Vic Chou

The native form of this personal name is Zhōu Yùmín. This article uses the Western name order.
Vic Chou

Vic Chou at autograph event
Background information
Chinese name 周渝民
Pinyin Zhōu Yùmín (Mandarin)
Birth name 周育民
Ethnicity Chinese and Atayal
Origin Taiwan
Born (1981-06-09) 9 June 1981
Yilan, Taiwan
Other name(s) 仔仔 (pinyin: Zǎizai)
Occupation actor, singer, model
Genre(s) Mandopop, Rock music
Voice type(s) Lyric Baritone
Label(s) Sony Music Taiwan
Years active 2001–present
Associated acts F4
Spouse(s) Reen Yu (m. 2015)

Vic Chou (Chinese: 周渝民; pinyin: Zhōu Yúmín) is a Taiwanese actor, singer and commercial model. He is a member of the Taiwanese boy band F4, and has starred in Taiwanese dramas. It had a variation only in the middle character (from 育 to 渝) from his birth name, 周育民 (pinyin: Zhōu Yùmín). [1]

Biography

Vic Chou was born on June 9, 1981, making him the youngest of the F4 members. He is considered the baby of F4, being treated the best by other F4 members. His mother has Taiwanese aborigines Atayal bloodline while his father is Taiwanese with ancestry from Linyi, Shandong Province. His grandmother gave him the nickname Zàizài "仔仔", meaning "little boy", which has become a nickname for him among fans.

Education

Personal Life

He married Taiwanese actress Reen Yu in 2015.

Solo career

F4

Vic rose to fame for his role as Hua Ze Lei in the highly popular Taiwan television series Meteor Garden. At the conclusion of the series, Vic along with the other cast members of Meteor Garden; Jerry Yan, Vanness Wu and Ken Chu continued to perform together and released three studio albums as the quartet boy band F4.

Music career

Vic was the first F4 member to release his own album Make a Wish in January 2002. This was followed by Remember, I Love You which was released in January 2004.

His third album, I'm Not F4 was released in October 2007 and topped Taiwan's major charts for 3 weeks.

Acting career

Aside from Meteor Garden, Zhou has appeared in Taiwanese series such as Poor Prince and Love Storm, considered to be very "typical" idol dramas. However, with the 2004 television series Mars, Zhou took on a more complex role as a set of twins who suffer from mental illnesses. Zhou considers a turning point in his career. In many interviews, Zhou has pinpointed this as the moment where his interest in acting was truly piqued. Since then, he has taken on increasingly multi-facted roles, such as an ambitious but lonely businessman in Silence, a cranky perfectionist in Sweet Relationship and an awkward but passionate novelist in Wish to See You Again.

In 2008, Vic embarked on his first film, Linger alongside Li Bingbing.

In 2009, he took a departure from Taiwanese idol dramas and starred in the police drama Black & White. Zhou takes on the challenging role of an emotionally complex policeman with a past that is thrown into a dangerous web of corruption. Due to the popularity of the drama, talks of bringing Black and White to the big screen are currently taking place. Vic was nominated for Best Actor at the 44th Golden Bell Awards for his performance in Black & White.[2] He also won the "Most Popular Actor" for the Taiwan/Hong Kong region at the QQ Entertainment Awards.

In 2010, Vic won "Most Popular Taiwanese Actor" at the Seoul International Drama Awards. The same year, he starred in Love You 10,000 Years. The film was the 5th best-selling Chinese film in Taiwan for 2010, and won "Most Popular with the Audience" at the 6th Osaka Asian Film Festival.

In 2013, Vic won the Golden Bell Awards for Best Actor for his performance in Coming Home.[3]

Other recognition

In 2006, Vic was invited by TBS to participate in the starting match of 2006 Konami Cup.

Filmography

Television series

Year Title Chinese Title Role
2001 Meteor Garden 流星花園 Huā Zé Lèi (花澤類)
Poor Prince 貧窮貴公子 Shān Tián Tài Láng (山田太郎)
Meteor Rain 流星雨 Huā Zé Lèi (花澤類)
2002 Come To My Place 來我家吧 Zhang Zhongyuan (張中原)
Meteor Garden II 流星花園 2 Huā Zé Lèi (花澤類)
2003 Love Storm 狂愛龍捲風 Lù Yǐngfēng (陸穎風)
2004 Mars 戰神 Chén Líng (陳零), Chén Shèng (陳聖)
2006 Silence 深情密碼 Qi Weiyi (戚偉易)
2007 Sweet Relationship 美味關係 Fang Zhitian (方織田)
2008 Wish to See You Again 這裡發現愛 Xu Le (許樂)
2009 Black and White 痞子英雄 Chen Zai Tian (陳在天)
Memoirs Of Madam Jin 金大班最後一夜 Sheng Yueru (盛月如)
2012 Coming Home 回家 Su Taiying (苏台英)
TBA Beauties in the Closet 櫃中美人 Li Han (李涵)

[4] [5]

Movies

Year Title Chinese Title Role
2008 Linger 蝴蝶飛 Lin Xudong (林旭東)
Tea Fight 鬪茶 Brother Yang (楊哥)
2010 Love You 10,000 Years 愛你一萬年 Wu Qifeng (吴奇峰)
2011 Sleepless Fashion 与时尚同居 Zhou Xiaohui (周小輝)
2012 New Perfect Two 新天生一对 Ah B (阿B)
2013 Saving General Yang 忠烈楊家將 Yang San Lang (杨三郎)
Day of Redemption 早見晚愛 Gu Bin (顾彬)
A Moment of Love 回到愛開始的地方 Xu Nianzu (許念祖)
2014 Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2 單身男女2 Cheng Zijian (程子建)
2015 Detective Gui 宅女偵探桂香 Ah Zhe (阿哲)
Go Lala Go 2 杜拉拉追婚记 Wang Wei (王偉)
2016 S Storm II S風暴 Song Renxin (宋仁信)
Perfect Couple 天生不對 Qin Rui (秦瑞)

Discography

Solo albums

Album # Album Info Track listing
1st Make a Wish
2nd Remember, I Love You (記得我愛你)
3rd I'm Not F4 (我不是F4)
4th Vic Chou - The Best Collection (仔仔精選2001 - 2009)
(New + Collection Album)

Soundtrack contribution/other song

Year English Title Chinese Title Track listing
2003 Love Storm Original Soundtrack 抂愛龍捲風 戀曲 OST I breathe you (我呼吸你)
2004 Mars Original Soundtrack 戰神MARS Let Me Love You - 讓我愛你 duet with Barbie Xu (pinyin: Rang Wǒ Ài Nǐ) (Track 2)
2004 百事音樂風雲榜 Just For You
2006 Silence Original Soundtrack 深情密碼

Familiar Gentleness - 熟悉的温柔 (pinyin: Shou Xi De Wen Rou) (Track 1)

F4 albums

Album # Album Info Track listing
1st Meteor Rain (流星雨)
  • 為你執著 - (wei ni zhi zhuo / Persistence For You)
  • 最特別的存在 - (zui te bie de cun zai / The Most Special Existence)
2nd Fantasy 4ever (煙火的季節)
  • 一個人的冬季 (yi ge ren de dong ji / Lonely Winter)
  • 怎麽會是你 - (zen me hui shi ni / How Is It You)
3rd Waiting for you (在這裡等你)
  • 殘念 (can nian)
  • 白 (bai / White)

Product Endorsements

Year Product Product Category
2001 滴可明雙氧液 Eye Drops
2001 金庸群俠傳網路遊戲/ Chinesegamer On-line Game Online Game
2001 代言卡拉網 Website
2001 代言MyMuch.com Website
2001 西門子手機 Mobile Phone
2002 古道貴爵純真不滅定律奶茶 Beverage, Milk
2002 聯想 Computer
2002 綠飄 Shampoo
2002 名樂球鞋 Apparel
2002 S&K休閒服飾 Apparel
2002 百事可樂 / Pepsi Beverage
2002 Kentex 休閒服飾 Apparel
2003 神之領域 Online Game
2003 Switch Yamaha Motorcycle
2004 戒菸就贏 Anti-smoking campaign
2004 喔喔奶糖 Candy
2005 Parco (Japan) - 白色情人節 Department Store
2007 台灣觀光 Taiwan Tourism
2007 心路 Charity
2008 Lancôme Cosmetics
2008 康師傅茉莉清茶 Beverage
2009 康師傅茉莉清茶 Beverage
2009 Rejoice Shampoo
2009 Sony Camera
2010 Oden Dish
2013 Biore Facial Wash
2014 台湾啤酒 Beer
2015 VOLVO Car
2015 UNIQLO Cloth

Release of photographic album

He also released a photographic album in October 2002, entitled "Travel Dream" (流浪夢, pinyin: Liú Làng Mèng) which contains his pictures shot during one of his trips to Hokkaidō, Japan.

His second photobook entitled 4Faces: Taipei & Tokyo was released in October 2006. It showcased ZaiZai's flexibility in front of the camera. There are 4 themes: Natural Face, Cool Face, Stylish Face and Fashionable Face. The first 2 themes were shot in Taipei while the last 2 themes were shot in Tokyo. This photobook is one of the bestsellers in HMV, a leading music and book store.

References

  1. http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/11/11/15/meteor-garden-star-is-now-married
  2. (Chinese) TTV 44th Golden Bell Awards homepage Retrieved 25 Sept 2010
  3. Lee, Hsin-Yin (26 October 2013). "Golden Bell: Vic Chou wins Best Actor award". Central News Agency. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  4. "Vic Chou". imdb.com. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
  5. "Vic Chou". chinesemov.com. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
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