Kai Ko

Ko Chen-tung
Ko Chen-tung
Born	Ko Chen-Tung (柯震東); June 18, 1991 (age 30); Penghu County, Taiwan
Occupation	Actor, singer
Years active	2011–present
Awards	Golden Horse Awards – Best New Actor; 2011 You Are the Apple of My Eye; ;
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	柯震東
Simplified Chinese	柯震东
Hanyu Pinyin
showTranscriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Kē Zhèndōng
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	O1 Zan3 Dung1
	Musical career
Also known as	Ke Zhendong
Genres	Mandopop
Labels	Sony Music

Ko Chen-tung (Chinese: 柯震東; pinyin: Kē Zhèndōng; born 18 June 1991) is a Taiwanese actor and singer. Ko won Best New Actor at the 48th Golden Horse Awards^[1] 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.

Personal life[]

On August 18, 2014, it was reported that Ko Chen-Tung had been arrested on August 14 by the Beijing Police for drug use, along with Jaycee Chan, a Hong Kong actor.^[2] Reports from urinalysis showed 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".^[3]^[4] He was released on August 28 and had to face another round of interrogations by the Taipei District Prosecutors Office after returning to Taiwan.^[5]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	You Are the Apple of My Eye	Ko Ching-teng	Golden Horse Awards for Best New Actor Chinese Film Media Awards for Best New Actor
2012	When a Wolf Falls in Love with a Sheep	Tung / Wolf
2013	Machi Action	Face (stand-in)	Cameo
	Together	A-tzu
	Tiny Times	Gu Yuan
	Tiny Times 2	Gu Yuan
	Dive in 2013	Ke Dong	Short film
2014	Dive in 2014	Ke Dong	Short film
2014	Tiny Times 3	Gu Yuan
2015	Tiny Times 4	Gu Yuan	Scenes edited out due to drug use conviction
2016	The Road to Mandalay	Ah Guo
2017	Mon Mon Mon Monsters	Student on bus	Cameo
2020	A Choo	Wang Yi-zhi
2021	Moneyboys	Fei
2021	Till We Meet Again	Ah Lun
TBA	Crocodile

Television series[]

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2021	The Exorcist

Discography[]

Title	Album details	Track listing
Be Yourself 有話直說	Released: November 11, 2011 Format: CD Label: Sony Music Taiwan	show Track listing "Qing Rang Wo Jixu Xihuan Ni" (請讓我繼續喜歡你; Please Let Me Continue to Like You) "Qing Bi Wo Ai Ta" (請比我愛她; Please Love Her Better Than I Do) "You Hua Zhi Shuo" (有話直說; Just Say It) "Ai Ni Jie Bu Liao" (愛你戒不了; Can't Stop Loving You) "Ai Jiu Ai" (愛就愛; Just Love) "Piao Liu Ping" (漂流瓶; Drifting Vase) featuring Michelle Chen "Zuo You" (左右; Left Right) "Feng Suo Ni" (封鎖你; Blocking You) "Be My Baby" "Bai Shi Zhi Ling" (百式之零; Zero of Hundred)

Awards and nominations[]

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2011	48th Golden Horse Awards	Best New Performer	You Are the Apple of My Eye	Won
2012	12th Chinese Film Media Awards	Best New Performer		Won
	6th Asian Film Awards	Best Newcomer		Nominated
	Changchun Film Festival	Best Actor		Nominated
2016	53rd Golden Horse Awards	Best Leading Actor	The Road to Mandalay	Nominated
2017	Youth Film Handbook Awards	Male Actor of the Year		Won
	8th To Ten Chinese Films Festival	Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role		Won
	58th Asia-Pacific Film Festival	Best Actor		Nominated

References[]

^ 柯震東獲金馬獎最佳新演員 [Kai Ko wins Golden Horse for Best New Actor]. Yahoo HK! News (in Chinese). 2011-11-26. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
^ Varandani, Suman. "Jackie Chan's Son Jaycee And Taiwanese Actor Kai Ko Arrested In Beijing Over Drug Use: Reports". International Business Times. International Business Times. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
^ "China's anti-drug crackdown ensnares Jackie Chan's son, Taiwanese actor Ko Kai". Archived from the original on 2014-08-20. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
^ "Taiwanese actor apologizes for drug offenses". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
^ 【獨家】不只柯震東吸毒？　藝人染毒風暴恐擴大

External links[]

Kai Ko at IMDb
Kai Ko at Chinesemov.com

[1] 柯震東獲金馬獎最佳新演員 [Kai Ko wins Golden Horse for Best New Actor]. Yahoo HK! News (in Chinese). 2011-11-26. Retrieved 2012-06-04.

[2] Varandani, Suman. "Jackie Chan's Son Jaycee And Taiwanese Actor Kai Ko Arrested In Beijing Over Drug Use: Reports". International Business Times. International Business Times. Retrieved 20 August 2014.

[3] "China's anti-drug crackdown ensnares Jackie Chan's son, Taiwanese actor Ko Kai". Archived from the original on 2014-08-20. Retrieved 2014-08-19.

[4] "Taiwanese actor apologizes for drug offenses". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-19.

[5] 【獨家】不只柯震東吸毒？　藝人染毒風暴恐擴大

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