SpeXial
SpeXial was a Taiwanese boy band formed by Comic International Productions in 2012. The group name is a combination of "eXtra" and "Special", which expressed the desire of the group to be unique. The group started off with four members and debuted on December 7, 2012 with their self-titled album, SpeXial. After several lineup changes, the group's final line-up consisted of only two members: Win and Dylan. Their fandom name is SXF, which represents "Special Mission".
On May 21–22, 2016, SpeXial held their first major concert "SpeXial the 1st concert - SpeXial Land 2016" at Xinzhuang Gymnasium in New Taipei City, with a guest appearance by Pets Tseng.
Career
2012 to 2013: Debut
In 2012, Comic International Productions selected four boys whose average age was 20 years old and average height is 183 cm to form a new boy band named "SpeXial". The members included Wes, Wayne, Brent and Sam because of their positive image in the drama.2014: ''Break It Down''
On May 26, 2014, Comic International Productions announced the addition of three new members, including Teddy, Evan and Simon. They officially debuted at the press conference of second Mandopop album Break it down on June 5, the album was released on June 12 and ranked No. 3 in Five Top Ranking in the first week.Also, Warner Music Taiwan spent 2 million TWD to create an online reality show Anything SpeXial, in order to introduce SpeXial in different aspects. The fourteen-episode show was released on May 27, 2014.
After starring in Idol Drama KO One Return and KO One Re-act and performing the theme songs, SpeXial took part in other dramas such as GTO in Taiwan, The X-Dormitory, Holding Love and Angel 'N' Devil, etc.
2015: ''Love Killah'' and ''Dangerous''
In the second half of 2014, Comic International Productions recruited three new members, including Riley, Win and Ian. They were then officially added to the group on January 13, 2015, so that SpeXial consisted of ten members.SpeXial's first extended play Love Killah was released on February 4, 2015. Since Evan had to finish college in Canada from August 2014 and Brent started fulfilling military service from the end of December, 2014, only eight members participated in the recording. In the first week after the release of Love Killah, SpeXial held their first fan meeting at National Taiwan University Sports Center.
On May 31, SpeXial won "hito Group" and "Most Popular Group" at 2015 hito Music Awards, which were their first two Taiwanese music awards. This event was Evan's comeback showcase, but Brent and Sam were absent at the ceremony as they were fulfilling military service.
In June 2015, SpeXial have been the endorser of a mobile game Junior Three Kingdoms, which was downloaded one million times. In July, the J-pop queen Ayumi Hamasaki and SpeXial collaborated on new single Sayonara feat. SpeXial, they also shot the music video together in Japan. On August 1, SpeXial's first travelogue photobook "SpeXial Life in Thailand" was released, while the shooting process was edited as LINE TV's first reality show SpeXial Life. On August 22, SpeXial were invited to perform at a-nation Summer Concert. It was the first time of them to perform Sayonara feat. SpeXial with Ayumi Hamasaki on stage.
SpeXial's third Mandopop album Dangerous was released on September 11, 2015, while Brent and Sam did not participate in the recording due to military services. Before the release of new album, one of the track Dangerous was selected by 20th Century Fox as the Chinese theme song of the film Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials. At the end of September, SpeXial held their second fan meeting under the theme of athletic meet at National Taiwan University Sports Center.
2016: First major concert and ''Boyz On Fire''
On January 5, 2016, KKBOX announced that Ding Dang and SpeXial were invited as guest performers of the 11th KKBOX Music Awards Presentation, which was SpeXial's first time performing at this ceremony. On January 9, SpeXial were firstly invited to participate in the recording of TTV's annual Lunar New Year music show - 2016 Super Star: A Red & White Lunar New Year Special. They participated as white team artists and performed two dance songs, Break It Down 11.11 and Dangerous. The music show was then broadcast on February 7. On January 24, SpeXial performed three dance songs at KKBOX Music Awards Presentation, including Love Guardian, Dangerous and Silly Girl. This performance was also Brent's comeback showcase after the end of military service. Although Brent had participated in the 2016 Super Star, the KKBOX Music Awards was broadcast earlier, so this was his official comeback showcase. During these two performance, Sam and Ian were absent at the ceremony as they were fulfilling military service and shooting TV drama respectively.On May 21–22, SpeXial held their first major concert "SpeXial the 1st concert - SpeXial Land 2016" at Xinzhuang Gymnasium in New Taipei City, while Pets Tseng made guest appearance at their concert. The concert consisted of four themes, which included "Welcome to SpeXial Land", "SpeXial Lover", "Theme Park Challenge" and "Ultimate Theme Park". In addition, SpeXial returned as ten-member group with Sam's comeback showcase one week after the end of military service.
On June 5, SpeXial won "Hito Group" and "Most Popular Group" again at 2016 Hito Music Awards. However, Riley and Ian were absent at the ceremony as they were shooting TV dramas. On July 14, Comic International Productions announced the addition of two new Chinese members Dylan and Zhiwei. They were then debuted at the press conference of fourth Mandopop album Boyz On Fire on July 19, the album was released on August 12. Apart from starring in dramas KO ONE: RE-MEMBER and High 5 Basketball, SpeXial took part in film and micro films and hosted a number of variety shows. Meanwhile, SpeXial entered the Chinese market by taking part in web series and web films such as Ultimate Ranger, Men with Sword and Realm of the Immortals, etc.
On October 25, Wes injured his right leg with a comminuted fracture while shooting High 5 Basketball. He then announced that he will take a three-month break from his activities to rest on November 7. It is expected that Wes will come back in February 2017. On November 4, Simon dropped out of Master's Program at National Taiwan University of Arts to prepare for military service. He continued to work until the last public event, the press conference of High 5 Basketball, held on December 11.
2017: ''Buddy Buddy''
On January 25, Simon announced on his personal Facebook fan page that he has filed for contract termination from Comic International Productions due to "unclear accounts", and he intended to leave SpeXial. He is still close and often hangs out with the rest of the members.On February 9, SpeXial's second travelogue photobook "SpeXial Okinawa Photobook" was released, while the shooting process was edited as LINE TV's reality show SpeXial Life 2. During the shooting of Photobook, SpeXial directed their own music video for "Really Really" from the album Boyz On Fire. These three projects were the last projects of SpeXial consisted of twelve members.
On March 20, Zhiwei officially announced that he was leaving the group. On August 25, Riley officially announced that he was leaving the group after his contract was terminated due to different career goals. As a result, SpeXial will continue as a nine-member group, including Wes, Wayne, Brent, Sam, Evan, Teddy, Win, Ian and Dylan.
On December 17, the press conference for SpeXial's fifth album 'Buddy Buddy' was held in Beijing. The album was released on December 22.
2018: ''Buddy Buddy''
On January 5, SpeXial held a press conference for their fifth album 'Buddy Buddy' in Taiwan. However, Dylan was absent due to filming. On January 13, SpeXial was once again invited to participate in the '2018 Super Star' Awards for New Year's Eve, performing six songs, Buddy Buddy, Love Killah, Dangerous, Break it Down, Bad Bad Boy and Super Style, as singers from the white team. The program was broadcast February 15. Wes was originally unable to go on stage due to his leg injury, but in order to be with his fans and group members on New Year's Eve, he disregarded his injury and danced along to Super Style with them. Dylan was absent due to filming.On March 23, Wayne announced on his birthday that he was going to enlist in the army in August, and it was expected that his first solo concert would be held before May 27. On May 15, Wes updated his Facebook contact information to the contact of the new company, and officially leave SpeXial now that his contract with Comic International Productions has ended, however the real reason was his leg injury never completely healed and it was difficult for him to dance. SpeXial will continue their activities in their group of eight, consisting of Wayne, Brent, Sam, Evan, Teddy, Win, Ian and Dylan.On December 17, a press conference was held in Beijing targeting the group's fifth album, Buddy Buddy, which was released on December 22.
2018: Wes' departure
On January 5, 2018, a new press conference was organized for Buddy Buddy in Taiwan. However, Dylan was absent due to filming of other projects. On January 13, the group was again invited to participate in the 2018 Super Star 'Awards for New Years Eve, performing six songs: Buddy Buddy, Love Killah, Dangerous, Break It Down, Bad Bad Boy, and Super Style. The show aired on February 15.On March 23, Wayne announced on his birthday that he was going to enlist in the army for his military service and that he expected his first solo concert to take place before May 27. On May 15, the group's leader, Wes, announced that he planned to leave SpeXial now that his contract with Comic International Productions had ended, in large part because his leg injury never fully healed and was It made it difficult for him to dance. His departure from the group took place that same day, 28 leaving the group with eight members; Wayne, Brent, Sam, Evan, Teddy, Win, Ian, and Dylan. Wayne enlisted in the military on September 3, 2018, and his military service ended on August 12, 2019.
2019: Wayne and Teddy's departure
On September 19, 2019, Wayne announced that he would be leaving SpeXial. Teddy announced his departure from SpeXial on October 15, 2019, the same day as his twenty-sixth birthday.2020: Brent and Sam's departure
On February 7, 2020, Brent announced on the live streaming network's platform that he was officially retiring from SpeXial.On May 7, 2020, Sam announced on his Facebook fan page that he would be joining TVBS, confirming his official retirement from SpeXial.
2021: Evan and Ian's departure
Evan did not renew his contract with Comic International Productions, and signed with another company.Ian did not renew his contract with Comic International Productions.
Discography
Singles
- Sayonara feat. SpeXial — SpeXial
- 劍心飛揚 — Evan and Dylan
- 月光訣 — Dylan
- 終有一天 — Zhiwei
- I'm Your Super Wang / 我是你的super王 — Ian
- Hero / 英雄 — Dylan and Zhiwei — Riley
- 膽小鬼 — Wayne
- 畫師 — Dylan
- 超完美情人 — Brent
- 冒险家 — Dylan
- 戰火荒煙 — Dylan
- 破泪 — Wayne and Dylan
- 無名將 — Evan and Ian
Filmography
Television series
| Air Date | Chinese Title | English Title | Original Network | Featured Member | Role | Notes |
| Aug - Sep 2012 | - | PM10-AM03 | MTV | Wayne | Huang Hung-wei | Guest Star |
| Dec 2012 - Feb 2013 | 終極一班2 | KO One Return | GTV Variety Show | Sam | Chung Wan-chun | Second Male Lead |
| Dec 2012 - Feb 2013 | 終極一班2 | KO One Return | GTV Variety Show | Brent | Hua Ling-lung | Third Male Lead |
| Air Date | Chinese Title | English Title | Original Network | Featured Member | Role | Notes |
| May 2013 | 原來是美男 | Fabulous Boys | FTV, GTV Variety Show | Wes, Wayne, Brent, Sam | SpeXial | Guest Stars |
| Jul - Nov 2013 | 終極一班3 | KO One Re-act | GTV Variety Show | Sam | Chung Wan-chun | Second Male Lead |
| Jul - Nov 2013 | 終極一班3 | Brent | GTV Variety Show | Hua Ling-lung | Third Male Lead | - |
| Jul - Nov 2013 | 終極一班3 | Wes | GTV Variety Show | Ku Chan | Supporting Cast | - |
| Jul - Nov 2013 | 終極一班3 | Wayne | GTV Variety Show | Chih Ke | Supporting Cast | - |
| Air Date | Chinese Title | English Title | Original Network | Featured Member | Role | Notes |
| Mar 2014 | 麻辣教師GTO 台灣篇 | GTO In Taiwan | GTV Variety Show | Wes | Li Huan | Supporting Cast |
| Mar 2014 | 麻辣教師GTO 台灣篇 | GTO In Taiwan | GTV Variety Show | Wayne | Hsu Hsien-sheng | Supporting Cast |
| Mar 2014 | 麻辣教師GTO 台灣篇 | GTO In Taiwan | GTV Variety Show | Simon, Teddy, Ian | Students | Guest Stars |
| Jun - Aug 2014 | 終極X宿舍 | The X-Dormitory | GTV Variety Show, CTV Main Channel | Wes | Huyenchuehlo Tsang-chiung | Male Lead |
| Jun - Aug 2014 | 終極X宿舍 | The X-Dormitory | GTV Variety Show, CTV Main Channel | Wayne | Yeh Sheng | Supporting Cast |
| Jun - Aug 2014 | 終極X宿舍 | The X-Dormitory | GTV Variety Show, CTV Main Channel | Brent | Chen Wei/Yeh Shen | Supporting Cast |
| Jun - Aug 2014 | 終極X宿舍 | The X-Dormitory | GTV Variety Show, CTV Main Channel | Sam, Simon, Evan, Teddy | Members of the War | Guest Stars |
| Nov 2014 - Feb 2015 | 終極惡女 | Angel 'N' Devil | GTV Variety Show | Simon | Wang Charlie | Male Lead（第2 - 26集） |
| Nov 2014 - Feb 2015 | 終極惡女 | Angel 'N' Devil | GTV Variety Show | Teddy | Hsiung Ya | Second Male Lead |
| Nov 2014 - Feb 2015 | 終極惡女 | Angel 'N' Devil | GTV Variety Show | Wes | Kou Chui | Supporting Cast |
| Nov 2014 - Feb 2015 | 終極惡女 | Angel 'N' Devil | GTV Variety Show | Wayne | Wang Ta-wei | Supporting Cast |
| Nov 2014 - Feb 2015 | 終極惡女 | Angel 'N' Devil | GTV Variety Show | Sam | Hsiang Ming | Guest Star |
| Air Date | Chinese Title | English Title | Original Network | Featured Member | Role | Notes |
| Sep - Oct 2015 | 明若曉溪 | Moon River | GTV Variety Show, LINE TV | Sam | Mu Liubing | Male Lead |
| Sep - Oct 2015 | 明若曉溪 | Moon River | GTV Variety Show, LINE TV | Evan | Feng Jianche | Second Male Lead |
| Sep - Oct 2015 | 明若曉溪 | Moon River | GTV Variety Show, LINE TV | Teddy | Lan Di | Guest Star |
| Sep - Oct 2015 | 明若曉溪 | Moon River | GTV Variety Show, LINE TV | Wes | Gui Tang | Guest Star |
| Air Date | Chinese Title | English Title | Original Network | Featured Member | Role | Notes |
| Jun - Sep 2016 | 終極一班4 | KO ONE: RE-MEMBER | GTV Variety Show, iQiyi Taiwan, Youku | Wes | Ku Chan | Male Lead |
| Jun - Sep 2016 | 終極一班4 | KO ONE: RE-MEMBER | GTV Variety Show, iQiyi Taiwan, Youku | Wayne | Chih Ke | Second Male Lead |
| Jun - Sep 2016 | 終極一班4 | KO ONE: RE-MEMBER | GTV Variety Show, iQiyi Taiwan, Youku | Zhiwei | Chih | Third Male Lead |
| Jun - Sep 2016 | 終極一班4 | KO ONE: RE-MEMBER | GTV Variety Show, iQiyi Taiwan, Youku | Win | Shen Mi | Guest Star |
| Oct 2016 - Jan 2017 | High 5 制霸青春 | High 5 Basketball | GTV Variety Show, iQiyi Taiwan | Wes | Ko Wei-chen | Male Lead |
| Oct 2016 - Jan 2017 | High 5 制霸青春 | High 5 Basketball | GTV Variety Show, iQiyi Taiwan | Simon | Chan Chih-kai | Second Male Lead |
| Nov 6, 2016 | 有喜歡的人台湾篇 心有所屬 | Sukinahito ga Iru Koto in Taiwan | WAKUWAKU JAPAN, Fuji Television | Teddy | Che | Second Male Lead |
| Air Date | Chinese Title | English Title | Original Network | Featured Member | Role | Notes |
| 擇天記 | Fighter of the Destiny | Zhiwei | Huo Guang | Supporting role | ||
| 稍息立正我愛你 | Attention Love 520 | EBC Variety | Riley | Wang Chin-li | Second male lead | |
| 醉玲瓏 | Lost Love in Times | Zhiwei | Supporting role | |||
| 浪花一朵朵 | My Mr. Mermaid | Hunan TV | Dylan | Tang Yibai | Male lead |
Web series
| Air Date | Chinese Title | English Title | Original Network | Featured Member | Role | Notes |
| Aug 18, 2014 | HOLD住愛情 | Holding Love | QQLive | Evan | Outgoing Boy | Guest Star |
| Aug 18, 2014 | HOLD住愛情 | Holding Love | QQLive | Simon | Bad Man | Guest Star |
| Aug 18, 2014 | HOLD住愛情 | Holding Love | QQLive | Teddy | Otaku Boy | Guest Star |
| Air Date | Chinese Title | English Title | Original Network | Featured Member | Role | Notes |
| May - Aug 2015 | 《孤獨的美食家》中國版 （第一季·台灣篇） | “Kodoku no Gourmet” China Version | Youku, Tudou | Wes | A-wei at a young age | Guest Star |
| Aug - Sep 2015 | 校花的貼身高手 第一季 | Mr. Bodyguard Season 1 | iQiyi | Wayne | Han Bin/ Xiao Hu | Third Male Lead |
| Aug - Sep 2015 | 校花的貼身高手 第一季 | Mr. Bodyguard Season 1 | iQiyi | Sam | Lin Yi | Cameo |
| Dec 2015 - Mar 2016 | 同樂會 | Happy Together | Line TV | Evan | Paul | Guest Star |
| Air Date | Chinese Title | English Title | Original Network | Featured Member | Role | Notes |
| Apr - Jul 2016 | 終極遊俠 | Ultimate Ranger | Mango TV | Evan | Jerry | Second Male Lead |
| Apr - Jul 2016 | 終極遊俠 | Ultimate Ranger | Mango TV | Dylan | Lan Bo | Supporting Cast |
| Aug - Sep 2016 | 刺客列傳 | Men with Sword | Sohu TV | Ian | Qi Zhikan | Male Lead |
| Aug - Sep 2016 | 刺客列傳 | Men with Sword | Sohu TV | Dylan | Zhong Kunyi | Male Lead |
| Aug - Sep 2016 | 刺客列傳 | Men with Sword | Sohu TV | Zhiwei | Gongsun Qian | Male Lead |
| Aug - Sep 2016 | 刺客列傳 | Men with Sword | Sohu TV | Wayne | Yu Qing | Supporting Cast |
| Aug - Sep 2016 | 刺客列傳 | Men with Sword | Sohu TV | Evan | Jian Bin | Supporting Cast |
| Aug - Sep 2016 | 刺客列傳 | Men with Sword | Sohu TV | Simon | Qiu Zhen | Guest Star |
| Aug - Sep 2016 | 刺客列傳 | Men with Sword | Sohu TV | Win | Qi Kun | Guest Star |
| Dec 2016 | 明星志願 | STARDOM | iQiyi | Ian | Chen Yifu | Supporting Cast |
| Air Date | Chinese Title | English Title | Original Network | Featured Member | Role | Notes |
| Jan 2017 | 明星志願2 | STARDOM 2 | iQiyi | Ian | Chen Yifu | Supporting Cast |
| Jan - Feb 2017 | 降龍伏虎小濟公 | Sohu TV | Ian | Cheng Fenglin | Module Male Lead | |
| Jan - Mar 2017 | 學院傳說之三生三世桃花緣 | Taohua Yuan | LETV | Dylan | Liu Yun | Supporting Cast |
| Feb - Mar 2017 | 我與你的光年距離 | Long For You | LETV | Riley | Li Zhe | Second Male Lead |
| 畫心師 | Painting Heart Expert | Sohu TV | Dylan | Ning Weiyu | Male Lead | |
| 刺客列傳2龍血玄黃 | Men With Sword 2 | Sohu TV | Dylan | Zhong Kunyi | ||
| 終極三國2017 | Youku | Sam | Guan Yu | Male Lead | ||
| 終極三國2017 | Youku | Wayne | Liu Bei, Zhi Ge | Second Male Lead | ||
| 終極三國2017 | Youku | Evan | Zhao Yun | Supporting Cast | ||
| 終極三國2017 | Youku | Ian | Ma Chao | Supporting Cast | ||
| 囧爸練習生 | Choco TV | Teddy | Mo Chia-hao |
Music videos
| Date | English Title | Chinese Title | Lead Artist | Featured Member |
| December 19 | 慶祝寂寞 | SpeXial | SpeXial | |
| December 20 | 發飆 | SpeXial | SpeXial |
| Date | English Title | Chinese Title | Lead Artist | Featured Member |
| January 9 | - | SpeXial | SpeXial | |
| February 17 | 一個人想著一個人 | Pets Tseng | Sam | |
| May 2 | 放心不下 | Tiger Huang | Wes | |
| September 8 | 早熟 | Diana Wang | Simon | |
| December 17 | - | F.I.R. | Wes, Simon |
| Date | English Title | Chinese Title | Lead Artist | Featured Member |
| June 3 | - | SpeXial | SpeXial | |
| July 14 | 愛這種離譜感覺 | SpeXial | SpeXial | |
| August 23 | 愛不再呼吸 | SpeXial | SpeXial | |
| September 22 | X未知數 | SpeXial | SpeXial | |
| September 24 | 拼貼記憶 | SpeXial | SpeXial |
| Date | English Title | Chinese Title | Lead Artist | Featured Member |
| January 19 | - | SpeXial | SpeXial | |
| February 7 | 迷失in U | SpeXial | SpeXial | |
| July 19 | - | Ayumi Hamasaki | SpeXial | |
| August 17 | 貼身 | SpeXial | SpeXial | |
| September 14 | - | SpeXial | SpeXial | |
| October 20 | 暖男製造機 | SpeXial | SpeXial | |
| November 5 | 犀利Girl | SpeXial | SpeXial |
| Date | English Title | Chinese Title | Lead Artist | Featured Member |
| July 19 | - | SpeXial | SpeXial | |
| August 10 | 憂傷來襲 | SpeXial | SpeXial | |
| September 12 | 最後的請求 | Lion | Simon | |
| December 12 | - | Diana Wang | Wayne |
| Date | English Title | Chinese Title | Lead Artist | Featured Member |
| January 13 | 我是你的super王 | Ian | Ian | |
| February 10 | - | Riley | Riley | |
| Really Really | - | SpeXial | SpeXial |