Edison Chen (陳冠希; pinyin: Chén Gūanxī) (born October 7, 1980 in Vancouver, Canada) is a popular Hong Kong teen idol. He was an creative person of the Emperor Entertainment Group.

Innate around Vancouver, Canada, Chen has starred in numerous films including Infernal Affairs and Twins Effect. He besides sings cantopop & potty speak English, Cantonese, Mandarin, and Japanese. Such as several foreign-nonnative Chinese, still, Edison doesn't have a hone command of Cantonese or even Mandarin.

He is idolized for his "cool" attitude & his dependable looks, though critics cite him when egotistical (or even "choon" inside Chinese). Around March 2004, [http://newswww.bbc.net.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3516974.stm Edison Chen was brutally assaulted by two teenagers], aged 15 & 17, around downtown Hong Kong. Them teen apparently mocked Edison by breakdancing ahead of Edison when he was allowing the hair salon. One of a adolescent swung at Edison & hit him in the correct ear. Them teens ran off when Edison trail for nine block prior to giving to the equivalent looking arcade. There he known as his "assistants" (rumored to become ex-Triads) to look for them teens. It were sooner or later caught in the bus.

Though numerous assume Edison Chen to become a number one popular singer world health organization brough hip-hop culture to Hong Kong music industry, it was LMF that began the underground hip-hop industry inside Hong Kong. However in case LMF started hip-hop around Hong Kong, Edison manufactured it mainstream in Cantopop. This is reflected when numerous of Edison's rap songs feature MC Yan from either a currently disbanded LMF.

His song "香港地" (Hong Kong Place), featuring MC Yan & Han Jwithin, astir how else a Hong Kong population come prefer, & calls for union of a Hong Kong population, was one of the awesome hits in 2004. Edison continued his hip-hop style, & freed an additional hip-hop album HAZY around 2005. A song "嘥氣" (Waste of Breaa) describes the assault incident Edison found prior to.

Edison's number 1 moving-picture show was Gen-Y Cops which was an embarrasment to 100% taking part. As luck would have it he has improved somewhat since people early times. He recently starred in the film Jiang Hu in which his character had to rape the mutt as a penalisation. This scene even so, did non bring praise from either critics when Edison remains "talentless", when someone would say. In the motion-picture show Initial D Chen took the role of Ryosuke Takahashi.

Even so sources prefer Ming Pao Daily & more Hong Kong papers experienced openly praised Edison to become one of a better immature generation actors along by owning Shawn Yue & Charlene Choi from either a popular duo Twins.

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English Title: Edison Chen Chinese title: Chen Kwoon Hei Birthday: October 7, 1980 Place of Birth: Vancouver, Canada Origin: Shanghai-nese Languages: English, Cantonese, Japanese, Mandarin Height: V'10" Weight: 145lb Horoscope: Libra Record Company: EEG - Music Plus Idols: Leslie Cheung, Jackie Chan Favorite HK Singers: Sammi Cheng, Leslie Cheung Favorite U.S. Singers: R. Kelly, Jay-Z, and Janet Jackson Favorite Type of Music: R & B, Hip Hop Favorite Food: Japanese food

Film Collections
Gen-Y Cops (2000) Final Romance (2001) Dummy Mommy Without a Baby (2001) Dance of a Dream (2001) Princess D (2002) Nine Girls and a Ghost (2002) Infernal Affairs (2002) The Twins Effect (2003) Infernal Affairs II (2003) The Spy Dad (2003) Infernal Affairs III (2003)[cameo] Sex and the Beauties (2004) Moving Targets (2004) Life, Translated (UK/CHINA 2004) Jiang Hu (2004) The Twins Effect II (2004) A-1 Headline (2004) Initial D (2005)