Gui Gui

Emma Wu Ying-chieh (; born 11 August 1989), also known as Gui Gui , is a Taiwanese singer and actress.

Early life Wu Ying-chieh, nicknamed Gui Gui, was born in Keelung City, Taiwan on 11 August 1989, and is the only child of divorced parents. In her early childhood, the family moved frequently, and this resulted in her having to attend five different elementary schools. Wu briefly attended the Dao Jiang Senior High School of Nursing & Home Economics (臺北市私立稻江高級護理家事職業學校) before transferring to Zhuangjing Senior Vocational School in the Xindian District of Taipei, where she became classmates with JPM's Wang Zi.

Regarding the origin of her alias, Gui Gui (literally: Ghost), Wu has explained that she is "full of reckless things" and adopted a phonological pun on the Chinese idiom to describe herself as having an eccentric or impish personality.

Career

2005–2009: Variety and musical debut In November 2005, Wu debuted as one of the original members of Blackie's Teenage Club , a variety show seeking talents for the television network, Channel . After three rounds of casting, Wu was recruited to join Hei Se Hui Mei Mei , a nine-member Taiwanese girl group established c. 2006. Though the group's name was a clever play on the words "Hei She Hui" and "Mei Mei" , it was renamed Hey Girl after a label change and the launch of their first self-titled album in August 2008.

In April 2009, Channel V's director, Andy Chang, responded to rumors of Wu leaving his agency. He expressed that though she was unlikely to renew her contract, the singer would partake in group activities per usual since Hey Girl'''s record contract did not belong to Channel V. Yet, despite Chang's statement, Wu was notably absent from their album promotions, and on 6 May 2009, he confirmed her departure from both Hey Girl and Channel V's management.

2007–2015: Transition into acting In 2007, Wu announced her acting debut with the idol drama, Brown Sugar Macchiato. However, the drama was viewed more as an "introductory chapter" to the two groups, Hey Girl and Lollipop F, than a major production. After thirteen episodes, the series ended on 7 October 2007, and an official soundtrack was released with songs from Lollipop and Hey Girl.

In 2008, Wu starred in Mysterious Incredible Terminator, opposite of Aaron Yan from Fahrenheit and Alien Huang. After the completion of M.I.T., Wu and Aaron, both widely praised for their on-screen chemistry and closeness, were to co-star in Taiwanese drama Momo Love. Yet, filming was halted due to Yan's scheduling conflicts, and once resumed, Wu and Aaron were replaced by Cyndi Wang and Jiro Wang, respectively.

Following a two-year hiatus, Wu signed with Polyface Entertainment Media Group in 2011 and returned to the small screen with I, My Brother (我和我的兄弟·恩). Later that year, Wu was cast in the television version of Painted Skin (TV series), in collaboration with Fiona Sit, Chen Yi Rong, and Li Zhong Han. It was also this opportunity that allowed Wu to shift her focus to the Chinese market.

In 2012, Wu debuted on the big screen with a three part-film series, The Four, starring Ronald Cheng, Anthony Wong, Deng Chao, and Liu Yifei. In February 2013, she was cast in the Korean reality show, We Got Married with Ok Taecyeon, of South Korean boy band 2PM, as her virtual husband. Regarding this experience, she has commented, "I feel thankful that you found me. I think the fact that I was able to do this show was a gift from the up above."

In the consecutive years, Wu has starred in Chinese TV dramas: Legend of Lu Zhen, Incisive Great Teacher (犀利仁師), A Different Kind of Pretty Man (不一樣的美男子), Roommate Diaries (一男三女合租記), The Four (2015 TV series), The Girl Wearing Tassel Earrings (戴流蘇耳環的少女) and The Legend of the Flying Daggers (飛刀又見飛刀 (2016年電視劇)).

2016–present: Musical comeback On 7 March 2016, Wu signed with CJ E&M and returned to the music scene. In preparation for her Korean debut, she underwent a rigorous 3-month training that included vocal, choreography and Korean lessons. On 26 September, Wu released her first official music video, Sugar Rush, and on 7 October, she launched her first self-titled EP, GEMMA. Introducing the extended play, Wu stated that GEMMA represented a new identity. "G" was derived from her nickname, Ghost , while Emma is her proclaimed English name.

In June 2017, Wu parted ways with CJ E&M, and established her personal agency Gemma Wu Studio. In October of the same year, she released the single "Knock Knock Knock" after investing NT$8 million in production works herself.

In August 2019, Wu joined Avex Taiwan and released the single "Love Me Love Me" in celebration of her thirtieth birthday. On 22 September 2020, she released her first studio album GX'' to commemorate her 15th debut anniversary.

Personal life On January 10, 2025, Wu announced that she has given birth to a daughter but later clarified that she is not married and did not reveal the identity of the baby's father.

Filmography

Television series Year Title Role Network Notes/ 2007 Brown Sugar Macchiato Gui Gui (as herself) FTV, Star Chinese Channel Acting Debut 2008 The Legend of Brown Sugar Chivalries Guardian of Cult Star TV Cameo, Ep. 13 Mysterious Incredible Terminator Li Xiao Xing / Tian Mo Xing GTV Female Lead 2009 K.O.3an Guo Huang Yue Ying FTV / GTV Cameo, Ep. 44–46 2011 I, My Brother Lu Wei Wei CTV Female Lead Painted Skin Xia Bing TVS4, ZJTV, GTV,Shenzhen Satellite TV Supporting Role Love Recipe Wang Mei Ya CTV Supporting Role 2012 Dream in Blue Shen Xiao Qi ZJTV Supporting Role Summer Fever Chen Wen Qing / Chen Tian Qing CTV Female Lead 2013 Female Prime Minister He Dan Niang Hunan TV Supporting Role 2014 Incisive Great Teacher Song Wen Wen Dragon TV Supporting Role A Different Kind of Pretty Man Tong Yu ChenHunan TV Female Lead Roommate Diaries Li Mei Dai Supporting Role 2015 The Four (2015 TV series) Ling Yi Yi Supporting Role The Girl Wearing Tassel Earrings Ruan Qing Tian Hunan TV, Anhui TV Female Lead Slacker's Food Diary Zhang An An iQiyi, Viu (streaming media) Female Lead 2016 The Legend of the Flying Daggers Fang Ke Ke Youku Supporting Role TBA The Fairy Lady Chen Xian Qi Female Lead

Film Year Title Role Notes 2011 The Four Ding Dang Supporting Role 2013 The Four II 2014 The Four III 2015 Dream Holiday Dani Guest appearance 2016 Days of Our Own Chen Yinuo Supporting Role 2018 More than Blue Bonnie Guest appearance 2021 My Fairy Girl Wu Xiao Xue Female Lead

Variety shows Year Title Notes 2005–2009 Blackie's Teenage Club Ep. 79-958 2006–2007 Mo Fan Bang Bang Tang Assistant host 2007 Mei Mei Pu Pu Feng DJ 2007–2008 Fashion in House Guest host 2009 Golden Taxi Game GX Mi Gu Celebrity School 2010 Ultimate Player 2011 Genius Go Go Go 2013 We Got Married World Ver. with Ok Taecyeon 2016 Who's the Murderer Season 1 Guest 2017 Who's the Murderer Season 2 Fans! Fans! Who's the Murderer Season 3 2018 Twenty-Four Hours (TV series) Season 3 Best Friends’ Perfect Vacation Back to Field Season 2 Who's the Murderer Season 4 2019 Who's the Murderer Season 5 2020 Mr. Player

Theatre Year Title Role Notes 2020 Shamlet Queen Stage production at the National Theater in Taipei, Taiwan

Music video appearances Year Title Artist(s) 2006 "Manservant (男傭)" Kenji Wu 2009 "The Sky You Can't See (你看不到的天空)" Evan Yo 2010 "Red" Wallace Chung 2011 "Missing You" Liu Zi Qian "Sticking to You" "Love's Secret Recipe (愛的秘方)" Kenji Wu 2013 "Love Away from Me One Meter" Hu Xia 2016 "Not Letting Go" Ben Wu 2020 "I Think I Love You" 曹楊 Young 2021 "Still Alone" 黃偉晉 Wayne Huang

Discography

Studio album TitleAlbum details GX Released: 22 September 2020 Labels: Avex Taiwan Formats: CD, digital download

Extended plays TitleAlbum details Gemma Released: 7 October 2016 Labels: CJ E&M, Warner Music Taiwan Formats: CD, digital download

Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Album CHN "Knock Knock Knock" 2017 —GX "Love Me Love Me" 2019 37"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Collaborations Year Title Other artist(s) Album 2013 "I Love You" Ok Taec-yeon We Got Married Global Edition OST 2018 "Small Meteor" (小流星) Silence Wang OST

Soundtrack appearances Year Title Album 2012 "Breaking Rules" (犯規) OST "The Flavour Of Summer" (那年夏天的味道)2018 "Kitty Bomb"More than Blue OST

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2009 1st Degree Idol Drama Awards Best Female Actress Pi Li MIT Best Onscreen Couple (with Aaron Yan) 2013–2015 Sina Weibo Dream Valentines Female Artist 2014 Taiwan CGC Award Most liked Female Artist 2014 Taiwan EToday Award Most popular Female Artist 2014 Asia Top Ten Goddess (Voting) Number 4 in Asia Actress 2016 Asia Top Ten Goddess (Voting) Number 7 in Asia Actress 2017 Hito Radio Music Awards Best New Artist (vocal and dance) Sugar Rush 2017 Asia Top Ten Goddess (Voting) Number 9 in Asia Actress and Singer