| Alex Chu | |||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Name: | Chu Hun-gon | ||||||||||||||||||
| Native Name: | 추헌곤 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 2 September 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||
| Years Active: | 2001–present | ||||||||||||||||||
| Label: | Fluxus Music | ||||||||||||||||||
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Alex Chu (born September 2, 1979),[1] known sometimes as Alex and born Chu Hun-gon, is a Korean-Canadian singer and actor. He is the male vocalist of the South Korean electropop band Clazziquai.[2]
Having immigrated to Canada with his family, Alex rose to fame upon returning to South Korea years later as part of the group Clazziquai. The group's popularity skyrocketed after featuring on the soundtrack of hit drama series My Lovely Samsoon.
In 2008, the group announced a temporary hiatus, and its members debuted as solo artists, including Alex. In 2009, Clazziquai returned with the release of Mucho Punk.
Alex Chu became part of the MBC reality show We Got Married and was matched with Korean trot singer Jang Yoon-jeong in the Lunar Special episode, and actress/model Shin Ae for the rest of the series. The show also stars Crown J, Andy of Shinhwa, Seo In-young of Jewelry, Solbi of Typhoon, Saori and Jung Hyung-don. Alex and Shin Ae left the show after Episode 8 for Alex to record his first solo album Vintage Romance. They were replaced by Kim Hyun-joong of SS501 and Hwangbo of Chakra. However, due to popular demand, the couple reunited in Episode 13. Alex and Shin Ae made their exit from the show on November 16, 2008.
Alex debuted in his first drama series Pasta as one of the main cast. The drama aired from January 4, 2010 to March 9, 2010 on MBC.
On June 2, 2011, Alex released his second solo album, Just Like Me.
On June 1, 2012, Alex opened a new Italian restaurant, D'asti Plate, in January 2018 known as D'Asti NY. He partnered with three of his close friends to open the restaurant, which is located in the Shinsadong area of Seoul.[3]
In 2013, he appeared in the KBS variety show Our Neighborhood Arts and Physical Education to participate during the bowling matches from episode 6 to episode 9.
In 2016, Alex started hosting a variety show My Neighbor, Charles.
Alex Chu was booked without detention by Gangnam Police in Seoul for driving while intoxicated in Seoul on July 18, 2012. Chu had blood alcohol content of 0.134%.[4]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [5] | ||||
| My Vintage Romance |
| — | rowspan="2" | |
| Just Like Me |
| — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOR [6] | |||||
| "I Love You" | 2008 | — | My Vintage Romance | ||
| "If It's You" | — | ||||
| "Bad Behavior" | — | rowspan="2" | |||
| "Sweet Dream (Andante)" | 2010 | 67 | |||
| "Same Dream" | 2011 | 76 |
| Just Like Me | |
| "Can't Be Crazy" | 58 |
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| "Goodbye Smile" | 89 |
| rowspan="2" | ||
| "You're So Gorgeous" | 85 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||
| Year | Title | Other artist(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | "Very Heartbreaking Words" | Jisun of Loveholics | |
| 2013 | "Blue Road" | Park Se-young |
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | "Flowerpot" | We Got Married OST |
| 2010 | "Love Year" | Three Brothers OST |
| 2011 | "If I Could Turn It Back" feat. Jane | Late Autumn OST |
| "Good Smile" | Romance Town OST | |
| Only You OST | ||
| "A Day You Left" | Me Too, Flower! OST | |
| 2012 | Music and Lyrics OST | |
| "If It Were Me" | I Do, I Do OST | |
| 2013 | "One Step To Your Side" | Jjak OST |
| 2014 | "I Want To Love You" | My Lovely Girl OST |
| 2015 | Flirty Boy And Girl OST | |
| "My Time Towards You" | Bubble Gum OST | |
| 2016 | "Small Comma" | Woman with a Suitcase OST |
| Year | Title | Role | Network | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Finding Love | Park Ji-won | MBC Every 1 | |
| 2010 | Smile, Dong-hae | Lee Tae-hoon | KBS1 | |
| Pasta | Kim San | MBC | ||
| 2011 | A Thousand Days' Promise | Son Suk-ho | SBS | |
| 2012 | Salamander Guru and The Shadows | Ji-hoon | SBS | |
| 2013 | Medical Top Team | Bae Sang-kyu | MBC | |
| 2014 | I Need Romance 3 | Lee Jung-ho | tvN | |
| Hotel King | Yoo Joon-seong | MBC | ||
| My Lovely Girl | Bae Sung-jin | SBS | ||
| 2018 | I Am the Mother Too[11] | Shin Sang-hyuk | SBS | |
| 2020 | Once Again | Lee Jung-Rok | KBS2 |
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | We Got Married 1 | Himself | MBC | ||
| 2011 | Idol Star 7080 Best Singer | Contestant | MBC | Duet with Luna of f(x), won Gold Prize | |
| 2013 | Our Neighborhood Arts and Physical Education | Himself | KBS2 | ||
| 2015 | A Style For You | Himself | KBS |