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Leo Ku Kui-kei (born ), founder of ChillGOOD TV, is a
Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
Cantopop Cantopop (a contraction of "Cantonese pop music") is a genre of pop music sung in Cantonese. Cantopop is also used to refer to the cultural context of its production and consumption. The genre began in the 1970s and became associated with Hon ...
and
Mandopop Mandopop or Mandapop refers to Mandarin popular music. The genre has its origin in the jazz-influenced popular music of 1930s Shanghai known as Shidaiqu; later influences came from Japanese enka, Hong Kong's Cantopop, Taiwan's Hokkien pop ...
singer, actor, TV host, model, cartoonist, MV director, and producer and designer. He employs
falsetto Falsetto ( , ; Italian language, Italian diminutive of , "false") is the vocal register occupying the frequency range just above the modal voice register and overlapping with it by approximately one octave. It is produced by the vibration of the ...
as a singing technique and was named as one of the "Five Fresh Tigers of
TVB Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB; zh, t=電視廣播有限公司) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong. The company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Canton ...
".


Career

Joining TVB in 1991, Ku has released over 35 albums and he has won nearly 300 male singer and music awards over the course of his career. In addition to Ku's career in Hong Kong, between 2000 and 2003, he played the male lead in two television drama series in mainland China, '' Romance in the Rain'' and '' My Fair Princess III: Heavenly Earth''. Ku's most famous Mandarin Chinese song is "Really Want" (好想好想), the theme song for the drama series ''Romance in the Rain''. The song was broadcast across China. His best known Canto-pop song is "Never Too Late" which appeared on many year-end lists about the best songs of 2006 in Hong Kong. Ku was also selected to be the first host and a contestant in the third season of the Chinese version of '' I Am a Singer''.


Discography

* ''
Games A game is a Structure, structured type of play (activity), play usually undertaken for entertainment or fun, and sometimes used as an Educational game, educational tool. Many games are also considered to be Work (human activity), work (such as p ...
'' (2003) * '' Nobita'' (2004) * '' Star Track'' (2005) * ''
Final Fantasy is a Japanese fantasy Anthology series, anthology media franchise created by Hironobu Sakaguchi which is owned, developed, and published by Square Enix (formerly Square (video game company), Square). The franchise centers on a series of fanta ...
'' (2005) * ''
Human Humans (''Homo sapiens'') or modern humans are the most common and widespread species of primate, and the last surviving species of the genus ''Homo''. They are Hominidae, great apes characterized by their Prehistory of nakedness and clothing ...
'' (2006) * '' Moments'' (2007) * ''
Guitar Fever This is the discography of Cantopop artist Leo Ku Leo Ku Kui-kei (born ), founder of ChillGOOD TV, is a Hong Kong people, Hong Kong Cantopop and Mandopop singer, actor, TV host, model, cartoonist, MV director, and producer and designer. ...
'' (2008)


Creations

* April 2003: Comic son ''Kubi'' (古比) was born * August 2003: ''The Story of Kubi Comics Vol.1'' (單行本), ''The Story of Kubi Comics Vol.1 Limited Version''(完全限定版) * August 2004: ''The Story of Kubi Comics Vol.2'' (單行本), ''A Series of Kubi Stuff'' * July 2008: ''Kubi Children Series 1 – Kubi's Cup'' (Kubi好孩子系列(1)-勝利的水杯), ''A Series of Kubi Stuff'' * November 2008: ''Kubi illuminations'' on the wall of buildings for Christmas and New Year (商廈外牆設計之Kubi燈飾-聖誕及新年) * November 2008: Own Label for clothes ''HOTDOG'' (個人服裝品牌"HOTDOG")


Films

* October 1993: ''
Love on Delivery ''Love on Delivery'' (破壞之王; aka. ''King of Destruction'') is a 1994 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Lee Lik-Chi. Plot Ho Kam-ang ( Stephen Chow), a weak, disadvantaged but kind lunch delivery boy, happens to fall in love with Lily ...
'' (破壞之王) * 1995: ''
Fatal Assignment Fatal is to cause death. It may also refer to: Music * ''Fatal'' (album), by Hussein Fatal, 2002 * "Fatal" (song), a song by Gemn (Kento Nakajima and Tatsuya Kitani), 2024 * "Fatal", a song by Motionless in White from '' Infamous'', 2012 * "Fata ...
'' * June 1995: ''
Romantic Dream Romantic may refer to: Genres and eras * The Romantic era, an artistic, literary, musical and intellectual movement of the 18th and 19th centuries ** Romantic music, of that era ** Romantic poetry, of that era ** Romanticism in science, of that ...
'' (追女仔95—綺夢) * July 1997: ''
Cause We Are So Young Causality is an influence by which one event, process, state, or object (''a'' ''cause'') contributes to the production of another event, process, state, or object (an ''effect'') where the cause is at least partly responsible for the effect, ...
'' (求戀期) * November 1997: ''
Task Force A task force (TF) is a unit or formation established to work on a single defined task or activity. Originally introduced by the United States Navy, the term has now caught on for general usage and is a standard part of NATO terminology. Many ...
'' (熱血最強) * March 1998: ''
Anna Magdalena ''Anna Magdalena'' () is a 1998 Hong Kong romantic fantasy comedy film starring Aaron Kwok, Kelly Chen and Takeshi Kaneshiro. It was the directorial debut of production designer Yee Chung-Man. Title The title refers to the keyboard piece ...
'' (安娜馬德蓮娜) * December 1999: '' When I Look Upon The Stars'' (天旋地戀) * September 2002: '' So Close'' (夕陽天使)(cameo) * July 2005: '' Love Message'' (愛情短訊) * February 2006: '' My Kung-Fu Sweetheart'' (野蠻秘笈) * August 2006: '' Love at First Note'' (戀愛初歌) * April 2007: '' Super Fans'' (甜心粉絲王) * November 2008: '' Fit Lover'' (愛情左右) * August 2012: '' Lan Kwai Fong 2'' (喜愛夜蒲2) * April 2015: '' Two Thumbs Up'' (衝鋒車) * December 2015: '' Skiptrace'' (絕地逃亡)


Cantonese voice-overs

* June 1997: ''
Hercules Hercules (, ) is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures. The Romans adapted the Gr ...
'' (大力士) * June 2000: ''
Stuart Little ''Stuart Little'' is a 1945 American children's novel by E. B. White. It was White's first children's book, and became recognized as a classic in children's literature. ''Stuart Little'' was illustrated by the artist Garth Williams, also his f ...
'' (一家之鼠超力仔) * November 2002: '' Stuart Little 2'' (一家之鼠超力仔2) * July 2005: ''
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'' (露寶治的世界) * February 2010: ''
The Princess and the Frog ''The Princess and the Frog'' is a 2009 American Animation, animated musical film, musical Romance film, romantic fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Inspired in part by the 2002 ...
'' (公主與青蛙)


Television series

* November 1994: ''
Instinct Instinct is the inherent inclination of a living organism towards a particular complex behaviour, containing innate (inborn) elements. The simplest example of an instinctive behaviour is a fixed action pattern (FAP), in which a very short to me ...
'' (笑看風雲) * January 1995: ''The Trail of Love'' (前世冤家) * August 1995: ''Stepping Stone'' (總有出頭天) * April 1997: ''Weapons of Power'' (英雄貴姓) * January 1996: ''Justice Bao'' (包青天之雪魄梅魂) * January 1997: ''Corner the Con Man'' (皇家反千組) * May 2001: '' Romance in the Rain'' (情深深雨濛濛)as He Shuhuan * 2002: '' My Fair Princess III'' (還珠格格III – 天上人間) as Yongqi * 2004: '' Sunshine Heartbeat'' (赤沙印記@四葉草2) as photographer * 2006: Twist Love (讓愛自由 / 不該讓女人流淚) * 2010: ''Youth Melody'' * 2011: '' Happy Marshal'' * 2014: ''
Cao Cao Cao Cao (; ; ; 15 March 220), courtesy name Mengde, was a Chinese statesman, warlord, and poet who rose to power during the end of the Han dynasty (), ultimately taking effective control of the Han central government. He laid the foundation f ...
'' (曹操) as
Kong Rong Kong Rong () (151/153 – 26 September 208), courtesy name Wenju, was a Chinese poet, politician, and minor warlord who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. He was a 20th generation descendant of Confucius. As he was once the Cha ...


Television presenter

* 1991: ''Entertainment News Program'' (娛樂新聞眼) * 1992: '' Jade Solid Gold'' (勁歌金曲-嘉賓主持)/''Entertainment News Program'' (娛樂新聞眼) * 1993: ''Entertainment News Program'' (娛樂新聞眼) * July 1996: ''The Games of the Olympic Atlanta 1996'' (1996年亞特蘭大奧林匹克運動會) * 1999: '' Jade Solid Gold'' (勁歌金曲-嘉賓主持) * November 2004: ''TVB Programme Preview 2005'' (2005年無線節目巡禮) * 2005: '' Jade Solid Gold'' (勁歌金曲-嘉賓主持) * August 2008: ''The Games of the Olympic Beijing 2008'' (2008年北京奧林匹克運動會) * October 2008: '' Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? – TVB Cantonese Version'' (係咪小兒科) * 2009: Judge on the singing competition show, 'The Voice' ( :zh:超級巨聲)


Radio presenter

* 1993: ''Eccentric Radio'' (古怪收音機)


Awards

Leo Ku has won song and artist awards from
Commercial Radio Hong Kong Commercial Radio Hong Kong (CRHK, , also known as Hong Kong Commercial Broadcasting Company Limited, is one of the two commercial radio broadcasting companies in Hong Kong, alongside Metro Radio Hong Kong. CRHK offers a variety of radio prog ...
, '' Jade Solid Gold'', '' Metro Showbiz'',
RTHK Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) is the public broadcasting service of Hong Kong. GOW, the predecessor to RTHK, was established in 1928 as the first broadcasting service in Hong Kong. As a government department under the Commerce and Econom ...
, and others.


Notes


Leo Ku's Birthday Party
Retrieved 22 August 2005.
Orison
Retrieved 24 December 2005.


External links


Leo Ku's Official Sina Weibo

Leo Ku's Facebook fan page

Leo Ku's Official Blog

Leo Ku's Official Forum

Leo Ku The Magic Moments 2008 Toronto Canada Concert
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