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Kai Ko
Taiwanese actor and singer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kai Ko Chen-tung (Chinese: 柯震東; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Koa Chìn-tong; born Ko Chia-kai on 18 June 1991) is a Taiwanese actor, singer and film director. Ko rose to fame with You Are the Apple of My Eye (2011), for which he won Best New Actor at the 48th Golden Horse Awards[1] and the 12th Chinese Film Media Awards. He released his debut studio album, Be Yourself, the same year.[2] Following the success of the Tiny Times film series, his career was derailed in 2014 when he was arrested in Beijing for marijuana use, leading to a ban in mainland China. He returned to acting with The Road to Mandalay (2016) in Taiwan.
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Personal life
Relationships
Ko dated Cherry (黃慶宜), a TV showgirl, before he became famous for You Are the Apple of My Eye. He made headlines when his romance with pop singer Elva Hsiao, who is 12 years senior to him and a bigger star, broke in 2012. They split in 2014. Ko then has an on-and-off relationship with singer Tia Lee since 2014.[3][4]
Drug use
On 18 August 2014, Ko was arrested along with Jaycee Chan, son of Hong Kong film star Jackie Chan, by the Beijing Police for drug use, amid a broad anti-drug crackdown on the Chinese celebrities. Police said both actors tested positive for marijuana and admitted using the drug. Ko was given a sentence of 14 days in administrative detention.[citation needed]
Ko had appeared in a 2012 anti-drug advertisement in Taiwan in which he and other celebrities declared, "I don't use drugs".[5][6] He was released on 28 August and faced another round of interrogations by the Taipei District Prosecutors Office after returning to Taiwan.[7]
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Filmography
Film
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Awards and nominations
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