Figaro Tseng

Figaro Tseng
Figaro Tseng at 2008 Taipei International Book Exhibition
Background information
Chinese name	曾少宗
Pinyin	Céng Shăo Zōng (Mandarin)
Ethnicity	Chengdu, Sichuan
Origin	Taiwan
Born	November 18, 1981 Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Other name(s)	曾世宇
Occupation	Actor, Singer, Host, art painter
Years active	2001–present
Associated acts	Comic Boyz (2002–2005)
Website	Figaro's blog

Figaro Tseng (Chinese: 曾少宗; pinyin: Zéng Shăo Zōng) was born 18 November 1981.^[1] He is a Taiwanese actor, singer and art painter. He was part of Taiwanese boy band Comic Boyz (可米小子) from 2002 to 2005. They released three albums: Hey Hah!! Comic Boyz (2002); Youth Memoir (2003); Goodbye (New + Best Selection) (2005). Also he acted in Taiwanese dramas and hosted television shows.

Early life

On 18 November 1981, Tseng was born in Zihguan District, Kaohsiung City. He has a younger brother.

When he was in the kindergarten, he suffered a severe accident. As a result, he is totally deaf in his right ear.

Career

He was part of Taiwanese boy band Comic Boyz (可米小子) from 2002 to 2005. They released three albums: Hey Hah!! Comic Boyz (2002); Youth Memoir (2003); Goodbye (New + Best Selection) (2005). They disbanded in 2005.

Then Tseng became a solo actor, host and painter.

Filmography

TV series

Year	Chinese Title	English Title	Character / Role
2001	烈愛傷痕	Love Scar	guest star
2002	偷偷愛上妳	Serectly Loving You	guest star
	麻辣高校生	Spicy Hot Students	guest star
2003	流星花園Ⅱ	Meteor Garden II	guest star
	孽子	Crystal Boys	guest star
2004	愛在星光燦爛時	Starry Night	少宗
2005	終極一班	KO One	Tseng Shao Zong (曾少宗) / supporting
	愛戀米 (aka 愛神奔馳, 極速傳說2)		公爵徐中旭
	惡魔在身邊	Devil Beside You	Ah Rang (袁川讓) / supporting
2007	惡作劇2吻	They Kiss Again	Qi Tai (楊啟太) / supporting
2008	霹靂MIT	Mysterious Incredible Terminator	He Rui Jia/Hei Gui / supporting
	緣之燴		陶喜
2009	下一站，幸福	Autumn's Concerto	Jacko / supporting
	幸福的抉擇	I Do?	Supporting
2010	鍾無艷	Zhong Wu Yen	Wu Da Wei / Supporting
2011	你們我們他們	Dropping By Cloud Nine	李勵軍[2]
2012	你是春風我是雨	Love in the Wind
		Dong-Huachun Barbershop

Music video

• "知道" (I Know) – A-mei
• "求救專線" (Hotline For Help) from Make A Wish – Vic Chou
• "C大調" (C Major) from Flower in the Wonderland – Angela Chang

Discography

Comic Boyz albums

Album #	Album Info	Track listing
1st	Hey Hah!! Comic Boyz [3] Released: 25 November 2002 Label: Sony Music Taiwan Language: Mandarin Format: Studio album (CD) Genre: Mandopop	"Hey!Hah!" "求愛復刻版" (Old School Love) "超人心" (The Heart Of Superman) "最重要的你" (The Most Important You) "我忍住哭" (I Hold On My Tears) "喜歡你" (Loving U) "Blue Miracle" "Buddy" "相信" (Belief) "青春無敵" (Forever Youth) "Hey! Hah!" (Asia remix) "Hey! Hah!" (Euro remix)
2nd	Youth Souvenir Book (青春紀念冊)[4] Released: 29 December 2003 Label: Sony Music Taiwan Language: Mandarin Format: Studio album (CD) Genre: Mandopop	"Number 2" "青春紀念冊" (Youth Souvenir Book) "紅蜻蜓" (Red Dragon Fly) "花季" (Flower Season) "他" (Him) "Hold Me Close" "我討厭" (I Hate It) "我的野蠻女友" (My Sassy Girlfriend) "愛的入場卷" (Love Coupon) "愛像什麼" (Love What)
3rd	Goodbye Comic Boyz (New + Best Selection) (Goodbye 可米小子 新歌＋精選)[5] Released: 21 January 2005 Label: Sony Music Taiwan Language: Mandarin Format: Studio album (CD) Genre: Mandopop	"愛情不用翻譯" – Starry Night (愛在星光燦爛時) ending theme (new) "好奇無上限" – Starry Night (愛在星光燦爛時) opening theme (new) "Hey!Hah!" "求愛復刻版" (Old School Love) "紅蜻蜓" (Red Dragon Fly) "我忍住哭" (I Hold On My Tears) "花季" (Flower Season) "超人心" (The Heart Of Superman) "Number 2" "Hold Me Close" "青春無敵" (Forever Youth) "喜歡你" (Loving U) "我的野蠻女友" (My Sassy Girlfriend) "青春紀念冊" (Youth Souvenir Book)

References

1. (Chinese) Figaro's profile Retrieved 2011-03-15
2. (Chinese) 《你们我们他们》香港电视广播有限公司时装爱情单元剧，改编自几米作品 23 February 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-15
3. Yesasia.com Hey Hah!! Comic Boyz album info 25 November 2002. Retrieved 2010-11-27
4. Yesasia.com Youth Souvenir Book album info 29 December 2003. Retrieved 2010-11-27
5. Yesasia.com Goodbye Comic Boyz (New + Best Selection) album info 21 January 2005. Retrieved 2010-11-27

External links

• (Chinese) Figaro's blog