Nick Chou (; born August 2, 1988) is a Taiwanese singer, rapper and actor."Nick Chou Official Facebook Account" .Facebook.Retrieved July 30, 2013.
In 2010, Chou released his self-titled debut album."湯豪/ 首張同名專輯" .G-Music.Retrieved July 30, 2013. He then released his second album, S.N.G, in 2012,Nick Chou. S.N.G. 2012. CD. as well as appeared in his first drama series, I Love You So Much, as one of the male leads.I Love You So Much. CTS. Taiwan, 2012. Television.
Life and career
Early life Chou's family consists of his parents and himself. His mother, whose name is Billie (比莉), starred in several dramas including They Kiss Again, Love Buffet, and The Rose, while his father, Chou Yuhou, worked with Vivian Hsu in Angel Heart."Nick Chou".Star Count.Retrieved July 30, 2013.
Chou was born in Taipei, Taiwan on August 2, 1988. At the age of fifteen, he went to the United States to pursue his studies."Nick Chou Biography" .JPopAsia.Retrieved July 30, 2013. He speaks English, Taiwanese Hokkien, and Mandarin Chinese fluently."[Spotlight] Nick Chou, from Super Junior to Taiwan" .Retrieved July 30, 2013.
Pre-debut When he was eight years old, Chou stood on the same stage with Michael Jackson on one of his concert tours held in 1996.HIStory World Tour. Taipei. 1996. Performance. At the age of fourteen, he sang the rap part and was featured on his mother's song, 「誰是白癡」 (Who is an idiot)."周湯豪與比莉姐合唱-誰是白癡" .YouTube.Retrieved July 30, 2013. At fifteen, he went to study in America and was spotted by an SM Entertainment representative. After hearing the news, his mother flew to America to accompany him in meeting with the company. At that time, he was almost recruited as one of the members to form Super Junior. However, since the contract terms included a 10-year-long deal, both he and his mother decided to decline the proposal."[News] Nick Chou: A Supposed To Be Super Junior Member?" .Dkpopnews.Retrieved July 30, 2013. Later on, when asked if he had regretted passing up the opportunity, he said:
2008–2010: Debut In 2009, Chou was featured in Jolin Tsai's music video, "Real Man", which gained him attention from the media."蔡依林 大丈夫 華納official HQ官方版MV" .YouTube.Retrieved July 30, 2013. To prove his popularity, Warner Music set a condition that for him to release an album, he should attract at least 3000 fans to attend his debut concert. He won the chance to release an album after attracting 3085 fans to his concert held on July 10, 2010."Nick Chou successfully attracts 3000 fans to his debut concert" .Cpopaccess.Retrieved July 30, 2013.
He finally released his debut album, Nick Chou (周湯豪), on July 16, 2010, under Warner Music Taiwan."的相關Albums" .KKbox.Retrieved July 30, 2013. The songs include "Chinese Heart (附心漢)", "Mad Love (愛瘋)", "Wake Up", and "Scolded Me Awake (罵醒我)". Chou also participated in the making of the album. In particular, he penned "Chinese Heart (附心漢)", and composed and arranged the songs "Wake Up", "Love Left (情剩)", and "翻頁作廢".Nick Chou. 周湯豪. 2010. CD.
2011–present: S.N.G and I Love You So Much series In 2012, Chou starred in CTS' drama series I Love You So Much as one of the main leads, Chang Shao Feng. The drama, which premiered on January 29, included Lan Cheng Long, Lee Chia-Ying, and Qiu Mao Di. Aside from acting in the drama, he also sang the ending song of the series entitled "Yi Wan Fen Zhi Yi De Ji Lu (億萬分之一的機率)".
Almost two years after the release of his debut album, Chou released his second album, S.N.G on May 30, 2012, under Gold Typhoon. Once again, Chou who planned to be a singer-songwriter, participated in the making of the album."Nick Chou prepares to release new album and avoids talking about Elva Hsiao" .Cpopaccess.Retrieved July 30, 2013. He personally took on the composing, arranging and producing works of the entire album, which he spent a year writing."S.N.G (Regular Version)".YesAsia.Retrieved July 30, 2013. His record company organized a concert for him at Legacy venue on June 16 since the album had already sold 15000 copies in pre-order sales even before its release."Nick Chou attracts a thousand fans to mini-concert and signing event" .CPopaccess.Retrieved July 30, 2013. In addition, Chou held a mini-concert the night before the album release to showcase some of his new songs. His title song, "S.N.G", which stands for "Super Nice Girl", was an R&B song about the search for a girlfriend. Other songs included "This is Your Song", a soothing song demonstrating Chou's vocal style, the David Ke-penned "Internal Injury" and Maji Maji which is dedicated to Chou's mother.
Discography
Studio albums YearInformationTrack listing2010Nick Chou Chinese: 周湯豪 Pinyin: Chou Tang Hao Release Date: July 16, 2010 Label: Warner Music Taiwan Language: Mandarin2012S.N.G Release Date: May 30, 2012 Label: Gold Typhoon Language: Mandarin2016Real Release Date: October 15, 2016 Label: Sun Entertainment Culture Limited Language: Mandarin
Soundtrack appearances YearSongOSTNetwork2012"億萬分之一的機率" (Yi Wan Fen Zhi Yi De Ji Lu)I Love You So MuchCTS
Filmography
Film YearTitleRole Notes1991Da Xiao Lao QianZai Zai2014Full of LoveNickShort film
Television series YearNetworkTitleRole Notes2012CTSI Love You So MuchChang Shao Feng2013FTVFirst KissCheng Qian2014Dragon TVOne and a Half SummerTang Bo WenCameo2017EBCLove, TimelessShi Zhao Yu
Variety show Year English title Original title Notes 2018 The Rap of China 中国新说唱 Contestant
Music video appearances YearSong titleSinger(s)Album2002"Who Is An Idiot (誰是白癡)"Billie滑步向左2009"Real Man (大丈夫)"Jolin TsaiButterfly2010"A Flower Among Thorns (荊棘裡的花)""F.I.R. 荊棘裡的花-華納official HQ官方版MV".YouTube.Retrieved July 30, 2013.F.I.R.Let's Smile2013"Can (能不能)""Coco lee 李玟 能不能 官方 HD MV" .YouTube.Retrieved July 30, 2013.Coco LeeIlluminate
Tours Nickthereal Party Tour Date Location Venue Guests Attendance September 2, 2017 Taipei, Taiwan A Station 3,200 November 11, 2017 Beijing, China Beijing M Space November 24, 2017 Shanghai, China Bandai Namco Shanghai Base December 2, 2017 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia KL Live Life Centre 3,400 December 3, 2017 Singapore Shanghai Dolly December 9, 2017 Chengdu, China 成都梵木創藝區正火藝術中心1號館 April 28, 2018 Guangzhou, China Guangzhou Central Station Rockhouse May 4, 2018 San Francisco, United States The Regency Ballroom May 6, 2018 Los Angeles, United States Mayan Theater
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult 20122012 Metro Radio Mandarin Hits Music Awards PresentationMetro Mandarin Idolrowspan="2" "Gold Typhoon Artists Took the Thunder of Metro Radio Mandarin Music Awards in Hong Kong" .Gold Typhoon. Retrieved July 30, 2013."2012 Metro Mandarin Awards Winners" .MetroRadio.Retrieved July 30, 2013.2013Hito Music AwardsMost Promising Singer-Songwriter Gold Award"2013 hito流行音樂獎 頒獎典禮得獎名單(組圖)" .China Yes.Retrieved July 30, 2013.20162016 Sanlih Drama AwardsViewers Choice Drama Theme Song Award"Handsome to Break Up"2017Hito Music AwardsFavorite Singer-songwriterrowspan="3"MTV Global Chinese Music Awards ShowPopular Breakthrough Male Artist20182018 KKBOX Music AwardsTop 10 Artists
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