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Barbie Hsu also known as Dà S (大S) (Chinese: 徐熙媛; pinyin: Xú Xīyuán; Wade–Giles: Hsü Hsi-yüan was born on 6 October 1976. She is a Taiwanese actress and singer. She is most well known for her role as Shan Cai in Taiwanese drama Meteor Garden, an adaptation of the Japanese manga Boys Over Flowers and Mars with Vic Chou of F4. She has also acted in movies, her first being the Chinese movie The Ghost Inside. She also had a singing career prior to her acting career. She was in a duo group called "S.O.S." (Sisters of Shu) with her sister Dee Hsu. Their last album was called Abnormal Girls. Due to the nature of the term S.O.S, they changed their group name to ASOS (A Sisters of Shu).^{[citation needed]}

Barbie Hsu has endorsed Tissot watches since 2005 and signed an additional 3-year contract in April 2008.

On 16 November 2010, Barbie married Chinese entrepreneur Wang Xiaofei (汪小菲) in a civil ceremony Beijing^[1] and held the wedding banquet on Hainan Island on 22 March 2011.^[2]

Filmography[link]

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Television series[link]

Movies[link]

Variety shows[link]

• Guess Guess Guess - 1998 to 2000
• 100% Entertainment - 1998 to 2006
• Gourmet Secrets of the Stars (大小愛吃) - 2007 to 2008
• Let's Dance (舞林大道) - 2008 to 2009

Books[link]

Endorsement[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• (Chinese) Barbie's profile

Huang Xiaoming (born 13 November 1977) is a Chinese actor, singer, and model. He is often referred to as China's "number one heartthrob" or "number one young male" (中国第一小生). His best known roles in television are Yang Guo in The Return of the Condor Heroes (2006) and Xu Wenqiang in Shanghai Bund (2007). Huang graduated from the Performance Institute of the Beijing Film Academy in 2000, alongside other well-known actors such as Zhao Wei and Chen Kun. He first rose to prominence in 2001 for playing Emperor Wu of Han in the television series Da Han Tian Zi. The series reached number one in the ratings when it aired in Taiwan, and his later dramas all achieved high ratings in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. In 2007, Huang signed a contract with Huayi Brothers and began focusing on his film career, appearing in movies like The Sniper, The Message, and Ip Man 2. In 2010 he became one of the first mainland Chinese actors to star in a Taiwanese television drama, acting as Luo Xi in Summer's Desire, alongside Peter Ho and Barbie Hsu.

Early life[link]

Huang was born in Qingdao, Shandong and is an only child. When he was young, rumors of his good looks and his obedience would cause neighbors and strangers alike to visit their house in order to take a look at him.^[1] At age nine, he was selected by a film studio to play the child protagonist in a movie due to his looks. But because he was too shy, he kept his face covered and refused to act.^[2] While growing up, he was extremely shy, obedient, and studious; he does not recall ever going through a rebellious stage, and he is still very close to his parents.^[3]

Throughout his school career, Huang planned to become a scientist^[4], but his language teacher encouraged him to apply to the Beijing Film Academy, which rarely came to Qingdao to recruit students. A week before his entrance examination, his foot was run over and crushed by a jeep; luckily, the injury was not serious because he was wearing army boots. His father carried Huang on his back to the examination room.

In his interview examination, Huang was asked to imitate someone catching crickets, but he replied that there were no crickets in Qingdao. The teacher in charge of the interview likened Huang to "a block of wood" due to his lack of acting abilities. However, another teacher, Cui Xinqin, said that even if he was a block of wood, he was still "a pretty block of wood". As a result, Huang was enrolled into the academy.^[5] While recalling this incident, Huang said that when he was maturing, the person who had the greatest influence on him was Cui.

While studying at the Beijing Film Academy, Huang was good friends with Zhao Wei and Chen Kun, and the three were known as the "Three Musketeers."

Career[link]

Acting work[link]

Unlike his classmates, Huang struggled to find work as the date of his graduation drew nearer. On the eve of his graduation, he received an offer to act in the TV series A Netizen's Diary (网虫日记). During filming, however, he was involved in a head-on collision with a truck and lost consciousness for more than half an hour. He had to get a total of six stitches on his chin and ear.

While filming Long Piao (龙票), Huang was involved in another car accident, which took place on the way from Yinchuan to Inner Mongolia. His head was scratched and his vertebrae shifted, and he was informed by a doctor that he had to wear a plaster cast for his head and neck for four months, otherwise the healing of his bones would be affected. But Huang refused to rest for fear of delaying filming and causing losses for the crew, so he appeared on set wearing a neck brace.

After his fellow Musketeers shot to fame, Huang did not think he would become famous as well, since one of the academy's teachers had said that it was difficult enough for one or two students from each graduating class to make it big. Fame found him in 2001, however, when he was chosen to replace Lu Yi for the leading role in Da Han Tian Zi. Because the TV series was such a big production, and Huang was virtually unknown, many people had misgivings but the foresight and boldness of the investors is now admirable. Huang starred in the series' three installments, from 2001 to 2005, and he went from a newbie to a front-line actor.

In 2004, Huang was chosen to play Yang Guo, the leading role in The Return of the Condor Heroes, a television series adapted from Jin Yong's novel of the same title, and a sequel to The Legend of the Condor Heroes (2003).^[6] Director Zhang Jizhong selected him over actors Nie Yuan and Huang Jue to play the highly fought-over role. The role of Xiaolongnü, Yang Guo's love interest, was rumored to go to Zhou Xun^[7], but ended up going to Liu Yifei, who is ten years Huang's junior. Yang Guo is arguably Huang's most recognizable role to date.

Huang's most controversial and difficult, but most critically acclaimed, role was in Shanghai Bund, a remake of the 1980 Hong Kong television series The Bund, which starred Chow Yun-fat. Because Chow was his idol, he felt nervous, excited, and pressured about portraying the same role his idol had. In order to play Xu Wenqiang, he had to learn to smoke, and went through several packs a day. He also sang the ending theme for the drama, a duet with his costar Sun Li. The song was included in his first studio album, It's Ming, which was released in December of the same year.^[8]

On April 9, 2007, Huang signed with Huayi Brothers Media, an entertainment and record label. In October of that year, Huang purchased the company's shares. After acting in several films produced by Huayi, including 2009 espionage thriller The Message, he left the company in 2010. It has been said that he will switch to Asia Media Films Hong Kong, although this has yet to be confirmed.^[9][10]

In 2009, Huang was chosen to replace Dylan Kuo in the 2010 Taiwanese idol drama Summer's Desire, an adaptation of a trilogy by Ming Xiaoxi. Although originally slated to play Ou Chen, Huang asked if he could play Luo Xi instead. The drama also starred Peter Ho, who was the producer as well, and Barbie Hsu, with whom Huang had always wanted to work. He later admitted that he lowered his acting fee in order to participate in this series.

In 2010 Huang joined the cast of Chen Kaige's film Sacrifice, which was a big box office hit.

Non-acting work[link]

In 2007, Huang signed a deal with Italian luxury brand Gucci to promote their 2008 limited edition sports line, becoming the first Asian celebrity featured in a Gucci advertisement.^[11] A production team flew from Italy to Hong Kong to shoot the print ads. In the same year, he also signed as a spokesperson for Mercedes-Benz. In 2008-2010, he was featured in advertisements for Pepsi, Toshiba, Diadora, and Tissot.

Huang is also known for participating in charity work and environmental friendliness events. On 7 July 2007, he performed at the Live Earth concert in Shanghai. [1] He is also an ambassador to China's Panda Protection Research Center. In October 2008, he adopted twin pandas named Ping Ping and An An, the first panda cubs born after the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.^[12] In 2009, he was appointed as a UNICEF Ambassador and participated in a charity run that year.^[13] In 2010, Huang was awarded as one of the international well-known philanthropists.^[14]

Filmography[link]

Film[link]

Television[link]

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Discography[link]

Albums[link]

Singles[link]

References[link]

http://www.chinesefilms.cn/1/2012/04/11/122s8745.htm

http://www.chinesefilms.cn/141/2012/05/21/141s9556.htm

External links[link]

• Xiaoming Huang at the Internet Movie Database
• Official Website
• StarEastAsia
• Hong Kong Cinemagic

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Vic Chou
Vic Chou at autograph event
Chinese name	周渝民
Pinyin	Zhōu Yùmín (Mandarin)
Birth name	周育民
Origin	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Born	(1981-06-09) 9 June 1981 (age 31)
Other name(s)	仔仔 (pinyin: Zàizài)
Occupation	actor, singer, model
Genre(s)	Mandopop, Rock music
Label(s)	Sony Music Taiwan
Years active	2001–present
Associated acts	F4

Vic Chou (Chinese: 周渝民; pinyin: Zhōu Yúmín) is a Taiwanese actor, singer and commercial model. He is a member of the Taiwanese boy band F4, and has starred in Taiwanese dramas. His stage name, 周渝民, literally means “a completely changed person”. It had a variation only in the middle character (from 育 to 渝) from his birth name, 周育民 (pinyin: Zhōu Yùmín), which literally means “a completely nourished or reared person”.

Biography[link]

Vic Chou was born on June 9, 1981, making him the youngest of the F4 members. He is considered the baby of F4, being treated the best by other F4 members. His mother has Taiwanese aborigines Atayal bloodline while his father is Taiwanese with ancestry from Linyi, Shandong Province. His grandmother gave him the nickname Zàizài "仔仔", meaning "little boy", which has become a nickname for him among fans.

Education[link]

• Department of Business Administration,Hsing Wu College
• Department of Industrial Management,China University of Technology Chung Kuo Institute of Technology
• Department of Machinery,National LoTung Industrial Vocational High School
• Luodong Junior High School
• Gong Zeng Elementary School.

Entering the Industry[link]

He was discovered when he accompanied a friend auditioning for a role in Meteor Garden. While waiting for a friend at their auditions, he was huddled in a corner near one of the Meteor Garden staff's office, who said he looked like Huā Zé Lèi and was asked to audition. Meteor Garden was adopted from a Japanese, "Boys Over Flowers" (Japanese romanization: Hana Yori Dango). He was asked to play the role of Huā Zé Lèi, a very silent and sensitive guy who befriends the female protagonist Shān Cài, played by Barbie Hsu.

Solo career[link]

Music career[link]

He was the first F4 member to release his own album when Make a Wish (album) was released in January 2002. It was followed by Remember, I Love You which was released in January 2004. He also sang some solo songs included in F4’s albums like two songs in "Meteor Rain", released in August 2001 and 2 songs in "Fantasy 4ever", released in December 2002. His third album, I'm Not F4 was released in October 2007. He has 2 solo songs in F4/JVKV's most recent album "Waiting for You Here" [在這裡等你], released in December 2007. His solo songs also appear in the Original Soundtrack (OST) of "Love Storm" [狂愛龍捲風], "Silence" [深情密碼] and "Wish to See You Again" [這裡發現愛]。 His and F4’s albums were all released under Sony Music Taiwan.

Acting career[link]

Aside from "Meteor Garden" [流星花園], Zhou has appeared in many Taiwanese series such as the four-episode "Meteor Rain" [流星雨], "Poor Prince" [貧窮貴公子], "Meteor Garden II" (sequel of "Meteor Garden I"), "Come To My Place" [來我家吧], and "Love Storm" [狂愛龍捲風]. All of the above mentioned dramas had a lighter tone to them, and are considered to be very "typical" idol drama faire. However, with his next role in "Mars" 【戰神】, co-starring Barbie Hsu, Zhou has publicly acknowledged that this was a turning point for his career. Zhou plays a set of twins, one of which on the surface seems happy-go-lucky but ends up committing suicide, and the other of which struggles with mental illness and post-traumatic stress syndrome. The plot-line of the series delves deep into issues not generally explored in idol dramas such as the frailty of the human psyche, violence, goodness versus evil, suicide, and sexual abuse, just to name a few. In many interviews, Zhou has pinpointed this as the moment where his interest in acting was truly piqued. Since then, Zhou has taken on increasingly more multi-faceted roles deliberately varying them one from another. "Qi Wei Yi" in Silence was an ambitious but lonely business man whose only moment of happiness took place 13 years ago with a mute girl. He finally finds love only to come down with cancer. "Zhi Tian" in "Sweet Relationship," [美味關係]is a cranky but perfectionist chef who spends most of his time yelling at his apprentices. "Xu Le" in "Wish to See You Again" [這裡發現愛] is an awkward but passionate best-selling novelist who innocently falls in love for the first time. His role in Black and White marks a departure from Taiwanese idol dramas. Zhou takes on the challenging role of a very emotionally complex policeman with a past that is thrown into a dangerous web of corruption. "Sheng Yue Ru" in "The Last Night of Madame Chin" [金大班的最後一夜], a young man from Shanghai high society, has studied abroad, loves painting and theater, and someone who is single-minded and dedicated to love. They fell deeply in love and became lovers. But their relationship faced strong resistance and objections from both families, especially Yue Ru's father, a rich banker.

Vic embarked upon his first movie in 2008, "Linger" [蝴蝶飛]/ Hu Die Fei was released. Mid-summer 2008, Zhou came out with his second movie, "Tea Fight." Due to its popularity, talks of bringing "Black and White" to the big screen are currently taking place.

In 2009, Vic was nominated for Best Leading Actor in a Television Series at the 44th Golden Bell Awards for his role in Black & White (痞子英雄).^[1]

Filmography[link]

Television series[link]

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Movies[link]

Discography[link]

Solo albums[link]

Soundtrack contribution/other song[link]

F4 albums[link]

Product Endorsements[link]

Release of photographic album[link]

He also released a photographic album in October 2002, entitled "Travel Dream" (流浪夢, pinyin: Liú Làng Mèng) which contains his pictures shot during one of his trips to Hokkaidō, Japan.

His second photobook entitled 4Faces: Taipei & Tokyo was released in October 2006. It showcased ZaiZai's flexibility in front of the camera. There are 4 themes: Natural Face, Cool Face, Stylish Face and Fashionable Face. The first 2 themes were shot in Taipei while the last 2 themes were shot in Tokyo. This photobook is one of the bestsellers in HMV, a leading music and book store.

References[link]

External links[link]

• VicPower.Net
• Vic International Cooperation - Official Fan Club

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Peter Ho
Chinese name	何潤東 (Traditional)
Chinese name	何润东 (Simplified)
Pinyin	Hé Rùndōng (Mandarin)
Jyutping	Ho4 Jeon6-dung1 (Cantonese)
Ancestry	Hong Kong
Origin	Taiwan
Born	(1975-09-13) September 13, 1975 (age 36) Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation	Singer, actor, model
Genre(s)	Mandopop
Years active	1994–present

Peter Ho (born September 13, 1975) is a Taiwan-based American singer and actor.^[1] Ho was born in Los Angeles, California, and raised in Taiwan and Canada. He studied at Ontario College of Art and Design, and began his singing career after being offered a record deal in a karaoke bar.

Since his debut in 1998, he has released seven albums and has starred in over 25 films and television series, such as Wind and Cloud, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,^[2] One Meter Sunshine and The Young Warriors.

Ho also appeared in the tokusatsu film Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost as Leo, the first non-Japanese Kamen Rider. He attended Dominican International School in Taipei.

Career[link]

Ho started out as a model, he came well known after filming a television commercial, "黑松沙士——记者篇", as a reporter. In 1998, he released his debut album in Taiwan, and then also went to Hong Kong. Although it caught a lot of attention, his singing career did not become a success. Ho later moved on to acting in Chinese television dramas. He put most of his efforts in mainland China, but his debut in Japan yielded good results as well. Summer's Desire is Ho's first television series as a producer.

Filmography[link]

Film[link]

Television[link]

Discography[link]

Awards[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• (Chinese) Peter ho's profile@Bravo Entertainment
• (Chinese) Peter Ho's offiical blog
• Peter Ho's introduction and his music list

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Richie Ren
Chinese name	任賢齊 (Traditional)
Chinese name	任贤齐 (Simplified)
Pinyin	Rèn Xiánqí (Mandarin)
Jyutping	jam6 jin4 cai4 (Cantonese)
Pe̍h-ōe-jī	Jīm Hiân-chuê (Hokkien)
Birth name	Jen Hsian-Chih
Ancestry	Jiangxia, Hubei
Origin	Taiwan
Born	(1966-06-23) June 23, 1966 (age 46) Changhua County, Taiwan
Occupation	Actor, singer
Genre(s)	Mandopop
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, harmonica
Label(s)	Rock Records
Years active	1996-present
Children	Rati , Cody
Official Website	Richie Ren blog
Awards Hong Kong Film Awards Best Original Film Song 1999 Fly Me to Polaris Golden Melody Awards Best Video (12th)

Richie Jen^[1] is a Taiwanese singer and actor. He has become extremely popular throughout Asia, particularly in the Chinese-speaking countries. He graduated from the Chinese Culture University's physical education department.^[2]

Filmography[link]

Films[link]

• Scheme With Me 双城计中计 (2012)
• The Allure Of Tears 倾城之泪 (2011)
• Legendary Amazons 杨门女将之军令如山 (2011)
• Life Without Principle 夺命金 (2011)
• Mayday 3DNA 追梦之旅 (2011)
• Punished 报应 (2011)
• Adventure of the King 龙凤店 (2010)
• Flirting Scholar 2 唐伯虎点秋香2 (2010)
• Fire of Conscience 火龙对决 (2010)
• Accident 意外 (2009)
• The Sniper 神枪手 (2009)
• Lady Cop & Papa Crook 大搜查 (2008)
• Contract Lover 合约情人 (2007)
• Happy Birthday 生日快乐 (2007)
• Exiled 放-逐 (2006)
• 2 Become 1 天生一对 (2006)
• Seoul Raiders 韩城攻略 (2005)
• Breaking News 大事件 (2004)
• 20 30 40 20 30 40 (2004)
• Elixir of Love 花好月圆 (2004)
• Silver Hawk 飞鹰 (2004)
• 6th Floor Rear Flat 六樓后座 (2003)
• Honesty 绝种好男人 (2003)
• Summer I Love You 好心相爱] (2002)
• Marry a Rich Man 嫁个有钱人 (2002)
• Life Express 生死速递 (2001)
• Summer Holiday 夏日的麽麽茶 (2000)
• Fly Me to Polaris 星愿 (1999)
• A Beautiful New World 美丽新世界 (1999)
• Gorgeous 玻璃樽 (1999)
• No Sir 3 报告班长3 (1994)
• Top Cool 傲空神鹰-想飞 (1993)
• Cops & Robbers 官兵捉强盗 (1991)

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TV series[link]

• Supreme Fate 富豪海湾至尊家缘 (2004)
• The New Adventures of Chor Lau Heung 新楚留香 (2001)
• State of Divinity 笑傲江湖 (2000)
• The Return of the Condor Heroes 神雕侠侣 (1998)
• Taipei Love Story 台北爱情故事 (1996)
• Master Huang 黄飞鸿与十三姨 (1994)
• Dreams Awakening 梦醒时分 (1994)
• Hard To Forget 意难忘 (1992)
• The Orphans 人海孤鸿 (1989)

Discography[link]

Album + EP, single ^[4]

• 1990-06-01 Ask Again (再問一次)
• 1991-03-01 Cold & Tender (冷漠與温柔)
• 1991-06-01 Fly To My Own Sky (飛向自己的天空)
• 1996-06-01 I Feel Good! (依靠)
• 1996-12-01 Heart Too Soft (心太軟)
• 1997-12-01 Hurt Badly (很受傷)
• 1998-08-01 Love Like Pacific Ocean (愛像太平洋)
• 1998-09-01 Hey Girl Look This Way (對面的女孩看過來)
• 1999-06-01 Series Compilation & New Songs (認真精選輯)
• 1999-08-01 Care (著緊)
• 2000-01-07 Desperate With Love (為愛走天涯)
• 2000-08-01 Wanderer (流浪漢)
• 2000-12-05 Angel Brother and Hunk (天使兄弟小白臉)
• 2001-09-14 A Flying Bird (飛鳥)
• 2002-02-06 I'm A Rich Man (我是有錢人)
• 2002-09-01 One Richie (一個任賢齊)
• 2003-04-15 A Wonderful Man (男人真幸福)
• 2004-03-25 The Years Of Richie (情義)
• 2005-01-01 So Far So Close (兩極)
• 2006-02-27 Old Place (老地方)
• 2007-04-26 If Life's Goin' Without You (如果沒有你)
• 2009-04-27 Qi Dai R.S.V.P (齊待)
• 2010-05-28 Music Traveller (音樂旅行者)
• 2011-12-02 Daredevil Spirit (不信邪)

Richie Ren also appeared in the MV of beijing welcomes you.

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Richie Jen

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• Richie Ren at LoveHKFilm.com
• (Chinese) Richie Jen official website
• Richie Ren's Lyrics

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