Jasper Liu
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Jasper Liu at TVBS Global Chinese Music Show Nov 14, 2015
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| Background information | |||
| Chinese name | 劉以豪 (traditional) | ||
| Pinyin | Liu Yi Hao (Mandarin) | ||
| Origin |
 Republic of China, (Taiwan) |
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August 12, 1986 Taipei. Taiwan
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| Other name(s) | Max Liu, Ryu | ||
| Occupation | Actor, model, Guitarist | ||
| Instrument(s) | Guitar | ||
| Label(s) | Eelin Modeling Agency Ltd. |
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| Years active | 2008 - Present | ||
| Associated acts | Morning Call 輕晨電 | ||
| Influenced by | Takeshi Kaneshiro | ||
| Education | Dayeh University | ||
| Website | Jasper Liu Eelin page | ||
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Jasper Liu (Chinese: ; pinyin: Liu Yi Hao) is a Taiwanese actor, model, and musician. His former western name which is still used by his management agency is Max Liu, but he changed it to Jasper when he found out that Max is a common name for dogs. He is also known as Ryu in Japan. Liu started out as a model before crossing over to acting and became quite popular in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea and Japan.
He is referred to as "Taiwanese Rain" by the Taiwanese media due to his resemblance to the Korean star Rain. His other nicknames are "Village Chief of Broccoli Village" because his curly hair resembles the top of a broccoli head. Also with his sunshine smile and dimples he is named "Taiwan's most adorable boyfriend" by the media.
Liu speaks Mandarin, Taiwanese, English and minimal Japanese.
Jasper Liu was born on August 12, 1986 in Taiwan. Youngest of a two child family, he has a sister that is two years older than him. He is also the younger cousin of Angus Hsieh who is best known for The Outsiders drama series, Liu's mother is the younger sister of Hsieh's mother. Liu attended and graduated from Dayeh University where he majored in Visual Design.
Liu's father highly influenced his life. His father was a swimmer and volleyball player in his youth, his healthy and active lifestyle encouraged Liu to workout regularly and body build his physique during his late teens. His father also played the guitar and influenced Liu to take up the instrument himself.
Liu has said one of the reasons he entered show business is because he often felt over shadowed by his father and older sister who both hold higher college degrees than him. Though a fair student, he was never able to best his sister at school and sometimes barely passed his grades. Although his mother would help him cover up his bad grades from his father, he was also never a student that needed to attend tutoring school. He has said that instead of studying for his tests he would spend time in his hobby of drawing or painting.
2010 was one of Liu's lowest and most depressing year in his life. Besides receiving few work offers, his grandmother died, his mother battled breast cancer, his older sister suffered high blood pressure and his pet Pomeranian dog "ChiChi" that he'd raised for 17 years (and often referred to as his first girlfriend) died.
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