Dong Cheng Wei () is a
Taiwanese rock
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band
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. It was an underground band that was formed during the band members' high school years. It gain a certain amount of popularity because of the success of the lead vocal,
Jiro Wang and the TV appearances on
KO One,
The X-Family
''The X-Family'' () is a Taiwanese drama starring Pauline Lan, Jiro Wang, Danson Tang, Sunnie Huang, Calvin Chen, and Aaron Yan. It is the sequel to the 2005 drama ''KO One'' and is produced by Comic International Productions (:zh:可米國際� ...
,
K.O.3an Guo,
KO One Return,
KO One Re-act, The X-Dormitory,
Angel 'N' Devil and
KO ONE: RE-MEMBER.
Television appearance
Biography
In 1998, the bandleader/guitarist Shu and bassist Deng formed the band.
In 2000, Jiro actively joined the band.
The name of the band had changed 3 times. Karma was the original name. DJ-WIS was a name taken from the first letter of the band members'
English names: "DJ-WIS" (Dun, Jiro, Will, Iyhon, Shu).
In between their active years, the band once disbanded due to various reasons:
Jiro Wang's throat problem and his busy schedule of filming, band members continue with their studying in school, etc. But the band reunited of filming
The X-Family
''The X-Family'' () is a Taiwanese drama starring Pauline Lan, Jiro Wang, Danson Tang, Sunnie Huang, Calvin Chen, and Aaron Yan. It is the sequel to the 2005 drama ''KO One'' and is produced by Comic International Productions (:zh:可米國際� ...
. Shu Chen also composed some songs in
The X-Family OST.
The current band title is a dedication of saying "Dong Cheng's Band" ('Dong Cheng' is
Jiro Wang's
Chinese name
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).
In 2005, due to Jiro's leading role in a TV drama"
KO One", Shu met the CEO of "可米Comic Communication" through this connection. The CEO requested Shu to rearrange the TV drama's theme song into a rock version, and Shu completed this task within three days, leading to the band's first on-screen appearance.
On August 8, 2007, the band performed in "
The X-Family
''The X-Family'' () is a Taiwanese drama starring Pauline Lan, Jiro Wang, Danson Tang, Sunnie Huang, Calvin Chen, and Aaron Yan. It is the sequel to the 2005 drama ''KO One'' and is produced by Comic International Productions (:zh:可米國際� ...
".
Jiro played the male lead, while Shu portrayed the fifth male lead, playing the role of
Hu Yan Jue Luo Xiu, leaving a deep impression on many viewers.
DCW signed a contract with Comic Ritz, the brokerage company.
Meanwhile, DCW produced a lot of background music and songs for the TV series, including the well-known song "夠愛Gou Ai/All My Love for You", which featured guest singer Xie Hexian, who also appeared in the drama.
Jiro, who had joined the idol group "Fahrenheit", performed with DCW, but the company did not allow him to officially return to the band.
In 2007, the original soundtrack (OST) for the drama "
The X-Family
''The X-Family'' () is a Taiwanese drama starring Pauline Lan, Jiro Wang, Danson Tang, Sunnie Huang, Calvin Chen, and Aaron Yan. It is the sequel to the 2005 drama ''KO One'' and is produced by Comic International Productions (:zh:可米國際� ...
" produced by DCW was released, featuring a collection of instrumental music tracks.
On February 27, 2009, the band performed in "K.O.3an Guo". Shu played the lead role in the drama, portraying Liu Bei/
Hu Yan Jue Luo Xiu.
The drama achieved high ratings, featuring many songs and background music produced by DCW.
In 2010, DCW joined Warner Music and released their first mini-album.
DCW held concerts in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, marking their first time performing outside of Taiwan. These concerts were warmly welcomed by audiences.
In January 2011, DCW's first "D.C.W. Mini Album" won the 12th place in record sales and the first place in band sales for 2010.
On August 3, 2011, the band's official album "Wake Me Up" was officially released.
On October 12, 2011, the band's official album "D.C.W. Wake Me Up 'Passionate Rock Collector's Edition'" was re-released.
In February 2012, due to Shu and Deng needing to fulfill military service, DCW held a farewell concert, announcing a temporary leave from the music scene for one year.
However, during Shu's absence, the management company "可米Comic" decided to focus on developing the idol boy band "
Spexial
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", and Warner also switched to signing with Spexial.
From 2013 to 2014, DCW did not receive any musical work opportunities.
The company hoped that Shu would continue acting, but refused to release new records for DCW for various reasons.
The Band disbanded in 2014 as announced by the leader Shu Chen.
In September of the same year, guitarist Shu and vocalist Jie formed a new rock band called "赤世代, Chi Shi Dai, The Red Generation".
Due to leaving Warner, the style of the Red Generation has removed a lot of pop elements, focusing more on heavy rock. They have released several singles and their own albums, and have held tours in various regions.
In 2020, The Red Generation joined the Chinese band competition "The Big Band". Despite leading in the voting, their lead was repeatedly reduced by the actions of the organizers. Ultimately, Shu announced that he could not tolerate the unfair practices of the program team and withdrew from the competition.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the Red Generation was unable to perform and announced the indefinite termination of their performances.
In 2020, Shu debuted as an independent musician using his real name "陳德修, Chen De Xiu, Shu Chen" and released songs.
Between 2016 and 2020, Shu and Jiro often performed together in duet performances, while the Red Generation held multiple concerts.
On December 31, 2023, Shu and Jiro performed "夠愛gouai, All My Love for You" at the New Year's Eve concert organized by
Bilibili
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Band Members
:Shu Chen](陳德修)-(July 15, 1982 - ), his stage name is 脩Shu, a singer and actor, the leader and main guitarist of the band "DCW", and formerly a founding member of the band.At the same time, he created most of the band's songs and is the core figure of the band.He has participated in the creation of drama theme songs, soundtracks, and related works many times.
:Ming Lee (李明翰)-Stage name "Ming冥", who was a student at the same musical instrument store as Shu and had several collaborations with him. Later, he was brought into DCW by Shu to serve as the drummer. After the dissolution of DCW, Ming transitioned into being a music producer, creating soundtracks for TV dramas.
:Free Dun (鄧樺敦)-Stage name "Deng镫".He was a high school classmate and bandmate of Shu and Jiro. Skilled in graphic design and drinking alcohol. Serving as the bass player and one of the founding members of the band. After DCW disbanded, he became a designer.
:Vike Chen (陳志介)-Stage name "Jie戒", older brother of guitarist Shu. Apart from being in the band, he also runs a guitar teaching studio. A lover of animals. Originally a rhythm guitarist, he became the second lead singer after Jiro left the band.
:Jiro Wang(汪東城)-Original lead singer, high school classmate of Shu. He withdrew from DCW band due to joining the boy band Fahrenheit, as the company did not allow him to be involved in two groups simultaneously.
:Iyhon Chiu(邱議弘)-Stage name "Qiu萩", originally a rhythm guitarist, once appeared with DCW in a TV drama in 2005, left the band in 2006 to become a photographer. He still keeps in touch with the other members.
Music
The band composed a song called "人間逃亡記" during the Karma era, lyrics by
Jiro Wang.Music written by Shu.
Other
In 2020, due to a cover of "All My Love for You" on TikTok, the song regained popularity. An internet celebrity named "Sheng Yu" covered the song and released it on a music platform without Shu's consent, setting it as a paid track and erroneously crediting himself as the songwriter and composer.
He also made controversial statements targeting DCW during a live broadcast.
Following Shu's strong protest, Sheng Yu took down the song.
In the same year, the lyricist of "All My Love for You", Xie Hexian, rearranged the song without the consent of Shu and other DCW members, releasing "All My Love for You 2.0" for profit online.
After being pointed out that he had not obtained authorization, Xie Hexian sent a license application to Shu, including a request for "permanent transfer of song copyright", which was rejected by Shu.
Xie Hexian posted a large number of insulting comments about shu online, claiming to be the composer himself.
This was rebutted by Comico Company, which confirmed that Shu was the composer of the song. Xie Hexian released a video demanding that Comico Company transfer the song to the public domain.
In 2021, Shu sued Xie Hexian in court, and the court ordered Xie Hexian to pay shu a total of 390,000 New Taiwan dollars, of which 40,000 was compensation for insulting Shu.
It should also be noted that Xie Hexian had previously been arrested for domestic violence and possession of drugs, and had been hospitalized multiple times for mental illness.
Before 2020, Xie Hexian was sued for compensation by his company "Asia Muse" due to multiple scandals. Lacking funds, Xie Hexian had already transferred the lyric copyright of "All My Love for You" to Asia Muse.
References
External links
Dong Cheng Wei OFFICIAL Facebook Fanpage. Shu's weibo pageJiro Wang's BlogIyhon Chen's BlogMing Li's BlogShu Chen's BlogDun Deng's Blog
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