Kai Ko

Kai Ko
Ko in 2023
Born
Ko Chia-kai (柯家凱)

(1991-06-18) 18 June 1991 (age 33)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
  • film director
Years active2011–present
AwardsFull list
Musical career
Also known asKe Zhendong
OriginTaiwan
GenresMandopop
LabelsSony Music
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese柯震東
Simplified Chinese柯震东
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinKē Zhèndōng
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingO1 Zan3 Dung1
Southern Min
Hokkien POJKoa Chìn-tong

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 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.[2] His career was derailed when he was arrested on drug charges in 2014, which led him to be banned in Mainland China.

  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). 26 November 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  2. ^ Be yourself (有話直說) by 柯震東 [Be yourself (有話直說) by Kai Ko]. KKBOX (in Chinese). 21 November 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2022.