Calvin Chen
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.jpg) Calvin Chen in 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 陈奕儒 10 November 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | National Chengchi University University of Victoria Chulalongkorn University | ||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actor, model, television host, businessman | ||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2005–present | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Also known as | Chen Yiru Chen I-ju | ||||||||||||||||||
| Genres | Mandopop | ||||||||||||||||||
| Instrument | Piano | ||||||||||||||||||
| Labels | HIM International Music WOW Music GMM Grammy | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Calvin Chen on Facebook | ||||||||||||||||||
Calvin Chen (Chinese: 辰亦儒; pinyin: Chén Yìrú; Wade–Giles: Chen I-Ju; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sîn E̍k-jû; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Shìn Yi̍t-yî; Teochew pronunciation in Tâi-lô: Sîng Iā-dzû) is a Taiwanese actor, businessman, model, singer, and television host. He was a member of the Taiwanese boy band Fahrenheit, along with Jiro Wang, Wu Chun and Aaron Yan.[1]
Career
[edit]Music career
[edit]Chen was the third member to join boyband Fahrenheit in 2005.
On Fahrenheit's 2nd album, Chen sang the rap part of the song 心裡有數. He recorded his first solo for The X Family soundtrack entitled 你是我所有的回憶. He also sang his own version of 超喜歡你[2] on his 2010 series 愛似百匯. He frequently sings Fahrenheit's "Sexy Girl" during fan events, like what happened on the "When Love Walked In" event. Chen is supposed to sing a solo for the drama "When Love Walked In". Chen said in an interview that he plans to release his own solo album in late 2014 since his bandmates Aaron Yan and Jiro Wang have already released theirs.
Hosting career
[edit]After fellow band member Jiro Wang started hosting, Chen has also got a hosting job in MTV. He signed a one-season contract with MTV hosting the show 日韩音乐风 (aka: RHYYF, Japan Korea Music Craze). He replaced Ken Wu, who was host for the infotainment program during the last three years. Chen's first episode of this show was on Thursday 1 July 2010.
After a year of hosting, it is said that MTV will renew their contract with Calvin Chen.
Chen also hosted the "Pink Lipstick" Korean drama conference last year.
Through RHYYF and interviewing many Japanese and Korean artists and bands, Chen has built a reputation with fans of those artists as well.
Chen hosted as a substitute in many popular Taiwanese shows such as 100% Entertainment (娱乐百分百) and Total Entertainment (完全娱乐)
On 18 August 2011, news[3] confirmed that Chen is one of the seven hosts of a live show, Apple Entertainment News. The show had its pilot episode on 29 August without Chen because he was in Shanghai with Fahrenheit for the Eastern Camel Event.
Publication
[edit]On 21 May 2011, Chen released his solo photo book The Incredible Journey of Calvin Chen. (逆向旅程：辰亦儒溫哥華留學記) The book talks about Chen's life in Canada as a student and his path to fame as the Sunshine Boy. Two versions of the book were released, one comes with a DVD and the other is just the book.
Personal life
[edit]After graduating from Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School, one of the top high schools in Taiwan, he pursued his college education in Canada at Simon Fraser University. He completed his master's degree in Economics at the University of Victoria. He joined a pageant-like competition (Sunshine Boyz) in Vancouver, where he won first place with a free ticket to Taiwan, a contract with a music company, and go to Chulalongkorn University in thailand to do a bachelor's degree in economics, and a role in a drama in 2004. He became a member of Fahrenheit in 2005. He had enrolled in the graduate program in Public Finance at National Chengchi University, but discontinued his studies to focus on his showbiz career. He launched his fashion brand, WOW, in October 2008.
He announced marriage to the Taiwanese actress Joanne Tseng on 23 January 2020 on his Instagram account. He has been in relationship with Joanne Tseng for 10 years.[4]
Chen speaks Mandarin, English, and Taiwanese and Thai language. He also understands conversational Cantonese as well as basic Korean and Japanese due to his work as a host.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Details | Ref. |
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| 2013 | 3 Peas in a Pod | Perry |
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| 2019 | Defiance | |||
| 2019 | Only Love Is Able to Remedy Us | |||
| 2019 | Nine-Tailed Fox |
Television series
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2005 | It Started with a Kiss | Himself | CTV | Cameo, final episode | |
| KO One | Wang Ya Se | GTV | |||
| 2007 | The X-Family | Lan Ling Wang / Wang Ya Se | — | ||
| Romantic Princess | Nan Feng Cai | CTV | ' | [5] | |
| 2009 | K.O.3an Guo | Lan Ling Wang / Wang Ya Se | GTV / FTV | Cameo | |
| Momo Love | Xue Zhi Qiang | CTV | |||
| 2010 | Love Buffet | Xing Da Ye | FTV | [6] | |
| 2011 | Sunshine Angel | Himself | TTV Main Channel | Cameo | |
| 2012 | When Love Walked In | Qin Yu Jiang | GTV | ||
| 2013 | Lucky Touch | He Shao Ran | CTS | [7] | |
| 2018 | K.O. One Re-Call | Wang Ya Se | Comic International | ||
| 2019 | Douluo Continent |
TV and radio programs
[edit]| Year | Title | Network | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2008 | Sunshine Nation 2008 | Fairchild Radio | Guest Performer (with Aaron Yan) | |
| Pinoy Dream Academy 4th Gala Night |  ABS-CBN
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Guest Performer (with Wu Chun) | [8] | |
| ASAP '08 | [9][10] | |||
| The Buzz | Guest Star | [10] | ||
| Entertainment Live | ||||
| Us Girls | Studio 23
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| 2014 | The Amazing Race | Shenzhen TV | Contestant (with Cica Zhou) |
Discography
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Singer-actor Wu Chun says boyband Fahrenheit could return". star2.com. 18 December 2018. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ 辰亦儒在唱超喜歡你 【愛似百匯】. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ Chen is one of the seven hosts of a live show, Apple Entertainment News Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 18 August 2011.
- ^ Lee, Jan (24 January 2020). "Taiwanese idols tie the knot | the Straits Times". The Straits Times.
- ^ (in Chinese) [1] (Wu Zun and Angela Zhang To Be in a New Drama). 11 April 2007. Retrieved 11 April 2007.
- ^ 炎亞綸擺一邊 喬喬只哈辰亦儒 Love Buffet Press Conference: Love Buffet's male leads will be Fahrenheit's Aaron Yan and Calvin Chen. Joanne Zeng as the female lead. Liberty Times Net. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
- ^ Lucky Touch Official on Facebook
- ^ Dimaculanga, Jocelyn (12 July 2008). "Wu Chun and Calvin Chen grace 'Pinoy Dream Academy' tonight, July 12". Entertainment Guide/Television. The Philippine Entertainment Portal. Archived from the original on 5 August 2008. Retrieved 4 August 2008.
- ^ Fahrenheit's Calvin Chen and Wu Chun on ASAP '08 Retrieved 13 July 2008.
- ^ a b Chun and Chen on Manila, Philippines. ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 12 July 2008.
- ^ Calvin Chen at douban.com
- ^ Calvin Chen at chinesemov.com
External links
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- (in Chinese) Calvin Chen's Weibo microblog
- (in Chinese) Calvin Chen's Instagram account
- (in Chinese) Calvin Chen on Facebook
- (in Chinese) H.I.M International Music
- (in Japanese) Fahrenheit: Japan Official Site
| International | |
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| National | |
| Artists | |
- 1980 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Taiwanese male singers
- 21st-century Taiwanese singers
- Businesspeople in fashion
- Fahrenheit (Taiwanese band) members
- Male actors from Taipei
- Singers from Taipei
- National Chengchi University alumni
- Simon Fraser University alumni
- Taiwanese idols
- Taiwanese male television actors
- Taiwanese Mandopop singers
- Taiwanese television presenters
- University of Victoria alumni
- The Amazing Race contestants
- Chulalongkorn University alumni