Hey Girl (Taiwanese group)

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This article is about the Taiwanese Mandopop group. For other uses of the term "Hey Girl", see Hey Girl.

Hey Girl
Chinese name	黑Girl (Traditional)
Chinese name	黑Girl (Simplified)
Pinyin	HēiGirl (Mandarin)
Origin	Taiwan
Other name(s)	Hei Se Hui Mei Mei
Occupation	singers, actors, commercial models
Genre(s)	Mandarin pop
Label(s)	Linfair Records 2006-2007.6 Warner Music Taiwan 2008.5-
Years active	2005–present
Official site	www.blackie.woo.com.tw

Hey Girl is a group of Taiwanese singers. Channel [V] held an audition for the show Wo Ai Hei Se Hui (我愛黑澀會), a variety show that aims to create new female entertainers in Taiwan. At the end of 2005, Channel [V] picked nine members to represent the other girls. These nine members were Gui Gui, Xiao Jie, Mei Mei, Apple, Xiao Xun, Ya Tou, Xiao Man, Tong Tong, and Da Ya. Together, they are affectionately known as the Jiu Niu Niu (Chinese: 九妞妞; pinyin: Jiǔ Niū Niū) for short.

The nine members were separated into two groups for their third EP release: Da Ya, Xiao Man, Ya Tou, Gui Gui, and Apple comprised Fen Hong Gao Ya Dian (Traditional Chinese: 粉紅高壓電; pinyin: Fěn Hóng Gāo Yā Diàn; literally: "high-voltage pink"), and Mei Mei, Xiao Xun, Xiao Jie, and Tong Tong (since departed) comprised Tian Xin Hong Zha Ji (Traditional Chinese: 甜心轟炸機; pinyin: Tián Xīn Hōng Zhà Jī; literally: "sweet-hearted flying bombers").

Contents 1 Issues and Scandals 1.1 Departure of Tong Tong 1.2 Departure of Gui Gui :'( 1.3 Xiao Man's Scandal 2 Name Change 3 Member Profiles 3.1 Current Members 3.1.1 Da Ya 3.1.2 Apple 3.1.3 Mei Mei 3.1.4 Ya Tou 3.1.5 Xiao Xun 3.1.6 Xiao Man 3.1.7 Xiao Jie 3.2 Former members 3.2.1 Tong Tong 3.2.2 Gui Gui 4 Filmography 4.1 2006 4.2 2007 4.3 2008 5 Discography 5.1 Albums 5.2 Ep 5.3 Soundtrack 6 References

[edit] Issues and Scandals

[edit] Departure of Tong Tong

On October 5, 2007 Tong Tong left Hei Se Hui Mei Mei (including the Wo Ai Hei Se Hui show). It is rumoured that she left because of a rift with band leader Da Ya ^[1] over an alleged affair with Tong Tong's boyfriend at the time, Hakka-Pac; other sources suggest that Tong Tong was forced to depart due to violations of her contract.^[2][3] Tong Tong reports that she began cutting herself during this stressful period.^[2][3]

Moving forward, Tong Tong has stated that she plans to concentrate on her singing and dancing.^[4] She is currently working for Momo Kids, a Taiwanese television company featuring children's programming.^[5]

[edit] Departure of Gui Gui :'(

Gui Gui has currently left the management of Channel V, where all the band members originate from. Andy Ge has admitted to the press that she is unlikely to renew her contract, with an ambiguous post on her own blog, Gui Gui had admitted to the news.

While Andy Ge also clarifies, Hey Girls is not under Channel V management so Gui Gui is still with Hey Girls and will be attending promotions per usual.

However, the Hey Girls promotion following his statement did not include Gui Gui who was said to be busy with MIT promotion before and during their promotion, and Xiao Man who was rumored to be frozen following a smoking and dating scandal with Lollipop's Xiao Yu.

On the 6th Of May 2009, Andy Ge announced to the press that Gui Gui will not be renewing her contract with Channel V, he also states that her involvement with Hey Girls will have to be clarified with Warner Music, as Hey Girls do not belong to Channel V.

[edit] Xiao Man's Scandal

Xiao Man and Lollipop's Xiao Yu was caught smoking while on a date by a reporter, since Channel V has a policy against Lollipop and Hey Girls dating, the news was reported the next day.

When asked, Andy Ge had expressed that the two have a good impression of each other without admitting they were dating.

Xiao Man has been reported to be banned from public appearance until the news has died down, she was not included in the China promotions of Hey Girls.

Approximately in March of 2009, Xiao Man has returned to the public eye and nothing was mentioned on her breech of the contract. Though rumors surfaced that Andy Ge was planning to abolish the No-Dating policy, this has not been confirmed by Ge.

[edit] Name Change

Originally, the group's name, Hei Se Hui Mei Mei, is a pun on the words "Mei Mei" (Traditional Chinese: 美眉,1:beautiful girls) and "Hei Se Hui" (Traditional Chinese: 黑社會; literally: "black society; triad"). Later, after the group's move to Warner Music Taiwan, its name was changed to 黑Girl, and the English name officially became Hey Girl. The change in name resulted from the record company's concerns that scandalous rumors of other members of the show Wo Ai Hei Se Hui would be associated with Hei Se Hui Mei Mei (Hey Girl).^[6]

[edit] Member Profiles

[edit] Current Members

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[edit] Da Ya

• Birth Name: Chou Yi Pei (Chinese: 周宜霈)
• Birthdate: October 21, 1985 (1985-10-21) (age 23)
• Nickname: Da Ya (Chinese:大牙) (Big Tooth)
• Languages: Mandarin
• Profession: Actress, singer, and host
• Education: Okazaki Arts School (Taipei, Taiwan)

[edit] Apple

• Birth Name: Huang Wei Ting (Chinese:黃暐婷)
• Birthdate: March 28, 1985 (1985-03-28) (age 24)
• Nickname: Apple
• Languages: Mandarin
• Profession: Actress and singer
• Education: Okazaki Arts School (Taipei, Taiwan)

[edit] Mei Mei

• Birth Name: Guo Jie Qi (chinese:郭婕祁)
• Birthdate: august 18, 1985 (age 24)
• Nickname: Mei Mei,aira,shin
• Languages: english,mandarin
• Profession: Actress, singer and dancer

[edit] Ya Tou

• Birth Name: Zhan Ya Wen
• Birthdate: April 11, 1988 (1988-04-11) (age 21)
• Nickname: Ya Tou (Chinese:丫頭)
• English Name: Yako
• Languages: Mandarin
• Profession: Actress and Singer
• Education: Hsing Wu College (English Program) Taipei, Taiwan

[edit] Xiao Xun

• Birth Name: Huang Jin Yi (Chinese:黃瀞怡)
• Birthdate: February 27, 1989 (1989-02-27) (age 20)
• Nickname: Xiao Xun (Chinese:小薰)
• English Name: Albee Huang
• Languages: Mandarin
• Profession: Actress and singer
• Education: Hsin Sheng College of Medical Care and Management

[edit] Xiao Man

• Birth Name: Wang Shu Xuan (Chinese:王淑萱 )
• Birthdate: November 7, 1989 (1989-11-07) (age 19)
• Nickname: Xiao Man (Chinese:小蠻)
• English Name:Chanel
• Languages: Mandarin
• Profession: Actress and singer
• Education:

[edit] Xiao Jie

• Birth Name: Chang Hsiao Chieh (Zhang Xiao Jie) (Chinese:張筱婕)
• Birthdate: June 25, 1991 (1991-18-25) (age 17)
• Nickname: Xiao Jie (Chinese:筱婕)
• English Name: Mini Chang
• Languages: Mandarin
• Profession: Actress and singer

[edit] Former members

[edit] Tong Tong

• Birth Name: Tsai Di Tong (Chinese:蔡玓彤)
• Birthdate: December 10, 1986 (1986-12-10) (age 22)
• Nickname: Tong Tong (Chinese:彤彤) and Xiao Niu (Chinese:小妞)
• English Name: Julie Tsai
• Languages: Mandarin
• Profession: Actress, singer, and Host

[edit] Gui Gui

• Birth Name: Wu Ying Jie (Chinese:吳映潔)
• Birthdate: August 11, 1989 (1989-08-11) (age 19)
• Nickname: Gui Gui (Chinese:鬼鬼) (Ghost)
• English Name: Ghost
• Languages: Mandarin
• Profession: Actress and singer

[edit] Filmography

[edit] 2006

• Angel Lover (Chinese: 天使情人; pinyin: Tiān Shǐ Qíng Rén) (2006) - Xiao Xun 小薰, Da Ya 大牙
• Zhu Zuo Bian Zhu You Bian series (Chinese: 住左边住右边; pinyin: Zhù Zuǒ Biān Zhù Yòu Biān) (2006-2007) - Ya Tou 丫頭

[edit] 2007

• Brown Sugar Macchiato (黑糖瑪奇朵) (2007) - all members
• Wayward Kenting (Chinese: 我在墾丁*天氣晴; pinyin: Wǒ Zài Kěn Dīng Tiān Qì Qíng) - Da Ya 大牙
• Hei Tang Lai Le (Chinese: 黑糖來了; pinyin: Hēi Táng Lái Le) (2007) - Da Ya 大牙, Mei Mei, Apple, and Xiao Man 小蠻 (online drama)
• 18 Jin Bu Jin (Chinese: 18禁不禁; pinyin: 18 Jīn Bù Jīn?) (2007) - Xiao Xun 小薰

[edit] 2008

• Rolling Love - (Chinese: 翻滾吧！蛋炒飯; pinyin: Fān Gǔn Ba! Dàn Chǎo Fàn) - Xiao Xun 小薰
• The Legend of Brown Sugar Chivalries - Xiao Xun, Ya Tou, Xiao Man, Mei Mei (Main Cast), Gui Gui, Da Ya, Apple, Xiao Jie (Minor Characters)
• Mysterious Incredible Terminator - (Chinese: 霹靂MIT; pinyin: Pī Lì MIT) - Gui Gui 鬼鬼

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

• 2008 - Hey Girl (首張同名專輯)

[edit] Ep

• 2006 - Wo Ai Hei Se Hui mei mei(我愛黑澀會)
• 2006 - Mei Mei Si Mi De Yi Tian - Fen Hong Gao Ya Dian / Tian Xin Hong Jia Ji (美眉私密的一天 - 粉紅高壓電 / 甜心轟炸機)
• 2007 - Mei Mei Si Mi Party (美眉私密Party)

[edit] Soundtrack

• 2007 - Brown Sugar Macchiato OST (黑糖瑪奇朵原聲帶)

[edit] References

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