Ken Chu

Ken Chu (朱孝天, pinyin: Zhū Xiàotiān) was born in Taiwan on January 15,1979 and educated in Singapore. A famous singer and composer, he is one of the members of the famous Taiwanese boy band F4 and also a prominent Taiwanese drama actor.

Ken speaks not only Mandarin, but also English, Cantonese, Singlish and a bit of Thai, Indonesian and Japanese.

Ken was working as a waiter in a small restaurant in Taiwan when he was discovered by Cai Zhi Ping, the creator of the boy band 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 famous TV series Meteor Garden and its sequel Meteor Garden II that swept Asia by storm and was the lead in the movies, Sky of Love (2003) and Tokyo Trial (2006). In January 2005, he released his most anticipated solo album, entitled On Ken's Time. He has released his cookbook called Mei Wei Guan Xi (Delicious Relations)on January 5, 2006. It was then released in China on July 4, 2006 and in Japan on November 25, 2006 in a Japanese version. Ken 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 [I-KEN] 1st Concert at the Tokyo International Forum Hall A with an unplugged theme.
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Profile

* Chinese name: Zhu Xiao Tian
* English name: Ken Chu
* Birth Date: 15 January 1979
* Horoscope: Capricorn
* Language: Mandarin, English, Singlish, Cantonese, Indonesian, Thai and Japanese
* Height: 1.8m
* Weight: 73kg
* Blood Type: AB
* Expertise: Cooking
* Sports - Swimming and diving
* Music - Rock, Jazz, 70's and 80's music
* Favorite Artist - Beatles, Coldplay, Radiohead, Suede, Eagles
* Musical Instruments - Guitar, Drums and Percussions

Achievements

Movies

* Released
o The Tokyo Trial - as Xiao Nan China 2006; Korea 2007

* Released
o Sky of Love - as Wen Jia Hui Hong Kong 2003

TV dramas

* 2006
o Chu Liu Xiang - China as Chu Liu Xiang (post-production; mid 2007)

* 2004
o City Of Sky - as Lu Bin Fei BS Channel, Japan 2006; ETTV, Taiwan 2006; Singapore 2007; QTV11 Philippines 2007

* 2003
o Love Storm - as Wan Bao Long CTS

* 2002
o Meteor Garden II - as Xi Men CTS
o Sunflower - as Xiao Long CTS
o Hi! Working Girl - as Himself CTV
o Come To My Place - as Tian Jian CTV

* 2001
o Marmalade Boy - as You CTS
o Meteor Rain - as Xi Men CTS
o Yamada Taro - as Ho Fu CTS
o Meteor Garden - as Xi Men CTS

* 2000
o Ma La Xian Shi (Happy Campus) - as Jia Bao CTS
o Tsang Love Story
o Lueng Love Story

Albums

* On Ken's Time - 2005

* Soundtrack
o Love Storm - Inside of My Guitar 2003

* With F4
o F4's 360 Degrees - 2006
o Can't Help Falling in Love - 2002
o Fantasy 4ever - 2002
o Meteor Rain - 2001

Books

* Mei Wei Guan Xi (Delicious Relations) - cookbook

released: January 5, 2006 - Taiwan, July 4, 2006 - China, November 25, 2006 - Japan.

* With F4
o F4@Tokyo - 2005 photobook
o Comic Man - The First Anniversary of F4 - 2002 photobook
o Meteor In Barcelona - 2002 photobook
o F4 Music Party - 2001 photobook

Endorsements

* Qingdao Beer - 2002 Taiwan
* Acer Mobile Phones - 2000 Taiwan

* With F4
o Pepsi - 2002~2005 Taiwan, Hong Kong, China
o YAMAHA - 2003 South East Asia
o S&K - 2002-2006 Taiwan, Hong Kong, China
o Asgard On-line Game - 2003 Taiwan
o Mingle Sneakers - 2002 Hong Kong
o Lenovo computer - 2002 China
o Lupiao Shampoo - 2002 China
o Chinesegamer On-line Game - 2001 Taiwan
o Siemens 2118 - 2001 Taiwan

Concerts

* 2007 [I-KEN] 1st 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, U.S.
* F4 Music Party - 2001 Taiwan
source:www.wikipedia.org