Show Lo

Show Lo
Show Lo in 2013
Born (1979-07-30) 30 July 1979 (age 44)
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actor
  • television host
  • dancer
  • businessman
Years active1994–present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Musical career
Also known as
  • Show Lo Chih Hsiang
  • Luo Zhixiang
  • Xiao Zhu (Little Pig)
GenresMandopop
Labels

Show Lo Chih Hsiang (simplified Chinese: 罗志祥; traditional Chinese: 羅志祥; pinyin: Luó Zhìxiáng; born July 30, 1979) is a Taiwanese singer, actor, television host, and dancer. He is commonly known by his nickname Hsiao Chu (Little Pig) (Chinese: 小豬). Lo is recognized for his trademark dance music and comedic talent. He has over 50 million followers on Chinese micro-blogging platform Weibo as of June 2018.

Show Lo debuted as a member of Taiwanese boy group in 1996 after winning a singing and dancing competition, and began his solo music career in 2003 when he released his first studio album Show Time. His successive albums were commercially successful; he achieved best-selling album of the year in Taiwan for four consecutive years from 2010 to 2013. He holds many records in the Taiwanese music industry, including being the first pop singer to hold a concert in Taipei Arena in 2005, and the first pop singer to hold three concerts within twenty-four hours in Taipei Arena in 2010. As of May 2018, he has gone on four world tours. 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. Lo is fluent in Japanese and released his first Japanese single EP Dante in 2012. The song clinched 5th place in Japan's Oricon daily charts on its first day of release and remained at 10th place in the Oricon weekly charts, making him the first Taiwanese male singer to place on the chart.

Besides his singing career, Show Lo is a successful television host and entertainer. He has been hosting 100% Entertainment since 2001. In 2017, he won the Best Host for a Variety Show Award in the 52nd Golden Bell Awards for 100% Entertainment, with co-host Linda Chien. He is also recognized as a member of the cast for the popular Chinese reality show, Go Fighting!, and as a judge on China's Produce 101 and Street Dance of China.

Show Lo was nominated thrice for Best Male Actor in the Golden Bell Awards. In 2013, Lo was handpicked by director Stephen Chow to play the guest role of Prince Important in the movie Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons, which broke Chinese box office records. Chow cast Lo again in a supporting role, Octopus, in his 2016 movie The Mermaid, likening his comedic talent onscreen to a formidable explosive. The movie once again broke existing Chinese box office records.

In 2006, Show Lo created fashion brand STAGE which currently has branches in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore. STAGE sponsors clothing for many Taiwanese entertainers, and the brand is often seen on Taiwanese variety shows.

Early life

Show Lo was born in Keelung City, Taiwan. His father is Han Taiwanese and his mother is Amis of the Taiwanese indigenous peoples. 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). 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

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. He also suffers from Mitral insufficiency and hence cannot consume food containing caffeine. That same year, he formed a new boy group Romeo with Ou Di. 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).

The year after, 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–Present: 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.

Show released his eighth studio album, Only for You was released in February 18, 2011, which the album sold more than 150,000 copies. 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.

In November 2012, Show announced his new world tour "Over The Limit", starting from January 2013 at Taipei Arena.

2011–present: Pony Canyon, Dante and "THE SHOW"

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. This record made Show the first Taiwanese male singer to be on the Oricon chart after Teresa Teng.

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.

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.

2014–2019: EMI Music Taiwan, Reality Show?

Show Lo in 2017

In 2014, Show joined EMI Music Taiwan along with Rainie Yang and A-mei.

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. 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.

2020–present: Controversy and musical comeback

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!. He staged a comeback on November 20, 2021, with the release of a new song, "Trap Game."

Personal life

Lo publicly dated Grace Chow (Zhou Yangqing), a Chinese fashion blogger, from 2015 to 2020.

On April 23, 2020, Lo courted significant controversy after Chow accused Lo of serial infidelity and improper behavior with several women, including artists signed under his entertainment agency. Lo apologized to Chow via an online post the next day. On April 25, Linda Chien also posted an apology on Instagram, for being a third party to Lo's affairs.

Discography

World tours

2007 Show Luo 《Show on Stage》 World Tour Live Concert
Location Venue Date Special Guests
Shanghai, China Shanghai Grand Stage 2007-06-09 Twins — 戀愛達人 (Love Expert)
Nanjing, China Olympic Sports Center 2007-06-30 Jolin Tsai
Taipei, Taiwan Taipei Arena 2007-11-17 Karen Mok
Jolin Tsai — 天空 (Sky)
2007-11-18 Rainie Yang
Elva Hsiao — 敗給你 (Defeat in Love)
Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium 2007-12-01 Rainie Yang
Wuxi, China Wuxi New Sports Stadium 2007-12-18
Hong Kong Pop TV Arena 2008-02-23 Lollipop
2008-02-24 Rainie Yang
Guangzhou, China Tianhe Sports Centre Stadium 2008-12-27 Energy — 一起走吧 (Let's Go)
Macau Venetian Arena 2009-05-02 Rainie Yang — 戀愛達人 (Love Expert)
Connecticut, USA Mohegan Sun Arena 2009-11-26 Rainie Yang — 戀愛達人 (Love Expert)
Tokyo, Japan Shibuya-AX 2010-04-24
2010 Show Luo 《Dance Without Limits 3D World Live》 World Tour Concert
Location Venue Date Special Guests
Hong Kong Hong Kong Coliseum 2010-04-30 Stefanie Sun — 第一天 (First Day)
2010-05-01 Rainie Yang — In Your Eyes
2010-05-02 Lollipop — 撐腰 (Party Boy)
Taipei, Taiwan Taipei Arena 2010-05-15 Sammi Cheng — 眉飛色舞 (Enraptured)
2010-05-16 (matinee) Elva Hsiao — WOW!
2010-05-16 A-mei — 夏天的浪花 (Summer Wave)
Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium 2010-05-22 Wong Jinglun — 蝴蝶秀 (Lipodustrophy)
Wuhan, China Hankou Cultural Sports Centre 2010-06-26 Blue Bird & Flying Fish
Shanghai, China Hongkou Stadium 2010-08-07 Mayday — 離開地球表面 (JUMP)
Chengdu, China Chengdu Sports Centre Stadium 2010-08-28 Jane Zhang
Macau Venetian Arena 2010-10-30
Hangzhou, China Yellow Dragon Sports Centre Stadium 2010-11-05 Cyndi Wang — 戀愛達人 (Love Expert)
Beijing, China Beijing Wukesong Culture & Sports Center 2010-11-13
Guangzhou, China Tianhe Sports Centre Stadium 2011-03-05 Lollipop F — 撐腰 (Party Boy)
2011 Show Luo 《Dance Without Limits — 10001st Night》 Encore World Tour Live
Taichung, Taiwan National Taiwan University 2011-03-19 Dee Shu — 戀愛達人 (Love Expert), 傷心酒店 (Sadness Hotel)
Sydney, Australia Acer Arena 2011-04-01
Melbourne, Australia Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre 2011-04-08
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Putra Indoor Stadium 2011-04-16
Macau Venetian Arena 2011-05-07
Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium 2011-05-14
Shanghai, China Mercedes-Benz Arena 2011-05-21 Bibi Zhou — 敗給你 (Defeat in Love)
Hong Kong Hong Kong Coliseum (Center Stage) 2011-07-10 Joey Yung — 戀愛達人 (Love Expert)
2011-07-11 Rainie Yang — 任意門 (Dokodemo Door)
2011-07-12 Sandra Ng — 相逢可必曾相識 (Reunite after Splitting Up)
Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung Arena 2011-08-13 Four Best Born — Cha Cha舞池 (Cha Cha Dance Floor), 實現 (Achievement)
Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA Borgata Hotel Casino 2011-09-05
Indio, California, USA Fantasy Springs Resort Casino 2011-09-10
San Jose, California, USA Event Center Arena 2011-09-11
Quanzhou, China Straits Sports Centre Stadium 2011-10-08
2013 Show Luo 《Over The Limit》 World Tour Live Concert
Location Venue Date Special Guests
Taipei, Taiwan Taipei Arena 2013-01-04
2013-01-05 Elva Hsiao — WOW!
2013-01-06 (mantinee) Pauline Lan
2013-01-06 Jolin Tsai
Hong Kong Hong Kong Coliseum 2013-01-18 Jimmy Lin — 不是每個戀曲都有美好回憶 (Beautiful Memories)
2013-01-19 Alex To — 脫掉 (Strip)
2013-01-20 Vivian Chow — 戀愛達人 (Love Expert)
2013-01-21 Alan Tam — 愛情陷阱 (Love Trap)
Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium 2013-03-01
Shanghai, China Mercedes-Benz Arena (Center Stage) 2013-04-13
Guangzhou, China Guangzhou Gymnasium (Center Stage) 2013-04-20
Pahang, Malaysia Arena of Stars 2013-05-03
2013-05-04
Beijing, China Beijing Wukesong Culture & Sports Center (Center Stage) 2013-05-11
Chengdu, China Sichuan Provincial Sports Centre (Center Stage) 2013-05-25
Xiamen, China Xiamen Convention and Exhibition Center (Center Stage) 2013-06-01
Nanning, China Guangxi Sports Center (Center Stage) 2013-06-22
Tianjin, China Tianjin Sports Center (Center Stage) 2013-06-29
Shenzhen, China Shenzhen Bay Sports Center (Center Stage) 2013-08-24
Sydney, Australia Sydney Entertainment Centre 2013-08-30
Melbourne, Australia Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre 2013-09-01
Xi'an, China Xi'an Sports Centre (Center Stage) 2013-09-07
Macau Venetian Arena 2013-10-05
Toronto, Canada Hershey Centre 2013-10-26
Vancouver, Canada Rogers Arena 2013-10-29
2014 Show Luo 《Over The Limit — Dance Soul Returns》 Encore World Tour Live
Kaohsiung, Taiwan Kaohsiung Arena 2014-01-25 Jeannie Hsieh — 姐姐 (Sister)
Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium 2014-05-03
Shanghai, China Mercedes-Benz Arena 2014-05-10
Beijing, China Beijing Wukesong Culture & Sports Center 2014-06-14
Hong Kong Hong Kong Coliseum 2014-09-13
2014-09-14
Connecticut, USA Mohegan Sun Arena 2014-11-26
2014-11-27
Las Vegas, USA The Colosseum at Caesars Palace 2014-11-29
Macau Venetian Arena 2014-12-13
Pahang, Malaysia Arena of Stars 2015-03-28
2016 Show Luo 《Crazy World》 World Tour Live Concert
Location Venue Date Special Guests
Shanghai, China Mercedes-Benz Arena 2016-04-23 Wang Xun — 男人的事 (Men's Business)
Fuzhou, China Fuzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium 2016-05-01
Guangzhou, China Guangzhou International Sports Arena 2016-05-14
Beijing, China Beijing Wukesong Culture & Sports Center 2016-05-28 Huang Bo — 對你愛不完 (Neverending Love)
Shijiazhuang, China Hebei Stadium 2016-06-18
Taipei, Taiwan Taipei Arena 2016-07-29 Vivian Hsu — 戀愛達人 (Love Expert)
2016-07-30 Dee Shu — 愛情恰恰 (Cha Cha Love)
2016-07-31 Selina Jen
Shenzhen, China Shenzhen Bay Sports Center 2016-08-20
Shenyang, China Liaoning Stadium 2016-09-11
Macau Venetian Arena 2016-10-08 Linda Chien
Chongqing, China Chongqing International Centre 2016-10-15
Nanjing, China Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre 2016-10-29
Zhengzhou, China Zhengzhou International Centre 2016-11-13
Hong Kong AsiaWorld–Expo 2016-12-25
2016-12-26
Xi'an, China Qujiang International Centre 2017-01-14
Pahang, Malaysia Arena of Stars 2017-03-11
Hefei, China Binhu Convention and Exhibition Centre 2017-04-02
Nanchang, China Nanchang Sports Centre 2017-05-06
Guangzhou, China Guangzhou Gymnasium 2017-07-29
Singapore Resorts World Sentosa 2017-08-12 Linda Chien

Filmography

Television series

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

Feature film

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

Short film

Year English title Original title Role Notes
2012 Bringing Joy Home 2012 把樂帶回家 Second child Pepsi (China) New Year's Special 2012
Heartbeat Love 再一次心跳 Lee Da Cheng
2013 Bringing Joy Home 2013 把樂帶回家2013 Doctor Pepsi (China) New Year's Special 2013
Who Is Your Dish 誰是你的菜 Prince Lo Lay's (China) short film 2013
2014 Bringing Joy Home 2014 (Family) 把樂帶回家2014 親情篇 Shop owner Pepsi (China) short film 2014
Bringing Joy Home 2014 (Etiquette) 把樂帶回家2014 人情篇 Little Lo Pepsi (China) short film 2014
2015 Bringing Joy Home 2015 把樂帶回家2015 Pepsi (China) New Year's Special 2015
Who Is Your Dish 2015 誰是你的菜2015 A Zhai Lay's (China) short film 2015

Host

Year English title Original title Notes Description
2003–present 100% Entertainment 娛樂百分百 Host Entertainment News Show
2015–present Go Fighting! 極限挑戰 Host

4th Season airing as of 2019-05-29

Reality Game Show
2017 Born To Be A Star 天生是優我 Mentor, Dance instructor Girl Group Competition
2017 Puppies' 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

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)
  • August 7, 2014 – Dream Puzzle (极限拼图)

Awards and nominations


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