Ko Chen-tung | |||||
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Background information | |||||
Chinese name | 柯震東 (traditional) | ||||
Chinese name | 柯震东 (simplified) | ||||
Pinyin | Kē Zhèndōng (Mandarin) | ||||
Jyutping | O1 Zan3 Dung1 (Cantonese) | ||||
Birth name |
柯家凱 Ko Chia-kai |
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Origin | Republic of China (Taiwan) | ||||
Born |
Penghu County, Taiwan |
June 18, 1991 ||||
Other name(s) | Chia-Kai KO | ||||
Occupation | Actor, singer | ||||
Genre(s) | Mandopop | ||||
Label(s) | Sony Music | ||||
Years active | 2011–present | ||||
Awards
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Ko Chen-tung (born June 18, 1991), also known as Chia-Kai Ko, is a Taiwanese actor and singer. Ko won Best New Actor at the 48th Golden Horse Awards and the 12th Chinese Film Media Awards for his starring role in the film You Are the Apple of My Eye, also his film debut. In November 2011, Ko released his debut studio album Be Yourself.
On August 18, 2014, it was reported that Ko had been arrested on August 14 by the Beijing Police for drug use, along with Jaycee Chan, a Hong Kong actor. Reports from urinalysis has shown positive results for marijuana. Ko had appeared in a 2012 anti-drug advertisement in Taiwan where he and other celebrities declared "I don't use drugs". He's set to be released on August 28 and will face another round of interrogations by the Taipei District Prosecutors Office after returning to Taiwan.