Wallace Chung

Career

Chung began his entertainment career in 1993 as a dancer for Hong Kong's TVB, appearing in the biographical drama The Chord to Victory, where he portrayed Kenny Bee of The Wynners. He declined a five-year contract offer and left the network. In 1995 he moved to Taiwan, where record producer Samuel Tai guided his singing career, leading to a contract with Music Impact. His debut dance album OREA, released that year, was a commercial success; its title track reached number one and stayed on charts for weeks.

The Taiwanese media called him 'Little Sun' after this debut. A second album, By Your Side, followed in December 1995, and he was named Taiwan's Best Idol for two consecutive years. In July 1996 he made his film debut in Hi Sir, which topped box office charts as the biggest summer hit of that year; he also sang the theme song 'Ai Bu Shi Shou' for the film. Later in 1996 he released his first Cantonese album, Present, entering the Hong Kong music market.

1999–2009: Focus on acting

His sixth album, Hello, How Are You, came out in October 1998; its song 'Subway' was nominated for Best Composition at the Golden Melody Awards, and Chung wrote lyrics for several tracks on the album. From 1999 he focused on acting in mainland China, landing his first television leading role that year in the wuxia drama Windstorm. He had a guest role in the pan-Asia hit Meteor Garden in 2001. He returned to singing in 2004 with his seventh Mandarin album, Soul Man, which received positive reviews from critics.

2011–2014: Rising popularity

Chung gained further fame in mainland China through the series Imminent Crisis, becoming the only Hong Kong actor nominated for the China TV Golden Eagle Award. He achieved mainstream popularity in 2015 with the romance drama My Sunshine and won the Asia Grand Star Award at the Seoul International Drama Awards.