Kai Ko
Ko in 2023
Born	Ko Chia-kai (柯家凱) (1991-06-18)18 June 1991 (age 33) Penghu County, Taiwan
Occupations	Actor singer film director
Years active	2011–present
Awards	Full list
Musical career
Also known as	Ke Zhendong
Origin	Taiwan
Genres	Mandopop
Labels	Sony Music
Musical artist
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	柯震東
Simplified Chinese	柯震东
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Kē Zhèndōng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping O1 Zan3 Dung1 Southern Min HokkienPOJ Koa Chìn-tong

Kai Ko Chen-tung (Chinese:柯震東;Pe̍h-ōe-jī:Koa Chìn-tong; bornKo Chia-kai on 18 June 1991) is aTaiwanese actor, singer and film director. Ko won Best New Actor at the48th Golden Horse Awards^[1] and the 12thChinese Film Media Awards for his starring role in the filmYou Are the Apple of My Eye, also his film debut. In November 2011, Ko released his debut studio album,Be Yourself.^[2] His career was derailed when he was arrested on drug charges in 2014, which led him to be banned in Mainland China.

Ko dated Cherry (黃慶宜), a TV showgirl, before he became famous forYou Are the Apple of My Eye. He made headlines when his romance with pop singerElva Hsiao, who is 12 years senior to him and a bigger star, broke in 2012. They split in 2014. Ko then has an on-and-off relationship with singerTia Lee since 2014.^[3][4]

On 18 August 2014, Ko was arrested along withJaycee Chan, son of Hong Kong film starJackie Chan, by theBeijing Police fordrug use, amid a broad anti-drug crackdown on the Chinese celebrities. Police said both actors tested positive for marijuana and admitted using the drug. Ko was given a sentence of 14 days in administrative detention.^{[citation needed]}

Ko had appeared in a 2012 anti-drug advertisement in Taiwan in which he and other celebrities declared, "I don't use drugs".^[5][6] He was released on 28 August and faced another round of interrogations by the Taipei District Prosecutors Office after returning to Taiwan.^[7]

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