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Yuki Hsu

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Yuki Hsu
Born
Hsu Huai-yu

(1979-03-03) 3 March 1979 (age 45)
Taipei, Taiwan
Occupation(s)Singer, actress
Years active1998–2002;
2007–present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese怀
Wade–GilesHsü2 Huai2-yü4
Hanyu PinyinXú Huáiyù
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXú Huáiyù
Bopomofoㄒㄩˊ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄩˋ
Wade–GilesHsü2 Huai2-yü4
Musical career
GenresPop
InstrumentVocals

Yuki Hsu (born 3 March 1979) is a Taiwanese singer and actress. She is perhaps best known for her series of hits in Taiwan between 1998 and 2001. Most of her songs in her early career are upbeat, catchy, melodic dance tracks, often with youthful themes or lyrics. Some of her well-known songs include "Ding Dong" (a cover of Danish singer Tiggy's hit "Ring A Ling"), "Who's Bad" (a cover of Dr Bombay's "Calcutta (Taxi Taxi Taxi)"), and a remake of the '90s techno track "Dub-i-Dub". In 1999 she collaborated with South Korean rapper Yoo Seung Jun on the duet "Can't Wait". She is also noted for the flamboyant and outlandish hairdos she sported in many of her early music videos.

In 2001, Hsu temporarily ceased her singing career and turned to acting. In 2007, she returned to the music scene with the album Bad Girl.

On 25 May 2018, Yuki Hsu held the concert, Only for Meeting You (只為「鈺」見你), at Taipei International Convention Center, celebrating her 20 years of singing career.[1]

Personal life

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Hsu faded into obscurity in the aftermath of a legal quagmire involving contract breaches and negative press covers. The court charged her with NT$2 million in damages and legal fines, and her mother borrowed money to help them get by.[2] [3]

In 2010, she took on a job as an unpaid paralegal assistant so that she can study legal matters to prepare herself for her legal challenges.[3]

In 2011 Hsu claims that her former manager, Wu Zu Wang, of Dragon Imperium International Film Production Corp, texted inappropriate messages to her. She states that she has a backlog of such messages.[citation needed]

Hsu was sued for a breach of contract when she failed to show up for a concert and made unauthorized public appearances on Taiwanese broadcasts.[4][5]

Discography

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Singles

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  • (1998.01) "Flying" (飛起來)
  • (1998.08) "5.6.7.8. Going"
  • (1999.03) "Magic Woman Of Love 2 Generation" (with Wen Ying) (魔法阿媽之戀愛2 世代)
  • (2002.08) 澀女郎電視劇原聲帶

Studio albums

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  • (1998.03) First Album(第一張個人專輯)
  • (1998.10) Go!Go!Go! (向前衝)
  • (1999.06) The Angel (天使)
  • (2000.01) Love
  • (2001.08) Miss Right
  • (2007.05) Bad Girl
  • (2024.12) Phototransformation

Compilations

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  • (2000.09) U'Want (欲望)
  • (2003.01) Rock Hong Kong 10th Anniversary – Yuki Hsu Greatest Hits (滾石香港黃金十年:徐懷鈺精選)

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Yuki Hsu: 'As long as you arrive at the destination, the effort does not matter, the results do'". MSN. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Jobless Yuki Hsu had contemplated suicide - Channel NewsAsia". Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Breaking News, Singapore News, World and Asia - Channel NewsAsia". Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Yuki Hsu sued again, may get shut out of China - Channel NewsAsia". Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  5. ^ "Jobless Yuki Hsu considered suicide". Yahoo!. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
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