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Emma Wu
2019 ELLE RUN 風格路跑 鬼鬼吳映潔.jpg
Wu at the Elle Run with Style event in 2019
Born
Wu Ying-chieh (吳映潔)

(1989-08-11) 11 August 1989 (age 35)
Keelung, Taiwan
Occupation Singer, actress
Years active 2005–present
Musical career
Also known as Gemma
Gui Gui (鬼鬼)
Oh Young-gyul (오영결)
Genres Mandopop, K-pop
Labels
  • Linfair Records
  • Warner Music Taiwan
  • CJ E&M
  • Gemma Wu Studio
  • Avex Taiwan
Associated acts Hey Girl
Wu Yingjie
Traditional Chinese 吳映潔
Simplified Chinese 吴映洁
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Wú Yìngjié

Emma Wu Ying-chieh (Chinese: 吳映潔; pinyin: Wú Yìngjié), also known as Gui Gui (Chinese: 鬼鬼; pinyin: Guǐ guǐ), is a talented singer and actress from Taiwan. She was born on August 11, 1989.

About Emma Wu

Her Early Life

Emma Wu, who is also known by her nickname Gui Gui, was born in Keelung City, Taiwan. She was born on August 11, 1989. Emma is an only child. When she was young, her family moved around a lot. Because of this, she went to five different elementary schools!

She went to Dao Jiang Senior High School for a short time. Later, she moved to Zhuangjing Senior Vocational School in Taipei. There, she became classmates with Wang Zi from the band JPM.

Emma explained that her nickname, Gui Gui, means "Ghost." She chose it because she feels she is "full of reckless things." It's a fun way to say she has a playful and unique personality.

Starting Her Career in Entertainment

Emma Wu began her journey in entertainment in November 2005. She joined a TV show called Blackie's Teenage Club. This show was looking for new talents for the Channel [V] network.

After a few tryouts, Emma became part of a nine-member girl group. The group was first called Hei Se Hui Mei Mei. Later, their name changed to Hey Girl. They released their first album in August 2008.

In April 2009, there were rumors that Emma might leave the group. Even though she was not expected to renew her contract, she was still part of group activities. However, Emma was not present for their album promotions. On May 6, 2009, it was confirmed that she had left Hey Girl.

Becoming an Actress

In 2007, Emma Wu started acting. Her first TV drama was Brown Sugar Macchiato. This show was a way to introduce the groups Hey Girl and Lollipop F.

In 2008, Emma starred in Mysterious Incredible Terminator. She acted alongside Aaron Yan and Alien Huang. Fans loved Emma and Aaron's chemistry on screen. They were supposed to star in another drama called Momo Love. But due to scheduling problems, they were replaced by other actors.

After a break, Emma signed with Polyface Entertainment Media Group in 2011. She returned to TV in I, My Brother. Later that year, she was in the TV show Painted Skin (TV series). This helped her focus more on acting in China.

In 2012, Emma appeared in her first movie, The Four. It was a three-part film series. In February 2013, she joined the Korean reality show We Got Married. On the show, she was paired with Ok Taecyeon from the K-pop group 2PM. Emma said she was very thankful for this experience.

In the years that followed, Emma starred in many Chinese TV dramas. These include Legend of Lu Zhen, Incisive Great Teacher, A Different Kind of Pretty Man, and The Four (2015 TV series).

Her Musical Comeback

On March 7, 2016, Emma Wu signed with CJ E&M. This marked her return to the music world. She trained for three months to prepare for her Korean debut. This training included singing, dancing, and Korean language lessons.

On September 26, 2016, Emma released her first music video, Sugar Rush. On October 7, she launched her first music album, GEMMA. Emma explained that GEMMA represented a new part of her identity. The "G" came from her nickname, Ghost (Gui Gui), and Emma is her English name.

In June 2017, Emma left CJ E&M. She then started her own company, Gemma Wu Studio. In October of the same year, she released a song called "Knock Knock Knock." She even invested her own money in making the song!

In August 2019, Emma joined Avex Taiwan. She released the song "Love Me Love Me" to celebrate her 30th birthday. On September 22, 2020, she released her first full music album, GX. This album celebrated her 15th year in entertainment.

Emma Wu's Work

Television Series

Year Title Role Network Notes
2007 Brown Sugar Macchiato Gui Gui (as herself) FTV, Star Chinese Channel First acting role
2008 The Legend of Brown Sugar Chivalries Guardian of Cult Star TV Guest appearance, Ep. 13
Mysterious Incredible Terminator Li Xiao Xing / Tian Mo Xing GTV Main female role
2009 K.O.3an Guo Huang Yue Ying FTV / GTV Guest appearance, Ep. 44–46
2011 I, My Brother Lu Wei Wei CTV Main female role
Painted Skin Xia Bing TVS4, ZJTV, GTV,
Shenzhen Satellite TV
Supporting role
Love Recipe Wang Mei Ya CTV Supporting role
2012 Dream in Blue Shen Xiao Qi ZJTV Supporting role
Summer Fever Chen Wen Qing / Chen Tian Qing CTV Main female role
2013 Female Prime Minister He Dan Niang Hunan TV Supporting role
2014 Incisive Great Teacher Song Wen Wen Dragon TV Supporting role
A Different Kind of Pretty Man Tong Yu Chen Hunan TV Main female role
Roommate Diaries Li Mei Dai Supporting role
2015 The Four (2015 TV series) Ling Yi Yi Supporting role
The Girl Wearing Tassel Earrings Ruan Qing Tian Hunan TV, Anhui TV Main female role
Slacker's Food Diary Zhang An An iQiyi, Viu (streaming media) Main female role
2016 The Legend of the Flying Daggers Fang Ke Ke Youku Supporting role
TBA The Fairy Lady Chen Xian Qi Main female role

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2011 The Four Ding Dang Supporting role
2013 The Four II
2014 The Four III
2015 Dream Holiday Dani Guest appearance
2016 Days of Our Own Chen Yinuo Supporting role
2018 More than Blue Bonnie Guest appearance
2021 My Fairy Girl Wu Xiao Xue Main female role

Variety Shows

Year Title Notes
2005–2009 Blackie's Teenage Club Appeared in many episodes
2006–2007 Mo Fan Bang Bang Tang Assistant host
2007 Mei Mei Pu Pu Feng DJ
2007–2008 Fashion in House Guest host
2009 Golden Taxi
Game GX
Mi Gu Celebrity School
2010 Ultimate Player
2011 Genius Go Go Go
2013 We Got Married World Ver. Appeared with Ok Taecyeon
2016 Who's the Murderer Season 1 Guest
2017 Who's the Murderer Season 2
Fans! Fans!
Who's the Murderer Season 3
2018 Twenty-Four Hours (TV series) Season 3
Best Friends’ Perfect Vacation
Back to Field Season 2
Who's the Murderer Season 4
2019 Who's the Murderer Season 5
2020 Mr. Player

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes
2020 Shamlet Queen Stage play in Taipei, Taiwan

Music Video Appearances

Year Title Artist(s)
2006 "Manservant (男傭)" Kenji Wu
2009 "The Sky You Can't See (你看不到的天空)" Evan Yo
2010 "Red" Wallace Chung
2011 "Missing You" Liu Zi Qian
"Sticking to You"
"Love's Secret Recipe (愛的秘方)" Kenji Wu
2013 "Love Away from Me One Meter" Hu Xia
2016 "Not Letting Go" Ben Wu
2020 "I Think I Love You" 曹楊 Young
2021 "Still Alone" 黃偉晉 Wayne Huang

Emma Wu's Music

Studio Album

Title Album details
GX
  • Released: September 22, 2020
  • Labels: Avex Taiwan
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Extended Plays (EPs)

Title Album details
Gemma
  • Released: October 7, 2016
  • Labels: CJ E&M, Warner Music Taiwan
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Singles

Title Year Peak chart
positions
Album
CHN
"Knock Knock Knock" 2017 GX
"Love Me Love Me" 2019 37
"—" means the song did not appear on the music chart.

Collaborations

Year Title Other artist(s) Album
2013 "I Love You" Ok Taec-yeon We Got Married Global Edition OST
2018 "Small Meteor" (小流星) Silence Wang 200 Million Years Old Classmate [zh] OST

Soundtrack Songs

Year Title Album
2012 "Breaking Rules" (犯規) Summer Fever [zh] OST
"The Flavour Of Summer" (那年夏天的味道)
2018 "Kitty Bomb" More than Blue OST

Awards and Achievements

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2009 1st Degree Idol Drama Awards Best Female Actress Pi Li MIT Won
Best Onscreen Couple (with Aaron Yan) Won
2013–2015 Sina Weibo Dream Valentines Female Artist Won
2014 Taiwan CGC Award Most Liked Female Artist Won
2014 Taiwan EToday Award Most Popular Female Artist Won
2014 Asia Top Ten Goddess (Voting) Number 4 in Asia Actress Won
2016 Asia Top Ten Goddess (Voting) Number 7 in Asia Actress Won
2017 Hito Radio Music Awards Best New Artist (vocal and dance) Sugar Rush Won
2017 Asia Top Ten Goddess (Voting) Number 9 in Asia Actress and Singer Won

See also

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