1. Show Lo Chih-hsiang, is a Taiwanese singer, actor, and television host.
37 Facts About Show Lo
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Show Lo 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.
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Show Lo achieved best-selling album of the year in Taiwan for four consecutive years from 2010 to 2013.
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Show Lo is known for his roles in two Stephen Chow blockbusters, Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons and The Mermaid.
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Show Lo's father is Han Taiwanese and his mother was Amis.
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Show Lo is an only child, and his parents held multiple odd jobs to support the family when he was growing up.
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Show Lo participated in these entertainment shows as a child, playing the drums onstage when he was just three.
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Show Lo is nicknamed Xiao Zhu because he was really chubby when he was young, weighing over 100 kilograms.
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Show Lo was bullied by his classmates for his weight, which made him determined to slim down.
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Show Lo 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.
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Show Lo 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.
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Show Lo returned to Keelung and enrolled in Pei De high school's media production course.
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In 1996, Show Lo entered and won a singing and dancing competition, impersonating Aaron Kwok.
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Show Lo debuted as member of boy group Four Heavenly Kings with three other contestants who impersonated the other Hong Kong Four Heavenly Kings.
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The boy group disbanded in 1998 as two members left for compulsory military service, which Show Lo was exempted from because he has Gluteal Fibrotic Contracture.
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Show Lo suffers from Mitral insufficiency and hence cannot consume food containing caffeine.
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From 2000 to 2002, Show Lo's singing career was stalled by a lawsuit with his former management company.
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Show Lo was forced to transit from a teen idol to a variety show entertainer, performing gags on variety shows.
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In 2003, Show Lo signed with Avex Taiwan and launched his solo career with the release of his first album Show Lo Time, selling over 80,000 copies.
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Show Lo collaborated with his co-host Dee Shu on the duet "Love Expert".
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Show Lo collaborated with Jolin Tsai for the first lead dance track "Destined Guy".
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In 2006, Show Lo created fashion brand STAGE which currently has branches in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore.
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Show Lo released his fourth album Speshow on November 17,2006.
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Show Lo released his fifth album Show Lo Your Dance on November 16,2007; he sang the duet "Defeat in Love" with Elva Hsiao.
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In 2008, Show Lo joined forces with Gold Typhoon and released his sixth album Trendy Man.
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On September 19,2009, Show Lo represented Taiwan and performed at the 6th Asia Song Festival, held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium in South Korea.
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Show Lo released his eighth studio album, Only for You was released in February 18,2011, which the album sold more than 150,000 copies.
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In November 2012, Show Lo announced his new world tour "Over The Limit", starting from January 2013 at Taipei Arena.
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Show Lo went on a Japanese Tour with partner Rainie Yang to make up for the cancelled tour in 2011.
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Show Lo released the tenth album Lion Roar, which became the fourth consecutive album to reach over 150,000 copies.
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In 2014, Show Lo joined EMI Music Taiwan along with Rainie Yang and A-mei.
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Show Lo co-wrote the music and lyrics for the leading track, "Let Go", which discusses the issue of cyber-bullying.
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Besides writing lyrics and music for six of the songs, it was the first time Show Lo became the music director for the entire album.
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The inspiration behind the lead track was Suona, a traditional Chinese instrument Show Lo added to his music.
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Show Lo announced that this event is free as long as supporters bought his new album.
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Show Lo encouraged people to bring all of his past albums for him to sign all at once.
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Show Lo worked with several famous Korean singers such as Leeteuk, Eunhyuk, and Hongki.