“Show Luo” from the Wikipedia

Lo Chih Hsiang (Luo Zhi Xiang) (Alan Luo)
Chinese name	羅志祥 (Traditional)
Chinese name	罗志祥 (Simplified)
Pinyin	Luó Zhī xiáng (Mandarin)
Origin	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Born	July 30, 1979 (1979-07-30) (age 31) Keelung, Taiwan
Other name(s)	Show Lo, Alan Lo, Piggy (Chinese: 小豬; pinyin: Xiǎo Zhū), Asia's Dance King
Occupation	Singer, dancer, host, actor, Songwriter, Composer, Commercial model, Model, Spokesperson, Designer
Genre(s)	Mandopop, Hip-hop, Dance, J-pop
Instrument(s)	piano, drums, guitar, violin
Label(s)	Avex Trax (2003–2007) Gold Typhoon (EMI) (2007–present)
Years active	1994–present
Associated acts	Four Heavenly Kings (disbanded), ROMEO (disbanded)
Parents	Mother, Father(Deceased)
Influences	Mother(Singer) & Father(Host), Andy Lau, Aaron Kwok, Jacky Cheung, Michael Jackson
Official Website	http://www.gold-typhoon.com.tw
Awards MTV Asia Awards Favorite Artist, Taiwan 2008 Golden Melody Awards Most Popular Male Artist 2007

Show Lo (traditional Chinese: 羅志祥; simplified Chinese: 罗志祥; pinyin: Luó Zhīxiáng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lô Chì-siông; born July 30, 1979), also known as Alan or Show, is a famous Taiwanese singer, host, dancer, and actor. He is also famous for hosting an entertainment news/variety show, 100% Entertainment (娛樂百分百) on GTV with Huang Hong Sheng. He is also the creator of the fashion brand "STAGE Hyaline of World". Currently, he has many outlets located in Taiwan and other countries such as Singapore and Hong Kong.

Due to his fame as a multimedia entertainer, he is a favorite among television programs in the talk and variety genre.

[edit] Biography

[edit] Earlier life

Born into a musical family of Taiwanese aborigine (Amis) ancestry, Show started playing drums at the age of 3 and performed onstage with his parents as a child. He is famously known by his nickname, Xiao Zhu (小豬), which means 'Little Pig', and is due to him being fat in his childhood days.

He won a silver award at a singing contest when he was only 7. Show joined the '4 Heavenly Kings imitation concert' in 1995 imitating Aaron Kwok, after which he managed to clinch 1st place. In 1996, Show along with other 3 contestants of the reality show, formed 'Taiwan's Four Heavenly Kings', releasing their 1st album in the same year. The group was active in the following years before breaking up in 1998. In the same year, Show along with Ou Di (who is also one of the 'Taiwan's four heavenly kings'), formed "Romeo" and was active in it until year 2000. In 2003, Show launched his solo debut and released his first album 'ShowTime' and has since worked on a variety of genres including hip hop, R&B. He has also collaborated with singers like Jolin Tsai, Jay Chou, Rainie Yang and many other celebrities.

[edit] 2005: Hypnosis SHOW & 1st concert

On October 14, 2005, Show released his 3rd album "Hypnosis SHOW". He collaborated with Jolin Tsai in the song 'zhen ming tian zi' (traditional Chinese: 真命天子) and invited good friend Barbie Hsu to star in his MV 'Self-Hypnotised' (traditional Chinese: 自我催眠) which is written by Jay Chou.^[1]

At a later part of the same year, Show held his 1st concert at Taipei Arena.

[edit] 2006: SPESHOW

After one full year, Show finally released the album 'SPESHOW' on November 17, 2006. The album's title was a play on the words "special" and his name "Show". This album would certainly be special because there were many new experiences for both Show and his fans. For the first time, he sang a full English song with Kumi Koda and he also collaborated with the English singer: Simon Webbe.

On this album, Show covered a song by Daniel Bedingfield, "James Dean (I Wanna Know)'". Show made his own translation in Chinese and titled it 《精舞門》 ("The Dance Gate").

In this album, he invited Ariel Lin (MV Good Friend) and good friend Kumi Koda (MV Twinkle) to star with him in few of his music videos. "Twinkle" was his first attempt to sing a song entirely in English.

Over 400,000 copies of SPESHOW were sold within a few weeks of its release.

[edit] 2007

In June 2007, Show moved from Avex Trax to EMI Capitol Records. EMI Capitol Records plans to send Show abroad to cities such as New York, London and Tokyo to learn more advanced dancing.^{[citation needed]} On August 13, Show was selected to be the Mandarin spokesperson for High School Musical 2 by singing the Mandarin version of the themesong Bet On it called Bi Sha Ji and the song is included in the High School Musical 2 Soundtrack (Asia Edition).^{[citation needed]}

[edit] SHOW YOUR DANCE

Show released the 5th album 'SHOW YOUR DANCE' on November 16, 2007. Chinese: Wu Suo Bu Zai.

[edit] 'Show on Stage' Concert Tour

The tour kicked off on June 9, 2007 in Shanghai. The Hong Kong girl group Twins was invited as guests and they sang 'Expert Lover' together with Show.^{[citation needed]} The tour continued on June 30, 2007 in Nanjing, with Jolin Tsai as the guest. The tour travelled to other cities including Beijing, Taipei, Singapore, Jiangsu and Hong Kong in the later part of the year till 2008.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] 2008

Show released his first concert live DVD 'Show On Cruel Stage' on Jul. 11, 2008 which topped the G-music charts three weeks in a row. One of the most popular parts of the DVD features Show's mother appearing on stage, moving him to tears as he hugged her and sang 幾分 to much support from emotional fans.

Show's 6th album, "Trendy Man" was released on Dec. 26, 2008, the same day as Wang Leehom's album. Controversy erupted when Wang Lee Hom's record company Sony accused Show Lo's record company of buying the charts and inflating sales figures. S.H.E. and Fahrenheit's company joined in.^[2] The dispute got bigger when prominent popstars like Jay Chou, A-Mei, Mayday, Fahrenheit backed LeeHom while several TV hosts like Jacky Wu showed their support for Show Lo.

[edit] 2009

Show won the most awards at the first Singapore Entertainment Awards, despite competition from other mandarin pop stars like JJ Lin and Stefanie Sun. He also performed as the opening act for the Asia Music Festival in Korea.

[edit] 2010

Show recently renewed his contract with Gold Typhoon Records. Remembering his debut album where no record companies would sign him, Show demonstrated his gratitude towards Gold Typhoon. Now, with a record deal proves of his capability and his talent which he is extremely grateful of. His 7th album Rashomon held the number 1 spot on G-music for 10 weeks straight, tying Jolin Tsai's run. Show's latest concert, tickets are sold out less than 2 hours. He also broke a record by holding 3 concerts within 24 hours.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Television series

[edit] Movies

• 頻果咬一口 / Expect A Miracle (2001)
• 神探兩個半之學校有鬼 / Two and Half Detectives- There are Ghosts in the School's Backyard
• Chicken Little / 四眼天雞, as Chicken Little (Chinese, Voice only) (2005)
• The Bee Movie / 蜂電影，as Barry Bee Benson (Chinese, Voice Only) (2007)
• 歲月情 (Cancelled)

[edit] TV shows

Cable TV

• A Very Fierce Paradise (Da Di Network)
• Showbiz (SET TV)
• Entertainment News (ETV)
• 100% Entertainment （娛樂百分百） (GTV)

Wireless TV

• MUCH Chart (MUCH)
• An Alien Empire (TTV)
• Win in The First Battle (TTV)
• Variety Club (TTV)
• TV Citizens (CTV)
• Red and White Victory (CTV)
• Joyous Fleet (TTV)
• TV Delivery (TTV)
• Win in The First Battle of Youth Army (TTV)
• TV Three Cheap Guests (CTS)
• Happy Sunday (CTS)
• Taiwan Tiget is afraid of Tiger (TTV)
• Great Victory on Saturday (CTS)
• Variety is Funniest on This Saturday (TTV)
• Variety 995 (CTV)
• Exist Bus of Joyous All The Way (TTV)
• Brand Power (CTV)

[edit] Endorsements

Show Luo had been endorsing McDonalds with Rainie Yang for many years.^{[citation needed]} He has also been appointed the "Love Ambassador" for McDonald’s World Children’s Day since 2005.^[4][5][6] He donates to Ronald McDonald's Charity house as well.^[7] During his concerts in Taipei, the Guinness World Records of "most couples hugging simultaneously" was achieved in conjunction with the World's Children Day Concert.^[8] This gesture was to inform society to spread love and care to the sick children in hospitals.He also worked as a spokesperson for Shiatzy Chen.

2010

• FamilyMart (Television and banner)
• IMAX Chips (Television)
• Big Train Jeans (Television and banner)
• MEIKE Sports Shoes (Television and banner)
• Kang Shi Fu noodles (Television and banner)
• YILI Ice-cream (Television)

2009

• MORRIS K Watches (Banner)
• Taipei FUN HOUSE (Banner)
• Kang Shi Fu noodles (Television)
• Pert Shampoo (Television)
• McDonalds (Television and banner)
• IMAX Chips (Television)
• Pepsi Family (Television)
• Semir Clothing (Television)
• Big Train Jeans (Television and banner)
• Rejoice (Television)
• Watsons (Television)
• Online Volleyball game (Banner)
• Blind Foundation (Television and Banner)

2008

• Hot Shot (Television and banner)
• Big Train Jeans(Television and banner)
• Rejoice Shampoo (Television)
• Fantastic Rice Crackers (Magazine)
• McDonalds (Television and banner)
• IMAX Chips(Television)
• Pepsi Family (Television and banner)
• Quaker's Essence of Chicken (Television)
• Taiwan Beer (Television)
• The Fourth MRT Dance Competition (Television and banner)
• SanYang SYM Motorbike (Television)
• Semir Clothing (Television and banner)
• Watsons - VIP Cards (Television)

2007

• Banny Wong Electronics (Banner)
• BenQ- SIEMENS EF71 (Banner)
• Big Train Jeans (Banner)
• FORMOSA Glasses (Television and banner)
• Geneon Entertainment (Billboard)
• Go Action (Television and banner)
• Golden Circle (Television and banner)
• Green Teahouse- Jasmine Tea (Television and banner)
• HEY SONG Sarsaparilla (Television and banner)
• HiNet- iSing99 (Television and banner)....
• Johnny Chan Muffin Company (Television and banner)
• Libra (Television)
• McDonalds' (Television and banner)
• Nissan (Magazine)
• Pacific Magazines (Magazine)
• PEPSI- Soy Drink (Xin Yi Dai) (Television and banner)
• SPC (Television)
• Wendy's (Magazine)

2006

• Big Train Jeans (Banner)
• McDonalds (Television and banner)
• Watsons- The Most Intimate Good Friend Series (Television and banner)
• BenQ Mobiles (Television and banner)

2005

• Ochean Tea (Television and banner)

Unsorted

• CATCH Chocolate Stick
• CHA CAH 50 Motorcycle
• CHA CAH 90 Motorcycle
• Golden Hydroxide Peroxide- Contact Lens Sanitary Fluid
• Kuo-Nong Fresh Milk
• MEIKE Sport Shoes

[edit] Awards

[edit] Trivia

Show Lo is known as the "Asia's Dancing King".
Show Lo was the first artist to hold a concert in the Taipei Arena.
Show Lo was the first Asian Artist to the New York Theatre privately for shooting Music Video.
Show Lo is the first ever artist to hold 3D Naked Eye World Live Tours.
Show Lo is the first ever artist with a 3D Music Video.
Show Lo is the first ever artist to hold 3 concerts in 24 hours.

[edit] References

• G-Music Mandarin Chart

[edit] External links

Official

• Show's Official EMI Music Taiwan site
• Show's Official Avex site
• Show's Blog
• Show Lo's Official profile