Chou Tzu-yu
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Chou Tzu-yu in April 2016
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| Background information | |
| Native name | 周子瑜 |
| Birth name | Chou Tzu-yu |
| Born |
June 14, 1999 Tainan, Taiwan |
| Genres | K-pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels | JYP Entertainment |
| Associated acts | Twice |
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| Chinese | 周子瑜 | ||||||||
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| Hangul | 저우쯔위 | ||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhōu Zǐyú |
| Wade–Giles | Chou Tzu-yü |
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| Revised Romanization | Jeo-u Jjeu-wi |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏu Tchŭwi |
Chou Tzu-yu (born June 14, 1999), known as Tzuyu, is a Taiwanese singer based in South Korea and member of the K-pop girl group Twice, under JYP Entertainment.
In 2015, a televised appearance in South Korea in which she was shown holding the Republic of China flag sparked a controversy in China. A video of Tzuyu apologising for the incident, subsequently released by JYP Entertainment on January 15, 2016, sparked further outrage in Taiwan.
Chou Tzu-yu was born in Tainan, Taiwan, on June 14, 1999 to parents of self-made entrepreneurs. In 2012, she was seen by talent scouts at the MUSE Performing Arts Workshop in Tainan, and travelled to South Korea in November that year to become a K-pop trainee. After more than two years of training, she appeared on the South Korean reality show Sixteen in 2015, during which she was chosen as one of the nine members of the new girl band Twice. The group made its debut in October 2015. She currently attends Hanlim Multi Art School in Seoul as a freshman, along with fellow group members Chaeyoung and Dahyun but from neighbouring classes.
According to a Gallup Korea survey, Tzuyu was the third most popular idol among young Koreans in 2016, behind Taeyeon and IU.
In November 2015, Tzuyu appeared with Twice on the Korean variety show My Little Television. She introduced herself as Taiwanese and held the ROC flag alongside that of South Korea. The Japanese flag was also shown, representing the nationality of some of the band's other members.
The Taiwanese-born, China-based singer Huang An took to his Sina Weibo account and accused her of being a Taiwanese independence activist. Just days before calling attention to Tzuyu, Huang had accused Hong Kong actor Wong He of making insulting comments about mainland China on Facebook. Wong's face was subsequently blurred out on China's state run China Central Television, and Wong issued an apology.
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