Gui Gui

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Gui Gui (Emma Wu)
Chinese name 鬼鬼 (traditional)
Pinyin Gui Gui (Mandarin)
Birth name Wu Ying-Jie, 吳映潔
Origin Taiwan
Born (1989-08-11) 11 August 1989 (age 34)
Taiwan, Republic of China
Other name(s) Emma Wu
Oh Young-gyul (오영결)[1]
Occupation Singer, Actress, Endorser, Commercial Model
Genre(s) Mandopop
Label(s) Linfair Records (2006-2008)
Warner Music Taiwan (2008-2009)
CJ E&M (2016-present)
Years active 2005–present
Associated acts Hey Girl, Lollipop F

Wu Ying Chieh (simplified Chinese: 吴映洁; traditional Chinese: 吳映潔, Western name Emma, born 11 August 1989 in Taiwan Keelung), better known by her stage name Gui Gui (Chinese: 鬼鬼), is a Taiwanese Mandopop singer and actress currently represented since March 2016 by South Korean entertainment company CJ E&M.[2][3]

Career

Debut & Early Years

In 2006, Gui Gui debuted as one of the original nine members of the Taiwanese girl group Hei She Hui Mei Mei, which later underwent a name change in 2008 to Hey Girl. After a year-long hiatus, Hey Girl launched their first self-titled debut album. Consisting of eight girls, Hey Girl would often collaborate with the Taiwanese boy band Lollipop F.

2009: Departure and 2010-Present

In 2009, Gui Gui left the management of Channel V. Her former manager, Andy Chang, expressed that she was unlikely to renew her contract, and with an ambiguous post on her personal blog, Gui Gui also admitted to her decision to leave the group. Andy Chang later announced that Hey Girl did not belong to Channel V Management, and thus, Gui Gui would still be attending the promotional activities as usual.

However, the album promotions following his statement did not include Gui Gui, who was said to be busy with the promoting of the idol drama Mysterious Incredible Terminator. On May 6, 2009, Andy Chang officially confirmed that Gui Gui would not be renewing her contract with Channel V, and that her involvement with Hey Girl would have to be clarified with Warner Music.

Acting career

During the summer of 2007, Wu Gui Gui and the other members of Hey Girls made their acting debuts in the drama Brown Sugar Macchiato, in collaboration with Lollipop. The first episode was aired in Taiwan on July 15, 2007. Later Lollipop admitted, on talk show Kangxi Lai Le, that the drama had been more of an introduction of the two groups than a major acting challenge, as the members were told to act like themselves, and that many subplots were explained only briefly due to the large number of main characters.[4] After thirteen episodes, the drama ended on October 7, 2007. An official soundtrack was released with songs from Lollipop and Hey Girl.[5] For their work on Brown Sugar Macchiato, Gui Gui and Wang Zi received a Best Onscreen Couple Award.[according to whom?]

In 2008, Gui Gui starred in Mysterious Incredible Terminator (Pi Li MIT) opposite Aaron Yan from Fahrenheit and Alien Huang. After the wrapping up of Mysterious Incredible Terminator, Gui Gui and Aaron, widely praised for their on screen chemistry and closeness, were to co-star in Taiwanese drama Momo Love, based on the Japanese manga Momoka Typhoon. However, production was halted due to scheduling conflicts with the promotion of Fahrenheit's new album. When filming resumed, Gui Gui was replaced by Cyndi Wang, while Aaron Yan was cast as the second male lead in Love Buffet, and his role in Momo Love being taken by bandmate Jiro Wang.

Gui Gui accumulated the most votes and came in first, defeating Xiao Tian Tian and Xiao Mi Tao Jie Jie in the 100% Entertainment's Selfie Expert Competition (百分百自拍達人).

In early 2011, Gui Gui signed to new entertainment management company, Polyface Entertainment Media Group, and hoped for a fresh start as she was ready to launch her acting career.

Since her departure from Hey Girl and going solo, Gui Gui has encountered numerous obstacles and challenges. In the early months of her solo career, Gui Gui hosted a number of variety programs, the ratings of which peaked the charts, but despite this they were cancelled for unknown reasons. After a short hiatus, Gui Gui returned to acting and participated in Taiwanese idol dramas such as I, My Brother, a transcontinental collaboration between Malaysia and Taiwan. On the set of I, My Brother, Gui Gui was rumored to have become involved with her Taiwanese costar, George Hu, her on screen love interest in the drama. That same year, Gui Gui also received an invite to Mainland China to film the television version of Painted Skin,[6] in which she collaborated with Fiona Sit, Chen Yi Rong, Li Zhong Han, and many other experienced Mainland, Taiwanese, and Hong Kong artists. This brought Gui Gui new opportunities and opened doors that allowed her to expand her acting career outside of Taiwan.

From mid-2012 to early 2013, Gui Gui spent her time in Mainland China, filming the three part-movie series The Four with Ronald Cheng, Anthony Wong, Deng Chao, and Liu Yifei. In February 2013, she was confirmed to take part in the Korean reality show, We Got Married with Ok Taecyeon, of South Korean boy band 2PM, as her virtual husband. We Got Married features celebrity couples being given tasks reflecting married life. The producers made a decision to cast Gui Gui in the show, and thus boosted her popularity in countries outside of China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Regarding this rare experience,Gui Gui commented, “I am honored to be able to participate in such a good program. I have had a great time, and learnt a lot from working with such a professional team.”

In 2014, she starred in the Chinese TV dramas A Different Kind of Pretty Man, alongside Hans Zhang, and ShenZhen (一男三女合租記) with Show Luo and Brown Sugar Macchiato co-star Owodog.

Filmography

Television Dramas

Year Title Role Network / Channel Notes Ref.
2007 Brown Sugar Macchiato Gui Gui FTV Female Lead
2008 Kungfu Macchiato Guardian of Cult Star TV Female Lead
Pi Li MIT Li Xiao Xing / Tian Mo Xin GTV Female Lead
2009 K.O.3an Guo Huang Yue Ying FTV / GTV Cameo, Ep. 44-46
2011 I, My Brother Lu Wei Wei Astro Channel 304 Female Lead
Painted Skin Xia Bing TVS4, ZJTV, GTV,
Shenzhen Satellite TV		 3rd Female Lead
Love Recipe Wang Mei Ya CTV 2nd Female Lead
2012 Summer Fever Chen Wen Qing / Chen Tian Qing CTV Female Lead
Dream in Blue Shen Xiao Qi ZJTV 2nd Female Lead
2013 Female Prime Minister He Dan Niang Hunan TV Supporting Cast
2014 Incisive Great Teacher Song Wen Wen Dragon TV 2nd Female Lead [7]
A Different Kind of Pretty Man Tong Yu Chen Hunan TV Female Lead
Roommate Diaries Li Mei Dai 2nd Female Lead [8]
The Four 2014 Ling Yi Yi [9][10]
Slacker’s Food Diary Zhang An An TBA Female Lead [11]
2015 Earrings Girl Ruan Qing Tian TBA Female Lead

Movies & Films

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 The Four Ding Dang Supporting Role
2013 The Four II
2014 The Four III
Our Ten Years (我们的十年) Chen Yi Nuo [12]
2015 Dream Holiday
2016 The Great Wall

Reality/Variety Shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2006 Fashion in House Herself Outside host
Mo Fan Bang Bang Tang ooòooooo Assistant host
2007 Fashion in House Herself Outside host
Mo Fan Bang Bang Tang Assistant host
Mei Mei Pu Pu Feng DJ
2008 Fashion in House Herself Co-host
Mo Fan Bang Bang Tang Assistant host
2009 Game GX Herself Co-Hhost
Golden Taxi
I Love Blackie Assistant host
Mi Gu Celebrity School
2010 Ultimate Player Herself Assistant host
2011 Genius Go Go Go Herself Substitute assistant host
2013 We Got Married World Ver. Herself with Ok Taecyeon
2014 Laugh Out Loud Herself Guest assistant host
Running Man Herself Guest

Discography

Singles

Year Title / Track Artists Notes Ref.
2012 "Foul" Herself Summer Fever OST
"Break the Rules" Summer Fever Opening Theme
"Taste of That Year Summer" Summer Fever Ending Theme
2014 "I Love You" with Ok Taecyeon We Got Married Global Edition OST

Music Video Appearances

Year Title / Track Artists Role Ref.
2006 "Manservant (男傭)" Kenji Wu Maid
2009 "You Can Not See the Sky (你看不到的天空)" Evan Yo Herself
"Love Is Right" Evan Yo
2010 "Red" Wallace Chung Herself
2011 "Missing You" Liu Zi Qian Herself
"Stick to You"
"Love's Secret Recipe (愛的秘方)" Kenji Wu
2013 "Love Away from Me One Meter" Hu Xia Herself

Hey Girl

As a member of Hey Girl

Digital Singles

Year Track Studio / Album Artists Ref.
2006 "Shake It Baby" Beauties' Secret Day - Pink+Honey Hey Girl
"I Want to Love Well" Beauties' Secret Day - Pink
"1 2 3 Pinocchio"
2007 "Happiness Bubble" Beauties' Secret Party EP
"Hello Breeze of Love" Brown Sugar Macchiato OST
2008 "Call Big Sister" Hey Girl
"OOXX"
"Female"
"Hakuna Matata"

Collaborations

Year Title / Track Studio / Album Artists Ref.
2007 "Bitter Sweet" Brown Sugar Macchiato OST Lollipop & Hey Girl
"Brown Sugar PK Show"
2013 "I Love You" We Got Married Global Edition OST with Ok Taecyeon

Albums

Photo-books

  • 2007 Beauties' Secret Party Full Colour Photo-book

Endorsements and CF Appearances

Awards and nominations

  • This is a list of awards, nominations, recognitions and achievements received by Gui Gui during her career.
Year Award Category Nominated Work Result Ref.
2008 Best Onscreen Couple (with Wang Zi) Brown Sugar Macchiato Won
2009 1st Degree Idol Drama Awards Best Female Actress Pi Li MIT Won [13]
Best Onscreen Couple (with Aaron Yan) Won

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ 吳映潔與 CJ E&M 簽約 (Gui Gui (Emma Wu) signs up with Korea's CJ E&M)
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ "棒棒堂怎麼可能紅到香港去". 康熙來了. 2007-10-03.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ “Incisive Great Teacher” to Air on June 4. Cfensi Wordpress. Retrieved 2014-06-03.
  8. ↑ ShenZhen 2014 (Roommate Diaries).
  9. ↑ Kisses & Hugs in the trailer of Idol Cdrama “The Four”. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
  10. ↑ 少年四大名捕預告片
  11. ↑ Slacker’s Food Diary drops 14-minuter trailer with Gui Gui & Dylan Kuo. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  12. ↑ 我们的十年 Our Ten Years
  13. ↑ Gui Gui turns mature, popularity sky-rockets!

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