Ken Zhu (朱孝天, pinyin: Zhū Xiàotiān) was born in Taiwan on January 15, 1979 and educated in Singapore. A famous Mandopop 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. Ken Chu will have Iza Calzado as leading lady in the movie to be filmed in Philippines, "Batanes: Sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan" of Ignite Media Films, with director, Adolf Alix. Iza just finished The Echo and will be back to the country on September 23.[1]
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Profile
- Birth Date: 15 January 1979
- Horoscope: Capricorn
- Languages spoken: Mandarin, English, Singlish, Cantonese, Indonesian, Thai, and Japanese
- Height: 1.8m
- Weight: 73kg
- Blood Type: AB
- Expertise: Cooking
- Favorite Sports - Swimming and diving
- Favorite Music - Rock, Jazz, 70's and 80's music
- Favorite Artist - Beatles, Coldplay, Radiohead, Suede, Eagles
- Musical Instruments - Guitar, Drums and Percussions
- Religion - Buddhism
Achievements
Movies
- Released (5 November 2007 in the Philippines)
- Batanes: Sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan (Batanes: At The Edge of Infinity) - as Kao Tan Philippines Dec. 5 2007
- Released
- Dongjing Shenpan (The Tokyo Trial) - as Xiao Nan China 2006; Korea 2007
- Released
- Oi duen liu sin (Sky of Love) - as Wen Jia Hui Hong Kong 2003
TV dramas
- 2006
- Chu Liu Xiang - China as Chu Liu Xiang (post-production; mid 2007)
- 2004
- City Of Sky - as Lu Bin Fei BS Channel, Japan 2006; ETTV, Taiwan 2006; Singapore 2007; QTV11 Philippines 2007
- 2003
- Love Storm - as Wan Bao Long CTS
- 2002
- Meteor Garden II - as Xi Men CTS
- Sunflower - as Xiao Long CTS
- Hi! Working Girl - as Himself CTV
- Come To My Place - as Tian Jian CTV
- 2001
- Marmalade Boy - as Yuu CTS
- Meteor Rain - as Xi Men CTS
- Yamada Taro - as Ho Fu CTS
- Meteor Garden - as Xi Men CTS
- 2000
- Ma La Xian Shi (Happy Campus) - as Jia Bao CTS
- Tsang Love Story
- Lueng Love Story
Albums
- On Ken's Time - 2005
- Soundtrack
- Love Storm - Inside of My Guitar 2003
- With F4
- Waiting For You (Zai Zhe Li Deng Ni) - 2007
- F4's 360 Degrees - 2006
- Can't Help Falling in Love - 2002
- Fantasy 4ever - 2002
- 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
- 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
- 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
Personal Life
- He is currently dating his Tokyo Trial co-star Kelly Lin.
External links
- I-KEN (Official Fans Club)
- F4ever (Official F4 Fan Club)
- Ken Chu International Fans Club Taiwan
- Kenforever
- KCIFC Thailand
- F4s International Fans Family
- Ken Chu Indonesia
