Calvin Chen | |||||||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Calvin Chen in 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 陈奕儒 (1980-11-10)10 November 1980 (age 44) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | Calvin Chen onFacebook | ||||||||||||||||||
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 inTâi-lô: Sîng Iā-dzû) is aTaiwanese actor, businessman, model, singer, and television host. He was a member of the Taiwaneseboy bandFahrenheit, along withJiro Wang,Wu Chun andAaron Yan.[1]
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 bandmatesAaron Yan andJiro Wang have already released theirs.
After fellow band memberJiro 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 theinfotainment 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.
On 21 May 2011, Chen released his solo photo bookThe 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.
After graduating fromTaipei Municipal Jianguo High School, one of the top high schools inTaiwan, he pursued his college education in Canada atSimon Fraser University. He completed his master's degree in Economics at theUniversity of Victoria. He joined a pageant-like competition (Sunshine Boyz) inVancouver, where he won first place with a free ticket to Taiwan, a contract with a music company, and go toChulalongkorn University in thailand to do a bachelor's degree in economics, and a role in a drama in 2004. He became a member ofFahrenheit in 2005. He had enrolled in the graduate program inPublic Finance atNational 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 actressJoanne Tseng on 23 January 2020 on his Instagram account. He has been in relationship with Joanne Tseng for 10 years.[4]
Chen speaksMandarin, English, andTaiwanese andThai language. He also understands conversationalCantonese as well as basicKorean and Japanese due to his work as a host.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Year | Title | Network | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2008 | Sunshine Nation 2008 | Fairchild Radio | Guest Performer(withAaron Yan) | |
| Pinoy Dream Academy 4th Gala Night |  ABS-CBN | Guest Performer(withWu Chun) | [8] | |
| ASAP '08 | [9][10] | |||
| The Buzz | Guest Star | [10] | ||
| Entertainment Live | ||||
| Us Girls | Studio 23 | |||
| 2014 | The Amazing Race | Shenzhen TV | Contestant(withCica Zhou) |
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