Alec Su
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Alec Su | |||||||
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 Su in 2010 | |||||||
| Born | 11 September 1973 | ||||||
| Occupation(s) | Actor Singer Producer Director | ||||||
| Years active | 1988–present | ||||||
| Awards | Hundred Flowers Awards – Best Supporting Actor 2010 The Message | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 苏 | ||||||
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| Musical career | |||||||
| Also known as | Guaiguai Hu (乖乖 Tommy Su | ||||||
| Instrument(s) | Keyboards, Guitar | ||||||
Alec Su You-peng (Chinese:
Su became a popular teen idol in the 1980s as a member of the boyband Xiao Hu Dui. He was known as the "Obedient Tiger" (乖乖
The 1998–1999 hit TV series My Fair Princess with superstar Vicki Zhao marked a turning point in Su's career. Since then, he has had a successful career in acting, starring in highly popular dramas such as The Legendary Siblings (1999), Romance in the Rain (2001), and The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber (2003). Su has won awards from Hundred Flowers Awards and Macau International Movie Festival for the films The Message (2009) and A Tibetan Love Song (2010) respectively.
In 2013, he produced the TV series Destiny by Love. In 2015, he directed the film The Left Ear.[1]
Career
[edit]Musical: Xiao Hu Dui (Little Tigers)
[edit]Alec Su's career started in 1988, at the age of 15, when he joined the Little Tigers trio. The band was the first idol singing group that debuted in the Taiwanese music industry and Alec was labelled as the "obedient tiger." The group's popularity was unprecedented; the Little Tigers attracted fans from Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, and amongst Chinese communities around the world. The success of the band began the new generation of Taiwanese pop culture in the early 1990s. In 2010, the Little Tigers were invited to participate in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, in which they sang a medley of three of their biggest hits and won accolades as the "favorite singing group"[2] for the event.
Apart from being a popular singer, during this period Su was epitomized by the general public as a superior student. He attended Taiwan's number one high school, Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School and was accepted into the prestigious National Taiwan University, where he majored in Mechanical Engineering . Su's experiences describing his high school years, preparing for the Taiwan university entrance examinations while trying to also juggle his performing schedule as a member of a wildly popular singing group, are recorded in his 1995 book entitled My Days at Jian Zhong / Youth Never Die
However, as Su became so well known at such a young age, he felt that he had lost his freedom as a result of being in the limelight. At the age of 21, a year before his university graduation in Taiwan, Su decided to leave school and study abroad in England.
Television
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In 1995, after the breakup of Little Tigers, Su embarked on an acting career. His role as the Wu Ah Ge, Yongqi in the Chinese TV series blockbuster My Fair Princess I and II won him fame as a television actor in 1997. He continued in 2000 with another hit TV series Romance in the Rain. His later TV series include Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre (2002), Magic Touch of Fate (2004, costarring Taiwanese actress Ruby Lin and Korean singer Kang Ta), and Mischievous Princess (2005). He collaborated with Korean actress Chae Rim in two 2003 productions, Love of the Aegean Sea and Warriors of the Yang Clan.
In 2006, Su appeared in the 1930s drama Jiang Ji Jiu Ji co-starring with Li Qian, Cecilia Ye Tong, and Paul Chun, and which aired in Spring 2007. In 2008 he acted in the TV drama Re Ai, which aired in the spring of 2009.
In 2013-2014, Su was one of the judges on the fifth season of China's Got Talent alongside Liu Ye, Wang Wei-Chung, and former co-star Zhao Wei.
Film
[edit]In recent years, Su has been concentrating on his film career. Since the second half of 2008 he has participated in more than a half-dozen film projects. Su also appears in the ensemble piece, Fit Lover, which had a November 2008 release, as well as guest starring in a short Taiwan film, L-O-V-E, had a wide release in Asia in autumn 2009, has been included in several international film festivals, and received several nominations (and one win, for Li Bing Bing as "Best Actress") for the 2009 Golden Horse awards. A Singing Fairy, shot in Guangxi Province, and a biography of Macau composer Xian Xinghai, titled The Star and the Sea, both opened in limited release in December 2009. The Four Cupids, a romantic comedy, premiered in April 2010. Film projects for 2010 included A Tibetan Love Song (romantic drama filmed in Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture) and Lost in Panic Room, a "locked room" detective thriller. Both premiered in the fall of 2010. A sequel to the detective film, titled Lost in Panic Cruise, was released for Halloween 2011. Su continues his film career with several completed movies scheduled for release in 2012, and another currently in production.
In October 2010, Alec won the Hundred Flowers Award for "Best Supporting Actor" for his role in The Message. In December 2010, he won the "Best Actor" award at the 2nd Macau International Movie Festival, for his performance in A Tibetan Love Song
Along with his TV and film success, Su has released thirty top-selling albums, starting as a member of The Little Tigers group. As a solo artist he has released 14 albums, beginning in 1992 to his 2004 release Before and After. In January 2012 Su performed, along with singers Daniel Chan, Aska Yang, and Will Pan, in the 2012 Fantasy Stars Chinese New Year Concert, MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas.
In April 2017, Su announced a business partnership in the Beijing film industry with Vicki Zhao.[3]
Filmography
[edit]Television series
[edit]| Year | English title | Mandarin title | Role | Notes |
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| 1991 | The Hen Brought The Ducklings | |||
| 1995 | Idol Level Best | 苏建 |
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| 1997 | My Fair Princess I | 还珠 |
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| 1998 | My Fair Princess II | 还珠 |
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| 1998 | Old House Has Joy | 苏小鹏 - Su Xiao Peng | ||
| 1999 | The Legendary Twins | 绝代 |
1999 version | |
| 2000 | Romance in the Rain | |||
| 2001 | Taiji Prodigy | |||
| 2001 | A Date with Youth | |||
| 2001 | Secret Murder, Amazing Cases | 无敌县令 - Wu Di Xian Ling or Pai An Jing Qi | ||
| 2002 | Heavenly Sword and Dragon Saber | 倚天 |
张无 |
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| 2002 | The Legendary Siblings 2 | Hua Wuque (guest star) | ||
| 2003 | Love Train | |||
| 2003 | Love of the Aegean Sea | 陆恩 |
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| 2003 | Warriors of the Yang Clan | 杨门 |
杨延 |
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| 2004 | Magic Touch of Fate | 吴俊 |
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| 2005 | The Mischievous Princess (My Bratty Princess) | 刁蛮 |
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| 2006 | Entrapment | |||
| 2009 | Passion | 苏明涛 - Su Ming Tao | formerly called | |
| 2013 | The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils | Guest Star | ||
| 2013 | Destiny by Love | Lu Xinuo | Producing debut |
Film
[edit]As actor
[edit]| Year | English title | Mandarin title | Role | Notes |
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| 1990 | Wandering Heroes | Xiao Guai | ||
| 1995 | Forever Friends | Luo Zhi Jian | ||
| 1996 | Flirting Expert | Xiao Pei | ||
| 1996 | Pale Sun | Lao Wu | ||
| 1998 | Red Bride | 红娘 - Hong Niang | Zhang Jun Rui | |
| 1999 | Winner Takes All | Shi Sheng Zi | ||
| 1999 | Cotton Fleece | Ma Cheng Gong | ||
| 2000 | Devoted to You | Yu Hai | ||
| 2002 | Reunion | Ka Chung | ||
| 2003 | Grandpa's Home | 爷爷 |
Xin Qiang Gong An | |
| 2005 | Taklamakan | Cheng Cheng ( |
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| 2008 | Fit Lover | 爱情 |
Guo Ying ( |
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| 2009 | L-O-V-E | 爱到 |
Guest Star | |
| 2009 | A Singing Fairy | 寻找刘 |
Wei Wende (韦文 |
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| 2009 | The Message | 风声 - Feng Sheng | Bai Xiaonian ( |
aka "Sound of the Wind" |
| 2009 | The Star and the Sea | Xiao Youmei (萧友 |
aka "The Musician" | |
| 2010 | The Four Cupids | Qi Bolin (齐泊霖) | ||
| 2010 | Secret Battleground | Japanese Officer | ||
| 2010 | A Tibetan Love Song | Li Su Jie | aka "A Tibetan Love Song" | |
| 2010 | Lost in Panic Room | Liu Feiyun ( |
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| 2011 | Deng Enming's Childhood | |||
| 2011 | Lost in Panic Cruise | Liu Feiyun ( |
sequel to "Lost in Panic Room" | |
| 2012 | Design of Death | 杀生 - Sha Sheng | Longevity Town Doctor | previous title: 长寿镇 - Chang Shou Zhen |
| 2012 | The Assassins | 铜雀 |
Emperor Xian of Han | alt pinyin: Tong Qiao Tai; previous English title: "Bronze Swallow Terrace" |
| 2012 | Back to 1942 | T. V. Soong | Scenes all deleted | |
| 2012 | Three Unmarried Mothers | |||
| 2014 | Sweet Alibis | 甜蜜 |
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| 2014 | The Suspicious | Lin Yitai | ||
| 2014 | The Four III | Emperor Huizong of Song |
As director
[edit]| Year | English title | Mandarin title | Notes |
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| 2015 | The Left Ear | ||
| 2016 | Dama Wang Who Lives on Happiness Avenue | Micro Movie | |
| 2017 | The Devotion of Suspect X |
Variety and reality show
[edit]| Year | English title | Chinese title | Notes |
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| 2013 | China's Got Talent Season 5 | Judge | |
| 2016 | Hidden Singer | 谁是 |
Guessing Celebrity Team Member |
| 2017 | I Want to Meet You Season 1 | Team Leader[5] | |
| 2018 | Chinese Restaurant Season 2 | Restaurant Team Member | |
| 2019 | Produce Camp 2019 | 创造营2019 | Mentor (Class F) |
| 2022 | Call Me by Fire | 披荊斬 |
Season 2 |
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]| Released Year | English Title | Mandarin Title | Notes |
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| 1992 | I Only Want You to Love Me | ||
| 1993 | Wait Until That Day | ||
| 1994 | Cherished Backpack | ||
| 1994 | Wound | ||
| 1994 | Happens This Way | ||
| 1994 | Brushing Past | ||
| 1995 | In Love with Everything about You | ||
| 1995 | Go | ||
| 1995 | Wind Sound Rain Sound Su Sound | ||
| 2000 | 你快 |
Are You Happy or Not | |
| 2000 | Understanding | ||
| 2001 | Not Only Deep Love | ||
| 2002 | 玩真 |
Playing for Real / Earnest | |
| 2002 | Best Love 1992-2002 | ||
| 2004 | Before and After |
Soundtrack
[edit]- 2004: Love of the Aegean Sea original soundtrack
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Notes |
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| 2010 | Hundred Flowers Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Message | Winner[8] |
| 2010 | Golden Lotus Awards | Best Actor | A Tibetan Love Song | Winner[9] |
| 2011 | Golden Phoenix Awards | Special Jury Award | Winner[10] | |
| 2015 | Golden Horse Award | Best New Director | The Left Ear | Nominee |
| 2016 | Audience Award | Favorite Director[11] | The Left Ear | Beijing College Student Film Festival |
Books
[edit]- 1995 (revised 2003):
青春 的 場所 (My Days at Jian Zhong / Youth Never Die)
References
[edit]- ^ "Zuo er (2015)". IMDb. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ (in Chinese)
央 视春晚 调查结果出 炉 ：小 虎 队最受欢迎 . Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine 2010年 02月 26日 星 岛环球 网 - ^ "还珠帮"
合 伙做生 意 ！苏有朋 赵薇在京 成立 新 公司 - ^ 《
我 想 见到你》阵容曝光 苏有朋 景 甜组全 新 搭档 - ^ 《
我 想 见到你》第 一季 - ^ Alec Su at imdb.com
- ^ Alec Su at chinesemov.com
- ^
第 十 九届金鸡百花电影节2010年 10月 16日 在江 苏江阴落幕 - ^ 澳门电影节《
康 定 情歌 》成 赢家 苏有朋 首 度 称 帝 - ^ 苏
有朋 荣获金 凤凰特 别奖 - ^
第 23届 北京 大学生 电影节闭幕
External links
[edit]- Blog - Alec's Sina blog
- Microblog weibo - Alec's Sina Microblog weibo
新 浪 微 博
| International | |
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| National | |
| Artists | |
- 1973 births
- Living people
- National Taiwan University alumni
- Taiwanese male film actors
- Male actors from Taipei
- Taiwanese Buddhists
- Taiwanese male television actors
- Singers from Taipei
- Taiwanese people of Hakka descent
- Film directors from Taipei
- Taiwanese television producers
- 21st-century Taiwanese male actors
- 21st-century Taiwanese male singers
- 21st-century Taiwanese singers
- 20th-century Taiwanese male actors
- 20th-century Taiwanese male singers
- Taiwanese Mandopop singers
- Cantonese-language singers of Taiwan
- Taiwanese male stage actors
- Taiwanese male voice actors
- Hakka musicians
- Taiwanese idols