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Calvin Chen
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Chinese name	辰亦儒
Pinyin	Chén Yìrú (Mandarin)
Birth name	Chen Yi Ru (陳奕儒)
Origin	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Born	November 10, 1980 (1980-11-10) (age 29) Republic of China (Taiwan)
Occupation	Singer, actor, commercial model
Genre(s)	Mandopop
Instrument(s)	Piano
Label(s)	HIM International Music WOW Music (HK Only)
Years active	2005–present
Associated acts	Fahrenheit

Calvin Chen Yi Ru (traditional Chinese: 辰亦儒; pinyin: Chén Yìrú) is a Taiwanese singer and actor. He is currently a member of the boy band Fahrenheit. His stage name is a homophone of his birth name.

Biography

Calvin Chen (simplified Chinese: 陈奕儒; traditional Chinese: 陳奕儒; pinyin: chén yìrú) was born on November 10, 1980, in Taiwan. His stage name is actually a homophone of his birth name. After graduating from Jianguo High School, one of the top high schools in Taiwan, he further pursued his college education in Canada at Simon Fraser University. He completed his masters degree in Economics at the University of Victoria. He then further continued his life in Canada by joining a pageant-like competition (Sunshine Boyz) in Vancouver, where he won first place with a free ticket to Taiwan and a contract with a music company, as well as a role in a drama in 2004 and became a member of Fahrenheit in 2005. He had enrolled in the graduate program in Public Finance at National Chengchi University, but discontinued his study to focus on his showbiz career. He launched his first fashion brand WOW in Oct. 2008.

He speaks Mandarin, English, Taiwanese, and understands conversational Cantonese. His star sign is Scorpio and he has type A blood.

Filmography

Television

TV Programs

Music career

Calvin was the third member to join Fahrenheit. He is the tenor vocalist of the group. His publicized temperature is that of warm spring, at 77 degrees Fahrenheit. He also represents "Handsome" (traditional Chinese: 帥; pinyin: shuài).

Trivia

• Aside from Fahrenheit, Calvin Chen is also popular in the Philippines after his Taiwanese drama Romantic Princess where Wu Chun is also a part of the drama. Wu Chun is also very popular in the Philippines after the said drama. They recently rocked Manila doing some guesting in one the Philippine's biggest tv network, ABS-CBN.
• Calvin is the tallest among the members of Fahrenheit at 1.86 meters.
• Calvin is said to have a "killer" smile.
• Calvin underwent strong criticisms when Fahrenheit first entered the Entertainment circle.
• Calvin was recently in the army for 12 days and is now back with Fahrenheit.
• One of the reasons Calvin was unqualified to serve in the army for the full time was because of his health.
• Chun, Jiro and Arron commented Calvin is the only member who hasn't been injured yet.
• Calvin has also learned how to beat box for Fahrenheit Fantasy World Tour Concert.
• Calvin has been chosen to be the male lead for the drama "Love Buffet" along side fellow band mate Aaron Yan, and female lead Joanne Zeng. However filming has temporarily stopped due to the 08/08 Taiwan Typhoon, and is said to resume January 22 2010 (said on Aaron Yan's birthday party)
• He was diagnose with Meniere's Disease. This Disease was the same as 007's illness in Mystery Incredible Terminator (霹雳MIT)which was acted by fellow band mate, Aaron Yan.

References

External links

• H.I.M International Music (Chinese)
• Fahrenheit: Official Japan Site (Japanese)
• Calvin Chen's Blog
• Calvin Chen's fashion brand FACTORYSEV7N
• Calvin Chen's blog at Fahrenheit official website