SpeXial []
Spexial is a Taiwanese boyband. It's name is a combination of "Extra" and "Special", which expresses the band's desire to be unique. The debut of the first period started with four members Hong Zheng ,WeiJin , Ming-jie and ZiHong , on December 7, 2012 with the release of their debut album " SpeXial". Their fandom name is SXF (Chinese: 特使), which represents "Special Mission".On May 21–22, 2016, SpeXial held their first major concert "SpeXial the 1st concert - SpeXial Land 2016"
On May 26, 2014, the group officially announced the second phase of additional members Simon , Evan and Teddy, who showed off their skills with "Break it Down". Later in 2015, three new newbie's joined: Riley, Win & Ian who represented themselves in "Love Killah" which gave off high ratings. The Fourth period members: Dyaln & ZhiWei joined Spexial on July 19, 2016 who presented themselves in "Boyz on Fire" and "Buddy Buddy"
Dramas[]
- They made a cameo in the drama Fabulous Boys in episode 1.
- KO One 2 was the debut for Sam, Wayne & Brent.
- KO One 3 debuted with Wes along with the other three from KO One 2.
- Wes, Wayne and Brent played again in The X Dormitory
- Five of them participated in the drama Angel 'N' Devil and these were: Teddy, Wes, Wayne, Simon and Sam.
- Sam & Evan also played in Moon River (2015). Wes and Teddy showed a cameo in it's last episode.
- High 5 Basketball starred with Wes and Simon in 2016.
- KO One 4 and KO One 5
- Seven members participated in the drama Men with Sword in 2016: Evan, Ian, Dylan, Zhiwei, Wayne, Simon and Win. Later Dylan returned to acting in it's second season
- Riley starred in Attention Love 520 and Long for You (both seasons)
- Dyaln starred in My. Mr. Mermaid, Pretty Man (both seasons), One and Another Him, Another Me (2019)
- Evan casted in Ultimate Ranger 2016 as a lead and in Lookism 2019 as a minor role
- Zhi Wei participated in Walk into your Memory (2019)
- Super Firm (movie) casted Wayne, Sam and Dylan together.
- Wayne for Rock Soulmate
- Ian for Well Intended Love
Roles in Zhongji[]
- Zhong Wan Jun
- Hua Ling Long
- Zhi Ge
- Gu Zhan
- Ye Sheng
- Chen Wei
- Cang Qiong
- Charlie Wang
- Wang Da Wei
- Gou Zhui
- Xiang Ming
- Wan Shuang Long
- Bi Ling
Songs for Dramas[]
- Buddy Buddy for KO One Recall (2018)
- 難為情‧義 for K.O3an Guo 2017 (2017)
- Boyz on fire for KO One remember (2016)
- Subtle Love for Moon River(2015)
- Break it Down for The X-Dormitory (2014)
- Super Style for KO One Re-act (2013)
- Wo Xiang Wu Xu Yao Shi Jian for KO One 2 (2012)
- Gou Gou for KO One 2 (2012)
- Fa Biao for KO One 2 (2012)
Departure[]
- Simon was the first member to leave Spexial on February 2, 2017, because he wasn't receiving enough salary.
- Zhiwei officially left the group on March 23, 2017.
- Riley announced that he will terminate contract with the company to focus on different career goals & officially left the group on August 25, 2017.
- Wes left Spexial in 2018, leaving the group leaderless. His contract had expired and didn't renew it.
- Wayne's and Teddy's contract also expired in 2019 and focused on their solo activities.
- In 2020, Brent announced his departure from Comics in February due to expiration of contract.
- On 7th May, 2020 Sam announced on his Facebook page that he had graduated from Comics and withdrew from Spexial. The group continues with only four members.
Music Videos[]
Trivia:[]
- Sam, Simon, Brent, Wes, Wayne had committed themselves on the Military services.
- Ian is the youngest member of the group.
- Wes injured his right leg while shooting High 5 Basketball on October 25, 2015. He had to take a three month break until February 2017. However he returned as a small role in KO One 4.
- ZhiWei knows ballet dancing.
- Ian can beatbox.
- Wayne is the only member who hosted a personal concert in Mega Star Arena on May 27 2018.