Show Luo
| Show Luo | |
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| Chinese name | 羅志祥 (Traditional) |
| Chinese name | 罗志祥 (Simplified) |
| Pinyin | Luó Zhī xiáng (Mandarin) |
| Ancestry | Taiwanese / Amis |
| Origin | Republic of China (Taiwan) |
| Born | July 30, 1979 Keelung, Taiwan |
| Genre(s) | Mandopop |
| Label(s) | Avex Taiwan (2003–2007) EMI Music Taiwan (2007–2008) Gold Typhoon (2008–present) |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Parents | Mother, Father (Deceased) |
| Influences | Aaron Kwok, Andy Lau, Michael Jackson, Takuya Kimura |
Show Luo (Show Lo); commonly known by his nickname Xiao Zhu was born on 30 July 1979. He is a Taiwanese entertainer: Mandopop singer, dancer, host, and actor. He is dubbed "Asia's Dance King" by the media for his dance skills.
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[edit] Biography
Show is of Taiwanese aborigine (Amis) from his mother's family and of Taiwanese Chinese ancestry from his father. He is commonly known by his nickname Xiao Zhu, meaning Little Pig, because he had been overweight during his childhood. Show started playing drums at the age of 3 and performed alongside his parents as a child. His mother was a singer and his father was a host. Show is fluent in Mandarin, Taiwanese, conversational Japanese, and conversational English. In 2007, he opened up his own clothing company STAGE. It now has many outlets in Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, USA, and Australia.
[edit] Music career
[edit] Debut (1996–2003)
In December 1995, Show contested in the You Are Four Heavenly Kings competition; he imitated Aaron Kwok and won First Place. Along with 3 other contestants, they debuted as a quartet boy band in Taiwan, all together they released 5 albums from 1996 to 1998. The boy band quickly disbanded in 1998 as two members left for compulsory military service. That same year, he formed a duo group ROMEO with Ou Han Sheng (Ou Di). They released 2 albums, but the group soon disbanded in 2000 as Ou Di left for military service. From 2000-2003 Show concentrated on hosting multiple variety shows, three of which had the highest ratings in Taiwan.
[edit] Avex Taiwan (2003–2007)
In 2003 he was signed by Avex Taiwan and launched his solo career with the release of Show Time. It sold over 80,000 copies.
His second album Expert Show was released on 22 October 2004. The album features collaborations with Xiao S and Taiwanese boy band Energy and a MV featuring Rainie Yang. It also contains the ending theme song of Taiwanese drama Outsider II (鬥魚2), which starred Show.
On 14 October 2005, Show released his 3rd album Hypnosis Show. He collaborated with Jolin Tsai for the first lead dance track "Zhen Ming Tian Zi" [Destined Guy]. The other lead track "Zi Wo Cui Mian" [Self-Hypnosis] is composed by Jay Chou, especially for Show with the MV featuring Da S.[1]
After 11 years, on 18 November 2005, Show held his first solo concert at Taipei Stadium. It was held in conjunction with McDonald's World Children's Day, titled Love's Strength Charity Concert. [2] Coincidently he became the first artist to perform in a concert at the then newly opened Taipei Arena.[3]
Show released his 4th album SPESHOW on 17 November 2006. The first lead track, "Jing Wu Men" [The Dance Gate], is a cover of "James Dean (I Wanna Know)" by Daniel Bedingfield. For the first time, he sang a full length English song "Twinkle" with Japanese singer Kumi Koda, and collaborated with Simon Webbe of British boy band Blue and Ariel Lin for the MV of "Hao Peng You" [Good Friend].
[edit] EMI Music Taiwan (2007–2008)
He released his 5th album Show Your Dance on 16 November 2007. His company sent him to New York to refine his dance skills. He sang a duet "Bai Gei Ni" [Lost To You] with Elva Hsiao.
On 11 July 2008 he released his first Concert DVD which documented his Show On Stage World Tour. It debuted at number one on Taiwan's G-Music Top 20 Audio/Video chart, peaked at number one for four weeks and charted for 29 weeks.[4]
[edit] Gold Typhoon (2008–present)
In June 2008 EMI Music Taiwan reformed as Gold Typhoon (Taiwan) and Show kept his contract with them.
Show's 6th album Trendy Man was released on 26 December 2008.
Show renewed his contract with Gold Typhoon (Taiwan) for 3 more years. Remembering his debut album when no record companies wanted to sign him, Show demonstrated his gratitude towards Gold Typhoon.
His 7th album Rashomon held the number 1 spot on G-music for 10 weeks straight, tying Jolin Tsai's run. It sold 150,000 copies.
In 2010 Show started his new tour: Dance Without Limits 3D World Live World Tour Concert.
He released his 8th studio album Only for You on 18 February 2011.
[edit] Pony Canyon (2011–present)
In 2011, Show signed with Pony Canyon Japan. His first Japanese EP Dante is set for release on 15 Feb 2012.
[edit] Discography
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[edit] Concerts
[edit] World Tours
| Date | Location | Venue | Special Guests |
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| 9 June 2007 | Shanghai, China | Shanghai Grand Stage | Twins - duet: "戀愛達人" |
| 30 June 2007 | Nanjing, China | Nanjing Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium | Jolin Tsai |
| 4 August 2007 | Beijing, China | Beijing Chaoyang Park | |
| 1 December 2007 | Singapore | Singapore Indoor Stadium | |
| 18 December 2007 | Wuxi, Jiangsu, China | Wuxi New Sports Stadium | |
| 17 November 2007 | Taipei, Taiwan | Taipei Arena* |
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| 23 February 2008 | Hong Kong | West Kowloon Pop TV Arena | Lollipop |
| 24 February 2008 | Rainie Yang | ||
| 27 December 2008 | Guangzhou, China | Tianhe Stadium | Energy - duet: "一起走吧" |
| 2 May 2009 | Macau | CotaiArena, The Venetian Macao | Rainie Yang - duet: "戀愛達人" |
| 26 November 2009 | Connecticut, USA | Mohegan Sun Arena | Rainie Yang - duet: "戀愛達人" |
| 24 April 2010 | Tokyo, Japan | Shibuya-AX |
* These 2 shows were released on DVD titled: Show On Cruel Stage Concert Live (殘酷舞台真實錄Live)
| Date | Location | Venue | Special Guests |
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| 30 April 2010 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong Coliseum | Stefanie Sun - duet："第一天" |
| 1 May 2010 | Rainie Yang - duet："In Your Eyes" | ||
| 2 May 2010 | Lollipop - duet："撐腰" | ||
| 15 May 2010 | Taipei, Taiwan | Taipei Arena | Sammi Cheng - duet："眉飛色舞" |
| 16 May 2010 (matinee) | Elva Hsiao - duet: "WOW!" | ||
| 16 May 2010 | A-Mei - duet："夏天的浪花" | ||
| 22 May 2010 | Singapore | Singapore Indoor Stadium | Wong JingLun - duet："蝴蝶秀" |
| 26 June 2010 | Wuhan, Hubei China | Hankou Cultural Sports Centre | Blue Bird & Flying Fish (青鳥飛魚) |
| 7 August 2010 | Shanghai, China | Hongkou Gymnasium | Mayday - duet："離開地球表面" |
| 28 August 2010 | Chengdu, China | Chengdu Sports Centre | Jane Zhang |
| 30 October 2010 | Macau | CotaiArena, The Venetian Macao | |
| 5 November 2010 | Zhejiang, Hangzhou, China | Zhejiang Huanglong Sports Center | Cyndi Wang (王心凌) - duet："戀愛達人" |
| 13 November 2010 | Beijing, China | Wukesong Indoor Stadium | |
| 5 March 2011 | Guangzhou, China | Tianhe Stadium[5] | Lollipop F - duet and dance: "撑腰" |
| 2011 Show Luo 'Dance Without Limits' Encore World Live Tour 2011 羅志祥 舞法舞天之一萬零一夜 |
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| 19 March 2011 | Taichung, Taiwan | National Taiwan College of Physical Education | Dee Hsu - dance show |
| 1 April 2011 | Sydney, Australia | Acer Arena[6] | |
| 8 April 2011 | Melbourne, Australia | Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre[7] | |
| 16 April 2011 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Putra Indoor Stadium, Bukit Jalil[8] | |
| 7 May 2011 | Macau | CotaiArena, The Venetian Macao[9] | |
| 14 May 2011 | Singapore, Singapore | Singapore Indoor Stadium | |
| 21 May 2011 | Shanghai, China | Shanghai Arena | Zhou Bichang |
| 10 July 2011 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong Coliseum | Joey Yung - duet："戀愛達人" |
| 11 July 2011 | Rainie Yang - duet："任意門" (Anywhere Door)[10] | ||
| 12 July 2011 | Sandra Ng - duet："相逢可必曾相識" | ||
| 13 August 2011 | Kaohsiung, Taiwan | Kaohsiung Arena | 4 Heavenly Kings - singing Cha Cha Dance Floor |
| 5 September 2011 | New Jersey | Borgata Hotel and Casino | |
| 10 September 2011 | Indio, California | Fantasy Springs Resort Casino | |
| 11 September 2011 | San Jose, California | San Jose State University Event Center | |
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Drama Series
| Year | Chinese title | English title | Role | Co-stars | Remarks |
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| 2004 | 鬥魚2 | The Outsiders II | Yuan Cheng Lie | Nominated for Best Leading Actor in a Television Series at the 40th Golden Bell Awards | |
| 2007 | 轉角＊遇到愛 | Corner With Love | Qin Lang | Barbie Hsu Alien Huang |
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| 2008 | 籃球火 | Hot Shot | Yuan Da Ying | Jerry Yan Wu Chun George Hu |
Nominated for Best Leading Actor in a Television Series at the 44th Golden Bell Awards |
| 2009 | 海派甜心 | Hi My Sweetheart | Xue Hai aka Lin Da Lang | Rainie Yang | Nominated for Best Leading Actor in a Television Series at the 45th Golden Bell Awards |
[edit] Movies
- Two and Half Detectives- There are Ghosts in the School's Backyard - 1999
- Expect A Miracle - 2001
- Journey To The West 2012
Voice Dubs
- Chicken Little / as Chicken Little (Mandarin, Voice only) 2005
- The Bee Movie / as Barry Bee Benson (Mandarin, Voice Only) 2007
[edit] Books
- 30 September 2002 - Show Luo «Zhu Shi Hui She» / 《羅志祥豬式會社》 - ISBN 9578033923
- 9 October 2007 - Show Luo «Show on Stage» / 《羅志祥Show On Stage進化三步曲》 - ISBN 9789861361475
- 24 December 2010 - LoGic / 《羅輯課：24個媽媽教我的街頭智慧 (熱賣普及版)》 - ISBN 9789578037908
[edit] Awards and nominations
[edit] TV shows
| TV Channel | Programme(s) |
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| Free-to-air TV channels | |
| Taiwan Television (TTV) (台視) | Variety is Funniest on This Saturday《綜藝這個禮拜六最好笑》 Win in The First Battle 《旗開得勝》 Win in The First Battle of Youth Army 《旗開得勝少年兵團》 Variety Club《綜藝夜總會》 Joyous Fleet《歡樂艦隊》 TV Delivery 《電視宅及便》 Taiwan Tiger is afraid of Tiger 《台灣虎怕虎》 An Alien Empire《藝形帝國》 Exist Bus of Joyous All The Way 《歡樂一路發之生存巴士》 |
| China Television (CTV) (中視) | Variety 995《綜藝95995》 TV Citizens《電視大國民》 Red Versus White《紅白勝利》 |
| Chinese Television System (CTS) (華視) | TV Three Cheap Guests《TV三賤客》 Great Victory on Saturday 《週六大勝利》 Variety Big Sister《綜藝小妹大》 Happy Sunday《快樂星期天》 |
| Formosa TV (FTV) (民視) | Taiwan Variety King《台灣綜藝王》 |
| Premium /subscription TV channels | |
| Gala Television (GTV) Variety Show/CH 28 (八大綜合台) | 100% Entertainment (娛樂百分百) 2005–present |
| Azio TV (東風衛視) | 《冷知識轟趴》 《超人氣大挑戰》 《亞洲進行式》 |
| Eastern Television (ETTV) (東森) | 《1800娛樂開講》 Entertainment News 《娛樂新聞》 |
| Much TV (年代MUCH台) | MUCH Chart 《MUCH排行榜點唱機》 2001 |
| Sanlih E-Television (SET) (三立電視) | Showbiz 《完全娛樂》 |
| Dai Da (大地) | Super Fun Park 《超猛樂園》 |
[edit] Endorsements
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[edit] References
- ^ (Chinese) "雙J跨刀 雙金加持 羅志祥出片聲勢勢如破竹" Avex Taiwan. 7 October 2005. Retrieved 2010-12-01
- ^ (Chinese) "羅志祥11年夢想成真 台北小巨蛋展才藝" Avex Taiwan. 19 November 2005. Retrieved 2010-09-28
- ^ (Chinese) "小巨蛋舉辦演唱會的第一位歌手" Avex Taiwan. 4 November 2005. Retrieved 2010-09-28
- ^ (Chinese) "G-Music Audio/Video Chart" This links to the current week only - search for 2008 Week 28 at bottom of page. G-Music Taiwan. Retrieved 2010-12-01
- ^ (Chinese) "罗志祥2011舞法舞天广州演唱会" 5 March 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-12
- ^ "SHOW LO 3D World Live Tour Sydney 2011" Acer Arena. Retrieved 2011-02-28
- ^ (Chinese) "舞法舞天 罗志祥世界巡回演唱会 墨尔本站" Retrieved 2011-03-04
- ^ "Show Luo (Dance Without Limits 3D) Concert 16 April 2011" Retrieved 2011-02-28
- ^ "羅志祥舞法舞天之一萬零一夜演唱會 澳門站" Retrieved 2011-03-30
- ^ (Chinese) "Rainie Yang special guest at Show Luo concert Hong Kong" Now News. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-18
- ^ (Chinese) "Show Luo's profile"Univerises Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-10-25
[edit] External links
- (Chinese) Univerises Entertainment Marketing Ltd Show's official profile
- (Chinese) 'I Love Super' Mars Entertainment Blogs Show's official blog
- (Chinese) Show Luo@Gold Typhoon Taiwan
- (Chinese) Stage Hyaline of World
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