Kai Ko Chen-tung (; born Ko Chia-kai on 18 June 1991) is a Taiwanese actor, singer and film director. Ko rose to fame with ''

You Are the Apple of My Eye ''You Are the Apple of My Eye'' (, ) is a 2011 Taiwanese Coming of age film, coming of age romance film. It is based on the semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by Taiwanese author Giddens Ko, who also made his directorial debut with t ...

'' (2011), for which he won Best New Actor at the 48th Golden Horse Awards and the 12th

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. He released his debut studio album, ''Be Yourself,'' the same year. Following the success of the ''

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'' film series, his career was derailed in 2014 when he was arrested in Beijing for marijuana use, leading to a ban in mainland China. He returned to acting with '' The Road to Mandalay'' (2016) in Taiwan.

Personal life

Relationships

Ko dated Cherry (黃慶宜), a TV showgirl, before he became famous for ''You Are the Apple of My Eye''. He made headlines when his romance with pop singer

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, who is 12 years senior to him and a bigger star, broke in 2012. They split in 2014. Ko then has an on-and-off relationship with singer Tia Lee since 2014.

Drug use

On 18 August 2014, Ko was arrested along with

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, son of Hong Kong film star

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, by the

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Police for drug use, amid a broad anti-drug crackdown on the Chinese celebrities. Police said both actors tested positive for marijuana and admitted using the drug. Ko was given a sentence of 14 days in administrative detention. Ko had appeared in a 2012 anti-drug advertisement in Taiwan in which he and other celebrities declared, "I don't use drugs". He was released on 28 August and faced another round of interrogations by the Taipei District Prosecutors Office after returning to Taiwan.【獨家】不只柯震東吸毒？　藝人染毒風暴恐擴大
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Filmography

Film

Television series

Discography

Awards and nominations

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ko, Kai 1991 births 21st-century Taiwanese male singers 21st-century Taiwanese singers 21st-century Taiwanese male actors Living people People from Penghu County Taiwanese film directors Taiwanese male film actors Taiwanese Mandopop singers