Zhao Zhiwei

Zhao Zhiwei (, born August 8, 1994), also known as Eden Zhao, is a Chinese actor, singer and dancer. He was a member of the Taiwanese boyband SpeXial from 2016 to 2017.

Biography Zhao was born in Lanzhou, Gansu on August 8, 1994. He attended and graduated from Shanghai Theater Academy and performed as a dancer for ten years. Throughout the years, he participated in many national and international dance competitions, and has also acted as choreographer. Before graduating, the academy wanted Zhao to stay and serve as a teacher, but he was diagnosed with a serious knee injury that forced him to quit dancing. After that, he decided to become an actor and starred in his first television series, KO One Re-member, in 2016 and officially entered the entertainment industry.

On July 14 of the same year, Zhao became a member of the Taiwanese boyband SpeXial and participated in the recording of their 4th album, Boyz on Fire. Along with several of his bandmates, he participated in the costume drama series Men with Sword.

On March 20, 2017, Zhao announced that he was going to leave SpeXial for unspecified reasons. His departure took place three days later, on March 23, less than a year after joining the group. He was also the second member to leave SpeXial after his bandmate Simon, who left the group on February 2, 2017. Zhao signed with Huace Media following his departure to embark on his acting activities.

In 2019, Zhao starred in the romance web series Le Coup de Foudre, 2018 Youth 最亲爱的你 Gao Lin

Le Coup de Foudre 我只喜欢你 Zhao Guanchao Walk Into Your Memory 走进你的记忆 Long Haoqian Please Love Me 拜托，请你爱我 Gu Chenyu

iPartment 5 Himself Well Dominated Love 奈何Boss又如何 Yan Jingzhi 2020 You Are So Sweet 你听起来很甜 Gu Chenyu 2020 Hotel Interns 酒店实习生 Xie Fanyu 2021 Two Conjectures About Marriage 婚姻的两种猜想 Chen Tonggang 2022 Lighter and Princess 点燃我，温暖你 Gao Jianhong

Film Year English title Chinese title Role Notes 2018 Love Apartment爱情公寓 Zhang Qiling

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Discography Year English title Chinese title Album Notes2016 "Stars"星辰Grade One Graduation OST "Finally One Day"終有一天2017"Hero"英雄Men with Sword 2 OST 2018"Forever Not Far" 永远不远