Alex Chu

Korean name
Hangul	추헌곤
Hanja	秋憲坤
Revised Romanization	Chu Heon-gon
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'u Hŏn-kon

Alex Chu
Alex Chu
	Alex Chu performing at the Cyworld Dream Music Festival, July 23, 2011
Background information
Birth name	추헌곤 Chu Hun-gon
Born	September 2, 1979 (age 45)
Genres	K-pop; electropop;
Occupation	Vocalist
Instruments	Vocals; Piano;
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Fluxus Music; avex trax
Website	Clazziquai Project

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Alex Chu (born 추헌곤code: kor promoted to code: ko Chu Hun-gon September 2, 1979), known simply as Alex (알렉스), is a Korean-Canadian singer and actor. He is the male vocalist of South Korean electropop band Clazziquai.^[1]

Biography

Having immigrated to Canada with his family, Alex rose to fame upon returning to South Korea years later as part of the group Clazziquai. The group's popularity skyrocketed after featuring on the soundtrack of hit drama series My Lovely Samsoon.

In 2008, the group announced a temporary hiatus, and its members debuted as solo artists, including Alex. In 2009, Clazziquai returned with the release of Mucho Punk.

Alex Chu became part of MBC reality show We Got Married (우리 결혼했어요)code: kor promoted to code: ko and was matched with Korean trot singer Jang Yoon Jeong in the Lunar Special episode, and actress/model Shin Ae for the rest of the series. The show also stars Crown J, Andy of Shinhwa, Seo In Young of Jewelry, Solbi of Typhoon, Saori and Jung Hyung Don. Alex and Shin Ae left the show after Episode 8 for Alex to record his first solo album Vintage Romance. They were replaced by Kim Hyun Joong of SS501 and Hwangbo of Chakra. However, due to popular demand, the couple reunited in Episode 13. Alex and Shin Ae made their exit from the show on November 16, 2008.

Alex debuted in his first drama series Pasta as one of the main cast. The drama aired from January 4, 2010 to March 9, 2010 on MBC.

In June 2, 2011, Alex released his second solo album, Just Like Me.

On June 1, 2012, Alex opened a new Italian restaurant, D'asti Plate. He partnered with three of his close friends to open the restaurant, which is located in the Shinsadong area of Seoul.^[2]

In 2013, he also appeared in KBS variety show Our Neighborhood Arts and Physical Education to participate during the Bowling matches from episode 6 to episode 9.

In 2016, Alex started hosting a variety show My Neighbor, Charles.

Discography

Album

[2008-06-11] My Vintage Romance
[2011-06-02] Just Like Me

Singles

[2008-4-27] 화분code: kor promoted to code: ko , We Got Married OST
[2008-6-29] 그대라면code: kor promoted to code: ko
[2008-9-7] 사랑하오code: kor promoted to code: ko
[2008-11-24] New Ways Always
[2010-3-18] Melody Project part I SweetDream (Andante)
[2010-5-28] Melody Project part II Moderato
[2010] Melody Project part III Allegro

Featured OSTs

Kissing Me, duet with Daniel Henney (feat. Uhm Jung-hwa), Seducing Mr. Perfect, 2006
Night Time, Que Sera, Sera, 2007
Dance With My Daddy, 200 Pounds Beauty, 2008
나무code: kor promoted to code: ko (Tree), Cinderella's Sister, 2010
되돌릴 수 있다면code: kor promoted to code: ko (feat. Jane), Late Autumn, 2011
웃으며 안녕code: kor promoted to code: ko , Romance Town, 2011
사랑해줄래code: kor promoted to code: ko , My Lovely Girl, 2014
널 향한 나의 시간code: kor promoted to code: ko , Bubble Gum, 2015
작은 쉼표code: kor promoted to code: ko (Small Comma), Woman with a Suitcase, 2016

Collaborations

Solo, with Dynamic Duo
Harmony, with Free TEMPO
너의 소식code: kor promoted to code: ko (So Sick), with 비즈니즈code: kor promoted to code: ko
Soul Music, with Viva Soul
Ibyol, Mannam... Gu Jungjomeso, with Epik High
I'll Never Cry, with Park Ki Young
I'll Fly To You, with Lee Ki Chan, also featuring HwaYobi, Byul and Danny Jung
아이처럼code: kor promoted to code: ko , with Kim Dong Ryul
눈부신 날에code: kor promoted to code: ko , with J
각인 (刻人)code: kor promoted to code: ko , with Ji Sun of Loveholic
사랑해code: kor promoted to code: ko , with Ji Sun
Butterfly, with Loveholics
Windflower, with Ji Sun
Say I Love You, with J
Love Me After 12AM, with m-flo

Television shows

TV drama

Year	Title	Role	Network
2007	Finding Love	Park Ji-won	MBC Every 1
2010	Smile, Dong-hae	Lee Tae-hoon	KBS1
2010	Pasta	Kim San	MBC
2011	A Thousand Days' Promise	Son Suk-ho	SBS
2012	Salamander Guru and The Shadows	Ji-hoon	SBS
2013	Medical Top Team	Bae Sang-kyu	MBC
2014	I Need Romance 3	Lee Jung-ho	tvN
	Hotel King	Yoo Joon-seong	MBC
	My Lovely Girl	Bae Sung-jin	SBS

Variety show

Year	Title	Role	Network
2009	We Got Married Season 1	Himself	MBC
2010	Happy Together Season 3	Himself (ep 167)	KBS
2013	Our Neighborhood Arts and Physical Education	Himself	KBS2
2014	Running Man	Himself	SBS
2015	A Style For You	Himself	KBS

Controversies

Alex Chu was booked without detention by Gangnam Police in Seoul for driving while intoxicated in Seoul on July 18, 2012. Alex Chu had blood alcohol content of 0.134%.^[3]

References

^ Garcia, Cathy Rose A. (July 3, 2007). "Clazziquai Redefines Korean Electronica Music", The Korea Times. Retrieved July 29, 2010.
^ ""Pasta's" Alex Opens Italian Restaurant in Shinsadong". soompi.com. June 12, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
^ 알렉스, 음주운전 혐의로 불구속 입건. Seoul Broadcasting System (in Korean). Retrieved 2012-07-23.

External links

Official website

[1] Garcia, Cathy Rose A. (July 3, 2007). "Clazziquai Redefines Korean Electronica Music", The Korea Times. Retrieved July 29, 2010.

[2] ""Pasta's" Alex Opens Italian Restaurant in Shinsadong". soompi.com. June 12, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2012.

[3] 알렉스, 음주운전 혐의로 불구속 입건. Seoul Broadcasting System (in Korean). Retrieved 2012-07-23.

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