- Dong Cheng Wei
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Dong Cheng Wei
東城衛/东城卫Also known as DJ-WIS
KARMA
火紋Origin Republic of China Genres Mandarin Pop, Rock Years active 1999 - present (singing), 2005 - present (acting) Labels Warner Music Dong Cheng Wei (simplified Chinese: 东城卫; traditional Chinese: 東城衛; pinyin: Dong Cheng Wei) is a Taiwanese rock band. It was an underground band that was formed during the band members' high school years. It gain certained amount of popularity because of the success of the lead vocal, Jiro Wang and the TV appearances on KO One, The X-Family, and K.O.3an Guo.
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Television appearance
Year Title Role 2005 KO One 終極一班 Minor Role: Dong Cheng Wei 東城衛 (A band that helps increase the fighting points)/ Wang Da Dong (Jiro Wang) 2007 The X-Family 終極一家 Hu Yan Jue Luo Xiu 呼延覺羅•脩 (Shu Chen) / Dong Cheng Wei 東城衛 (the band) / Wang Da Dong / Xia Tian /Zack (Jiro Wang). 2009 K.O.3an Guo 終極三國 Liu Bei 劉備 / Hu Yan Jue Luo Xiu 呼延覺羅•脩 (Shu Chen) / Dong Cheng Wei 東城衛 (the band) / Wang Da Dong / Sun Ce (Jiro Wang) 2010 Love Buffet 爱似百汇 阿基 A Ji (Shu Chen) / Dong Cheng Wei 東城衛 (the band) Biography
The name of the band had changed 3 times. Karma was the original name. DJ-WIS was a name taken from the first letter of the band members' English names: "DJ-WIS" (Dun, Jiro, Will, Iyhon, Shu). In between their active years, the band once disbanded due to various reasons: Jiro Wang's throat problem and his busy schedule of filming, band members continue with their studying in school, etc. But the band reunited of filming The X-Family. Shu Chen also composed some songs in The X-Family OST.
The current band title is a dedication of saying "Dong Cheng's Band" ('Dong Cheng' is Jiro Wang's Chinese name).
Band Members
- Jiro Wang (汪東城/汪東成)
- Shumetheny Chen (陳德修)
- Ming Li (李明翰)
- Dun Deng (鄧樺敦)
- Michael Chen (陳志介)
Music
The band composed a song called "人間逃亡記" during the Karma era, lyrics by Jiro Wang.
External links
Categories:- Mandopop musical groups
- Taiwanese rock music groups
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