# Vic Chou

Vic Chou (Chinese: 周渝民; pinyin: Zhōu Yúmín; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chiu Jû-bîn; born 9 June 1981) is a Taiwanese actor and singer. He is a member of the Taiwanese boy band F4.

## Career
### F4

Chou rose to fame for his role as Hua Ze Lei in the highly popular Taiwan television series Meteor Garden. At the conclusion of the series, Chou, along with the other cast members of Meteor Garden—Jerry Yan, Vanness Wu and Ken Chu—, continued to perform together and released three studio albums as the quartet boy band F4.

### Music career

Chou was the first F4 member to release his own album, Make a Wish, in January 2002. This was followed by Remember, I Love You, which was released in January 2004. His third album, I'm Not F4, was released in October 2007 and topped Taiwan's major charts for 3 weeks.

### Acting career

Aside from Meteor Garden, Chou has appeared in Taiwanese series such as Poor Prince and Love Storm, considered to be very "typical" idol dramas. However, with the 2004 television series Mars, Zhou took on a more complex role as a set of twins who have mental illnesses. Zhou considers a turning point in his career. In many interviews, Zhou has pinpointed this as the moment where his interest in acting was truly piqued. Since then, he has taken on increasingly multi-facted roles, such as an ambitious but lonely businessman in Silence, a cranky perfectionist in Sweet Relationship, and an awkward but passionate novelist in Wish to See You Again.
In 2008, Chou embarked on his first film, Linger, alongside Li Bingbing.
In 2009, he took a departure from Taiwanese idol dramas and starred in the police drama Black & White. Zhou takes on the challenging role of an emotionally complex policeman with a past that is thrown into a dangerous web of corruption. Chou was nominated for Best Actor at the 44th Golden Bell Awards for his performance in Black & White.
In 2010, Chou won "Most Popular Taiwanese Actor" at the Seoul International Drama Awards. The same year, he starred in the romance film Love You 10,000 Years. The film was the 5th best-selling Chinese film in Taiwan for 2010, and won "Most Popular with the Audience" at the 6th Osaka Asian Film Festival.
In 2012, Chou starred alongside Ella Chen in the romance comedy film New Perfect Two.
In 2013, Chou won the Golden Bell Award for Best Actor for his performance in Home. He went on to star in sequel films Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2, Go Lala Go 2, and Storm (sequel of Z Storm); as well as suspense film Detective Gui and comedy film Two Wrongs Make A Right.
Chou returned to the small screen after five years in 2018, starring in two period dramas Beauties in the Closet and The Flame's Daughter. He is set to star in the historical drama Poetry of the Song Dynasty alongside Liu Tao, portraying Zhao Heng.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | English title | Original title | Role |
| 2008 | Linger | 蝴蝶飞 | Lin Xudong |
| 2008 | Tea Fight | 斗茶 | Brother Yang |
| 2010 | Love You 10,000 Years | 爱你一万年 | Wu Qifeng |
| 2011 | Sleepless Fashion | 与时尚同居 | Zhou Xiaohui |
| 2012 | New Perfect Two | 新天生一对 | Ah B |
| 2013 | Saving General Yang | 忠烈杨家将 | Yang San Lang |
| 2013 | Day of Redemption | 早见，晚爱 | Gu Bin |
| 2013 | A Moment of Love | 回到爱开始的地方 | Xu Nianzu |
| 2014 | Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2 | 单身男女2 | Cheng Zijian |
| 2015 | Detective Gui | 宅女侦探桂香 | Ah Zhe |
| 2015 | Go Lala Go 2 | 杜拉拉追婚记 | Wang Wei |
| 2016 | S Storm | 反贪风暴2 | Song Renxin |
| 2017 | Two Wrongs Make a Right | 天生不对 | Qin Rui |
| 2023 | Be With Me | 车顶上的玄天上帝 | Chun Shan/ Ri Xing |

### Television series

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role |
| 2001 | Meteor Garden | 流星花園 | Huā Zé Lèi |
| 2001 | Poor Prince | 贫穷贵公子 | Shān Tián Tài Láng |
| 2001 | Meteor Rain | 流星雨 | Huā Zé Lèi |
| 2002 | Come to My Place | 来我家吧 | Zhang Zhongyuan |
| 2002 | Meteor Garden II | 流星花園II | Huā Zé Lèi |
| 2003 | Love Storm | 狂爱龙卷风 | Lù Yǐngfēng |
| 2004 | Mars | 战神 | Chén Líng, Chén Shèng |
| 2006 | Silence | 深情密码 | Qi Weiyi |
| 2007 | Sweet Relationship | 美味关系 | Fang Zhitian |
| 2008 | Wish to See You Again | 这里发现爱 | Xu Le |
| 2009 | Black and White | 痞子英雄 | Chen Zai Tian |
| 2009 | Memoirs Of Madam Jin | 金大班 | Sheng Yueru |
| 2012 | Home | 回家 / 彼岸1945 | Su Taiying |
| 2018 | Beauties in the Closet | 柜中美人 | Li Han |
| 2018 | The Flame's Daughter | 烈火如歌 | Yin Xue |
| 2021 | Palace of Devotion | 大宋宫词 | Zhao Heng |
| 2021 | Danger Zone | 逆局 | Liang Yan Dong |
| 2023 | Reblooming Blue | 另一种蓝 | Ke Yan |
| 2023 | The World Between Us II | 我们与恶的距离 II | |

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Album # | Album info |
| 1st | Make a Wish Released: January 11, 2002 Label: Sony Music Taiwan Language: Mandarin Format: Studio album (CD) Genre: Mandopop |
| 2nd | Remember, I Love You (記得我愛你) Released: January 2, 2004 Label: Sony Music Taiwan Language: Mandarin Format: Studio album (CD) Genre: Mandopop |
| 3rd | I'm Not F4 (我不是F4) Released: October 29, 2007 Label: Sony Music Taiwan Language: Mandarin Format: Studio album (CD) Genre: Mandopop |

### Singles

| Year | Album | English title | Chinese title | Notes |
| 2003 | Love Storm Original Soundtrack | "I breathe You" | 我呼吸你 | |
| 2004 | Mars Original Soundtrack | "Let Me Love You" | 让我爱你 | duet with Barbie Hsu |
| 2004 | | "Just For You" | — | |
| 2006 | Silence Original Soundtrack | "Familiar Gentleness" | 熟悉的温柔 | |
| 2010 | Love You 10000 Years Original Soundtrack | "Love You 10000 Years" | 爱你一万年 | |
| 2010 | Love You 10000 Years Original Soundtrack | "When I Think of You, You are Asleep" | 我在想你的时候睡着了 | |
| 2011 | C'Est La V | "Do it" | — | Vanness Wu feat. Vic Chou |
| 2013 | Day of Redemption Original Soundtrack | "Stubborn Ant" | 倔强的蚂蚁 | |

## Publications

He also released a photographic album in October 2002, titled Travel Dream (流浪夢), which contains his pictures shot during one of his trips to Hokkaidō, Japan.
His second photobook titled 4Faces: Taipei & Tokyo was released in October 2006. There are 4 themes: Natural Face, Cool Face, Stylish Face and Fashionable Face. The first 2 themes were shot in Taipei while the last 2 themes were shot in Tokyo.

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Results |
| 2009 | 44th Golden Bell Awards | Best Actor | Black & White | Nominated |
| 2010 | 3rd Seoul International Drama Awards | Popular Actor | — | Won |
| 2013 | 5th Macau International Movie Festival | Best Supporting Actor | Saving General Yang | Nominated |
| 2013 | 48th Golden Bell Awards | Best Actor | Coming Home | Won |
| 2018 | 24th Huading Awards | Best Actor (Ancient Drama) | The Flame's Daughter | Nominated |
| 2022 | 2022 Asian Academy Creative Awards | Best Actor in Leading Role | Danger Zone | Nominated |
| 2022 | Huading Awards | Best Actor (Modern TV Series) | Danger Zone | Nominated |
| 2024 | 26th Taipei Film Awards | Best Actor | Be With Me | Nominated |