Meet the Wife: Gui Gui
Birth name: Wu Ying Jie (Simplified Chinese: 吴映洁, Traditional Chinese: 吳映潔)
English name: Emma Wu
Stage name: Gui Gui
Birth date: August 11, 1989
Birth place: Taiwan Keelung
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 their 2008 comeback to "Hey Girl".
After a year long hiatus, Hey Girl launched their first 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 has
also admitted to her decision of leaving the group. Andy Chang later
announced that Hey Girl did not belong to the Channel V Management, and
thus, Gui Gui would still be attending the promotional activities per
usual.
However, the album promotions following his statement did not include
Gui Gui, who was said to be busy with the promotions of the idol drama
Pi Li MIT. On the May 6, 2009, Andy Chang officially confirmed that Gui
Gui will not be renewing her contract with Channel V, and that her
involvement with Hey Girl will have to be clarified with Warner Music,
as Hey Girl did not belong to Channel V.
Career
Acting Career
During the summer of 2007, Wu Gui Gui and the other members of Hey Girls made their acting debut in the drama Brown Sugar Macchiato, a collaboration with Lollipop
group. This marked as her first acting career. The first episode was
aired in Taiwan on July 15, 2007. Later, the band, Lollipop admits on Kangxi Lai Le that the drama had been more of an introduction of the two groups
instead of 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. After thirteen episodes, the drama ended on October 7, 2007. They
released an official soundtrack, then, with songs from Lollipop and Hey
Girl. The series also created a new love team between Gui Gui and Wang Zi as they received the Best Onscreen Couple.
In 2008, Gui Gui starred in Mysterious Incredible Terminator (Pi Li MIT) opposite of Aaron Yan from Fahrenheit and Alien Huang. After the wrapping up of Mysterious Incredible Terminator, Gui Gui and Arron, widely praised for their on screen chemistry and closeness, were to co-star in Taiwanese drama Momo Love, based on Japanese manga Momoka Typhoon.
However, productions were halted due to schedule conflicts with the
promotions of Fahrenheit's new album, but when filming resumed, Gui Gui
was subsequently replaced by Cyndi Wang while Arron Yan was assigned to cast as the second male lead of Love Buffet, leading him to be replaced by bandmate Jiro Wang.
In early 2011, Gui Gui signed to the new entertainment management
company, Polyface Entertainment Media Group, and hoped for a fresh start
as she was ready launch her acting career. Since her departure from Hey Girl and flying solo, Gui Gui has
encountered endless obstacles and challenges, but in the end, she would
emerge from the midst of everything and make a stronger comeback for
herself. In the early months of her solo career, Gui Gui hosted quite a
few variety programs and the ratings of these shows peaked the charts,
but despite the newly found success, productions were later cancelled
for unknown reasons. After a short hiatus, Gui Gui returned to filming
and participated in Taiwanese idol dramas such as "I, My Brother", a
transcontinental collaboration between Malaysia and Taiwan. On the set,
Gui Gui was rumored to have ignited love sparks with her Taiwanese
costar, George Hu,
whom she was romantically involved with in the drama. That same year,
Gui Gui also received an invite to Mainland China to film the television
version of "Painted Skin", in which she collaborated closely with Fiona Sit,
Chen Yi Rong, Li Zhong Han, and many more of Mainland, Taiwan, and Hong
Kong's experienced artists. Captivated by her natural charisma and
bright personality, high words of praise from those of her directors and
costars brought new opportunities and opened doors that allowed for Gui
Gui to further expand her acting career outside of Taiwan.
As of mid-2012 to early 2013, Gui Gui has been spending much time in
the Mainland China region, filming a three part-movie series "The Four"
with Ronald Cheng, Anthony Wong, Deng Chao, and Liu Yifei.
In February 2013, she was then confirmed to take part in the Korean reality show, "We Got Married" with her virtual husband Ok Taecyeon, member of the famous South Korean boy band 2PM. "We Got Married"
is a popular reality program based in South Korea that features the
married lives of celebrity couples. The producers had indeed witnessed
the hidden potential of the mischievous Gui Gui and made a decision to
cast her in the show, thus boosting her popularity in countries outside
of China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Regarding this rare experience,Gui Gui
once 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.”
Trivia
- Former member of Taiwanese girl group, Hey Girl (previously known as "Hei Sei Hui Mei Mei")
- Left the Wo Ai Hei Se Hui ("I Love Blackie") variety show due to finished contract
- 100% Entertainment Self Portrait Competition 百分百自拍達人: Gui Gui accumulated the most votes and came in first, defeating Xiao Tian Tian and Xiao Mi Tao Jie Jie on the polls.
- Rumored to have dated fellow costar George Hu after their collaboration in "I, My Brother"
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