Show Lo

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Show Lo

Show Lo Chih-hsiang (simplified Chinese: 罗志祥; traditional Chinese: 羅志祥; pinyin: Luó Zhìxiáng; born July 30, 1979), nickname Hsiao Chu (Little Pig) (Chinese: 小豬),[1] is a Taiwanese singer, actor, and television host.

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Lo in 2022
Born (1979-07-30) July 30, 1979 (age 45)
Keelung, Taiwan
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actor
  • television host
  • businessman
Years active1994–present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLuó Zhìxiáng
Musical career
Also known as
  • Show Lo Chih Hsiang
  • Luo Zhixiang
  • Xiao Zhu (Little Pig)
GenresMandopop
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Lo debuted as a member of Taiwanese boy group Four Heavenly Kings in 1996 after winning a singing and dancing competition. When the group disbanded in 1998, he regrouped with former bandmate Eddy Ou as the duo Remeo the same year. Lo began his solo music career in 2003 when he released his first studio album Show Time. He became the first pop singer to hold a solo concert at the Taipei Arena in 2005, and the first pop singer to hold three concerts within twenty-four hours in Taipei Arena in 2010.[2] He achieved best-selling album of the year in Taiwan for four consecutive years from 2010 to 2013.

As a television host, Lo has been hosting 100% Entertainment since 2001,[3] for which he won the Best Host for a Variety Show in the 52nd Golden Bell Awards in 2017 with co-host Linda Chien.[4] He was a cast member of the Chinese reality show Go Fighting! and a judge on Produce 101 and Street Dance of China.[5]

As an actor, Lo was nominated thrice for the Best Male Actor at the Golden Bell Awards for his performances in TV dramas The Outsiders 2 (2005), Hot Shot (2008), and Hi My Sweetheart (2009). He is also known for his roles in two Stephen Chow blockbusters, Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2013)[6] and The Mermaid (2016).[7]

Early life

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Show Lo was born in Keelung City, Taiwan. His father is Han Taiwanese and his mother was Amis. He is an only child, and his parents held multiple odd jobs to support the family when he was growing up. They primarily put up entertainment shows for grassroots events such as weddings, in which his father hosted and his mother sang. Show participated in these entertainment shows as a child, playing the drums onstage when he was just three.

Show is nicknamed Xiao Zhu (Little Pig) because he was really chubby when he was young, weighing over 100 kilograms (220 lb).[8] He was bullied by his classmates for his weight, which made him determined to slim down. During the summer break of his first year in middle school, Show swam and played basketball everyday, shedding weight and reaching 80 kilograms (180 lb) within two months.

Show picked up street dance when he was in middle school and was a member of a street dance group, participating in many dancing competitions in Taiwan. He auditioned successfully for Taipei Hwa Kang Arts School, but was only enrolled there for one school term as his family was unable to afford the school fees. He returned to Keelung and enrolled in Pei De high school's media production course.

Career

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1996–2002: Debut

In 1996, Show entered and won a singing and dancing competition, impersonating Aaron Kwok. He debuted as member of boy group Four Heavenly Kings with three other contestants who impersonated the other Hong Kong Four Heavenly Kings. The boy group disbanded in 1998 as two members left for compulsory military service, which Show was exempted from because he has Gluteal Fibrotic Contracture.[9] He also suffers from Mitral insufficiency and hence cannot consume food containing caffeine.[10] That same year, he formed a new boy group Romeo with Eddy Ou. They released two albums, but the group soon disbanded too.

From 2000 to 2002, Show's singing career was stalled by a lawsuit with his former management company. He was forced to transit from a teen idol to a variety show entertainer, performing gags on variety shows. His transition into hosting comedy game shows was successful, and he earned the "Triple Crown" title for hosting the three most popular variety shows at one point in time. The sudden cancellation of these variety shows left him jobless for three months, which he refers to as the bleakest moment in his career. During this time period, he also played the male leading role in the idol drama Hi Working Girl, co-starring with Jolin Tsai. The two formed a lasting friendship from this collaboration.

2003–2007: Avex Taiwan, Show Time, Expert Show, Hypnosis Show, Speshow and Show Your Dance

In 2003, Show signed with Avex Taiwan and launched his solo career with the release of his first album Show Time, selling over 80,000 copies. His second album, Expert Show, was released in 2004. The leading dance track "機器娃娃" (Robot Doll), is a hip hop number about the prevalence of electronic pets and on-line relationships. He collaborated with his co-host Dee Shu on the duet "Love Expert" (恋爱达人). Show released his third album Hypnosis Show in 2005. He collaborated with Jolin Tsai for the first lead dance track "Destined Guy" (真命天子).

In 2006, Show Lo created fashion brand STAGE which currently has branches in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore.[11] STAGE sponsors clothing for many Taiwanese entertainers, and the brand is often seen on Taiwanese variety shows. He released his fourth album Speshow on November 17, 2006. The lead track, "Dance Gate" (精舞门) is a cover of "James Dean (I Wanna Know)" by Daniel Bedingfield. The Music Video features Show Lo's iconic 椅子舞 (chair dance) and him showing off his versatility, performing various dance styles. For the album, he sang a full length English song for the first time, "Twinkle", with Japanese singer Koda Kumi. Show released his fifth album Show Your Dance on November 16, 2007; he sang the duet "Defeat in Love" (败给你) with Elva Hsiao.

2008–2012: Gold Typhoon, Trendy Man, Rashomon, Only for You and 9ood Show

In 2008 Show joined forces with Gold Typhoon (Taiwan) and released his sixth album Trendy Man. On September 19, 2009, Show represented Taiwan and performed at the 6th Asia Song Festival, held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium in South Korea. The seventh album, Rashomon, was released in 2010, which held the number one spot on G-music, and the album sold 150,000 copies. His 2010 舞法舞天 (Dance without Limits) World Tour ran for two-and-a-half years, visiting forty-two cities and attracting 600,000 spectators.[12]

Show released his eighth studio album, Only for You was released in February 18, 2011, which the album sold more than 150,000 copies. In 2011, Show signed with Pony Canyon Japan. His first Japanese single "Dante" was released on February 15, 2012. This song made it to the 5th place in Japan's Oricon daily chart during its first day of release, and hit 10th place in the Oricon weekly chart.[13] This record made Show the first Taiwanese male singer to be on the Oricon chart after Teresa Teng.[14] Show's ninth album, 9ood Show was released on April 6, 2012. For this album, Show and his partner Rainie Yang teamed up with Tourism Australia to film a short romance film featuring tourist attractions in Melbourne, Tasmania, and Sydney.

On June 20, 2012, his second Japanese single "Magic" was released. His Japanese studio album "THE SHOW" was released on September 19, 2012. However, the planned trip to Japan to promote his album was not eventuated due to political uproar over the Senkaku Islands between Japan, Taiwan and China. In November 2012, Show announced his new world tour "Over The Limit", starting from January 2013 at Taipei Arena.

2013–2014: Sony Music, Lion Roar

In August 2013 Show had joined Sony Music along with Elva Hsiao. He went on a Japanese Tour with partner Rainie Yang to make up for the cancelled tour in 2011. He also released the tenth album Lion Roar, which became the fourth consecutive album to reach over 150,000 copies. In the album, he wrote Taiwanese lyrics for the love song "You Are Mine", which is his first Taiwanese hip-hop song. In his words, the song is about the kind of love that never ends and continues beyond this life, written based on his own experience of a love as deep as that of his parents. In December 2013, Show announced his new encore world tour of "Over The Limit — Dance Soul Returns", starting from January 2014 in Kaohsiung Arena. In 2014, Show joined EMI Music Taiwan along with Rainie Yang and A-mei.

2015–2019: EMI Music Taiwan, Reality Show?

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Show Lo in 2017

In 2015, he joined the famous Chinese variety show Go Fighting! with Zhang Yi Xing, Sun Honglei, Huang Lei, Huang Bo and Wang Xun. Show Luo's eleventh album Reality Show? was released on November 20, 2015. The title is derived from Show's personal reflection on his persona, commenting that what he presents has elements of both 'Reality' and of putting on a 'Show'. He co-wrote the music and lyrics for the leading track, "Let Go", which discusses the issue of cyber-bullying.[15] The music video depicts three subjects representing the demographics most vulnerable to cyber-bullying.

Show also created his artist management company, Creation, signing on Linda Chien, his co-host on 100% Entertainment, re-branding her from a children's television presenter to a singer. As of May 2018, he has gone on four world tours.

2020–present: Controversy and musical comeback

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Lo performing in Hualien on New Year's Day 2022

In April 2020, Lo became the subject of significant controversy, for his infidelity and improper behavior with women during a long-term relationship with Chow. Lo reportedly lost US$20 million in appearance fees and endorsements, as companies began removing him from broadcasts and advertisements, including Produce Camp 2020 and Go Fighting!.[16][17] He staged a comeback on November 20, 2021, with the release of a new song, "Trap Game."[18] In October 2022, He joined Warner Music Taiwan.

In 2023, his first come back TV Reality Show “Top Dog” (Top Dog: 回家) premiered on SET Metro on March 25. Each MC trained and took care of a stray dog for two months and searched for suitable adopters for them. “Top Dog” was nominated for the 59th Golden Bell Award (Best Reality or Game Show) in 2024.

On July 30, 2024, Lo released his 13th album “Wu Zhuang Yuan (Dancing Champions)” (舞状元)[19] five years after his last album. “Wu” referred to “dance”, while “Zhuangyuan” stemmed from the title given to the first place of the ancient Chinese Imperial examination. It is also the name for Show’s lead track. This album consisted of nine songs, four of them are new songs, and the rest are a collection of singles he released after 2020. Besides writing lyrics and music for six of the songs, it was the first time Show became the music director for the entire album. Show was also the story writer for his music video “What Else Can I Do?” (我還能怎麼伴.)

The inspiration behind the lead track was Suona, a traditional Chinese instrument Show added to his music. To introduce more oriental styles into his work, Show also added Erhu, Guzheng, and Yangqin, together with hybrid trap and boom bap rhythms, creating a collision between Eastern and Western music. Moreover, “Dancing Champions” resonated with Show’s song “Dance Gate” (精舞门 2006), where he incorporated Dizi.

With the release of his new album, Show held his disc-signing event in Ximen Red House Plaza, Taipei, on August 3, 2024. Such disc signing events became rare in Taiwan as more record companies chose to do online fan meetings. Show announced that this event is free as long as supporters bought his new album. Show also encouraged people to bring all of his past albums for him to sign all at once. Also, he decided to take photos one by one with all the participants. Initially, only the first one thousand fans could get entrance tickets. However, after these tickets were distributed, still there was a long line of fans. So the record company had to rearrange, making sure all fans who purchased the album could enter. This event lasted for twelve hours. Correspondingly, the album sales ranked first during the week of this event, accounting for 5% of total album sales in Taiwan.

Starting in September 2024, he became the dance mentor for TV reality show Scool. This show aimed to select a seven-person boy group through months of training, competitions, and rounds of selections. He worked with several famous Korean singers such as Leeteuk, Eunhyuk, and Hongki. Forty young males from Taiwan, South Korea, and mainland China were contestants in this show. “Scool” first premiered on September 28, 2024.

For the 30th anniversary of Show’s 1995 debut, he plans to run a new round of world tours with his fans, celebrating this milestone. The first stop of these World Tours is on December 28 and 31, 2024, in Kaohsiung Arena, Taiwan.

Personal life

Lo dated Grace Chow (Zhou Yangqing), a Chinese fashion blogger, from 2015 to 2020.[20][21] On April 23, 2020, Chow accused Lo of serial infidelity, including with Linda Chien, who was signed under his entertainment agency.[22][23] Lo apologized to Chow via an online post the next day.[24][25] On April 25, Chien also posted an apology on Instagram.[25][18]

Discography

World tours

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2007 Show Luo 《Show on Stage》 World Tour Live Concert
LocationVenueDateSpecial Guests
Shanghai, ChinaShanghai Grand StageJune 9, 2007Twins — 戀愛達人 (Love Expert)
Nanjing, ChinaOlympic Sports CenterJune 30, 2007Jolin Tsai
Taipei, TaiwanTaipei ArenaNovember 17, 2007Karen Mok
Jolin Tsai — 天空 (Sky)
2007-11-18Rainie Yang
Elva Hsiao — 敗給你 (Defeat in Love)
SingaporeSingapore Indoor StadiumDecember 1, 2007Rainie Yang
Wuxi, ChinaWuxi New Sports StadiumDecember 18, 2007
Hong KongPop TV ArenaFebruary 23, 2008Lollipop
2008-02-24Rainie Yang
Guangzhou, ChinaTianhe Sports Centre StadiumDecember 27, 2008Energy — 一起走吧 (Let's Go)
MacauVenetian ArenaMay 2, 2009Rainie Yang — 戀愛達人 (Love Expert)
Connecticut, USAMohegan Sun ArenaNovember 26, 2009Rainie Yang — 戀愛達人 (Love Expert)
Tokyo, JapanShibuya-AXApril 24, 2010
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2010 Show Luo 《Dance Without Limits 3D World Live》 World Tour Concert
LocationVenueDateSpecial Guests
Hong KongHong Kong ColiseumApril 30, 2010Stefanie Sun — 第一天 (First Day)
2010-05-01Rainie Yang — In Your Eyes
2010-05-02Lollipop — 撐腰 (Party Boy)
Taipei, TaiwanTaipei ArenaMay 15, 2010Sammi Cheng — 眉飛色舞 (Enraptured)
2010-05-16 (matinee)Elva Hsiao — WOW!
2010-05-16A-mei — 夏天的浪花 (Summer Wave)
SingaporeSingapore Indoor StadiumMay 22, 2010Wong Jinglun — 蝴蝶秀 (Lipodustrophy)
Wuhan, ChinaHankou Cultural Sports CentreJune 26, 2010Blue Bird & Flying Fish
Shanghai, ChinaHongkou StadiumAugust 7, 2010Mayday — 離開地球表面 (JUMP)
Chengdu, ChinaChengdu Sports Centre StadiumAugust 28, 2010Jane Zhang
MacauVenetian ArenaOctober 30, 2010
Hangzhou, ChinaYellow Dragon Sports Centre StadiumNovember 5, 2010Cyndi Wang — 戀愛達人 (Love Expert)
Beijing, ChinaBeijing Wukesong Culture & Sports CenterNovember 13, 2010
Guangzhou, ChinaTianhe Sports Centre Stadium2011-03-05[26]Lollipop F — 撐腰 (Party Boy)
2011 Show Luo 《Dance Without Limits — 10001st Night》 Encore World Tour Live
Taichung, TaiwanNational Taiwan UniversityMarch 19, 2011Dee Hsu — 戀愛達人 (Love Expert), 傷心酒店 (Sadness Hotel)
Sydney, AustraliaAcer ArenaApril 1, 2011
Melbourne, AustraliaMelbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre2011-04-08[27]
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaPutra Indoor Stadium2011-04-16[28]
MacauVenetian Arena2011-05-07[29]
SingaporeSingapore Indoor StadiumMay 14, 2011
Shanghai, ChinaMercedes-Benz ArenaMay 21, 2011Bibi Zhou — 敗給你 (Defeat in Love)
Hong KongHong Kong Coliseum (Center Stage)July 10, 2011Joey Yung — 戀愛達人 (Love Expert)
2011-07-11Rainie Yang — 任意門 (Dokodemo Door)[30]
2011-07-12Sandra Ng — 相逢可必曾相識 (Reunite after Splitting Up)
Kaohsiung, TaiwanKaohsiung ArenaAugust 13, 2011Four Best Born — Cha Cha舞池 (Cha Cha Dance Floor), 實現 (Achievement)
Atlantic City, New Jersey, USABorgata Hotel CasinoSeptember 5, 2011
Indio, California, USAFantasy Springs Resort CasinoSeptember 10, 2011
San Jose, California, USAEvent Center ArenaSeptember 11, 2011
Quanzhou, ChinaStraits Sports Centre StadiumOctober 8, 2011
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2013 Show Luo 《Over The Limit》 World Tour Live Concert
LocationVenueDateSpecial Guests
Taipei, TaiwanTaipei ArenaJanuary 4, 2013
2013-01-05Elva Hsiao — WOW!
2013-01-06 (mantinee)Pauline Lan
2013-01-06Jolin Tsai
Hong KongHong Kong ColiseumJanuary 18, 2013Jimmy Lin — 不是每個戀曲都有美好回憶 (Beautiful Memories)
2013-01-19Alex To — 脫掉 (Strip)
2013-01-20Vivian Chow — 戀愛達人 (Love Expert)
2013-01-21Alan Tam — 愛情陷阱 (Love Trap)
SingaporeSingapore Indoor StadiumMarch 1, 2013
Shanghai, ChinaMercedes-Benz Arena (Center Stage)April 13, 2013
Guangzhou, ChinaGuangzhou Gymnasium (Center Stage)April 20, 2013
Pahang, MalaysiaArena of StarsMay 3, 2013
2013-05-04
Beijing, ChinaBeijing Wukesong Culture & Sports Center (Center Stage)May 11, 2013
Chengdu, ChinaSichuan Provincial Sports Centre (Center Stage)May 25, 2013
Xiamen, ChinaXiamen Convention and Exhibition Center (Center Stage)June 1, 2013
Nanning, ChinaGuangxi Sports Center (Center Stage)June 22, 2013
Tianjin, ChinaTianjin Sports Center (Center Stage)June 29, 2013
Shenzhen, ChinaShenzhen Bay Sports Center (Center Stage)August 24, 2013
Sydney, AustraliaSydney Entertainment CentreAugust 30, 2013
Melbourne, AustraliaMelbourne Convention and Exhibition CentreSeptember 1, 2013
Xi'an, ChinaXi'an Sports Centre (Center Stage)September 7, 2013
MacauVenetian ArenaOctober 5, 2013
Toronto, CanadaHershey CentreOctober 26, 2013
Vancouver, CanadaRogers ArenaOctober 29, 2013
2014 Show Luo 《Over The Limit — Dance Soul Returns》 Encore World Tour Live
Kaohsiung, TaiwanKaohsiung ArenaJanuary 25, 2014Jeannie Hsieh — 姐姐 (Sister)
SingaporeSingapore Indoor StadiumMay 3, 2014
Shanghai, ChinaMercedes-Benz ArenaMay 10, 2014
Beijing, ChinaBeijing Wukesong Culture & Sports CenterJune 14, 2014
Hong KongHong Kong ColiseumSeptember 13, 2014
2014-09-14
Connecticut, USAMohegan Sun ArenaNovember 26, 2014
2014-11-27
Las Vegas, USAThe Colosseum at Caesars PalaceNovember 29, 2014
MacauVenetian ArenaDecember 13, 2014
Pahang, MalaysiaArena of StarsMarch 28, 2015
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2016 Show Luo 《Crazy World》 World Tour Live Concert
LocationVenueDateSpecial Guests
Shanghai, ChinaMercedes-Benz ArenaApril 23, 2016Wang Xun — 男人的事 (Men's Business)
Fuzhou, ChinaFuzhou Olympic Sports Centre StadiumMay 1, 2016
Guangzhou, ChinaGuangzhou International Sports ArenaMay 14, 2016
Beijing, ChinaBeijing Wukesong Culture & Sports CenterMay 28, 2016Huang Bo — 對你愛不完 (Neverending Love)
Shijiazhuang, ChinaHebei StadiumJune 18, 2016
Taipei, TaiwanTaipei ArenaJuly 29, 2016Vivian Hsu — 戀愛達人 (Love Expert)
2016-07-30Dee Hsu — 愛情恰恰 (Cha Cha Love)
2016-07-31Selina Jen
Shenzhen, ChinaShenzhen Bay Sports CenterAugust 20, 2016
Shenyang, ChinaLiaoning StadiumSeptember 11, 2016
MacauVenetian ArenaOctober 8, 2016Linda Chien
Chongqing, ChinaChongqing International CentreOctober 15, 2016
Nanjing, ChinaNanjing Olympic Sports CentreOctober 29, 2016
Zhengzhou, ChinaZhengzhou International CentreNovember 13, 2016
Hong KongAsiaWorld–ExpoDecember 25, 2016
2016-12-26
Xi'an, ChinaQujiang International CentreJanuary 14, 2017
Pahang, MalaysiaArena of StarsMarch 11, 2017
Hefei, ChinaBinhu Convention and Exhibition CentreApril 2, 2017
Nanchang, ChinaNanchang Sports CentreMay 6, 2017
Guangzhou, ChinaGuangzhou GymnasiumJuly 29, 2017
SingaporeResorts World SentosaAugust 12, 2017Linda Chien
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Filmography

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Television series

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Year English title Original title Role Notes
1998When We Nest Together當我們窩在一起Lin Ming Zong
2000Butterfly Lovers少年梁祝Liang Shanbo
Girls Walk Forward女生向前走Luo Jia XiCameo
2001Spicy Teacher麻辣鮮師Yu Zhi XiangCameo
2003Hi Working GirlHi 上班女郎Cheng Ta-lun
2004The Outsiders II鬥魚IIYuan Cheng Lie / Xu Ling Gang
2007Corner with Love轉角*遇到愛Qin Lang
2008Hot Shot籃球火Yuan Da Ying
2009Hi My Sweetheart海派甜心Xue Hai / Lin Da Lang
2014Shenzhen深圳合租記Song Xiao Lei
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Feature film

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Year English title Original title Role Notes
2001Expect a Miracle蘋果咬一口Chou Jia Xiang
2005Chicken LittleChicken LittleMandarin voice-over
2007Bee MovieBarry B. BensonMandarin voice-over
2013Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons西遊·降魔篇Prince Important
2016Go Fighting!極限挑戰之皇家寶藏Himself
The Mermaid美人魚Octopus
2017Bleeding Steel機器之血Li Sen
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Short film

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Year English title Original title Role Notes
2012Bringing Joy Home 2012把樂帶回家Second childPepsi (China) New Year's Special 2012
Heartbeat Love再一次心跳Lee Da Cheng[31]
2013Bringing Joy Home 2013把樂帶回家2013DoctorPepsi (China) New Year's Special 2013
Who Is Your Dish誰是你的菜Prince LoLay's (China) short film 2013
2014Bringing Joy Home 2014 (Family)把樂帶回家2014 親情篇Shop ownerPepsi (China) short film 2014
Bringing Joy Home 2014 (Etiquette)把樂帶回家2014 人情篇Little LoPepsi (China) short film 2014
2015Bringing Joy Home 2015把樂帶回家2015Pepsi (China) New Year's Special 2015
Who Is Your Dish 2015誰是你的菜2015A ZhaiLay's (China) short film 2015
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Host

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Year English title Original title Notes Description
2003–present100% Entertainment娛樂百分百Host Entertainment News Show
2015–presentGo Fighting!極限挑戰Host

4th Season airing as of 2019-05-29

Reality Game Show
2017Born To Be A Star天生是優我Mentor, Dance instructor Girl Group Competition
2017Puppies' Little Helpers小手牵小狗 House Master Reality Show about little children training puppies
2018 Street Dance of China 这!就是街舞 Judge Street Dance Competition
2018 Produce 101 創造101 Dance instructor Girl Group Competition
2019 Street Dance of China Season 2 这!就是街舞 第二季 Judge Street Dance Competition
2020 Produce Camp 2020 创造营2020 Cast Member Girl Group Competition
2024 Scool Scool Mentor, Dance Instructor Boy Group Competition
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Books

  • September 30, 2002 – Zhu Shi Hui She (autobiography)
  • October 9, 2007 – Show on Stage (残酷舞台) (concert)
  • December 24, 2010 – Logic (罗辑课) (co-written with his mother)[32]
  • August 7, 2014 – Dream Puzzle (极限拼图)

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