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Ken Chu

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Not to be confused with Ken Chan or Kim Chiu.
This article is about member of Taiwanese boy band F4. For the businessman, see Ken Chu (businessman).

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chu.
Ken Chu
朱孝天
Ken Chu signing autographs in 2007
Born (1979-01-15) 15 January 1979 (age 46)
Taipei, Taiwan
EducationMaster of Science, NEOMA Business School
Alma materBoon Lay Secondary School
Occupation(s)Actor, singer, model
Years active2000–present
Spouse
Han Wen Wen
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(m. 2016)​
Musical career
OriginRepublic of China (Taiwan)
GenresMandopop
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
LabelsSony Music Taiwan

Kennedy Chu (Chinese: 朱孝天; pinyin: Zhū Xiàotiān) is a Taiwanese singer and actor. He is a member of Taiwanese boy group F4.

Biography

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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.[1] 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[2].

Throughout the 2010, Chu mainly lived in Beijing, where he opened an antique shop but closed in the late 2010s[2]. 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, though it is unclear whether he graduated[3]. 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[4]. Chu moved back to Taiwan since the 2019 COVID 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.[5]

Personal life

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From 2006 to 2011, Chu was in a relationship with actress Kelly Lin.[6]

In 2015, Chu met his Mei Meng Cheng Zhen (2015) co-star Han Wenwen. They married in 2016.[7]

Filmography

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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

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

Discography

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Studio albums (solo)

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Album # Album Info Track listing
1st On Ken's Time (永不停止)[8]
  1. "永不停止"
  2. "可是我"
  3. "La La La"
  4. "一個好人"
  5. "一個壞人"
  6. "黑白"
  7. "兄弟姐妹"
  8. "中計"
  9. "傻情人"
  10. "復活"
  11. "領悟"
  12. "帶我離開"
2nd Getting Real (New Songs + Collection)[9]
CD 1
  1. "走出昨天"
  2. "問號?"
  3. "錯了路"
  4. "好心情"
  5. "Rain"
  6. "愛不停止" (Special Collectable Version)
CD 2
  1. "愛不會一直等你"
  2. "聽見愛"
  3. "Inside of my Guitar"
  4. "一個好人"
  5. "無所謂"
  6. "黑白"
  7. "可是我"
  8. "永不停止"
  9. "Here We Are"
  10. "復活"
  11. "中計"
  12. "領悟"
  13. "傻情人"
  14. "晴天"
  15. "帶我離開"
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)
  1. Here We Are
  2. 愛不會一直等你 – (ai bu hui yi zhi deng ni / Love Will Not Wait For You)
2nd Fantasy 4ever (煙火的季節)
  1. 晴天 – (qing tian / One Fine Day)
  2. 當你是朋友 (dang ni shi peng you / You As A Friend) – Vanness and Ken
3rd Waiting for you (在這裡等你)
  1. 愛不停止 (ai bu ting zhi / Love Nonstop)
  2. 無所謂 (wu suo wei / Doesn't Matter)

Books

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  1. ^ (in Chinese) Sina.com 2005 TVB8 Awards Gold Songs nomination list December 2, 2005. Retrieved 1 July 2011
  2. ^ a b "专访｜朱孝天：从云端下来以后". m.thepaper.cn. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  3. ^ "朱孝天考入北京电影学院 8年粉丝会喊停(图)-中新网". www.chinanews.com. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  4. ^ "朱孝天贸大硕士毕业 戴四方帽笑容灿烂". m.cnhubei.com. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  5. ^ "认过去2年收入微薄"混得很差" 朱孝天为生存抛下偶包 | 娱乐". 東方網 馬來西亞東方日報 (in Simplified Chinese). October 8, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  6. ^ "朱孝天为林熙蕾备礼：情缘虽尽仍是朋友-搜狐娱乐". yule.sohu.com. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  7. ^ Ku, Daniel (April 12, 2016). "朱孝天領證娶了中國女星韓雯雯，「故事才剛開始呢！」|名人新聞-VOGUE時尚網". Vogue Taiwan (in Chinese). Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  8. ^ (in Chinese) Sony Music Taiwan On Ken's Time album info Archived April 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine January 7, 2005. Retrieved 4 May 2011
  9. ^ (in Chinese) Sony Music Taiwan Getting Real (New Songs + Collection) album info Archived September 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine January 6, 2009. Retrieved 4 May 2011
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