Ken Chu

Ken Chu (; born January 15, 1979) is a Taiwanese singer and actor. He is known for his time as a member of Taiwanese boy group F4, as well as his work in solo music, film, and television.

Early life Chu was born in Taipei, Taiwan. Raised by a single mother, he was sent to Singapore to attend Boon Lay Secondary School. He returned to Taiwan at the age of seventeen.

Career 2001-2005: Breakthrough and F4

Chu worked as a waiter in Taiwan until he was discovered by TV producer Chai Zhiping, who was working on the television series Meteor Garden (2001). Meteor Garden and its sequel, Meteor Garden II (2002), became Chu's breakthrough role. The drama was a massive success across Asia. Today, the series is credited with the establishment of the idol drama genre. Chu and his three co-stars formed the boyband F4, named after the fictional group from the show. F4 signed a record deal with Sony Music Taiwan and released their debut album, Meteor Rain, in 2001. The following year, they released their second album, Fantasy 4ever.

2005-2010: Solo music and acting After F4 released Fantasy 4ever, Chu and the other members decided to pursue their own solo music and alternate creative paths. In January 2005, he released his debut solo album, On Ken's Time. The tracks "永不停止" (Never Stopping) and "La La La" were nominated for Top 10 Gold Songs at the Hong Kong TVB8 Awards, presented by television station TVB8, in 2005.

Outside of music, Chu made his film debut as the lead in Sky of Love (2003) and Tokyo Trial (2006). In 2007, Chu starred alongside Iza Calzado in the movie Batanes: Sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan, directed by Adolf Alix. In 2006, he released a cookbook, Mei Wei Guan Xi (Delicious Relations) in Taiwan, China, and Japan. He also played the main lead in the Chinese comedy stage play, "Love on A Two Street/He and His Two Wives", which played across China from November 2009 to February 2010.

In February 2007, Chu held his first solo concert in Japan. Later that same year, F4 released their third and final album Waiting For You before disbanding in 2009. . Not long after, Chu had a falling-out with his label over what would be his second and final album, as the label failed to meet the production budget. After his ten-year management contract expired, Chu struggled with depression due to high pressure and intense media scrutiny.

2010-present: Education and social media Chu lived in Beijing, China, where he opened an antique shop, but decided to close it in the late 2010s. Chu graduated with a master’s degree in retail management from the NEOMA Business School in collaboration with University of International Business and Economics in 2019. Chu moved back to Taiwan before the COVID-19 pandemic. In a 2021 interview, Chu stated that he was the “least successful member of F4,” revealing that he had little to no income in Taiwan over the past two years. Chu has primarily focused on creating online content, including travel shows and e-commerce.

F4 reunited in July 2025 for a surprise performance, and announced a reunion concert tour not long afterward. Due to a contract disagreement with F4's management label B'in Music, Chu was not invited to participate (the only of the four singers to be excluded).

Personal life Chu suffers from fibromyalgia, a condition that causes chronic pain across the body.

From February 2003 to April 2005, Chu was in a relationship with actress Mai Sato until he was photographed having a hotel fling with actress Li Bingbing. From 2006 to 2011, Chu was in a relationship with actress Kelly Lin. In 2015, Chu met Han Wenwen, his co-star on The Dream Come True. They married in 2016.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Production 2003 Sky of Love Wen Jia Hui 2006 The Tokyo Trial Xiao Nan 2007 Batanes: Sa Dulo ng Walang Hanggan Kao 2009 L-O-V-E 2018 Blue Goldfish

Television series Year Title Role Network 2000 Spicy Teacher Chen Jia Bao CTS2001 Meteor Garden Xi Men CTS Meteor Rain Xi Men CTS Poor Prince He Fu CTS Marmalade Boy Yuu CTS2002 Sunflower Xiao Long CTS Hi Working Girl Himself CTV Come to My Place Tian Jian CTV Meteor Garden II Xi Men CTS 2003 Love Storm Wan Bao Long CTS 2004 City of Sky Lu Bin Fei CCTV 2007 The Legend of Chu Liuxiang Chu Liuxiang CCTV-8 2008 Wish to See You Again Ding Yu Hao 丁雨豪 CTS 2009 Momo Love Chen Qi CTV 2011 Remember, About Us Luo Jia Jun 駱家駿 CTI 2013 Beautiful Temptation Han Min 2013 Hero Fan Li 范蠡 CTS 2014 Youth Without Limit Cai Ming Zhen CNTV 2015 The Dream Come True Guizhou TV 2015 Gorgeous Workers Zhong Ping 仲平 JSTV, HunanTV, SZTV 2017 The Times We Had Chun Yuqiu 淳于秋 Dragon TV, Zhejiang TV 2025 Justice Bao Bao Zheng 包拯 Channel 3, Tencent Penguin Pictures

Discography Studio albums (solo) Album # Album Info Track listing 1st On Ken's Time (永不停止) Format: Studio album (CD) Released: January 7, 2005 Label: Sony Music Taiwan Language: Mandarin Genre: Mandopop "永不停止" "可是我" "La La La" "一個好人" "一個壞人" "黑白" "兄弟姐妹" "中計" "傻情人" "復活" "領悟" "帶我離開" 2nd Getting Real (New Songs + Collection) Format: Studio album (2CD) Released: January 6, 2009 Label: Sony Music Taiwan Language: Mandarin Genre: MandopopCD 1 "走出昨天" "問號?" "錯了路" "好心情" "Rain" "愛不停止" (Special Collectable Version)

CD 2 "愛不會一直等你" "聽見愛" "Inside of my Guitar" "一個好人" "無所謂" "黑白" "可是我" "永不停止" "Here We Are" "復活" "中計" "領悟" "傻情人" "晴天" "帶我離開" 3rd No Limits Format: Studio album (CD) Released: September 3, 2019 Label: Earth Entertainment Language: Mandarin Genre: Mandopop "啟點 (Qi Dian) Breaking Point" "謎 (Mí) Puzzle" "萬水千山 (Wàn Shuǐ Qiān Shān) Thousands of Rivers and Mountains" "每當我想起你 (Měi Dāng Wǒ Xiǎng Qǐ Nǐ) Whenever I Think Of You" "Heat of the night" "驕傲 (Jiāo Ào) Pride" "馬賽克 (Mǎ Sài Kè) Mosaic" "最美的新娘 (Zuì Měi De Xīn Niáng) The Most Beautiful Bride" "冲撞 (Chōng Zhuàng) Collision"

Soundtrack 2003 – Love Storm – "Inside of My Guitar"

F4 albums Album # Album Info Track listing 1st Meteor Rain (流星雨) Format: Studio album (CD) Released: August 28, 2001 Label: Sony Music Taiwan Language: Mandarin Genre: Mandopop Here We Are 愛不會一直等你 – (ai bu hui yi zhi deng ni / Love Will Not Wait For You) 2nd Fantasy 4ever (煙火的季節) Format: Studio album (CD) Released: December 18, 2002 Label: Sony Music Taiwan Language: Mandarin Genre: Mandopop 晴天 – (qing tian / One Fine Day) 當你是朋友 (dang ni shi peng you / You As A Friend) – Vanness and Ken 3rd Waiting for you (在這裡等你) Format: Studio album (CD) Released: December 28, 2007 Label: Sony Music Taiwan Language: Mandarin Genre: Mandopop 愛不停止 (ai bu ting zhi / Love Nonstop) 無所謂 (wu suo wei / Doesn't Matter)