Prince Chiu

Prince Chiu (born 14 April 1989) is a Taiwanese singer, actor, model, and television host.

He is a member of a trio boyband, JPM, with Liao Xiao Jie/Liljay and his younger brother, Mao Di.

He is a former member of Lollipop, a Taiwanese Mandopop boyband, which consisted of six other members: Zhuang Ao Quan/Owodog, Liao Xiao Jie/Liljay, Yang Xiao Yu/Fabien, Liao Wei Lian/William, and Liu A-wei.

They were all selected from Channel [V] Taiwan's reality show Bang Bang Tang (BBT 模范棒棒堂), which sought to create new male artists in the Taiwanese entertainment business.

Chiu was born in Taichung City, Taiwan on April 14, 1989.

His younger brother, Mao Di, was a former member of Choc7, and is currently one of Chiu's co-members in JPM, a mandopop band under Sony Music Taiwan.

He attended Zhuangjing Senior Vocational School, where he graduated high school.

After graduating, he continued studying English at Hsing Wu University.

He later transferred to Tungnan University.

Chiu was a bright student throughout his academic life.

He participated in various extracurriculars, ranging from sports to school clubs.

Lollipop signed their contracts under Gold Typhoon (formerly EMI Capitol) and Channel [V] Taiwan in 2006.

In 2006, Chiu attended the Bang Bang Tang audition (BBT) in Taipei and was selected to be in the "Bang Bang Tang" variety show.

On November 27, the six members of the boy group Lollipop were revealed.

Chiu was the second member to be revealed, after Liao Xiao Jie.

Lollipop officially signed a contract with EMI Capitol on December 2, 2006, and on December 9, 2006, the group performed publicly for the first time.

Lollipop's first EP, Colorful Lollipop was released on January 26, 2007, with six different covers, each featuring a member of the group.

Four months later, on May 25, a second EP titled Summer's First Experience was released along with a photobook compiled with photos taken in Okinawa, as well as a DVD.

Lyrics were written by Qiu and himself for the song "Summer's First Experience."

During the summer of 2007, Chiu and the other members of Lollipop made their acting debut in the drama Brown Sugar Macchiato, a collaboration with Hey Girl.

The first episode was aired in Taiwan on July 15, 2007.

Later, Lollipop admits on Kangxi Lai Le that the drama had been more of an introduction of the two groups instead of a major acting challenge, as the members were told to act like themselves, and that many subplots were explained only briefly due to the large number of main characters.

After thirteen episodes, the drama ended on October 7, 2007.

They released an official soundtrack, then, with songs from Lollipop and Hey Girl.

The said television drama allowed Chiu to receive the Best Onscreen Couple with Gui Gui(Emma Wu), a member of Hey Girl.

Chiu also starred in the drama They Kiss Again as the older Ah Nuo (阿諾) or Nobu.

On September 26, 2007, Lollipop visited Hong Kong to promote their television soundtrack Brown Sugar Macchiato.

Lollipop's debut album Gyashan (哪裡怕) was released on December 28, 2007.

Gyashan entered Mandarin charts in the number one position, outselling F4's album Waiting for You – Await Your Love (在這裡等你) which was released on the same day.

Liao contributed lyrics to three of the ten songs in this album.

This was their first overseas promotional activity ever since their debut, and a huge fan turnout caused a great commotion at the shopping mall where they were having their autograph session At the same year, Lollipop began hosting their own show Lollipop Gyashan (Lollipop哪裡怕) on October 27 until April 19, 2008, when the show stopped airing.

On January 26, 2008, a year after the release of their first EP, Lollipop held its debut concert at the Taipei Arena.

The concert DVD was released on June 6, 2008, breaking chart records with sales rates of more than 35%.

However, their contracts with Channel [V] Taiwan terminated at the end of 2009.

From 2010-2015, Chiu worked with A Legend Star Entertainment Corp., a company founded by the former Channel [V] Taiwan director, Andy Chang.

In middle school, he joined Taiwan's track and field team and placed 9th in a 100-meter race.

He also learned Taekwondo, which he achieved a red belt in.

His stage name Prince (or Wang Zi) was coined by Andy Zhang, the former Channel [V]'s director, when he took the role of a prince in a Shakespearean play in high school.

When he first entered the entertainment industry, Zhang suggested the name Prince to Chiu because he thought the name was both catchy and easy to remember.

From 2015 onwards, he signed under HIM International Music.