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Why Marry My Dead Body’s Greg Han is the hottest rising star in Asia right now: the Taiwanese Netflix actor hangs with K-pop idols like IU and Super Junior D&E and is an ambassador for Fendi

Greg Han stars in hits like Marry My Dead Body and Someday or One Day. Photo: GregHan/Weibo
Greg Han stars in hits like Marry My Dead Body and Someday or One Day. Photo: GregHan/Weibo

  • Taiwanese actor Greg Hsu Kuang-han has emerged as one of Asia’s biggest rising stars thanks to films like Netflix’s Marry My Dead Body and TV series Someday or One Day
  • He made his debut on the entertainment scene in Jay Chou’s music video ‘Class 3-2’ back in 2003, but has come a long way since, from being tapped as a rep for Fendi to hanging with K-pop celebs

With over a million and a half Instagram followers and a hit Netflix movie under his belt, it can’t be long before Taiwanese star Greg Hsu Kuang-han lands himself an international fan base.

For those who need a refresher, Hsu plays Wu Ming-han, a police officer who marries the ghost of a murder victim in the chart-topping Netflix film Marry My Dead Body. While global fans are getting their first taste of Hsu’s talents in this quirky supernatural comedy, the 32-year-old has long been a staple in the Asian entertainment scene.

Greg Han stars in Netflix’s Marry My Dead Body. Photo: Handout
Greg Han stars in Netflix’s Marry My Dead Body. Photo: Handout
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From as early as the start of his career, it seemed that Hsu’s star was always destined to rise. He debuted in Jay Chou’s music video for “Class 3-2” back in 2003. A decade later, in 2013, he starred in the Malaysian television series Dive into Love.

His impressive performance eventually led him to star in over a dozen film and TV productions, including Have You Ever Fallen in Love, Miss Jiang? and Someday or One Day.

He’s been nominated twice for the Golden Bell Awards and won the Tencent Video TV and Movie Awards’ promising actor of the year title in 2020.

Greg Han stars in Someday or One Day. Photo: @kuanghanhsu/Instagram
Greg Han stars in Someday or One Day. Photo: @kuanghanhsu/Instagram

But his talents aren’t limited to just acting. In 2020, he delighted fans with his first single “Yesterday No More”, which reportedly garnered the No 1 spot on streaming platform KKBox’s charts in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Malaysia. He followed up the success with his eponymous debut album Greg Han, further broadening his reach and appeal as an artist.

The success of acts such as Blackpink, BTS and actors Vachirawit Chivaaree and Metawin Opas-iamkajorn, who found stardom through Thai Boys’ Love (BL) productions, proves Asian entertainment can transcend borders and language.