwan
education	Boon Lay Secondary School
NEOMA Business School (MSc)
occupation	Actor, singer, model
years_active	2000–present
spouse
module	{{Infobox Chinese
p	Zhū Xiàotiān
module2	{{infobox musical artist
background	temporary
origin	Republic of China (Taiwan)
genre	Mandopop
instrument	Vocals, guitar
label	Sony Music Taiwan
associated_acts	F4
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| name = Ken Chu | image = File:Ken Chu 2007.jpg | alt = | caption = Ken Chu signing autographs in 2007 | native_name = 朱孝天 | birth_date = | birth_place = Taipei, Taiwan | education = Boon Lay Secondary School NEOMA Business School (MSc) | alma_mater = | occupation = Actor, singer, model | years_active = 2000–present | spouse = | module = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes | p = Zhū Xiàotiān | module2 = {{infobox musical artist|embed=yes | background = temporary | origin = Republic of China (Taiwan) | genre = Mandopop | instrument = Vocals, guitar | label = Sony Music Taiwan | associated_acts = F4

Ken Chu (; born January 15, 1979) is a Taiwanese singer and actor. He was a member of Taiwanese boy group F4.

Biography

Chu was born in Taipei, Taiwan. Raised by a single mother, he was sent to Singapore for school when young. At 17, he returned to Taiwan, where he worked as a waiter until he was discovered by TV producer Chai Zhiping, who cast him in the TV series Meteor Garden (2001), its supplementary mini-series, Meteor Rain (2001), and its sequel, Meteor Garden II (2002). With the huge success of Meteor Garden, Chu with three other co-stars formed boy group F4, the name of the fictional group from the show. Chu was the lead in Sky of Love (2003) and Tokyo Trial (2006). In 2007, Chu starred alongside Iza Calzado in the movie Batanes: Sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan, directed by Adolf Alix. 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. In 2006, he released a cookbook, Mei Wei Guan Xi (Delicious Relations) in Taiwan, China, and Japan.

On February 24 and 25, 2007, he held his first solo concert in Japan. In 2009, he had a falling-out with his label over his second and final album, as the label failed to meet the production budget. After his ten-year management contract expired—during which he often struggled with depression due to high pressure and media scrutiny—Chu’s career declined.

Throughout the 2010s, Chu mainly lived in Beijing, where he opened an antique shop but closed in the late 2010s. In 2014, after disbanding his 8-year-old fan club, Chu was enrolled as an undergraduate of Department of Directing at the Beijing Film Academy. In 2019, Chu graduated with a master’s degree in retail management from the NEOMA Business School in collaboration with University of International Business and Economics. Chu moved back to Taiwan since the COVID-19 pandemic. In a 2021 interview, Chu acknowledged being the “least successful member of F4,” revealing that he had little to no income in Taiwan over the past two years. Since the 2020s, he has primarily focused on creating online content, including travel shows and e-commerce.

Personal life

From February 2003 to April 2005, Chu was in a relationship with actress Mai Sato, until he was photographed having a hotel fling with Li Bingbing.

From 2006 to 2011, Chu was in a relationship with actress Kelly Lin.

In 2015, Chu met his Mei Meng Cheng Zhen (2015) co-star Han Wenwen. They married in 2016.

Filmography

Film

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Year	Title	Role	Production
2003	Sky of Love	Wen Jia Hui
2006	The Tokyo Trial	Xiao Nan
2007	Batanes: Sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan	Kao
2009	L-O-V-E
2018	Blue Goldfish
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Television series

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Year	Title	Role	Network
2000	Spicy Teacher	Chen Jia Bao	CTS
2001	Meteor Garden	Xi Men	CTS
Meteor Rain	Xi Men	CTS
Poor Prince	He Fu	CTS
Marmalade Boy	Yuu	CTS
2002	Sunflower	Xiao Long	CTS
Hi Working Girl	Himself	CTV
Come to My Place	Tian Jian	CTV
Meteor Garden II	Xi Men	CTS
2003	Love Storm	Wan Bao Long	CTS
2004	City of Sky	Lu Bin Fei	CCTV
2007	The Legend of Chu Liuxiang	Chu Liuxiang	CCTV-8
2008	Wish to See You Again	Ding Yu Hao 丁雨豪	CTS
2009	Momo Love	Chen Qi	CTV
2011	Remember, About Us	Luo Jia Jun 駱家駿	CTI
2013	Beautiful Temptation	Han Min
2013	Hero	Fan Li 范蠡	CTS
2014	Youth Without Limit	Cai Ming Zhen	CNTV
2015	The Dream Come True		Guizhou TV
2015	Gorgeous Workers	Zhong Ping 仲平	JSTV, HunanTV, SZTV
2017	The Times We Had	Chun Yuqiu 淳于秋	Dragon TV, Zhejiang TV
2025	Justice Bao	Bao Zheng 包拯	Channel 3, Tencent Penguin Pictures
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Discography

Studio albums (solo)

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Album #	Album Info	Track listing
1st	On Ken's Time (永不停止)
2nd	Getting Real (New Songs + Collection)
3rd	No Limits
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;Soundtrack

• 2003 – Love Storm – "Inside of My Guitar"

F4 albums

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Album #	Album Info	Track listing
1st	Meteor Rain (流星雨)
2nd	Fantasy 4ever (煙火的季節)
3rd	Waiting for you (在這裡等你)
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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 – 2002~2005 Taiwan, Hong Kong, China
  • YAMAHA – 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 2118 – 2001 Taiwan

Concerts

• 2008 KEN CHU CONCERT 2009 Freedom March 21–22, 2009 Tokyo, Japan / March 24, 2009 Osaka, Japan
• 2008 [I-KEN] 2nd Solo Concert March 8–9, 2008 Tokyo, Japan
• 2007 [I-KEN] 1st 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
• F4 Happy New Year 2004 – 2003 Philippines
• The Event (with Vanness and ASOS) – 2003 Philippines
• Fantasy F4ever Live Concert World Tour – 2002~2003 Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, China and the U.S.
• F4 Music Party – 2001 Taiwan

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

References

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