Alien Huang

Alien Huang
Alien Huang "G·host" Concert Tour, 2012
Background information
Chinese name	黃鴻升 (traditional)
Chinese name	黄鸿升 (simplified)
Pinyin	Huáng Hóng Shēng (Mandarin)
Jyutping	Wong4 Hung4 Sing1 (Cantonese)
Ethnicity	Han Chinese
Origin	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Born	(1983-11-28) 28 November 1983 Taipei, Taiwan
Other name(s)	Xiao Gui (小鬼)
Occupation	Singer, actor, TV Presenter, lyricist, writer, Illustrator, fashion designer
Genre(s)	Mandopop, Rock
Instrument(s)	Guitar, Chinese drum
Label(s)	Rock Records
Years active	2002 → present
Associated acts	HC3 (disbanded) – 2002 Cosmo (disbanded) – 2003 Playboyz (disbanded) – 2010
Ancestry	Shanghai, China
Website	FACEBOOK (Personal) WEIBO (Personal) INSTAGRAM (Personal) FACEBOOK (Official) YOUTUBE (Official)
Awards 2010 Singapore E-Awards: Most Popular Regional Newcomer 2010 Hong Kong Madarin Hits Awards: King of New Artistes 2010 Singapore Hit Awards: Most Acclaimed Male Artiste Greatest Improvement Artiste 2011 Malaysia MY Astro Awards: Best New International Artist 2011 Singapore E-Awards: Most Popular Male Singer Hottest Web Celeb 2012 Singapore E-Awards: Most Popular Male Singer Most Popular Taiwanese Actor 2012 Hong Kong Madarin Hits Awards: Best Male Singer 2013 Taiwan PixNet Entertainment Awards: King of Entertainment – Silver Award 2013 Singapore Entertainment Awards: Most Popular Taiwanese TV Actor Most Popular Cover Celebrity

Alien Huang (traditional Chinese: 黃鴻升; simplified Chinese: 黄鸿升; pinyin: Huáng Hóng Shēng), also known as Xiao Gui (小鬼), is a Taiwanese singer, actor, TV presenter, lyricist, writer, illustrator and fashion designer, born on 28 November 1983.

He was formerly part of Japanese TV Asahi's disbanded boy band HC3 in 2002 and Taiwanese Rock Records' disbanded boy band Cosmo (丸子) in 2003.

Later, as a solo artist, he has now released many albums and has acted important roles in numerous movies and television dramas. He is perhaps best known as presenter of a popular Taiwanese variety entertainment show, 100% Entertainment《娛樂百分百》. He is the founder and designer of AES (Alien Evolution Studio), a popular clothing brand which he first established in 2008. He has also published three illustration books in which he expresses ideas and emotions through his writing and drawings in a creative and unique way.

Biography

Early life

Alien Huang was born in Taipei. His paternal grandfather was originally from Shanghai. He grew up living with his father, younger sister and paternal grandmother. Although he lived separately from his mother due to his parents' early divorce, they still maintained a close relationship. Ever since primary school, his talent in arts and crafts had been evident as his grades were always within the top three for poster-designing projects. When he was in middle school, his father intended to train him to become a professional golf player.^[1] However, due to his interest in performing, he decided to apply to HuaGang High School of Performing Arts, where he was accepted after achieving first place out of thousands of applicants. There, he met classmate Rainie Yang, and they dated for three years.^[2][3] Their relationship ended when Rainie made her debut in the entertainment industry and dropped out of high school. While in high school, he was the most popular guy in school and admired by female fellow students throughout the school. He also put his hosting talents to use by serving as the MC of all major events held at school. In his spare time, he even worked in a fast-food restaurant.^[4] He obtained a lifeguard licence at the age of 18,^[5] and a swimming coach qualification when he was 20 years of age.

Career

While still in high school, Alien Huang was chosen to take part in a pre-casting training course for the film "Blue Gate Crossing"《藍色大門》. Although in the end he did not participate in the film, it was during this time that he was discovered by his first manager, and he officially entered the entertainment industry at the age of 18.

In 2002, he began hosting a nature-discovery show for children named Follow Me, Go! 《下課花路米》. He then joined the Japanese-Taiwanese boy band HC3. They released their debut single "We Are Friends"《我們是朋友》, but disbanded not long afterwards.

In 2003, he became part of the boy band Cosmo, but due to a problem with the contract of one of the members, Richard（綠茶）, they disbanded after releasing their debut album《關東煮》.

In 2004, he played as one of the main roles in the film "Holiday Dreaming"《夢遊夏威夷》.

In 2005, he started hosting various entertainment shows, and in 2006 he officially became a fixed host of the show "100% Entertainment"《娛樂百分百》.

In 2007, he released a duet "The Melody of Love"《愛的主旋律》with co-artist Genie Zhuo. He also released his first book《搞什麼鬼?!》the same year.

In 2008, he starred in the drama series "Mysterious Incredible Terminator"《霹靂MIT》 as one of the main roles, 747黃輝宏. He also released his first single "Fooling Around"《鬼混》 along with his second book《鬼怒穿》that year.

In July 2009, he released his first mini album "Disdain"《不屑》 and in December of the same year he released his first full album titled "Love Hero"《愛&英雄》.

In 2010, he released another single "Heart Amulet"《御守之心》 along with his third book《赤鬼流》.

In 2011, he took on leading roles in the drama series "Love You"《醉後決定愛上你》 and "Lin Bei"《珍愛林北》, as well as the Singaporean film "Already Famous"《一泡而紅》. In August, he released the single "Transformers Cuz of You"《金剛變形》. In December, he released his second full album "Break Heart, Black Heart"《黑心傷品》.

In 2012, he starred in Taiwanese film "Din Tao: Leader of the Parade"《陣頭》, which earned a box office of NTD 315 million, as well as the highly rated Singaporean drama series "Joys of Life". He also starred as the lead role in the Taiwanese television drama"Sweet Sweet Bodyguard"《剩女保鏢》, which gained high local popularity. His debut Asia concert tour G·host Tour 2012 also took towards the end of the year, starting in Taiwan on his birthday (28 November) and continuing to Hong Kong and Singapore.

In 2013, he released his third full album "Make Sense"《超有感》, which topped all major charts in Chinese-speaking countries throughout Asia. He also proceeded to hold concerts in Taipei and Shanghai in the latter part of the year. The album received great results, and e won “Most Popular Male Artiste” at the 2013 Singapore Hit Awards, as well as “MeRadio Top Downloaded Hit Award (Male Artist), for which the winning female artist for the same award was Singapore singer songwriter Serene Koong 龚芝怡..^[6] He also two awards at the 2014 HITO Radio Music Awards namely "hito网路首播人气” and “hito舞台演绎”.

In 2016, as his focus in the entertainment industry shifted to musical and acting careers, Alien has taken indefinite leave as a host of 100% Entertainment, the only show he has been hosting by 2011, and had his ring binder containing the show's rundown and set scripts sealed into a box, but is left unlocked because he is not quitting the show, or retiring as a TV host for good, much like Jody Chiang locking her microphone. Alien still returns to the show as a guest promoting his other works as an actor or singer.

English Names

Huang chose his English name "Alien" because he hopes to be an indefinable and unique character, just like aliens are, full of creativity and not confined to normality.^[7]
He has previously also had various other English names, including "Janson^[8]" when he was in high school and "Harry^[9]" when he was in primary school.

Discography

Albums / Singles (Solo)

Albums / Singles (Band)

Collaborations

Soundtrack Contributions

Filmography

Television Dramas

Year	Title of Drama	Name of Role	Nature of Role	Co-Artists	Location
2002	Freedom of Half Grown-Ups 《半成年主張之搞個自由式》	Xiao Gui 小鬼	Male lead	Junior Han, Richard Rim, Ehlo Huang	Taiwan
2005	KO One 《終極一班》	Cai Yi-Ling 蔡一零	Cameo	Jiro Wang, Calvin Chen, Aaron Yan	Taiwan
	Detective Story A.S.T. 《偵探物語》	Ah-Jun 阿君	Cameo	Robert Fan, Matilda Tao	Taiwan
2006	Tokyo Juliet 《東方茱麗葉》	Lu Yi-Mi 陸一彌	Supporting role	Wu Chun, Ariel Lin	Taiwan
	A Child from Heaven 《天堂來的孩子》	Zhong Da-Gui 鍾大規	Supporting role	Lee Wei, Tammy Chen, Godfrey Gao, Sonia Sui	Taiwan
	Hey! Is the Water Boiled? 《喂！水開了沒?》	Ah-Zhong 阿忠	Male lead	Linda Liao, Shuqin Ke, Qiang Din	Taiwan
2007	Corner With Love 《轉角*遇到愛》	Ah-Yi 阿義	Supporting role	Show Luo, Barbie Hsu	Taiwan
	Summer x Summer 《熱情仲夏》	Chen Lang-Zhu 陳朗竹	Supporting role	Joe Cheng, Wu Xiong, Ethan Ruan	Taiwan
2008	Mysterious Incredible Terminator 《霹靂MIT》	Huang Hui-Hong 黃輝宏 (747)	Second male lead	Gui Gui, Aaron Yan, Christine Fan	Taiwan
2009	Letter 1949 《我在1949，等你》	Li Wen-Xiong 李文雄	Second male lead	Junzhu Dai, Youwei Lin, Hawick Lau	Taiwan China
2010	Rogue Principal 《流氓校長》	Wang Tuo-Hai 王拓海	Male Lead	Joanne Zeng, Ng Man-tat	Taiwan
2011	Love You 《醉後決定愛上你》	Geng Shuo-Huai 耿爍懷	Second male lead	Rainie Yang, Joseph Chang, Ann Hsu, Kingone Wang	Taiwan
	Lin Bei 《珍愛林北》	Kong Yun-Qing 孔雲青	Male lead	Michelle Chen, Sphinx Ting, Dee Go Liang, Lorene Ren, JR, MC40	Taiwan
2012	Joys of Life 《花样人间》	Zhao Ming-Xing 赵明星	Male Lead	Rui En, Chew Chor Meng, Chloe Wang	Singapore
	Sweet Sweet Bodyguard 《剩女保鏢》	He Zhong-Qi 何仲祈	Male lead	Summer Meng, Li Li-Ren, Yuan Ai-Fei	Taiwan
2014	Lovestore at the Corner 《巷弄裡的那家書店》	Li Ze Xuan 李澤暄	Second male lead	Lee Wei, Nikki Hsieh, Chloe Wang	Taiwan

Movies

Year	Title of Movie	Name of Role	Nature of Role	Co-Artists	Location
2002	Wild 《狂放》	Lin Yi-Jie 林益捷	Male lead	Junior Han, Josephine Anan Xu	Taiwan
2002	Holiday Dreaming 《夢遊夏威夷》	Xiao Gui 小鬼	Second male lead	Tony Yang, Janine Chang	Taiwan
2006	A Flight to Yesterday 《飛往昨天的CI006》	Li Zheng-Fei 李正非	Male lead	Yuchen Zhang	Taiwan
2007	Burn! Motorbike 《燃燒吧！機車》	Hu Di-Ni 胡迪尼	Male lead	Megan Lai	Taiwan
2009	Black Tide 《黑潮》	Xiao Gui 小鬼	Male lead	Shaoxiang Li, Jiaqing Chu	Taiwan
2011	Already Famous 《一泡而紅》	Christopher 阿盛	Male lead	Michelle Chong	Singapore
2012	Din Tao: Leader of the Parade 《陣頭》	Ah-Xian 阿賢	Male lead	Alan Kuo, Crystal Lin	Taiwan
2015	Gatao 《角頭》	Ah-Xiong 阿雄	Male lead	Peng Sun, Sunny Wang	Taiwan
2016	Go! Crazy Gangster 《風雲高手》		Male lead		Taiwan
2016	The Big Power		Male lead		Taiwan

Music Videos

• Acting in music videos of songs by other artists:

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TV Hosting

Year	English Title of Show	Chinese Title of Show	Location	Current Status
2002	Follow Me, Go!	《下課花路米》	Taiwan	No longer hosting
2004	Entertainment Oh My God	《娛樂歐MyGod》	Taiwan	No longer airing
2005	Survival Bus	《生存巴士》	Taiwan	No longer airing
2006	Cool Army	《蓋酷兵團》	Taiwan	No longer airing
2005 (as locum), 2006 (from official hosting)→ 2016	100% Entertainment	《娛樂百分百》	Taiwan	Indefinite leave/hiatus from hosting
2008	Xiao Gui at Home Alone	《小鬼當家》	Taiwan	No longer airing
2009	The Winner Is	《得獎的事》	Taiwan	No longer airing
2011	China Love • Music Show	《中国爱•大歌会》	China	No longer hosting

Books

Awards

• 2010 Singapore Entertainment Awards（新加坡E樂大賞2010）:
  Most Popular Regional Newcomer（E樂人氣海外新人獎）
• 2010 Channel V:
  Top 10 Chinese Golden Melodies（第一季華語十大金曲）：《搞砸了》^[12]
• 2010 Hong Kong Metro Radio Mandarin Hit Music Awards（香港新城國語力頒獎禮2010）：
  King of New Artistes（新人王）^[13]
• 2010 Singapore Hit Awards（新加坡金曲獎2010）:
  Most Acclaimed Male Artiste（新晉男歌手人氣獎）
  F&N Fruit Tree Fresh Greatest Improvement Artiste（大躍進歌手獎）
• 2011 Malaysia MY Astro Music Awards（馬來西亞 MY Astro 至尊流行榜頒獎典禮2011）:
  Best New International Artist（至尊海外新人獎）
  Golden Melody Song（至尊金曲獎）《地球上最浪漫的一首歌》
• 2011 Singapore Entertainment Awards（新加坡e樂大賞2011）:
  Most Popular Male Singer（e樂人氣男歌手獎）
  Hottest Web Celeb（omy 網絡紅人獎）
• 2011 China Music Radio Top Chart Awards（MusicRadio中國Top排行榜頒獎禮2011）：
  Most Recommended Album of the Year: Love Hero（港臺年度推薦唱片）：《愛&英雄》
• 2012 Singapore Entertainment Awards（新加坡e樂大賞2012）:
  Most Popular Taiwanese TV Actor（e樂人氣台灣電視演員獎）
  Most Popular Male Singer（e樂人氣男歌手獎）
  Most Popular Music Video（e樂人氣MV獎）：《六十億分之一》
• 2012 Hong Kong Metro Radio Mandarin Hit Music Awards （香港新城國語力頒獎禮2012）：
  Best Male Singer（國語力男歌手）
  Best Madarin Song（國語力歌曲）：《澀谷》
• 2012 Singapore Blog Awards（新加坡部落格大獎2012）：
  Most Popular Overseas Celebrity Blog/Microblog（最受歡迎海外名人部落格/微博）^[14]
• 2013 Taiwan PixNet Entertainment Awards（台灣痞客邦娛樂丸咖獎2013）：
  King of Entertainment – Silver Award（男藝人 最佳國丸 – 銀獎）
  Best Album of the Year – Silver Award（年度專輯 強力放送丸 – 銀獎）
• 2013 Singapore Entertainment Awards（新加坡e樂大賞2013）:
  Most Popular Taiwanese TV Actor（e樂人氣台灣電視演員獎）
  Most Popular Cover Celebrity（e樂人氣封面人物）
• 2013 Singapore Hit Awards（新加坡金曲獎2013）:^[15]
  Most Popular Male Artiste Award（最受欢迎男歌手獎）
  MeRadio Top Downloaded Hit Award (Male Artiste)（MeRadio下载率最高金曲（男歌手）:《超有感》）
  F&N Fruit Tree Fresh Stylish Artiste Award（F&N Fruit Tree Fresh 时尚歌手奖）

References

External links

• Personal FACEBOOK Fanpage (Administered by Alien Huang himself)
• Personal WEIBO Microblog (Administered by Alien Huang himself)
• Personal INSTAGRAM Page (Administered by Alien Huang himself)
• Official FACEBOOK Fanpage (Administered by Alien Huang's assistant)
• Official YOUTUBE Channel (Administered by RockRecords)