Yuki Hsu (born 3 March 1978) is a Taiwanese singer and actress from Taiwan. She is perhaps best known for her series of hits in Taiwan between 1998 and 2001. Most of her songs in her early career are upbeat, catchy, melodic dance tracks, often with youthful themes or lyrics. Some of her well-known songs include "Ding Dong" (a cover of Danish singer
Tiggy
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Biography
Charlotte Vigel was born and brought up in Bornholm where, thanks to her parents' great interest in amateur theatricals, she made her stage debut at the ...
's hit "
Ring A Ling"), "Who's Naughty" (a cover of
Dr Bombay's "
Calcutta (Taxi Taxi Taxi)"), and a remake of the '90s techno track "
Dub-i-Dub". In 1999 she collaborated with South Korean rapper
Yoo Seung Jun on the duet "Can't Wait". She is also noted for the flamboyant and outlandish hairdos she sported in many of her early music videos.
In 2001, Hsu temporarily ceased her singing career and turned to acting. In 2007, she returned to the music scene with the album ''Bad Girl''.
On 25 May 2018, Yuki Hsu held the concert, ''Only for Meeting You'' (只為「鈺」見你), at
Taipei International Convention Center
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, celebrating her 20 years of singing career.
Personal life
Hsu faded into obscurity in the aftermath of a legal quagmire involving contract breaches and negative press covers. The court charged her with
NT$
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2 million in damages and legal fines, and her mother borrowed money to help them get by.
In 2010, she took on a job as an unpaid paralegal assistant so that she can study legal matters to prepare herself for her legal challenges.
In 2011 Hsu claims that her former manager, Wu Zu Wang, of Dragon Imperium International Film Production Corp, texted inappropriate messages to her. She states that she has a backlog of such messages.
Hsu was sued for a breach of contract when she failed to show up for a concert and made unauthorized public appearances on Taiwanese broadcasts.
Discography
Singles
* (1998.01) "Flying" (飛起來)
* (1998.08) "5.6.7.8. Going"
* (1999.03) "Magic Woman Of Love 2 Generation" (with Wen Ying) (魔法阿媽之戀愛2 世代)
* (2002.08) 澀女郎電視劇原聲帶
Studio albums
* (1998.03) ''First Album''(第一張個人專輯)
* (1998.10) ''Go!Go!Go!'' (向前衝)
* (1999.06) ''The Angel'' (天使)
* (2000.01) ''Love''
* (2001.08) ''Miss Right''
* (2007.05) ''Bad Girl''
Compilations
* (2000.09) ''U'Want'' (欲望)
* (2003.01) ''Rock Hong Kong 10th Anniversary – Yuki Hsu Greatest Hits'' (滾石香港黃金十年：徐懷鈺精選)
Filmography
*''Love Catcher'' (幸福捕手), 2008
*''Ao Jian Jiang Hu'' (傲剑江湖), 2007
*''Geng Zi Feng Yun'' (庚子风云), 2006
*''
The Strait Story'' (南方紀事之浮世光影), 2005
*''The Voyage of Emperor Qian Long to Jiang Nan'' (乾隆皇下江南), 2003
*''Love Train'' (心動列車), 2003
*''
Tweeny Witches
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Jp.: 魔法少女隊 アルス;
Ch.: 孩子女巫), voice, 2003
*''
The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra'', (齊天大圣孫悟空), 2002
*''The Beauty Mermaid'' (天地傳說之魚美人), 2001
*''
Toshinden Subaru, the New Generation
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*''
Battle Arena Toshinden
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References
External links
Yuki Hsu Weibo
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1978 births
Living people
Taiwanese television actresses
Taiwanese film actresses
Taiwanese Mandopop singers
Musicians from Taipei
Actresses from Taipei
20th-century Taiwanese women singers
21st-century Taiwanese women singers