Prince Chiu (born 14 April 1989) is a Taiwanese singer, actor, model, and television host. He is a member of a trio boyband, JPM, with Liao Xiao Jie/Liljay and his younger brother, Mao Di. He is a former member of Lollipop, a Taiwanese Mandopop boyband, which consisted of six other members: Zhuang Ao Quan/Owodog, Liao Xiao Jie/Liljay, Yang Xiao Yu/Fabien, Liao Wei Lian/William, and Liu A-wei. They were all selected from Channel [V] Taiwan's reality show Bang Bang Tang (BBT 模范棒棒堂), which sought to create new male artists in the Taiwanese entertainment business. Lollipop signed their contracts under Gold Typhoon (formerly EMI Capitol) and Channel [V] Taiwan in 2006. However, their contracts with Channel [V] Taiwan terminated at the end of 2009. From 2010-2015, Chiu worked with A Legend Star Entertainment Corp., a company founded by the former Channel [V] Taiwan director, Andy Chang. From 2015 onwards, he signed under HIM International Music. Early life Chiu was born in Taichung City, Taiwan on April 14, 1989. His younger brother, Mao Di, was a former member of Choc7, and is currently one of Chiu's co-members in JPM, a mandopop band under Sony Music Taiwan. He attended Zhuangjing Senior Vocational School, where he graduated high school. After graduating, he continued studying English at Hsing Wu University. He later transferred to Tungnan University. Career Pre-debut Chiu was a bright student throughout his academic life. He participated in various extracurriculars, ranging from sports to school clubs. In middle school, he joined Taiwan's track and field team and placed 9th in a 100-meter race. He also learned Taekwondo, which he achieved a red belt in. His stage name Prince (or Wang Zi) was coined by Andy Zhang, the former Channel [V]'s director, when he took the role of a prince in a Shakespearean play in high school. When he first entered the entertainment industry, Zhang suggested the name Prince to Chiu because he thought the name was both catchy and easy to remember. 2006: Formation of Lollipop In 2006, Chiu attended the Bang Bang Tang audition (BBT) in Taipei and was selected to be in the "Bang Bang Tang" variety show. On November 27, the six members of the boy group Lollipop were revealed. Chiu was the second member to be revealed, after Liao Xiao Jie. Lollipop officially signed a contract with EMI Capitol on December 2, 2006, and on December 9, 2006, the group