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Guess (variety Show)
Guess () was a Taiwanese television variety show, hosted by Jacky Wu and other hosts, that began on 2 November 1996 and ended its run on 18 August 2012. It was broadcast in Taiwan, weekly on Saturdays from 22:00 to 00:00 on free-to-air China Television (CTV) (中視) and syndicated to be broadcast in Singapore weekly on Saturdays 23:30 on free-to-air MediaCorp Channel U and Malaysia's 8TV weekly on Sundays 17:00 to 18:30. The show was twice nominated for Best Variety Programme and hosts Jacky Wu and Aya won Best Host in a Variety Programme from two nominations, at the Golden Bell Awards. History Guess started on 4 July 1996 as 我猜我猜我猜猜猜 (), but suffered low viewer ratings initially (apart from its pilot episode), until Jacky Wu took over the helm as the main male host on 21 March 1998. He has been the main host since, while his 2 female co-hosts have changed throughout the years. Former female hosts include Barbie Hsu (aka Da S), Dee Shu (aka Xiao S), Mati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taipei
, nickname = The City of Azaleas , image_map = , map_caption = , pushpin_map = Taiwan#Asia#Pacific Ocean#Earth , coordinates = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Taiwan , established_title = Settled , established_date = 1709 , established_title1 = Renamed Taihoku , established_date1 = 17 April 1895 , established_title2 = Provincial city (Taiwan), Provincial city status , established_date2 = 25 October 1945 , established_title3 = Retreat of the government of the Republic of China to Taiwan, Provisional national capital , established_date3 = 7 December 1949 , established_title4 = Reconstituted as a Yuan-controlled municipality , established_date4 = 1 July 1967 , capital_type = City seat , capital = Xinyi District, Taipei, Xinyi District , largest_settlement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selina Ren
Selina Jen Chia-hsüan (; born 31 October 1981) is a Taiwanese singer, television host and actress. She is a member of the Taiwanese girl group S.H.E."我猜我猜我猜猜猜 20070212." Web. Retrieved 10 December 2009. On 11 June 2004, she graduated from the National Taiwan Normal University with a Bachelor of Education degree, majoring in Civic Education and Leadership. On 22 October 2010, Selina was seriously injured in an explosive accident while filming the television series ''I Have a Date with Spring'' (), along with co-star Yu Haoming. Selina suffered third-degree burns on more than 54% of her body and needed to undergo skin grafting treatment/operation where her hands, legs, and back were injured. Her sister is actress and singer Lorene Ren. Career On 8 August 2000, HIM International Music held a 'Universal 2000 Talent and Beauty Girl Contest' in search for new artists to be signed under their label. Her younger sister Lorene Ren had wanted to join but she was too yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hebe Tien
Hebe Tien Fu-chen (; born 30 March 1983) is a Taiwanese singer and actress. She rose to fame in the early 2000s as a member of Taiwanese girl group S.H.E. The release of her debut album, '' To Hebe'' (2010), established her as a solo artist. Tien's song " A Little Happiness", the theme song of the 2015 Taiwanese film '' Our Times'', was a major hit in most Mandarin-speaking parts of Asia. Early life Tien Fuchen was born in Xinfeng, Hsinchu, Taiwan on 30 March 1983. Her father is a civil servant, her mother is a housewife, and her older brother used to own an American-Mexican restaurant in Zhubei. She graduated from Hukou High School in Hsinchu. Tien once said that if she had not been a singer, she would have been a civil servant like her father after university. In 1999, at age sixteen, Tien made her debut on television by participating in the 'Ridiculous Beauty' segment of the CTV variety show ''Guess'' where she played flute and another show ''TV Citizen'' where she show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dee Hsu
Dee Hsu (; born 14 June 1978), also known by her stage name Little S ( zh, p=Xiǎo S, labels=no, s=小S), is a Taiwanese television host, actress, and singer. She debuted alongside her older sister Barbie Hsu (Big S) in 1994 as part of the musical duo S.O.S (later A.S.O.S), which shifted its focus to television hosting beginning in 1996. The sisters co-hosted variety shows such as ''Guess'' (1996–2000) and '' 100% Entertainment'' (1998–2005). Hsu gained popularity across the Chinese-speaking world for co-hosting '' Kangsi Coming'' (2004–2016) with Kevin Tsai, for which they won Best Host in a Variety Programme at the 40th Golden Bell Awards in 2005. Hsu ranked 27th on the ''Forbes'' China Celebrity 100 in 2010, 46th in 2011, 31st in 2012, 27th in 2013, 54th in 2014, and 75th in 2015. Career Hsu was born in Taipei, Taiwan, as the youngest of three sisters. Her eldest sister is Hsu Shi-hsien, followed by Barbie Hsu, with whom Dee debuted as a musical duo in 1994 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lung Shao-hua
Lung Shao-hua (; 25 March 1953 – 14 September 2021) was a Taiwanese actor, singer and television host. Lung was found unresponsive in Kaohsiung Kaohsiung, officially Kaohsiung City, is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsiung City has a population of approximately 2.73 million p ... on 14 September 2021 by the film crew he was working with, and declared dead after arriving at Yuan's General Hospital. Filmography Television series Film Variety show Discography Studio albums Published works * Awards and nominations References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lung, Shao-hua 1953 births 2021 deaths 20th-century Taiwanese male actors 21st-century Taiwanese male actors 20th-century Taiwanese male singers Taiwanese male film actors Taiwanese male television actors Taiwanese television presenters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kangxi Lai Le
Kangsi Coming () was a Taiwanese variety-comedy talk show hosted by Dee Hsu (a.k.a. Little S) and Kevin Tsai from 2004 to 2016, with the addition of sidekick Chen Han-dian since 2007. The show had been produced by Chungta Production (中大製作) from 2004 to 2009; after Chungta shut down, it was produced by Golden Star Entertainment (金星娛樂). The typical format of the show was for the hosting duo to interview a panel of celebrity guests on various topics while engaging in comedic banter. The show also conducted special interviews with important figures in politics and entertainment. Although it was broadcast in Taiwan, ''Kangsi'' gained enormous popularity among the broader Chinese speaking audiences, and is considered one of the most successful talk shows in Taiwan and in the Sinophone world. Name The show had originally been named "Qi Guai Shi Dian Zhong" (奇怪十點鐘, "Weird 10 o'clock"), but was changed to ''Kangsi Coming'' soon after its debut. ''Kangsi'', t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amber An
Amber An (), born Liao Ching-ling (), is a Taiwanese actress, singer, television host, and model. Career An was a model before officially entering the entertainment industry. She appeared on the variety show ''Guess'' and subsequently signed with a company. In February 2009, An became a cast member of the political satire show '' Celebrity Imitated Show: The Largest Political Party'', in which she impersonates other celebrities, most prominently singer Kuo Shu-yao. In 2011, An was voted the world's sexiest woman in the Taiwanese version of magazine '' FHM''. She released her first album in August 2011. Later that year, she signed a NT$1 million ($42,500) contract with Reebok Reebok International Limited ( ) is an American footwear and clothing brand that is a part of Authentic Brands Group. It was established in England in 1958 as a companion company to J.W. Foster and Sons, a sporting goods company which had bee ... to become the brand's Taiwanese ambassador. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen Han-dian
Chen Han-dian (; born July 6, 1984), sometimes credited as Hank Chen, is a Taiwanese actor, host and comedian. After his victory in a talent contest for impersonation on '' Everybody Speaks Nonsense'' in 2006'','' he gained recognition as the sidekick on popular talk show '' Kangsi Coming'' from 2007 onward. Chen's acting credits include films '' Monga'', '' Love in Disguise'', ''The Soul of Bread.'' In 2022, he won the Best Host in a Variety Show award at the Golden Bell Awards The Golden Bell Awards () is an annual Taiwanese television and radio production award presented in October or November each year by the Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development, a division of Taiwan's Ministry of Culture (Taiwan), M ... for co-hosting ''Hot Door Night''. Selected filmography Television series Film Variety and reality show Music video appearances Discography EP Singles Theater Published works * Awards and nominations References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selina Jen
Selina Jen Chia-hsüan (; born 31 October 1981) is a Taiwanese singer, television host and actress. She is a member of the Taiwanese girl group S.H.E."我猜我猜我猜猜猜 20070212." Web. Retrieved 10 December 2009. On 11 June 2004, she graduated from the National Taiwan Normal University with a Bachelor of Education degree, majoring in Civic Education and Leadership. On 22 October 2010, Selina was seriously injured in an explosive accident while filming the television series ''I Have a Date with Spring'' (), along with co-star Yu Haoming. Selina suffered third-degree burns on more than 54% of her body and needed to undergo skin grafting treatment/operation where her hands, legs, and back were injured. Her sister is actress and singer Lorene Ren. Career On 8 August 2000, HIM International Music held a 'Universal 2000 Talent and Beauty Girl Contest' in search for new artists to be signed under their label. Her younger sister Lorene Ren had wanted to join but she was too young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harlem Yu
Harlem Yu (; born 28 July 1961) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter, television host and businessman. He has been hosting television shows in Taiwan since 1994 and in China since 2011, and served as a coach for three seasons of '' The Voice of China'' and three seasons of '' Sing! China''. Career Yu's debut album, ''The Sorrowful Singer'', was released in 1986, and became known as one of the first artists in the 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 ... music industry to experiment with R&B and rap. He is also known for singing the theme song, ''Qing Fei De Yi'' (), for the 2001 television drama, '' Meteor Garden''. He made a cameo in both the original version and the 2018 remake, performing ''Qing Fei De Yi.'' Apart from music, Yu also hosts television variety ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuo Shu-yao
Kuo Shu-yao (; born 18 July 1990), nicknamed Yao Yao, is a Taiwanese actress, singer, television host, and entrepreneur. In 2013 she won the Golden Horse Award for Best New Performer for her role in ''Step Back to Glory''. Life and career In May 2007, Kuo's father died and she began working part-time at a restaurant to support her family. Two years later, in 2009, she entered show business as a model. After signing with Seed Music in 2007, she debuted as a singer and released a mini album titled ''Love Hug'' on 22 August 2007. In 2017, she played the titular character in the supernatural coming-of-age drama ''The Teenage Psychic''. The 6-episode series is an adaptation of the short film ''The Busy Young Psychic'' by writer-director Chen Ho-yu. ''The Teenage Psychic'' is also HBO Asia HBO Asia is the Asian division of HBO, headquartered in Singapore. Originally launched on 1 May 1992 as MovieVision, it was rebranded on 1 June 1995 to its current name upon Home Box Office, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
